Finding High Quality Videos from E3? 55
Alec T asks: "Seeing how E3 is fast approaching, I was wondering where Slashdot readers go for their E3 fix? Gamespot, IGN and 1UP all provide free low quality streams and downloads, however we are reduced to having to pay to access high quality trailers and press conference screenings. Why is this? Is there a site out there which caters to our high definition needs? If bandwidth is such a concern, maybe BitTorrent would be the best distribution method, particularly for the console press conferences?"
Why... (Score:4, Insightful)
Profit, is the sole reason.
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watch (Score:1)
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I don't have it, you insensitive clod! (Score:1)
If you have it [G4] will have extensive coverage of e3
Likewise, if you have it Gamespot, IGN and 1UP will have extensive coverage of e3
But then we're back to the OP's problem. Where I live, G4 is not included with basic cable.
And they cant even do it properly (Score:1)
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's correct.
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/178100.html [phrases.org.uk]
Check these out. (Score:5, Informative)
However, for actual gameplay footage, I usually find myself coming to these:
http://www.advancedmn.com/ [advancedmn.com] (WMV... uggh)
http://www.gametrailers.com/ [gametrailers.com] (WMV and QT. Better)
So yeah, I usually come to gametrailers for my E3 fix. Posting is prompt, and quality is usually good.
gametrailers.com = the way to go (Score:2)
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Re:Microsoft really nailled it this time (Score:1)
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Also I doubt there will be much more available on the XC service that couldn't have been offered on e.g. the PC, the bigger issue will be that E3 demos are usually very incomplete so publishers won't want to release them to the public at large, only to the writers who are smart enough to realize that prev
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Of course, we've had the ability to do this on the PC (and even on really old computers, like the C64, prior to that) for many, many years, but it'
Finid? (Score:1, Insightful)
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FileShack will have HD videos (Score:5, Informative)
They have a queue-based download system that's free, although queues will probably be pretty long during E3. I do believe, however, that the first month's subscription, allowing you to skip queues, costs $1.
Re:FileShack will have HD videos (Score:3, Informative)
http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?comments=42006 [shacknews.com]
http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12092759 [shacknews.com]
Their pre-E3 coverage page is already up:
http://www.shacknews.com/extras/e3_2006/ [shacknews.com]
Re:FileShack will have HD videos (Score:2)
Finiding High Quality Videos? (Score:5, Funny)
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Xbox 360 (Score:5, Informative)
Possible live E3 bloggings? (Score:2)
If you have cable... (Score:3, Informative)
Virtual E3 (Score:3, Interesting)
I can imagine some sort of Virtual E3- have some live streaming video of the various events, virtual booths where you can view game demos, maybe read interviews with developers and get high resolution screenshots. I think a lot of people would pay to have access to something like that as well. I can't really imagine a better situation. Millions of gamers who would sell their mothers to go to E3 pay publishers for the priviledge of watching a few hours of advertisements.
The only reason I can think why they might not do this is that to the game journalists, E3 is like christmas. I would imagine magazine and web subscriptions probably go up considerably around E3, and as E3 is really a press event, it might not do well to piss off the press by stealing their subscribers.
Gaming Horizon (Score:5, Informative)
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Sin Episodes ... (Score:3, Funny)
Fight for torrents. GS ppl post here. (Score:1)
I found a thread asking for them, and here is the address. If you want torrents at Gamespot, then post here!
http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php ?topic_id=24302792 [gamespot.com]
Is DVD quality good enough? (Score:1)
http://www.e3insider.com/e3tv/ [e3insider.com]
"ETV - DVD-Quality Versions of E3Insider's Videos, Including the Press Events"
It sounds really neat actually, especially the subscription thing, where I'm hoping you can just leave it running grabbing videos automatically.
Insider (Score:1)
I would recommend it.
Hmm.. (Score:1)
Re:Finding High Quality Videos from E3? (Score:1, Funny)
Fileplanet (Score:1)
http://www.fileplanet.com/trailers/ [fileplanet.com]