I sincerely doubt it. Ultimately, EA's problem with SimCity was that they had too many paying customers. That's generally not something shareholders or board members would be terribly displeased by.
There's no real indication that EA's bottom line is hurting regardless, let alone what it would be caused by.
Seriously, EA's problem here is that they made more money than they expected. This will continue until all this bad PR results in people ceasing to buy new EA releases, and recent history suggests that won't be happening in our lifetimes.
Oh, it's not that simple. As a state legislator, he has not yet reached the poise, eloquence and cosmopolitan wit needed to ascend to the ranks of the (federal) House Republicans.
Since we're commenting about a video showing spectator injuries, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that current spectator protection standards aren't sufficient to protect injuries.
I agree with you on the OtherOS feature, but it's disingenuous to complain about the loss of backwards compatibility in PS3 redesigns. Every console that has been redesigned lost features.
The Wii lost GameCube compatibility and the Xbox 360 lost both memory cards and compatibility with older hard drives.
The GameCube lost component video output and the PlayStation 2 lost the hard drive bay.
The list keeps going. Off the top of my head, the only ones that seems to make additions over time seems to be Microsoft, which added HDMI output before things started getting cut. For all other hardware manufacturers, being an early adopter means getting the most-capable hardware.
It's the retroactive removal of features from customers who had already spent their money that should be damned.
If you had any idea how time-consuming and costly modern console game development can be, you'd understand why games are so expensive.
Then can you explain to me why simply going from 480p to HDTV somehow adds 20% to the price of a game?
Wii was the only console that didn't support HD, and it was the only one with new games with an MSRP of about $50. Now that the Wii U is HD, they too have jumped onto the $60 bandwagon.
For Democrats, it could be straight out of a nightmare.
Um... why? For one thing, the Democrats aren't exactly being helped by a system that gives Republican Wyoming as many Senators as Democratic California. And even in the House the only thing that has Boehner in power is gerrymandering; the majority of votes cast for Representatives were for Democrats.
It's rural interests that have the most to gain by unequal representation, particularly in the Senate. Right now, those interests are voting Republican.
PC game companies write their products for the lowest common denominator: keyboard and mouse. Gamepad support is an afterthought, and it often shows.
Are you talking major developers or indie developers? And are you talking about games in mouse-heavy genres (FPS/RTS) or games in other genres?
Since we're talking general-purpose gaming, I'm talking in general terms.
How so? The drivers for both my Xbox 360 controller and my Logitech controller installed automatically when I plugged them into my PC's front USB ports.
Getting all controller functionality working in all games generally requires user interaction in setting up a system tray app. Otherwise, your 360 controller triggers function as rudder pedals and your Logitech controller won't rumble (and will have the same "rudder" issues if you forget to flick the switch to DirectInput instead of XInput)
What you are referring to are essentially custom order items through specialty boutiques. Meanwhile, I can think of at least half a dozen retail shelves that have consoles on them within ten miles of where I sit.
So your argument, as I understand it, is that products on brick-and-mortar shelves are inherently superior to mail-order products. What did I misunderstand?
My argument is that you're not going to get all the benefits you keep listing (small footprint, quiet fans, etc.) with the $400 price point you cited earlier. I can wait two weeks and spend $1000 to have the PC you're describing, or I can spend $300 and have a console now.
An advantage of PC games is that many support scalable detail levels,
Complete with scalable price tag. And they don't scale at the same rate.
Meanwhile, the game publisher is expected to make sure that their products look acceptable at all possible scaling options (or at least the popular ones), rather than focusing on other issues.
when you upgrade your PC, your game will grow with you.
You assume perfect backwards compatibility with your old hardware and software. Some GPU manufacturers have a hard enough time not breaking compatibility with current games/DirectX versions/etc. between different driver revisions.
I admit that Windows still requires a bit of tweaking for set-top use. but apparently there's an app for that
This would be described by the phrase "mucking about with drivers" that I used earlier.
Console UI can't be customized at all.
Aside from the fact that the 360 you were using in comparison can be set to boot directly to a game, time spent customizing is time spent not playing a game.
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SimCity was the tipping point.
I sincerely doubt it. Ultimately, EA's problem with SimCity was that they had too many paying customers. That's generally not something shareholders or board members would be terribly displeased by.
There's no real indication that EA's bottom line is hurting regardless, let alone what it would be caused by.
Someone at a high level paying the price
Golden parachute.
... the only reason I have and log into a Google account.
It's the Orthodox Churches that are still running IBM, after the Great OS/2 Schism.
With all the forks, how could FOSS be more Protestant?
The Mother Church clearly prefers a strictly Microsoft shop.
Maybe the box the game comes in is high in calories.
The servers are too crowded. /Fry
Seriously, EA's problem here is that they made more money than they expected. This will continue until all this bad PR results in people ceasing to buy new EA releases, and recent history suggests that won't be happening in our lifetimes.
most of the salt is over processed crap with lots of chemicals
It's called iodine.
I didn't know Jenny McCarthy had a Slashdot account...
Will these drives finally break the 5.9 barrier? From what I've heard, the old XT's didn't.
Oh, it's not that simple. As a state legislator, he has not yet reached the poise, eloquence and cosmopolitan wit needed to ascend to the ranks of the (federal) House Republicans.
actually they were
Since we're commenting about a video showing spectator injuries, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that current spectator protection standards aren't sufficient to protect injuries.
With the fence being prepared tonight to our safety protocols
Hey, those protocols were sufficient the last time around, amirite?
The initial response from the online advertising industry is unsurprisingly hostile and blustering, calling the move 'a nuclear first strike.'
I guess one person's "nuclear first strike" is another's "measured response."
I agree with you on the OtherOS feature, but it's disingenuous to complain about the loss of backwards compatibility in PS3 redesigns. Every console that has been redesigned lost features.
The Wii lost GameCube compatibility and the Xbox 360 lost both memory cards and compatibility with older hard drives.
The GameCube lost component video output and the PlayStation 2 lost the hard drive bay.
The list keeps going. Off the top of my head, the only ones that seems to make additions over time seems to be Microsoft, which added HDMI output before things started getting cut. For all other hardware manufacturers, being an early adopter means getting the most-capable hardware.
It's the retroactive removal of features from customers who had already spent their money that should be damned.
People who have the power to both order and return 30m in equipment don't write like 14 year olds
You're adorable.
The problem is 1971 is when Nixon put the country on a fiat money system
Then why is the situation more or less unique to the United States when "fiat money" isn't?'
3. a useful library of plugins.
On the desktop. Android, not so much.
Perhaps, but you can pick up the GotY edition of Oblivion for $20.
If everyone felt such a strong urge to stay up-to-date with new entertainment media, the movie theater industry wouldn't be foundering.
Because the level of effort that has to be put in to the artwork significantly increases if it has to look good in HD?
Then the Wii port of multi-platform titles would also be $60, since that extra work would be done regardless.
Hold out for a price drop or three. Few things depreciate like last year's games.
If you had any idea how time-consuming and costly modern console game development can be, you'd understand why games are so expensive.
Then can you explain to me why simply going from 480p to HDTV somehow adds 20% to the price of a game?
Wii was the only console that didn't support HD, and it was the only one with new games with an MSRP of about $50. Now that the Wii U is HD, they too have jumped onto the $60 bandwagon.
For Democrats, it could be straight out of a nightmare.
Um... why? For one thing, the Democrats aren't exactly being helped by a system that gives Republican Wyoming as many Senators as Democratic California. And even in the House the only thing that has Boehner in power is gerrymandering; the majority of votes cast for Representatives were for Democrats.
It's rural interests that have the most to gain by unequal representation, particularly in the Senate. Right now, those interests are voting Republican.
And which "bay" are we talking about, O summary?
PC game companies write their products for the lowest common denominator: keyboard and mouse. Gamepad support is an afterthought, and it often shows.
Are you talking major developers or indie developers? And are you talking about games in mouse-heavy genres (FPS/RTS) or games in other genres?
Since we're talking general-purpose gaming, I'm talking in general terms.
How so? The drivers for both my Xbox 360 controller and my Logitech controller installed automatically when I plugged them into my PC's front USB ports.
Getting all controller functionality working in all games generally requires user interaction in setting up a system tray app. Otherwise, your 360 controller triggers function as rudder pedals and your Logitech controller won't rumble (and will have the same "rudder" issues if you forget to flick the switch to DirectInput instead of XInput)
What you are referring to are essentially custom order items through specialty boutiques. Meanwhile, I can think of at least half a dozen retail shelves that have consoles on them within ten miles of where I sit.
So your argument, as I understand it, is that products on brick-and-mortar shelves are inherently superior to mail-order products. What did I misunderstand?
My argument is that you're not going to get all the benefits you keep listing (small footprint, quiet fans, etc.) with the $400 price point you cited earlier. I can wait two weeks and spend $1000 to have the PC you're describing, or I can spend $300 and have a console now.
An advantage of PC games is that many support scalable detail levels,
Complete with scalable price tag. And they don't scale at the same rate.
Meanwhile, the game publisher is expected to make sure that their products look acceptable at all possible scaling options (or at least the popular ones), rather than focusing on other issues.
when you upgrade your PC, your game will grow with you.
You assume perfect backwards compatibility with your old hardware and software. Some GPU manufacturers have a hard enough time not breaking compatibility with current games/DirectX versions/etc. between different driver revisions.
I admit that Windows still requires a bit of tweaking for set-top use. but apparently there's an app for that
This would be described by the phrase "mucking about with drivers" that I used earlier.
Console UI can't be customized at all.
Aside from the fact that the 360 you were using in comparison can be set to boot directly to a game, time spent customizing is time spent not playing a game.