I do think it's a mistake to sell the 360 without a HD. How is little Johnny going to save his game? I'd consider a gaming system without a built in save game solution to be a doorstop, at this point
I have no intention whatsoever of buying a 360, but c'mon, this is silly - "little Johnny" will just be able to use a memory card, like the PS1, PS2, Xbox, and Cube have been doing for years with no problem.
I really fail to see how having to do that would render the system a doorstop.
This is a neat idea, but unlikely since this would cause market confusion with users that don't understand the difference between a Gamecube game and a Revolution game; they just know that Zelda doesn't look as good as Madden 2006 on the Xbox 360. Revolution graphics therefore aren't as good.
No doubt there are exceptions, but I would venture a guess that people who both play Madden 2006 and are worried that much about graphics...Probably would not care that much about a Zelda game in the first place.
And to be honest, if someone is dense enough that they can't read the packaging to realize what system a game is for and understand the difference, then I don't really give a damn what they think - Sony and Microsoft are already pandering to the "idiot" customers, leave it to them.
On the contrary, I think this proves that they're not feeling desperate - otherwise I think there would be a tendency to just rush it out without the extra polish.
Yeah, i've had that happen myself a few times, before I turned off the automatic updating - would try to log back on w/ Remote Desktop after a sudden disconnect, not realizing that the computer had rebooted itself and gone into Linux. Obviously that's not a problem for most people (and mostly due to my laziness in not moving Windows to the top of the bootloader menu).
Even better, try doing anything like playing a game while that stupid dialog keeps coming up every twenty minutes or so, even though you've already told Windoze that you'll "reboot later."
I don't remember this ever happening - I think it was more like once a day, at the very least - but I'll give it a try this weekend sometime to see if my recollection is completely wrong.
If I tell it to reboot later and it keeps FUBARing applications by popping up a stupid dialog and seizing control of the machine like that, or just spontaneously reboots because I don't see the dialog, then it's effectively the same as a forced shutdown due to a crash.
The same end result, maybe, but it's also something that's completely preventable - you just have to remember to install updates manually.
Too, as another poster here says, I think the automatic updating and reboot is a good thing for most people.
If the roughly 2000 tech support calls i've taken during my work experience so far are any indication, most users don't even know Windows Update exists - or if they do, they'd still never use it on their own.
Too many kiddies games, and not enough games overall.
Have you actually played any of those "kiddie" games? Most of them are a helluva lot more fun than the piles and piles of sequels and bloody, violent "mature" games that Sony & Microsoft let grace their consoles.
All it requires to enjoy them is that you feel secure enough not to treat everything that has bright colors and/or some cutesy characters as being meant exclusively for little kids.
Well Windows "shutsdown" on its own accord often enough, so that isn't a big problem (well it isn't a NEW problem)
Such a wonderful attempt at "humor"/trolling/zealotry.
If it actually happened, it'd be funny, but it doesn't anymore (did it ever?) - not unless you have severe hardware problems or you're so clueless that you let your machine get overrun with viruses and spyware.
Just more ammo for the mega-powers to say, "See, when it becomes mainstream, it becomes more insecure. Come back to windows."
Come back to Windows? Already there, i've been using Firefox instead of IE under Windows for a couple now.
I admit I don't understand the specifics of the problem with the extension, but I don't see why the OS matters - FF runs just fine on Linux, Mac, and Windows.
Then go somewhere else to discuss those interests and skills.
Why? Is "News for Nerds" defined that way somewhere, and i've just missed it? I don't seem to see anything saying "News for Nerds, unless it's not about technology."
That's a pretty bold statement. Nobody here is a programmer? I'd say at least a simple majority are. -todd
Sorry, I guess I phrased that badly - I meant to say that not everyone who reads Slashdot is a programmer, meaning that less than 100% of the readership belong to that profession. No more early-morning posting for me.
No, you run the Cat-5 from the console to the cable modem/DSL box(modem/router)/whatever, and then to the wall.
In my case, i'd have to run the cat-5 straight across the center of my wife's desk and the living room floor - not everyone has their game consoles and TV sitting right next to the cable/DSL modem.
no u walk away with out a head ach because the mac doesn't give u blue screens every other hour (windows 98 every minute, 2000 went to 30 minutes) macs just have to be restarted every month or so or just logged off the user...
Funny, my XP machine hasn't bluescreened for almost 2 years now, (and the last time was because of hardware problems with my soudcard) and my wife's 2000 machine hasn't ever bluescreened in 5 years of use.
Keep on telling yourself it happens constantly if it makes you feel better, though.
They won't succeed in the US unless they get HDTV support on the Revolution, which isn't in the cards.
Why? Nothing even close to a majority of US homes have televisons capable of displaying high-def content yet - A quick Google search shows figures for HDTV penetration around 4-9%, for example. By the time HDTV support is a majority, it'll be time for the next generation of consoles anyway.
People have been predicting Nintendo's doom for years now, but they're still around and actually quite profitable. I seriously doubt lack of HDTV support is going to be the issue that changes that trend.
They are the only online retailer that I really trust.. they've earned it.
So do I...Almost. If they could just police their DVD listings (anime especially) to keep people from selling obvious bootlegs, i'd have no bone to pick with them.
It's a genre of books, film, and television, not a protestant denomination or somesuch. If you "believe in Star Trek," I feel sorry for you.
Oh, so having faith in a fictional creation is wrong....Unless it's the one the masses believe in? When you get down to it, religion is essentially the same, it's just had far more time to spread itself and become "legitimate".
Not trying to say that religion is a bad thing, but don't delude yourself into believing it's more real than any other fiction humans have created.
As an aside - I've noticed that quite a few "major" sites DELIBERATELY crash Firefox... Weather.com, as the example I notice most often (since I actually visit it regularly)... I use the User Agent Switcher extension, and if I set it to MSIE (or even to no user agent at all), such sites work just fine. If I set it to FF or Moz - Bam!, dead browser.
I mean, not taking the effort to make a site compatible, I can understand - But to actually exert effort to deliberately break some browsers? You'd almost think such actions must violate some law...
No clue what's wrong with your system, but Weather.com (and many other "major sites") works perfectly on my XP system with the latest version of FF. No user-agent switching or other tweaking required.
I have one question about Anime. Not being a big fan, what's with the lack of animation in anime? Seems like there's only ever one thing moving on the screen, usually someones lips. Or some cool effects background with the character sliding across it. I don't mind anime, and find that the stories are usually quite interesting. However, I find the animation to be quite lacking.
It really depends on what you're watching, I think.
Stuff like DBZ and Pokemon and such is worlds apart from some of the better-drawn series like Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, or (some of) Gundam.
I have noticed that it is en vogue to bash the acting of Star Wars episodes I-III. However, after watching III, I watched IV-VI, and discovered that bad acting is something which plagues the entire series.
To varying degrees. Personally, nothing I saw in IV-VI causes quite the pain that the wooden delivery in I-III does.
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NGOs to make games such as Super Marx Brothers and The Legend of Deng Xiaoping to teach Chinese youth in new and engaging dynamic ways.
Haven't you gotten tired of this yet, after 10 years? And I thought you were working for Sega?
I do think it's a mistake to sell the 360 without a HD. How is little Johnny going to save his game? I'd consider a gaming system without a built in save game solution to be a doorstop, at this point
I have no intention whatsoever of buying a 360, but c'mon, this is silly - "little Johnny" will just be able to use a memory card, like the PS1, PS2, Xbox, and Cube have been doing for years with no problem.
I really fail to see how having to do that would render the system a doorstop.
This is a neat idea, but unlikely since this would cause market confusion with users that don't understand the difference between a Gamecube game and a Revolution game; they just know that Zelda doesn't look as good as Madden 2006 on the Xbox 360. Revolution graphics therefore aren't as good.
No doubt there are exceptions, but I would venture a guess that people who both play Madden 2006 and are worried that much about graphics...Probably would not care that much about a Zelda game in the first place.
And to be honest, if someone is dense enough that they can't read the packaging to realize what system a game is for and understand the difference, then I don't really give a damn what they think - Sony and Microsoft are already pandering to the "idiot" customers, leave it to them.
you obviously did not player Zelda Four Swords. *sigh*
I picked up a used copy of Four Swords for about $20, and it was actually quite fun, even though it was very short in 1-player mode.
And from what i've heard, it's several times better if you have a few friends to play with you.
On the contrary, I think this proves that they're not feeling desperate - otherwise I think there would be a tendency to just rush it out without the extra polish.
Yeah, i've had that happen myself a few times, before I turned off the automatic updating - would try to log back on w/ Remote Desktop after a sudden disconnect, not realizing that the computer had rebooted itself and gone into Linux. Obviously that's not a problem for most people (and mostly due to my laziness in not moving Windows to the top of the bootloader menu).
Even better, try doing anything like playing a game while that stupid dialog keeps coming up every twenty minutes or so, even though you've already told Windoze that you'll "reboot later."
I don't remember this ever happening - I think it was more like once a day, at the very least - but I'll give it a try this weekend sometime to see if my recollection is completely wrong.
If I tell it to reboot later and it keeps FUBARing applications by popping up a stupid dialog and seizing control of the machine like that, or just spontaneously reboots because I don't see the dialog, then it's effectively the same as a forced shutdown due to a crash.
The same end result, maybe, but it's also something that's completely preventable - you just have to remember to install updates manually.
Too, as another poster here says, I think the automatic updating and reboot is a good thing for most people.
If the roughly 2000 tech support calls i've taken during my work experience so far are any indication, most users don't even know Windows Update exists - or if they do, they'd still never use it on their own.
Too many kiddies games, and not enough games overall.
Have you actually played any of those "kiddie" games? Most of them are a helluva lot more fun than the piles and piles of sequels and bloody, violent "mature" games that Sony & Microsoft let grace their consoles.
All it requires to enjoy them is that you feel secure enough not to treat everything that has bright colors and/or some cutesy characters as being meant exclusively for little kids.
Well Windows "shutsdown" on its own accord often enough, so that isn't a big problem (well it isn't a NEW problem)
Such a wonderful attempt at "humor"/trolling/zealotry.
If it actually happened, it'd be funny, but it doesn't anymore (did it ever?) - not unless you have severe hardware problems or you're so clueless that you let your machine get overrun with viruses and spyware.
Just more ammo for the mega-powers to say, "See, when it becomes mainstream, it becomes more insecure. Come back to windows."
Come back to Windows? Already there, i've been using Firefox instead of IE under Windows for a couple now.
I admit I don't understand the specifics of the problem with the extension, but I don't see why the OS matters - FF runs just fine on Linux, Mac, and Windows.
If the first sentence of the summary didn't mention Louisiana, I might be inclined to agree.
Then go somewhere else to discuss those interests and skills.
Why? Is "News for Nerds" defined that way somewhere, and i've just missed it? I don't seem to see anything saying "News for Nerds, unless it's not about technology."
That's a pretty bold statement. Nobody here is a programmer? I'd say at least a simple majority are. -todd
Sorry, I guess I phrased that badly - I meant to say that not everyone who reads Slashdot is a programmer, meaning that less than 100% of the readership belong to that profession. No more early-morning posting for me.
When the hell did /. turn into a celebrity gossip site? News for nerds? Really?
/. is not a programmer. Some of us nerds have interests and skills beyond pure technology, Linux, and programming.
Everyone that reads
More power to ya. There needs to be hundreds of thousands of people like you before companies like Nintendo will care, though.
No, you run the Cat-5 from the console to the cable modem/DSL box(modem/router)/whatever, and then to the wall.
In my case, i'd have to run the cat-5 straight across the center of my wife's desk and the living room floor - not everyone has their game consoles and TV sitting right next to the cable/DSL modem.
There's not much info in the article. Is this some Windows-only kludge?
Well, the fact that no offical info has been released yet aside, ask yourself - why should Nintendo care about supporting anything other than Windows?
From everything i've ever seen, the group of people is not very big that:
A) Don't have access to a pure Windows machine or an easy dual-boot.
B) Actually want to play (console) games in the first place.
C) Would buy a Nintendo console if B is true.
D) Don't want Linux or Mac support solely to try hack the device for use as something completely different than it's intended purpose.
Always on, yes, and in use everyday for various things.
no u walk away with out a head ach because the mac doesn't give u blue screens every other hour (windows 98 every minute, 2000 went to 30 minutes) macs just have to be restarted every month or so or just logged off the user...
Funny, my XP machine hasn't bluescreened for almost 2 years now, (and the last time was because of hardware problems with my soudcard) and my wife's 2000 machine hasn't ever bluescreened in 5 years of use.
Keep on telling yourself it happens constantly if it makes you feel better, though.
They won't succeed in the US unless they get HDTV support on the Revolution, which isn't in the cards.
Why? Nothing even close to a majority of US homes have televisons capable of displaying high-def content yet - A quick Google search shows figures for HDTV penetration around 4-9%, for example. By the time HDTV support is a majority, it'll be time for the next generation of consoles anyway.
People have been predicting Nintendo's doom for years now, but they're still around and actually quite profitable. I seriously doubt lack of HDTV support is going to be the issue that changes that trend.
They are the only online retailer that I really trust.. they've earned it.
So do I...Almost. If they could just police their DVD listings (anime especially) to keep people from selling obvious bootlegs, i'd have no bone to pick with them.
It's a genre of books, film, and television, not a protestant denomination or somesuch. If you "believe in Star Trek," I feel sorry for you.
Oh, so having faith in a fictional creation is wrong....Unless it's the one the masses believe in? When you get down to it, religion is essentially the same, it's just had far more time to spread itself and become "legitimate".
Not trying to say that religion is a bad thing, but don't delude yourself into believing it's more real than any other fiction humans have created.
As an aside - I've noticed that quite a few "major" sites DELIBERATELY crash Firefox... Weather.com, as the example I notice most often (since I actually visit it regularly)... I use the User Agent Switcher extension, and if I set it to MSIE (or even to no user agent at all), such sites work just fine. If I set it to FF or Moz - Bam!, dead browser.
I mean, not taking the effort to make a site compatible, I can understand - But to actually exert effort to deliberately break some browsers? You'd almost think such actions must violate some law...
No clue what's wrong with your system, but Weather.com (and many other "major sites") works perfectly on my XP system with the latest version of FF. No user-agent switching or other tweaking required.
I have one question about Anime. Not being a big fan, what's with the lack of animation in anime? Seems like there's only ever one thing moving on the screen, usually someones lips. Or some cool effects background with the character sliding across it. I don't mind anime, and find that the stories are usually quite interesting. However, I find the animation to be quite lacking.
It really depends on what you're watching, I think.
Stuff like DBZ and Pokemon and such is worlds apart from some of the better-drawn series like Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, or (some of) Gundam.
I have noticed that it is en vogue to bash the acting of Star Wars episodes I-III. However, after watching III, I watched IV-VI, and discovered that bad acting is something which plagues the entire series.
To varying degrees. Personally, nothing I saw in IV-VI causes quite the pain that the wooden delivery in I-III does.
They're a US-based and owned company, why shouldn't they concentrate on the US? Because you personally feel left out?
If they were based in Europe and concentrating on that area while not doing much for the US...Would you still care?