But people will buy it just the same. I remember the same type of chatter that went on when the PS2 came out, and those flew off the shelves.
When the box launches, you watch how many preorders are fulfilled and how many walk-in purchases are made. It will no doubt break records, and these pre-launch gripes about pricing will be all but forgotten. Most likely replaced with "was it worth it?" type of discussions.:)
Because maybe this time around Microsoft is actually looking to make a decent profit? More features and more hardware equals more money to be paid by the consumer at the till. The more they sell the more they make, and the higher it costs the less they sell.
Okuda's got imagination. The ability to think up a bucketfull of technobullshit at the drop of a hat that not only sounds cool, but somehow plausible. With him involved, there's a very good chance Trek Online might actually have a measure of depth and challenge that would make it worth playing. Just keep the braindead regurgitators like Rick Berman the hell away from it, and all will be good.
Yeah it'd work great, until somebody microwaves a pizza pop (entirely feasible, this is a LAN Party we're talking about) and everyone's pings jump to four digits.:)
I've heard varying accounts of just how long the indexing process ACTUALLY takes. Some have stated that even though the Spotlight icon in the menubar indicates it's ready for use, indexing is actually still continuing, and can do so for quite some time.
The problem is, with casual use of the computer while this is happening, indexing periods can drag for hours in the background. Some people have recommended a complete reindexing should be done at night while you're not using your computer, to ensure the process completes itself properly.
I can't say 100% if this is the case of course, but it wouldn't hurt to try it on a laptop and see if the performance isn't quite so bad, especially after a brand new installaton.
I'm largely leaning towards the PS3 for the next-gen consoles, but one of the features that always caught my attention with the 360 was the wireless controllers. I know the PS3 will support the same thing, but Microsoft made such a big hoo-hah about this during their unveiling I figured it would be a standard feature at launch, for any package.
It's pretty disappointing they're making people shell out another hundred bucks to buy a launch package that includes a wireless controller (presumably they can be bought separate, but good luck finding one at launch).
I'm all for opinions either way, to be honest. One of the HUGEST gripes about the PSP is of course the issue with homebrew applications. If Sony would just quit patching against it, it would become one hell of a platform for independent development. Of course all they're worried about is people playing Super Mario Bros. on a Nintendo emulator... *rolls eyes*
I own a PSP, and a friend of mine who's "on the fence" between PSP and DS sent me this article the other day. I really don't mind the current lineup with the PSP. I've owned a GBA, and played a friend's DS, and to be honest I tire of games on those platforms far too quickly.
By contract, I find I'm still playing my PSP games, and I'm not finding the novelty coming off. Wipeout Pure has had what, five updates by the developer downloadable with the PSP's wireless connectivity, one of many positive details the article doesn't focus on at all. I'm still playing Lumines like it's laced with crack, Midnight Club 3 is a blast (even with the load times) and has a ton of content in it.
Now the 2.00 firmware's out there (Japanese version at least) and I've been messing around with developing websites for it, right now only one public one with some backgrounds (winterblink.com/psp). Games, UMD movies, encoded movies, music, pictures... I'm definitely not getting bored of the device. I just find the 1up article focuses far too much on the negative, something you could easily do for the DS as well.
"People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Government should be afraid of the people."
Or somesuch. The reason protests and marches and all that don't fly is because governments do not care anymore what the people say, no matter how hard and loud they say it. We have no power, they have all the power.
That's actually one of the reasons I'm thinking of switching, their digital phone service with free LD to CAN and US is almost too much to pass up, especially for the price.
I didn't even know about this game before these idiots started protesting it. Suddenly I found myself at Gamespot checking it out, sounds kinda fun. Can't wait.
You have no internet per se, but you CAN reach that single site they use to manage your MAC addresses. It's all a stupid archaic process if you ask me, easily defeated by a router. But I simply cannot stand by and support an ISP that actively blocks sites it deems innappropriate based on the content and how it pertains to their own situation with this union dispute and all.
And you know, at one point it was reversed. Shaw's support was horrible, their service was flakey and slow. Now Telus is the worst of the bunch and seems completely incapable of fixing their problems. Oh well, I'll let them know by choosing with my wallet.:)
In my area I have a choice between two high-speed internet carriers, Telus and Shaw Internet. Telus has pretty much just cinched the deal for me, that I'll be moving to Shaw as soon as possible.
Is anyone else disappointed that the PS3 is becoming less and less of a game machine and turning more and more in to an all-in-wonder-box? I recall when Sony talked about how MS was basically releasing a PC with the Xbox, and now it seems the tables have turned. Some part of me honestly hopes that Nintendo and MS kick the crap out of Sony this round.
You're dreaming if you think Microsoft won't go all batshit dreaming up non-gaming things for their console to do. It's the way things are going to be going.
The primary "buttons" do give feedback from what I've heard. They actually do depress slightly, it's not an iPod-esque touch-sensitivity as many people believe.
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But people will buy it just the same. I remember the same type of chatter that went on when the PS2 came out, and those flew off the shelves.
:)
When the box launches, you watch how many preorders are fulfilled and how many walk-in purchases are made. It will no doubt break records, and these pre-launch gripes about pricing will be all but forgotten. Most likely replaced with "was it worth it?" type of discussions.
MSN is primarily targetted at people under the age of 20, with it's excessive use of winks/smiley's/etc. Also it runs on windows only.
A supported version of MSNM for OS X has been developed by Microsoft for the Mac, and has been available for quite some time now.
Because maybe this time around Microsoft is actually looking to make a decent profit? More features and more hardware equals more money to be paid by the consumer at the till. The more they sell the more they make, and the higher it costs the less they sell.
I just added "... so we will make more money" to the end of every sentence.
Okuda's got imagination. The ability to think up a bucketfull of technobullshit at the drop of a hat that not only sounds cool, but somehow plausible. With him involved, there's a very good chance Trek Online might actually have a measure of depth and challenge that would make it worth playing. Just keep the braindead regurgitators like Rick Berman the hell away from it, and all will be good.
Yeah it'd work great, until somebody microwaves a pizza pop (entirely feasible, this is a LAN Party we're talking about) and everyone's pings jump to four digits. :)
I've heard varying accounts of just how long the indexing process ACTUALLY takes. Some have stated that even though the Spotlight icon in the menubar indicates it's ready for use, indexing is actually still continuing, and can do so for quite some time.
The problem is, with casual use of the computer while this is happening, indexing periods can drag for hours in the background. Some people have recommended a complete reindexing should be done at night while you're not using your computer, to ensure the process completes itself properly.
I can't say 100% if this is the case of course, but it wouldn't hurt to try it on a laptop and see if the performance isn't quite so bad, especially after a brand new installaton.
I'm largely leaning towards the PS3 for the next-gen consoles, but one of the features that always caught my attention with the 360 was the wireless controllers. I know the PS3 will support the same thing, but Microsoft made such a big hoo-hah about this during their unveiling I figured it would be a standard feature at launch, for any package.
It's pretty disappointing they're making people shell out another hundred bucks to buy a launch package that includes a wireless controller (presumably they can be bought separate, but good luck finding one at launch).
I nominate the title image from this article as the successor to the Slashdot Borg Gates icon. :)
Just theorizing here, but...
Microsoft to Apple: "Don't officially market OS X for the PC, or else..." ?
I just ate some prior art for that, sorry.
Woop, constrast. Sorry, my bad. :)
I'm all for opinions either way, to be honest. One of the HUGEST gripes about the PSP is of course the issue with homebrew applications. If Sony would just quit patching against it, it would become one hell of a platform for independent development. Of course all they're worried about is people playing Super Mario Bros. on a Nintendo emulator... *rolls eyes*
I own a PSP, and a friend of mine who's "on the fence" between PSP and DS sent me this article the other day. I really don't mind the current lineup with the PSP. I've owned a GBA, and played a friend's DS, and to be honest I tire of games on those platforms far too quickly.
By contract, I find I'm still playing my PSP games, and I'm not finding the novelty coming off. Wipeout Pure has had what, five updates by the developer downloadable with the PSP's wireless connectivity, one of many positive details the article doesn't focus on at all. I'm still playing Lumines like it's laced with crack, Midnight Club 3 is a blast (even with the load times) and has a ton of content in it.
Now the 2.00 firmware's out there (Japanese version at least) and I've been messing around with developing websites for it, right now only one public one with some backgrounds (winterblink.com/psp). Games, UMD movies, encoded movies, music, pictures... I'm definitely not getting bored of the device. I just find the 1up article focuses far too much on the negative, something you could easily do for the DS as well.
You can't gain all the time. Market share is a concept that is more akin to a rollercoaster than a straight upward or downward sloping line.
Not to mention that whole radio dial thing from way back. :)
To quote V,
"People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Government should be afraid of the people."
Or somesuch. The reason protests and marches and all that don't fly is because governments do not care anymore what the people say, no matter how hard and loud they say it. We have no power, they have all the power.
That's actually one of the reasons I'm thinking of switching, their digital phone service with free LD to CAN and US is almost too much to pass up, especially for the price.
I didn't even know about this game before these idiots started protesting it. Suddenly I found myself at Gamespot checking it out, sounds kinda fun. Can't wait.
Thanks, Peaceaholics!
You have no internet per se, but you CAN reach that single site they use to manage your MAC addresses. It's all a stupid archaic process if you ask me, easily defeated by a router. But I simply cannot stand by and support an ISP that actively blocks sites it deems innappropriate based on the content and how it pertains to their own situation with this union dispute and all.
And you know, at one point it was reversed. Shaw's support was horrible, their service was flakey and slow. Now Telus is the worst of the bunch and seems completely incapable of fixing their problems. Oh well, I'll let them know by choosing with my wallet. :)
Yep, Telus is the same way actually. It's annoying as hell, if you ask me. But I don't use my ISP email anyway so it won't be as much a concern to me.
In my area I have a choice between two high-speed internet carriers, Telus and Shaw Internet. Telus has pretty much just cinched the deal for me, that I'll be moving to Shaw as soon as possible.
Is anyone else disappointed that the PS3 is becoming less and less of a game machine and turning more and more in to an all-in-wonder-box? I recall when Sony talked about how MS was basically releasing a PC with the Xbox, and now it seems the tables have turned. Some part of me honestly hopes that Nintendo and MS kick the crap out of Sony this round.
You're dreaming if you think Microsoft won't go all batshit dreaming up non-gaming things for their console to do. It's the way things are going to be going.
The primary "buttons" do give feedback from what I've heard. They actually do depress slightly, it's not an iPod-esque touch-sensitivity as many people believe.