The thing about the Wii online catalog is that I own most of those games already for my Genesis, TurboGrafix16, SNES, etc, and I even already own re-releases for many of them in GameCube form that works just fine in my Wii. The PS3 has original and semi-original downloadable content that is actually pretty good. fl0w, GripShift, Stardust, GoPuzzle!, Super Rub-a-dub.... I can't remember the whole list off the top of my head.
I'm sure that Nintendo will have some Wii original offerings in their store eventually, but right now they've got none.
I *don't* Nintendo bash. Sure, I've criticized them in the past for failing to meet demand with the Wii, but I hardly consider that "bashing". I've said my fair share of negative things about Sony too. Probably more than I've said about Nintendo.
Just use Google if Slashdot's search doesn't help you. It'll take you back years. Try something like "ivan256 Nintendo site:slashdot.org". You'll find plenty of negative commentary about Microsoft (deserved, I think, but some might call it bashing), and about analysts and reviewers and journalists, sure. The only bad thing you'll see me saying about Nintendo, though, is that they should have been able to get Wiis in stock by now.
What part of that did I not understand? Are you listening to yourself?
"Look at me everybody. Let's accuse somebody of doing exactly the same thing I'm doing right this instant!"
Can you seriously think you're taking the high-ground by accusing me of failing to make an argument I wasn't making while at the same time accusing me of doing the same to you?
You have yet to stop focusing on the fact that I thought you were flying off the handle to actually read the substance of my original content, which was that there aren't any PS3s using hardware emulation anymore; Something which I'm sure many people would agree is a perfectly reasonable, topical tangent to have taken at that point in the conversation. Instead you've decided that I disagree with you about the reduction in compatibility, rather than noticing that what I really disagreed with was how big a deal it was.
I hope you found that as hilarious as you were hoping. I wish I could say that I found your misguided justifications in your last paragraph hilarious, but it was just sad, really. If you can't see the difference between using certain words in a humorous context and in the context in which they were originally intended as offensive, you're in for some hard times at some future point. It's funny when Mel Brooks or Chris Rock use the term "nigger" because they're saying it in jest or in satire. If they were saying it because they wanted to say something derogatory or mocking to/about a black man it would be different. You can use that term colloquially amongst your friends because they understand that you're being ironic. Can you really expect anybody to have believed that when you said "You're assuming such just shows how you think, fanboi.", especially after having used the "fanboy" spelling elsewhere in your comment that you meant it in an ironic, comic, or satirical sense.
That thing is huge, and it still has a screen. Who would want that huge thing on their wrist? Plus you have to take off your watch to charge it?
I really do think the keychain form factor is ideal. 95% of the time (whenever I'm not talking on the phone) my phone and my keys are in exactly the same place, be it in my pocket, on my desk, or in the center console of my car (which happens to be a Saab, so that's where the key is when the car is running). A bluetooth keychain device combined with a headset for when you're mobile, and a handset for your desk would be perfect IMO.
I wonder if you think that because you had the last word, you're right, when you're merely demonstrated both a lack of reading comprehension, and (assuming you really weren't making a "huge issue" when you started using such strong language) a lack of ability to convey what you mean in text? It seems to me that the line you pasted confirms what I said, not what you are asserting.
Also, the term "fanboi" is used by two types of people: Those who wish to make derogatory comments about young Asian people who are overly passionate about something, and stupid idiots who think they're cool because they copied what somebody else said without actually understanding what it means. Given how adept you've proven yourself to be at deriving the meaning of text through context, I'm not surprised that you didn't realize it was a racist slur. But it is, and you should stop using it before it gets you into trouble.
Hey, don't get me wrong, I'll be glad to see the Wii get that option. But its not the blocker for most you think it is.
There may be other Wii games that appeal to you though. I was speaking specifically of Mario Party with the 9-12/drinking comment. Are you a Mario Party fan?
And then you try to play the racism card in a desperate attempt to grab the moral high ground. That's pathetic.
Hey, buddy, you're the one who used the term fanboi, and I brought it up because it disgusts me, and because it's only ever used by people who are swinging low.
I'm not going to continue a back-and-forth with you over who put what words in who's mouth, but as I check out from this thread I urge you to go back and find where I ever accused you of saying anything other than "fuck" and "fanboi". You are the one who decided I said something I had not.
Just because I pointed out the un-arguable truth -- software emulation is inferior to the original hardware for backward compatability -- doesn't make me a 360 fanboy. You're assuming such just shows how you think, fanboi.
Also, way to bring the (inaccurate) racial slur into the conversation. It's funny, you come in here cussing and being generally trollish, and it's the people who respond that get modded down...
Oh, and I never accused you of spreading FUD. By your logic, doesn't bringing that up make you a fanboy? Or would that be a fucking fanboy?
Sheesh. Your UID says you're almost 30, and your behavior suggests you're almost 12.
Who said anything about it being worse than the competition? Point me to one quote in this thread saying that.
I won't, because there wasn't one. That doesn't mean it's not relevant though. Nor does my saying that invalidate the rest of my point. Correct me if I'm wrong (I'm not), but last I checked, the PS3 was competing against another system, not against itself. Comparing it to the competition isn't what you do when you're a "fanboy" (as your sister post implies), it's a sane comparison. If I had only mentioned the comparison to the competition, you might have had a point.
I'm sorry if I offended your system.
While you were focusing on the fact that I mentioned the 360, you missed my actual points, which were that the software emulation is actually preferable in the majority of cases (due to upscaling), and that it's being used on the older systems (even if they have the chip) anyway.
It doesn't change what Sony has been doing. It merely frames the question.
Clearly the original poster was wondering why everybody is hating Sony, and this forum has simultaneously turned into a Microsoft love-fest.
My point was that, yes, there are plenty of good reasons to be upset with Sony, but that doesn't mean we should hop in bed with Microsoft instead.
(Yeah, yeah, Nintendo, etc... I have a Wii, and it's great, but it's like a toy you have along side your real next-gen gaming system. Other than going on sale around the same time as the 360 and the PS3, it's really not in the same league. Both in terms of graphics and network functionality. The answer to "What system do you have?" is going to be "I have a Wii and [insert other system]". Which one becomes the other system is the interesting question.)
not the best. It's got online and it's free, but it's just not as good. Interface has a few nice features like internet browsing, but overall, it's not as tight of an experience as Xbox360 with relation to gaming, and this is a gaming console.
This sounds like the commentary of somebody who hasn't spent much time with a PS3.
I used to think exactly what you just said, but my console experience this generation was limited to the 360, and the Wii. I had only played with store demo PS3s. I recently picked up a PS3, though, because I needed a new DVD player, and I wanted the upscaling and the BluRay support, and I must say that i'm generally impressed with the interface; even the online parts. "Tight" is exactly how I would describe it, and everything about the system. It's the first console I've ever owned that doesn't feel like a toy. I was also surprised to find that the downloadable content for the system far surpassed what was available for the Wii, which basically only has "classics" (read: old games; only some are truly classic). I haven't even turned my Wii on since I bought the PS3. I was also surprised by how open the system is. Standard memory card formats, many codecs playable from standard media servers, the ability to upgrade the hard drive, the controller being a HID compliant USB games controller.... Very un-Sony-like, but also very good.
I do agree that the marketing for the system is terrible though. And the game selection is still mediocre. The price was a little steep for me, which would mean that it was really steep for a college kid, or a parent, but with the price cut it'll hurt a little less.
I'd be excited about it if they got online play working.
Otherwise it's catering to the 9-12 year old market, and the College Drinking Game crowd. Nintendo will exhaust their sales potential in those markets very soon.
Regardless, the reviews are as close to awful as review sites are willing to give.
* Plays4Sure * Windows Monopoly * Funding the SCO lawsuit * Bullying hardware vendors to not allow dual booting * Windows Genuine Advantage * Patent trolling (Funding immersion's suit against Sony, amongst dozens of others) * Charging high prices for poorly built products * Advertising in a for-pay online service * Red ring of death
And speaking of not knowing what a rootkit is, you're one to talk, seeing as you're spouting the same nonsense from back (5 minutes after the story broke) when people changed "Used rootkit-like technology to hide their DRM software" to "Rootkit".
Pot, meet kettle.
In contrast, Sony has opened up the PS3 to Linux installations and non-proprietary memory formats, standard DLNA media services, user upgradeable storage, etc... But people are willing to forgive Microsoft their decades of (and continued) abuse of the consumer and are unwilling to forgive Sony their recent missteps. Funny, really.
Since the 1.8 firmware, even the models that have the hardware emulation have been using the software emulator if you enable upscaling. Yet the emulation is still better than acceptable. Certainly, I prefer it to my non-upscaled actual PS2.
But you should swear about it, and turn it into a huge issue, and pretend that it's worse than the competition, etc... Go right ahead. It's what we expect from the Slashdot 360 Fanboy, er.... Slashdot Games section.
With voice-dial and bluetooth, an "iPhone shuffle" would actually be pretty nice. I doubt they could get good battery life for a phone in such a small device though. I'd give up a screen for a cell phone that would fit on my keychain.
So how do mandatory cheek (DNA) swabs on arrests (not convictions) make us safer exactly (California-2009 [the-scientist.com])? And for what it's worth, we do fingerprint virtually everybody that walks down the street, at least those of us that also have a driver's license.
Outside of California (Why is it that the bluest states are the ones most willing to give up civil liberties for safety?) we don't do those things. I have a drivers license, and I've never been fingerprinted.
Why does California fingerprint everybody and swab people who get arrested for crimes where DNA evidence would be nonsensical?
Optical media is a more resilient than a hard drive, which is why its used in the consumer market, and sometimes in large data centers that need a backup thats harder to mess up unless you scratch it of course.
More resilient is not a reason to use them in the consumer market. Hell, media distributors would love it if you wrecked the media and had to buy another copy.
Optical media is used in the consumer market because it's cheaper to produce. You can produce dozens of BluRay discs for the cost of producing a (pick any size) hard drive. End of story.
Just think about fingerprinting, it hasn't once stopped people from committing a crime, but it sure does make it easier to catch the bad guy.
Right, but as it isn't a preventative measure, we don't fingerprint everybody that walks down the street. And nobody is under the delusion that fingerprinting makes them safer. They understand it's a post-crime tool. People don't seem to understand that about video surveillance.
Lastly, certainty of punishment doesn't prevent terrorism like it does with petty crime. If a terrorist doesn't want to get caught, they simply recruit/brainwash some poor fool into performing the act as a suicide mission.
Well, I suppose that depends on the goals of the person you're asking.
However it is always a bad thing to confuse the two. If what you want is vengeance, you shouldn't lie to yourself and pretend what you're after is safety; and you shouldn't fool yourself into thinking you're safer because you've punished those who have already done bad things.
Except that the requirements today aren't different. At all.
Not only that, but the GTD model does recommend a "Tomorrow List". It just calls it something else.
From the Wikipedia page about "GTD":
Collect
Capture everything that you need to track or remember or act on in what Allen calls a 'bucket': either a physical inbox, email inbox, tape recorder, notebook, PDA, or any combination of these. Get everything out of your head and into your collection device, ready for processing. All buckets should be processed to empty at least once per week.
Unlike other Time Management authors, David Allen doesn't suggest any preferred collection method, leaving it to the choice of the practitioner. The one thing he does insist is the importance of emptying the "buckets" regularly. Consequently, any storage space that is inspected regularly is acceptable to GTD.
Hmm. a 'bucket' of tasks that you empty regularly. Curiously similar to a "Tomorrow list".
Like most "new" time management techniques, it's the same-shit, different-day. It all comes down to remembering what you need to do, and not procrastinating when you don't want to do it.
I've had FIOS installed at my house twice at my house (business line and residential line). Both times I asked the tech not to remove the copper. There was no bitching at all. He simply left it in place. The 4 pairs that were originally there are still there and provide dial-tone.
Incidentally, the battery lasts a damned long time, but it doesn't cover the data or video services, only the voice. The power was out for 9 hours last night and the damned ONT for the residential line was beeping once a minute the whole time; and I don't even subscribe to the FIOS voice services. (The business line's ONT is connected to a UPS that could run it for days).
...it seems to be lost on many people that the surveillance network in London isn't what stopped the recent terrorist plot, it's merely what helped them track down the people responsible. If some random jerk hadn't gotten into a knife fight near the car-bomb, the plot might have succeeded even with the cameras.
These things don't add any safety. They just make vengeance through the criminal justice system easier.
Yes, but the way that usually works is through leasing scripts, since there is no provision in copyright law for levying performances. Pick your favorite play that people are still paying royalties to perform and try to buy scripts for it. You won't find them.
Unless you're playing recordings that were sold to you for "private use only" (Maybe a CD jukebox?) you can tell these guy's to stick it. Of course, they can sue you, and it's probably cheaper to pay their fee than defend yourself, but that's another issue...
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The thing about the Wii online catalog is that I own most of those games already for my Genesis, TurboGrafix16, SNES, etc, and I even already own re-releases for many of them in GameCube form that works just fine in my Wii. The PS3 has original and semi-original downloadable content that is actually pretty good. fl0w, GripShift, Stardust, GoPuzzle!, Super Rub-a-dub.... I can't remember the whole list off the top of my head.
I'm sure that Nintendo will have some Wii original offerings in their store eventually, but right now they've got none.
Last response to what is clearly a Trolling AC...
I *don't* Nintendo bash. Sure, I've criticized them in the past for failing to meet demand with the Wii, but I hardly consider that "bashing". I've said my fair share of negative things about Sony too. Probably more than I've said about Nintendo.
Just use Google if Slashdot's search doesn't help you. It'll take you back years. Try something like "ivan256 Nintendo site:slashdot.org". You'll find plenty of negative commentary about Microsoft (deserved, I think, but some might call it bashing), and about analysts and reviewers and journalists, sure. The only bad thing you'll see me saying about Nintendo, though, is that they should have been able to get Wiis in stock by now.
What part of that did I not understand? Are you listening to yourself?
"Look at me everybody. Let's accuse somebody of doing exactly the same thing I'm doing right this instant!"
Can you seriously think you're taking the high-ground by accusing me of failing to make an argument I wasn't making while at the same time accusing me of doing the same to you?
You have yet to stop focusing on the fact that I thought you were flying off the handle to actually read the substance of my original content, which was that there aren't any PS3s using hardware emulation anymore; Something which I'm sure many people would agree is a perfectly reasonable, topical tangent to have taken at that point in the conversation. Instead you've decided that I disagree with you about the reduction in compatibility, rather than noticing that what I really disagreed with was how big a deal it was.
I hope you found that as hilarious as you were hoping. I wish I could say that I found your misguided justifications in your last paragraph hilarious, but it was just sad, really. If you can't see the difference between using certain words in a humorous context and in the context in which they were originally intended as offensive, you're in for some hard times at some future point. It's funny when Mel Brooks or Chris Rock use the term "nigger" because they're saying it in jest or in satire. If they were saying it because they wanted to say something derogatory or mocking to/about a black man it would be different. You can use that term colloquially amongst your friends because they understand that you're being ironic. Can you really expect anybody to have believed that when you said "You're assuming such just shows how you think, fanboi.", especially after having used the "fanboy" spelling elsewhere in your comment that you meant it in an ironic, comic, or satirical sense.
Yuck!
That thing is huge, and it still has a screen. Who would want that huge thing on their wrist? Plus you have to take off your watch to charge it?
I really do think the keychain form factor is ideal. 95% of the time (whenever I'm not talking on the phone) my phone and my keys are in exactly the same place, be it in my pocket, on my desk, or in the center console of my car (which happens to be a Saab, so that's where the key is when the car is running). A bluetooth keychain device combined with a headset for when you're mobile, and a handset for your desk would be perfect IMO.
I wonder if you think that because you had the last word, you're right, when you're merely demonstrated both a lack of reading comprehension, and (assuming you really weren't making a "huge issue" when you started using such strong language) a lack of ability to convey what you mean in text? It seems to me that the line you pasted confirms what I said, not what you are asserting.
Also, the term "fanboi" is used by two types of people: Those who wish to make derogatory comments about young Asian people who are overly passionate about something, and stupid idiots who think they're cool because they copied what somebody else said without actually understanding what it means. Given how adept you've proven yourself to be at deriving the meaning of text through context, I'm not surprised that you didn't realize it was a racist slur. But it is, and you should stop using it before it gets you into trouble.
There may be other Wii games that appeal to you though. I was speaking specifically of Mario Party with the 9-12/drinking comment. Are you a Mario Party fan?
Who's "He"? Me? Show me a post where I've bashed Nintendo. Go ahead, try to find one.
Hey, buddy, you're the one who used the term fanboi, and I brought it up because it disgusts me, and because it's only ever used by people who are swinging low.
I'm not going to continue a back-and-forth with you over who put what words in who's mouth, but as I check out from this thread I urge you to go back and find where I ever accused you of saying anything other than "fuck" and "fanboi". You are the one who decided I said something I had not.
I don't care to repeat myself, so here's a link: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=248053&cid=19
Also, way to bring the (inaccurate) racial slur into the conversation. It's funny, you come in here cussing and being generally trollish, and it's the people who respond that get modded down...
Oh, and I never accused you of spreading FUD. By your logic, doesn't bringing that up make you a fanboy? Or would that be a fucking fanboy?
Sheesh. Your UID says you're almost 30, and your behavior suggests you're almost 12.
I won't, because there wasn't one. That doesn't mean it's not relevant though. Nor does my saying that invalidate the rest of my point. Correct me if I'm wrong (I'm not), but last I checked, the PS3 was competing against another system, not against itself. Comparing it to the competition isn't what you do when you're a "fanboy" (as your sister post implies), it's a sane comparison. If I had only mentioned the comparison to the competition, you might have had a point.
I'm sorry if I offended your system.
While you were focusing on the fact that I mentioned the 360, you missed my actual points, which were that the software emulation is actually preferable in the majority of cases (due to upscaling), and that it's being used on the older systems (even if they have the chip) anyway.
It doesn't change what Sony has been doing. It merely frames the question.
Clearly the original poster was wondering why everybody is hating Sony, and this forum has simultaneously turned into a Microsoft love-fest.
My point was that, yes, there are plenty of good reasons to be upset with Sony, but that doesn't mean we should hop in bed with Microsoft instead.
(Yeah, yeah, Nintendo, etc... I have a Wii, and it's great, but it's like a toy you have along side your real next-gen gaming system. Other than going on sale around the same time as the 360 and the PS3, it's really not in the same league. Both in terms of graphics and network functionality. The answer to "What system do you have?" is going to be "I have a Wii and [insert other system]". Which one becomes the other system is the interesting question.)
This sounds like the commentary of somebody who hasn't spent much time with a PS3.
I used to think exactly what you just said, but my console experience this generation was limited to the 360, and the Wii. I had only played with store demo PS3s. I recently picked up a PS3, though, because I needed a new DVD player, and I wanted the upscaling and the BluRay support, and I must say that i'm generally impressed with the interface; even the online parts. "Tight" is exactly how I would describe it, and everything about the system. It's the first console I've ever owned that doesn't feel like a toy. I was also surprised to find that the downloadable content for the system far surpassed what was available for the Wii, which basically only has "classics" (read: old games; only some are truly classic). I haven't even turned my Wii on since I bought the PS3. I was also surprised by how open the system is. Standard memory card formats, many codecs playable from standard media servers, the ability to upgrade the hard drive, the controller being a HID compliant USB games controller.... Very un-Sony-like, but also very good.
I do agree that the marketing for the system is terrible though. And the game selection is still mediocre. The price was a little steep for me, which would mean that it was really steep for a college kid, or a parent, but with the price cut it'll hurt a little less.
I'd be excited about it if they got online play working.
Otherwise it's catering to the 9-12 year old market, and the College Drinking Game crowd. Nintendo will exhaust their sales potential in those markets very soon.
Regardless, the reviews are as close to awful as review sites are willing to give.
* Plays4Sure
* Windows Monopoly
* Funding the SCO lawsuit
* Bullying hardware vendors to not allow dual booting
* Windows Genuine Advantage
* Patent trolling (Funding immersion's suit against Sony, amongst dozens of others)
* Charging high prices for poorly built products
* Advertising in a for-pay online service
* Red ring of death
And speaking of not knowing what a rootkit is, you're one to talk, seeing as you're spouting the same nonsense from back (5 minutes after the story broke) when people changed "Used rootkit-like technology to hide their DRM software" to "Rootkit".
Pot, meet kettle.
In contrast, Sony has opened up the PS3 to Linux installations and non-proprietary memory formats, standard DLNA media services, user upgradeable storage, etc... But people are willing to forgive Microsoft their decades of (and continued) abuse of the consumer and are unwilling to forgive Sony their recent missteps. Funny, really.
Since the 1.8 firmware, even the models that have the hardware emulation have been using the software emulator if you enable upscaling. Yet the emulation is still better than acceptable. Certainly, I prefer it to my non-upscaled actual PS2.
But you should swear about it, and turn it into a huge issue, and pretend that it's worse than the competition, etc... Go right ahead. It's what we expect from the Slashdot 360 Fanboy, er.... Slashdot Games section.
With voice-dial and bluetooth, an "iPhone shuffle" would actually be pretty nice. I doubt they could get good battery life for a phone in such a small device though. I'd give up a screen for a cell phone that would fit on my keychain.
Outside of California (Why is it that the bluest states are the ones most willing to give up civil liberties for safety?) we don't do those things. I have a drivers license, and I've never been fingerprinted.
Why does California fingerprint everybody and swab people who get arrested for crimes where DNA evidence would be nonsensical?
More resilient is not a reason to use them in the consumer market. Hell, media distributors would love it if you wrecked the media and had to buy another copy.
Optical media is used in the consumer market because it's cheaper to produce. You can produce dozens of BluRay discs for the cost of producing a (pick any size) hard drive. End of story.
Yeah, then you only have the issue of bringing the power in to land from miles out at sea...
Oh the crap we'll waste money on to avoid the 'N' word...
Right, but as it isn't a preventative measure, we don't fingerprint everybody that walks down the street. And nobody is under the delusion that fingerprinting makes them safer. They understand it's a post-crime tool. People don't seem to understand that about video surveillance.
Lastly, certainty of punishment doesn't prevent terrorism like it does with petty crime. If a terrorist doesn't want to get caught, they simply recruit/brainwash some poor fool into performing the act as a suicide mission.
Well, I suppose that depends on the goals of the person you're asking.
However it is always a bad thing to confuse the two. If what you want is vengeance, you shouldn't lie to yourself and pretend what you're after is safety; and you shouldn't fool yourself into thinking you're safer because you've punished those who have already done bad things.
Not only that, but the GTD model does recommend a "Tomorrow List". It just calls it something else.
From the Wikipedia page about "GTD": Hmm. a 'bucket' of tasks that you empty regularly. Curiously similar to a "Tomorrow list".
Like most "new" time management techniques, it's the same-shit, different-day. It all comes down to remembering what you need to do, and not procrastinating when you don't want to do it.
I've had FIOS installed at my house twice at my house (business line and residential line). Both times I asked the tech not to remove the copper. There was no bitching at all. He simply left it in place. The 4 pairs that were originally there are still there and provide dial-tone.
Incidentally, the battery lasts a damned long time, but it doesn't cover the data or video services, only the voice. The power was out for 9 hours last night and the damned ONT for the residential line was beeping once a minute the whole time; and I don't even subscribe to the FIOS voice services. (The business line's ONT is connected to a UPS that could run it for days).
...it seems to be lost on many people that the surveillance network in London isn't what stopped the recent terrorist plot, it's merely what helped them track down the people responsible. If some random jerk hadn't gotten into a knife fight near the car-bomb, the plot might have succeeded even with the cameras.
These things don't add any safety. They just make vengeance through the criminal justice system easier.
Yes, but the way that usually works is through leasing scripts, since there is no provision in copyright law for levying performances. Pick your favorite play that people are still paying royalties to perform and try to buy scripts for it. You won't find them.
Unless you're playing recordings that were sold to you for "private use only" (Maybe a CD jukebox?) you can tell these guy's to stick it. Of course, they can sue you, and it's probably cheaper to pay their fee than defend yourself, but that's another issue...