Oh wow, I just realized I completely misread what the original poster said. I thought he said OFFLINE multiplayer isn't practical, and that you were saying it's as practical as online mode is.

I'm going to have to agree and say that online on the DS was plenty practical, and I used to play Mario Kart DS online all the time. It was really easy to sign in and play a few matches.

"It's about as practical as handheld, WiFi-based online can be. "

Except instead of just hopping online and going straight to a game,
you have to call one of your friends and have them bring their DS
over and sit within a 20 foot radius of you before you can play. And that's assuming said person will even know someone else with a DS, a copy of GTA, and a surprising willingness to come over anytime they want to play.

Er... this actually seems like pretty lousy news to me. So they're trying to cover up for only having three new maps by giving us all the maps we already own? Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!!!!

People cried racism when Aladdin and Jasmine had Anglo-saxon features but the evil baddie (Jafar) looked strongly Arab. it had absolutely no impact on its critical reception or box office sales. Let the whiners feel self-important while it lasts.

It'd make a lot more sense to remove a game if it receives a certain amount of negative reviews, not the other way around. People are a lot more likely to take action if they feel let down about something than if they're completely satisfied.

Holy crap, I used to have that same labyrinth when I was younger. Damn thing took me years to beat the first time, though... although mainly because I was too young to have the hand-eye coordination necessary to work both dials at the same time.

@Yamagushi: since when does the Xbox 360 Elite comes with an HD-DVD player? And I'm not sure if you noticed, but the list you compiled actually makes the Xbox 360 MORE expensive.

Seriously, check your math. You just made the Xbox 360 cost $500 for a 120 GB hard drive, whereas Sony's version has it for $450. The only difference is now you get to play Kung Fu Panda.

@Johan: do you not know the meaning of the word professional or something? A profession is just your job. A professional photographer would need multiple batteries during an extended photo shoot, for example - and he'd be wearing plain clothes the whole time.

There's no way this is going to be true. The MacBooks I could see having a non-removable battery since the average Joe would never need to swap them, but the professional line will absolutely need a removable battery.

You have a PS3? Can I have sex with you?


Just so you know you could've called it a console, nobody asked for the model.