Oh? You haven't seen Sony's line of Greatest Hits games? Or Microsoft's Platinum Games selection? Or the equivalent from Nintendo [I can't recall the name].
Don't be a sarcastic asshole with me. I'm smarter than you and I know more than you.
Why are there no FPS games set during the American Civil War or the American Revolutionary War? I think they'd be great fun. Sure, the weapons are a bit different than the usual set the gaming public has become accustomed to but that's what would make it unique. I mean, we've played the WWII games. We've played the Vietnam games. We've played the tactical team games set in former Soviet Union satellites. Enough already.
"I have a valid point that I don't think anyone else has researched to any great extent."
Did you even read the article I linked to?
"I never said that everyone does that, and I never said that it doesn't work... I just said that I don't know if I'd say it works, which means that it's my opinion that there are more factors involved than those being mentioned."
Other factors are mentioned in the article I linked to but, you're a busy guy, no need to actually do a little work, right?
The person who is the billing contact will be sued. No lawsuit has played out in court to know what the result of a lawsuit brought against a person who gave access to someone who shared copyrighted material would be.
Of course they're not trying to make a profit by suing people. Didn't you read the article? The first paragraph hits the point that the RIAA wants to dissuade others from file-sharing by making an example of a few.
And since file-sharing was down dramatically recently, before the recent court ruling, it works.
Is it worth the money they're spending? Gee, I don't know - if this allows them to sustain their dying business model, I would guess that it is worth it to them. Besides, they've got lots of money - the artists under their umbrella are constantly getting ripped off.
"if they're going to claim that they care about their customers, they have to acknowledge that used games are a part of the market."
Oh do they? Funny, a new distribution method drops the price of said distribution significantly and the game companies can then have complete control over who is playing their game - i.e. all sales of their game garnish profits for them, unlike with the current used situation - and you think the company is going to worry about their public image? Here's a fact that you should warm up to: companies want to make money. Also, everything can be spun as need be. Care about customers? Why their on-demand download services are just trying to cut the middlemen out of the loop so more money can go to making a great game.
"How would you manage to resell games for an out-of-date system if they're all stored on the console itself?"
Makes the company even happier - consumers buy the game and are stuck with it, that's great. You won't see this in the console world any time too soon but it's not because companies are worried about offending customers or cutting into the used market.
Besides, what's the difference between buying a used game for $15 from EB that's been out for a year and downloading a game for $15 from the developer that's been out for a year? Don't you think that the game company would drop prices on their older games to satisfy the kids who can't afford games because they're too lazy to get jobs?
Have you even read any Chuck Palahniuk or are you just another pop-culture moron that likes movies a lot? [rhetorical question friend, no need to reply.]
I was not replying to any comment you made. I find your tone rude and insulting, especially coming from someone who is getting offended when they didn't even make a comment within the thread. I would expect an apology to be forthcoming. Okay Rob?
That's funny, Joe has been a major member of the Democratic party for quite a number of years. You would have thought that if he were such a Republican, he would have switched parties at some point.
Uh, I hate to break it to you but the MPAA's rating system isn't legally binding. If Tim the Donkey, working at movie theatre X lets young Billy, age 12, into an R rated movie, there is no law that says Tim the Donkey is in big trouble. You might be able to get him on corrupting a child or whatnot but if you're going to use that, it's just as applicable in a situation where a child is sold a MA-rated game.
The ratings systems for movies and video games is led and policed by the industry, not the government. Don't bring the government into this.
Innacurate portrayals? You're going to tell me that no Cuban has ever been involved in gang violence? Or that no Italians have ever been involved in organized crime? Or that no white people ever beat slaves?
The fact is that just because you show a black guy stealing a car, doesn't mean that you're trying to tell the world that all black people steal cars. It's people like you who jump to the conclusion that concern me. If I show you 20 Cubans who are in a gang, why does that lead you to believe that all Cubans are in a gang? That's what you're saying it does - by furthering the stereotype.
What about the portrayal of Cubans in GTA: VC and what about the portrayal of Italians in GTA III? What about the portrayal of Russians in your average Bond movie? What about the portrayal of white people in the miniseries Roots?
I mean, honestly, do you want a group of enemies in your games/movies/television shows that are composed of one white guy, one black guy, one gay guy [any race], one Indian, one Canadian, one Asian, etc., etc.? If you do, you might want to check out the Village People, you might enjoy their work.
So say something to them? Don't be incredibly rude about it but have you ever tried saying something like, "You know, it's kind of rude for you to force your conversation on the rest of us in this elevator and I'd appreciate it if you didn't behave like this in the future."
People become disconnected when they're out in public because they're surrounded by strangers and thus there are no consequences because no one says a thing to you. Disarm them of their belief that no one is judging. You might be surprised by the results.
The survey was asking about inventions that the respondants could not live without. I think that all the things you listed clearly fall into the category of being items everyone can live without.
Actually, the PS2 Linux kit doesn't require a mod chip or some swapping method, all you have to do is buy it from Sony and get going. It comes with a hard drive, monitor adapter cable, keyboard, and that Linux DVD that you just pop into the tray, more or less.
Well, if you'd read the article, you'd know that the way to get Linux on the Gamecube doesn't involve burning the software and dropping it into the Gamecube but rather using an exploit in Phantasy Star Online to run code from your PC on the Gamecube using the broadband adapter to access it.
Of course, you didn't read the article so you must not know this.
"Second, I thought it was sad that they scheduled their day around the television schedule."
More or less sad than scheduling your life around an online golf tournament? People enjoy different forms of entertainment. Why be so pompous and act like yours is so much better than others?
"And, if that doesn't suit you, you can use your own music with custom soundtracks. How can you beat that?"
First off, you're right. This is a very nice feature. The PS2 doesn't come standard with a hard drive so this isn't really an option on a console other than the Xbox.
"EA's mainstream approach is generic and faceless; MS's indie approach is far preferable on every single side of the equation, be it consumer, publisher, or artist."
Now, I don't listen to much mainstream radio and tend to mainly just listen to older underground stuff, so let's get that out of the way first. From an advertising perspective, you're arguing that limited advertising in a single venue is better than complete cross-market saturation. This is an interesting theory but ultimately I think that you're wrong. First off, with a video game, you've got a limited audience. There are only X number of people that are going to play the game and, of that X, only a percentage will like the music and be inclined to purchase it. Whereas with market saturation, you get Y number of people hearing the music, where Y > X. I think the number of people who dismiss the music completely because they've heard it elsewhere and thus won't buy it is negligible. I mean, there had to be a first time you heard Mainstream_Artist_A just like there was a first time you heard Indie_Artist_A. Maybe you didn't like either of them the first time you heard them but let's suppose both have the potential to grow on you. The artist that's being played everywhere has a much better chance.
As for your idea that the consumer is getting screwed - don't forget that the music EA is using is called mainstream for a reason. The majority of people like the music so I don't think they'd describe themselves as getting screwed.
Final note on an already too long post, EA games are fairly notorious at this point for including an options screen for selecting which songs you want played and which ones you don't. Obviously this comes nowhere near as close to letting you play your own music of a HD but it would allow a game with Korn on the soundtrack to still be playable even if you hate Korn.
Surface gravity ratio [Mars/Earth] 0.379
Escape velocity ratio [Mars/Earth] 0.450
So no, it's not getting quite close. Let's say we need 1 unit of power to lift off from Earth, we would need less than half a unit to lift off from Mars. Plus, there may be resources on Mars that could be used as fuel, given the proper technology to harness/convert/whatever those resources.
"Now I have to deal with 5-string bass garbage if I ever want to play NFL Street."
By "deal", you mean turning the music off, right? In fact, you may want to note that in EA's most recent sports game, there's control settings that allow you to turn off individual songs so you never hear them. Obviously this doesn't help if you dislike every single song and every single band on the game's soundtrack but, in that case, just turn the music off.
I don't think this story was meant to highlight a great addition to the NFL Street game but was more about how corporate synergy can create interesting marketing strategies. More of a non-story and I wasn't planning on commenting in it.
Well, the poster you are responding to is incorrect about the whole affair - downloading ROMs is never in firm legal standing. Fair use dictates that you are allowed to make a backup copy of an item you purchase and since you are making the backup from the game yourself, there's no burden of proof that you owned the game.
Downloading ROMs, even when you own the original game, is not legal, even if your game was already destroyed before you made the backup.
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Don't be a sarcastic asshole with me. I'm smarter than you and I know more than you.
Why are there no FPS games set during the American Civil War or the American Revolutionary War? I think they'd be great fun. Sure, the weapons are a bit different than the usual set the gaming public has become accustomed to but that's what would make it unique. I mean, we've played the WWII games. We've played the Vietnam games. We've played the tactical team games set in former Soviet Union satellites. Enough already.
Thanks for your uneducated opinion but I'll take the PEW Research Center's opinion over yours every day of the week.
The person who is the billing contact will be sued. No lawsuit has played out in court to know what the result of a lawsuit brought against a person who gave access to someone who shared copyrighted material would be.
And since file-sharing was down dramatically recently, before the recent court ruling, it works.
Is it worth the money they're spending? Gee, I don't know - if this allows them to sustain their dying business model, I would guess that it is worth it to them. Besides, they've got lots of money - the artists under their umbrella are constantly getting ripped off.
Besides, what's the difference between buying a used game for $15 from EB that's been out for a year and downloading a game for $15 from the developer that's been out for a year? Don't you think that the game company would drop prices on their older games to satisfy the kids who can't afford games because they're too lazy to get jobs?
Have you even read any Chuck Palahniuk or are you just another pop-culture moron that likes movies a lot? [rhetorical question friend, no need to reply.]
That's funny, Joe has been a major member of the Democratic party for quite a number of years. You would have thought that if he were such a Republican, he would have switched parties at some point.
The ratings systems for movies and video games is led and policed by the industry, not the government. Don't bring the government into this.
The fact is that just because you show a black guy stealing a car, doesn't mean that you're trying to tell the world that all black people steal cars. It's people like you who jump to the conclusion that concern me. If I show you 20 Cubans who are in a gang, why does that lead you to believe that all Cubans are in a gang? That's what you're saying it does - by furthering the stereotype.
I can punch back and I'm bigger than you.
I mean, honestly, do you want a group of enemies in your games/movies/television shows that are composed of one white guy, one black guy, one gay guy [any race], one Indian, one Canadian, one Asian, etc., etc.? If you do, you might want to check out the Village People, you might enjoy their work.
People become disconnected when they're out in public because they're surrounded by strangers and thus there are no consequences because no one says a thing to you. Disarm them of their belief that no one is judging. You might be surprised by the results.
The survey was asking about inventions that the respondants could not live without. I think that all the things you listed clearly fall into the category of being items everyone can live without.
Actually, the PS2 Linux kit doesn't require a mod chip or some swapping method, all you have to do is buy it from Sony and get going. It comes with a hard drive, monitor adapter cable, keyboard, and that Linux DVD that you just pop into the tray, more or less.
Of course, you didn't read the article so you must not know this.
Why do you feel guilty for playing one of the most popular arcade games of all time?
As for your idea that the consumer is getting screwed - don't forget that the music EA is using is called mainstream for a reason. The majority of people like the music so I don't think they'd describe themselves as getting screwed.
Final note on an already too long post, EA games are fairly notorious at this point for including an options screen for selecting which songs you want played and which ones you don't. Obviously this comes nowhere near as close to letting you play your own music of a HD but it would allow a game with Korn on the soundtrack to still be playable even if you hate Korn.
Just my two cents.
But thanks for the info.
Surface gravity ratio [Mars/Earth] 0.379
Escape velocity ratio [Mars/Earth] 0.450
So no, it's not getting quite close. Let's say we need 1 unit of power to lift off from Earth, we would need less than half a unit to lift off from Mars. Plus, there may be resources on Mars that could be used as fuel, given the proper technology to harness/convert/whatever those resources.
I don't think this story was meant to highlight a great addition to the NFL Street game but was more about how corporate synergy can create interesting marketing strategies. More of a non-story and I wasn't planning on commenting in it.
Downloading ROMs, even when you own the original game, is not legal, even if your game was already destroyed before you made the backup.