In response to the many responses criticising the headline for sugesting these problems are due to the system being propietary, you should read the link to the previous slashdot article. These machines have been used before and there were many problems. The manufacturer basically said "we guarantee they work, but we won't tell you how they work and if you try to figure it out you're gonna regret it." the system was broken and people wanted an open review of the system. That review was denied and now it is obvious that it is still broken. Therefore, the fact that the system is proprietary is very relevant to the discussion.
Why would anyone want a forum for first person shooters and RPGs to be known as Disney-esque in any way? These games are mainly about killing stuff and in many cases have extreme graphic violence. I think someone got their focus group polls crossed up.
If the core of on-line gaming was 12 year olds they might have something, but if the core was 12 year olds then Nintendo would be the king of all gaming anyway.
I'm fairly sure they will be dropping this comparison in the future, or at least trying to explain how it was not taken the way it was intended.
It's still based on the GTA3 engine. This is kind of like an extra missions pack in a way. It will play as a stand alone game though.
The GTA4 name I'm sure will be rolled out at some point in the next year or two but I would expect it to have some significant improvement to the game engine.
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In response to the many responses criticising the headline for sugesting these problems are due to the system being propietary, you should read the link to the previous slashdot article. These machines have been used before and there were many problems. The manufacturer basically said "we guarantee they work, but we won't tell you how they work and if you try to figure it out you're gonna regret it." the system was broken and people wanted an open review of the system. That review was denied and now it is obvious that it is still broken. Therefore, the fact that the system is proprietary is very relevant to the discussion.
What are the most popular on line games?
First person shooters and RPGs.
Why would anyone want a forum for first person shooters and RPGs to be known as Disney-esque in any way? These games are mainly about killing stuff and in many cases have extreme graphic violence. I think someone got their focus group polls crossed up.
If the core of on-line gaming was 12 year olds they might have something, but if the core was 12 year olds then Nintendo would be the king of all gaming anyway.
I'm fairly sure they will be dropping this comparison in the future, or at least trying to explain how it was not taken the way it was intended.
It's still based on the GTA3 engine. This is kind of like an extra missions pack in a way. It will play as a stand alone game though. The GTA4 name I'm sure will be rolled out at some point in the next year or two but I would expect it to have some significant improvement to the game engine.