I'm in Amazon's video games section every day to check the deal of the day, so I see the "top 5" daily and it's only very recently that it dropped out of number one. Interestingly enough, the first thing to bump it out of #1 was a Wii nunchuck. I have a feeling that the reason the Wii is number one at the moment is that Amazon got a shipment in and people swarmed on it.
Is it such a bad thing that Nintendo are neglecting their roots? That all depends on who you ask. For grandma who wants to play Big Brain Academy, no, it's not a bad thing. For video game enthusiasts? I'd say so.
Listen, Nintendo. I'm glad you made a console with a new controlling mechanism. I'm glad you're moving towards casual play. I love my Wii when I have parties or friends over. It's not a gamer's console, though. I don't want to sit around flailing the Wiimote for an hour straight. I don't want motion sensing forced into control schemes it has no place in. I want the long, deep storylines. I want the high-definition graphics.
The Wii is great in social conditions, but just for sitting around by yourself, the 360 and PS3 shine far brighter.
If you actually have real numbers to show that they're losing money on sold PS3s, I'd like to see them. So far, the only figures I've seen have been analysts talking out of their asses.
Sure, if all you're concerned with about is graphics. The CPU is FAR more important for things like physics and AI, which actually is what makes a game fun.
Well, with the 360, you really need to factor in other things as well. There's no integrated wireless, the hard drive in the non-elite is pretty pathetic, and you're paying $50/yr for online gaming. A 360 premium with two years of Live is the same price as a PS3 with much higher specs now.
Now, they just need to work on actually getting those good exclusives released. It's a great machine but that means nothing with such a small amount of good games.
Er, I don't know what version of Windows you've been using, but in the few times I've had Explorer crash on me, it's restarted itself within 10 seconds. (XP/Vista)
This and the 5 free blu-ray discs promotion will be happening simultaneously. If they promote both aggressively, I can imagine sales jumping quite a bit.
Then again, Sony will probably just release an ad with a monkey in a diaper and not mention anything relevant at all.
Can't make a decent mouse? The original intellimouse explorer is PERFECT, and insanely reliable. I've had one for years and years that's gone through hell (including multiple full glasses of water spilled directly on it) and it still works perfectly.
An OS isn't the way to go right now. The future is in online apps, which Google is doing quite well at providing. If all your programs can run on any computer regardless of OS, then the OS becomes meaningless, and Windows loses its primary strength - compatibility with everything and everybody.
In Germany, they're trying to prevent abuses by the government by refusing to compromise on anonymity as required by a new law. In China, they're trying to gain a foothold in the market, which will allow them to help democratize information. Some access to information is better than no access to information, especially when they specifically say that results are being left out due to the government.
I really don't see what everyone's beef with Google in China is. There are two choices here:
1) Don't change, and have the Chinese government block you completely. Other search engines, run by or faithful to the Chinese government will take over and people won't get the results they need and won't have anyone fighting for them. You have no influence over anything now. 2) Change, and have a market in China. Provide the Chinese people with as much information as you can given the restrictions placed on you, and try to help change government policies that you don't like. When hundreds of millions of people are using your service, you have influence.
Do all you people *seriously* prefer the first option? If so, you're shortsighted fools. A temporary compromise is far better than a permanent lack of possibility to drive change.
I hate to sit here and be critical, but is this really "stuff that matters"? This is one of the most meaningless stories I've seen in ages on this site. After looking at the firehose and what doesn't get accepted, it amazes me that something this dumb can be posting material.
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Molyneaux + Wright would make the best game ever, but it wouldn't come out until 2018.
Yes. After watching Planet Earth in 1080p, I doubt I'll be able to go back. Breathtaking.
I'm in Amazon's video games section every day to check the deal of the day, so I see the "top 5" daily and it's only very recently that it dropped out of number one. Interestingly enough, the first thing to bump it out of #1 was a Wii nunchuck. I have a feeling that the reason the Wii is number one at the moment is that Amazon got a shipment in and people swarmed on it.
Considering that the PS3 has been either the #1 or #2 best seller in Video Games on Amazon since the price drop, I wouldn't doubt it in the least.
Listen, Nintendo. I'm glad you made a console with a new controlling mechanism. I'm glad you're moving towards casual play. I love my Wii when I have parties or friends over. It's not a gamer's console, though. I don't want to sit around flailing the Wiimote for an hour straight. I don't want motion sensing forced into control schemes it has no place in. I want the long, deep storylines. I want the high-definition graphics.
The Wii is great in social conditions, but just for sitting around by yourself, the 360 and PS3 shine far brighter.
If you actually have real numbers to show that they're losing money on sold PS3s, I'd like to see them. So far, the only figures I've seen have been analysts talking out of their asses.
Sure, if all you're concerned with about is graphics. The CPU is FAR more important for things like physics and AI, which actually is what makes a game fun.
Unless they disabled the hardware emulation in the old ones when they rolled out upscaling, yes, the hardware emulated games are upscaled.
... my disks are encrypted
You honestly think that people don't like Microsoft purely for technical reasons? You obviously haven't read Slashdot enough...
The exact same logic as people who won't buy a PS3 because of what BMG did with CDs - extremely poor.
Well, with the 360, you really need to factor in other things as well. There's no integrated wireless, the hard drive in the non-elite is pretty pathetic, and you're paying $50/yr for online gaming. A 360 premium with two years of Live is the same price as a PS3 with much higher specs now.
Now, they just need to work on actually getting those good exclusives released. It's a great machine but that means nothing with such a small amount of good games.
Er, I don't know what version of Windows you've been using, but in the few times I've had Explorer crash on me, it's restarted itself within 10 seconds. (XP/Vista)
This and the 5 free blu-ray discs promotion will be happening simultaneously. If they promote both aggressively, I can imagine sales jumping quite a bit.
Then again, Sony will probably just release an ad with a monkey in a diaper and not mention anything relevant at all.
If a normal store sold 80% illegal goods and 20% legit merchandise, would you expect them to not be shut down?
It doesn't matter if they have some legit stuff, the point is that a ton wasn't.
Just because something is rare, that doesn't mean it won't happen on the first try.
Can't make a decent mouse? The original intellimouse explorer is PERFECT, and insanely reliable. I've had one for years and years that's gone through hell (including multiple full glasses of water spilled directly on it) and it still works perfectly.
See also: Google Gears.
An OS isn't the way to go right now. The future is in online apps, which Google is doing quite well at providing. If all your programs can run on any computer regardless of OS, then the OS becomes meaningless, and Windows loses its primary strength - compatibility with everything and everybody.
Er, you're comparing apples to hedgehogs here.
In Germany, they're trying to prevent abuses by the government by refusing to compromise on anonymity as required by a new law.
In China, they're trying to gain a foothold in the market, which will allow them to help democratize information. Some access to information is better than no access to information, especially when they specifically say that results are being left out due to the government.
I really don't see what everyone's beef with Google in China is. There are two choices here:
1) Don't change, and have the Chinese government block you completely. Other search engines, run by or faithful to the Chinese government will take over and people won't get the results they need and won't have anyone fighting for them. You have no influence over anything now.
2) Change, and have a market in China. Provide the Chinese people with as much information as you can given the restrictions placed on you, and try to help change government policies that you don't like. When hundreds of millions of people are using your service, you have influence.
Do all you people *seriously* prefer the first option? If so, you're shortsighted fools. A temporary compromise is far better than a permanent lack of possibility to drive change.
The affiliate thing changed a while ago, actually. eBay's affiliate program stopped paying referral fees for traffic coming from Google.
Okay, so it's the immigrants' fault that they're not good enough to not get replaced by robots, then, right?
I hate to sit here and be critical, but is this really "stuff that matters"? This is one of the most meaningless stories I've seen in ages on this site. After looking at the firehose and what doesn't get accepted, it amazes me that something this dumb can be posting material.