This reminds me of a quote from the movie Crazy People (The movie is about Truth in Advertising)
"You may think phone service stinks since deregulation, but don't mess with us, because we're all you've got. In fact, if we fold, you'll have no damn phones. AT&T - we're tired of taking your crap!"
I can't believe they are charging "Convience Fees" for an event that they canceled. I mean, its one thing if I decide I can't go and return my ticket for a refund. Yeah, I'll suck it up and pay the return fee. Its completely different when they CANCEL the event. Full refund, including all service charges and fees are in order for the people that bought tickets.
If this goes kind of stuff continues to go through without a hitch for the promoters, I'm going to start organizing non-exisitant tours promising all sorts of wild, outlandish things people will pay to see, then canceling the show. I'll make a ton off of keeping 15% of the cost of every ticket sold.
Essentially what we get is another bullshit figure pulled from the ass of Sony to get people to buy what they're selling
Speaking of Sony Bullshit.. that "Realtime Killzone Demo" apparently not so realtime..
Quoted from the same article (pulled from http://www.shacknews.com/)
"None of the game footage was taken from software running on systems using the final PS3 graphics chip, the Reality Synthesizer (RSX).... The most stunning demo, Killzone PS3, was from an actual game engine running on an alpha kit--at less than five frames per second. The footage was sped up to 60fps in post-production."
Technically Xbox 360 could emulate the functions before passing commands to the ATI GPU, but it's quite a technical challenge to do this.
Why is it so much of a technical challenge? Wouldn't this the same thing as all the Glidewrappers that came out so long ago? Just a simple layer that translated the 3DFX glide calls to the corrisponding Direct3D calls, the same thing could apply here, then ATI wouldn't have to know anything about the NVidia hardware as Microsoft would be the one writing the layer.
Game developers are not allowed to patch games via Xbox live unless the update fixes a problem related to Online play. The problem with ESPN 2K5 clearly meets this requirement.
Theif 3 will not be patched because the AI bug does not effect online play. (besides the fact that Theif 3 is not a Live enabled title in the first place)
The high capacity memory cards that are the topic of the/. post should more than handle save games for any of the afformentioned games, while the ram drive will handle any of the game data cache.
As for downloadable content, well, this is assuming that Xbox Live 2 will be compatable with the current Xbox Live service, it also assumes that the content servers for MechAssault will still be available at all by the time the Xbox2 is released.
Everything is still just speculation at this point.
Switching from Nvidia hardware to ATI hardware isn't as big a deal as everyone thinks.. Remember, the Xbox uses a modified version of directX for audio and video calls..
Do you have to stop playing all of your old PC games becuase you got that new radeon 9800 pro to replace your GeForce 3 Ti 200?
I wsa just sitting here thinking about all the people that are worried that Backwards compatability will be removed if the Xbox2 doesn't have a hard drive.
Why couldn't they use a ram drive to fix that issue. Not flash ram.
Think about it the current Xbox only has 64 megs of ram, all the games thar are out there can't use more, but the xbox2 will almost definately have close to 512 megs of ram, why couldn't they just create a 448 meg ram drive to cache all of the data that used to be cached to the hard drive.. this would be EXTREMELY fast compared to ANY hard drive.
Anyone notice that all but ONE game the have on the "Games to avoid for children" list of video games is rated Mature..
I don't know about you.. But being rated as "Mature" is something that I would just happen to think would automatically label it as "not recommended for children"
Just goes to show how little attention is actually paid to video game ratings..
Especially with the Zelda Pack being released on November 17th.
You'll get 4 Zelda games (the 2 from the NES, and the 2 from the N-64) with the gamecube, all for $100 bucks.. That's the best deal, as far as gaming consoles goes, in a long time.
I think that they should have tried something along the lines of Strider 2.. With nice Hi-res sprites (or even 3d Models) on 3D backgrounds, but it's still a side scrolling action fest along the lines of Symphony of the Night..
Just my 2cents..
I didn't think that Mario Kart for the GC was going to be online.. Only LAN play.
But, I guess that opens the possibility of people writing packet wrappers like the one's that came out for the xbox so people could play Halo online.
Actually EA decided not to include Online features on Xbox titles.. So at least one section of EA's sports games won't be online.
Which IMO is a very bad move on EA's part.. I for one will be picking up NFL Fever 2004 or ESPN Football (sega's latest) instead of Madden, simply because of Online play.
Exactly.. I mean.. look at the teletubbies.. then look at the child obeisity problem... I think there may be a connection..
Sue the Teletubbies.. they are working with McDonalds to make us all fatties!!
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I would easily pay $4.16 a month for the kind of service that Microsoft is going to offer, cross platform, via Xbox Live..
But, I guess I understand that some people just can't give up that extra Quarter Pounder w/Cheese Meal once a month..
I find this article almost impossible to read. Everytime there is a word with "fi" in it, there is a space after fi.
infi nitely
fi ring
fi nd
What the hell is wrong with this guy's spell checker?
This reminds me of a quote from the movie Crazy People (The movie is about Truth in Advertising)
"You may think phone service stinks since deregulation, but don't mess with us, because we're all you've got. In fact, if we fold, you'll have no damn phones. AT&T - we're tired of taking your crap!"
1: Promote Event
2: Sell Tickets
3: Cancel Event
4: Profit!
I can't believe they are charging "Convience Fees" for an event that they canceled. I mean, its one thing if I decide I can't go and return my ticket for a refund. Yeah, I'll suck it up and pay the return fee. Its completely different when they CANCEL the event. Full refund, including all service charges and fees are in order for the people that bought tickets.
If this goes kind of stuff continues to go through without a hitch for the promoters, I'm going to start organizing non-exisitant tours promising all sorts of wild, outlandish things people will pay to see, then canceling the show. I'll make a ton off of keeping 15% of the cost of every ticket sold.
Essentially what we get is another bullshit figure pulled from the ass of Sony to get people to buy what they're selling
... The most stunning demo, Killzone PS3, was from an actual game engine running on an alpha kit--at less than five frames per second. The footage was sped up to 60fps in post-production."
Speaking of Sony Bullshit.. that "Realtime Killzone Demo" apparently not so realtime..
Quoted from the same article (pulled from http://www.shacknews.com/)
"None of the game footage was taken from software running on systems using the final PS3 graphics chip, the Reality Synthesizer (RSX).
Technically Xbox 360 could emulate the functions before passing commands to the ATI GPU, but it's quite a technical challenge to do this.
Why is it so much of a technical challenge? Wouldn't this the same thing as all the Glidewrappers that came out so long ago? Just a simple layer that translated the 3DFX glide calls to the corrisponding Direct3D calls, the same thing could apply here, then ATI wouldn't have to know anything about the NVidia hardware as Microsoft would be the one writing the layer.
The Xbox only has a 30 day warrenty.
Game developers are not allowed to patch games via Xbox live unless the update fixes a problem related to Online play. The problem with ESPN 2K5 clearly meets this requirement.
Theif 3 will not be patched because the AI bug does not effect online play. (besides the fact that Theif 3 is not a Live enabled title in the first place)
If you had played Ninja Gaiden extensively.. you would realize that if you're having problems with the camera.. you're doing something wrong..
I've played through the game numerous times, and ranked 71 in the first round of the Master Ninja Tournament, all without adjusting the camera once..
Actually.. since this patch is being used in Phase 2 of the MasterNinja Tournament. It directly affects online play for the people in the tournament.
It also just happens to be available to people not participating in the tournament.
Right and Wrong are abstract concepts.. leave the video game developers alone and plea with parents to control thier damn kids...
You don't let your 9 year old nephew watch porn.. and you shouldn't let him play Manhunt or GTA: Vice City..
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I can beat Rygar for the NES in probably less than 45 minutes..
I can't imagine someone really taking 24 hours to beat it..
Ouch..
I doubt there will be a problem with save games.
/. post should more than handle save games for any of the afformentioned games, while the ram drive will handle any of the game data cache.
The high capacity memory cards that are the topic of the
As for downloadable content, well, this is assuming that Xbox Live 2 will be compatable with the current Xbox Live service, it also assumes that the content servers for MechAssault will still be available at all by the time the Xbox2 is released.
Everything is still just speculation at this point.
Switching from Nvidia hardware to ATI hardware isn't as big a deal as everyone thinks.. Remember, the Xbox uses a modified version of directX for audio and video calls..
Do you have to stop playing all of your old PC games becuase you got that new radeon 9800 pro to replace your GeForce 3 Ti 200?
I wsa just sitting here thinking about all the people that are worried that Backwards compatability will be removed if the Xbox2 doesn't have a hard drive.
Why couldn't they use a ram drive to fix that issue. Not flash ram.
Think about it the current Xbox only has 64 megs of ram, all the games thar are out there can't use more, but the xbox2 will almost definately have close to 512 megs of ram, why couldn't they just create a 448 meg ram drive to cache all of the data that used to be cached to the hard drive.. this would be EXTREMELY fast compared to ANY hard drive.
Is it just me or does this game look a lot like the Xbox version of Crimson Skies? 3rd person, dogfighting over cities, online play..
Probably just a coincedence..
You've got to be kidding me.. That looks kinda Photoshoppped...
If anyone has another source for discussion on this (game preview, gaming related site, anything reasonably reliable) please post it..
Anyone notice that all but ONE game the have on the "Games to avoid for children" list of video games is rated Mature..
I don't know about you.. But being rated as "Mature" is something that I would just happen to think would automatically label it as "not recommended for children"
Just goes to show how little attention is actually paid to video game ratings..
Especially with the Zelda Pack being released on November 17th.
You'll get 4 Zelda games (the 2 from the NES, and the 2 from the N-64) with the gamecube, all for $100 bucks.. That's the best deal, as far as gaming consoles goes, in a long time.
I think that they should have tried something along the lines of Strider 2.. With nice Hi-res sprites (or even 3d Models) on 3D backgrounds, but it's still a side scrolling action fest along the lines of Symphony of the Night.. Just my 2cents..
Okay.. now I didn't say that I would buy Fever.. I was just saying that I'd be more likely to buy Fever than Madden.. :)
I didn't think that Mario Kart for the GC was going to be online.. Only LAN play. But, I guess that opens the possibility of people writing packet wrappers like the one's that came out for the xbox so people could play Halo online.
Actually EA decided not to include Online features on Xbox titles.. So at least one section of EA's sports games won't be online. Which IMO is a very bad move on EA's part.. I for one will be picking up NFL Fever 2004 or ESPN Football (sega's latest) instead of Madden, simply because of Online play.
Exactly.. I mean.. look at the teletubbies.. then look at the child obeisity problem... I think there may be a connection.. Sue the Teletubbies.. they are working with McDonalds to make us all fatties!!
My bad.. looks like ruby and saphire are out.. didn't notice..