Many people believe one of the reasons the first Xbox failed in Japan is its relatively large size. If you've ever been to Japan, you know how little space there is. In this round, however, the Xbox 360 is actually slightly smaller than the PS3 model that Sony has shown. So it will be interesting to see what difference, if any, this makes.
There are rumors that one of the reasons the HD will be detachable is that it will double as a portable music player. We probably would have heard more about this already if it were true, though.
The 360 will almost certainly include the hard drive at launch. Remember, it is detachable, so what Allard is doing is making sure you can still play games when the hard drive isn't attached. He's also saying that sometime in the next five years, they may or may not sell a version of the 360 without the HD included.
Perhaps you know well enough to restrict this feeling of appreciation to when they are fighting the RIAA, but many people on slashdot assume that the telcos, on the whole, are good. By all means, accept their help in this case. But don't be blind to the fact that they're not doing it for you.
Every time a story like this is posted, I see a number of posts saying "God bless SBC!" or "I love Verizon!"
Before you assume they're suing the RIAA just to protect your privacy, think again. The main reason is to avoid the costs of looking up someone's info every time the RIAA issues a subpoena.
Valve was going to have a hacker problem no matter what. A lot of people (including me) did stop playing Counter-Strike, but it's still the #1 online game. It's not as if without this code leak, VAC would not be needed. Besides, Steam was supposed to fix all these problems by allowing Valve to make constant updates to client code. If anything, this will force them to improve Steam.
In the past few years, gaming (especially PC gaming) has really entered the mainstream. While this makes games more popular, this has also led to the majority gamers having very little computer knowledge.
Many of these gamers see game developers like many of us see open source developers: heroes, creative geniuses, and always deserving of praise and/or money. Unlike us, however, these typical gamers will overlook almost any mistake and throw their full support behind anyone.
As shown so clearly by the replies to Gabe Newell's "we're part of the community, so all of you help us" post, this is seen as some kind of war. There are many calls for the hacker(s) to be hanged.
The end result is clear: Half-Life 2 will still sell over a million copies, Valve has recovered from its recent PR disaster (Steam) and this code leak has done almost no damage. Any product made from this prerelease code would unquestionably be illegal.
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Many people believe one of the reasons the first Xbox failed in Japan is its relatively large size. If you've ever been to Japan, you know how little space there is. In this round, however, the Xbox 360 is actually slightly smaller than the PS3 model that Sony has shown. So it will be interesting to see what difference, if any, this makes.
Agreed, but I wouldn't be surprised if the idea was considered.
A prequel: Perfect Dark Zero.
There are rumors that one of the reasons the HD will be detachable is that it will double as a portable music player. We probably would have heard more about this already if it were true, though.
That's several hurdles right there.
/. headlines to be relatively objective. I must be new here.
I don't think it's that clear cut. Sorry, I expected
The 360 will almost certainly include the hard drive at launch. Remember, it is detachable, so what Allard is doing is making sure you can still play games when the hard drive isn't attached. He's also saying that sometime in the next five years, they may or may not sell a version of the 360 without the HD included.
Xbox 360 Launch to Face Several Hurdles
This may be true, but does it really reflect the article(s)?
What makes you think they would have to run just one search? Over 60 million Americans alone have installed Kazaa (not counting other p2p apps).
Perhaps you know well enough to restrict this feeling of appreciation to when they are fighting the RIAA, but many people on slashdot assume that the telcos, on the whole, are good. By all means, accept their help in this case. But don't be blind to the fact that they're not doing it for you.
Every time a story like this is posted, I see a number of posts saying "God bless SBC!" or "I love Verizon!"
Before you assume they're suing the RIAA just to protect your privacy, think again. The main reason is to avoid the costs of looking up someone's info every time the RIAA issues a subpoena.
Hopefully this will mean better developer tools for embedded Linux in the future.
This is not enough.
Valve was going to have a hacker problem no matter what. A lot of people (including me) did stop playing Counter-Strike, but it's still the #1 online game. It's not as if without this code leak, VAC would not be needed. Besides, Steam was supposed to fix all these problems by allowing Valve to make constant updates to client code. If anything, this will force them to improve Steam.
In the past few years, gaming (especially PC gaming) has really entered the mainstream. While this makes games more popular, this has also led to the majority gamers having very little computer knowledge.
Many of these gamers see game developers like many of us see open source developers: heroes, creative geniuses, and always deserving of praise and/or money. Unlike us, however, these typical gamers will overlook almost any mistake and throw their full support behind anyone.
As shown so clearly by the replies to Gabe Newell's "we're part of the community, so all of you help us" post, this is seen as some kind of war. There are many calls for the hacker(s) to be hanged.
The end result is clear: Half-Life 2 will still sell over a million copies, Valve has recovered from its recent PR disaster (Steam) and this code leak has done almost no damage. Any product made from this prerelease code would unquestionably be illegal.