I've always wondered about that as well. I mean, with all the billions M$ is dumping into the XBox, why not just offer $1B to the guy. While I'm at it, hell, make it tax free to boot.;p
As another poster mentioned, the Japanese are a bit different than most American businessmen (company loyalty, honor, etc...), but I'm sure that $1B is certainly more than enough to make anyone think it over really hard.
IMNHO, it would've (and still might) made a much better investment than some of the "unique" games and marketing ploys they decided to invest in. Then again, I might just not know what the hell I'm talking about.
OK, this argument I can buy, but I guess I had (mis-)understood your previous post to be saying that they had to keep it expensive to keep a certain demographic (i.e. customers) happy... must have been a brain-fart on my end (unless that's exactly what you meant, in which case we should just forget it because then I'm totally lost).:)
Don't get me wrong here because I'm not disagreeing with you (assuming you were being sarcastic). I beleive that the Japanese have made contributions to gaming and all that, but are you seriously saying that the Japanese invented video games?
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but wasn't the first video game called Space War and developed at some college/university in the U.S. (I want to say MIT, but I'm not sure... memory is kind of fuzzy on that point)?
With the constant perception that the GameCube is a system only for younger people, Microsoft has to keep Halo expensive in the US so they can keep their older demographic happy.
Sorry, but either you had a brain fart or I'm just not parsing this correctly. Are you saying that M$ has to keep Halo expensive (for whatever reason)?
Trust me, lowering the price of Halo may not be a finacially sound/neccessary move (if it's selling well, don't mess with the pricing), but it would sure be the thing to do to make FPS fans happy. AFAIK, M$ isn't making anyone happy (besides themselves, the publisher, and pretty much anybody who is making any money on the sale of the game) by not lowering the price.
Anyways, that's just my $0.02... I could be wrong.
True. I just had to bitch about Auto Modellista sucking so much because I had such high hopes for a seriously bitchin' game... know what I mean?
I got a pre-order for XIII and have similar expectations for it. Hopefully it'll be a great (or, at the very least, decent) game.
Unfortunately, Auto Modellista sucked big-time. Aside from the network/lag problems, the physics were seriously fucked up.
I'm glad I got to test the game before it was released so I didin't waste my money on it. I was actually getting excited about it until I got the betas (build two was even worse).
Dude, I understand what you're saying, but the point is that you'd only get those peripherals if you feel the need/want to get them. I'm sure countless people will be perfectly happy to get a PSP striclty for gaming with the occasional music/movie disc (assuming anything worth getting is ever released in the UMD format).
As for size, the discs don't look to be much different from the MiniDiscs and they've been able to make devices that use those small enough. The deciding factor for the size, I think, will be the screen/controls. I'm just kind of put off by the fact that it will only have two shoulder buttons instead of four... for some crazy reason, I think that they should still try to work the four in there. I have no idea as to how to go about that and maintain a reasonable size for the device, but I still want it. I just keep thinking that whatever PS1 classics get ported over to the PSP won't feel quite right without those two extra buttons... maybe I'm just too picky.;)
Personally, I'd get the phone/camera peripheral only if it were a combined thing (like the current camere/phones). Other than that, the only thing I'd go for is whatever connectivity device they come out with for hooking it up to my PS2 (and in the future PS3) and maybe whatever adaptor it would need for hooking it up to a regular TV for when I'm away from home, but at a fixed location for a while.
All of the above is dependant on the price of the peripherals and that of the PSP itself though.
Mod parent up please. Aside from Tolkien himself (and I sure as hell do not mean the kid), nobody will ever come closer than a best guess when it comes to the way middle earth really looks.
If you're really worried about video quality, I'd recommend a DirecTiVo. I love mine.
Aside from being able to record two shows on different channels at the same time (even while you watch another previously recorded show), they simply copy the already encoded (MPEG-2?) video from the satelite signal. It doesn't encode for storage->decode for viewing like the stand-alone units.
I don't know how performance-inducing this would be, but it'd save a ton of development time.
It would probably even help Apple if they do this. With increased performance requirements, it just means another reason for Mac users to have to upgrade their machines.
May I bring to your attention the fans of a game series that have switched consoles/platforms in order to continue enjoying their games? The game company is Squaresoft and the game is Final Fantasy
Secondly, there are a few NSA designed algorithms which have become well known publicly, including: DES, Skipjack, DSA, SHA-1, SHA-256, and SHA-512 (you can find information about all of these on NIST's web page).
AFAIK, DES was designed by IBM (it was originally called LUCIFER or something) and it was originally 128 bit instead of 56/64 bit like DES. NSA modified IBM's design and released it as DES.
http://www.sans.org/rr/encryption/DES2.php
http://www.sans.org/rr/encryption/DES.php
http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/faq/3-2-1.htm l
I would play twice the current $13/month for the TiVo service. It really is worth it!
I have DirecTV receiver w/TiVo and I just got a letter in the mail (on monday) from DirecTV stating that DirecTV will now be handling my TiVo service and my monthly charge of $9.99/month would be reduced to $4.99/month. It just keeps getting better (especially with both tuners active).
"If 600 years old you be, look like a hobbit you will not.";-)
Just remember that the reason he/it (I'm still not convinced that he's a true hobbit) is ~600 years old is because he's been wearing the ring for a while... IIRC, it's supposed to give the wearer/bearer(?) obcenely long life.
Now that's an idea... IIRC the sides of those CD business cards (I'm talking about the extreme edges of the, more or less, rectangular shape of them) end up empty anyway, so why not use it for a company logo or something?
the act of making a wheel is allowed, fitting it to the proprietary axle of a proprietary car design is piracy under the DMCA
Maybe I'm not understanding this, but if that last statement is true, wouldn't it be legal for them to make and sell the linker and cards? The way I see it (correct em if I'm wrong), the only illegal act would be connecting it to the GBA/computer. They would have to prosecute the customers and somehow prove that they were doing something illegal, not just that it is likely that they are planning on it.
Or have I just taken too many hits of the green stuff?
I thought that these products weren't considered "reverse engineering" and that they were more like somebody creating a wheel that would fit standard cars. Anybody think this will hold up in court (assuming the vendors have the resources to fight it)?
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I just got a GC last week! WTF?!?!?
I sure as hell hope they offer it separately or else there's gonna be a bunch of seriously pissed off Zelda fans.
Maybe, but not everybody thinks like you.
I've always wondered about that as well. I mean, with all the billions M$ is dumping into the XBox, why not just offer $1B to the guy. While I'm at it, hell, make it tax free to boot. ;p
As another poster mentioned, the Japanese are a bit different than most American businessmen (company loyalty, honor, etc...), but I'm sure that $1B is certainly more than enough to make anyone think it over really hard.
IMNHO, it would've (and still might) made a much better investment than some of the "unique" games and marketing ploys they decided to invest in. Then again, I might just not know what the hell I'm talking about.
OK, this argument I can buy, but I guess I had (mis-)understood your previous post to be saying that they had to keep it expensive to keep a certain demographic (i.e. customers) happy... must have been a brain-fart on my end (unless that's exactly what you meant, in which case we should just forget it because then I'm totally lost). :)
Don't get me wrong here because I'm not disagreeing with you (assuming you were being sarcastic). I beleive that the Japanese have made contributions to gaming and all that, but are you seriously saying that the Japanese invented video games?
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but wasn't the first video game called Space War and developed at some college/university in the U.S. (I want to say MIT, but I'm not sure... memory is kind of fuzzy on that point)?
With the constant perception that the GameCube is a system only for younger people, Microsoft has to keep Halo expensive in the US so they can keep their older demographic happy.
Sorry, but either you had a brain fart or I'm just not parsing this correctly. Are you saying that M$ has to keep Halo expensive (for whatever reason)?
Trust me, lowering the price of Halo may not be a finacially sound/neccessary move (if it's selling well, don't mess with the pricing), but it would sure be the thing to do to make FPS fans happy. AFAIK, M$ isn't making anyone happy (besides themselves, the publisher, and pretty much anybody who is making any money on the sale of the game) by not lowering the price.
Anyways, that's just my $0.02... I could be wrong.
True. I just had to bitch about Auto Modellista sucking so much because I had such high hopes for a seriously bitchin' game... know what I mean? I got a pre-order for XIII and have similar expectations for it. Hopefully it'll be a great (or, at the very least, decent) game.
Unfortunately, Auto Modellista sucked big-time. Aside from the network/lag problems, the physics were seriously fucked up. I'm glad I got to test the game before it was released so I didin't waste my money on it. I was actually getting excited about it until I got the betas (build two was even worse).
Dude, I understand what you're saying, but the point is that you'd only get those peripherals if you feel the need/want to get them. I'm sure countless people will be perfectly happy to get a PSP striclty for gaming with the occasional music/movie disc (assuming anything worth getting is ever released in the UMD format).
As for size, the discs don't look to be much different from the MiniDiscs and they've been able to make devices that use those small enough. The deciding factor for the size, I think, will be the screen/controls. I'm just kind of put off by the fact that it will only have two shoulder buttons instead of four... for some crazy reason, I think that they should still try to work the four in there. I have no idea as to how to go about that and maintain a reasonable size for the device, but I still want it. I just keep thinking that whatever PS1 classics get ported over to the PSP won't feel quite right without those two extra buttons... maybe I'm just too picky. ;)
Personally, I'd get the phone/camera peripheral only if it were a combined thing (like the current camere/phones). Other than that, the only thing I'd go for is whatever connectivity device they come out with for hooking it up to my PS2 (and in the future PS3) and maybe whatever adaptor it would need for hooking it up to a regular TV for when I'm away from home, but at a fixed location for a while.
All of the above is dependant on the price of the peripherals and that of the PSP itself though.
This is interesting. Anythig like this available for IE (I don't have to like it, but I do have to use it... I need to get a better job)?
Mod parent up please. Aside from Tolkien himself (and I sure as hell do not mean the kid), nobody will ever come closer than a best guess when it comes to the way middle earth really looks.
I don't know about TW2K3 (I don't consider Golf a sport), but I do agree with you about NBA Street 2. That game is just awesome.
If you're really worried about video quality, I'd recommend a DirecTiVo. I love mine.
Aside from being able to record two shows on different channels at the same time (even while you watch another previously recorded show), they simply copy the already encoded (MPEG-2?) video from the satelite signal. It doesn't encode for storage->decode for viewing like the stand-alone units.
I don't know how performance-inducing this would be, but it'd save a ton of development time.
It would probably even help Apple if they do this. With increased performance requirements, it just means another reason for Mac users to have to upgrade their machines.
WOW! They're timing it so that you will be able to get it at the same time you manage to get the Network Adapter!
This is just FUD... plain and simple.
You're suggesting that gamers have brand loyalty.
May I bring to your attention the fans of a game series that have switched consoles/platforms in order to continue enjoying their games? The game company is Squaresoft and the game is Final Fantasy
Secondly, there are a few NSA designed algorithms which have become well known publicly, including: DES, Skipjack, DSA, SHA-1, SHA-256, and SHA-512 (you can find information about all of these on NIST's web page).
AFAIK, DES was designed by IBM (it was originally called LUCIFER or something) and it was originally 128 bit instead of 56/64 bit like DES. NSA modified IBM's design and released it as DES.
Maybe it'll have RAID w/multiple drives...
everyone hopes that the NASCAR fans will stay out of it...
I'm sorry, but I just can't help myself. Wait for it...
LEFT TURN! ;p
I would play twice the current $13/month for the TiVo service. It really is worth it!
I have DirecTV receiver w/TiVo and I just got a letter in the mail (on monday) from DirecTV stating that DirecTV will now be handling my TiVo service and my monthly charge of $9.99/month would be reduced to $4.99/month. It just keeps getting better (especially with both tuners active).
"If 600 years old you be, look like a hobbit you will not." ;-)
Just remember that the reason he/it (I'm still not convinced that he's a true hobbit) is ~600 years old is because he's been wearing the ring for a while... IIRC, it's supposed to give the wearer/bearer(?) obcenely long life.
CD business cards
Now that's an idea... IIRC the sides of those CD business cards (I'm talking about the extreme edges of the, more or less, rectangular shape of them) end up empty anyway, so why not use it for a company logo or something?
the act of making a wheel is allowed, fitting it to the proprietary axle of a proprietary car design is piracy under the DMCA
Maybe I'm not understanding this, but if that last statement is true, wouldn't it be legal for them to make and sell the linker and cards? The way I see it (correct em if I'm wrong), the only illegal act would be connecting it to the GBA/computer. They would have to prosecute the customers and somehow prove that they were doing something illegal, not just that it is likely that they are planning on it.
Or have I just taken too many hits of the green stuff?
Is this even legal?
I thought that these products weren't considered "reverse engineering" and that they were more like somebody creating a wheel that would fit standard cars. Anybody think this will hold up in court (assuming the vendors have the resources to fight it)?