Let's say I was playing in another country? Will they send me citizenship papers along with my recruit forms. If not, I'm moving to canada before I download and play this game (or at least that's what I'll be putting as my address)
I bet the phone companies would be willing to pay the airlines to carry the signal equipment, because they'll turn around and charge the passenger a hefty fee for using that signal. Commerce at it's finest.
I don't understand how everyone seems to be underestimating this system. WE ALL KNOW; Sony was an underdog when it first entered the gaming market, and we all know they are currently the big dogs. The PSP is not just a gaming system, it's a movie player, and a music player. I'm also sure that if the battery is a stumbling block, the battery will be addressed by Sony, if a 3rd party doesn't do it first. Also, it may not play old gameboy games, but they're gonna put out games people wanna play (even if they are 3rd party). RPG lives on Sony, and don't underestimate an RPG fan's buying power (FF7).
I'm not saying the PSP will be the behemoth that the other PlayStations are, I'm not even saying they're gonna compete. I'm just saying that there seems to be a lot of people trying to count out this horse before it even gets to the gate. It might be the next Ipod (who thought that little Mac only, AAC playing machine would be the monster it is, before it hit the stores) Then again, it might be the next Game Gear or Nomad.
PS: I promise i'm not on the Sony payroll......yet?. I'm just very surprised to see that everyone's already counting them out.
The point is not the actual job, it's the intent of keeping said job. My pops never cared for the navy, and I can tell you he honestly didn't feel that patriotic (please don't attack me for that comment, this was all before 9/11, when nobody gave a shit that he was defending the country). He took it as a way to get out of the neighborhood when he was a kid. Luckily he got one of those "skills" they talk about on the ads. He could've tried those skills on the open market, and could have gotten a better paying job that allowed him to be home with his family a lot more. But he kept extending his term (you sign up for 4 years, he stayed for well over 20) because it allowed him to constantly provide for his family instead of chancing the fact that he may not immediately get a good paying job. So that he could support his family!
Here's the big problem. The guys make this game knowing it's going to get massive media attention, then only charge 10 bucks. So, people are gonna pick it up just to see what it's all about. Plus they have a backdoor alibi, of "We're just trying to disprove the report." So on the game creator's part, it's damn smart, even if I do personally find it appalling.
I lived in a navy household, where every couple of years my dad went out to sea for 6 months straight (almost a year during the gulf war). While it truly sucked, we all learned to deal because it was his job. I know he could've quit, but I believe he stayed to support his family and I appreciated it a lot more than I got "tired of it".
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I could go outside
outside? outside? don't dare speak such blasphemy on/.
Unfortunately, the $60,000 starting salary that they make is probably more important to the workers and their families, than dealing with the ridiculous demands put upon them by EA. So as much as we slashdotters would like a revolt, (and i'm sure the worker's themselves would like to as well) it's unlikely.
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PS: Science makes the room spin.
The college students that may or may not be downloading all of these movies, are NOT hurting the business model. Remember, these are kids eating off of lunch cards because they probably can't afford lunch everyday.
So the MPAA shouldn't be disturbing university traffic so they can hunt down the dude downloading "Team America" while he fixes a grilled cheese with a clothes iron. He probably doesn't have the $300,000 fine money.
The theory of Steam is good. But as far as future support goes, it sounds like having a parachute where you hope they hope they start packing the reserve chute once you've already jumped out of the plane.
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Let's say I was playing in another country? Will they send me citizenship papers along with my recruit forms. If not, I'm moving to canada before I download and play this game (or at least that's what I'll be putting as my address)
I bet the phone companies would be willing to pay the airlines to carry the signal equipment, because they'll turn around and charge the passenger a hefty fee for using that signal. Commerce at it's finest.
They did it by laying off 750 employees http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/08/00125
Doesn't the PSP have the same technical prowess over the DS, that wooed 3rd parties like Square, towards the original Playstation?
I don't understand how everyone seems to be underestimating this system. WE ALL KNOW; Sony was an underdog when it first entered the gaming market, and we all know they are currently the big dogs. The PSP is not just a gaming system, it's a movie player, and a music player. I'm also sure that if the battery is a stumbling block, the battery will be addressed by Sony, if a 3rd party doesn't do it first. Also, it may not play old gameboy games, but they're gonna put out games people wanna play (even if they are 3rd party). RPG lives on Sony, and don't underestimate an RPG fan's buying power (FF7).
I'm not saying the PSP will be the behemoth that the other PlayStations are, I'm not even saying they're gonna compete. I'm just saying that there seems to be a lot of people trying to count out this horse before it even gets to the gate. It might be the next Ipod (who thought that little Mac only, AAC playing machine would be the monster it is, before it hit the stores) Then again, it might be the next Game Gear or Nomad.
PS: I promise i'm not on the Sony payroll......yet?. I'm just very surprised to see that everyone's already counting them out.
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Does this modchip address the speed limit of using the PSO hack for clean streaming?
How much are they gonna charge to play that 180 degree monster. No way that's a $5/hr setup
The point is not the actual job, it's the intent of keeping said job. My pops never cared for the navy, and I can tell you he honestly didn't feel that patriotic (please don't attack me for that comment, this was all before 9/11, when nobody gave a shit that he was defending the country). He took it as a way to get out of the neighborhood when he was a kid. Luckily he got one of those "skills" they talk about on the ads. He could've tried those skills on the open market, and could have gotten a better paying job that allowed him to be home with his family a lot more. But he kept extending his term (you sign up for 4 years, he stayed for well over 20) because it allowed him to constantly provide for his family instead of chancing the fact that he may not immediately get a good paying job. So that he could support his family!
Here's the big problem. The guys make this game knowing it's going to get massive media attention, then only charge 10 bucks. So, people are gonna pick it up just to see what it's all about. Plus they have a backdoor alibi, of "We're just trying to disprove the report." So on the game creator's part, it's damn smart, even if I do personally find it appalling.
It's not like prison, once you serve your term you they let you leave. Wait, that seems a lot like...
I lived in a navy household, where every couple of years my dad went out to sea for 6 months straight (almost a year during the gulf war). While it truly sucked, we all learned to deal because it was his job. I know he could've quit, but I believe he stayed to support his family and I appreciated it a lot more than I got "tired of it".
I could go outside /.
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Unfortunately, the $60,000 starting salary that they make is probably more important to the workers and their families, than dealing with the ridiculous demands put upon them by EA. So as much as we slashdotters would like a revolt, (and i'm sure the worker's themselves would like to as well) it's unlikely.
I've just become a home scientist.
PS: Science makes the room spin.
The college students that may or may not be downloading all of these movies, are NOT hurting the business model. Remember, these are kids eating off of lunch cards because they probably can't afford lunch everyday. So the MPAA shouldn't be disturbing university traffic so they can hunt down the dude downloading "Team America" while he fixes a grilled cheese with a clothes iron. He probably doesn't have the $300,000 fine money.
The MPAA has the same unrational fear that got our president 4 more years
MWV? I think I just shat myself
Don't just breed the characters, breed the suits!
The theory of Steam is good. But as far as future support goes, it sounds like having a parachute where you hope they hope they start packing the reserve chute once you've already jumped out of the plane.