Given the popularity of WoW and Counterstrike type games, my thinking is that on-line games are the killer app. Human players are *so much more interesting* than AI. Halo just offers a taste of that. I believe Microsoft is well-positioned in this regard relative to Nintendo and Sony due to XBox Live. PS3 is pretty much tanking all around as far as I can tell.
Also, isn't Grand Theft Auto one of the most serious console-movers in history? According to Wikipedia, M$ is a step ahead of sony there and there is not GTA planned for the Wii is there?
"It has been confirmed that episodic content will be released on the Xbox 360 exclusively. Microsoft officially announced a strategic alliance with Rockstar Games over the rights to episodic content through their Xbox Live service at their X06 event. An announcement regarding the release of episodic content for the PS3, however, is still expected, whilst fans speculate that each console will receive its own exclusive episodic content via their respective download services (Xbox Live for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3)."
OK wow...thanks for the info. So you get a variety of input output and a usb connection right? Do you have to write your own software or does it have some kind of scripting language?
Anyone who doesn't think this is a crime is a moron. *We* paid for this indirectly by subsidizing telco monopolies with our tax dollars. Also, isn't Verizon the company that has tried to stop the 700MHZ auction through legal auction? They are bending over backwards to try and eliminate competition. It's painfully obvious and it really pisses me off.
As for that right-wing troll who complains about Markey being a socialist, I wish I could put him in a factory before the Sherman Act of 1890. I bet we wouldn't hear him complaining about socialist tendencies then. Furthermore, is it really 'anti-business' if the government is trying to encourage *competition* ? Think about it moron.
What you really should be complaining about is Verizon and their ilk taking money from the cookie jar that is the Universal Service Fund which is *supposed* to guarantee service to rural areas - $4B out of our pockets *every year*. Have you ever tried using your cell phone in a remote area? Do you think you can get high-speed internet in Bald Knob, Arkansas? I seriously doubt it. Futhermore, Verizon won the $10B Federal IWN contract *and* wants to get more government money from the USF for the 700MHZ spectrum. Their gall knows no bounds. If you are a true republican you should be complaining about all this pork and the pig that is Verizon.
Quadraginta, *please* STFU!
*AMEN*
I am a recording artist myself. I also have a close friend who used to work for Interscope. I've seen the corruption of this industry first-hand and am so utterly delighted to see it cleaned out by the scourge that is digital technology. Given that the equipment to make a good recording can be had for a few thousand dollars and that the resulting song can be distributed for a few bucks a month, the changes looming for the music biz are going to be wide-ranging and irreversible. It doesn't take an MBA to understand that when barriers to entry are dramatically lowered and disruptive technologies appear, industries transform and margins drop while the quality and choice options improve rapidly. It's called competition. The music industry will become increasingly fragmented as distribution portals multiply. You want your own online music store? I'll build you one from scratch (no DRM SORRY!) for $500.
Sadly, there is still much to bitch about if you are a musician. Those villains at ClearChannel are not going anywhere any time soon. The age-old racket of promotion and marketing will still require that you pay big bucks to someone to if you want any real exposure. And given the surge in real-estate and gas prices lately, touring will be even more difficult. A good old-fashioned dirty rock club is a vanishing natural resource. And finally, in a mature, fragmented industry, profit margins are low.
On the other hand, you don't have to fellate some greasy scumbag to make your music available worldwide with no censorship. One can always hope for viral popularity -- and I'm not talking about herpes.
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Given the popularity of WoW and Counterstrike type games, my thinking is that on-line games are the killer app. Human players are *so much more interesting* than AI. Halo just offers a taste of that. I believe Microsoft is well-positioned in this regard relative to Nintendo and Sony due to XBox Live. PS3 is pretty much tanking all around as far as I can tell. Also, isn't Grand Theft Auto one of the most serious console-movers in history? According to Wikipedia, M$ is a step ahead of sony there and there is not GTA planned for the Wii is there? "It has been confirmed that episodic content will be released on the Xbox 360 exclusively. Microsoft officially announced a strategic alliance with Rockstar Games over the rights to episodic content through their Xbox Live service at their X06 event. An announcement regarding the release of episodic content for the PS3, however, is still expected, whilst fans speculate that each console will receive its own exclusive episodic content via their respective download services (Xbox Live for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3)."
OK wow...thanks for the info. So you get a variety of input output and a usb connection right? Do you have to write your own software or does it have some kind of scripting language?
What about hardware, guys? I'm curious about this. How do you get a PC (Linux or otherwise) to talk to actuators, motors, etc?
Anyone who doesn't think this is a crime is a moron. *We* paid for this indirectly by subsidizing telco monopolies with our tax dollars. Also, isn't Verizon the company that has tried to stop the 700MHZ auction through legal auction? They are bending over backwards to try and eliminate competition. It's painfully obvious and it really pisses me off. As for that right-wing troll who complains about Markey being a socialist, I wish I could put him in a factory before the Sherman Act of 1890. I bet we wouldn't hear him complaining about socialist tendencies then. Furthermore, is it really 'anti-business' if the government is trying to encourage *competition* ? Think about it moron. What you really should be complaining about is Verizon and their ilk taking money from the cookie jar that is the Universal Service Fund which is *supposed* to guarantee service to rural areas - $4B out of our pockets *every year*. Have you ever tried using your cell phone in a remote area? Do you think you can get high-speed internet in Bald Knob, Arkansas? I seriously doubt it. Futhermore, Verizon won the $10B Federal IWN contract *and* wants to get more government money from the USF for the 700MHZ spectrum. Their gall knows no bounds. If you are a true republican you should be complaining about all this pork and the pig that is Verizon. Quadraginta, *please* STFU!
*AMEN* I am a recording artist myself. I also have a close friend who used to work for Interscope. I've seen the corruption of this industry first-hand and am so utterly delighted to see it cleaned out by the scourge that is digital technology. Given that the equipment to make a good recording can be had for a few thousand dollars and that the resulting song can be distributed for a few bucks a month, the changes looming for the music biz are going to be wide-ranging and irreversible. It doesn't take an MBA to understand that when barriers to entry are dramatically lowered and disruptive technologies appear, industries transform and margins drop while the quality and choice options improve rapidly. It's called competition. The music industry will become increasingly fragmented as distribution portals multiply. You want your own online music store? I'll build you one from scratch (no DRM SORRY!) for $500. Sadly, there is still much to bitch about if you are a musician. Those villains at ClearChannel are not going anywhere any time soon. The age-old racket of promotion and marketing will still require that you pay big bucks to someone to if you want any real exposure. And given the surge in real-estate and gas prices lately, touring will be even more difficult. A good old-fashioned dirty rock club is a vanishing natural resource. And finally, in a mature, fragmented industry, profit margins are low. On the other hand, you don't have to fellate some greasy scumbag to make your music available worldwide with no censorship. One can always hope for viral popularity -- and I'm not talking about herpes.