Apparently it's due to the Wii controller. On the PS2 and other platforms you just hit a button. On the Wii you actually mimic the motions. I guess that's their problem. Still dumb.
It's about suspension of disbelief and role playing. Take HBO's Rome for example. Replace Ceasar's voice (same actor) with Jaleel White as Steve Urkel. Maybe that's how Ceasar really sounded, but it doesn't help your attachment and emotional involvement in the show.
Same thing here, if your leader is a beefy Ahnold-esque barbarian you expect a deep manly voice. He may be a great leader, but it hurts your role playing ability.
Not only did MS pay Immersion 26M to settle they also bought part of the company. The 26M was probably to continue using rumble tech in the Xbox controllers and buying part of the company was to lock Sony out. Seems like a shrewd move on MS' part. Pretty smart now considering.
It is a beta after all. If you criticize things to try to make it better you will never be banned. If you bash and criticize to troll the other players then I would hope pretty quick.
If you play Halo and the only thing you can say the whole time is "this game sucks" then why play? There are so many other great games why waste your time?
I agree, and his view of Games 3.0 seems a lot like MySpace with Flash games. If that what he wants he might as well name it Games i. As in I don't want anything to do with it.
A very good point. What if MS decided to partner with Valve to provide a Steam like service integrated into Xbox Live? Kind of like the Phantom Game Service except it could actually happen.
Bah! You're obviously not using the correct maths. Here's Sony's math. The PS3 is five times more powerful than the Wii, 12 times more powerful than the 360 and 1000 times more powerful than the PS2. That means, for every PS3 sold it equals five Wiis, 12 Xbox 360s and 1000 PS2s.
Kutaragi just called me, and wanted me to add this: The PS3 is super computer. Much more powerful than all PCs on Folding@Home project. Not only we cure cancer, we detect alien civilization and cure their cancer too. Very powerful. You buy and consider the games just extra.
Yes, I'm drunk, but I do sometimes think things like this get said in a Sony boardroom.
We are ecstatic about this new development. We are currently retrofitting our squadron of lawyers with this chip so they can file lawsuits against grandmothers, children and all veterans with no legs eight times faster. Truly this is a fantastic day for us. Pretty soon we will generate more court transcripts than music.
I agree, just because some test says you are in the 98th percentile doesn't make you automatically right just arrogant for trying to use it in place of evidence or rationale.
ALL laws? EVERY year? I don't know, that may involve working more than 1/4 of the year which 1/3 of that is how big my raise should be. That dog won't hunt, sir.
I thought the same thing as you. For the record, bought an Xbox on launch day and bought an Xbox 360 in January 2006 (manufactured Oct. 05). I had it on a wire rack, both the unit and power supply. No problems. All the problems I thought were because people were stuffing it and their unit had no heat dissipation. Well, a few months later mine died. It froze a few times then red lights of death a few weeks later. I'm a big hardware guy so I opened her up to see inside. Conclusion: I don't know, so I bought a new one. Working flawlessly so far. Seems those with the problems are the ones who bought launch 360s then sent them back to MS to get "fixed." I write "fixed" because MS just sends you a refurbished system. If it broke once it will probably break twice. And they usually do.
Anyway, my point is, even with proper cooling the initial 360s had problems. If you send it back to MS they'll give you a "fixed" 360 and not a new one. That's why some people get seven.
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Still alive ain't he?
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Apparently it's due to the Wii controller. On the PS2 and other platforms you just hit a button. On the Wii you actually mimic the motions. I guess that's their problem. Still dumb.
Swi
Simple.
Information = knowledge
Knowledge = Power
Power = Electricity
Therefore: Information = Electricity
Google will become the waterwheel of the 21st century.
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It's about suspension of disbelief and role playing. Take HBO's Rome for example. Replace Ceasar's voice (same actor) with Jaleel White as Steve Urkel. Maybe that's how Ceasar really sounded, but it doesn't help your attachment and emotional involvement in the show.
Same thing here, if your leader is a beefy Ahnold-esque barbarian you expect a deep manly voice. He may be a great leader, but it hurts your role playing ability.
Swi
Not only did MS pay Immersion 26M to settle they also bought part of the company. The 26M was probably to continue using rumble tech in the Xbox controllers and buying part of the company was to lock Sony out. Seems like a shrewd move on MS' part. Pretty smart now considering.
Swi
Bill has already served two terms.
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I like breaking barrels with a hammer. It's so bad.
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It is a beta after all. If you criticize things to try to make it better you will never be banned. If you bash and criticize to troll the other players then I would hope pretty quick.
If you play Halo and the only thing you can say the whole time is "this game sucks" then why play? There are so many other great games why waste your time?
Swi
You are correct. Soul Calibur 2 received an update but is not new.
Swi
You don't register. When the Beta becomes available you can download it from the download menu in Crackdown.
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Or kind of like the Domination game type in Epic's other game: Unreal Tournament.
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I agree, and his view of Games 3.0 seems a lot like MySpace with Flash games. If that what he wants he might as well name it Games i. As in I don't want anything to do with it.
Swi
A very good point. What if MS decided to partner with Valve to provide a Steam like service integrated into Xbox Live? Kind of like the Phantom Game Service except it could actually happen.
Swi
Life of Brian is a great movie. http://www.mwscomp.com/movies/brian/brian-09.htm
I hope so, or I expect the magic that's been holding the discs in my vertical 360 will wear out sometime soon.
Swi
Bah! You're obviously not using the correct maths. Here's Sony's math. The PS3 is five times more powerful than the Wii, 12 times more powerful than the 360 and 1000 times more powerful than the PS2. That means, for every PS3 sold it equals five Wiis, 12 Xbox 360s and 1000 PS2s.
Kutaragi just called me, and wanted me to add this: The PS3 is super computer. Much more powerful than all PCs on Folding@Home project. Not only we cure cancer, we detect alien civilization and cure their cancer too. Very powerful. You buy and consider the games just extra.
Yes, I'm drunk, but I do sometimes think things like this get said in a Sony boardroom.
Swi
The RIAA, on the other hand, had this to say:
We are ecstatic about this new development. We are currently retrofitting our squadron of lawyers with this chip so they can file lawsuits against grandmothers, children and all veterans with no legs eight times faster. Truly this is a fantastic day for us. Pretty soon we will generate more court transcripts than music.
Swi
Speaking of Daikatana, if I run it on this new fangled contraption will it both suck and blow at the same time?
Swi
Zoidberg: Hooray, I'm useful! I'm having a wonderful time.
Swi
I agree, just because some test says you are in the 98th percentile doesn't make you automatically right just arrogant for trying to use it in place of evidence or rationale.
Swi
ALL laws? EVERY year? I don't know, that may involve working more than 1/4 of the year which 1/3 of that is how big my raise should be. That dog won't hunt, sir.
Sincerely,
US Congress
I lol'd.
Post of the day.
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I posted that. I'm drunk, but not so much that I feel the need to post AC. Damn it! All them buttons killin' me. Swi
Reminds me of a Sealab 2021 episode.
Murphy: "It is NOT a toy. It has icing packets. And a 40-watt bulb. But the secret ingredient is love. Dammit."
Murphy: "NO. I MUST have my oven. My sweet, CAKEY treasures, piping hot from their 40, WATT, WOOOMMBBBB."
RIP Harry Goz
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I thought the same thing as you. For the record, bought an Xbox on launch day and bought an Xbox 360 in January 2006 (manufactured Oct. 05). I had it on a wire rack, both the unit and power supply. No problems. All the problems I thought were because people were stuffing it and their unit had no heat dissipation. Well, a few months later mine died. It froze a few times then red lights of death a few weeks later. I'm a big hardware guy so I opened her up to see inside. Conclusion: I don't know, so I bought a new one. Working flawlessly so far. Seems those with the problems are the ones who bought launch 360s then sent them back to MS to get "fixed." I write "fixed" because MS just sends you a refurbished system. If it broke once it will probably break twice. And they usually do.
Anyway, my point is, even with proper cooling the initial 360s had problems. If you send it back to MS they'll give you a "fixed" 360 and not a new one. That's why some people get seven.
Swi