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Post by nightmare75 on Jan 16, 2011 17:04:10 GMT -5
I think this is actually kinda neat, from a software developer's perspective. Especially if there's an Android/iOS app (hoping really hard for an Android app since I have an Android phone). However, I think it's indicative of how poor b-spec is as a playable mode. A race manager mode has potential to be really cool, but b-spec just isn't deep enough. I'm definitely going to try it. I never want to run b-spec when I'm actually at my PS3 as I'd much rather be driving. www.gtplanet.net/gt5-b-spec-remote-races-coming-early-february/
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Post by ½ A Gram on Jan 16, 2011 17:59:21 GMT -5
PS3 still has to be on.
therfore, useless to me.
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Post by nightmare75 on Jan 16, 2011 20:04:55 GMT -5
Seems it would need to be, seeing as that's where all of your data is stored.
I'm sort of curious, why not just leave your PS3 on? Heat issues?
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Post by ½ A Gram on Jan 17, 2011 8:34:27 GMT -5
more like fear of blu ray laser death.
my PS3 is a launch 20gig with an upgraded HDD. I'm dreading the day it gives out, and hoping that day doesn't come before I get another thumbdrive to store my GT5 data on, as my last on inexplicably kicked the bucket a while back.
yeah, the PS3 itself is fine for heat, it sits on a wooden desk, has a good 8-10 inches on every side, more if I pull it forward. I do need to take the cover off and blow it out a bit though. haven't in a while.
I don't see why they couldn't have a list of events for bob to do, have you sign in to the PSN (since your account is locked to that PSN, right?) and then have bob do his thang. when event is completed, you get redeem code. enter redeem code in GTlife, get rewards.
win.
PS3 doesn't need to be on, B spec can be used, and i don't need to sit on my PS3 for hours watching bob race.
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Post by Spartan on Jan 17, 2011 19:57:11 GMT -5
I wonder if it would instead be possible for the ps3 to be turned on remotely... The psn+ users can do that with the update thing but that might be different, since I guess thats controlled through simply the time. would you recommend it? Ive been considering one of them, not sure if its worth the extra money and all. I guess it matters what hardware you have exactly but its all pretty similar from what little i know about it
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Post by nightmare75 on Jan 17, 2011 21:33:38 GMT -5
Whether it's worth it or not depends on your carrier and what phones they have. If you have Verizon, absolutely. Sprint, same. If you're on AT&T, you should seriously look at the iPhone and decide which OS you prefer, though AT&T doesn't have any really great Android phones like Sprint and Verizon do.
Android itself has come a long way since it first came out. It's pretty solid. Where you run into problems with Android is that the handset manufacturers like to put their own custom software skins on top of it, which can slow it down, introduce bugs, and make it less useful, so you need to be careful what you buy. HTC's phones are all pretty good since their skin (HTC Sense) is the most mature. Samsung's isn't terrible, Motorola's can be really hit-or-miss.
The other thing would then be getting a phone with good enough hardware to run everything well. That's becoming less of a problem lately, but hardware-wise, they aren't all the same. There's a big difference between some of the cheaper phones and the more top of the line phones, like the Droid Incredible or Samsung Galaxy S line. The best smartphones of 2010 have 1 GHz processors, which is the biggest deal. There are also differences in graphics processors, but at the upper end of the spectrum that doesn't matter so much, so long as you have a 1 GHz processor.
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Post by Spartan on Jan 18, 2011 15:42:04 GMT -5
That's good to hear since I have sprint and was looking at one of the htc or samsungs. I'll have to see what happens though, thanks.
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Post by nightmare75 on Jan 18, 2011 18:17:31 GMT -5
Turns out you'll want to avoid the Samsungs right now as well. Word on the street is that Samsung is trying to charge the carriers large sums of money to update to newer versions of Android, which is preventing US versions of the Galaxy S phones to not get updated to Android 2.2 (which is a pretty substantial update from 2.1). I'd go with the Evo 4G or the Evo Shift 4G, depending on what you want to spend and whether or not you want a physical keyboard.
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Post by Spartan on Jan 18, 2011 22:22:51 GMT -5
Yeah, I just read about that on a blog, really comes off as a joke to me. While I do see where they're coming from, none of the other manufacturers are doing this. Hopefully they are forced to give up this position or else it'll probably set a new standard that won't fare well for the consumer.
Looks like a Shift is the way to go at the moment, although I won't actually go through with it until May, when my current contract expires. So I have a lot of time to see if anything happens with Samsung.
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