I hate to be nitpicky but that analogy doesn't work. The font size comparison is about legibility - irrelevant in the 30GB or 50GB debate. We are talking about a container which isn't the same thing. A better analogy would be comparing a 50 inch tv with a 30 inch tv... Who doesn't want a bigger screen?
More space, more content, it's as simple as that. They may cost a little more in the short term, but in the long run I think we'll benefit from having 20GB of extra content.
It makes sense, but it has no marketing value. People who stopped playing because they reached 60 will not come back for 5 (or 6 to make it an even number) more levels. That's just not enough of an incentive.
I'm betting that the new cap will be around 20-30 levels higher, with new instances added to scale the "end game" content with it. It's a huge undertaking for Blizzard either way, and it'll be very interesting to see how they do it.
You're absolutely right, and most people with a brain will agree with you.
But it's not the issue. The problem is that the studios that will spend $40 million producing a game will also spend millions to advertise it and put it in your face. How does an indie game, as wonderful as it may be, compete with the latest EA game as featured on MTV? (Did you catch the xbox 360 infomertial last night?)
As is the case in the movie world, distribution is everything. Marketing is everything. And unfortunately, when it comes to marketing, only one thing matters: the budget.
No budget, no voice; no voice, no sales. It's that simple.
So we'll see you again in 2008 for the official anouncement of Unreal Tournament 2010. Or something.
I wonder, if development takes longer than planned, will they just call it Unreal Tournament 2008? Means nothing anyway, right? Why not just name them like magazines: Unreal Tournament, vol 6, iss 1. Or perhaps like the video cards they could be bundled with: Unreal X850, or Unreal FX 6800 maybe? Whatever.
The lack of originality in so many modern games is equalled only by the dullness of their title. So depressing.
They're basically just using the PODCASTING buzzword to be trendy and attract more peeps. Not to say that their project is bad, but it's unfortunate that they'll distort the meaning of podcasting for the sake of their marketing scheme.
The equally meaningless "open source radio" tag is bad enough.
Agreed, the trailer is nothing but typical. I was only commenting on the quality of the acting, which makes me look forward to the movie. All the lines are also pretty good, which is also a good sign.
Yes, that's what I meant. For viewing images, photos, or film: great, obviously. My concern was with text apps. With two such large screens and their high resolution, you're either going to be doing a lot of leaning forward (& sideways) to read the screens, or you're going to be squinting like George Costanza when he's spotting pennies on the sidewalk.
Either way, it's not very healthy or productive. The point is that I think there's a limit to how large a desktop area can be, over that threshold it becomes unpractical and highly inefficient. Just my own 2 cents.
Who has enough desk space for two 30" displays, That's what I'd like to know.
How practical is it? You'd have to sit pretty far away from them to see all that there is to see, but if you have to sit far away, why not go with two smaller screens and sit closer?
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Why was that modded offtopic? A lot of us are idiots and we do want to know.
Now that, I would worship. It also begs the question:
What would Jesus do... with a BFG-9000?
And they don't get money from overpriced games either, that also goes to the publishers.
Haven't they dropped it already? I thought it wasn't included in panther.
I hate to be nitpicky but that analogy doesn't work. The font size comparison is about legibility - irrelevant in the 30GB or 50GB debate. We are talking about a container which isn't the same thing. A better analogy would be comparing a 50 inch tv with a 30 inch tv... Who doesn't want a bigger screen?
More space, more content, it's as simple as that. They may cost a little more in the short term, but in the long run I think we'll benefit from having 20GB of extra content.
Oh no, wait, the other one.
-1 flamebait.
It makes sense, but it has no marketing value. People who stopped playing because they reached 60 will not come back for 5 (or 6 to make it an even number) more levels. That's just not enough of an incentive.
I'm betting that the new cap will be around 20-30 levels higher, with new instances added to scale the "end game" content with it. It's a huge undertaking for Blizzard either way, and it'll be very interesting to see how they do it.
His redraw is awesome though.
It's fun, but the monthly fees are outrageous. Stay away!
Roll for xbox 360??
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Woohoo, beat that!
Actually, In the US they could sue the manufactuer for selling flammable petrol.
Do you mean that development switched to an entirely new team/studio? What happened? Could someone elaborate?
The fact that he was extremely successful doesn't automatically mean that he screwed everybody and did whatever he could to make the biggest profit.
Of course he took advantage of starwars' success, but who wouldn't have? That doesn't make him sleazy and unscrupulous.
You're absolutely right, and most people with a brain will agree with you.
But it's not the issue. The problem is that the studios that will spend $40 million producing a game will also spend millions to advertise it and put it in your face. How does an indie game, as wonderful as it may be, compete with the latest EA game as featured on MTV? (Did you catch the xbox 360 infomertial last night?)
As is the case in the movie world, distribution is everything. Marketing is everything. And unfortunately, when it comes to marketing, only one thing matters: the budget.
No budget, no voice; no voice, no sales. It's that simple.
So we'll see you again in 2008 for the official anouncement of Unreal Tournament 2010. Or something.
I wonder, if development takes longer than planned, will they just call it Unreal Tournament 2008? Means nothing anyway, right? Why not just name them like magazines: Unreal Tournament, vol 6, iss 1. Or perhaps like the video cards they could be bundled with: Unreal X850, or Unreal FX 6800 maybe? Whatever.
The lack of originality in so many modern games is equalled only by the dullness of their title. So depressing.
No, this man actually got laid.
Oh. False alarm then.
Finally, some sense in this thread.
They're basically just using the PODCASTING buzzword to be trendy and attract more peeps. Not to say that their project is bad, but it's unfortunate that they'll distort the meaning of podcasting for the sake of their marketing scheme.
The equally meaningless "open source radio" tag is bad enough.
Agreed, the trailer is nothing but typical. I was only commenting on the quality of the acting, which makes me look forward to the movie. All the lines are also pretty good, which is also a good sign.
Sorry, $10 canadian. Still not 4 bucks, but closer.
There is some crazy good acting in this trailer, by all involved.
No offense to the Serenity fans out there, but it's like night and day between this trailer and that one.
Of course, this doesn't say squat about the quality of the final product as a movie, but I'll give it my 10 bucks to find out.
You know the topic is STARWARS when all the trolling is rated "informative" or "insigthful"...
Now we can see his giant nostrills with infinite detail. Thank you EA.
Yes, that's what I meant. For viewing images, photos, or film: great, obviously. My concern was with text apps. With two such large screens and their high resolution, you're either going to be doing a lot of leaning forward (& sideways) to read the screens, or you're going to be squinting like George Costanza when he's spotting pennies on the sidewalk.
Either way, it's not very healthy or productive. The point is that I think there's a limit to how large a desktop area can be, over that threshold it becomes unpractical and highly inefficient. Just my own 2 cents.
Who has enough desk space for two 30" displays, That's what I'd like to know.
How practical is it? You'd have to sit pretty far away from them to see all that there is to see, but if you have to sit far away, why not go with two smaller screens and sit closer?
Not necessarily, it could be a very smart move. He's not stuck in some kind of multi-year deal, and look at the publicity he's getting.