Meh... as others have said it was a sound business decision and has nothin to do with cowardice. Music labels drop bands everyday for lots of different reasons, or simply never sign them, and no one cares.
There's rather big difference between addressing a tough subject matter and not using a real event or even turning a real event into a movie and turning a real event into a game. I haven't played the game so I don't know how it actually plays, but it really doesn't sound like it crosses a line that should not be crossed. Should it be deemed illegal or prevent from distribution? No. But if I was head of an event like I'd kick their ass out on the street too. That would be MY right just as much as they had the right to create the game. Some of you seem to lose sight of the fact that freedom works for both sides.
Yes, I've already read about people installing MAME on the PS3. This is one feature I'm interested in as well. MAME doesn't even use hardware accelerated graphics, so the fact that the graphics hardware is locked down shouldn't affect it. I did read that currently, due to how the memory is set up, YDL can only access half of the PS3's RAM, but that problem is being worked on. Other than emulators I'd also like to try and use Linux to install MUGEN and make use of media streaming (from my PC).
For the record, liquid water on Mmars hasn't been ruled out. Maybe you missed it, but a few weeks ago they found new channels that appear to have been formed by flowing water.
While your comments are correct, you are incorrect in saying "no" to the OP. In his example he didn't specificy the mouse as being old when the bad gene take over.
No, it's not a good point at all because Jack is going after the wrong end of the chain. Why is he contacting MS? First off, MS isn't developing or publishing GTA4. He should be after the retail stores since they are the ones responsible for selling 'M' and 'AO' games to children. He should also be be imploring parents to pay attention to game ratings and to make use of the parental control features that are on all the current consoles. MS has NOTHING to do with mature games getting into the hands od kids.
I can't believe some of you people actually support the idea of Big Brother. If you don't mind cameras taping and archiving your every move then why not just implant RFID tags (or similar tech... GPS, etc...) in everyone's bodies? Then everywhere there is a camera you have some sort of RFID scanner. Then not only can you be taped the goverments will can know instantly where everyone is at all times. Just imagine how safe we will all be then! If someone gets mugged all the goverment would have to do is see whose tag was next the victim and, BAM!, crime solved. Jaywalker? Busted in the act! Then they can sell the logs off to the big corporations (you know, to help pay for all the technology) who can then analyze your daily routines for marketing purposes. Who wouldn't want to live in such an utopia?
Does it ever feel warm in the kiosk? Maybe the air flow is simply poor and the fans are ineffective as a result. Anyway, I have yet to read of any widespread heating problems with PS3s in people's homes, so I don't see how any conclusion can be reached other than the kiosks being at fault.
Obviously not. It's still clearly too confined and I've never noticed any air blowing out of the demo kiosks, so if there are fans I'm not sure to where they are exhausting. Remember when the 360 was first launched and there lots of reports of kiosks locking up and people were posting pictures of kiosk units with bad graphical artifacts? Same thing here. Those kiosks are just clearly not designed well enough.
The 360 runs on pretty hot as is and lots of people have reported overheating issues with 360's in their homes... people were going as far as to do stupid crap like hanging the power bring on their wall. But I haven't heard of nearly as many issues with heating and PS3 in people's homes.
I got my 360 at launch and the only game it has ever locked on was Quake 4. That game seemed to have some issues loading because it locked up my box several times when loading levels (bad disc?)... but it clearly wasn't over heating. My 360 sits on a component shelf that is open on all sides and it is by itself on that shelf. I was just given a PS3 for Christmas and it hasn't locked up either (it is placed the same as my 360). Granted, I haven't had very long, but it was on for a at least 5 hours straigh yesterday without a single lock. So at the end of the day, even though both systems run fairly hot, I tend to blame people's placement of their systems (and the kiosks) for overheating issues. I've never had any issues with overheating with any electrical component... no stupid 3rd party fan add-ons required.
Meh... the freezing isn't that big of an issue. The 360 was doing the same thing when it first appeared in kiosks. Sure, ideally you wouldn't want you kiosks to be freezing, but the systems aren't designed to be operated in a plastic bubble that traps all the exhaust heat. FWIW, the PS3 kiosks at our local Best Buy and Gamestop haven't been locked up any time I've been buy. Neither has the Wii at BB, but you can't even play that. It just runs some demo video all day. IMO, this is more a problem with kiosk design than PS3 hardware design flaw.
Those are the sort of stats of which I'd like to see more. I'm honestly like to know if buying a new hybrid is actually more harmful than just buying an old used car like the previous poster said. Again, I see people argue that all the time but no one ever produces stats to back that up.
Either way, people need to keep in mind that alternative engery sources and hybrids are still works in progress. Even if they aren't economically or environmentally more efficient than traditional vehicles, the current crop may be a stepping stone to getting there.
Sure, it may more accurately reflect how the gas is used, but it will not accurately reflect how many miles a hybrid will be able to go on a single tank... and that's all most consumers buying hybrids really care about. At least the can be pleasantly surprised when they actually get more MPG than the EPA estimate.
Wow... you couldn't be more wrong. There is a high probability that these books are actually fairly popular among/.s audience. As a result, this news fits both parts of/.s slogan. Most of the people whining about this news story wouldn't say a thing if this was news about a new Star Wars movie or something, but I fail to see the difference.
Oddly enough you could summarize many, if not most, fiction and video games that way. BTW, I'm not sure about the "everyone rejoices" part. The last few books have gotten darker and darker and haven't had entirely happy endings.
It seems like we read about a new data transmission speed record each month, but my home internet connection has barely improved at all in 10 years times. So let me know when I can actually see the improvement at my home and maybe I'll give sh!t.
I'd disagree. I think the laws simply lag behind the technology and something needs to be done. I really fail to see how communication across the internet differs from phone communication (which is protected). You sound a lot like you work for the government:/
Remember when you could pay for a theater movie and not have to watch any advertising other than for upcoming movies?
I didn't mind the movie previews, but now we have to watch a bunch of Coke, Fanta, and car ads before the movie previews. Was my $8 movie ticket, $3.50 drink, and $4.00 popcorn not enough?
I also hate the fvcking ads on DVDs these days... especially the ones that try and prevent you from skipping them. WTF? I paid for the damn movie, not a bunch of ads.
You can claim it's part of the controller if you want, but it's really not. No more than the strap on a camera or any other portable device. The controller, which is used to control the Wii, works perfectly fine for its purpose.
Second, keep in mind that most of this is likely HIGHLY sensationalized. We probably have a tiny handful of idiots around the country that actually broke the strap, but the pictures of broken HDTVs makes for exciting press pieces. I guarantee you that some people will still manage to break the new strap. A company should only be expected to do so much to protect the idiots from themselves. What do you want? Handcuffs?
[1) Add it up. To get an xbox 360, with comparable addons to what the PS3 ships with...you are within $50 dollars of the price of the PS3.]
Fair enough. But the main gripe has been whether or not forcing people to buy a BR drive was a good move for a console, not whether or not is was a good price for a BR player.
[2) You can't put a PC together with all of the features in the PS3 for the price it is selling for.]
True, although rather pointless. PC and consoles are two different markets. The price one market will accept had nothing to do with what is acceptable in the other market. This goes back to point #1.
[3) It Just Works]
Haha... depends on who you ask. For people with 1080i CRTs that may not be all that accurate. See also the points below.
[4) Yet again, it really is fully backwards compatible. (The ONLY complaints in this area is that it doesn't upsample ps2 games to 1080p very well. Cry me a frickin river. The PS2 didn't support that, PS2 games don't support that...god forbid Sony wasn't able to squeeze that 'magic' feature in there for all older games)]
Sure, the the PS2 didn't scale the games, but Sony also didn't bill the PS2 as the beginning of the HD era (see also #4). You seem to be forgetting that most of the gripes against Sony are based in what was promised vs what was delivered. At the end of the day you are still left with the fact that PS2 games actually look worse on the PS3.
[5) Browsing the internet within 5 minutes of pulling it out of the box.]
OK.
[6) Bluetooth and USB2. The number of standard PC peripherals that 'just work' with it is freaking awesome.]
Hahaha... ask the people who have been having issues with the bluetooth controllers losing synchronization with the console in the middles of games how awesome the bluetooth is. Also, I find it totally absurd that you sometimes have to plug the controllers into the console to re-synchronize them. The Wii is bluetooth also and this is not required... in fact, I don't even think there is a way to plug them into the console.
Anyway, it's great that it is working for you. I plan on getting one down the road after all the kinks are gone and the price has dropped because I can't resist some of the exclusives (like the Rachet & Clank series). Pretty much every console launch has bugs to work out, but this goes deeper than that. The reason Sony has been getting so much negative press is they bashed MS for their launch and their kinks and ended up having worse issues. Sony also has a bad record of promising the world and then not delivering. They also had a lot of public resentment built up from blunders like the rootkits. The public frustration with Sony goes deeper than just the PS3 launch. You can claim all the negative press is FUD all you want, but don't forget that most of it is in direct response to all of Sony's constant FUD.
Ummm... there was nothing defective about the controller at all. First, it was the strap (which I don't even use and have yet to break my TV). Second, the original strap was fine for normal people, the new version is basically the strap for dummies.
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Ummm... they likely wouldn't even have radio technology if they didn't share their opinions with each other.
Meh... as others have said it was a sound business decision and has nothin to do with cowardice. Music labels drop bands everyday for lots of different reasons, or simply never sign them, and no one cares.
There's rather big difference between addressing a tough subject matter and not using a real event or even turning a real event into a movie and turning a real event into a game. I haven't played the game so I don't know how it actually plays, but it really doesn't sound like it crosses a line that should not be crossed. Should it be deemed illegal or prevent from distribution? No. But if I was head of an event like I'd kick their ass out on the street too. That would be MY right just as much as they had the right to create the game. Some of you seem to lose sight of the fact that freedom works for both sides.
Yes, I've already read about people installing MAME on the PS3. This is one feature I'm interested in as well. MAME doesn't even use hardware accelerated graphics, so the fact that the graphics hardware is locked down shouldn't affect it. I did read that currently, due to how the memory is set up, YDL can only access half of the PS3's RAM, but that problem is being worked on. Other than emulators I'd also like to try and use Linux to install MUGEN and make use of media streaming (from my PC).
For the record, liquid water on Mmars hasn't been ruled out. Maybe you missed it, but a few weeks ago they found new channels that appear to have been formed by flowing water.
While your comments are correct, you are incorrect in saying "no" to the OP. In his example he didn't specificy the mouse as being old when the bad gene take over.
No, it's not a good point at all because Jack is going after the wrong end of the chain. Why is he contacting MS? First off, MS isn't developing or publishing GTA4. He should be after the retail stores since they are the ones responsible for selling 'M' and 'AO' games to children. He should also be be imploring parents to pay attention to game ratings and to make use of the parental control features that are on all the current consoles. MS has NOTHING to do with mature games getting into the hands od kids.
I can't believe some of you people actually support the idea of Big Brother. If you don't mind cameras taping and archiving your every move then why not just implant RFID tags (or similar tech... GPS, etc...) in everyone's bodies? Then everywhere there is a camera you have some sort of RFID scanner. Then not only can you be taped the goverments will can know instantly where everyone is at all times. Just imagine how safe we will all be then! If someone gets mugged all the goverment would have to do is see whose tag was next the victim and, BAM!, crime solved. Jaywalker? Busted in the act! Then they can sell the logs off to the big corporations (you know, to help pay for all the technology) who can then analyze your daily routines for marketing purposes. Who wouldn't want to live in such an utopia?
Does it ever feel warm in the kiosk? Maybe the air flow is simply poor and the fans are ineffective as a result. Anyway, I have yet to read of any widespread heating problems with PS3s in people's homes, so I don't see how any conclusion can be reached other than the kiosks being at fault.
Hmmm... that should say "power brick". Not sure how I managed to think "brick" but "bring"... :-/
Obviously not. It's still clearly too confined and I've never noticed any air blowing out of the demo kiosks, so if there are fans I'm not sure to where they are exhausting. Remember when the 360 was first launched and there lots of reports of kiosks locking up and people were posting pictures of kiosk units with bad graphical artifacts? Same thing here. Those kiosks are just clearly not designed well enough.
The 360 runs on pretty hot as is and lots of people have reported overheating issues with 360's in their homes... people were going as far as to do stupid crap like hanging the power bring on their wall. But I haven't heard of nearly as many issues with heating and PS3 in people's homes.
I got my 360 at launch and the only game it has ever locked on was Quake 4. That game seemed to have some issues loading because it locked up my box several times when loading levels (bad disc?)... but it clearly wasn't over heating. My 360 sits on a component shelf that is open on all sides and it is by itself on that shelf. I was just given a PS3 for Christmas and it hasn't locked up either (it is placed the same as my 360). Granted, I haven't had very long, but it was on for a at least 5 hours straigh yesterday without a single lock. So at the end of the day, even though both systems run fairly hot, I tend to blame people's placement of their systems (and the kiosks) for overheating issues. I've never had any issues with overheating with any electrical component... no stupid 3rd party fan add-ons required.
Meh... the freezing isn't that big of an issue. The 360 was doing the same thing when it first appeared in kiosks. Sure, ideally you wouldn't want you kiosks to be freezing, but the systems aren't designed to be operated in a plastic bubble that traps all the exhaust heat. FWIW, the PS3 kiosks at our local Best Buy and Gamestop haven't been locked up any time I've been buy. Neither has the Wii at BB, but you can't even play that. It just runs some demo video all day. IMO, this is more a problem with kiosk design than PS3 hardware design flaw.
Those are the sort of stats of which I'd like to see more. I'm honestly like to know if buying a new hybrid is actually more harmful than just buying an old used car like the previous poster said. Again, I see people argue that all the time but no one ever produces stats to back that up.
Either way, people need to keep in mind that alternative engery sources and hybrids are still works in progress. Even if they aren't economically or environmentally more efficient than traditional vehicles, the current crop may be a stepping stone to getting there.
Sure, it may more accurately reflect how the gas is used, but it will not accurately reflect how many miles a hybrid will be able to go on a single tank... and that's all most consumers buying hybrids really care about. At least the can be pleasantly surprised when they actually get more MPG than the EPA estimate.
Got any stats? I see people say this all the time, but never see any data to back it up.
ACs are lame.
Wow... you couldn't be more wrong. There is a high probability that these books are actually fairly popular among /.s audience. As a result, this news fits both parts of /.s slogan. Most of the people whining about this news story wouldn't say a thing if this was news about a new Star Wars movie or something, but I fail to see the difference.
Well, thanks for pointing out the obvious then. I would have never known the 7 books are a series otherwise.
Oddly enough you could summarize many, if not most, fiction and video games that way. BTW, I'm not sure about the "everyone rejoices" part. The last few books have gotten darker and darker and haven't had entirely happy endings.
It seems like we read about a new data transmission speed record each month, but my home internet connection has barely improved at all in 10 years times. So let me know when I can actually see the improvement at my home and maybe I'll give sh!t.
I'd disagree. I think the laws simply lag behind the technology and something needs to be done. I really fail to see how communication across the internet differs from phone communication (which is protected). You sound a lot like you work for the government :/
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Remember when you could pay for a theater movie and not have to watch any advertising other than for upcoming movies?
I didn't mind the movie previews, but now we have to watch a bunch of Coke, Fanta, and car ads before the movie previews. Was my $8 movie ticket, $3.50 drink, and $4.00 popcorn not enough?
I also hate the fvcking ads on DVDs these days... especially the ones that try and prevent you from skipping them. WTF? I paid for the damn movie, not a bunch of ads.
You can claim it's part of the controller if you want, but it's really not. No more than the strap on a camera or any other portable device. The controller, which is used to control the Wii, works perfectly fine for its purpose.
Second, keep in mind that most of this is likely HIGHLY sensationalized. We probably have a tiny handful of idiots around the country that actually broke the strap, but the pictures of broken HDTVs makes for exciting press pieces. I guarantee you that some people will still manage to break the new strap. A company should only be expected to do so much to protect the idiots from themselves. What do you want? Handcuffs?
[1) Add it up. To get an xbox 360, with comparable addons to what the PS3 ships with...you are within $50 dollars of the price of the PS3.]
Fair enough. But the main gripe has been whether or not forcing people to buy a BR drive was a good move for a console, not whether or not is was a good price for a BR player.
[2) You can't put a PC together with all of the features in the PS3 for the price it is selling for.]
True, although rather pointless. PC and consoles are two different markets. The price one market will accept had nothing to do with what is acceptable in the other market. This goes back to point #1.
[3) It Just Works]
Haha... depends on who you ask. For people with 1080i CRTs that may not be all that accurate. See also the points below.
[4) Yet again, it really is fully backwards compatible. (The ONLY complaints in this area is that it doesn't upsample ps2 games to 1080p very well. Cry me a frickin river. The PS2 didn't support that, PS2 games don't support that...god forbid Sony wasn't able to squeeze that 'magic' feature in there for all older games)]
Sure, the the PS2 didn't scale the games, but Sony also didn't bill the PS2 as the beginning of the HD era (see also #4). You seem to be forgetting that most of the gripes against Sony are based in what was promised vs what was delivered. At the end of the day you are still left with the fact that PS2 games actually look worse on the PS3.
[5) Browsing the internet within 5 minutes of pulling it out of the box.]
OK.
[6) Bluetooth and USB2. The number of standard PC peripherals that 'just work' with it is freaking awesome.]
Hahaha... ask the people who have been having issues with the bluetooth controllers losing synchronization with the console in the middles of games how awesome the bluetooth is. Also, I find it totally absurd that you sometimes have to plug the controllers into the console to re-synchronize them. The Wii is bluetooth also and this is not required... in fact, I don't even think there is a way to plug them into the console.
Anyway, it's great that it is working for you. I plan on getting one down the road after all the kinks are gone and the price has dropped because I can't resist some of the exclusives (like the Rachet & Clank series). Pretty much every console launch has bugs to work out, but this goes deeper than that. The reason Sony has been getting so much negative press is they bashed MS for their launch and their kinks and ended up having worse issues. Sony also has a bad record of promising the world and then not delivering. They also had a lot of public resentment built up from blunders like the rootkits. The public frustration with Sony goes deeper than just the PS3 launch. You can claim all the negative press is FUD all you want, but don't forget that most of it is in direct response to all of Sony's constant FUD.
Ummm... there was nothing defective about the controller at all. First, it was the strap (which I don't even use and have yet to break my TV). Second, the original strap was fine for normal people, the new version is basically the strap for dummies.