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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Xbox One
« on: February 6, 2013, 01:39 PM »
Quote from: BillCable on February  6, 2013, 01:26 PM
Launching the PS3 at $600 would have been considered too far fetched to be legit as well, I think.  As I said, we shall see.

But it also had Blu-ray technology nice and early right?  That was two giant pieces of brand new hardware rolled into one.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Xbox One
« on: February 6, 2013, 12:32 PM »
Quote from: BillCable on February  6, 2013, 12:22 PM
They were pretty well-sourced and cross-checked "rumors" Rob, but whatever.

We shall see on the used games front.  Sony did patent tech to lock out game discs after they're used on a console.  It's the way the industry has been going for a while.

I dont' think it would be an exaggeration to say that it would be the death of the console.  Who's going to pay $60 for a game that they essentially don't own?

EDIT:  Reading the comments in your link, it looks like a lot of people agree that it's too far fetched to be a legitimate rumor at this point, and that rumors that don't pan out are regularly reported on when it comes to new consoles.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Xbox One
« on: February 6, 2013, 12:14 PM »
That's not "specs revealed" - that's "rumors published."

I really doubt this no-used-games business ends up being true.

If there is no way to sell a game second-hand that you bought when you decide it sucks or that you're done with it, people will revolt.  I know I wouldn't buy it.

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LEGO / Re: Recent Acquisitions
« on: February 6, 2013, 11:13 AM »
They're not priced too much more than retail was if you buy an open one.  It think I got that one for about $35 shipped.

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LEGO / Re: Recent Acquisitions
« on: February 5, 2013, 12:09 PM »
Quote from: iFett on February  4, 2013, 05:49 PM
Nice haul Zod!

I finally put a few sets together over the weeks - nothing big, but the builds are as satisfying as ever!

Thanks!

My real project this month though has been to go through all the old stuff and rebuild it all, sort out all the missing and substituted parts and organize it into proper sets.  I'll have to get some photos of all that pretty soon...

Turns out I had a nearly complete King's Castle in an old bin of stuff that my Dad bought me when I was about 7.

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LEGO / Re: Recent Acquisitions
« on: February 4, 2013, 04:14 PM »
I'm almost caught up... the latest batch:


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6" Figures / Re: 6 Inch Figures?
« on: February 1, 2013, 01:18 PM »
Quote from: Snively Bandar on January 31, 2013, 05:13 PM
Lots of talk about Disney potentially being the driving force behind this new 6" line, but considering the fact that the Disney deal wasn't even finalized 'til just 6 weeks ago, could a new Hasbro line (even just 4 or 6 figures) really be this far along into production/distribution if that was the case? 

Finalized 6 weeks ago, in the works for 18 months. 

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6" Figures / Re: 6 Inch Figures?
« on: February 1, 2013, 01:16 PM »
Quote from: Jeff on January 31, 2013, 12:51 PM
Just taking a look around the general internet, a LOT of the geek blogs are freaking out (positively) for these.

I'm really torn up about this whole idea... I don't have any interest in starting a new collection, but that X-Wing Luke actually looks really great.  Argh.

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LEGO / Re: Recent Acquisitions
« on: January 30, 2013, 12:15 AM »
Finished up my Celebration Slave I tonight:


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The Black Series 3.75" Figures / Re: So...2013...What Now?
« on: January 29, 2013, 10:51 AM »
Just read that all the 3D theatrical releases have been postponed to focus on the new movies.  This is more likely the reason all the Hasbro stuff is now on hold. 

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The Sequel Trilogy / Re: Star Wars Episode VII
« on: January 26, 2013, 04:01 PM »
Quote from: Carpeteria3000 on January 24, 2013, 06:21 PM
Here's hoping he leaves the lens flares at home.

This is blasphemy.  You point a light source at a camera and that's going to reflect around inside the lens... adding lens flares makes his big visual effects scenes and space scenes feel like they were shot with actual cameras instead of being digitally created - to me at least. 

I LOVE that he does that.


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Gentle Giant / Re: Gentle Giant Mini-Busts
« on: January 25, 2013, 12:24 PM »
They need to just do another run of these with the armor.  It's literally the only way to fix it.

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Gentle Giant / Re: Gentle Giant Mini-Busts
« on: January 25, 2013, 11:18 AM »
Yeah, I'm with you there... I emailed them asking nicely if there was any way they could put in an order for me, after they tell me that they can't I'm going to give them an earful.

It's pretty ****** up, because I would have absolutely ordered it 8 months ago if we'd known (just like everyone else).

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Gentle Giant / Re: General Veers Mini-Bust Update
« on: January 25, 2013, 10:25 AM »
Quote from: dave in the basement on January 22, 2013, 09:19 AM
Just got an email from BBTS stating that Veers will now be in his Imperial dress uniform instead of his AT-AT combat gear. He looked great in the combat gear, so I ended up cancelling my preorder. Very disappointed, unfortunately.

Am I remembering this right that the regular release was supposed to be armored but not removable?

I seem to think that I passed on the PGM version because I didn't think I needed to spend the extra money to get the armored version, and now it's sold out.  If that's how it went down and now he's only available that way in the 430 sold out edition size... I'm not generally one to get angry about collecting stuff, but that might do it.

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The Sequel Trilogy / Re: Star Wars Episode VII
« on: January 24, 2013, 06:48 PM »
That's about as good a pick as they could have made.

I'm very happy about this.

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