console games are written for specific machines, the computational power is much more limited but is also near constant. more code runs "bare metal" and fast performance without any errors is expected. patching is rarely an option so code has to be written very close to the hardware running the console
not really, being all PPC means the low level stuff doesn't need to be rewritten as much because the CPU properties (registers, memory addressing) are similar or the same. but the overall flow of the game code will have to be either vastly different in each console, or all the same and only perform well on one consol. reengineering the game to operate between weak PPC + cell and 3x PPC is much harder than porting the game to work between 1x pentium and 1x PPC.
because it's only purpose is to force customers to buy other products from the company. back in the early days of cart based video games someone (i don't think nintendo, they used patents to a similar end) used a required copyrighted piece of data as a required key from a cart before the game could load in order to ensure that all game companies payed royalties to make carts that would work, but the courts ruled in the favor of a third party manufaturer because the "copyrighted work" served no creative purpose and it's function was unrelated to any creative process
suprisingly enough canon inks are usually sanely priced and... gasp... the printers are slightly more expensive for the same quality... it's almost as if they wanted to sell their products like normal products rather than a mini monopoly meant to gouge customers
you have no understanding of economics. in a free market for a business to prosper it must provide a product or service which is superior in some way to the competition at a particular price point, as well as superior to not utilizing the service. in addition to this the business must be able to provide the service or product for less than it costs that business to produce or provide the product or service.
the essence of any business oppurtunity is efficiency and usefullness. a useful new product or service, or a more efficient way of providing an existing product or servie creates business opportunity.
it works, they even have instructions for setting it up corerectly on the site. the server settings have changed that is all, i am connected right now via gaim
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console games are written for specific machines, the computational power is much more limited but is also near constant. more code runs "bare metal" and fast performance without any errors is expected. patching is rarely an option so code has to be written very close to the hardware running the console
It's harder to crack the game.
so it takes 3 hours instead of 30 minutes for a release to hit the net?
not really, being all PPC means the low level stuff doesn't need to be rewritten as much because the CPU properties (registers, memory addressing) are similar or the same. but the overall flow of the game code will have to be either vastly different in each console, or all the same and only perform well on one consol. reengineering the game to operate between weak PPC + cell and 3x PPC is much harder than porting the game to work between 1x pentium and 1x PPC.
because it's only purpose is to force customers to buy other products from the company. back in the early days of cart based video games someone (i don't think nintendo, they used patents to a similar end) used a required copyrighted piece of data as a required key from a cart before the game could load in order to ensure that all game companies payed royalties to make carts that would work, but the courts ruled in the favor of a third party manufaturer because the "copyrighted work" served no creative purpose and it's function was unrelated to any creative process
how about mailing paypal a spring loaded box of dog shit?
you misspelled 'pwns'
hacked firmware would be able to read the new keys off the disc just like the new firmware
because nobody would do something like steal a shitload of sony keys or anything like that
a "copyrighted work" which serves only to limit the number of uses of the ink cartridge would not be considered copyrightable
suprisingly enough canon inks are usually sanely priced and... gasp... the printers are slightly more expensive for the same quality... it's almost as if they wanted to sell their products like normal products rather than a mini monopoly meant to gouge customers
you won't be worried about sterility because your testicles would ignite
you don't control your parents router? shit i am the network administrator in my house and i am the only one with the router passwords
you have no understanding of economics. in a free market for a business to prosper it must provide a product or service which is superior in some way to the competition at a particular price point, as well as superior to not utilizing the service. in addition to this the business must be able to provide the service or product for less than it costs that business to produce or provide the product or service.
the essence of any business oppurtunity is efficiency and usefullness. a useful new product or service, or a more efficient way of providing an existing product or servie creates business opportunity.
DVD Jon isn't just one guy, he is the figurehead for a large gang of hackers.
GPL is a distribution license not a eula you fucktard
if you remove in response to complaints that is different than removing because you want to
yes theey are indeed morons, stupidity is not limited to either side, i would go as far as to sayit prevails on both sides
you mean the darwin awards who refused to leave despite a cat 5 storm and mandatory evacuation?
yes because everyone is blaming the terrorist problems on clinton... oh wait you are just a moron
MSN has.. well.. it will have something..
msn has the client preinstalled with windows
i would rather be hit by a taser/gas/foam/pepper spray than a firehose, holy shit firehoses are powerful
it works, they even have instructions for setting it up corerectly on the site. the server settings have changed that is all, i am connected right now via gaim
if the gun manufacturers advertise the gun as "great for penitrating police body armor" and "intimidates victems without even firing a shot" then yes
they should go into New York politics
yea at times *hungry* or *have to take a shit* rise to the top