If one of these low cost set top boxes could get a good selection of games, I could certainly see that being a big differentiator (and possibly a blow to consoles).
Ha ha, no. Because if you're a game maker, you go where the money is, where people are already willing to spend money on games. Consoles. And you simply can't beat the quality that's already there.
and the best graphics/playability are always on the computer (mac or pc) due to mouse aim precision, resolution, etc etc.
There are these things called USB ports, consoles have had them since 2000 for a reason.
Consoles are for children./quote
in Eastern Europe, and the Second/Third World perhaps. But not in the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. In those places the majority of console players are adults, and has been since the 90's and the PSone. And those are the markets that matter, because they actually PAY for games, unlike Eastern Europe and the Second/Third World.
Totally unusable for many people without third-party extensions, yet those same people keep telling everybody how great it is.
once had a little discussion with some Gnome 3 advocates including Rahul Sundaram, either here or on the Fedora Forums about Gnome 3. They'd say install this or that add-on to restore the functionality that was in Gnome2. I said there was a reason that the CDE/Win9x+/XFCE/Gnome2 interface was fairly standard, it's not perfect but it just works to get stuff done and to quit copying mobile interfaces for desktop use.
Then ol Rahul said Gnome 3 wasn't inspired by tablet/mobile interfaces.
Traditionally in an ARPG, you don't cast your powerful spells all the time, you rely on your standard attacks You use spells like Meteor on Bosses/mini-bosses/elite mooks/overwhelming numbers only.
It'd be like a wizard not upgrading his weapon in D1 and relying on a Level 1 chain Lightning and having to go back to town every minute for mana potions.
FF7 was my first PSone game too, though I held off on getting the PSone till I was fairly sure there'd be more RPG's for the thing...that was May of 1998. (I had played the SNES Square games too.) My second PSone game was the PSone port of Diablo. I think I have over 40 PSone games.
I'm not much of an A/V guy and don't even know what x264 is.
x264 is an h264 MPEG4 AVC implementation. When the grandparent said x264 he actually meant h264, the former being the software the latter being the media.
Gee dude and I thought my AT&T Fusion 1 was ancient. Look, head on over to your local store, pick up a cheap android go-phone. Do NOT activate it via the phone...do it via the web...then you can choose a non-smartphone plan.
You'll be limited to wi-fi for smartphone features, but it will still be more versatile than that 10 year old relic. Jaysus, that thing doesn't even do music! Even my old Razr v3xx had that.
What got me was seeing people putting in hundreds of hours, and then complaining on the forums about how some aspect of the game annoys them. "Blizzard better fix this or I'm done with Diablo!"
Yeah People with multiple Paragon 100 characters saying that sort of thing made me laugh, though I only started playing it with the PS3 version.
it was the online requirement for the game, even for single player.
The console versions of the game don't have that issue. Offline single-player, no RMAH and "Smart Loot".
However, the upcoming PS4 version is the only console version confirmed to have RoS, so far. (There are rumors about an Xbox One version of the Ultimate Evil edition though)
"A central theme for several talks at this week's Game Developers Conference has been how to deal with the abuse generated by a small segment of gamers. BioWare's Manveer Heir says he wants the industry to stop being scared of challenging the most outspoken and vituperative members of the gaming community. His GDC talk focused on 'misogyny, sexism, racism, ethnocentrism, nationalism, ageism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, queerphobia and other types of social injustice.' He said, 'We should use the ability of our medium to show players the issues first-hand, or give them a unique understanding of the issues and complexities by crafting game mechanics along with narrative components that result in dynamics of play that create meaning for the player in ways that other media isn't capable of.' Meanwhile, Adam Orth, who became the center of an internet hatestorm last year after an offhand comment about always-online DRM, said game developers should make an effort to encourage their playerbase to behave in a more civilized manner."
Referring several times to gamers/players and gamer/player communities, NOT developers.
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If one of these low cost set top boxes could get a good selection of games, I could certainly see that being a big differentiator (and possibly a blow to consoles).
Ha ha, no. Because if you're a game maker, you go where the money is, where people are already willing to spend money on games. Consoles. And you simply can't beat the quality that's already there.
Ah but most indie games and developers suck. The best indie games can/will hit various consoles eventually, all you have to do is wait.
And you still focus WAY too much thought on the "kid market".
and the best graphics/playability are always on the computer (mac or pc) due to mouse aim precision, resolution, etc etc.
There are these things called USB ports, consoles have had them since 2000 for a reason.
Consoles are for children./quote
in Eastern Europe, and the Second/Third World perhaps. But not in the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. In those places the majority of console players are adults, and has been since the 90's and the PSone. And those are the markets that matter, because they actually PAY for games, unlike Eastern Europe and the Second/Third World.
Totally unusable for many people without third-party extensions, yet those same people keep telling everybody how great it is.
once had a little discussion with some Gnome 3 advocates including Rahul Sundaram, either here or on the Fedora Forums about Gnome 3. They'd say install this or that add-on to restore the functionality that was in Gnome2. I said there was a reason that the CDE/Win9x+/XFCE/Gnome2 interface was fairly standard, it's not perfect but it just works to get stuff done and to quit copying mobile interfaces for desktop use.
Then ol Rahul said Gnome 3 wasn't inspired by tablet/mobile interfaces.
I don't actually like to read my gmail. Its a horrid interface.
You actually use Gmail via the website and not via IMAP?
Traditionally in an ARPG, you don't cast your powerful spells all the time, you rely on your standard attacks You use spells like Meteor on Bosses/mini-bosses/elite mooks/overwhelming numbers only.
It'd be like a wizard not upgrading his weapon in D1 and relying on a Level 1 chain Lightning and having to go back to town every minute for mana potions.
killing WordPerfect
It's not dead yet!
This is on the shelf at my local Wal-mart:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Core...
If people are throwing Blizzards and Meteors all the time, they're "DOIN IT WRONG" and probably playing at too high a difficulty.
Have you tried turning down the graphics?
FF7 was my first PSone game too, though I held off on getting the PSone till I was fairly sure there'd be more RPG's for the thing...that was May of 1998. (I had played the SNES Square games too.) My second PSone game was the PSone port of Diablo. I think I have over 40 PSone games.
I'm not much of an A/V guy and don't even know what x264 is.
x264 is an h264 MPEG4 AVC implementation. When the grandparent said x264 he actually meant h264, the former being the software the latter being the media.
No, "normal" people aren't that literal. Besides, it's not "coming" it's already out.
Gee dude and I thought my AT&T Fusion 1 was ancient. Look, head on over to your local store, pick up a cheap android go-phone. Do NOT activate it via the phone...do it via the web...then you can choose a non-smartphone plan.
You'll be limited to wi-fi for smartphone features, but it will still be more versatile than that 10 year old relic. Jaysus, that thing doesn't even do music! Even my old Razr v3xx had that.
What he probably meant was "super cheap console" with low budget and/or low quality games intended for phones/tablets.
The "real" consoles are a different market.
still online only
The console versions don't have that requirement.
and the pillar of light. Oooh shiny!
I'm rather fond of the sound of the character reaching Level 3 of Nephalem Glory too.
Some of the character/NPC phrases stick in your head too:
Templar: Dark Magic bars our way, but the will of a Templar is STRONGER!
DH: VENGEANCE!
come on, this sarcastic commenter isn't a troll, they've got that entitled attitude down pat. We sure see a lot of that attitude in the D3 forums.
What got me was seeing people putting in hundreds of hours, and then complaining on the forums about how some aspect of the game annoys them. "Blizzard better fix this or I'm done with Diablo!"
Yeah People with multiple Paragon 100 characters saying that sort of thing made me laugh, though I only started playing it with the PS3 version.
it was the online requirement for the game, even for single player.
The console versions of the game don't have that issue. Offline single-player, no RMAH and "Smart Loot".
However, the upcoming PS4 version is the only console version confirmed to have RoS, so far. (There are rumors about an Xbox One version of the Ultimate Evil edition though)
Bioshock Infinite? Demon Souls? XCOM: Enemy Unknown?
Do you even know which games were in the "instant game collection"?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L...
They're not free games. You're paying for those, whether you download them or not.
Well yes, but if you add up the value of those games even at Greatest Hit prices, it's a lot more than $49.95
The summary was NOT misleading, it says:
"A central theme for several talks at this week's Game Developers Conference has been how to deal with the abuse generated by a small segment of gamers. BioWare's Manveer Heir says he wants the industry to stop being scared of challenging the most outspoken and vituperative members of the gaming community. His GDC talk focused on 'misogyny, sexism, racism, ethnocentrism, nationalism, ageism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, queerphobia and other types of social injustice.' He said, 'We should use the ability of our medium to show players the issues first-hand, or give them a unique understanding of the issues and complexities by crafting game mechanics along with narrative components that result in dynamics of play that create meaning for the player in ways that other media isn't capable of.' Meanwhile, Adam Orth, who became the center of an internet hatestorm last year after an offhand comment about always-online DRM, said game developers should make an effort to encourage their playerbase to behave in a more civilized manner."
Referring several times to gamers/players and gamer/player communities, NOT developers.
Or maybe the cretins who use the term "smear the queer" should use something else: "Attack the Aspie", "Nuke the overprivileged Suburban Nerdboy"
Or maybe, just maybe: "Shoot the courier."
but even most of the Sony fanboys are probably paying now.
The discounts and the free games are worth it, even if you only have a PS3.
Probably because that in the US, multiple TV households are common.
You are way way too obsessed on splitscreen, just like you were about SDTV.