If they launch an IM based on something like GAIM from source forge http://sourceforge.net/projects/gaim/ where people could access all buddies from all the different services using only one program they would grab the market share real quick.
I've direct downloaded, bittorrented, and bought much anime over the years. The purpose of bittorrent for most of the people who do respect the basic belief of laws is that you can get the series and episodes that are not available here. Try watching Naruto for example. It is currently at episode 143 and wont be released in the US under actual distribution till next year. Most of the general community cancel the fansubbing and distribution of series once they are licensed in the US. This being said I would not want to pay for something that I don't have the actual copy of. I watch my bittorrent anime and then the ones I like I support through dvds and merchandise. But if I'm going to be paying for it, it better come with a case and a disc and some sort of nice cover. As far as the translations are concerned. Most of the fansub groups do a better job than the dvd companies. I have several commercial dvds that the translations are horrible but the fansubs were great. I just don't see how they are going to make bittorrent viable for them when it will be up to 2 years late, probably bad quality, and no physical property.
If you look at the current movement in hollywood and games as they stand, everything is a remake. The things that aren't remakes are just different spins on something that already exist. And the more cinematic episodes and explosions you add the less acutal substance you need.
The reason for all of this is that the people making the games and movies are people like me and probabally most of the/. community that grew up with the games and movies already. Most of these people are starting to yearn for their childhood memories and are making things that bring them back. And whereas the the classics will always hold special places in everyones hearts hollywood and the gaming industry take it too far and remake things that should never have been redone.
The problem is that over time the generations of children in this country have been losing any possible imagination they could have had. They are no longer forced to think up new games or scenarios to keep them busy because since birth they are all hooked in to the digital world. Kids don't know what it's like to have to imagine what you're doing while playing a game like D&D because they have the computer version of it. Kids don't have to make up new games with their imaginations because they are bombarded with dozens of titles every year. They now longer have the ability to write new stories of fiction because they see poorly written movies and think you just need action to make the big bucks.
I love technology and things it brings us and the advances we make, but I think it is slowly costing us in the realm of imagination.
To get back on some sort of console topic, what are the next generations going to have? Virtual reality games where kids don't even have to leave the house any more to interact so people are never going to actually see another living being?
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If they launch an IM based on something like GAIM from source forge http://sourceforge.net/projects/gaim/ where people could access all buddies from all the different services using only one program they would grab the market share real quick.
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I've direct downloaded, bittorrented, and bought much anime over the years. The purpose of bittorrent for most of the people who do respect the basic belief of laws is that you can get the series and episodes that are not available here. Try watching Naruto for example. It is currently at episode 143 and wont be released in the US under actual distribution till next year. Most of the general community cancel the fansubbing and distribution of series once they are licensed in the US.
This being said I would not want to pay for something that I don't have the actual copy of. I watch my bittorrent anime and then the ones I like I support through dvds and merchandise. But if I'm going to be paying for it, it better come with a case and a disc and some sort of nice cover.
As far as the translations are concerned. Most of the fansub groups do a better job than the dvd companies. I have several commercial dvds that the translations are horrible but the fansubs were great.
I just don't see how they are going to make bittorrent viable for them when it will be up to 2 years late, probably bad quality, and no physical property.
Possible reasons/problems
/. community that grew up with the games and movies already. Most of these people are starting to yearn for their childhood memories and are making things that bring them back. And whereas the the classics will always hold special places in everyones hearts hollywood and the gaming industry take it too far and remake things that should never have been redone.
If you look at the current movement in hollywood and games as they stand, everything is a remake. The things that aren't remakes are just different spins on something that already exist. And the more cinematic episodes and explosions you add the less acutal substance you need.
The reason for all of this is that the people making the games and movies are people like me and probabally most of the
The problem is that over time the generations of children in this country have been losing any possible imagination they could have had. They are no longer forced to think up new games or scenarios to keep them busy because since birth they are all hooked in to the digital world. Kids don't know what it's like to have to imagine what you're doing while playing a game like D&D because they have the computer version of it. Kids don't have to make up new games with their imaginations because they are bombarded with dozens of titles every year. They now longer have the ability to write new stories of fiction because they see poorly written movies and think you just need action to make the big bucks.
I love technology and things it brings us and the advances we make, but I think it is slowly costing us in the realm of imagination.
To get back on some sort of console topic, what are the next generations going to have? Virtual reality games where kids don't even have to leave the house any more to interact so people are never going to actually see another living being?
Just my ramblings
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