It's funny - a friend of mine told me last week her email account was hacked into and someone was sending fake emails from her account. I thought she was crazy at the time because she thought that eBay had something to do with it. Now, I'm beginning to believe her.
How could the hacker have gotten her email password from eBay though? That was the part that sounded fishy (or phishy?) to me.
I think they also teach cops that bombers always want to get caught before getting on the plane, so they typically will walk up to a flight attendant and ask them questions to draw attention to themselves. They also typically wear the bomb on the outside of their shirts so they can walk aimlessly through the metal detectors and help Homeland Security detect them quicker.
Yeah I really don't miss the rumble and like the weight as well...it's like holding a feather. Now if the dualshock had a nice LED in the middle like the commercials, I'd think about buying it.
I think you're frothing at the mouth again. Better have that looked at.
And as for citing non-partisan resources, way to use DiscoverTheNetworks as a resource, a site run by righty David Horowitz, or if you prefer, David Horowitz. He's precisely the objective individual we should quote in a constitutional crisis such as this!
I'm sure that John Carmack, Bill Gates, and Einstein, all of whom flunked or dropped out of school at some point in their lives, would probably agree. Actually, Gates would agree, but that's just because he discovered his morals after his 14th corporate jet purchase.
There's plenty of problems with our school system. Game playing is definitely not one of them. I never did any homework, played games throughout school, and graduated in the top ten percentile of my class. Why? Because I'm lucky, and I have a great memory. Hard work is but a small percentage of how well we do on tests, homework, and essays in general. You want to solve the problem? Find a better way to test intelligence and reward those who learn over those who are smart. Otherwise, our concept of meritocracy will still be a joke.
Okay you obviously know nothing about PS3 sales. Lair didn't sell (it's been out two weeks, for chrissakes). Best sellers are Resistance and Motorstorm, both of which have been out a lot longer. Oh, and they did sell - in fact Resistance would have placed 7th on the Xbox 360 list, just above Madden '07 and Motorstorm would be in the top 20 for worldwide 360 sales, which for a console that has been out one year less isn't that bad.
Yes - usually FTP to IRC and BitTorrent/P2P sites, although I think IRC typically gets it first since the top channels have the distribution networks in place through their own dumps - FTP of group to FTP of chan to Voiced servers in the chan itself. BitTorrent sites probably have their own networks, but I'm not as familiar with them.
The obedience you see is a result of very effective social engineering to make people believe they do have the right to search people.
It could also be from the knowledge that if you don't obey they might not let you in, which would also be their right. While this might not apply to situations like leaving a store and checking your purchases, it definitely applies to situations like entering a movie theater or rock concert. As you say in your comment, it's not public property, it's private.
Outside of FEAR, which I think we could argue is a timed PC exclusive, you'd be correct. However, they didn't have the same effect, seeing as the PS3 wasn't even available to developers at the time they were released, so you couldn't expect them to be released across consoles at once.
My point was that there's finally some reasons to pick up a PS3 this Christmas, and the price might not have to drop in that case. Yes, if you're extremely patient and price matters to you, then the PS3 probably will not be something you'll want/ask for/buy this winter. But if you have the income or don't care about price, then the games are finally getting to the point where the PS3 can take the 360 head on.
Personally, I wouldn't touch the 360 at this point on hardware issues and stupid add on costs like a proprietary hard drive and headset, and the Xbox Live cost. But that's just me.
Sorry to point this out from the article you obviously linked but didn't read:
Sony announced at E3 2007 that, through a deal made with Epic, Unreal Tournament 3 will be a PlayStation 3 timed console exclusive during 2007. The Xbox 360 version will follow sometime in 2008. The statement by Tretton confused many, therefore Mark Rein made it very clear during the Midway conference at E3 2007 that UT3 would ship for both the PC and PS3 in November, with the Xbox 360 version coming the following year. It was also announced that the PS3 version will be able to use PC-created mods and levels.[9] Epic plans on adding some level of support for the Xbox 360, but due to its closed system there is less freedom. This is the main reason this version of the game is coming out later.[10] On 2007-08-07, Mark Rein confirmed that PS3 users could use a mouse and keyboard as input devices for the game, a feature that was the subject of high demand by fans.[11]
They haven't said the 360 release date yet, but it won't be out this holiday season, nor will it have as many features as the PS3, which makes it less desirable. Which is exactly the point I was making above.
Lair is getting some lukewarm reviews, and Heavenly Sword is as well. I'm a PS3 owner, and I'm looking forward to the games like UT3 and Haze more than the other games you list. I think they finally have enough in the pipeline that the system will be attractive to consumers this Christmas, but I think that UT3 is probably going to edge out Warhawk for Online GOTY. And I love Warhawk.
Sony wouldn't disrespect their customers that much would they?
Asking that question is like asking for the rootkit and overpriced trolls to come out of the woodwork.
Regardless, I don't see them cutting the price before Christmas. Demand is going to be high and the system will finally have some games worth buying the system for - Warhawk and UT3 to name a few. If HOME goes over well and they keep pumping out the PSN titles as well as a Motorstorm map pack (which they promised at E3 I believe), then you'll have a nice library of original games to start with, along with some really good ports for those making the jump from PS2 to PS3.
I really believe that the majority of those that will buy the PS3 are moving from the PS2, by the way, and they probably don't own a 360 either. This would make those multi-platform titles more attractive since they probably haven't seen them before anyways.
Okay, you're either trolling or being a moron. Let's take a quick look at your argument.
draw seems to have lessened in recent years though since the new consoles are coming out on faster and faster release cycles (with the new advent of releasing 'better' versions of the same console during the console's release cycle - see the 360 elite as an example of this),
Actually, developers have complained that the multiple SKUs on the 360 have caused them to always default to the lesser SKU - they can't count on having a hard drive. See Oblivion for example - it actually got to the point where you were required to have the hard drive. Multiple SKUs might be nice if they're just upgrading the disk size or adding a non-necessary feature, but what about adding 1080p output to the 360? Who's going to support it if just a small percentage of the install base actually has that feature? I think a constant hardware base is probably the best bet, while improving hardware manufacturing will help lower costs.
Oh, and faster release cycles? I think that's basically Microsoft that has that problem, and even then it's only been one generation change. They entered the game late last generation and early this time around. The PS2 has been out for 7 years already, and they've committed to the PS3 for at least as long, if not longer. I'm not sure how long the Wii will last, but the gamecube has been around 5 years...that's not a short lifetime at all, considering that I tend to have to upgrade my computer every 3 years or so to keep up with the latest in computer game technology.
want to play games, not have an inferior (in almost every case) HD/Blu-Ray player or DVR.
Inferior Bluray player? Just about every review of the PS3 movie playback has said it's the best BluRay player on the market - and sales suggest that consumers agree. I've actually thrown out my DVD player in favor of using just one device - the PS3 - for all my entertainment needs. Hell, I don't even have to load my music onto the PS3 at this point, I just stream it from my NAS using mediatomb on Linux. Add in the remote play via the PSP and I don't have to take my music on the road either, I can access it from any WAP.
Sony is taking a big hit because they supposedly don't have many great games out (I have 8 that I swap out regularly, and I haven't touched Resistance in 6 months). The only people complaining are the ones who own two or three consoles, and why you'd want to buy both the 360 and the PS3 and then complain about price and game availability is beyond me.
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As a PS3 fan over the 360, I'm really not holding my breath for Killzone 2. I really didn't like the first one (controls sucked) and I see similarities between the first and second games that make me nervous. The only thing that has me still semi-interested is that Killzone for the PSP was fun. I'm going to wait and see what the reviews and buzz is before I declare Killzone 2 even close to Halo quality.
The thing that made Halo great was that it was a total package - fun gameplay, great multiplayer, and an entertaining story. The mechanics weren't radical, but it was the first game that really brought me back to console land from PC land. I could safely say that Halo was the prime reason that I picked up an Xbox and now own a PS3 instead of upgrading my PC.
That said, Halo 2 was a rehash that was forgettable. I'm not going to buy Halo 3, although I'll probably try and check it out in the stores just to see what it's like. But there's no way you can compare Killzone 2 to Halo at this point solely on graphics alone - Halo was never about being a gorgeous game, it was always a total package. Killzone the original was a buggy mess.
Bungie announces Halo 3, the third and final game in the Halo Trilogy. Halo 3 will be released for Microsoft's Xbox 360 in 2007.
I think it's open to interpretation, so they could get away with declaring this the final chapter in the arc. I'll chalk it up to clever marketing speak and leave it at that.
Does anyone actually believe that? This is the biggest console seller for Microsoft...of course there's going to be a Halo 4. Or maybe it'll be Halo: Cortana's Revenge or something. But there will be a Halo 4, no doubt about it.
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It's funny - a friend of mine told me last week her email account was hacked into and someone was sending fake emails from her account. I thought she was crazy at the time because she thought that eBay had something to do with it. Now, I'm beginning to believe her.
How could the hacker have gotten her email password from eBay though? That was the part that sounded fishy (or phishy?) to me.
I'm sure the editors here would disagree.
I think they also teach cops that bombers always want to get caught before getting on the plane, so they typically will walk up to a flight attendant and ask them questions to draw attention to themselves. They also typically wear the bomb on the outside of their shirts so they can walk aimlessly through the metal detectors and help Homeland Security detect them quicker.
Yeah I really don't miss the rumble and like the weight as well...it's like holding a feather. Now if the dualshock had a nice LED in the middle like the commercials, I'd think about buying it.
have the SIXAXIS motion-sensing capabilities as well? I can't seem to find that mentioned anywhere.
I think you're frothing at the mouth again. Better have that looked at.
And as for citing non-partisan resources, way to use DiscoverTheNetworks as a resource, a site run by righty David Horowitz, or if you prefer, David Horowitz. He's precisely the objective individual we should quote in a constitutional crisis such as this!
I think(hope?) you dropped your tag back there somewhere....
I'm sure that John Carmack, Bill Gates, and Einstein, all of whom flunked or dropped out of school at some point in their lives, would probably agree. Actually, Gates would agree, but that's just because he discovered his morals after his 14th corporate jet purchase.
There's plenty of problems with our school system. Game playing is definitely not one of them. I never did any homework, played games throughout school, and graduated in the top ten percentile of my class. Why? Because I'm lucky, and I have a great memory. Hard work is but a small percentage of how well we do on tests, homework, and essays in general. You want to solve the problem? Find a better way to test intelligence and reward those who learn over those who are smart. Otherwise, our concept of meritocracy will still be a joke.
Okay you obviously know nothing about PS3 sales. Lair didn't sell (it's been out two weeks, for chrissakes). Best sellers are Resistance and Motorstorm, both of which have been out a lot longer. Oh, and they did sell - in fact Resistance would have placed 7th on the Xbox 360 list, just above Madden '07 and Motorstorm would be in the top 20 for worldwide 360 sales, which for a console that has been out one year less isn't that bad.
Yes - usually FTP to IRC and BitTorrent/P2P sites, although I think IRC typically gets it first since the top channels have the distribution networks in place through their own dumps - FTP of group to FTP of chan to Voiced servers in the chan itself. BitTorrent sites probably have their own networks, but I'm not as familiar with them.
The obedience you see is a result of very effective social engineering to make people believe they do have the right to search people.
It could also be from the knowledge that if you don't obey they might not let you in, which would also be their right. While this might not apply to situations like leaving a store and checking your purchases, it definitely applies to situations like entering a movie theater or rock concert. As you say in your comment, it's not public property, it's private.
Outside of FEAR, which I think we could argue is a timed PC exclusive, you'd be correct. However, they didn't have the same effect, seeing as the PS3 wasn't even available to developers at the time they were released, so you couldn't expect them to be released across consoles at once.
So then we agree to disagree!
My point was that there's finally some reasons to pick up a PS3 this Christmas, and the price might not have to drop in that case. Yes, if you're extremely patient and price matters to you, then the PS3 probably will not be something you'll want/ask for/buy this winter. But if you have the income or don't care about price, then the games are finally getting to the point where the PS3 can take the 360 head on.
Personally, I wouldn't touch the 360 at this point on hardware issues and stupid add on costs like a proprietary hard drive and headset, and the Xbox Live cost. But that's just me.
Sorry to point this out from the article you obviously linked but didn't read:
Sony announced at E3 2007 that, through a deal made with Epic, Unreal Tournament 3 will be a PlayStation 3 timed console exclusive during 2007. The Xbox 360 version will follow sometime in 2008. The statement by Tretton confused many, therefore Mark Rein made it very clear during the Midway conference at E3 2007 that UT3 would ship for both the PC and PS3 in November, with the Xbox 360 version coming the following year. It was also announced that the PS3 version will be able to use PC-created mods and levels.[9] Epic plans on adding some level of support for the Xbox 360, but due to its closed system there is less freedom. This is the main reason this version of the game is coming out later.[10] On 2007-08-07, Mark Rein confirmed that PS3 users could use a mouse and keyboard as input devices for the game, a feature that was the subject of high demand by fans.[11]
They haven't said the 360 release date yet, but it won't be out this holiday season, nor will it have as many features as the PS3, which makes it less desirable. Which is exactly the point I was making above.
Lair is getting some lukewarm reviews, and Heavenly Sword is as well. I'm a PS3 owner, and I'm looking forward to the games like UT3 and Haze more than the other games you list. I think they finally have enough in the pipeline that the system will be attractive to consumers this Christmas, but I think that UT3 is probably going to edge out Warhawk for Online GOTY. And I love Warhawk.
Sony wouldn't disrespect their customers that much would they?
Asking that question is like asking for the rootkit and overpriced trolls to come out of the woodwork.
Regardless, I don't see them cutting the price before Christmas. Demand is going to be high and the system will finally have some games worth buying the system for - Warhawk and UT3 to name a few. If HOME goes over well and they keep pumping out the PSN titles as well as a Motorstorm map pack (which they promised at E3 I believe), then you'll have a nice library of original games to start with, along with some really good ports for those making the jump from PS2 to PS3.
I really believe that the majority of those that will buy the PS3 are moving from the PS2, by the way, and they probably don't own a 360 either. This would make those multi-platform titles more attractive since they probably haven't seen them before anyways.
I'd buy a couple just in case.
What?
Sony already does this too - it's called LocationFree. So no, they didn't steal this idea from Microsoft.
Okay, you're either trolling or being a moron. Let's take a quick look at your argument.
draw seems to have lessened in recent years though since the new consoles are coming out on faster and faster release cycles (with the new advent of releasing 'better' versions of the same console during the console's release cycle - see the 360 elite as an example of this),
Actually, developers have complained that the multiple SKUs on the 360 have caused them to always default to the lesser SKU - they can't count on having a hard drive. See Oblivion for example - it actually got to the point where you were required to have the hard drive. Multiple SKUs might be nice if they're just upgrading the disk size or adding a non-necessary feature, but what about adding 1080p output to the 360? Who's going to support it if just a small percentage of the install base actually has that feature? I think a constant hardware base is probably the best bet, while improving hardware manufacturing will help lower costs.
Oh, and faster release cycles? I think that's basically Microsoft that has that problem, and even then it's only been one generation change. They entered the game late last generation and early this time around. The PS2 has been out for 7 years already, and they've committed to the PS3 for at least as long, if not longer. I'm not sure how long the Wii will last, but the gamecube has been around 5 years...that's not a short lifetime at all, considering that I tend to have to upgrade my computer every 3 years or so to keep up with the latest in computer game technology.
want to play games, not have an inferior (in almost every case) HD/Blu-Ray player or DVR.
Inferior Bluray player? Just about every review of the PS3 movie playback has said it's the best BluRay player on the market - and sales suggest that consumers agree. I've actually thrown out my DVD player in favor of using just one device - the PS3 - for all my entertainment needs. Hell, I don't even have to load my music onto the PS3 at this point, I just stream it from my NAS using mediatomb on Linux. Add in the remote play via the PSP and I don't have to take my music on the road either, I can access it from any WAP.
Sony is taking a big hit because they supposedly don't have many great games out (I have 8 that I swap out regularly, and I haven't touched Resistance in 6 months). The only people complaining are the ones who own two or three consoles, and why you'd want to buy both the 360 and the PS3 and then complain about price and game availability is beyond me.
As a PS3 fan over the 360, I'm really not holding my breath for Killzone 2. I really didn't like the first one (controls sucked) and I see similarities between the first and second games that make me nervous. The only thing that has me still semi-interested is that Killzone for the PSP was fun. I'm going to wait and see what the reviews and buzz is before I declare Killzone 2 even close to Halo quality.
The thing that made Halo great was that it was a total package - fun gameplay, great multiplayer, and an entertaining story. The mechanics weren't radical, but it was the first game that really brought me back to console land from PC land. I could safely say that Halo was the prime reason that I picked up an Xbox and now own a PS3 instead of upgrading my PC.
That said, Halo 2 was a rehash that was forgettable. I'm not going to buy Halo 3, although I'll probably try and check it out in the stores just to see what it's like. But there's no way you can compare Killzone 2 to Halo at this point solely on graphics alone - Halo was never about being a gorgeous game, it was always a total package. Killzone the original was a buggy mess.
I guess so...here's the Game Announcement:
Bungie announces Halo 3, the third and final game in the Halo Trilogy. Halo 3 will be released for Microsoft's Xbox 360 in 2007.
I think it's open to interpretation, so they could get away with declaring this the final chapter in the arc. I'll chalk it up to clever marketing speak and leave it at that.
Does anyone actually believe that? This is the biggest console seller for Microsoft...of course there's going to be a Halo 4. Or maybe it'll be Halo: Cortana's Revenge or something. But there will be a Halo 4, no doubt about it.
I thought it was hysterical. You either are 40 or in denial.