You're absolutely right. As much as people may hate it, the companies can use all sorts of means to prevent you from accessing their copyrighted material in any unapproved manner, and there's nothing you can do about it.
Well, there is one thing: don't purchase it. As enraged as people seem to get about these things, though, nobody actually stops buying.
I'd put it in my top 10 games ever, personally. The tastes of other people may be different, but I'd say it's definitely a system seller for people who like that type of game.
It's worlds better than Halo, the latest installment of which is sure to be a system seller.
There are quite a few people out there who get completely thrown off if you set Firefox as their default browser, much less change their entire operating system.
So, let me get this straight - a company like Google sets up an office in Europe to handle its European affairs, gets taxed on this profit at that country's rate, and there's something wrong with that?
The thing was, it was previously confirmed Haze was multi-platform. Then the PS3 became the lead platform with the 360 and PC being pushed off to a later date. Now, they've said that they aren't even working on the 360 and PC versions but are still open to them.
So, while it's not necessarily an exclusive, I don't think it's too crazy to assume it may be one if they're not even working on porting it yet.
It's not 100% even with the chips, but it's close.
Anyway, software emulation on the other models is very good at this point, and will play nearly all games without issue. They've been adding compatibility with each (frequent) firmware release, too, so it shouldn't be a problem either way.
It's even more ridiculous that the article submitter blames Sony, when they should be blaming the distributer of Bioshock for including the copy protection in the first place.
Oh, but I forgot, anything bashing Sony automatically gets approved for display here, so...
Absolutely. As much as everyone hates advertising, they belong in some games. What would a sports arena be without ads everywhere? What would race cars look like without logos plastered all over them? Why should billboards in a realistic city all have fake companies?
If used wisely, they can and do add to the realism of games.
I didn't think I'd live to see the day where new technology would be unwelcome to the slashdot crowd. That's the general trend of Slashdot nowadays. The realization hit me when everyone started bashing the PS3, which contains a very impressive processor, allows installation of linux, has built-in media streaming, uses standard USB and Bluetooth hardware, runs folding@home, upscales DVDs and old games, etc. etc. All anyone here says, though, is "OMG SONY I BET THERE'S A ROOTKIT ON IT LOL".
This isn't a tech site anymore, it's a political site. Witness all the anti-RIAA/MPAA stories, global warming stories, election stories...
Err, they've been doing a lot to make the $599 price worthwhile. Since the PS3 has been released, there have been some big features added in firmware updates, including game/movie upscaling and media streaming (both from computers and to PSPs). Then again, depending on what you're looking for in a console, these may or may not be enough. To me it was worth getting one from the start, to others it still isn't enough.
Still, it's all dependent on the games which are currently, sadly, lacking. We'll see how the big exclusives that are coming soon affect sales.
Is 20GB of hard drive space worth $100 to anyone? Microsoft sure thinks it is...
Here's the problem: acreage IS an issue as spacefaring power plants are still probably a century off, and production of solar panels is (AFAIK) pretty nasty business compared to creating a traditional power plant. Plus, since solar energy is only available for half the day, you'll need traditional power plants as a backup, tons of batteries (which are also pretty nasty business to create), or a really, really big power grid.
Solar might be a great solution... eventually, but if geothermal works so well, why bother?
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How dare you try to bring reason to our alarmist discussion?!
Exactly. Any lawyer that wasn't found through a TV commercial would be able to make it seem ridiculous.
You're absolutely right. As much as people may hate it, the companies can use all sorts of means to prevent you from accessing their copyrighted material in any unapproved manner, and there's nothing you can do about it.
Well, there is one thing: don't purchase it. As enraged as people seem to get about these things, though, nobody actually stops buying.
I'd put it in my top 10 games ever, personally. The tastes of other people may be different, but I'd say it's definitely a system seller for people who like that type of game.
It's worlds better than Halo, the latest installment of which is sure to be a system seller.
Dude, I in love with my PS3 (my Wii and 360 get far, far less play), but even I'll say that you're a moron.
There are quite a few people out there who get completely thrown off if you set Firefox as their default browser, much less change their entire operating system.
So, let me get this straight - a company like Google sets up an office in Europe to handle its European affairs, gets taxed on this profit at that country's rate, and there's something wrong with that?
Okay then, you go tell some grandma in Sweden to use Linux, much less install it, and see how well that goes over.
The difference is that people use Linux by choice, and the people making that choice know that they're sacrificing compatibility.
People using Vista are very likely to just have bought a new computer since the beginning of the year, and have no idea why things don't work with it.
The thing was, it was previously confirmed Haze was multi-platform. Then the PS3 became the lead platform with the 360 and PC being pushed off to a later date. Now, they've said that they aren't even working on the 360 and PC versions but are still open to them.
So, while it's not necessarily an exclusive, I don't think it's too crazy to assume it may be one if they're not even working on porting it yet.
It's not 100% even with the chips, but it's close.
Anyway, software emulation on the other models is very good at this point, and will play nearly all games without issue. They've been adding compatibility with each (frequent) firmware release, too, so it shouldn't be a problem either way.
It also comes with a game, so the difference isn't quite as much.
Now, if you want to discuss theft with regards to 20GB of storage space...
It's even more ridiculous that the article submitter blames Sony, when they should be blaming the distributer of Bioshock for including the copy protection in the first place.
Oh, but I forgot, anything bashing Sony automatically gets approved for display here, so...
Another monopoly? What's their current one? It's not search, it's not advertising, it's not any of their apps...
Elegant user experience? I take it you haven't read any Youtube comments lately.
The end? This is one of the very few pieces of recent good news in favor of HD-DVD, and you're already predicting Blu-ray's demise?
Absolutely. As much as everyone hates advertising, they belong in some games. What would a sports arena be without ads everywhere? What would race cars look like without logos plastered all over them? Why should billboards in a realistic city all have fake companies?
If used wisely, they can and do add to the realism of games.
Since when do we "know" that Sony subsidizes them? Last I checked, the only people that said that were clueless analysts.
This isn't a tech site anymore, it's a political site. Witness all the anti-RIAA/MPAA stories, global warming stories, election stories...
Still, it's all dependent on the games which are currently, sadly, lacking. We'll see how the big exclusives that are coming soon affect sales. Is 20GB of hard drive space worth $100 to anyone? Microsoft sure thinks it is...
What are you talking about? I constantly see people bashing Clinton about her stance on games.
Here's the problem: acreage IS an issue as spacefaring power plants are still probably a century off, and production of solar panels is (AFAIK) pretty nasty business compared to creating a traditional power plant. Plus, since solar energy is only available for half the day, you'll need traditional power plants as a backup, tons of batteries (which are also pretty nasty business to create), or a really, really big power grid.
Solar might be a great solution... eventually, but if geothermal works so well, why bother?
... and when you spill some E85 on you at the gas station, will it not let you drive afterwards?
Timely, inexpensive, bug-free, feature-rich. Pick three.