How could this be insightful?
I made no remark on profitability. I was talking revenue streams.
I said licensed xbox software generates revenue. Sadly this is overshadowed by huge operating losses in that section, so you don't see PROFIT! Not to mentio if you think support and education don't make microsoft money than you have got to be kidding. Where I come from, support is a major revenue stream especially in the enterprise software market, where M$ has made huge inroads in server and developer support.
In short: your nuts!:)
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I get the sinking feeling that the Standard Definition mode of new games will simply be a boiled down, interpolated, and narrowed port of the High Definition original version. I just don't see how they are going to be able to negotiate the differences between these two customer types--the technology differences are simply too vast.
Simple. Their plan is to kill SD as a serious impediment to a pc or three in every home. It just might work as Microsoft has plenty of collaborators wanting to push as many HDTVs as possible.
If enough people upgrade to HD, it gets cheaper and eventually becomes a trivial purchase for the casual gamer. Especially when its likely the casual gamer has other reasons to upgrade such as digital cable or satellite. It's certainly a bold move on Microsofts part, but also an obvous one. I just don't see how this muddies the waters as the author implies.
I'd mod u down but this is so silly I'll just bitch slap you instead.:) I'm sure your Clie can barely play 3D games, and when it does, its battery lasts less than 2 hours. But then again, that's ok - its not a portable media device now is it?
And that is my point, surfing/hacking the psp is no different than you playing 3d games on your crappy ARM processor.
STFU.
Sorry, I back what you are saying but you lost me at the insults.
It's people like you who rather than educate people, simply just put them down, and make them feell, well if I'm so stupid, I might as well just tune out and never learn the truth.
Quit demeaning people because they aren't blessed with the holier than thou insight that you are.
while you make a good point, what makes you think they were "merely" dismissed.
Dismissed is a fairly broad word in a PR sense.
What puzzles me, is what makes them think they had anything to gain by refusal. There are so many subtler forms of 'mutiny' when in a position of limited power.
Regardless power to them for standing up for what they believe in.
In a flip-flop of sorts, Microsoft recruited ATI Technologies to come up with the graphics processor for its next-generation X-Box. (ATI supplied the graphics for the PS2, while Nvidia provided the graphics for the original X-Box.)
Wait..Didnt you just say ATI supplied the chip for Gamecube?
It also mentions that the ps2 does antialiasing on the gpu. Now I may be mistaken- sure it *CAN* but no one actually does this for performance reasons. Its much more efficient to use a VMU or other hardware tricks to perform something like anti-aliasing on the PS2.
Take this article for what it is- mindless fluff about nothing in particular except the present and future of videogaming - *yawn*
I think we'll see a skip to fiber....think about it.
IN europe up until a few years ago, all my friends were on ISDN lines (due to phone charges this was the most economical). Now they are on 10/100 or 100mbit lines....
Back then I was on 10Mbit cable and laughed at them and their little ISDN lines.
Is it possible we just have to hold out for last-mile fiber (ie leap frogging the 10/100 copper)? I'm told that we can expect this within 5 years (SBC)....
For family and friends, I usually propose a mutally agreeable exchange of services and I provide as much support in person and provide information to be used post-visit, much like a doctor. Computer health is a lot like personal health, and the sad fact is many people have no clue where to begin *maintaining* their health let alone their inanimate computer.
It came to pass that I had to modify my User Agreement. If you blatently disregard security information or procedures I have provided you with in the past (ie call me 3 times in one month to fix the same ICS settings) I will begin to charge, and make this clear prior to my next regular visit.
For these people, friends family or enemies, I charge 30$ Cdn / hr at my convenience. If its emergency I charge 40$ / hr ( 1 day SLA)
Maybe I'm a jerk, but I try provide everything (including live instruction) one would need to maintain their system. If you can't be bothered to learn how to use your computer, then I can't be bothered to try to teach. Might as well make it worth my while.
The only hassle I have ever experienced is having to support them because of a mistake I made, and that has only ever happened once.
Play Action Football/Super Play Action Football Tecmo basketball Baseball Stars 1, 2, 3 Neo/NES MLB (NES) Blitz ArchRivals Outlaw Golf Mario Golf Ken Griffey Jr Baseball (SNES) Just to name a few...
The list goes on...all have these have sold nearly a million copies and most are franchises that have come and gone or become licensed.
Despite what many have said, this may not be such a bad thing.
I mean now with Blitz free to do what they want, and a niche market opening up- I'm excited about sports games for once!
It's really too bad there will likely be no 30$ ESPN Football or hockey again, but for each on of those, there will be an outlaw golf, or baseball stars.
These unlicensed games have been missing from 'popular' libraries for years. I see this as only opening up a market for the smaller, savvy developer/publisher.
well this is what Im talking about... corporate facism is the marriage between state and corporations. Now to the point where corporations retain control over the population than the goverment (ie people's union). This is done in the form of handouts (you call this communism, I call this ransom), and buying legislation.
THe parent is wrong. The key phrase in your post is "can be". with proper planning and understanding the platform you are restoring too, none of the problems you mention should arise. For isntance if you idea of system backups is tar xvf / . then you WILL have problems restoring.
I maintain the hard part is backing up the correct data. THen restoration is a breeze.
I've done disaster recovery planning now for about 6 months, and the first thing I learned is that restoring is easy, its understanding your environment enough to backup and restore the correct data, that's the bitch.
You are entitled to your opinion, but how is post production done any different than picasso adding to an unfinished painting.
Theres just plain no difference between this and an artist who performs their OWN post production. It is a means to acheiving the true sound texture you are looking for.
Feel free to frown on this activity, but computers are the new harpsichord, electric guitar and moog. Only now I dont have to pay somone to make it sound the way I WANT IT.
Sega, Please reconsider! In the last 6 months (Starting with nhl2k5) I have bought the following 20$ games:
nhl2k5, Midway Classics 1 & 2, Sonic collections, Katamari Damacy, & Outlaw Golf 2. These are all beloved games.
I have bought loads of software in the last two quarters, and more than I usually would due to the 20$ price point. It's allowed me to take some chances on games, without the risk of massive late fees- weeks later. I'm not a bad customer; I buy many of the hot new releases at the regular price point.
It's twisted really. Just when I thought (after years of getting ripped off by incremental sports updates that I just *had to have*), a company could offer updates to their fine sports franchises for 20$ and win the hearts and minds of gamers everywhere- carrying a torch of affordable games for everyone! I apologize for over-dramatizing, but this truly disappoints me.
I loathe to attack Sega for its decision regarding their own business. I merely submit that they are making a grave mistake. One can only hope that it does not, once again, start a trend within the industry.
Somone get these ppl some free software!
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You know...what's disturbing about the theme of this article, is there is so much free software out there that doesn't require spyware, and all of these people are completely unaware.
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How could this be insightful? I made no remark on profitability. I was talking revenue streams. I said licensed xbox software generates revenue. Sadly this is overshadowed by huge operating losses in that section, so you don't see PROFIT! Not to mentio if you think support and education don't make microsoft money than you have got to be kidding. Where I come from, support is a major revenue stream especially in the enterprise software market, where M$ has made huge inroads in server and developer support. In short: your nuts! :)
From Article: I get the sinking feeling that the Standard Definition mode of new games will simply be a boiled down, interpolated, and narrowed port of the High Definition original version. I just don't see how they are going to be able to negotiate the differences between these two customer types--the technology differences are simply too vast.
Simple. Their plan is to kill SD as a serious impediment to a pc or three in every home. It just might work as Microsoft has plenty of collaborators wanting to push as many HDTVs as possible.
If enough people upgrade to HD, it gets cheaper and eventually becomes a trivial purchase for the casual gamer. Especially when its likely the casual gamer has other reasons to upgrade such as digital cable or satellite. It's certainly a bold move on Microsofts part, but also an obvous one. I just don't see how this muddies the waters as the author implies.
Did I miss something?
You forgot education, xbox *software* and support revenue streams. I'm sure there are more....
Try Psy-Ops for PS2.
I'd mod u down but this is so silly I'll just bitch slap you instead. :) I'm sure your Clie can barely play 3D games, and when it does, its battery lasts less than 2 hours. But then again, that's ok - its not a portable media device now is it?
And that is my point, surfing/hacking the psp is no different than you playing 3d games on your crappy ARM processor.
STFU.
Well taken, he did after all educate. I merely intended to point out he could do so with about being a total ass :)
Sorry, I back what you are saying but you lost me at the insults. It's people like you who rather than educate people, simply just put them down, and make them feell, well if I'm so stupid, I might as well just tune out and never learn the truth. Quit demeaning people because they aren't blessed with the holier than thou insight that you are.
while you make a good point, what makes you think they were "merely" dismissed.
Dismissed is a fairly broad word in a PR sense.
What puzzles me, is what makes them think they had anything to gain by refusal. There are so many subtler forms of 'mutiny' when in a position of limited power.
Regardless power to them for standing up for what they believe in.
You are wrong. Like so many others before you, I will end the debate before it starts :)
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/code/563399.ht ml
Not exactly the most factually correct article:
In a flip-flop of sorts, Microsoft recruited ATI Technologies to come up with the graphics processor for its next-generation X-Box. (ATI supplied the graphics for the PS2, while Nvidia provided the graphics for the original X-Box.)
Wait..Didnt you just say ATI supplied the chip for Gamecube?
It also mentions that the ps2 does antialiasing on the gpu. Now I may be mistaken- sure it *CAN* but no one actually does this for performance reasons. Its much more efficient to use a VMU or other hardware tricks to perform something like anti-aliasing on the PS2.
Take this article for what it is- mindless fluff about nothing in particular except the present and future of videogaming - *yawn*
Wake me when the PS3 arrives.
I think we'll see a skip to fiber....think about it.
:)
IN europe up until a few years ago, all my friends were on ISDN lines (due to phone charges this was the most economical). Now they are on 10/100 or 100mbit lines....
Back then I was on 10Mbit cable and laughed at them and their little ISDN lines.
Is it possible we just have to hold out for last-mile fiber (ie leap frogging the 10/100 copper)? I'm told that we can expect this within 5 years (SBC)....
Patience is a vitue, yes?
For family and friends, I usually propose a mutally agreeable exchange of services and I provide as much support in person and provide information to be used post-visit, much like a doctor. Computer health is a lot like personal health, and the sad fact is many people have no clue where to begin *maintaining* their health let alone their inanimate computer.
It came to pass that I had to modify my User Agreement. If you blatently disregard security information or procedures I have provided you with in the past (ie call me 3 times in one month to fix the same ICS settings) I will begin to charge, and make this clear prior to my next regular visit.
For these people, friends family or enemies, I charge 30$ Cdn / hr at my convenience. If its emergency I charge 40$ / hr ( 1 day SLA)
Maybe I'm a jerk, but I try provide everything (including live instruction) one would need to maintain their system. If you can't be bothered to learn how to use your computer, then I can't be bothered to try to teach. Might as well make it worth my while.
The only hassle I have ever experienced is having to support them because of a mistake I made, and that has only ever happened once.
Play Action Football/Super Play Action Football
Tecmo basketball
Baseball Stars 1, 2, 3 Neo/NES
MLB (NES)
Blitz
ArchRivals
Outlaw Golf
Mario Golf
Ken Griffey Jr Baseball (SNES)
Just to name a few...
The list goes on...all have these have sold nearly a million copies and most are franchises that have come and gone or become licensed.
Despite what many have said, this may not be such a bad thing.
I mean now with Blitz free to do what they want, and a niche market opening up- I'm excited about sports games for once!
It's really too bad there will likely be no 30$ ESPN Football or hockey again, but for each on of those, there will be an outlaw golf, or baseball stars.
These unlicensed games have been missing from 'popular' libraries for years. I see this as only opening up a market for the smaller, savvy developer/publisher.
well this is what Im talking about... corporate facism is the marriage between state and corporations. Now to the point where corporations retain control over the population than the goverment (ie people's union). This is done in the form of handouts (you call this communism, I call this ransom), and buying legislation.
well said.
Well the idea of communism is the opposite concept, but equal in implementation.
Actually this is corporate fascism is it not? Not quite communism...
THe parent is wrong. The key phrase in your post is "can be". with proper planning and understanding the platform you are restoring too, none of the problems you mention should arise. For isntance if you idea of system backups is tar xvf / . then you WILL have problems restoring.
I maintain the hard part is backing up the correct data. THen restoration is a breeze.
I've done disaster recovery planning now for about 6 months, and the first thing I learned is that restoring is easy, its understanding your environment enough to backup and restore the correct data, that's the bitch.
You are entitled to your opinion, but how is post production done any different than picasso adding to an unfinished painting.
Theres just plain no difference between this and an artist who performs their OWN post production. It is a means to acheiving the true sound texture you are looking for.
Feel free to frown on this activity, but computers are the new harpsichord, electric guitar and moog.
Only now I dont have to pay somone to make it sound the way I WANT IT.
Cheers.
Definately interesting thoughts,
But you are kidding yourself if you think we will wipe out hunger, and war prior to colonizing another planet. Ever read the Moon is a Harsh Mistress?
Sega, Please reconsider! In the last 6 months (Starting with nhl2k5) I have bought the following 20$ games:
nhl2k5, Midway Classics 1 & 2, Sonic collections, Katamari Damacy, & Outlaw Golf 2. These are all beloved games.
I have bought loads of software in the last two quarters, and more than I usually would due to the 20$ price point. It's allowed me to take some chances on games, without the risk of massive late fees- weeks later. I'm not a bad customer; I buy many of the hot new releases at the regular price point.
It's twisted really. Just when I thought (after years of getting ripped off by incremental sports updates that I just *had to have*), a company could offer updates to their fine sports franchises for 20$ and win the hearts and minds of gamers everywhere- carrying a torch of affordable games for everyone! I apologize for over-dramatizing, but this truly disappoints me.
I loathe to attack Sega for its decision regarding their own business. I merely submit that they are making a grave mistake. One can only hope that it does not, once again, start a trend within the industry.
You know...what's disturbing about the theme of this article, is there is so much free software out there that doesn't require spyware, and all of these people are completely unaware.
In my city we have on-demand digital cable. Nothing beats TMN (HBO) on demand, and I can watch old He-man episodes for 99c a pop.
I think TV execs understand the situation and are concerned about piracy. Its clear they are adapting better than other media pillars.
DVD sales of TV shows are huge, and on-demand will satiate any need to rid yourself of commercials and download hunting.
Umm I agree with you completely...
Only in many places its already illegal to have a bulletproof vest without a permit. Or is that only rappers on parole?
*moment of silece for ODB*
I believe Canada is not an exception to this. But then again there could be some wierd law that bans them only in special cases.