Great call. I failed to see that angle. Allow me to revise my calculations.
Because the boycott is a new thing, I'll assume that most of the participants already bought and own the Activision games they wanted before the boycott was declared. So Activision will take the hit primarily on *new* game sales. And taking into account the quality of the dreck Activision has been putting out lately, I'll also assume that sales would be low even without the boycott in effect. Then we must also account for the number of consumers the AAID represents. And finally, we take into account the percentage of AAID members who will truly honor the boycott, and not give in when little Sitting Cub begs his mom to buy him the latest installment of NFL Blitz: The League.
Put all those variable into the boycott computer...
*Beep beep boop beep bop boop beep boop*
I'm sorry, it seems I was mistaken... it was FOUR lost sales. You were right.
What console?? The article is about a company that is going to make a lap-mounted mousepad. Where is all this talk about some phantom console coming from??!?
If the "bug" was actually a hack, then Microsoft would naturally try to hide it. Considering that they have been trying to pass off the 360 as "hack-proof", they would look pretty foolish if they admitted that their leaderboards were corrupted by hack-inflated scores.
"Class-action lawsuit" is probably the most overused and most misused phrase on the Internet when it comes to people bitching about game consoles. If you bought a turd in a box, the layer of said turd doesn't owe you anything.
I doubt it'll be long before we're seeing pirated games running on the PSP.
The PSP has been running pirated games for weeks now (more specifically, 1.5-or-earlier PSPs). The only difference now is that everyone can do it if they are so inclined.
Until Sony releases the next firmware iteration, anyway.
How fast have you gone in your bathroom? I'm afraid to get mine up over 30... with the toilet sitting that low to the ground it seems pretty fast, and I'm not sure if I trust MY bathroom brakes.
Yes, but they're pretty unreliable IMHO. I believe half of the reviews are written by fanboys who give the game full marks because it's from their favourite franchise. Then you get the ones who hate the game because it competes with their favourite franchise (e.g. MGS vs Splinter Cell) and they give the game a stupidly low score.
This phenomenon is not exclusive to IGN. The chimps that do this find their way into every corner of the Internet. That's the tradeoff inherent in user reviews; the responsibility is on the reader to filter the quality out of the sea of crap.
No one said it was wrong, just pointing out that the author isn't completely objective in his analysis. I happen to agree with his findings based on first-hand experience, but it's concerning when articles like there are presented as impartial journalism.
The bias is right there, bookending the article in small print (Ok, so the whole page is in small print, you get the point).
From TFA:
"One program in my sample is notable not for its inclusion of bundled software but for its omission of such software. Not only did LimeWire not include bundled software, but in my testing it also did not show any advertisements beyond promotions for the paid version of LimeWire."
"This article builds on paid consulting I conducted for LimeWire. I thank LimeWire for their willingness to let me share my findings with the public."
I have a Wavebird and I am still impressed with the way it was engineered and it's battery efficiency, but I would guess an Xbox2 wireless pad will have a lot more to handle than the Wavebird does. For one, it has to deal with the bandwidth of not only registering button presses, but also the Xbox Live voice data to the headset, which goes through the controller in the current system. Plus I'm sure they are at least considering force feedback (rumble) support.
IANAEE so I don't know how much more of a drain this will have on the batteries, but I would have to guess that it will be more than the Wavebird demands.
Unfortunately I'm fairly sure you're mistaken. Microsoft has always had a strict "no patching" policy with regard to XBL-enabled games. The Ninja Gaiden team treaded in the gray area with their expansion/patch, but with this sole exception I don't think any game has been "fixed". Lord knows Halo 2 is screaming for a patch to fix all the exploits, but I doubt it's coming.
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Because the boycott is a new thing, I'll assume that most of the participants already bought and own the Activision games they wanted before the boycott was declared. So Activision will take the hit primarily on *new* game sales. And taking into account the quality of the dreck Activision has been putting out lately, I'll also assume that sales would be low even without the boycott in effect. Then we must also account for the number of consumers the AAID represents. And finally, we take into account the percentage of AAID members who will truly honor the boycott, and not give in when little Sitting Cub begs his mom to buy him the latest installment of NFL Blitz: The League.
Put all those variable into the boycott computer...
*Beep beep boop beep bop boop beep boop*
I'm sorry, it seems I was mistaken... it was FOUR lost sales. You were right.
In reaction to the content of GUN, the Association for American Indian Development has started a boycott against Activision.
Considering no one is buying this game anyway, what does this "boycott" mean to Activision? Three lost sales, maybe?
What console?? The article is about a company that is going to make a lap-mounted mousepad. Where is all this talk about some phantom console coming from??!?
If the "bug" was actually a hack, then Microsoft would naturally try to hide it. Considering that they have been trying to pass off the 360 as "hack-proof", they would look pretty foolish if they admitted that their leaderboards were corrupted by hack-inflated scores.
"Class-action lawsuit" is probably the most overused and most misused phrase on the Internet when it comes to people bitching about game consoles. If you bought a turd in a box, the layer of said turd doesn't owe you anything.
It's spelled Wookiee, goddamnit!!!
You think "HDTV" rolls off the tongue?? Like a brick, perhaps.
The PSP has been running pirated games for weeks now (more specifically, 1.5-or-earlier PSPs). The only difference now is that everyone can do it if they are so inclined.
Until Sony releases the next firmware iteration, anyway.
Actually, he isn't welcome there. In fact, he's been banished to Pluto for the crimes against humanity that were his last two "films".
No, you can't...... yet.
"America's Gaming 1337"?
How fast have you gone in your bathroom? I'm afraid to get mine up over 30... with the toilet sitting that low to the ground it seems pretty fast, and I'm not sure if I trust MY bathroom brakes.
This phenomenon is not exclusive to IGN. The chimps that do this find their way into every corner of the Internet. That's the tradeoff inherent in user reviews; the responsibility is on the reader to filter the quality out of the sea of crap.
PLEASE, not the PC vs. Xbox argument again.....
This type of needless flaming is a great argument against AC posting.
My mom always warned me that if I kept "playing with myself" I'd go blind. I certainly haven't stopped, so I guess you have my answer.
Nice stealth-troll.
I just bought one last week, as a matter of fact... "PSP", I think it was called? I forget who makes it.....
No one said it was wrong, just pointing out that the author isn't completely objective in his analysis. I happen to agree with his findings based on first-hand experience, but it's concerning when articles like there are presented as impartial journalism.
From TFA:
"One program in my sample is notable not for its inclusion of bundled software but for its omission of such software. Not only did LimeWire not include bundled software, but in my testing it also did not show any advertisements beyond promotions for the paid version of LimeWire."
"This article builds on paid consulting I conducted for LimeWire. I thank LimeWire for their willingness to let me share my findings with the public."
Something stinks...
Didn't see that, good catch.
LMFAO!
Sorry about that...
IANAEE = I Am Not An Electrical Engineer
I have a Wavebird and I am still impressed with the way it was engineered and it's battery efficiency, but I would guess an Xbox2 wireless pad will have a lot more to handle than the Wavebird does. For one, it has to deal with the bandwidth of not only registering button presses, but also the Xbox Live voice data to the headset, which goes through the controller in the current system. Plus I'm sure they are at least considering force feedback (rumble) support. IANAEE so I don't know how much more of a drain this will have on the batteries, but I would have to guess that it will be more than the Wavebird demands.
Unfortunately I'm fairly sure you're mistaken. Microsoft has always had a strict "no patching" policy with regard to XBL-enabled games. The Ninja Gaiden team treaded in the gray area with their expansion/patch, but with this sole exception I don't think any game has been "fixed". Lord knows Halo 2 is screaming for a patch to fix all the exploits, but I doubt it's coming.
Sounds like you need to retake physics. You think they just gave up on the clock speed race because they got bored with it??