The future? It's wise to save just in case anything unexpected happens. And if you're lucky enough to not have anything happen to you for your entire working life, it's extra money to do things when you're retired.
But when the games do get released in America, how many Americans are buying them? Ikaruga was released twice in USA, and I don't recall it selling very well. I can't find Gradius V in any store around me because stores aren't carrying it... likely because it sits on the shelf. Face it, most American PS2 owners only want the next Madden, GTA, Gran Turismo, or Final Fantasy. They're afraid to deviate from their normal purchasing habits.
Sony sued Lik-Sang in multiple European countries. Lik-sang claimed they could not afford the cost of attending court for each of these cases, so they decided to shut their doors. Wikipedia and Google may be more helpful.
I doubt it would be noticed, especially by shoppers at Walmart. In order to really take advantage of Bluray, you also need to have an HDTV and decent sound system. Most people would not notice the difference between DVD and HD-DVD or Bluray on a 27" SDTV. And from what I hear, a lot of the Bluray movies that are currently on the market don't look much better than their DVD release. And they especially don't look good enough to warrant the price of new equipment.
The way Sony sees it, you'll save up a few months pay, or pool together with your friends to be able to afford a PS3. You will stop eating, you will stop buying PS2 games and accessories, all to get a shiny new PS3. And as a bonus, you'll get a Bluray player (highly subsidized).
Point is, they're supposedly taking a huge loss by including Bluray in the PS3. They're banking it all on the PS3 selling in droves. Then they hope that people will actually buy Bluray movies afterward. If they just made a cheap Bluray player, it would go largely unnoticed by the majority of people who are not videophiles and technophiles.
All of the music they use on My Name Is Earl is or was popular music, hand-picked by Jason Lee. I was surprised when I was reading the AVClub article with him, and they mentioned Dillinger Escape Plan. Then again, I haven't payed attention to them since Dmitri left the band, so they may have hit it big by now.
Why is that? I have a gaming desktop. It does nothing but installs and plays games. I don't browse the web on it. I don't open email attachments on it. The only way I'm going to get a virus on it is if one of the games has a vulnerability that gets exploited somehow.
Same with my Linux desktop. I don't open email attachments that I'm not expecting. I don't run things as root when not needed. The most that can happen is my home directory gets blasted. OH NOES. Linux viruses are so rare that I don't think it's worth much processing time for my machine to scan for them.
No reference. IIRC, it was something I'd received in the mail in order to persuade me to buy CR. And it was likely more than a year ago. Words and such may have been changed to protect the innocent.
I started dismissing Consumer Reports when I read that they rated eMachines the best computers. Not best value, or some other quantifier. Hands down best.
I don't deny that they'd be wrong. But look at all their cases of lying and trash-talking in the recent past. Sony Australia says Wii is too expensive. Sony Europe says that DS is selling horribly. Sony Japan says their batteries don't explode, it's the computer assembler's fault, then they have a recall for their own machines. It's like they live in their own little world.
It's not hard to explain to laypeople. If I go to a beach and cut a hole in my bathing suit where my crotch is, is it the bathing suit manufacturer's problem? No, because I shouldn't have altered what they had given me and expected that nobody would be offended. Same thing. TakeTwo released a game which had parts inaccessible to the public without modification. Bathing suit manufacturer released a bathing suit, when worn correctly, has parts hidden inside it that are inaccessible to the public without modification.
It will probably be something like the following statement: "Nintendo usually does so poorly in the market that it is very easy for them to outperform their previous earning. Sony, on the other hand, is a market leader. And when our product takes a dive, it is obviously indicative of where the industry is heading."
I'd go as far to say that it is more ethical to distribute it. The information becomes widely known. Maybe someone will hack an election to make it very obviously hacked, thus forcing a re-vote with an honest, verifiable way to count votes.
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Likely the same way googling the words "miserable failure" returns GWB's White House page.
No, they won't.
They did pack handheld consoles. But they were all PSPs so they died an hour after joining the line! HEY-OOO!
The future? It's wise to save just in case anything unexpected happens. And if you're lucky enough to not have anything happen to you for your entire working life, it's extra money to do things when you're retired.
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Apple is slightly behind with that technology.
Evil script-kiddie?
But when the games do get released in America, how many Americans are buying them? Ikaruga was released twice in USA, and I don't recall it selling very well. I can't find Gradius V in any store around me because stores aren't carrying it... likely because it sits on the shelf. Face it, most American PS2 owners only want the next Madden, GTA, Gran Turismo, or Final Fantasy. They're afraid to deviate from their normal purchasing habits.
Sony sued Lik-Sang in multiple European countries. Lik-sang claimed they could not afford the cost of attending court for each of these cases, so they decided to shut their doors. Wikipedia and Google may be more helpful.
I doubt it would be noticed, especially by shoppers at Walmart. In order to really take advantage of Bluray, you also need to have an HDTV and decent sound system. Most people would not notice the difference between DVD and HD-DVD or Bluray on a 27" SDTV. And from what I hear, a lot of the Bluray movies that are currently on the market don't look much better than their DVD release. And they especially don't look good enough to warrant the price of new equipment.
Can we expect just as much doublespeak and question avoidance as was given to us in the IE guy's interview?
The way Sony sees it, you'll save up a few months pay, or pool together with your friends to be able to afford a PS3. You will stop eating, you will stop buying PS2 games and accessories, all to get a shiny new PS3. And as a bonus, you'll get a Bluray player (highly subsidized).
Point is, they're supposedly taking a huge loss by including Bluray in the PS3. They're banking it all on the PS3 selling in droves. Then they hope that people will actually buy Bluray movies afterward. If they just made a cheap Bluray player, it would go largely unnoticed by the majority of people who are not videophiles and technophiles.
All of the music they use on My Name Is Earl is or was popular music, hand-picked by Jason Lee. I was surprised when I was reading the AVClub article with him, and they mentioned Dillinger Escape Plan. Then again, I haven't payed attention to them since Dmitri left the band, so they may have hit it big by now.
B&W was Peter Molyneux hype. And I'll agree. That man is all hype about what his games could be. It's too bad they never turn out like that.
Why is that? I have a gaming desktop. It does nothing but installs and plays games. I don't browse the web on it. I don't open email attachments on it. The only way I'm going to get a virus on it is if one of the games has a vulnerability that gets exploited somehow.
Same with my Linux desktop. I don't open email attachments that I'm not expecting. I don't run things as root when not needed. The most that can happen is my home directory gets blasted. OH NOES. Linux viruses are so rare that I don't think it's worth much processing time for my machine to scan for them.
No reference. IIRC, it was something I'd received in the mail in order to persuade me to buy CR. And it was likely more than a year ago. Words and such may have been changed to protect the innocent.
I think the same type of thing was present in Fable, too. I never experienced it, but I thought I may have read about it at one point.
I started dismissing Consumer Reports when I read that they rated eMachines the best computers. Not best value, or some other quantifier. Hands down best.
I don't deny that they'd be wrong. But look at all their cases of lying and trash-talking in the recent past. Sony Australia says Wii is too expensive. Sony Europe says that DS is selling horribly. Sony Japan says their batteries don't explode, it's the computer assembler's fault, then they have a recall for their own machines. It's like they live in their own little world.
It's not hard to explain to laypeople. If I go to a beach and cut a hole in my bathing suit where my crotch is, is it the bathing suit manufacturer's problem? No, because I shouldn't have altered what they had given me and expected that nobody would be offended. Same thing. TakeTwo released a game which had parts inaccessible to the public without modification. Bathing suit manufacturer released a bathing suit, when worn correctly, has parts hidden inside it that are inaccessible to the public without modification.
It will probably be something like the following statement: "Nintendo usually does so poorly in the market that it is very easy for them to outperform their previous earning. Sony, on the other hand, is a market leader. And when our product takes a dive, it is obviously indicative of where the industry is heading."
I propose we start referring to posts like this as Stevens' Law.
FYI, GameRankings does sort of an aggregation of scores. It gathers a score from a bunch of review sites, then calculates the average.
Screw that. They'll come out with 5nm, then right after I buy it, they'll announce their 900pm chip.
I'd go as far to say that it is more ethical to distribute it. The information becomes widely known. Maybe someone will hack an election to make it very obviously hacked, thus forcing a re-vote with an honest, verifiable way to count votes.