I doubt the price will ever do so, at least in primary retail outlets. I'm sure MS will release "Value Packs" with 1 or 2 games to try and justify prolonging the initial retail price.
When we do see a $200 dollar version (that isn't crippled, aka no HD) it'd have to be a serious reason for it, and those reasons are never good.
I remember hanging out the WOW beta boards back before Beta actually went live. They thought it would be a good idea to award "fansites" with 3 slots apeice to give away in addition to getting the random 1000 or so players. Bad Idea. Lots of fansites kept the 3 slots for themselves, and as far as Blizzard was concerned, tough noogies. The worst ones were the fansites who paid lip service to the idea of a giveaway, yet just gave the slots away to friends or hell, just lied about it.
Sufficed to say, we all predicted that Blizzard would never be able to hold a problem-free contest. We haven't been proven wrong yet. I've left the game long ago, mainly because of other issues (last 2 semesters in college)
Console manufacturers selling systems without basic essentials like memory cards or a second controller, so you have to shell out another 60 bucks before you can see so much as a hair on Luigi's mustache.
It'd be great if they included all that sort of thing in with the game console, except 1. Lots of people don't need it, and 2. It'd make the console package cost more!
Also, If your number 1 audience enjoys things that turn off women in gaming, f-them! No offense to the kind women gamers, but to some of us perverts out there, there's no such thing as too much cleavage, anywhere.
Whats with number 4, Sega's failure? How does that have anything to do with anything?
Nowadays, the only thing we civvies can do with weapons is cap each other. Better to not be doing that.
Except:
1. Wild animals that encroach on human developments (or humans that encroach on animal habitats). Guns are the difference between you living and dying, quite frankly.
2. With a ban on guns, you'll have them readily available to anyone who wants to become a criminal. Honest Joe? He's got to come to a gun fight with a tazer or knife. He's probably not going to win.
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Only old people play MMORPGs..
Seriously though, isnt there some sort of limit on how much kids can play?
I scanned the article, didn't see much on it.
We got it!
I doubt the price will ever do so, at least in primary retail outlets. I'm sure MS will release "Value Packs" with 1 or 2 games to try and justify prolonging the initial retail price.
When we do see a $200 dollar version (that isn't crippled, aka no HD) it'd have to be a serious reason for it, and those reasons are never good.
I remember hanging out the WOW beta boards back before Beta actually went live. They thought it would be a good idea to award "fansites" with 3 slots apeice to give away in addition to getting the random 1000 or so players. Bad Idea. Lots of fansites kept the 3 slots for themselves, and as far as Blizzard was concerned, tough noogies. The worst ones were the fansites who paid lip service to the idea of a giveaway, yet just gave the slots away to friends or hell, just lied about it.
Sufficed to say, we all predicted that Blizzard would never be able to hold a problem-free contest. We haven't been proven wrong yet. I've left the game long ago, mainly because of other issues (last 2 semesters in college)
Bob Redford's got an operating system?
Old school!
I'd love to work at companies who need skills I haven't got.
But, uhmm.. how'd you get past those HR guys?
They keep telling me I need the skills!
Now I wonder how long it will take the movie to get here. No spoilers please!!
You might wanna not surf the internet until you see it, if it means that much to you.
Folks around here take great pride in spoiling the littlest thing.
Hell, they spoiled a freaking childrens book, for christ sakes.
You can watch movies on the DS, if you want to.
www.lik-sang.com
Not quite as spectacular as the PSP though.. although I like the fact that you can set it down and watch it like a laptop.
It'd be like some kind of Card Battle Game!
Final Fantasy ACID.
I remember Bill Gates himself saying "When the PS3 Ships, Halo 3 Ships.
So, unless the PS3 Ship date == Xbox360 date, we have a misunderstanding.
Demo's are also a huge plus for the PC. Nothing like tasting the latest and greatest game before you buy it.
With Consoles, you have to pay 7 bucks a rental or 15 bucks a month to "preview" a game, and there's the chance it won't be available.
Newslog, or Slog, maybe nlog? NLOGN? Big O notation?
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Anyway..
Whenever I think of blog, I think of some hypersensitive techie with his journal, maybe some comments listed.
When I think of Newslog, I think of news stories posted, and comments. (Slashdot, K5, Fark, etc)
But people are lazy, and generally don't care about my pet peeves as much as me.
Caught Cheating? Hell, sometimes, if you're caught WINNING, you're escorted out. Or worse.
Story, Here.
If I was dead, I'd harass the living..
Eat their brains, and the like. Maybe even sign them up for AOL, just so they know what I'm going through.
Asking "Who cares?" when obviously someone cared enough to tell us about it, and post about it, and write up and article and a summary..
Well, it might not be redundant, but there's no moderation for "complete idiot", so there you go.
Hot coffee? Ohh no, its BOOZE! Call Jack at once! Think of the Children!
One thing at a time.. they've just announced getting it running at all.
Console manufacturers selling systems without basic essentials like memory cards or a second controller, so you have to shell out another 60 bucks before you can see so much as a hair on Luigi's mustache.
It'd be great if they included all that sort of thing in with the game console, except 1. Lots of people don't need it, and 2. It'd make the console package cost more!
Also, If your number 1 audience enjoys things that turn off women in gaming, f-them! No offense to the kind women gamers, but to some of us perverts out there, there's no such thing as too much cleavage, anywhere.
Whats with number 4, Sega's failure? How does that have anything to do with anything?
Insect-like computers would be awesome. Can you imagine a beowulf cluster of Ants?
As for Ajax, its good for killing ants, last time I heard..
And I doubt Web apps are going to make anyone choose an OS, its up to the OS to be easy to use, and easy to setup and maintain.
Someone should buy him a shirt..
The funny part of this whole rant is, Scifi is showing BSG and FF before and after the two shows you find offensive.
Thats right, FF at 7 and BSG at 10. Sure, nothing new, I guess, but still humorous to me.
I'm going to watch it all. Most TV is crap, fridays especially.
She should sign back up for cable, I hear most of the main cast for Farscape's going to be back on SG1.
They should call it the "Fargate".. heh.
Nowadays, the only thing we civvies can do with weapons is cap each other. Better to not be doing that.
Except:
1. Wild animals that encroach on human developments (or humans that encroach on animal habitats). Guns are the difference between you living and dying, quite frankly.
2. With a ban on guns, you'll have them readily available to anyone who wants to become a criminal. Honest Joe? He's got to come to a gun fight with a tazer or knife. He's probably not going to win.
+4 insightful for perpetrating that false statement.
HDTV is not going to be required in the US.
HDTV is most certainly not going to be required anywhere else.
Did you even watch the last episode of GITS: SAC they showed on Adult swim?
Blood splatter and all from that sniper bullet.
They can do the series some justice, if not most of it.
It still wont make the ending any more understandable though.