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Every Time You Vote Against Net Neutrality, Your ISP Kills a Night Elf
Perhaps one of the more overlooked problems that could arise out of a bad Net Neutrality decision is the impact to online gaming. In fact, any interactive communications could stand to take a dive (VOIP, streaming video, etc) with the advent of Net Neutrality legislation. RampRate has an interesting look at the possible fallout and where we are headed. From the article: "What will be murdered with no fallback or replacement is the nascent market of interactive entertainment - particularly online gaming. Companies like Blizzard Entertainment, Electronic Arts, Sony Online Entertainment, and countless others, have built a business on the fundamental assumption of relatively low latency bandwidth being available to large numbers of consumers. Furthermore, a large -- even overwhelming -- portion of the value of these offerings comes from their 'network effects' -- the tendency for the game to become more enjoyable and valuable as larger number of players joins the gaming network."
I think I speak for all of us when I say there's already enough crazy little 12 year olds in online games complaining about lag! We need to get this settled once and for all!
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Yea its pointless to argue the pS3 and the 360. 360 has been out for a over a year so of course their winning the race. But they will lose it eventually again to Sony because Sony its self focuses on entertainment. So they will always be ahead in that area. Microsoft is just actually getting a taste of the gaming industry. I mean lets be real Sony been leading for what 10 decades now. Microsoft has some learning to do. Sony are the vets while Microsoft are the rooks. So deal with it. Someone at school brought up a good point about the shortage of systems from Sony. Just something to think about.
Ok he was saying how the shortage of systems was a test to see how hackers can manipulate the PS3 system. I mean we are talking about some powerfull **** under the hood of the PS3 that has dedicated hackers mouths watering. Can you imagine how far hackers can take the PS3 when they figure it out. And they will figure it out. It is just a matter of time. Look at what happened when Sony rushed the PSP. Hackers figured out the PSP system than later on down the road they were selling upgraded PSP's. Think about it. These system we have can do so much, but we dont even know about it and you think Sony is gonna tell us. The PS3 is one powerful machine and these computer geniuses know it as well as Sony. I mean pay attention to the new slogan "PLAY BEYOND". Use ur imagination, that play beyond **** means more than just playing the PS3. I think its a way of saying this PS3 can do more than what we are telling you. Every system can be cracked. Some just take longer than others. For Sony its just a matter of time. So Sony says ok lets throw these test systems out their and see the results after a few months. So what the consumers are upset we know we are not going to lose our customers. Companies pay professional hackers just to see if they can hack into their system. You learn that in "System analysis and Design". Thats why I said in my last post it may be strategy on Sony's behalf. Sonys know what they are doing. These people are to successful to not know how to do business. So all the talk about PS3 this and PS3 that is small talk. Save it for another post. Until next post Peace
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