Doesn't this seem to hint that Vista is bloated? I may be dumb, but if they can just take out Aero feature that means that they left a second graphic system in place. I am just curious what sort of resources are being wasted on the duel setup...
I didn't say "free wireless sucks", I said that it wouldn't develop along with industry. And to clarify my point. I don't disagree that if the service sucks that there may be some demand for better industry. But, the question is whether its worth it for private industry to come in from their stand point. If people are getting 512 for free, how much would a private company be able to charge for the same amount? THey aren't going to come in and expect to charge based strictly on customer satisfaction, they are only going to be able to charge if they are offering more bandwidth or other bonues. Why would a company spend the money to come to LA so they can charge 30 bucks for 768k when they can go to Tulsa (or wherever) and charge 30 for 512k? I am not going to pretend that I am an expert on telecom and where the costs are, but I would rather sell the least amount of product (whether that be lemonade or traffic) for the highest ammount of price. If there is already a free option, I am going to look elsewhere.
The idea of free citywide wifi is a terrible idea in the long run. The government will have little reason to be competitive as the technology develops. Private industry is forced to reinvigerate its infrastructure to stay competitive with other services. For example in my location, when cable modems came out, the price of DSL dropped and the bandwidth increased. It was the competition that drove the price down. In a situation like the one proposed, there will be little interest in competing with the government because it is difficult to beat free. As long as the free wifi remains alone, it will become stagnate.
In the end, people will lose out on the developments of new technologies and oppertunities because most companies will not bother coming in. Sure there will be some companies that will come in and specialize for private industry, but the final balance will be a loss to the citizens. The benefit will be for the poor who could never pay 30 bucks a month for broadband, but they generally don't have computers anyway.
Errr, Ballon Fight and Joust were near the exact same game. Same play mechanics and layout, only real difference was you were on birds in Joust and floating on ballons in the other...
I don't complain about dupes, but this is ridiculous. I have to wonder if this is a sick joke. A third time? I don't even pay and I feel like demanding my money back...
I don't think HD is the future on its own. Surely as HD adoption happens in the TV market place, HD will become necessary and common to satisfy those consumers. HD however, is rather meanlingless in the bigger picture. Most people don't have HD tv sets right now and aren't going out to purchase them just to play games. HD is going to become a bigger headache than anything for gaming companies in the immediate future. As companies make games, they are going to have to decide how much time to devote to making the game look good and with what resolution. In the last gen, companies focused on getting standard def to look as awsome as possible. This is evident on Resident Evil 4 on the gamecube. Capcom used the system well to get a beautiful looking game out there. If HD would have been a factor, they would most likely spend the time getting HD to be awsome with little concern for the standard def people. HD will be treated as a requirement to the game.
The situation will be similiar to the X-Box 360 hard drive issue. Gamers will be assumed to own the hard drive and games will be made with that assumption. Nintendo revolution is smart in putting off HD for a generation, this will allow all game companies to make games as pretty as possible for the majority of the consumers, not just those fortunate enough (or crazy enough) to be early HD owners...
i don't own it, but i seem to recall you can replay it with new characters after beating it. Alucard and some other character become unlockable and they alter the gameplay enough to make it worth replaying.
I am wondering if Nintendo will make an Apple sort of debut. Show it off and then ship it off two weeks later. Apple has control of its own stores and the easy if phone/internet ordering, but Nintendo could try it all the same...
Do you mean the wand or the nunchuk attachment? I see the analog attchment as pretty necessary for traditional gameplay, but I don't consider 2 wands to be essential...
I would be really curious to know what the long term profit of the GameCube were. I know that MS lost 4 billion over the life of the X-Box, I wonder what the fina take will be on the GameCube. Despite being a disappointment for Nintendo (but not for me, I love my GC), I bet it was still made more than X-Box.. I realize of course this comes from MS's ability to sell them at a loss, but with the reported $171 dollar loss per 360, I would be curious to know how long MS will stay in the market before it needs to make some cash off their machines (maybe never?)...
I am amused that the "doomed" nintendo always manages to make some money off its machine sales, even when sold for a fraction of the price. Oh well, hopefully revolution will help give them te shot in the arm that they, and the industry, need...
I didn't say Africa, I said third world countries (which, by definition, are undeveloped and generally without technology). It doesn't matter if you as an individual don't deal with undeveloped nations. Your post suggested that we ought not care AS A NATION about concerning ourself with paper communications. This would just further the divide between the US and the rest of the world and only lead to more issues. I am not suggesting we ignore the role of computers, all I am argueing is that we shouldn't become too dependent upon them. Consider the anarchy that happened after Katrina. We still need to be able to function without technology even if it is only for a week or two at a time.
It really comes down to the ambiguity in the original post. If by "it" the person meant cursive, then that is one thing. If "it" is the skill of writing, then that is something different all together. All the same, general care in penmanship is something that we ought to concern ourselves with. Do we need to know calligraphy or cursive? Not necessarilly. But we ought to concern ourselves with making an effort to create writing that is legible to people besides ourselves for the purpose of general communication.
Ok, are you serious? THe notion that we no longer need to know how to write is demonstrative of how small your world view is. What about the rest of the world outside the "modern" countries which don't have access to computers, typing or other mechanical forms of communications? Do we just not communicate with them? Do we bring computers with us on humanitarian missions in third world countries and just hope the batteries last?
seriously, we aren't there yet.
Right, but you are talking about the PSP that you wished they would have made. This solution is ackward at best. It reminds me of the handspring springboard modules which never took off becasue it simply doesn't work with the ergonomics or the form factor that sony has created.
With sony's efforts to kill the homebrew market, whats the point? For music? iPod. I guess for video, but a giant harddrive like that seems to be a detriment rather than an addition...
What I really hope for is that this is a signal of things to come. This hint at cooaperation makes me wonder if MS will allow Nintendo to offer old n64 games created by Rare to be downloadable on the rev. Some have wondered if Nintendo needs their blessing at all, Microsofts help would be good. While this by no means proves that MS would make that move, if makes me think that they may be willing to consider it.
I think that you are starting to hit the nail on the head. I think that Iwata's comments about the Revolution allowing games with the "best ideas, not the biggest buget" to succeed is a very important point to highlight. Nintendo has restated this point numerous times in regards to the system. In a way, this is most obviously speaking to developers. But I think it goes further.
During his keynote at the game developers conference and again at E3, Iwata made it a point to mention that his favorite part of the games is watching the faces and reactions of those playing his creation. This is an interesting and fun point, but it has resurfaced enough times to make me think that there is something more to it. I think that it plays right into the hands of the whole idea of amateur developers. The fun is making a game and having your friends play it. *shrug* I really doubt that nintendo will make this happen, but they hints are so obvious that it is impossible to ignore that it is a possibility.
Huh... I thought Quake did so well because the bodies blew up real neat. Maybe thats only my reason for playing...
As far as nobody doing anything doing anything new, this is only half true. While there is less innovation in the PC game market, this is exactly what Nintendo hopes to do with their new system. They want to create new genres and new ways of playing games. This is already evident on the DS and soon on the Revolution (or whatever they end up calling it). I think that Nintendo will be the first to make the innovative moves in relation to online play as well.
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Doesn't this seem to hint that Vista is bloated? I may be dumb, but if they can just take out Aero feature that means that they left a second graphic system in place. I am just curious what sort of resources are being wasted on the duel setup...
For god's sake, some critical reaction is not an automatic troll post. Parent raises some intellegent points and is hardly a troll.
I didn't say "free wireless sucks", I said that it wouldn't develop along with industry. And to clarify my point. I don't disagree that if the service sucks that there may be some demand for better industry. But, the question is whether its worth it for private industry to come in from their stand point. If people are getting 512 for free, how much would a private company be able to charge for the same amount? THey aren't going to come in and expect to charge based strictly on customer satisfaction, they are only going to be able to charge if they are offering more bandwidth or other bonues. Why would a company spend the money to come to LA so they can charge 30 bucks for 768k when they can go to Tulsa (or wherever) and charge 30 for 512k? I am not going to pretend that I am an expert on telecom and where the costs are, but I would rather sell the least amount of product (whether that be lemonade or traffic) for the highest ammount of price. If there is already a free option, I am going to look elsewhere.
The idea of free citywide wifi is a terrible idea in the long run. The government will have little reason to be competitive as the technology develops. Private industry is forced to reinvigerate its infrastructure to stay competitive with other services. For example in my location, when cable modems came out, the price of DSL dropped and the bandwidth increased. It was the competition that drove the price down. In a situation like the one proposed, there will be little interest in competing with the government because it is difficult to beat free. As long as the free wifi remains alone, it will become stagnate.
In the end, people will lose out on the developments of new technologies and oppertunities because most companies will not bother coming in. Sure there will be some companies that will come in and specialize for private industry, but the final balance will be a loss to the citizens. The benefit will be for the poor who could never pay 30 bucks a month for broadband, but they generally don't have computers anyway.
Errr, Ballon Fight and Joust were near the exact same game. Same play mechanics and layout, only real difference was you were on birds in Joust and floating on ballons in the other...
I don't complain about dupes, but this is ridiculous. I have to wonder if this is a sick joke. A third time? I don't even pay and I feel like demanding my money back...
I am suprised they are calling it Dashboard... Maybe I missed something, but isn't that copyright/tm'ed to apple?
I don't think HD is the future on its own. Surely as HD adoption happens in the TV market place, HD will become necessary and common to satisfy those consumers. HD however, is rather meanlingless in the bigger picture. Most people don't have HD tv sets right now and aren't going out to purchase them just to play games. HD is going to become a bigger headache than anything for gaming companies in the immediate future. As companies make games, they are going to have to decide how much time to devote to making the game look good and with what resolution. In the last gen, companies focused on getting standard def to look as awsome as possible. This is evident on Resident Evil 4 on the gamecube. Capcom used the system well to get a beautiful looking game out there. If HD would have been a factor, they would most likely spend the time getting HD to be awsome with little concern for the standard def people. HD will be treated as a requirement to the game.
The situation will be similiar to the X-Box 360 hard drive issue. Gamers will be assumed to own the hard drive and games will be made with that assumption. Nintendo revolution is smart in putting off HD for a generation, this will allow all game companies to make games as pretty as possible for the majority of the consumers, not just those fortunate enough (or crazy enough) to be early HD owners...
i don't own it, but i seem to recall you can replay it with new characters after beating it. Alucard and some other character become unlockable and they alter the gameplay enough to make it worth replaying.
I am wondering if Nintendo will make an Apple sort of debut. Show it off and then ship it off two weeks later. Apple has control of its own stores and the easy if phone/internet ordering, but Nintendo could try it all the same...
Do you mean the wand or the nunchuk attachment? I see the analog attchment as pretty necessary for traditional gameplay, but I don't consider 2 wands to be essential...
I would be really curious to know what the long term profit of the GameCube were. I know that MS lost 4 billion over the life of the X-Box, I wonder what the fina take will be on the GameCube. Despite being a disappointment for Nintendo (but not for me, I love my GC), I bet it was still made more than X-Box.. I realize of course this comes from MS's ability to sell them at a loss, but with the reported $171 dollar loss per 360, I would be curious to know how long MS will stay in the market before it needs to make some cash off their machines (maybe never?)...
I am amused that the "doomed" nintendo always manages to make some money off its machine sales, even when sold for a fraction of the price. Oh well, hopefully revolution will help give them te shot in the arm that they, and the industry, need...
Yeah, but if your going to be catholic about it he could have just gone to confession for free.
Dear Mods, I think that this was supposed to be sarcastic, not insightful...
I didn't say Africa, I said third world countries (which, by definition, are undeveloped and generally without technology). It doesn't matter if you as an individual don't deal with undeveloped nations. Your post suggested that we ought not care AS A NATION about concerning ourself with paper communications. This would just further the divide between the US and the rest of the world and only lead to more issues. I am not suggesting we ignore the role of computers, all I am argueing is that we shouldn't become too dependent upon them. Consider the anarchy that happened after Katrina. We still need to be able to function without technology even if it is only for a week or two at a time.
It really comes down to the ambiguity in the original post. If by "it" the person meant cursive, then that is one thing. If "it" is the skill of writing, then that is something different all together. All the same, general care in penmanship is something that we ought to concern ourselves with. Do we need to know calligraphy or cursive? Not necessarilly. But we ought to concern ourselves with making an effort to create writing that is legible to people besides ourselves for the purpose of general communication.
Ok, are you serious? THe notion that we no longer need to know how to write is demonstrative of how small your world view is. What about the rest of the world outside the "modern" countries which don't have access to computers, typing or other mechanical forms of communications? Do we just not communicate with them? Do we bring computers with us on humanitarian missions in third world countries and just hope the batteries last? seriously, we aren't there yet.
Now I can finally play Duke Nukem Forever on Linux!!!!!!!!!!
Right, but you are talking about the PSP that you wished they would have made. This solution is ackward at best. It reminds me of the handspring springboard modules which never took off becasue it simply doesn't work with the ergonomics or the form factor that sony has created.
With sony's efforts to kill the homebrew market, whats the point? For music? iPod. I guess for video, but a giant harddrive like that seems to be a detriment rather than an addition...
and I am sure that we all read that same forum...
I just hope that we will actually be able to play as Schindler!
What I really hope for is that this is a signal of things to come. This hint at cooaperation makes me wonder if MS will allow Nintendo to offer old n64 games created by Rare to be downloadable on the rev. Some have wondered if Nintendo needs their blessing at all, Microsofts help would be good. While this by no means proves that MS would make that move, if makes me think that they may be willing to consider it.
I think that you are starting to hit the nail on the head. I think that Iwata's comments about the Revolution allowing games with the "best ideas, not the biggest buget" to succeed is a very important point to highlight. Nintendo has restated this point numerous times in regards to the system. In a way, this is most obviously speaking to developers. But I think it goes further.
During his keynote at the game developers conference and again at E3, Iwata made it a point to mention that his favorite part of the games is watching the faces and reactions of those playing his creation. This is an interesting and fun point, but it has resurfaced enough times to make me think that there is something more to it. I think that it plays right into the hands of the whole idea of amateur developers. The fun is making a game and having your friends play it. *shrug* I really doubt that nintendo will make this happen, but they hints are so obvious that it is impossible to ignore that it is a possibility.
Huh... I thought Quake did so well because the bodies blew up real neat. Maybe thats only my reason for playing... As far as nobody doing anything doing anything new, this is only half true. While there is less innovation in the PC game market, this is exactly what Nintendo hopes to do with their new system. They want to create new genres and new ways of playing games. This is already evident on the DS and soon on the Revolution (or whatever they end up calling it). I think that Nintendo will be the first to make the innovative moves in relation to online play as well.