Since when do Linux desktop users pay for anything?
Ok, apologize for that one, couldn't resist. On a more serious note, if they really want to sell enough copies and if these are good enough games, they should port it to Windows and maybe make them discount titles.
Your assumptions are invalid. I did read the article, all friggin 3 click through pages.
The entire article was unoriginal literary masturbation. Meaningless. It really comes down to "some people think this, yet others think this." Duh, so what. We already know that.
Is this a flame-bait post? Is it automatic -1 to question whether a guy with some letters after his name sets off your BS meter?
Seriously, this is a totally lame topic and you would think MIT wouldn't put up with this kind of BS, but I guess it even does.
First, lets review how what is written being a totally media (or Jenkins) manufactured story. Recall a Christmas Carol. What did SCrooge's assistant give his kid? A toy soldier. What game did your parents play as children? Cowboys and Indians or maybe Axis and Allies. Or the game Risk with it's similarities to WW2/1. Ever been to a Civil War re-enactment? Games and entertainment - electronic or not - have always been combat inspired.
Second, consider that this is a commentary that attempts to SERIOUSLY analzy something that isn't meant to be serious at all - electronic entertainment. He's not looking at the business aspect of it (is it profitable or not) but trying to take an unserious topic and discuss it in a serious way. Sort of like a lot of sports writers do - discuss a game as they would a legal case.
"Blizzard has never been known for innovation. Will this ultimately come across as just another MMO?")
Yeah, consider who the innovators are and you normally find a great idea poorly implemented. What Blizzard has CONSISTENTLY done is take an idea and OPTIMIZE it and make it better than anything else. This is exactly why the Blizzard MMORPG gets my wager as the MMORPG to win the war of 04.
80% of online digital music downloads go through ITunes. Give it a year or so and if Apple can maintain this, they will be providing a reliable stream of money to the record companies and, thusly, have leverage over them to negotiate a better contract in the future.
I recall this happening in the past where a new, up and coming website would pay money for an association with established company. As time went on, the website became not the dependant but the dependee, and could reverse the flow of cash from out to in.
Also, consider Walmart. Initially they didn't have much bargaining power with the vendors because they made a small percentage of their sales. But now, there are many commodities of which ~80% are sold through walmart (toothpaste, etc) and now Walmart, as Apple may soon be able to, can dictate to the suppliers more agreeable terms.
Since the negotiations with each record label were made seperatly, ITunes can pressure them by, say, not putting an uncooperative label's offerings on the main screen and not promoting their new stuff.
Before the net, you got 90%+ of your info about a product from the manufacturer's marketing machine. Now the balance has changed.
Think back a few decades about some of the crap you may have bought. Then think about - had you been able to read instant online opinion about the gadget - you may not have purchased the product.
Virtual Boy? NeoGeo? Would VHS have lost to Betamax?
What this means is that the next PS, presumably the next GC (who currently uses IBM chips), and the Xbox2 will all be using IBM chips that will presumably be similar in capability - or at least no one will have a tremendous advantage over anyone else.
The result? The consoles will have to get an edge over each other in other areas - like having DVR capabilities, better 3d implementation and technologies, online play, and, of course, better games. We will be less likely to face a decision now of 'more good games/inferior technology' versus 'less good games/better technology.'
The NRA type sites have a tremendous amount of gun safety information. The bulk of the organization's activities aren't political but training - they have certified trainers all over the country that teach people how to use and store guns safely. So by restricting access to these kinds of sites (being able to find out when the next handgun safety class is being taught, etc.), it makes the installer base less safe.
And (heheheh) if Symantic custmers can't get information on gun safety, only non-Symantic customers will have gun safety.
Normally hackers have to get their hands on the game before they figure out what exactly they want to hack, but Carmack just threw them a big fat one to start thinking about.
Hey -
I don't know how else to contact you, but you mentioned in a nother post you liked games that you can play with your wife that are NOT split screen.
I suggest picking up Hunter: The REckoning and it's soon to come out sequel. It's pretty fun and really cheap on Ebay. I actually have a copy I'm looking to unload. It's co-op, non-split screen.
This is for the Xbox. Those of us who own Xbox's have seen this game as the biggest reason that owning an Xbox rather than a PS2 was a mistake. I'm looking forward to getting a used copy a month later on Ebay for about $30.
"some aspects of the space program have social value that might justify the government expense"
And there is the nexus of our disagreement. The burden for funding these programs, along with regulations, make it almost impossible for anything other than government to fund these kinds of risky, massive projects. Perhaps if a company were permitted to keep 95% of what they earned on a project rather than 50%, and that investors were able to keep all of their capital gain and not be double taxed, and a rediculous and scientifically dubious environmental impact study did not have have to be passed, and the companies workers could keep more of their income, persuading more and talented workers to join in the project, and they were allowed to have performance rather than design specifications from OSHA, the gov't wouldn't be the only organization that COULD launch satallites initially.
On a side note, I consider the moon landing a worthwhile investment as a moral and stature booster in a war against the greatest evil of the day.
It's not hypocritical for criticizing China for it's spending as I am equally critical of the US, though the US more or less needed to be involved in a space program during the cold war as it was a potential combat theatre.
The point is, no government should be involved in these "show of force" projects. When the market finds a value in mining the moon or in scientific studies, space programs will manifest themselves and at least be profitable
When it becomes worthwhile to go into space, people and companies will do so. Be it the US, Russia, or China, government backed programs like this are done about as inefficiently as they can be. I recall a story on/. a while back where some college students assembled a satallite for a few grand when it would have cost the government millions. Anyone got that link?
And China doing it - this is just a poor starving commie dictatorship trying to make everyone forget it's nothing more than a poor, starving commie dictatorship. Sort of like the ghetto kids wearing $200 sneakers.
If this guys work was on a building that didn't belong to him or was in public, sues and wins, does this mean that any architect whose building is used in a game can sue, too?
Forget the fact that PS2 has sold 5x as many consoles as Xbox.
All Xbox Live Subscribers are broadband users. It is a broadband service.
PS2 are probably mostly dialup. Broadband is the future; if you want good gaming without lag, you need broadband. And if you want a broadband platform where all your opponents have broadband, you must choose Xbox.
Not to be a fan, I'm selling my Xbox on ebay as we speak cause I outgrew it.
Why? Because Blizzard is making it. Need I say more?
Finally, a company that has never laid an egg in RTS or RPG-lite has entered a new field with the same old dedication to quality that is unmatched by ANYONE else out there making a MMORPG.
Dude, if you are going to be hard core and advocate overthrowing the government and provide instructions on how to do it, at least try to have some self respect and stand by your convictions and be willing to die for them rather coping a plea deal with the government that you seek to overthrow for one year when, had you advocated the overthrow of many other governments on this planet, you would have been shot outright.
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Since when do Linux desktop users pay for anything?
Ok, apologize for that one, couldn't resist. On a more serious note, if they really want to sell enough copies and if these are good enough games, they should port it to Windows and maybe make them discount titles.
The entire article was unoriginal literary masturbation. Meaningless. It really comes down to "some people think this, yet others think this." Duh, so what. We already know that.
Seriously, this is a totally lame topic and you would think MIT wouldn't put up with this kind of BS, but I guess it even does.
First, lets review how what is written being a totally media (or Jenkins) manufactured story. Recall a Christmas Carol. What did SCrooge's assistant give his kid? A toy soldier. What game did your parents play as children? Cowboys and Indians or maybe Axis and Allies. Or the game Risk with it's similarities to WW2/1. Ever been to a Civil War re-enactment? Games and entertainment - electronic or not - have always been combat inspired.
Second, consider that this is a commentary that attempts to SERIOUSLY analzy something that isn't meant to be serious at all - electronic entertainment. He's not looking at the business aspect of it (is it profitable or not) but trying to take an unserious topic and discuss it in a serious way. Sort of like a lot of sports writers do - discuss a game as they would a legal case.
This article is totally irrelevant.
Yeah, consider who the innovators are and you normally find a great idea poorly implemented. What Blizzard has CONSISTENTLY done is take an idea and OPTIMIZE it and make it better than anything else. This is exactly why the Blizzard MMORPG gets my wager as the MMORPG to win the war of 04.
I recall this happening in the past where a new, up and coming website would pay money for an association with established company. As time went on, the website became not the dependant but the dependee, and could reverse the flow of cash from out to in.
Also, consider Walmart. Initially they didn't have much bargaining power with the vendors because they made a small percentage of their sales. But now, there are many commodities of which ~80% are sold through walmart (toothpaste, etc) and now Walmart, as Apple may soon be able to, can dictate to the suppliers more agreeable terms.
Since the negotiations with each record label were made seperatly, ITunes can pressure them by, say, not putting an uncooperative label's offerings on the main screen and not promoting their new stuff.
Think back a few decades about some of the crap you may have bought. Then think about - had you been able to read instant online opinion about the gadget - you may not have purchased the product.
Virtual Boy? NeoGeo? Would VHS have lost to Betamax?
The result? The consoles will have to get an edge over each other in other areas - like having DVR capabilities, better 3d implementation and technologies, online play, and, of course, better games. We will be less likely to face a decision now of 'more good games/inferior technology' versus 'less good games/better technology.'
And (heheheh) if Symantic custmers can't get information on gun safety, only non-Symantic customers will have gun safety.
Normally hackers have to get their hands on the game before they figure out what exactly they want to hack, but Carmack just threw them a big fat one to start thinking about.
Hey - I don't know how else to contact you, but you mentioned in a nother post you liked games that you can play with your wife that are NOT split screen. I suggest picking up Hunter: The REckoning and it's soon to come out sequel. It's pretty fun and really cheap on Ebay. I actually have a copy I'm looking to unload. It's co-op, non-split screen.
This is for the Xbox. Those of us who own Xbox's have seen this game as the biggest reason that owning an Xbox rather than a PS2 was a mistake. I'm looking forward to getting a used copy a month later on Ebay for about $30.
I agree completely. Thanks for saving me the trouble of making a similar post.
And there is the nexus of our disagreement. The burden for funding these programs, along with regulations, make it almost impossible for anything other than government to fund these kinds of risky, massive projects. Perhaps if a company were permitted to keep 95% of what they earned on a project rather than 50%, and that investors were able to keep all of their capital gain and not be double taxed, and a rediculous and scientifically dubious environmental impact study did not have have to be passed, and the companies workers could keep more of their income, persuading more and talented workers to join in the project, and they were allowed to have performance rather than design specifications from OSHA, the gov't wouldn't be the only organization that COULD launch satallites initially.
On a side note, I consider the moon landing a worthwhile investment as a moral and stature booster in a war against the greatest evil of the day.
The point is, no government should be involved in these "show of force" projects. When the market finds a value in mining the moon or in scientific studies, space programs will manifest themselves and at least be profitable
And China doing it - this is just a poor starving commie dictatorship trying to make everyone forget it's nothing more than a poor, starving commie dictatorship. Sort of like the ghetto kids wearing $200 sneakers.
If this guys work was on a building that didn't belong to him or was in public, sues and wins, does this mean that any architect whose building is used in a game can sue, too?
If you can't make the effort to learn a relativly easy and useful skill, stick to tech or maybe CB.
All Xbox Live Subscribers are broadband users. It is a broadband service.
PS2 are probably mostly dialup. Broadband is the future; if you want good gaming without lag, you need broadband. And if you want a broadband platform where all your opponents have broadband, you must choose Xbox.
Not to be a fan, I'm selling my Xbox on ebay as we speak cause I outgrew it.
Finally, a company that has never laid an egg in RTS or RPG-lite has entered a new field with the same old dedication to quality that is unmatched by ANYONE else out there making a MMORPG.
Some info here
sherman - you are a pathetic WEASEL.
All Xbox games *can* but few developers allow for it. There are a few 720p - I know Robotech is.
We all know Slashdot has a severe left wing bias - but this even extends to being pro-gaming? How about some anti-gaming posts for a change?
I means interlaced.
P means progressive.
Interlace means that the odd and even numbered horizontal lines on the screen take turns being drawn.
Progressive means that the odd and even numbered horizontal lines on the screen are drawn at the same time.
The number is the number of horizontal lines on the screen total.
Typical TVs are 480i. HD typically comes in 3 modes - 480p, 720p and 1080i.
I meant 720p - I'm pretty certain. I could be wrong, though.