People like you who/aren't/ appalled by this sort of bullshit, is why it's so successful.
So next time, take responsibility for yourself, don't just dully sigh and go 'oh, I guess this is how it is', but actually/stand up for yourself/ and say no.
Just because people like you don't get appalled by this sort of stuff, doesn't mean that those who/do/ are being silly. Rather, it's people like you who just accept it, who are the sort of people the companies that do this rely on.
What, a company makes YET ANOTHER crappy color matching game, and people are ASTONISHED they don't get rich?
What are they honestly expecting? If all you're going to do is repeat, for the nth time, yet another basic, basic, simple crappy puzzle game, you ARE NOT going to make much cash, or get much recognition.
Why is that a story? Just because it's an 'Apple's App Store' thing?
Release a crappy color matching puzzle game onto the web at large, and they'll probably do worse.
Gets right down to the most basic of basics: if you're not going to put the effort in, don't expect to get rewarded.
In terms of the story - make yet another crappy duplicate of yet another crappy puzzle game, become yet another crappy also-ran.
Why would you be 'crowded around computer screens to watch entertainment'? Are you 'crowded around tv screens to watch entertainment'?
Seriously, if you think that the only way to watch content on a computer screen with a group of people/family/significant other, is to crowd around the screen... wow.
Here's a tip - try 'watching TV on a computer' exactly like you would on a TV. Don't crowd around, and... wait, why isn't your computer in the living room?... huh. Either you're really old and down know much about how to enjoy computer entertainment, or I seriously missed your point.
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It's not a problem of trying to 'max out the hardware', if the hardware was deliberately designed to/prevent/ developers from being able to use it to it's full potential.
In effect, what Sony is admitting, is that they deliberately sabotauged their system, so that it would 'last longer' in the market, for some bizzare reason.
If I were a shareholder, I'd be pretty pissed off at that, and be asking a lot of hard questions.
Don't let the screenshot fool you. It is anything but a Mario clone. If H.P Lovecraft and Stephen King got together, and decided to make a 2d sprite-based platformer, with the intent to CREEP YOU THE FUCK OUT, it would be that. Short game, you could beat it in under an hour if you wanted, though to get the 'good' ending needs a little more work.
Seriously. If you want an example of a game that starts cutsey, but ends on the other side of screaming horror, play that. Preferably, at night, with the lights out. Just don't let a young child play it, or you'll be dealing with a kid having nightmares.
Alright, now take it down to Starbucks to work on stuff while you have a coffee.
So much for boasting about '2 grand', huh? I agree with your point, but there are uses for expensive, portable computers, even uses that justify spending that kind of money.
You... don't know anyting about politics, economics, or history, do you? I suggest you go to any local library, get some books, and read up on the matter.
Nothing you just posted has any relation to actual fact or realitiy - I won't assume you're lying, out of respect, but I do know you're at least ignorant - and ignorance is easily cured, with a little effort on your part.
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Man, you make it sound like such a shitty unoriginal show.
You must be new here. :)
Seriously though, take a look at the past couple of stories posted on the front page. Yeah - this story isn't out of place at all, unfortunately.
You're overthinking it. :)
March is the third month of the yeah, so the fourteenth day of the third month equates to: 3.14.
Alright, so you just roll over and take it?
People like you who /aren't/ appalled by this sort of bullshit, is why it's so successful.
So next time, take responsibility for yourself, don't just dully sigh and go 'oh, I guess this is how it is', but actually /stand up for yourself/ and say no.
Just because people like you don't get appalled by this sort of stuff, doesn't mean that those who /do/ are being silly. Rather, it's people like you who just accept it, who are the sort of people the companies that do this rely on.
What, a company makes YET ANOTHER crappy color matching game, and people are ASTONISHED they don't get rich?
What are they honestly expecting? If all you're going to do is repeat, for the nth time, yet another basic, basic, simple crappy puzzle game, you ARE NOT going to make much cash, or get much recognition.
Why is that a story? Just because it's an 'Apple's App Store' thing?
Release a crappy color matching puzzle game onto the web at large, and they'll probably do worse.
Gets right down to the most basic of basics: if you're not going to put the effort in, don't expect to get rewarded.
In terms of the story - make yet another crappy duplicate of yet another crappy puzzle game, become yet another crappy also-ran.
Alright, you can make the exact same identical argument against books, and reading.
Since the invention of reading, and the widespread availability of books, do you think 'we as a society have stopped evolving socially'?
Hardly. Rather, the opposite has happened - we as a society have begun evolving socially more rapidly than ever before.
Alright, but some of us prefer a long life spent having a lot of fun. It's not an either/or choice.
What the hell? Seriously, what the hell?
Why would you be 'crowded around computer screens to watch entertainment'? Are you 'crowded around tv screens to watch entertainment'?
Seriously, if you think that the only way to watch content on a computer screen with a group of people/family/significant other, is to crowd around the screen... wow.
Here's a tip - try 'watching TV on a computer' exactly like you would on a TV. Don't crowd around, and... wait, why isn't your computer in the living room? ... huh. Either you're really old and down know much about how to enjoy computer entertainment, or I seriously missed your point.
Huh. Let me guess, you're over 40?
Anything less secure is monitored casually by Chinese, American, and etc interests.
Really, I can't make it more simple than that.
Stop hurting Slashdot.
'Idle' and kdawson kinda make your points fail, though, unfortunately. The negatives are really starting to outweigh the positives.
Why does anyone think it would?
"Just don't let any non-friends see your Facebook."
Alright. Don't ever stop being friends with them. Don't allow them to post photos of you elsewhere.
Better advice? Stay the hell off Facebook, now and forever.
Much music now is explicitly shit, and I'm not even 30.
I think you've just explained why.
Well...
Landing a probe on an asteroid passing by at this speed, would be like trying to catch a bullet with your bare hands.
I'd say the mental imagery is pretty close to accurate, in both cases.
It's not a problem of trying to 'max out the hardware', if the hardware was deliberately designed to /prevent/ developers from being able to use it to it's full potential.
In effect, what Sony is admitting, is that they deliberately sabotauged their system, so that it would 'last longer' in the market, for some bizzare reason.
If I were a shareholder, I'd be pretty pissed off at that, and be asking a lot of hard questions.
Alright, so if we take your spin at face value, how do you explain this part?
"so then the question is, what do you do for the rest of the nine-and-a-half years?'"
I hope they're not seriously thinking they can milk the PS3 for another nine-and-a-half-years.
...except they don't.
In case you didn't notice, a little while back, Congress went from mostly Republican, to mostly Democrat.
I'd hardly call that 're-electing' their congressmen.
Why does any 'average person' care about ANYTHING that's posted to slashdot, or all places?
'News for Nerds', remember. Doesn't mean if you personally don't care, given slashdot's small but focused tech audience, probably some here will.
This: http://zarat.us/tra/offline-games/eversion.html
Don't let the screenshot fool you. It is anything but a Mario clone. If H.P Lovecraft and Stephen King got together, and decided to make a 2d sprite-based platformer, with the intent to CREEP YOU THE FUCK OUT, it would be that. Short game, you could beat it in under an hour if you wanted, though to get the 'good' ending needs a little more work.
Seriously. If you want an example of a game that starts cutsey, but ends on the other side of screaming horror, play that. Preferably, at night, with the lights out. Just don't let a young child play it, or you'll be dealing with a kid having nightmares.
Alright, now take it down to Starbucks to work on stuff while you have a coffee.
So much for boasting about '2 grand', huh? I agree with your point, but there are uses for expensive, portable computers, even uses that justify spending that kind of money.
You... don't know anyting about politics, economics, or history, do you? I suggest you go to any local library, get some books, and read up on the matter.
Nothing you just posted has any relation to actual fact or realitiy - I won't assume you're lying, out of respect, but I do know you're at least ignorant - and ignorance is easily cured, with a little effort on your part.
You think $4,446 worth of flowers 'might not seem like much'? ...
Hey, can you spare me $4000? There's a uh, a cheap new computer I'm wanting to get...
Seriously. Hell, even 1Ghz, 512MB of RAM and a 40GB HD would be OVERKILL for just about any average office task I could think of.