Yes when you consider that a signal going over a WIRE goes JUST to you up until you get further up the stream. By that point the cables are upgraded to handle much more throughput and can, theoretically, be upgraded further or have more cables put in to handle additional traffic.
However the wireless radio is a finite resource and once you clog it up you can't just add more. Go too far up or down the spectrum and it simply isn't capable of transmitting the amount of data needed at the speed or range you need with the current technology. That's one of the reason for the whole DTV switch in the states. They need the radio-space currently being used by analog TV because with all the other things we use the airwaves for there simply is too much traffic in to little space.
The game industry is falling into the same traps the film and music industries are.
There are a few big name players that control 70+ % of the market share. They pump more and more money into marketing and development rather than actually making good games. They then raise the prices on a product that is inferior than what they used to put out.
When market forces retaliate in the form of people not buying their craptastic overpriced games they then resort to adding DRM that cripples the game and the rights of the users who PURCHASED and OWN the end product which further alienates their customers resulting in a downward spiral. By the way YES I said cripple the game. I have had to download a crack for a game before not because I did not own it but because the DRM make the game unplayable on my computer.
There's a reason I don't play many commercial games anymore. Myself, and people like me, are/were this industry's bread and butter. Piss us off and your industry collapses. That's why were the effing customers.
I'm sorry but if I purchase a game and then cannot give it to a friend or sell it when I am done then it is not mine. I don't care what kind of spin you have on it.
I would not mind "renting" a game if the price for doing so wasn't the same as "owning".
Also Steam lost my business a while a go when I purchased a copy of Team Fortress 2. According to their system requirements I should have been able to play the game. I wasn't. Their technical support sucks and I couldn't even get in touch with a human at the company to resolve the issue or get a refund. I ended up having to have the charges reversed on my card and they subsequently banned my account.
Sorry but if I'm giving you that kind of bank and you can't even be bothered to support your product in a reasonable manner then you deserve to die.
It will be a cold day in hell before I give them another red cent.
1) divide your eggs in at least two baskets, thoughtfully designed to protect their integrity
2) keep your baskets in physically isolated locations
3) take steps to protect your eggs from theft
4) after retrieving your eggs, inspect them for tampering before using them in your souffle
5) purchase insurance for the off chance you get yolk on your face
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Yes when you consider that a signal going over a WIRE goes JUST to you up until you get further up the stream. By that point the cables are upgraded to handle much more throughput and can, theoretically, be upgraded further or have more cables put in to handle additional traffic.
However the wireless radio is a finite resource and once you clog it up you can't just add more. Go too far up or down the spectrum and it simply isn't capable of transmitting the amount of data needed at the speed or range you need with the current technology. That's one of the reason for the whole DTV switch in the states. They need the radio-space currently being used by analog TV because with all the other things we use the airwaves for there simply is too much traffic in to little space.
All the more reason to make games that don't suck. People will be even more picky than usual.
The game industry is falling into the same traps the film and music industries are.
There are a few big name players that control 70+ % of the market share. They pump more and more money into marketing and development rather than actually making good games. They then raise the prices on a product that is inferior than what they used to put out.
When market forces retaliate in the form of people not buying their craptastic overpriced games they then resort to adding DRM that cripples the game and the rights of the users who PURCHASED and OWN the end product which further alienates their customers resulting in a downward spiral. By the way YES I said cripple the game. I have had to download a crack for a game before not because I did not own it but because the DRM make the game unplayable on my computer.
There's a reason I don't play many commercial games anymore. Myself, and people like me, are/were this industry's bread and butter. Piss us off and your industry collapses. That's why were the effing customers.
I'm sorry but if I purchase a game and then cannot give it to a friend or sell it when I am done then it is not mine. I don't care what kind of spin you have on it.
I would not mind "renting" a game if the price for doing so wasn't the same as "owning".
Also Steam lost my business a while a go when I purchased a copy of Team Fortress 2. According to their system requirements I should have been able to play the game. I wasn't. Their technical support sucks and I couldn't even get in touch with a human at the company to resolve the issue or get a refund. I ended up having to have the charges reversed on my card and they subsequently banned my account.
Sorry but if I'm giving you that kind of bank and you can't even be bothered to support your product in a reasonable manner then you deserve to die.
It will be a cold day in hell before I give them another red cent.
1) divide your eggs in at least two baskets, thoughtfully designed to protect their integrity
2) keep your baskets in physically isolated locations
3) take steps to protect your eggs from theft
4) after retrieving your eggs, inspect them for tampering before using them in your souffle
5) purchase insurance for the off chance you get yolk on your face
6) ???
7) PROFIT!!!!
Sorry, had to be said.