With as much horse power that we have today, we should be able to create nearly bug free software because of all the majorly powerful development tools that put all this power to good use.
I don't see a correlation between speed and stability. More processing power doesn't mean you have less bugs. The amount of time it takes to code a quality program, takes the same amount of time with more power. That is, unless you're opinion of less-buggy software is just using an obnoxious level of try-catch statements:)
You see, one of the major problems is the cost of software. The more it costs, the more the suits want it. It's like having that uber-car with redicules horsepower that you will never be able to use because you live in the heart Chicago.
You wouldn't believe the number of times I've seen MySQL passed over for Oracle when none of the Oracle features will benefit the project.
And if you wanna argue about support, I think it's a non-issue. If you need help with Oracle, do you really think you're gonna get more help calling their customer support than you would doing a little google for info on MySQL? I think not.
Another problem is with sales of software. It's like for each new version, it is number one priority to have more bullet-points on the back of the box pointing out new features. How about one bullet point that just says "faster" and another that says "more stable." That'd tickle me just right. But I don't see it happening anytime soon.
Solution? It seems like marketing needs to change more than the actual software development. If the marketing groups were able to market stability/speed instead of the beaten-horse of new features, then we'd start to see a change in software quality.
Don't think that this spells the end, or the begining of the end, for the GameCube. The GameCube is kinda like a Mac in my opinion. It has a very defined nitche, but it is still very profitable. Many people are addicted to it. Just like you can only run OSX on a Mac (at a resonable speed), you can only play Nintendo's games on GCN.
I will always buy Nintendo systems as long as the big N is creating super-high quality games for their systems. I own all three systems, and somehow I end up playing GameCube the most. I guess I'm still addicted to the ZMM (Zelda, Mario, Metroid, etc.) universes.
I'm anxious to see how Nintendo changes their direction with their next-gen console to solve some of these problems. These are tough times, and three consoles creates a saturated market.
I live in the Kansas City area, and we are pretty much all SWB here. However, there is one alternative called Everest. Let me tell you, these guys rock. They are extremely cheap, and the offer phone, internet, and cable. I pay less than $100 a month, have all the channels I want, a phone line, and cable internet. It doesn't get any better!!
Why is it necessary to penetrate both US and Japaneese markets? There are some products that simply don't work in both markets, and they do fine.
Example. Hamburgers do not sell well in India. Also, you'll not find many restaurants selling cat here in the states.
Is it simply not possible to make money hyper-focusing on one market instead of two? Am I missing something? It seems that Microsoft has been awfully amitious in penetrating the US market, much less going for the Japaneese market as well. Perhaps they should consider the Xbox 1 as a US only device, and stop waisting time and money on the Japaneese market...
How is this in any way inappropriate? Believe it or not, but the ability to develop for a console without an SDK is a good thing. Plus, I OWN the hardware, I can do with it what I want as long as I don't take someone elses software illegally. These guys aren't selling any illegal software, or hardware. There's nothing wrong with it.
Being anti-warez is cool, but being anti-hack well that's.... that's like being anti-slashdot!:)
If you have ADHD, as I do, I've found that (suprisingly) caffine helps to slow me down. Yes. Caffine. Coffee is what you want tho, not something with sugar. Sugar definitely enhances the effects of ADHD.
Another suggestion, this time about medication, is what to take... and what not to. Before you go for the generic Ritalin, try Cylert. I found it to be side effect free which is diffinitely a good thing. Whatever you take, DO NOT take Adderall!! It is bad! It is highly addictive, kills your heart like cocain, and in my opinion creates more problems that it solves.
Also, aren't you speaking of Rogue Squadron II starting out as a tech demo?
No, it's definitely Rogue Squadron III, or at least that's what I read. Pilotwings is more than flying planes, there's jetpack and stuff like that. I guess that's where some of the 3rd person stuff came in. Maybe we'll see the ability to switch vehicles in GCN Pilotwings!
As interested as I am in Rogue Squadron III, I am more looking forward to the Gamecube incarnation of Pilotwings. Rumor has it that Factor 5 will be the developer this time around.
I've also read, but cannot find the link, that Rogue Squadron III actually started out as a technology demo to show Nintendo what they were capable of.
Anyway, there's two great games to look forward to for us Gamecube owners.
As interested as I am in Rogue Squadron III, I am more looking forward to the Gamecube incarnation of Pilotwings. Rumor has it that Factor 5 will be the developer this time around.
I've also read, but cannot find the link, that Rogue Squadron III actually started out as a technology demo to show Nintendo what they were capable of.
Anyway, there's two great games to look forward to for us Gamecube owners.
I think a good answer would be to first point out that non-real-time rendering is not yet optimal. Before something goes real-time (for making movies) we'd have to be able to generate 100% photo-realistic imagry. Only then can/should we worry about making that process real-time.
I'd imagine we're some years, or decades, away from that.
Why do something in real-time, giving you so-so quality, when the audience expects top of the line cgi that pushes computers to their limits even though the rendering time is still staggering.
What did MS use for their zip-extraction in WindowsXP? PK, Winzip, their own? Does this fractioning mean that MS will also make their own new standard? Someone lemme know...
This seems like a really bad idea. I mean... Java is slow, let's admit it. And it has never been the "write once run everywhere" language that it was cracked up to be.
Games today already require serious power. Why would a developer choose to slow it down even further by adding the heavy-weight Java on top? (Or, I guess, on the bottom.)
However, I do have one counter-point to my own argument. A few years ago a really kickass game came out that I (and many others) really enjoyed. It wasn't until I had beaten the game and was looking around in it's directory that I noticed that it was written in java.
Can you guess what game that was?... Vampire: Masquerade. How they got it to run so nicely with Java is beyond me, unless only small parts were in java somehow. Anyone know for sure?
My Dad is always click on those things. Then he'll call me (I'm family tech support) and ask me what to do.
Even though I've explained it to him several dozen times, he still calls. I finally had to install a popup blocker on his browser so as to reduce the number of times he called me.
Oh, he also double-clicks hyperlinks. Anyone else seen that anoyning trait?
I wonder what companies they will team with to create new games. In order to beat Nintendo, they're really gonna need an awesome initial lineup of games. I'm thinking at least 25 or so. And they'll need some big named games as well, like Castlevania and whatnot.
Also, what are they going to do to entice developers. Gameboy has such market penetration that it'll be hard to convince them that they can make more money with the new handheld. I expect to see a lot of games developed for both systems, or 3d ports of games for the PSP.
Controllers are just waay too expensive. And 3rd party version always give me problems (like tapping a button quickly in succession doesn't respond always).
Can't these guys lower their prices just a bit? How much profit are they making on their outragious pricing? Gotta be at least 50% markup.
Not all that impressed by the G-Spy site. I think there are plenty of sites out there with content, so what makes the decision for me is the display. I love the slashdot interface, so until lately I've been reading Ain't It Cool GamesM, also... Shacknews, and IGN, and now this site.
G-Spy is terribly organized, reguardless of how many sites it might profile.
Everyone seems to be posting that PA is in big trouble right now. However, unless my understanding of law is way off base, the worst thing that can happen is that they'll be forced to take this comic down too. Big whoop. It already made me laugh:)
I'm glad to see Chewie back for one more film, however I hope he doesn't encounter R2 or C3P0 (on screen, or implied off screen). I'm already wondering how George is going to explain why Ben and others don't remember the droids, nor do they remember him.
If Chewie encounters them, then that'll just be another "why'd they forget?" that needs explaining.
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With as much horse power that we have today, we should be able to create nearly bug free software because of all the majorly powerful development tools that put all this power to good use.
:)
I don't see a correlation between speed and stability. More processing power doesn't mean you have less bugs. The amount of time it takes to code a quality program, takes the same amount of time with more power. That is, unless you're opinion of less-buggy software is just using an obnoxious level of try-catch statements
You see, one of the major problems is the cost of software. The more it costs, the more the suits want it. It's like having that uber-car with redicules horsepower that you will never be able to use because you live in the heart Chicago.
You wouldn't believe the number of times I've seen MySQL passed over for Oracle when none of the Oracle features will benefit the project.
And if you wanna argue about support, I think it's a non-issue. If you need help with Oracle, do you really think you're gonna get more help calling their customer support than you would doing a little google for info on MySQL? I think not.
Another problem is with sales of software. It's like for each new version, it is number one priority to have more bullet-points on the back of the box pointing out new features. How about one bullet point that just says "faster" and another that says "more stable." That'd tickle me just right. But I don't see it happening anytime soon.
Solution? It seems like marketing needs to change more than the actual software development. If the marketing groups were able to market stability/speed instead of the beaten-horse of new features, then we'd start to see a change in software quality.
Don't think that this spells the end, or the begining of the end, for the GameCube. The GameCube is kinda like a Mac in my opinion. It has a very defined nitche, but it is still very profitable. Many people are addicted to it. Just like you can only run OSX on a Mac (at a resonable speed), you can only play Nintendo's games on GCN.
I will always buy Nintendo systems as long as the big N is creating super-high quality games for their systems. I own all three systems, and somehow I end up playing GameCube the most. I guess I'm still addicted to the ZMM (Zelda, Mario, Metroid, etc.) universes.
I'm anxious to see how Nintendo changes their direction with their next-gen console to solve some of these problems. These are tough times, and three consoles creates a saturated market.
I live in the Kansas City area, and we are pretty much all SWB here. However, there is one alternative called Everest. Let me tell you, these guys rock. They are extremely cheap, and the offer phone, internet, and cable. I pay less than $100 a month, have all the channels I want, a phone line, and cable internet. It doesn't get any better!!
Why is it necessary to penetrate both US and Japaneese markets? There are some products that simply don't work in both markets, and they do fine.
Example. Hamburgers do not sell well in India. Also, you'll not find many restaurants selling cat here in the states.
Is it simply not possible to make money hyper-focusing on one market instead of two? Am I missing something? It seems that Microsoft has been awfully amitious in penetrating the US market, much less going for the Japaneese market as well. Perhaps they should consider the Xbox 1 as a US only device, and stop waisting time and money on the Japaneese market...
How is this in any way inappropriate? Believe it or not, but the ability to develop for a console without an SDK is a good thing. Plus, I OWN the hardware, I can do with it what I want as long as I don't take someone elses software illegally. These guys aren't selling any illegal software, or hardware. There's nothing wrong with it.
:)
Being anti-warez is cool, but being anti-hack well that's.... that's like being anti-slashdot!
If you have ADHD, as I do, I've found that (suprisingly) caffine helps to slow me down. Yes. Caffine. Coffee is what you want tho, not something with sugar. Sugar definitely enhances the effects of ADHD.
Another suggestion, this time about medication, is what to take... and what not to. Before you go for the generic Ritalin, try Cylert. I found it to be side effect free which is diffinitely a good thing. Whatever you take, DO NOT take Adderall!! It is bad! It is highly addictive, kills your heart like cocain, and in my opinion creates more problems that it solves.
I hope that helps.
I'm more excited about Star Trek Galaxies.
Also, aren't you speaking of Rogue Squadron II starting out as a tech demo?
No, it's definitely Rogue Squadron III, or at least that's what I read. Pilotwings is more than flying planes, there's jetpack and stuff like that. I guess that's where some of the 3rd person stuff came in. Maybe we'll see the ability to switch vehicles in GCN Pilotwings!
As interested as I am in Rogue Squadron III, I am more looking forward to the Gamecube incarnation of Pilotwings. Rumor has it that Factor 5 will be the developer this time around.
I've also read, but cannot find the link, that Rogue Squadron III actually started out as a technology demo to show Nintendo what they were capable of.
Anyway, there's two great games to look forward to for us Gamecube owners.
As interested as I am in Rogue Squadron III, I am more looking forward to the Gamecube incarnation of Pilotwings. Rumor has it that Factor 5 will be the developer this time around.
I've also read, but cannot find the link, that Rogue Squadron III actually started out as a technology demo to show Nintendo what they were capable of.
Anyway, there's two great games to look forward to for us Gamecube owners.
I think a good answer would be to first point out that non-real-time rendering is not yet optimal. Before something goes real-time (for making movies) we'd have to be able to generate 100% photo-realistic imagry. Only then can/should we worry about making that process real-time.
I'd imagine we're some years, or decades, away from that.
Why do something in real-time, giving you so-so quality, when the audience expects top of the line cgi that pushes computers to their limits even though the rendering time is still staggering.
What did MS use for their zip-extraction in WindowsXP? PK, Winzip, their own? Does this fractioning mean that MS will also make their own new standard? Someone lemme know...
This seems like a really bad idea. I mean... Java is slow, let's admit it. And it has never been the "write once run everywhere" language that it was cracked up to be.
Games today already require serious power. Why would a developer choose to slow it down even further by adding the heavy-weight Java on top? (Or, I guess, on the bottom.)
However, I do have one counter-point to my own argument. A few years ago a really kickass game came out that I (and many others) really enjoyed. It wasn't until I had beaten the game and was looking around in it's directory that I noticed that it was written in java.
Can you guess what game that was?... Vampire: Masquerade. How they got it to run so nicely with Java is beyond me, unless only small parts were in java somehow. Anyone know for sure?
So, correct me if I'm wrong but... The "on-demand" tunes are free, and you just pay for burning right?
My Dad is always click on those things. Then he'll call me (I'm family tech support) and ask me what to do.
Even though I've explained it to him several dozen times, he still calls. I finally had to install a popup blocker on his browser so as to reduce the number of times he called me.
Oh, he also double-clicks hyperlinks. Anyone else seen that anoyning trait?
... to thinking that all life forms must be similar to what we see on our planet.
It all reminds me of a story by Terry Bisson that was part of a series called "Alien/Nation".
Basically, it's a conversation between life-forms that in no way resemble anything we've seen on earth.
Here's the story.
I wonder what companies they will team with to create new games. In order to beat Nintendo, they're really gonna need an awesome initial lineup of games. I'm thinking at least 25 or so. And they'll need some big named games as well, like Castlevania and whatnot.
Also, what are they going to do to entice developers. Gameboy has such market penetration that it'll be hard to convince them that they can make more money with the new handheld. I expect to see a lot of games developed for both systems, or 3d ports of games for the PSP.
First Full Throttle 2, now Sam and Max? 3d is great and all, but sometimes 2d really is better. A GREAT example is westwoods Bladerunner game.
I guess the days of 2d are nearing their end save for the Gameboy... *sigh*
It looks just like the SNES version.
I actually think this is a good thing. Why? Because this might force people to stop with their damned popup ads or else pay royalties to this guy.
Maybe more patents could be used in this way in order to stop other anoying internet irritants.
Just my two cents.
Controllers are just waay too expensive. And 3rd party version always give me problems (like tapping a button quickly in succession doesn't respond always).
Can't these guys lower their prices just a bit? How much profit are they making on their outragious pricing? Gotta be at least 50% markup.
Anyone know?
Not all that impressed by the G-Spy site. I think there are plenty of sites out there with content, so what makes the decision for me is the display. I love the slashdot interface, so until lately I've been reading Ain't It Cool GamesM, also... Shacknews, and IGN, and now this site.
G-Spy is terribly organized, reguardless of how many sites it might profile.
Everyone seems to be posting that PA is in big trouble right now. However, unless my understanding of law is way off base, the worst thing that can happen is that they'll be forced to take this comic down too. Big whoop. It already made me laugh :)
I'm glad to see Chewie back for one more film, however I hope he doesn't encounter R2 or C3P0 (on screen, or implied off screen). I'm already wondering how George is going to explain why Ben and others don't remember the droids, nor do they remember him.
If Chewie encounters them, then that'll just be another "why'd they forget?" that needs explaining.
Oh well...