Yes, but because AMD integrates memory controllers and such directly in their processors, AMD motherboards and cheaper than comparable Intel motherboards. This really is a win-win.
I thought HyperTransport was developed as open technology, allowing anyone to use it. I thought it was one of AMD's advantages, and I can't believe it took Intel so long to ditch the traditional FSB. What hurts AMD is pushing release dates back over and over again. What hurts AMD is not being able to keep up with Intel's fab processes. What hurts AMD is Intel using illegal tactics to bump AMD out of the market. AMD decides the only way to stay in the market is to sell their procs super-cheap, but then they don't make any money doing so.
It didn't help that when AMD was kicking Intel's butt in performance (Athlon 64 vs P4) AMD didn't gain much in market share because guys like Michael Dell said he'd never ship an AMD processor in one of his desktops, regardless of price and performance. Now that Intel is kicking AMD to the curb on high-end performance, all AMD has going for it is the low-cost market.
* I like having the special features. * Pirated movies don't come in 1080p, though now they might with BD cracked. * I financially support the products I like. For instance, Kevin Smith's film career is largely predicated upon successful DVD sales. Other films that I don't care about (such as The Hulk) I download. * I'm a broke parent paying on my wife's student loans to Creighton, but I'm not so broke that I can't buy things.
Black Isle was the developer. Interplay was just the publisher. Black Isle had a great track record. Interplay had a mixed track record, and frankly most Fallout fans don't like Interplay (see Herve Caen).
You're very obviously trolling, and I have no interest in taking the bait. You've refused to answer questions, and I'm pretty much done with you.
Your logic can be blown away by simply looking at what you're describing. Either you pirate every game with DRM (every single major title, and most smaller titles) or you financially support good games that have minimalistic DRM.
Well, Fallout 3 has a cd check that can easily be circumvented. If you believe the poster in this thread, you don't even need a crack, you just start a different executable.
That isn't a defective game by design. However if you never buy games, then you don't get to bitch when those games are no longer produced because it wasn't a feasible financial model.
Don't try to suggest that companies will just abandon copy protection before they go bankrupt. Copy protection has been around as long as PC games (anyone remember the code wheels with Starflight?), and yet all my favorite game shops went bankrupt. There is a reason console development is more popular than PC development despite a higher install base of PC users, and that is piracy.
Piracy has had a noted negative impact on PC gaming. I choose to vote with my wallet to hopefully preserve PC gaming.
"Oblivion on the 360 had over 20,000 confirmed bugs"
"because there's a 99.5% chance it has OVER NINE THOUSAAAAND different show stopping bugs"
You sir, have no clue what you're talking about. I'm big into the Morrowind and Oblivion mod scene. I've never once come across a console player who couldn't finish the game due to a show-stopper. Nor were the "20,000" bugs fixed by mods show-stoppers, nor have I have ever heard someone claim there are 20,000 bugs. There are major dialogue patches which patch thousands of lines of dialogue, but that is another story.
Well, when Duke Nukem Forever launches, that may very well be in the game. Duke Nukem 3D allowed you to rip off someone's head and shit down their neck. Truly it was a pioneer in gaming.
Using a pirated copy involves circumventing copyright protection, which violates the DMCA. That being said, I still use no-cd cracks for games I purchase. I choose not to respect the DMCA, but I also believe in supporting game developers financially so they continue to make PC games.
People like SanityInAnarchy bitch about what they want, but if you never support things financially, then no one cares. I watched major PC game development houses fold one after the other, and suddenly I realized that if I want these products to continue, then I need to purchase them.
Samsung has a $200 player which comes with 4 free movies. Given that the movies retail for $35 a pop, that is $140 in free movies with a $200 player. The rumors is said player will go for $150 on Black Friday. A player for $150 with $140 in free movies is a pretty good deal.
The biggest problem with BluRay is retail stores charging $35 for movies. DVDs are often selling for $10 or less. Knock BluRay prices down to $25 a movie or less and I'll bite.
Bethesda games are known for including tons and tons of option for side-quests, world exploration and dynamic gameplay. It isn't particularly fair to accuse Bethesda of limiting gameplay just because you can't kill kids. Next are we going to complain that you can't poop in game?
Next, I don't think that Bethesda did it from a moral standpoint so much as a financial standpoint. They don't want to be sued or targeted. They pushed a dark, gory game to the limits they felt they could get away with.
That being said BluRay burners are expensive enough, and the blank media is expensive enough that I'll probably still buy my BluRay movies on Amazon.com (where I routinely find cheap deals as opposed to retail stores charging $35 per movie).
Is there a single new AAA game on the market today shipping without any DRM? There are small titles without DRM, but this sounds like far less DRM than most major titles shipping right now.
Stop pretending like you are justified for piracy. You're aren't. Piracy is a person decision. Man up and just say you want to steal the game. Don't claim that you are forced to steal it. You could buy an XBox 360 or a PS3.
They have to develop a version of the game where you can't kill kids regardless for a EU-localized release. FO1 and FO2's European releases wouldn't let you kill kids.
And do you really need to kill kids to enjoy a game?
Nice first step, but I just don't like using GTK apps if I can help it, because they look out of place. The only GTK app I really make an exception for is Firefox, and thankfully that is getting a QT4 port from Nokia.
Is there any chance someone could develop a Firefox extension, or a plugin for Kaffeine, Amarok, etc?
I don't agree with the analogy. A satellite radio ONLY plays satellite radio. That is its primary function. Buying a copy of Madden allows you to play the game without an online account. You could contend the 95%+ of the functionality is off-line. Losing the EA account isn't the same as losing the primary function.
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Yes, but because AMD integrates memory controllers and such directly in their processors, AMD motherboards and cheaper than comparable Intel motherboards. This really is a win-win.
I can't agree more. I find playing a violent video game like GTA is a great relief of tension and stress.
I thought HyperTransport was developed as open technology, allowing anyone to use it. I thought it was one of AMD's advantages, and I can't believe it took Intel so long to ditch the traditional FSB. What hurts AMD is pushing release dates back over and over again. What hurts AMD is not being able to keep up with Intel's fab processes. What hurts AMD is Intel using illegal tactics to bump AMD out of the market. AMD decides the only way to stay in the market is to sell their procs super-cheap, but then they don't make any money doing so.
It didn't help that when AMD was kicking Intel's butt in performance (Athlon 64 vs P4) AMD didn't gain much in market share because guys like Michael Dell said he'd never ship an AMD processor in one of his desktops, regardless of price and performance. Now that Intel is kicking AMD to the curb on high-end performance, all AMD has going for it is the low-cost market.
I love Nethack, but I prefer Slashem.
I made an uber-patched version of Slashem I should polish up and release some day.
* I like having the special features.
* Pirated movies don't come in 1080p, though now they might with BD cracked.
* I financially support the products I like. For instance, Kevin Smith's film career is largely predicated upon successful DVD sales. Other films that I don't care about (such as The Hulk) I download.
* I'm a broke parent paying on my wife's student loans to Creighton, but I'm not so broke that I can't buy things.
Black Isle was the developer. Interplay was just the publisher. Black Isle had a great track record. Interplay had a mixed track record, and frankly most Fallout fans don't like Interplay (see Herve Caen).
You're very obviously trolling, and I have no interest in taking the bait. You've refused to answer questions, and I'm pretty much done with you.
Your logic can be blown away by simply looking at what you're describing. Either you pirate every game with DRM (every single major title, and most smaller titles) or you financially support good games that have minimalistic DRM.
Well, Fallout 3 has a cd check that can easily be circumvented. If you believe the poster in this thread, you don't even need a crack, you just start a different executable.
That isn't a defective game by design. However if you never buy games, then you don't get to bitch when those games are no longer produced because it wasn't a feasible financial model.
Don't try to suggest that companies will just abandon copy protection before they go bankrupt. Copy protection has been around as long as PC games (anyone remember the code wheels with Starflight?), and yet all my favorite game shops went bankrupt. There is a reason console development is more popular than PC development despite a higher install base of PC users, and that is piracy.
Piracy has had a noted negative impact on PC gaming. I choose to vote with my wallet to hopefully preserve PC gaming.
Bethesda titles all but need mod tools. Black Isle games did not.
How many games allow you to kill kids?
People singling out Fallout as a PC game don't know what they're talking about since Fallout is anything but PC.
Any chance Indy is in that fridge?
I couldn't play Oblivion without OOO and several key gameplay mods.
I'd contend a hidef movie player is justified by itself at $200 with no free movies. Getting free movies makes it a pretty damned good deal.
Buy a nice big screen. Watch low-res TV and notice how the flaws are amplified by blowing up the picture to a large size.
Now get a really good up-scaler to 1080p for standard DVDs and/or a BluRay player to play 1080p content on the same TV.
Trust me, $200 is well worth it.
"Oblivion on the 360 had over 20,000 confirmed bugs"
"because there's a 99.5% chance it has OVER NINE THOUSAAAAND different show stopping bugs"
You sir, have no clue what you're talking about. I'm big into the Morrowind and Oblivion mod scene. I've never once come across a console player who couldn't finish the game due to a show-stopper. Nor were the "20,000" bugs fixed by mods show-stoppers, nor have I have ever heard someone claim there are 20,000 bugs. There are major dialogue patches which patch thousands of lines of dialogue, but that is another story.
Well, when Duke Nukem Forever launches, that may very well be in the game. Duke Nukem 3D allowed you to rip off someone's head and shit down their neck. Truly it was a pioneer in gaming.
Using a pirated copy involves circumventing copyright protection, which violates the DMCA. That being said, I still use no-cd cracks for games I purchase. I choose not to respect the DMCA, but I also believe in supporting game developers financially so they continue to make PC games.
People like SanityInAnarchy bitch about what they want, but if you never support things financially, then no one cares. I watched major PC game development houses fold one after the other, and suddenly I realized that if I want these products to continue, then I need to purchase them.
Samsung has a $200 player which comes with 4 free movies. Given that the movies retail for $35 a pop, that is $140 in free movies with a $200 player. The rumors is said player will go for $150 on Black Friday. A player for $150 with $140 in free movies is a pretty good deal.
The biggest problem with BluRay is retail stores charging $35 for movies. DVDs are often selling for $10 or less. Knock BluRay prices down to $25 a movie or less and I'll bite.
Bethesda games are known for including tons and tons of option for side-quests, world exploration and dynamic gameplay. It isn't particularly fair to accuse Bethesda of limiting gameplay just because you can't kill kids. Next are we going to complain that you can't poop in game?
Next, I don't think that Bethesda did it from a moral standpoint so much as a financial standpoint. They don't want to be sued or targeted. They pushed a dark, gory game to the limits they felt they could get away with.
That being said BluRay burners are expensive enough, and the blank media is expensive enough that I'll probably still buy my BluRay movies on Amazon.com (where I routinely find cheap deals as opposed to retail stores charging $35 per movie).
Is there a single new AAA game on the market today shipping without any DRM? There are small titles without DRM, but this sounds like far less DRM than most major titles shipping right now.
Stop pretending like you are justified for piracy. You're aren't. Piracy is a person decision. Man up and just say you want to steal the game. Don't claim that you are forced to steal it. You could buy an XBox 360 or a PS3.
As for a portable XBox 360 - http://benheck.com/
I'm just not buying this until mod tools are released.
They have to develop a version of the game where you can't kill kids regardless for a EU-localized release. FO1 and FO2's European releases wouldn't let you kill kids.
And do you really need to kill kids to enjoy a game?
The QT4 branch will be supported by Mozilla and live within the Mozilla repositories.
Nice first step, but I just don't like using GTK apps if I can help it, because they look out of place. The only GTK app I really make an exception for is Firefox, and thankfully that is getting a QT4 port from Nokia.
Is there any chance someone could develop a Firefox extension, or a plugin for Kaffeine, Amarok, etc?
I don't agree with the analogy. A satellite radio ONLY plays satellite radio. That is its primary function. Buying a copy of Madden allows you to play the game without an online account. You could contend the 95%+ of the functionality is off-line. Losing the EA account isn't the same as losing the primary function.