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id Software Announces Doom 4

Posted by timothy on from the this-time-it's-yours dept.

spoco2 writes "The id Software site has announced that work has begun on the next sequel to their most famous game, Doom. Will they be able to resurrect the series after what many considered to be a serious misstep with Doom 3? Oh... and they're hiring for the team, so maybe you can steer them in the right direction?"

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  1. Re:Misstep? by phoenix321 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I have.

    Assumptions or facts (you decide) leading to this decision:
    • the upgradeability of desktops is overrated: with a high chance, you have to throw half the components away for any serious upgrade.
    • No one is willing to pay a decent price for aged pieces of hardware.
    • People do, however, pay more for complete and functional computers or notebooks, even for aged and used models.
    • Most upgrades can be done with USB nowadays.
    • The performance of notebooks is not that far behind desktops like it used to be.
    • Notebooks usually employ power-saving features designed for longer battery life. You can use them on mostly on AC power, but save on energy, heat and noise anyways.
    • You can take some beer AND your notebook to a LAN party, in one backpack - and on a BIKE, if you want.
    • Your machine has a built-in UPS and a somewhat shock-resistant HD - rough handling and power outages are frequent on LANs - and can be disastrous at work.
    • Your machine folds away nicely when you're not using it. And even while online, you don't have a rat's nest below your desk, but two cables lying around: mouse and AC power, nothing else.
    • You can work or game on the couch, in bed, in the garden or on boring business trips. All on the same machine as usual, so you don't have reconfigure your machine or adapt your motor skills.
    • People usually don't more than 120GB of data with them at all times, not even with Vista. The games you actually plan to play, some music and some applications should remain below 100 GB. And everything else lies on the huge NAS unit in the basement that you're wirelessly connected to while at home. Videos, music and backup storage doesn't need to be lightning fast for SOHO usage.


    That's why I use a notebook for everything, with regular backups and a decent NAS filling the gaps.

    What's your argument for a desktop?