The purpose of the question (which I submitted a week ago, I had forgotten about it) wasn't to focus on my home network per se. I was trying to get discussion going, get links to network reference material, pick up pointers, etc... I guess I worded it too specifically. Oops!
So you've stated a case that HD is important... for you. Because you shelled out the big bucks on an HD set. *applause*
HD isn't a factor in the game purchases I make today. I don't have an HD set, but I am planning on buying one prior to the Revolution's and the PS3's launch. However, I will still buy a Revolution before either the PS3 or the X360. I am not a Nintendo "fanboy" either. I simply make my purchases (not just video game stuff) based upon who has the more interesting product.
So far Nintendo sounds like they are doing the unique thing. I want to support that line of thinking. If the new controller is a miss for them, the machine still has GC controller ports, I'm sure there will be "regular" games, it runs GC games, you can download their back library... it is still a far more flexible machine and far more intriguing machine to me.
I want a game console that at the very least promises to try and go above and beyond "Oo, pretty things." The Nintendo Revolution has done a far better job of that inspite of it lacking HD output.
I have two, hopefully one will be judged worthy...
1) When SWG launched it took me a while to realize how the game had been envisioned. SWG is a giant sandbox (no Tatooine jokes), where players create a character, pick and choose the skills they want, and then... That was always the problem. There was never anything worthwhile to pit your character against, this sandbox was devoid even the simplest plastic shovel and bucket. However, the entire profession system being replaced by this new one makes me feel that the entire game will just become a linear romp up your profession. Now when a player gains XP they get automatic skills in their profession. There isn't any reason to diversify your gameplay experience. Why was the decision made to essentially REDUCE the skill system to a straight line progression rather than reducing the headaches and injecting fresh content for them? (A quick note I am not against the REDUCTION of professions as a whole, I like the ala carte system in place now though.)
2) Because this rumor is all over the forums: When can I buy the PS3 version of SWG?
But the device will require close scrutiny to ensure compliance with a United Nations protocol on blinding laser weapons.
It would be nice if the UN would also regulate the use of traditional weaponary with regards to murdering people with them. Although I would rather be killed in battle than come home eating out a straw with a few parts missing.
Yeah, as a student YOU PAY THEM to go to school there. If I were her I'd rather be in a school that wasn't interested in dictating my life to me after handing them a bunch of money for a diploma.
sounds like someone needs to update their hardware. i was playing the game earlier this year to see what the combat update did . the only time i had lag issues was when i walked into a packed cantina and the game had to load all the models on the screen. (my game box: 2.4Ghz P4, 1GB Corsair XMS, Sata 80gb, Radeon 9600XT)
there use to be problems with warping back a few hundred meters while driving, but that seems to be largely taken care of. however, YMMV obviously. i am merely trying to point out that not everyone is having the same problems.
I have bought probably hundreds of RAM sticks in my day, certainly not as many as some, but most, if not all, have had a lifetime warranty through either Kingston, Crucial or Corsair. I've never had a problem switching out bad sticks with them.
They just put a regular iPod in a cloner and reduced the scale. If you put a Nano in your cloner and increase the scale back to normal, the resin layer will compensate.
Based upon the fact that I talk to 5-10 people every couple of weeks that are not at all interested. I'm talking about people you could consider gamers, many who have every console from Xbox/PS2/Cube back to the Atari still and more (handhelds up the wazoo).
Will it sell well? No doubt. Will it sell astronomically well? Not bloody likely.
There are logistical concerns for people in rural communities, but that's no excuse why people in urban areas (like myself) pay 50 bucks for 3Mbits/256Kbs and 50 for ~60 cable channels.
I'm about to drop the cable tv and download all my cartoon network shows.
I clicked back from Gabe's VGCats link (with a posting of Jack's contact info) to find Tycho had just put up a post saying they donated 10k to the Entertainment Software Foundation in Jack Thompson's name.
But other parts of the world aren't obligated to recognize a US corps. patent. Thus we are really only shooting ourselves in the foot, while companies in other parts of the world have free reign to invest in gene research without paying a gatekeeper.
I wish I had mod points for you. Just reading the title of the paper "General Relativity Resolves Galactic Rotation Without Exotic Dark Matter" is enough to realize that this doesn't explain away dark matter for every possible application.
I guess we need another acronym. RTFAT = Read The Fucking Article Title
The problem for todays new pop stars is that they really aren't musicians in the first place. They rely on the up front $$ that the record companies throw into marketing them, paying for talent coaches and producing the hell out of their music so their cd's sound good.
That said, I agree that online distribution is a boon for independent musicians that are in fact actual artists.
I don't think you can completely chalk it up to the popularity of a console declining. Some of the lessening interest has to be because of the marketing push that's already begun for the new shit. Why buy games for the current console when you can save the money for the new ones?
You know if this story was about some start up who raised a buncha money in VC and had a slick website and was promising a unique product that would revolutionize the world and it turned out to be a battery operated hammer, I might agree with you. But the story is about FreeBSD, which isn't dead btw, and the majority of/. readers, whether they want to admit to it or not, recognize the quality of this product.
Could we be a little less cynical and jaded over something as trivial as FreeBSDs website redesign?
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I would argue that that isn't the image MOST people associate with the Metroid games as "Samus' atire".
Yeah question for Zonk. At what point does "there is no word on exactly which console" become "NCSoft To Bring MMOGs To The PS3".
The purpose of the question (which I submitted a week ago, I had forgotten about it) wasn't to focus on my home network per se. I was trying to get discussion going, get links to network reference material, pick up pointers, etc... I guess I worded it too specifically. Oops!
So you've stated a case that HD is important... for you. Because you shelled out the big bucks on an HD set. *applause*
HD isn't a factor in the game purchases I make today. I don't have an HD set, but I am planning on buying one prior to the Revolution's and the PS3's launch. However, I will still buy a Revolution before either the PS3 or the X360. I am not a Nintendo "fanboy" either. I simply make my purchases (not just video game stuff) based upon who has the more interesting product.
So far Nintendo sounds like they are doing the unique thing. I want to support that line of thinking. If the new controller is a miss for them, the machine still has GC controller ports, I'm sure there will be "regular" games, it runs GC games, you can download their back library... it is still a far more flexible machine and far more intriguing machine to me.
I want a game console that at the very least promises to try and go above and beyond "Oo, pretty things." The Nintendo Revolution has done a far better job of that inspite of it lacking HD output.
I have two, hopefully one will be judged worthy... 1) When SWG launched it took me a while to realize how the game had been envisioned. SWG is a giant sandbox (no Tatooine jokes), where players create a character, pick and choose the skills they want, and then... That was always the problem. There was never anything worthwhile to pit your character against, this sandbox was devoid even the simplest plastic shovel and bucket. However, the entire profession system being replaced by this new one makes me feel that the entire game will just become a linear romp up your profession. Now when a player gains XP they get automatic skills in their profession. There isn't any reason to diversify your gameplay experience. Why was the decision made to essentially REDUCE the skill system to a straight line progression rather than reducing the headaches and injecting fresh content for them? (A quick note I am not against the REDUCTION of professions as a whole, I like the ala carte system in place now though.) 2) Because this rumor is all over the forums: When can I buy the PS3 version of SWG?
But the device will require close scrutiny to ensure compliance with a United Nations protocol on blinding laser weapons.
It would be nice if the UN would also regulate the use of traditional weaponary with regards to murdering people with them. Although I would rather be killed in battle than come home eating out a straw with a few parts missing.
Yeah, as a student YOU PAY THEM to go to school there. If I were her I'd rather be in a school that wasn't interested in dictating my life to me after handing them a bunch of money for a diploma.
There are two primary stumbling blocks before it will take over WiMax:
1) It actually does what the article says
2) It isn't bound up the ass by patents and doesn't require hefty fees to implement.
sounds like someone needs to update their hardware. i was playing the game earlier this year to see what the combat update did . the only time i had lag issues was when i walked into a packed cantina and the game had to load all the models on the screen. (my game box: 2.4Ghz P4, 1GB Corsair XMS, Sata 80gb, Radeon 9600XT)
there use to be problems with warping back a few hundred meters while driving, but that seems to be largely taken care of. however, YMMV obviously. i am merely trying to point out that not everyone is having the same problems.
I have bought probably hundreds of RAM sticks in my day, certainly not as many as some, but most, if not all, have had a lifetime warranty through either Kingston, Crucial or Corsair. I've never had a problem switching out bad sticks with them.
I didn't realize Sun and Cisco sold Windows PCs?
The versipaks are the bee knees. I wish they had one big enough for my laptop.
They just put a regular iPod in a cloner and reduced the scale. If you put a Nano in your cloner and increase the scale back to normal, the resin layer will compensate.
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Based upon the fact that I talk to 5-10 people every couple of weeks that are not at all interested. I'm talking about people you could consider gamers, many who have every console from Xbox/PS2/Cube back to the Atari still and more (handhelds up the wazoo).
Will it sell well? No doubt. Will it sell astronomically well? Not bloody likely.
There are logistical concerns for people in rural communities, but that's no excuse why people in urban areas (like myself) pay 50 bucks for 3Mbits/256Kbs and 50 for ~60 cable channels. I'm about to drop the cable tv and download all my cartoon network shows.
I clicked back from Gabe's VGCats link (with a posting of Jack's contact info) to find Tycho had just put up a post saying they donated 10k to the Entertainment Software Foundation in Jack Thompson's name.
Is if he really would have broken if she hadn't said anything.
Was this story worth it?
But other parts of the world aren't obligated to recognize a US corps. patent. Thus we are really only shooting ourselves in the foot, while companies in other parts of the world have free reign to invest in gene research without paying a gatekeeper.
I wish I had mod points for you. Just reading the title of the paper "General Relativity Resolves Galactic Rotation Without Exotic Dark Matter" is enough to realize that this doesn't explain away dark matter for every possible application.
I guess we need another acronym. RTFAT = Read The Fucking Article Title
The problem for todays new pop stars is that they really aren't musicians in the first place. They rely on the up front $$ that the record companies throw into marketing them, paying for talent coaches and producing the hell out of their music so their cd's sound good.
That said, I agree that online distribution is a boon for independent musicians that are in fact actual artists.
I hate to pick nits, but Astonishing X-Men is only one year old, and not always on time.
I don't think you can completely chalk it up to the popularity of a console declining. Some of the lessening interest has to be because of the marketing push that's already begun for the new shit. Why buy games for the current console when you can save the money for the new ones?
You know if this story was about some start up who raised a buncha money in VC and had a slick website and was promising a unique product that would revolutionize the world and it turned out to be a battery operated hammer, I might agree with you. But the story is about FreeBSD, which isn't dead btw, and the majority of /. readers, whether they want to admit to it or not, recognize the quality of this product.
Could we be a little less cynical and jaded over something as trivial as FreeBSDs website redesign?