The idea that no one will want to develop for other systems in 24 months is laughable, especially after the Xbox's poor showing at E3. With the strong support PS2 has gained along with Nintendo's strong E3 showing and large fan base, MS's chances are looking worse and worse. Ofcourse many would say MS doesn't really plan to dominate but merely want a foothold into the gamine market or into peoples living rooms.
What I find odd is that MS seems to already have Xbox "loyalists" or as some would call them "fan boys." What's really strange is that some of these people seem to be associated with the anti-MS movement. I guess they are assuming the Xbox will just be a cheap, fast gaming PC but I personally doubt it. The system surely won't be as open as the PC is and as far as I know they have no plans for a mouse or keyboard.
As far as the system crash, I don't see it as a big deal. It was running on early hardware, as far as I know, and obviously we can't expect games to be bugless months before their release. Ofcourse MS does seem to have problems at many of their demonstrations. I guess we'll find out soon enough.
Did anyone else find it odd that Mr Gates wasn't at E3(at least I didn't see him)? Sure he is a busy man but he's been to all of the big Xbox events from it's announcement and unveiling to even the Japanese unveiling. This E3 was arguably the console's most important outing.
Yeah lets sue the government for not limiting freedom. Good idea.
When it comes down to it. Guns are just pieces a of metal and plastic with a piece of lead thrown by a chemical reaction. I don't think we should make any of those illegal. It seems silly.
I'm sick of hearing "I believe what people do in their home is their own business as long as there isn't a victim...except for owning guns."
Ashcroft in no way implied that a game developers rights would be limited in any way. He simply said that he would like to see the industry show more responsibility. In fact I thought it was pretty clear that he wasn't suggesting new laws. He certainly didn't propose "though control." Remember, the Attorney General doesn't make laws, he just enforces them.
Too often do people take these things the wrong way.
They're not as closely tied as one might think. Believe I know a number of people in both groups. These Christian theocrats also don't have nearly as much power as people believe and many of them aren't as much "theocratic" as they sound.
As for making guns a center issue, that's just how politics works. Groups on both sides adopt an issue so that that issue doesn't get ignored. This to me seems to be more common on the left actually at least as far as the number of activist organzations. Like I said, though, there is a reason for that.
I know a few gun nuts, and none of them actually make gun rights their center issue and they tend to support personal liberties more than stereotypes suggest.
I don't think using the word "propaganda" is exactly fair. A lot of those people truly believe what they say and a good deal of what they promote is "freedom." This includes gun rights. Like it or not, gun rights are still a form of freedom.
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The idea that no one will want to develop for other systems in 24 months is laughable, especially after the Xbox's poor showing at E3. With the strong support PS2 has gained along with Nintendo's strong E3 showing and large fan base, MS's chances are looking worse and worse. Ofcourse many would say MS doesn't really plan to dominate but merely want a foothold into the gamine market or into peoples living rooms. What I find odd is that MS seems to already have Xbox "loyalists" or as some would call them "fan boys." What's really strange is that some of these people seem to be associated with the anti-MS movement. I guess they are assuming the Xbox will just be a cheap, fast gaming PC but I personally doubt it. The system surely won't be as open as the PC is and as far as I know they have no plans for a mouse or keyboard. As far as the system crash, I don't see it as a big deal. It was running on early hardware, as far as I know, and obviously we can't expect games to be bugless months before their release. Ofcourse MS does seem to have problems at many of their demonstrations. I guess we'll find out soon enough. Did anyone else find it odd that Mr Gates wasn't at E3(at least I didn't see him)? Sure he is a busy man but he's been to all of the big Xbox events from it's announcement and unveiling to even the Japanese unveiling. This E3 was arguably the console's most important outing.
Yeah lets sue the government for not limiting freedom. Good idea. When it comes down to it. Guns are just pieces a of metal and plastic with a piece of lead thrown by a chemical reaction. I don't think we should make any of those illegal. It seems silly. I'm sick of hearing "I believe what people do in their home is their own business as long as there isn't a victim...except for owning guns."
Ashcroft in no way implied that a game developers rights would be limited in any way. He simply said that he would like to see the industry show more responsibility. In fact I thought it was pretty clear that he wasn't suggesting new laws. He certainly didn't propose "though control." Remember, the Attorney General doesn't make laws, he just enforces them. Too often do people take these things the wrong way.
They're not as closely tied as one might think. Believe I know a number of people in both groups. These Christian theocrats also don't have nearly as much power as people believe and many of them aren't as much "theocratic" as they sound. As for making guns a center issue, that's just how politics works. Groups on both sides adopt an issue so that that issue doesn't get ignored. This to me seems to be more common on the left actually at least as far as the number of activist organzations. Like I said, though, there is a reason for that. I know a few gun nuts, and none of them actually make gun rights their center issue and they tend to support personal liberties more than stereotypes suggest.
I don't think using the word "propaganda" is exactly fair. A lot of those people truly believe what they say and a good deal of what they promote is "freedom." This includes gun rights. Like it or not, gun rights are still a form of freedom.