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PlayStation 4 'Orbis' Rumors: AMD Hardware, Hostile To Used Games
silentbrad writes "Kotaku reports some 'details' about Sony's next console given to them by a 'reliable source.' They say that the console's codename is Orbis, and it is planned for release by the 2013 holiday season. Developers are reportedly being told to plan for an AMD x64 CPU and AMD Southern Islands GPU. Further on, they mention that there will be no PS3 backwards compatibility and, like rumors about the next Xbox, will have anti-used game DRM. Specifically, 'new games for the system will be available one of two ways, either on a Blu-Ray disc or as a PSN download (yes, even full retail titles). If you buy the disc, it must be locked to a single PSN account. ... If you then decide to trade that disc in, the pre-owned customer picking it up will be limited in what they can do. ... it's believed used games will be limited to a trial mode or some other form of content restriction, with consumers having to pay a fee to unlock/register the full game.'"
Actually, we should blame people like you, who spread bullshit like this:
> ... they can't even do basic division anymore their education's been so watered down.
> From everything I've seen of the teenagers today, their education has been shit, and
> I don't think that's accidental...
Education has always been shit and always will be. School isn't there to hold your had and guide you to success, or even understanding. That's all on you; there's no way they can force you to learn or think. If people are lazy and don't care and spend more time having fun then thinking, they're going to bee poorly educated, regardless of the quality of the education they're ignoring.
But no, you and your ilk would never blame the lazy assholes. They're just victims of the system and... uh... a conspiracy on the part of this "haves" to keep them down I guess? So, rather then tell them to sit down and read a fucking book, you tell them it's not their fault that they're going to work an unskilled, uninteresting job for the rest of their lives. That's society's fault, though, so don't worry because we'll will make sure they get a minimum wage and healthcare and whatever they need. We're so sorry. We'd pass a law protecting them from teh bad DRM too, but it turns out that too many people are ignorant and only seeking immediate gratification and not at all interested in thinking about long term consequences for us to actually fight it... ...wonder how that happened.