Steam would have to put their money where their mouth is, so to speak, and release some of their own titles for Vive. I'm pretty sure a Vive version of Portal would be interesting.
What the VR world is currently lacking is that must-have content. Yes, you're right: The VR market is currently mostly indie developers testing the waters and throwing ideas about to see what sticks. You have a lot of gimmicky games that showcase the whole virtual reality thing but very little substantial gameplay. That's not to mean that there ain't games that put you on your toes, Raw Data sure is a great and intense game but it lacks depth.
In a nutshell, NONE of the games that currently reign in the VR market could survive or even be considered worth a dime without VR, essentially proving that all they are is VR. And that's simply not enough.
My current hope is that Trump and what the next 4 years bring to the US manages to shake people awake. I doubt it, but I hope for it.
Quite frankly, I'm kinda glad I didn't have to make the decision between Hillary and Donald. Either was cringe-worthy. Hillary would have meant 4 more years of back-office crony capitalism. Trump is blatant enough to simply flaunt it in front of everyone's face. Hell, he was pretty much talking aloud about how to slot his kids into well paying positions.
My hope is that Trump is enough devil-may-care to not give a shit about exposing the corrupt structures he uses because he has his own financial empire to fall back onto once his political gig is over.
That's pretty much the only good thing that may come out of this.
I would care about being literally Hitler, mostly 'cause then I'd have been dead for my whole life and then some.
The point is that I'm not even figuratively Hitler. There is someone who considers me Hitler for being who or what I am. Whether I care about this depends entirely on whether I give a shit about what the person thinks.
So... after not caring about what journalists write and them lashing out, I now should care about them lashing out? Or for not writing anything and "censoring"?
Again, nobody so far managed to give me any kind of reason, let alone a good one, why I should give a fuck about this whole mess.
People who know nothing about games write about games to piss off gamers. It's not like this has never happened before, and I somehow wonder why gamers still give a shit. From "Uh, games make people go on killing sprees" to "Uh, games are misogynist".
Does any "gamer" still give a shit what they say?
The media have misrepresented games and people who play them for decades now. And suddenly we're supposed to give a shit about what they write? For real?
I'm not looking for balance, I'm looking for an end to this madness. Maybe an end with horror, but better than this horror without end.
Politics today is a freak show. There is zero integrity, and it seems people don't expect any anyway. They want flashy, loudmouthed narcissist assholes who promise to unhinge the world for the sake of fighting for or against something that doesn't matter at all.
I say let them.
Give the people their narcissist idiots. And Wu and Yannwhateverhisname are the perfect candidates. Both over the top self absorbed and egoistic, filled with eternal hate against anyone who don't fully support their insane agenda and relentless in pushing it, above and beyond all sanity.
And then I want people to realize that ONE OF THOSE TWO idiots is going to rule them!
And I can only hope that this serves as the much needed wakeup call.
You want to be a man, you want to be a woman, you want to be polka dotted alien from the planet Xrbrt. For all I care, so be it. It does not matter. Not at all.
It's interesting how people confuse a person's nature with his/her/its/whatevers point. I don't care who someone is. I care about what $pronoun has to say. If all they are talking about is how they feel oppressed because someone dares to use the wrong pronoun in their presence, get the fuck out of the way, you're stealing oxygen from someone who might actually have a solution for an actual problem.
I actually had to look it up. And I would indeed consider myself an avid gamer. Actually, currently it's likely I spend more time playing games than working (if that's possible). And I haven't heard about it until recently, and I looked it up... and I don't get it. No, honestly, I don't get it. What the fuck is this about? Someone left someone and now someone wrote an article about a game but didn't report about the game but let his (or her, I don't care) hurt feelings get in the way.
That's it? For real? That's what people get worked up about?
Don't get me wrong, of course, losing someone and being hurt matters to the person who it happens to, but why the FUCK should I give half a shit about it? "But journalism and integrity..." BULLSHIT! Does anyone still read "journalist" articles about games? Half of them are paid ads anyway, the other half is worded in a way that reeks worse of copy/paste than the average answer from a tech supporter. If you care for other people's opinions on games, read reviews from other players on Steam.
Aside of that, PLEASE educate me why this is even a thing? If anything, it reminds me that adding "-gate" to any topic only means "we want to blow this out of proportion or else nobody gives a shit because it's not worth giving one".
Please let that Milo guy run against her, OH PLEASE $DEITY let that Milo guy run against her.
Politics is rarely something that has any entertainment value, but their debates could be on pay per view and still get millions of views the world over.
Because it wouldn't solve the problem. There is two possible outcomes for this. Either, software companies set up shell companies that go poof the moment some sizable liabilities start to hit or software prices go through the roof with a handful of makers surviving the fallout.
And in the end, nothing will change. Because nearly all contemporary infections are due to people disabling any and all security for the promise of dancing pigs.
Same, and it's annoying as all hell. With every Windows version it gets more and more convoluted to get things done, mostly because the OS keeps getting more and more complicated to work around.
I cannot remember anyone asking for that. The closest any demand came to was to make an OS either update itself automatically or let the user take responsibility for its actions.
Either way, I highly doubt anyone thought that it's a good idea that an OS decides when it's time to shut down your PC forcefully.
Yes and thank god, viruses and trojans are a thing of the past. There are no ransomware trojans spreading like wildfire today, and people can merrily use their computers without antivirus, knowing that their operating system is impervious to any harm.
Right?
Thanks MS! For that security, we gladly throw away productivity!
What if someone bought a laptop used? Someone offered a laptop on EBay, someone else bought it and suddenly you have a probably quite honest person who just bought a used laptop that you start to mess with, ruin his credit rating and possibly his life.
Be careful with vigilante action. I have zero problem if you hit the right person, but... well, hitting the right person isn't that easy.
But the lesson to learn here is that you ALWAYS wipe a laptop you buy used. ALWAYS. Even if it looks wiped, wipe it.
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Steam would have to put their money where their mouth is, so to speak, and release some of their own titles for Vive. I'm pretty sure a Vive version of Portal would be interesting.
What the VR world is currently lacking is that must-have content. Yes, you're right: The VR market is currently mostly indie developers testing the waters and throwing ideas about to see what sticks. You have a lot of gimmicky games that showcase the whole virtual reality thing but very little substantial gameplay. That's not to mean that there ain't games that put you on your toes, Raw Data sure is a great and intense game but it lacks depth.
In a nutshell, NONE of the games that currently reign in the VR market could survive or even be considered worth a dime without VR, essentially proving that all they are is VR. And that's simply not enough.
And we'll talk.
VR is mostly a novelty that wears off VERY fast.
--a VIVE owner of 3 months who didn't put it on for the past 2 months.
My current hope is that Trump and what the next 4 years bring to the US manages to shake people awake. I doubt it, but I hope for it.
Quite frankly, I'm kinda glad I didn't have to make the decision between Hillary and Donald. Either was cringe-worthy. Hillary would have meant 4 more years of back-office crony capitalism. Trump is blatant enough to simply flaunt it in front of everyone's face. Hell, he was pretty much talking aloud about how to slot his kids into well paying positions.
My hope is that Trump is enough devil-may-care to not give a shit about exposing the corrupt structures he uses because he has his own financial empire to fall back onto once his political gig is over.
That's pretty much the only good thing that may come out of this.
I would care about being literally Hitler, mostly 'cause then I'd have been dead for my whole life and then some.
The point is that I'm not even figuratively Hitler. There is someone who considers me Hitler for being who or what I am. Whether I care about this depends entirely on whether I give a shit about what the person thinks.
Take a wild guess whether I do.
So ... after not caring about what journalists write and them lashing out, I now should care about them lashing out? Or for not writing anything and "censoring"?
Again, nobody so far managed to give me any kind of reason, let alone a good one, why I should give a fuck about this whole mess.
People who know nothing about games write about games to piss off gamers. It's not like this has never happened before, and I somehow wonder why gamers still give a shit. From "Uh, games make people go on killing sprees" to "Uh, games are misogynist".
Does any "gamer" still give a shit what they say?
The media have misrepresented games and people who play them for decades now. And suddenly we're supposed to give a shit about what they write? For real?
I'm not looking for balance, I'm looking for an end to this madness. Maybe an end with horror, but better than this horror without end.
Politics today is a freak show. There is zero integrity, and it seems people don't expect any anyway. They want flashy, loudmouthed narcissist assholes who promise to unhinge the world for the sake of fighting for or against something that doesn't matter at all.
I say let them.
Give the people their narcissist idiots. And Wu and Yannwhateverhisname are the perfect candidates. Both over the top self absorbed and egoistic, filled with eternal hate against anyone who don't fully support their insane agenda and relentless in pushing it, above and beyond all sanity.
And then I want people to realize that ONE OF THOSE TWO idiots is going to rule them!
And I can only hope that this serves as the much needed wakeup call.
Actually, and I wish I was kidding, I know someone who for a while designed and sold assholes.
For a million, I'd fuck a girl. Well, enough Viagra and a few pics of a hot guy provided. Close your eyes and think of England.
It's not like I have to pretend for long. Only long enough to get the donations rolling in.
Do it! Seriously, grab a bag of popcorn and dig in! It's comedy gold.
Your average newspaper has the funnies section, /. has the SJW news section.
Everyone needs a little entertainment in his life.
Hate to side with this guy, but one thing is true: The last decent president the US had was a general...
For a million, I'll be whatever you want.
Yeah, the UKIP reaction to the Brexit-Yes was hilarious!
And we don't give a fuck about this either.
You want to be a man, you want to be a woman, you want to be polka dotted alien from the planet Xrbrt. For all I care, so be it. It does not matter. Not at all.
It's interesting how people confuse a person's nature with his/her/its/whatevers point. I don't care who someone is. I care about what $pronoun has to say. If all they are talking about is how they feel oppressed because someone dares to use the wrong pronoun in their presence, get the fuck out of the way, you're stealing oxygen from someone who might actually have a solution for an actual problem.
So just because someone doesn't like the anal douche he has to be fond of the turd sandwich? That's a bit far fetched, don't you think?
How about "I support neither lunatic"?
This.
I actually had to look it up. And I would indeed consider myself an avid gamer. Actually, currently it's likely I spend more time playing games than working (if that's possible). And I haven't heard about it until recently, and I looked it up ... and I don't get it. No, honestly, I don't get it. What the fuck is this about? Someone left someone and now someone wrote an article about a game but didn't report about the game but let his (or her, I don't care) hurt feelings get in the way.
That's it? For real? That's what people get worked up about?
Don't get me wrong, of course, losing someone and being hurt matters to the person who it happens to, but why the FUCK should I give half a shit about it? "But journalism and integrity..." BULLSHIT! Does anyone still read "journalist" articles about games? Half of them are paid ads anyway, the other half is worded in a way that reeks worse of copy/paste than the average answer from a tech supporter. If you care for other people's opinions on games, read reviews from other players on Steam.
Aside of that, PLEASE educate me why this is even a thing? If anything, it reminds me that adding "-gate" to any topic only means "we want to blow this out of proportion or else nobody gives a shit because it's not worth giving one".
Please let that Milo guy run against her, OH PLEASE $DEITY let that Milo guy run against her.
Politics is rarely something that has any entertainment value, but their debates could be on pay per view and still get millions of views the world over.
Every newspaper has a cartoon section, Slashdot has SJW news.
Hey, we all need something to chuckle about in our day.
Just in case you thought Trump wasn't enough of a show, but THIS should be awesome entertainment.
I'll stand by with popcorn and coke. I mean, I thought Trump was already gold for satire news shows, but this woman is a platinum encrusted jewel.
Because it wouldn't solve the problem. There is two possible outcomes for this. Either, software companies set up shell companies that go poof the moment some sizable liabilities start to hit or software prices go through the roof with a handful of makers surviving the fallout.
And in the end, nothing will change. Because nearly all contemporary infections are due to people disabling any and all security for the promise of dancing pigs.
Same, and it's annoying as all hell. With every Windows version it gets more and more convoluted to get things done, mostly because the OS keeps getting more and more complicated to work around.
I cannot remember anyone asking for that. The closest any demand came to was to make an OS either update itself automatically or let the user take responsibility for its actions.
Either way, I highly doubt anyone thought that it's a good idea that an OS decides when it's time to shut down your PC forcefully.
Yes and thank god, viruses and trojans are a thing of the past. There are no ransomware trojans spreading like wildfire today, and people can merrily use their computers without antivirus, knowing that their operating system is impervious to any harm.
Right?
Thanks MS! For that security, we gladly throw away productivity!
What if someone bought a laptop used? Someone offered a laptop on EBay, someone else bought it and suddenly you have a probably quite honest person who just bought a used laptop that you start to mess with, ruin his credit rating and possibly his life.
Be careful with vigilante action. I have zero problem if you hit the right person, but ... well, hitting the right person isn't that easy.
But the lesson to learn here is that you ALWAYS wipe a laptop you buy used. ALWAYS. Even if it looks wiped, wipe it.
As long as you don't clog the emergency station of your hospital 'cause little precious had a hiccup, knock yourself out.