As far as the internet and video conferencing are concerned, H.264 DOES equal HD. That's the only codec you're going to be able to use with video conferencing applications to use HD unless you know of another codec the ITU has specified.
Nintendo in-house games are great, but if they don't get 3rd-party support, it'll start making a lot of sense just to make games for the other 2 systems rather than try to juggle both hardware and software. Sega went that path and I don't see why that Metroid and Mario can't show up on XBox 720 or PS4 in the future.
Except Nintendo makes money on their hardware. Come on, look at SEGA now, it's not even a player in the software world now! Would you put SEGA games up there with EA, Konami, Capcom, or even Sony?
It would make more sense if Nintendo bought SEGA, THAT would be a powerhouse system if they revived all the best SEGA franchises: Golden Axe, Quartet, finally a good Sonic again, a new NiGHTS, Altered Beast, Alex Kidd, a REAL Phantasy Star RPG...
All the other systems that are backwards compatible (Playstation 2, Gameboy Advance, NDS) contain the processor or a workalike that the previous system contained. For instance, the PlayStation 2 uses the original PlayStation CPU to control the Dual Shock controllers (all that pressure sensitivity and rumble levels, I guess).
The NextGen systems are looking like there's not gonna be enough room (in the budget or the design) to support this concept. I'm looking at Sony to have the best option (finally fixing the antialiasing hardware bug!!!) and that the games will have improved graphics and load times like they did on the PS2.
The AV machines were awesome. You pointed out all of the amazing hardware they has and the phenomenal software that went along with it. The only problem was that developers were told that the DSP wouldn't be included in the PowerMacs. Why continue to code for it? Since Apple was going to PowerPC, they let it languish, too. Incidentally, the DSP was an order of magnitude faster than the 68040's in the machines.
they revolutionized and other company rules the market ?...deja vu...
Yep, they have done it over and over again, and several times they ruled the market as well. Apple ][ for personal (and business) computers, Macintosh for graphics, PowerBook for portables, iPod for music.
No one looks at Gucci and says, "Yeah, the designs are great but I can get the same thing at Wal-Mart cheaper, therefore you're not as good."
I didn't enjoy it any less on the PS2 than I would have on the original.
You probably enjoyed it more because the load times, rendering and texture routines are enhanced on PS2 for PS1 games. You have to turn it on but it makes a difference (not always good, though). I played through all of Final Fantasy VIII on my PS2. At that point I hadn't owned a PS1 for 2 years (I traded it in for Dreamcast games).
The better thing to do [both then and now] would be to have someone from the media with the informer.
This worked for me when I was in High School. After school I used the computer labs to print out some material that was homosexual in nature but not explicit. I left my disk in the lab (on accident) along with a bad copy of what I was printing out in the trash.
My floppy used Stacker to compress the info since it was almost always going to be text I could get a huge amount of documents on a floppy. On my floppy were like 10 other people's papers for English class (because I always remember my disk and they don't). I was informed by the computer lab teacher that she had to open all the files to find out who the disk belonged to despite knowing that I was the only one using Stacker to compress my floppy (she had to give me permissions to run the program).
A trip to the principal's office and talk of expulsion came up because they claimed I "hacked" into the computers to get the papers. They also brought up the bad copy of the materials I printed out (which, before you make a comment, was not against usage policy). I told them I didn't believe that I was in there for what was on my disk but instead for what I printed out. Their faces went white. I told them that if I was expelled it would look bad for the school. Is that a threat? No, anytime a student is expelled it looks bad for the school.
The thing is school districts and school officials at that time were getting taken to court (or settling with lawyers) over things like taking a same-sex date to school dances or for cross-dressing and the media loved to be the champion of the high schooler. Incidentally, schools always lose in things like that, THANK YOU Mary Beth Tinker!
If you're not doing anything illegal, ALWAYS go to the local news if you're in danger of expulsion from school.
That's not funny, you know that certain books are actually flagged if bought or borrowed from the library. Who is to say that certain movies will not be the same way when it is easier to flag them with something like this?
This technology could conceivably be used for good. Imagine a player with a hard disk as well as a network card. It could auto-download interviews, making-of documentaries and so on as they get released after the DVD ships.
This sounds like a great plan but if you can sell the DVD without the extra function eventually why bother with the extra function? The extras on DVDs was a gimmick to get people to re-buy all their old movies. Now, because it's standard, people are hesitant to buy a DVD that doesn't have all that stuff.
Besides, your idea will never work because people do not want to "rent" the things they own. Consumers already voted on that with the war between DIVX and DVD (btw, did anyone ever crack the DIVX scheme? those disks are like free now).
Yes, it was perfect, but because there was only one hardware vendor (if you ignore the rare Q) and because it is a single purpose device. DVD players are multi-funtional. In a home theatre system it is unlikely to see a DVD player and CD player separate anymore. WHy double up on the functionality?
The great thing about DVD was that it is a digital versatile disc. There's no going back once you create something like that. DIVX proved it.
I still don't understand why the 48khz, 2 hours long 5.1 surround portion of DVD audio was not the successor to the CD, but that's another story.
It's just going to drive the current film consuming public into some other form of entertainment.
It already has. Have you seen the ratio of money made between video games and movies? I remember in the 80's the idea that one day you would be able to interact with movies. That day is here.
If Nintendo can handle staying out of the spotlight for a little while, and then show up the next year with a console superior to the other two and good lineup of games, all the attention will be focused on them. As it is, you could argue it's too early for a second XBox and a third Playstation. Nintendo's timing could be perfect.
If, closer to the holidays, Nintendo puts some numbers out about how many games are going to be available at launch (part of the reason they're waiting, I think) then they could make anyone considering a new game system want to wait and see what Nintendo produces.
Plus they are working on a lot of Gamecube games right now and no need to steal the thunder of a perfectly viable system.
Because it's backwards compatible, it means they are probably going to stick with the same controller and memory cards, which is a good thing to me as I don't see how you could improve over the Gamecube controller short of adding a touch screen.
they're going to spend it on a console where they can play games like Doom3, CounterStrike, Halo2, Neverwinter Nights and so forth
So, lemme get this right, serious console gamers are going to spend their money to recreate a PC gaming environment?
Como say what?
Last time I checked, I bought my Gamecube for the games that were never ever going to be on a PC let alone another console. Animal Crossing and Wind Waker in and of themselves were worth the price of admission.
The iMac is a good example; where exactly do you go from an all in one LCD? Same with the iPod. It plays music, and it plays it really well. How do you improve on it without making it more complex, or adding features some users would find redundant?
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As far as the internet and video conferencing are concerned, H.264 DOES equal HD. That's the only codec you're going to be able to use with video conferencing applications to use HD unless you know of another codec the ITU has specified.
You're right, it can't be done on a Pentium 4. It requires a G5.
I think it has more to do with the fact that Sony locked out Final Fantasy XI on the new PS2s.
Except Nintendo makes money on their hardware. Come on, look at SEGA now, it's not even a player in the software world now! Would you put SEGA games up there with EA, Konami, Capcom, or even Sony?
It would make more sense if Nintendo bought SEGA, THAT would be a powerhouse system if they revived all the best SEGA franchises: Golden Axe, Quartet, finally a good Sonic again, a new NiGHTS, Altered Beast, Alex Kidd, a REAL Phantasy Star RPG...
The NextGen systems are looking like there's not gonna be enough room (in the budget or the design) to support this concept. I'm looking at Sony to have the best option (finally fixing the antialiasing hardware bug!!!) and that the games will have improved graphics and load times like they did on the PS2.
Especially since the Cube is what led to the flat panel iMac and mini.
They did. It's called .Mac
The AV machines were awesome. You pointed out all of the amazing hardware they has and the phenomenal software that went along with it. The only problem was that developers were told that the DSP wouldn't be included in the PowerMacs. Why continue to code for it? Since Apple was going to PowerPC, they let it languish, too. Incidentally, the DSP was an order of magnitude faster than the 68040's in the machines.
Yep, they have done it over and over again, and several times they ruled the market as well. Apple ][ for personal (and business) computers, Macintosh for graphics, PowerBook for portables, iPod for music.
No one looks at Gucci and says, "Yeah, the designs are great but I can get the same thing at Wal-Mart cheaper, therefore you're not as good."
You probably enjoyed it more because the load times, rendering and texture routines are enhanced on PS2 for PS1 games. You have to turn it on but it makes a difference (not always good, though). I played through all of Final Fantasy VIII on my PS2. At that point I hadn't owned a PS1 for 2 years (I traded it in for Dreamcast games).
All that and Gameboys still dominate.
This worked for me when I was in High School. After school I used the computer labs to print out some material that was homosexual in nature but not explicit. I left my disk in the lab (on accident) along with a bad copy of what I was printing out in the trash.
My floppy used Stacker to compress the info since it was almost always going to be text I could get a huge amount of documents on a floppy. On my floppy were like 10 other people's papers for English class (because I always remember my disk and they don't). I was informed by the computer lab teacher that she had to open all the files to find out who the disk belonged to despite knowing that I was the only one using Stacker to compress my floppy (she had to give me permissions to run the program).
A trip to the principal's office and talk of expulsion came up because they claimed I "hacked" into the computers to get the papers. They also brought up the bad copy of the materials I printed out (which, before you make a comment, was not against usage policy). I told them I didn't believe that I was in there for what was on my disk but instead for what I printed out. Their faces went white. I told them that if I was expelled it would look bad for the school. Is that a threat? No, anytime a student is expelled it looks bad for the school.
The thing is school districts and school officials at that time were getting taken to court (or settling with lawyers) over things like taking a same-sex date to school dances or for cross-dressing and the media loved to be the champion of the high schooler. Incidentally, schools always lose in things like that, THANK YOU Mary Beth Tinker!
If you're not doing anything illegal, ALWAYS go to the local news if you're in danger of expulsion from school.
That's not funny, you know that certain books are actually flagged if bought or borrowed from the library. Who is to say that certain movies will not be the same way when it is easier to flag them with something like this?
This sounds like a great plan but if you can sell the DVD without the extra function eventually why bother with the extra function? The extras on DVDs was a gimmick to get people to re-buy all their old movies. Now, because it's standard, people are hesitant to buy a DVD that doesn't have all that stuff.
Besides, your idea will never work because people do not want to "rent" the things they own. Consumers already voted on that with the war between DIVX and DVD (btw, did anyone ever crack the DIVX scheme? those disks are like free now).
Yes, it was perfect, but because there was only one hardware vendor (if you ignore the rare Q) and because it is a single purpose device. DVD players are multi-funtional. In a home theatre system it is unlikely to see a DVD player and CD player separate anymore. WHy double up on the functionality?
The great thing about DVD was that it is a digital versatile disc. There's no going back once you create something like that. DIVX proved it.
I still don't understand why the 48khz, 2 hours long 5.1 surround portion of DVD audio was not the successor to the CD, but that's another story.
It already has. Have you seen the ratio of money made between video games and movies? I remember in the 80's the idea that one day you would be able to interact with movies. That day is here.
Don't forget that the popcorn costs 50 cents for a tub and the soda is a dollar for 2 litres.
Clearly you've never bought pr0n. Try $60 average for a DVD.
You forgot to take into account the fat, ugly, rich people.
If, closer to the holidays, Nintendo puts some numbers out about how many games are going to be available at launch (part of the reason they're waiting, I think) then they could make anyone considering a new game system want to wait and see what Nintendo produces.
Plus they are working on a lot of Gamecube games right now and no need to steal the thunder of a perfectly viable system.
Because it's backwards compatible, it means they are probably going to stick with the same controller and memory cards, which is a good thing to me as I don't see how you could improve over the Gamecube controller short of adding a touch screen.
So, lemme get this right, serious console gamers are going to spend their money to recreate a PC gaming environment?
Como say what?
Last time I checked, I bought my Gamecube for the games that were never ever going to be on a PC let alone another console. Animal Crossing and Wind Waker in and of themselves were worth the price of admission.
Oh, I think Apple stockholders think Apple "gets it" when it comes to price.
I'd like to point out the obvious.
Blue jeans.
Think about it.
That's because in 20 years there will be no RIAA.