I didn't explain it to them. I just put it on for us to play on a Game Night and started up the party games. It's the most popular game for Game Night now.
Not a chance they'll use this method. You can still easily find where the file is located simply by sniffing your network traffic. Security through obscurity is not the way they'll go.
More than likely they'll simply use Windows Media with it's built in DRM protections. I don't believe anyone has broken the lastest DRM from Windows Media.
I have my DS sitting on my desk at work and will occassionally play it at lunch. Once you graduate, you'll probably realize that the societal pressures don't mean as much when you are out of high school. At least they didn't for me.
Forget the rebate. At their online store, if you prepay for a year of service ($155.40) you get $150 off any system instantly. And you can apply the $155.40 towards the lifetime subscription when you activate the product if you like.
Yeah, I bought mine this morning before seeing this story:-) I don't subscribe the any advanced cable or satellite or do HD, so these new units won't really help me much.
The thing I found most entertaining in your linked article was this statement:
The incident, which happened a year ago, irked Mr Worsley so much that he recently contacted National Party political correctness eradicator Wayne Mapp.
I want to be the National Part political correctness eradicator when I grow up.
However, the solution seems to be to have the DS resting on something. Don't hold it up with your hands with your pinkies along the bottom. When I rest the DS on something, whether it is my lap, or a pillow when I'm laying in bed, I have no problems.
I have yet to see this kind of detail in a review, specifically dealing with the multiplayer aspects. I own MK:DS, but I haven't picked up Animal Crossing and I didn't know about half of those features.
You used to be able to go here and type in "DS" in the search box on the left under Search Catalog and it would come up as $99. It comes up as $129 now.
I knew I should have picked up a third DS for $99 while I could.
I am also playing the DS more than I play either my Gamecube or Xbox. I'm absolutely addicted to Advance Wars DS and Mario Kart DS. However, I use the touch screen for Advance Wars, even though it sounds like most use the d-pad.
Personally, I don't mind that not every feature is used in every single game. Just because the touch-screen is there, doesn't mean that it has to be used. Same with the microphone. Even though Mario Kart DS doesn't use the touch screen, I find it to be one of the most enjoyable games this year. It's kind of funny but last night I was playing MK with a friend over the internet last night and we both were on our Xbox's in Xbox Live Chat so we could talk while playing MK:DS. It felt a little dirty.
I love it when people try to slip by an exagerated price for something when railing against a product. XBox Live isn't even close to $10 a month. In fact, it is only $50 a year, which makes it a whopping $6 a month. Nice try though.
Fair enough, I guess my initial skepticism of the Frag Dolls was somewhat unfounded. If Ubi were to do an all male clan, I could see them making the same requirement.
And BTW, if you're suggesting that the Frag Dolls are just hired models, think again - 3 of them are PMS members (one is the other founder of PMS), and they are far from hired models. I watched them win the GR2 tourney at PAX, for instance.
Why is it then that you have to submit a picture of yourself as part of an application into the Frag Dolls? I've never seen that requirement for a non-all female clan.
They didn't build the TCP/IP part of the protocol stack into the system, but games that utilize WiFi for gameplay will have it built into their software.
You only need to buy this WiFi USB thing if you don't already have wireless. Hence the fact that it will work in any normal 802.11b hotspot. Or did you not even read the blurb, much less the article?
I took a gamble that you were the AC that replied to me.
While some play silly games with the anonymous account, I only say things that I stand strongly enough to put my anonymous Internet handle on!;-)
Don't get me wrong, I see what you're saying, but I still don't understand the uppity'ness of the a version without a hard drive when it's detachable. Given that it's detachable AND HD's can fail, it's a reasonable assumption that the machine is being developed so that it can operate without the HD. I'll say again: MS never promised a $299 machine with the 20 gig drive.
True, but just because something is removable doesn't mean that it can't be made a requirement. I mean, controllers are detachable, and they can fail, but they are still a requirement to play games. Like I said, people's main concern with making the Xbox fully functional without a hard drive is that it means it won't be used by developers.
And you are right, they never promised the Xbox would be $299. But they did promise that every one of them would come with a hard drive and wireless controllers (
Every time I point out that people are waving their pitchforks at MS for the wrong reason, there's some git that tries to say "well you're an MS fan boy." I'm not. I don't care about the XBOX. I was hoping that saying M$ would draw some attention to the fact that I don't think highly of that company. In other words, I was trying to cut that little argument off at the head. I guess I just can't win.
It's the old, "having an argument on the internet is like..." bit. You really can't win:-)
Honestly, I was surprised by your reaction to my post. I've seen you post before and I think you are extremely level headed individual who posts pretty intelligent stuff, especially for the games section. I can understand being annoyed at people who are crying over the $399 pricetag, because Microsoft never said how much the system would cost. I don't see, however, one can excuse Microsoft for completely reversing themselves on what the standard hardware configuration for the Xbox 360 would be.
I was simply pointing out that something you said in your post was incorrect. They said back at E3 that every Xbox would include a 20GB hard drive and a wireless controller. This statement is demonstratively false.
I could care less about karma. And why are you insulting Microsoft bashers when you continue to use the ridiculously cliched "M$" moniker?
Offering the greatest value in entertainment today, Microsoft detailed more key platform experiences that come standard with every Xbox 360 system:
Detachable and expandable 20GB hard drive to download demos and trailers along with new game levels, maps, weapons, vehicles, skins, community-created content, and more to rip music for playback and to listen to custom playlists in every game.
A wireless controller with Microsoft-patented wireless technology.
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I didn't explain it to them. I just put it on for us to play on a Game Night and started up the party games. It's the most popular game for Game Night now.
Well, I already see that I am wrong. They are using Flash for the video :-)
I guess we'll see how they go about locking the content. I don't know anything about the DRM features of Flash 8 video.
Not a chance they'll use this method. You can still easily find where the file is located simply by sniffing your network traffic. Security through obscurity is not the way they'll go.
More than likely they'll simply use Windows Media with it's built in DRM protections. I don't believe anyone has broken the lastest DRM from Windows Media.
I have my DS sitting on my desk at work and will occassionally play it at lunch. Once you graduate, you'll probably realize that the societal pressures don't mean as much when you are out of high school. At least they didn't for me.
Forget the rebate. At their online store, if you prepay for a year of service ($155.40) you get $150 off any system instantly. And you can apply the $155.40 towards the lifetime subscription when you activate the product if you like.
Yeah, I bought mine this morning before seeing this story :-) I don't subscribe the any advanced cable or satellite or do HD, so these new units won't really help me much.
The thing I found most entertaining in your linked article was this statement:
I want to be the National Part political correctness eradicator when I grow up.
10 to 1 the guy isn't a parent. Just ignore him.
I've noticed this too.
However, the solution seems to be to have the DS resting on something. Don't hold it up with your hands with your pinkies along the bottom. When I rest the DS on something, whether it is my lap, or a pillow when I'm laying in bed, I have no problems.
Wow, thank you so much for this!
I have yet to see this kind of detail in a review, specifically dealing with the multiplayer aspects. I own MK:DS, but I haven't picked up Animal Crossing and I didn't know about half of those features.
Thanks again!
They fixed the typo.
You used to be able to go here and type in "DS" in the search box on the left under Search Catalog and it would come up as $99. It comes up as $129 now.
I knew I should have picked up a third DS for $99 while I could.
Dude, I will once you get Mario Kart. :-)
I was only using Live because we both had it.
I am also playing the DS more than I play either my Gamecube or Xbox. I'm absolutely addicted to Advance Wars DS and Mario Kart DS. However, I use the touch screen for Advance Wars, even though it sounds like most use the d-pad.
Personally, I don't mind that not every feature is used in every single game. Just because the touch-screen is there, doesn't mean that it has to be used. Same with the microphone. Even though Mario Kart DS doesn't use the touch screen, I find it to be one of the most enjoyable games this year. It's kind of funny but last night I was playing MK with a friend over the internet last night and we both were on our Xbox's in Xbox Live Chat so we could talk while playing MK:DS. It felt a little dirty.
I love it when people try to slip by an exagerated price for something when railing against a product. XBox Live isn't even close to $10 a month. In fact, it is only $50 a year, which makes it a whopping $6 a month. Nice try though.
Fair enough, I guess my initial skepticism of the Frag Dolls was somewhat unfounded. If Ubi were to do an all male clan, I could see them making the same requirement.
Thanks for the insight!
Why is it then that you have to submit a picture of yourself as part of an application into the Frag Dolls? I've never seen that requirement for a non-all female clan.
They didn't build the TCP/IP part of the protocol stack into the system, but games that utilize WiFi for gameplay will have it built into their software. You only need to buy this WiFi USB thing if you don't already have wireless. Hence the fact that it will work in any normal 802.11b hotspot. Or did you not even read the blurb, much less the article?
What is it with super hip cool use of the word "kit" to describe an electronic device? It seems to creep up everytime people talk about the PSP.
Am I the only one who finds it annoying?
Get Kirby's Canvas Curse and you'll see a game that truly uses the touch screen to it's full potential. It's an absolutely fantastic game.
While some play silly games with the anonymous account, I only say things that I stand strongly enough to put my anonymous Internet handle on! ;-)
True, but just because something is removable doesn't mean that it can't be made a requirement. I mean, controllers are detachable, and they can fail, but they are still a requirement to play games. Like I said, people's main concern with making the Xbox fully functional without a hard drive is that it means it won't be used by developers.
And you are right, they never promised the Xbox would be $299. But they did promise that every one of them would come with a hard drive and wireless controllers (
It's the old, "having an argument on the internet is like..." bit. You really can't win :-)
Honestly, I was surprised by your reaction to my post. I've seen you post before and I think you are extremely level headed individual who posts pretty intelligent stuff, especially for the games section. I can understand being annoyed at people who are crying over the $399 pricetag, because Microsoft never said how much the system would cost. I don't see, however, one can excuse Microsoft for completely reversing themselves on what the standard hardware configuration for the Xbox 360 would be.
Who said I was mad at Microsoft?
I was simply pointing out that something you said in your post was incorrect. They said back at E3 that every Xbox would include a 20GB hard drive and a wireless controller. This statement is demonstratively false.
I could care less about karma. And why are you insulting Microsoft bashers when you continue to use the ridiculously cliched "M$" moniker?
1. Used for saved games
2. Free parts XBOX Live needs hard drive to save content
Both of which can be done on a memory card. MS has already said that the hard drive won't be required for Live.
Wrong:
Offering the greatest value in entertainment today, Microsoft detailed more key platform experiences that come standard with every Xbox 360 system:
(Emphasis mine)
And this is still on their freakin' site.
Come on editors, let's get on the ball.
The article has 20 reasons why the Xbox might Fail in Japan or not. There are 10 reasons why it might succeed and 10 reasons why it might fail.
Can someone fix the headline?
After trying to read those articles, I do feel like I know less.
Read: I don't know what I'm talking about, but I will comment anyways...