Yeah, let's see you get any type of respectable frame rate in a high-detail scene at that resolution, though. Refresh rate is absolutely nothing to go by.
It's basically "sim-island", and you can run the government any way you like. Religious government with book burnings? Sure! Military state? Sounds great!
Granted, it's not incredibly deep, but it's quite a fun game.
The problem with programs like this is that they simply can't catch everything. This in itself isn't bad until you have users which rely on them. Once users rely on these tools, they let their guard down, and they immediately trust anything that the tool says is okay instead of remaining suspicious.
These are great tools, but they should add to personal judgement rather than replace it.
The point is that the music will be distributed, whether you DRM your songs or not. DRM won't affect the rate of copying at all, since there will always be people around to defeat it and then distribute the non-DRMed copies. Therefore, DRM is just wasted money.
That's what's good about him as a character. He's not just some crazy guy, he actually has a good reason for wanting to do the things he did, and the fact that he turned out that way is all part of the tragicness of the story. This gave him a lot more depth than most RPG villains had by that point, since many were either just "hay guys i am crazy and am going to kill you now okay" or "omg i need power" types.
But it seems a lot of the people who proclaim FFVII is the greatest game ever are the ones who started playing with FFVII (the Playstation generation of gamers) or haven't played it since it came out.
Why does everyone claim that? I cut my RPG teeth on Dragon Warrior 1, and I hated VI and loved VII. Most of my friends feel similarly.
More of the same? What's always been great about the Final Fantasy series was that it never stopped evolving. Turn based turned to ATB turned to Gambit. Buying spells at shops turned to jobs turned to espers turned to materia turned to draw/junction turned to spheres. Settings are wildly different.
Honestly, if you take away chocobos, moogles, and Cid and change the names of the games, you couldn't even tell they were a series. They'd just be extremely-good JRPGs.
It's funny. People hate the RIAA because they take 99% of the money, and nearly nothing goes to the artist. However, when a quasi-legal site comes along that does the exact same thing, it's idolized.
Ah, but they do have third party support already, and quite possibly the most major third party around - Square-Enix. The fact that FFXIII (and presumably DQ9) is going to be on the system pretty much guarantees that millions of people will pick up a PS3.
If Sony didn't have the major S-E titles, I'd be a lot less confident in their ability to move consoles. As it is, though, it seems they've got their killer app.
I'd say just the opposite. With a properly-marketed brand, non-gamers know what they're looking for rather than just wandering into the game section and being overwhelmed. Can you imagine a typical grandma trying to browse the game aisle at Best Buy? Now, what if she knew she had to head to the "Touch Generations" section?
However, how long till lobbyists grease up the right pockets and allow the big boys to do as they always do
There's lobbyists on both sides, though. Sure, AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, etc may be pushing against this, but Microsoft, Google, Ebay, Amazon are pushing for it.
That statement is ridiculous - it should be the opposite. "Somebody tell me again why corporations should be able to break the law when regular citizens get busted for it."
Yes, it is the games. Which is why I find it odd that you put so much of a focus on the console itself. ("all of my peeps are buying the Wii when it comes out")
If it's the games, then the console doesn't matter, right? People will buy the console that has the most games they want (which is how it should be), and if EA is heavily supporting Sony and MS, and tons of people buy EA games...
Monthly fees make FAR more sense than one-time large fees.
1) It's more affordable for people who have small amounts of disposable income each month. 2) It's not a waste if you play for half a year then quit. 3) The company has an incentive to actually give people new content and good support - if you don't, you lose subscribers.
As for ads, I posted this in another topic about them:
It depends on the game. Sports and racing games gain a lot of realism by showing the same types of ads you'd see in real life. I prefer to play one of these games with real ads than with fake/no ads. Other types of games, as well, can benefit - running around a large city? Billboards make sense. Running around an office? Soda machines in the breakroom make sense.
It's all about context. Sometimes, ads can be good and add to immersion.
Slashdot Mirror
Yes, and then AOL sends you to collections.
Yeah, let's see you get any type of respectable frame rate in a high-detail scene at that resolution, though. Refresh rate is absolutely nothing to go by.
Try tropico - http://www.poptop.com/Tropico.htm
It's basically "sim-island", and you can run the government any way you like. Religious government with book burnings? Sure! Military state? Sounds great!
Granted, it's not incredibly deep, but it's quite a fun game.
It's AMAZING how much discussion is placed on the consoles themselves when this is really the only true answer.
The problem with programs like this is that they simply can't catch everything. This in itself isn't bad until you have users which rely on them. Once users rely on these tools, they let their guard down, and they immediately trust anything that the tool says is okay instead of remaining suspicious.
These are great tools, but they should add to personal judgement rather than replace it.
The point is that the music will be distributed, whether you DRM your songs or not. DRM won't affect the rate of copying at all, since there will always be people around to defeat it and then distribute the non-DRMed copies. Therefore, DRM is just wasted money.
It must be hard to play a game while riding a bird. Do you pretend it's a chocobo?
That's what's good about him as a character. He's not just some crazy guy, he actually has a good reason for wanting to do the things he did, and the fact that he turned out that way is all part of the tragicness of the story. This gave him a lot more depth than most RPG villains had by that point, since many were either just "hay guys i am crazy and am going to kill you now okay" or "omg i need power" types.
But it seems a lot of the people who proclaim FFVII is the greatest game ever are the ones who started playing with FFVII (the Playstation generation of gamers) or haven't played it since it came out.
Why does everyone claim that? I cut my RPG teeth on Dragon Warrior 1, and I hated VI and loved VII. Most of my friends feel similarly.
More of the same? What's always been great about the Final Fantasy series was that it never stopped evolving. Turn based turned to ATB turned to Gambit. Buying spells at shops turned to jobs turned to espers turned to materia turned to draw/junction turned to spheres. Settings are wildly different.
Honestly, if you take away chocobos, moogles, and Cid and change the names of the games, you couldn't even tell they were a series. They'd just be extremely-good JRPGs.
Is that the new Capcom chip?
It's funny. People hate the RIAA because they take 99% of the money, and nearly nothing goes to the artist. However, when a quasi-legal site comes along that does the exact same thing, it's idolized.
Gotta love hypocrisy!
Ah, but they do have third party support already, and quite possibly the most major third party around - Square-Enix. The fact that FFXIII (and presumably DQ9) is going to be on the system pretty much guarantees that millions of people will pick up a PS3.
If Sony didn't have the major S-E titles, I'd be a lot less confident in their ability to move consoles. As it is, though, it seems they've got their killer app.
You're comparing apples to oranges. The e270 is more comparable to the iPod Nano than to a regular iPod.
Imagine it at work @ Slashdot though: 5+ Funny == 5+ bucks.. I could get into that..
Sure, but it goes both ways. -1 offtopic? Pay up, bucko.
Incidentally, that would do wonders for spam...
I'd say just the opposite. With a properly-marketed brand, non-gamers know what they're looking for rather than just wandering into the game section and being overwhelmed. Can you imagine a typical grandma trying to browse the game aisle at Best Buy? Now, what if she knew she had to head to the "Touch Generations" section?
Interestingly, that quote applies to a lot of people online nowadays except for the fact that MySpace is getting paid, not the users themselves.
What pretty sweet part are we talking about? 2 HDMI ports I can't use without a 2,000$ new TV?
Oh come on, you can get a 26" HDTV w/ HDMI for under $500. Or you can just pay $100 less and get the PS3 without HDMI.
Square Enix
Those two words alone are why the PS3 will not fail.
However, how long till lobbyists grease up the right pockets and allow the big boys to do as they always do
There's lobbyists on both sides, though. Sure, AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, etc may be pushing against this, but Microsoft, Google, Ebay, Amazon are pushing for it.
Yeah! And for that matter I'm never going to consider buying a Mitsubishi TV because Mitsubishi made bomber planes for the Japanese in WWII!
What did Iwata-san pull out?
Why, he pulled out his Wii.
That statement is ridiculous - it should be the opposite. "Somebody tell me again why corporations should be able to break the law when regular citizens get busted for it."
It's the games
Yes, it is the games. Which is why I find it odd that you put so much of a focus on the console itself. ("all of my peeps are buying the Wii when it comes out")
If it's the games, then the console doesn't matter, right? People will buy the console that has the most games they want (which is how it should be), and if EA is heavily supporting Sony and MS, and tons of people buy EA games...
Maybe they should have a mod "+1 no useful information, isight, or humor, but I have mod points and agree strongly because I'm a moron"
They do - "underrated".
It can't be metamoderated, either.
Monthly fees make FAR more sense than one-time large fees.
1) It's more affordable for people who have small amounts of disposable income each month.
2) It's not a waste if you play for half a year then quit.
3) The company has an incentive to actually give people new content and good support - if you don't, you lose subscribers.
As for ads, I posted this in another topic about them:
It depends on the game. Sports and racing games gain a lot of realism by showing the same types of ads you'd see in real life. I prefer to play one of these games with real ads than with fake/no ads. Other types of games, as well, can benefit - running around a large city? Billboards make sense. Running around an office? Soda machines in the breakroom make sense.
It's all about context. Sometimes, ads can be good and add to immersion.