It won't be so easy. Yeah, a lot of games ported over from pc would play, but, those games made exclusively for the xbox, and the most popular (Halo and Halo 2, PGR, Ninja Gaiden), probably are programming right to the iron.
Also, think of the problems that games have had on the pc on different configurations. Most games would need patches, which would be possible if the Xbox2 has a hard disk, but not easy.
Also, this doesn't solve the gpu problem, which may be not so large, but there are legal problems, and, now that Nvidia has partnered with Sony, they may not want to cooperate.
Do note that Microsoft and Nintendo are also going for the "hacked together backwards compat solution" for their consoles, with Microsoft facing the most tough scenario (going from a pentium/nvidia architecture to a powerPC/ati one), and Nintendo the easiest (keeping the same architecture, theorically, powerPC/ati).
I also fail to see why this would make those consoles a bitch to program. Most probably, it will all be done via software, and not get in the way of developers.
(IMHO, Nintendo should release an ultra-gameboy-player, with slots for the NES, SNES, N64, gameboy (advance), and, hopefully, DS, and also gamecube compatibility)
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Well, a few points here:
-Trade can also include services. And software is also a good. Also, if Indians aren't buying manufactured goods in exchange for their software/services, they are accepting US Dollars, which is the same.
-Yes, India is a protectionist economy, but USA is very protectionist too. Yeah, they can sign free trade treaties left and right, but they are full of exceptions, and caveats. Also, whenever some USA's group feels treatened by free trade, they are quick to start lawsuits against their foreign competitors. Lawsuits can ruin a lot of business (especially agriculture, where the goods won't last the years that a suit usually takes).
Worse, it is less ergonomic, at least for me. My fingers and wrists hurt after only half an hour of (joystick based) gamepad use. I have to quit just as I am getting started.
You must be doing something wrong here. Most people can play on pads for hours. Anyone playing FPSs on Keyb/Mouse for the same amount of time is doing himself a lot of damage, due to the less natural position.
Less precision in shooting is a good thing. I hate being fragged from a mile away. I love the gunshots and rocket launcher fights that involve tight spaces.
Also, it is a matter of numbers. 5 million of peoples are happy playing with dual sticks, in their couch in front of a (probably) very big TV.
How many people are playing CS, on a chair, in front of a small monitor with KB/M? less than that. -- Wiki de Ciencia Ficcion y Fantasia
I'm not so interested in jumping Mario across platforms, but if my reward was the opportunity to bitch-slap that annoyingly helpless Princess Toadstool, I might change my mind.
While Peach isn't as independent as Zelda, she still can defend herself. See Super Smash Brothers Melee for proof. -- Wiki de Ciencia Ficcion y Fantasia
Apple perpetrated the QuickTime Player for Windows, which has the WORST UI ever.
If those guys are considered to be the top dogs in design, I will stick with command line interface, thank you very much. -- Wiki de Ciencia Ficcion y Fantasia
The Napoleon campaign in Russia. Although is not completely clear who won on Borodino, the final battle before Napoleon conquered Moscow. Since the Russian left the battlefield, they could be considered losers, but the French substained big loses, almost a pyrric victory. -- Un Cuento sobre Miguel y Lucifer
Ghost and Goblins is property of Capcom. I guess they would not be happy with such a distribution, unless a hefty license is paid. Here is the total sales of capcom licenses:
1942 series: 1,200,000 units (3 titles) Ghosts 'n Goblins series: 4,100,000 units (13 titles) Commando series: 1,100,000 units (2 titles) Mega Man series: 21,400,000 units (87 titles) Disney series: 1,300,000 units (33 titles) Final Fight series: 3,100,000 units (8 titles) Onimusha series: 6,000,000 units (9 titles) Devil May Cry series: 4,500,000 units (3 titles) Street Fighter series: 23,400,000 units (50 titles) Breath of Fire series: 2,900,000 units (13 titles) Resident Evil series: 24,700,000 units (36 titles) Dino Crisis series: 4,300,000 (10 titles)
I have a wiki about science fiction. It is in spanish, as it is my native language.
The page talks about robotech, makes a little overview of the plot, and analyses its impact on japan, the west hemisphere and Chile (my country).
The part about Chile maybe be interesting, as I point out how Robotech may have helped the perception of the militar dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet on the young generation which watched the awesome adventures of the space militars.
I have many friends who tried (and some succeeded) in joining the Chilean Air Force, who were big robotech fans in their childhood. A couple of them are of the right wing now (Pinochet's government was right wing. I am left wing).
I also use my wiki to write my own short stories. I finished the first one (El Viento), and starting a new one. -- Informacion sobre RoboTech
Obsolete systems will cause you more downtime in the end than incremental upgrades. And, what's worse, it will be all at once instead of at 4am twice a month on Saturday morning.
Not always true.
Giving support to MSDOS 3.0? Yes it will give you more downtime
If something is simple, people will pay less for it. The money is in complex systems.
If everything is made simple, a lot of companies (or even, lone hackers) can provide the system. Then, the competitive edge you get by using IT is gotten from a complex system, again (because your competition has the simpler systems)
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Hey hey hey! you aren't being Politically Correct!
There are a lot of kinds of intelligence. Math Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Basketball Intelligence...
We have just discovered another kind of intelligence, CS-intelligence.
(Everybody is intelligent, in their own way, because we are all special!!!).
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It won't be so easy. Yeah, a lot of games ported over from pc would play, but, those games made exclusively for the xbox, and the most popular (Halo and Halo 2, PGR, Ninja Gaiden), probably are programming right to the iron.
Also, think of the problems that games have had on the pc on different configurations. Most games would need patches, which would be possible if the Xbox2 has a hard disk, but not easy.
Well, for one it will increase the costs.
Also, this doesn't solve the gpu problem, which may be not so large, but there are legal problems, and, now that Nvidia has partnered with Sony, they may not want to cooperate.
Well, that brand new theatre will really help the boys understanding Calculus!!!
(it's a joke. I know arts are also important).
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Do note that Microsoft and Nintendo are also going for the "hacked together backwards compat solution" for their consoles, with Microsoft facing the most tough scenario (going from a pentium/nvidia architecture to a powerPC/ati one), and Nintendo the easiest (keeping the same architecture, theorically, powerPC/ati).
I also fail to see why this would make those consoles a bitch to program. Most probably, it will all be done via software, and not get in the way of developers.
(IMHO, Nintendo should release an ultra-gameboy-player, with slots for the NES, SNES, N64, gameboy (advance), and, hopefully, DS, and also gamecube compatibility)
Well, a few points here:
-Trade can also include services. And software is also a good. Also, if Indians aren't buying manufactured goods in exchange for their software/services, they are accepting US Dollars, which is the same.
-Yes, India is a protectionist economy, but USA is very protectionist too. Yeah, they can sign free trade treaties left and right, but they are full of exceptions, and caveats. Also, whenever some USA's group feels treatened by free trade, they are quick to start lawsuits against their foreign competitors. Lawsuits can ruin a lot of business (especially agriculture, where the goods won't last the years that a suit usually takes).
Worse, it is less ergonomic, at least for me. My fingers and wrists hurt after only half an hour of (joystick based) gamepad use. I have to quit just as I am getting started.
You must be doing something wrong here. Most people can play on pads for hours. Anyone playing FPSs on Keyb/Mouse for the same amount of time is doing himself a lot of damage, due to the less natural position.
Less precision in shooting is a good thing. I hate being fragged from a mile away. I love the gunshots and rocket launcher fights that involve tight spaces.
Also, it is a matter of numbers. 5 million of peoples are happy playing with dual sticks, in their couch in front of a (probably) very big TV.
How many people are playing CS, on a chair, in front of a small monitor with KB/M? less than that.
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That will surely bring good memories to the old gamers! It will bring a lot of luck!
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I'm not so interested in jumping Mario across platforms, but if my reward was the opportunity to bitch-slap that annoyingly helpless Princess Toadstool, I might change my mind.
While Peach isn't as independent as Zelda, she still can defend herself. See Super Smash Brothers Melee for proof.
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Wiki de Ciencia Ficcion y Fantasia
When hardware advances, we will be able to record more than one channel at the same time, rendering this technique useless.
Lets see if Tivo is still around...
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Also, it keeps you watching, by a new, unseen technique...
GOOD CONTENT!
History Channel is the only channel I miss from cable TV...
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Yup. It gave me a feeling of completness.
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Well, no, they didn't get his stuff back, but...
On the bright side, they can buy it back!
God, I hated Acclaim.
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Hey, you apparently are a brilliant guy, being able to automatically saying why those attempts to stop spam will fail...
Do you have any idea to stop spam actually? or you are just a troll that likes to critic?
Seriously.
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Because they want to trap the idiots that make those stupid splash screens, lure them with prizes and promises of untold fame, and kill them!
Splash Screens sucks.
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Everything should be possible without a mouse, without having to emulate one.
If you are not playing quake or starcraft, a mouse is just a luxury. Design to avoid its use.
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throw the first stone.
Apple perpetrated the QuickTime Player for Windows, which has the WORST UI ever.
If those guys are considered to be the top dogs in design, I will stick with command line interface, thank you very much.
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Wiki de Ciencia Ficcion y Fantasia
Diversity and competition is good. Monopolies are bad. Period.
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Wiki de Ciencia Ficcion y Fantasia
The Napoleon campaign in Russia. Although is not completely clear who won on Borodino, the final battle before Napoleon conquered Moscow. Since the Russian left the battlefield, they could be considered losers, but the French substained big loses, almost a pyrric victory.
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Un Cuento sobre Miguel y Lucifer
Maybe if you go to that restaurant in the airport, it could work.
Ghost and Goblins is property of Capcom. I guess they would not be happy with such a distribution, unless a hefty license is paid. Here is the total sales of capcom licenses:
1942 series: 1,200,000 units (3 titles)
Ghosts 'n Goblins series: 4,100,000 units (13 titles)
Commando series: 1,100,000 units (2 titles)
Mega Man series: 21,400,000 units (87 titles)
Disney series: 1,300,000 units (33 titles)
Final Fight series: 3,100,000 units (8 titles)
Onimusha series: 6,000,000 units (9 titles)
Devil May Cry series: 4,500,000 units (3 titles)
Street Fighter series: 23,400,000 units (50 titles)
Breath of Fire series: 2,900,000 units (13 titles)
Resident Evil series: 24,700,000 units (36 titles)
Dino Crisis series: 4,300,000 (10 titles)
(stolen from www.gamasutra.com)
What? Resident Evil has sold more than the perfect game, Street Fighter? Heresy!
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I have a wiki about science fiction. It is in spanish, as it is my native language.
The page talks about robotech, makes a little overview of the plot, and analyses its impact on japan, the west hemisphere and Chile (my country).
The part about Chile maybe be interesting, as I point out how Robotech may have helped the perception of the militar dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet on the young generation which watched the awesome adventures of the space militars.
I have many friends who tried (and some succeeded) in joining the Chilean Air Force, who were big robotech fans in their childhood. A couple of them are of the right wing now (Pinochet's government was right wing. I am left wing).
I also use my wiki to write my own short stories. I finished the first one (El Viento), and starting a new one.
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Informacion sobre RoboTech
Obsolete systems will cause you more downtime in the end than incremental upgrades. And, what's worse, it will be all at once instead of at 4am twice a month on Saturday morning.
Not always true.
Giving support to MSDOS 3.0? Yes it will give you more downtime
Good old IBM mainframes? NO, IT WON'T. In fact, quite the opposite.
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Informacion sobre Isaac Asimov
No, but it made Square Enix to fill up again theirs.
(see the report on square enix profits rising thanks to FFXI)
I expect Nintendo to understand this, and bring on a Pokemon MMORPG.
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Informacion sobre Robotech
You hit the truth.
If something is simple, people will pay less for it. The money is in complex systems.
If everything is made simple, a lot of companies (or even, lone hackers) can provide the system. Then, the competitive edge you get by using IT is gotten from a complex system, again (because your competition has the simpler systems)
Complexity isn't going to go away, because that is where the money is.
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Informacion sobre Robotech