This was a bare-bones release anyway. I'm waiting for the double-dip release which will inevitably contain a metric assload of extras. I have no desire to watch the movie again (although I did enjoy it strictly from an entertainment point of view)...I do, however, have great interest in watching any making-of featurettes that may be included.
DRM issues or no, I'm steering clear of this release.
100% agree. Certain genres just plain work better on the PC, and some games also belong on PC even if they can be kinda ported to consoles (I'm looking at you, Dragon Age.)
Every article on my site that I linked to is relevant to the conversation. It was much easier to link to three 700+ word articles than to try and condense everything I had already said down to a slashdot-size post.
Given how consoles have caught up with computers in terms of their visual and complexity capabilities, I (sadly) now lump PC gamers in with enthusiasts and hobbyists.::begin self promotion::
...just changing. People seem to be exclusively using mobile devices more and more (whether it be phones, tablets, or laptops/netbooks/etc). That being said, tower PCs will ALWAYS have a place in the enthusiast and hobbyist markets. Even with my phone, laptop, and whatever else, I still love having a full-blown setup at home that I can chill out in front of.
Hard to beat a multi-screen setup with a full size keyboard and a kensington expert trackball:-)
...I know people who did, and none of them are happy about this. I've herad nothing but good things about Lala, it's a shame that it will be going away:/
Craptivision's sequel-itis is making EA look like a sane company these days
With the exception of a few hiccups, EA has actually been pretty awesome the past couple of years. They did a complete turnaround. They aren't quite what they were in their glory days, but they are well on their way back.
There was a time when I would have refused to purchase a game with "EA" stamped on it. Now, I'm starting to get excited to see their name again.
EA rightfully caught tons of crap for a while, but they have really improved themselves as of late.
...sticking HTML5 and wanting to use standards like it is all fine and well, but there is an assload more Flash content than HTML5 content out there right now. Why not support both HTML5 AND flash?
HTML5 may be the future, but Flash is still what is in use today.
It also prevents his kid from feeling left out when everybody at school is talking about the new happy meal and playing with the toys.
Seriously?
But you'd know all that if you had kids of your own.
If I had kids of my own, I would teach them to treat marketing like a hot stove, rather than teaching them to enjoy crappy food that comes with useless trinkets.
If nothing else, I'm hoping this means we will see more hardware that uses WebOS, specifically phones. I think a WebOS-based tablet would make for a great iPad competitor as well.::shrug:: if nothing else, as (many) others have said, at least HP now has access to all of the patents, IP, and talent that Palm had. Hopefully, this purchase will bear fruit for consumers soon.
Seriously? So a county located in a state makes a law like this, yet it is somehow Obama's fault? Look. Obama has done a lot of things wrong, there is no denying that...but can't you look away from the talking points for just one second? Please? If not for Slashdot, at least for the sake of whatever intelligence you may have?
...they ban the toys, but keep the crap food? Don't get me wrong, I think it's the responsability of parents to keep track of what their kids ingest, not the governement's...but I still can't help but be reminded of our good friend George Carlin:
"...now they're banning toy guns, AND THEY'RE GONNA KEEP THE FUCKIN' REAL ONES!"
I'm not exactly sure at this point why we are still using IE6...for a while we were sticking with it because we were using some legacy software that required IE6 to function properly (it literally didn't work with any other version, apparently), but we no longer use that stuff, so...yeah...no idea why we are still stuck with IE6.
I can understand why we still use XP, but not IE6.
Tie Fighter did the same thing...SO MANY TIMES I ran into capital ships and whatnot because shortly before I played Tie Fighter was when I got balls-deep into MechWarrior...so I was used to be able to stop almost instantly -_-;;
I'll take an ugly but fun game over a pretty but boring game any day. I like high-end graphics as much as the next guy, but not at the expense of gameplay.
I can imagine something looks better than it does...I can't imagine it's more fun to play than it is.
is for chumps. I don't understand how people can give away ALL of their information like that.
That's why you only give the information you don't mind people knowing. Just because there is a box where you can put your full address doesn't mean you should actually enter your full address. Likewise, if there is something you don't want the public or your job or your family to know about, don't mention it on your Facebook.
This isn't rocket science...all it takes is a little discretion.
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This was a bare-bones release anyway. I'm waiting for the double-dip release which will inevitably contain a metric assload of extras. I have no desire to watch the movie again (although I did enjoy it strictly from an entertainment point of view)...I do, however, have great interest in watching any making-of featurettes that may be included.
DRM issues or no, I'm steering clear of this release.
I didn't say there wasn't still a gap, I said the gap has been significantly reduced.
100% agree. Certain genres just plain work better on the PC, and some games also belong on PC even if they can be kinda ported to consoles (I'm looking at you, Dragon Age.)
With the PS3 you can use a keyboard and mouse, and there are options for the 360.
Every article on my site that I linked to is relevant to the conversation. It was much easier to link to three 700+ word articles than to try and condense everything I had already said down to a slashdot-size post.
Don't like it? Don't click on it.
Given how consoles have caught up with computers in terms of their visual and complexity capabilities, I (sadly) now lump PC gamers in with enthusiasts and hobbyists. ::begin self promotion::
I myself am an avid PC gamer even to this day, but there is no denying that the PC/console gap has reduced. That being said, the culture is still just as healthy as ever, it's just different from what it used to be. Not that changing is a bad thing. Still, we have our work cut out for us if we want PC gaming to remain a viable and entertaining past time. ::end self promotion::
...just changing. People seem to be exclusively using mobile devices more and more (whether it be phones, tablets, or laptops/netbooks/etc). That being said, tower PCs will ALWAYS have a place in the enthusiast and hobbyist markets. Even with my phone, laptop, and whatever else, I still love having a full-blown setup at home that I can chill out in front of.
Hard to beat a multi-screen setup with a full size keyboard and a kensington expert trackball :-)
I can't decide if I should make a pokemon joke, or a your mom joke.
Your mom poked my berries? I guess? I got nothin'.
...I know people who did, and none of them are happy about this. I've herad nothing but good things about Lala, it's a shame that it will be going away :/
They've released a few big time games with no DRM (Dragon Age being the most notable). They are well on their way.
Craptivision's sequel-itis is making EA look like a sane company these days
With the exception of a few hiccups, EA has actually been pretty awesome the past couple of years. They did a complete turnaround. They aren't quite what they were in their glory days, but they are well on their way back.
There was a time when I would have refused to purchase a game with "EA" stamped on it. Now, I'm starting to get excited to see their name again.
EA rightfully caught tons of crap for a while, but they have really improved themselves as of late.
They are arguably among the most influential people in an industry bigger than Hollywood...I'd say they deserve a place on the list.
Not bad for two nerdy dweebs who probably got swirlied in middle school.
...sticking HTML5 and wanting to use standards like it is all fine and well, but there is an assload more Flash content than HTML5 content out there right now. Why not support both HTML5 AND flash?
HTML5 may be the future, but Flash is still what is in use today.
My Dell Mini 9 has been hungering for 10.04...and now its appetite shall be satiated.
PS: I think TFA has already been slashdotted...
It also prevents his kid from feeling left out when everybody at school is talking about the new happy meal and playing with the toys.
Seriously?
But you'd know all that if you had kids of your own.
If I had kids of my own, I would teach them to treat marketing like a hot stove, rather than teaching them to enjoy crappy food that comes with useless trinkets.
If nothing else, I'm hoping this means we will see more hardware that uses WebOS, specifically phones. I think a WebOS-based tablet would make for a great iPad competitor as well. ::shrug:: if nothing else, as (many) others have said, at least HP now has access to all of the patents, IP, and talent that Palm had. Hopefully, this purchase will bear fruit for consumers soon.
So if you figured out a system that worked by yourself...how does this legislation help you in any way?
Seriously? So a county located in a state makes a law like this, yet it is somehow Obama's fault? Look. Obama has done a lot of things wrong, there is no denying that...but can't you look away from the talking points for just one second? Please? If not for Slashdot, at least for the sake of whatever intelligence you may have?
...they ban the toys, but keep the crap food? Don't get me wrong, I think it's the responsability of parents to keep track of what their kids ingest, not the governement's...but I still can't help but be reminded of our good friend George Carlin:
"...now they're banning toy guns, AND THEY'RE GONNA KEEP THE FUCKIN' REAL ONES!"
Do you have any idea how many flights there are in the continental US every year, much less the entire world?
One distracted flight crew out of literally millions is pretty damn good, if you ask me.
I'm not exactly sure at this point why we are still using IE6...for a while we were sticking with it because we were using some legacy software that required IE6 to function properly (it literally didn't work with any other version, apparently), but we no longer use that stuff, so...yeah...no idea why we are still stuck with IE6.
I can understand why we still use XP, but not IE6.
Tie Fighter did the same thing...SO MANY TIMES I ran into capital ships and whatnot because shortly before I played Tie Fighter was when I got balls-deep into MechWarrior...so I was used to be able to stop almost instantly -_-;;
Oh, I entirely agree. Games like Trine, Mirror's Edge, Trials HD...sometimes, the visual style plays a HUGE role in my enjoyment of a game.
For myself personally, I'd put it at 85% gameplay to 15% visuals, in terms of importance.
I'll take an ugly but fun game over a pretty but boring game any day. I like high-end graphics as much as the next guy, but not at the expense of gameplay.
I can imagine something looks better than it does...I can't imagine it's more fun to play than it is.
is for chumps. I don't understand how people can give away ALL of their information like that.
That's why you only give the information you don't mind people knowing. Just because there is a box where you can put your full address doesn't mean you should actually enter your full address. Likewise, if there is something you don't want the public or your job or your family to know about, don't mention it on your Facebook.
This isn't rocket science...all it takes is a little discretion.