Everyone likes their own type of game. You power gaming farmville isn't how you "out class" people. People just like setting up their farm and showing it to others. Doesn't matter that you make more money, have a bigger farm, etc. People just want to build something that is appealing to them. Not my type of game, but there is nothing wrong with that.
WoW is a hugely popular game. You hear complaints because there are a ton of people playing it, and usually the most unreasonable people are the loudest. Most people are too busy enjoying the game to even bother posting. Subscription fees are nothing if you look at what you are getting.
Quite frankly, I know Minecraft isn't a game for me. It is too much like Farmville in that it isn't really a game. I like games that have story or present me with well defined challenges. In this game, you just create your own challenges. Just not my thing.
In any case, I don't think any of the popular games suck, they just aren't my thing. I think people who judge other based on what they play are pretty messed up.
They should get a Wii 2 out because the machine is severely underpowered when compared to its competitors. A Wii 2 can take advantage of technological progress and sell a much better system for a cheap price. The Wii has pretty much hit market saturation. Everyone who wants one has one. Those that don't can easily pick one up on the used market. You can milk an almost dead cow for its last bit of sour milk, or you can get an awesome new cow and start milking the sweet profits off of it.
What is wrong with saying Nintendo needs to have a new console? It doesn't make you an anti-fanboy. The only time I was ever not excited about a new console release from my favorite company was when I was a kid and mowed lawns for allowance money. It took me a long time to save up and get a Nintendo, so a Super Nintendo made me upset because I couldn't afford one.
It's time for Nintendo to get out a new console. Take a breath, it doesn't mean it is bad or insulting. The system is just limited now by its processing power. Just think of what Nintendo could do with a better system. Better graphics, bigger worlds, better AI...why would you not want that?
I think the nicest thing I can say to you is: you are a douche. Sorry, as much as you hate Sony for all their misdeeds, simply not buying their products is the way to go. No need to read or comment on an article for a company you hate. No need to hope for natural disasters or nuclear meltdowns that damage their ability to produce products and kill their employees. Only because this is Slashdot can you say this. If someone said the same about Nintendo being unable to ship 3DS's, you would be modded to oblivion. And yes, Nintendo has done some downright awful things as well.
We think this because we come to this site and their are people defending Apple no matter what they do. We think this because there are products that are superior and cheaper to Apple's products on the market, but the Apple fanatic doesn't do research, they just buy the next Apple product. I own both Apple and non-Apple products. Apple does make nice stuff. But you can't be on a tech site and claim Apple is better than all their competitors. You can't tell me Apple's are immune to viruses and crashes. You can't the me the spec on an iPad 2 are better than the Xoom. But most Apple users don't even know what a Xoom is...because all they care about is Apple. You don't see them with other companies nearly as much as you do with Apple. It more sounds like you are justifying your fanaticism than others are trying to justify their own.
If there was some magic formula to make you the "in" thing, don't you think everyone would be doing it? It isn't as simple as that. To ignore that people go out and buy something just because it is Apple is ignoring reality. This has been happening for years. People by technically inferior, more expensive items from Apple. The iPad is slightly different because they price it very competitively.
The Xoom is either equal or superior to all if the iPad's specs. The only thing the iPad has over it is that it is slightly thinner and slightly lighter and a head start on Apps. It is a good product.
The iPad is a fine product too. But if it wasn't made by apple with its fanatical fan base, it would be a failure. Apple is powerful enough to create its own markets for items. Don't confuse that with them making a superior product.
Amusing. If a Microsoft handheld was doing this, all you guys would be tearing them apart and singing the praises of your DS. Instead of attacking Nintendo, you complain that "downplays" is too harsh a word. If this happened to Sony or MS, they would be fixing/replacing as well.
If you are talking about jailbreaking to get the iPhone you want...you can't really compare it to an unexploited Android and call it a fair comparison.
At any point, that big of a jump is significant. There isn't really too many Android table options at the moment and one of the main ones hasn't released its wi-fi only version. There was a tablet PC market before Apple. Apple just made it trendy. To cut in to it that much in one quarter is pretty nuts. If you held a business where you pretty much owned the market and some guy came in and took 20% of your customers in 1 quarter and you weren't concerned, you would be one terrible CEO.
You are ignoring the IT staff, the customer service, the fact that Amazon takes cut to provide the service, the cost Amazon pays to have unlimited 3G service on their product, and so many other costs that I am sure I am missing. Your half-assed attempt at assigning a cost makes me believe you don't know the cost of running a business.
Really? Is it? Look at what you can see on prime time shows such as Family Guy. They can curse, they insult everyone from religion to specific people, they can talk about sex, they can do massive violence...and beyond. No doubt, they push the envelope with what they can get away with...but imagine this being something shown 50 years ago. Could you imagine? As I see it, things have become progressively less and less PC over the years. More conservative are always going to complain and complain loudly...but this concept that "Wah! Everything is so PC!" just isn't reality.
So people who went through college make more money than people who don't. Big shocker there! There is no such thing as equality. There are always going to be advantage to being a male or a female in and out of the work place. This may shift over time to mean different things. But to say women have won and are equal or superior is just flat out stupid. You look at a few statistics and make the conclusion that the male-dominated world is over. I thought people on here were smarter than this fluff.
I totally agree that it should be fine to make a non-PC game like this. Sounds funny to me. Don't be surprised that people are going to be offended by it, though.
And really, your little rant is a load of crap. And no, I am not a female. There are negative stereotypes and double standards on both sides. You are the one acting like that sad little victim in a harsh female dominated world. Give me a break. Just because good looking women don't pay attention to you doesn't mean that all inequalities have been solved. I mean "gynocentricity"? Come on man, wipe the Cheeto crumbs off your shirt, hit the gym, and maybe you'll land a date. This whole mentality of crying how hard it is to be male in this world is just hilarious. Seriously, if the world is "gynocentric", your are part of the problem with your wussy/complaining attitude. Act like a man and maybe you will be treated like one.
It should be hard for you to swallow it because you are completely wrong. There is a cost associated with storing the data, there is a cost for backing up the data, there is a cost for customer service, there is a cost for transmitting the data, there is a cost for maintaining the infrastructure, there is a cost to upgrade the infrastructure, etc. etc etc. There are different costs associated with an e-book than there are with normal books that should be flat out obvious to anyone on Slashdot.
I recently got a Kindle for myself and my girl friend and we both enjoy using it immensely. If I get bitten by some of the issues you are talking about, I may reconsider but I haven't and most likely won't. This is just another example of the circle-jerk sky is falling mentality here that I just don't get. You exaggerate and freak out about the smallest things. I am surprised people make it out their front door.
How would you know it didn't? There are tons of example of military/intelligence technology eventually making it in to consumer products that we use every day now. They have a problem they are trying to solve so they focus on that. As a side benefit, we get to use it for a different purpose years later if they were good ideas.
Well, now you know about them and can get involved. Do you think that somehow by playing a bunch of games you magically get placed on a mailing list to be contacted? Besides, most gamers I know, including myself, just want to play...just like the attitude you have in your last statement.
You don't care, so why are you complaining that you don't know about them?
Um, in what world do you live in? Pirated games have spyware and trojans in them that infect your computer and steal you information (and people wonder how their WoW accounts get compromised). The fact that you trust pirates more than the game companies show both what a sad state the industry is in due to awful DRM schemes and how naive supposedly technical people are of pirated software.
Of course, consoles are just a more restrictive form of DRM than pretty much all but the most hideous DRM schemes on the PC.
I find it surprising that such flamebait is modded up. People don't hate their customers. DRM is a result from piracy. There are a lot of valid arguments that DRM hurts customers more than pirates, but you don't want to have a rational discussion. I don't really get why people have to go Glenn Beck crazy emotional over something like this.
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Everyone likes their own type of game. You power gaming farmville isn't how you "out class" people. People just like setting up their farm and showing it to others. Doesn't matter that you make more money, have a bigger farm, etc. People just want to build something that is appealing to them. Not my type of game, but there is nothing wrong with that.
WoW is a hugely popular game. You hear complaints because there are a ton of people playing it, and usually the most unreasonable people are the loudest. Most people are too busy enjoying the game to even bother posting. Subscription fees are nothing if you look at what you are getting.
Quite frankly, I know Minecraft isn't a game for me. It is too much like Farmville in that it isn't really a game. I like games that have story or present me with well defined challenges. In this game, you just create your own challenges. Just not my thing.
In any case, I don't think any of the popular games suck, they just aren't my thing. I think people who judge other based on what they play are pretty messed up.
They should get a Wii 2 out because the machine is severely underpowered when compared to its competitors. A Wii 2 can take advantage of technological progress and sell a much better system for a cheap price. The Wii has pretty much hit market saturation. Everyone who wants one has one. Those that don't can easily pick one up on the used market. You can milk an almost dead cow for its last bit of sour milk, or you can get an awesome new cow and start milking the sweet profits off of it.
What is wrong with saying Nintendo needs to have a new console? It doesn't make you an anti-fanboy. The only time I was ever not excited about a new console release from my favorite company was when I was a kid and mowed lawns for allowance money. It took me a long time to save up and get a Nintendo, so a Super Nintendo made me upset because I couldn't afford one.
It's time for Nintendo to get out a new console. Take a breath, it doesn't mean it is bad or insulting. The system is just limited now by its processing power. Just think of what Nintendo could do with a better system. Better graphics, bigger worlds, better AI...why would you not want that?
I think the nicest thing I can say to you is: you are a douche. Sorry, as much as you hate Sony for all their misdeeds, simply not buying their products is the way to go. No need to read or comment on an article for a company you hate. No need to hope for natural disasters or nuclear meltdowns that damage their ability to produce products and kill their employees. Only because this is Slashdot can you say this. If someone said the same about Nintendo being unable to ship 3DS's, you would be modded to oblivion. And yes, Nintendo has done some downright awful things as well.
Welcome to the Internet. You have managed to get an e-mail and a Slashdot account. I think you can get through this as well.
We think this because we come to this site and their are people defending Apple no matter what they do. We think this because there are products that are superior and cheaper to Apple's products on the market, but the Apple fanatic doesn't do research, they just buy the next Apple product. I own both Apple and non-Apple products. Apple does make nice stuff. But you can't be on a tech site and claim Apple is better than all their competitors. You can't tell me Apple's are immune to viruses and crashes. You can't the me the spec on an iPad 2 are better than the Xoom. But most Apple users don't even know what a Xoom is...because all they care about is Apple. You don't see them with other companies nearly as much as you do with Apple. It more sounds like you are justifying your fanaticism than others are trying to justify their own.
If there was some magic formula to make you the "in" thing, don't you think everyone would be doing it? It isn't as simple as that. To ignore that people go out and buy something just because it is Apple is ignoring reality. This has been happening for years. People by technically inferior, more expensive items from Apple. The iPad is slightly different because they price it very competitively.
The Xoom is either equal or superior to all if the iPad's specs. The only thing the iPad has over it is that it is slightly thinner and slightly lighter and a head start on Apps. It is a good product.
The iPad is a fine product too. But if it wasn't made by apple with its fanatical fan base, it would be a failure. Apple is powerful enough to create its own markets for items. Don't confuse that with them making a superior product.
Amusing. If a Microsoft handheld was doing this, all you guys would be tearing them apart and singing the praises of your DS. Instead of attacking Nintendo, you complain that "downplays" is too harsh a word. If this happened to Sony or MS, they would be fixing/replacing as well.
If you are talking about jailbreaking to get the iPhone you want...you can't really compare it to an unexploited Android and call it a fair comparison.
Why can't we sue the patent office?
At any point, that big of a jump is significant. There isn't really too many Android table options at the moment and one of the main ones hasn't released its wi-fi only version. There was a tablet PC market before Apple. Apple just made it trendy. To cut in to it that much in one quarter is pretty nuts. If you held a business where you pretty much owned the market and some guy came in and took 20% of your customers in 1 quarter and you weren't concerned, you would be one terrible CEO.
You are ignoring the IT staff, the customer service, the fact that Amazon takes cut to provide the service, the cost Amazon pays to have unlimited 3G service on their product, and so many other costs that I am sure I am missing. Your half-assed attempt at assigning a cost makes me believe you don't know the cost of running a business.
All posts on the Internet are not trolls. Ever.
Really? Is it? Look at what you can see on prime time shows such as Family Guy. They can curse, they insult everyone from religion to specific people, they can talk about sex, they can do massive violence...and beyond. No doubt, they push the envelope with what they can get away with...but imagine this being something shown 50 years ago. Could you imagine? As I see it, things have become progressively less and less PC over the years. More conservative are always going to complain and complain loudly...but this concept that "Wah! Everything is so PC!" just isn't reality.
So people who went through college make more money than people who don't. Big shocker there! There is no such thing as equality. There are always going to be advantage to being a male or a female in and out of the work place. This may shift over time to mean different things. But to say women have won and are equal or superior is just flat out stupid. You look at a few statistics and make the conclusion that the male-dominated world is over. I thought people on here were smarter than this fluff.
I totally agree that it should be fine to make a non-PC game like this. Sounds funny to me. Don't be surprised that people are going to be offended by it, though.
And really, your little rant is a load of crap. And no, I am not a female. There are negative stereotypes and double standards on both sides. You are the one acting like that sad little victim in a harsh female dominated world. Give me a break. Just because good looking women don't pay attention to you doesn't mean that all inequalities have been solved. I mean "gynocentricity"? Come on man, wipe the Cheeto crumbs off your shirt, hit the gym, and maybe you'll land a date. This whole mentality of crying how hard it is to be male in this world is just hilarious. Seriously, if the world is "gynocentric", your are part of the problem with your wussy/complaining attitude. Act like a man and maybe you will be treated like one.
It should be hard for you to swallow it because you are completely wrong. There is a cost associated with storing the data, there is a cost for backing up the data, there is a cost for customer service, there is a cost for transmitting the data, there is a cost for maintaining the infrastructure, there is a cost to upgrade the infrastructure, etc. etc etc. There are different costs associated with an e-book than there are with normal books that should be flat out obvious to anyone on Slashdot.
I recently got a Kindle for myself and my girl friend and we both enjoy using it immensely. If I get bitten by some of the issues you are talking about, I may reconsider but I haven't and most likely won't. This is just another example of the circle-jerk sky is falling mentality here that I just don't get. You exaggerate and freak out about the smallest things. I am surprised people make it out their front door.
How would you know it didn't? There are tons of example of military/intelligence technology eventually making it in to consumer products that we use every day now. They have a problem they are trying to solve so they focus on that. As a side benefit, we get to use it for a different purpose years later if they were good ideas.
Anything is fun with friends and a couple cases of beer.
Why are gamers such dicks they can't wait 3 days before they come up with yet another justification to not pay for a game?
I like how you call the guy a moron and then fail to actually read the summary. Good job!
Well, now you know about them and can get involved. Do you think that somehow by playing a bunch of games you magically get placed on a mailing list to be contacted? Besides, most gamers I know, including myself, just want to play...just like the attitude you have in your last statement.
You don't care, so why are you complaining that you don't know about them?
Um, in what world do you live in? Pirated games have spyware and trojans in them that infect your computer and steal you information (and people wonder how their WoW accounts get compromised). The fact that you trust pirates more than the game companies show both what a sad state the industry is in due to awful DRM schemes and how naive supposedly technical people are of pirated software.
Of course, consoles are just a more restrictive form of DRM than pretty much all but the most hideous DRM schemes on the PC.
I find it surprising that such flamebait is modded up. People don't hate their customers. DRM is a result from piracy. There are a lot of valid arguments that DRM hurts customers more than pirates, but you don't want to have a rational discussion. I don't really get why people have to go Glenn Beck crazy emotional over something like this.
I don't think he would be hired. The marketing that this has caused far outweighs any possible PR benefits by keeping this quiet.