These are EXACTLY the two games that came to mind for me, too. The problem with saying there are no highbrow games is that makes it seem like the author has seen them all... So maybe this is a stretch, but, who is to say a game like Rallisport Challenge 2 isn't highbrow?? First of all, its gorgeous and doesn't have anyone killing anyone else with a machette. And do you know what the bankroll of someone who is really into Rally racing is like? I mean if you can travel to another country or even another continent to see a race, you are not exactly sweating it.
Oh yeah... tags... I can't put things angle brackets...
That quote was suppose to display "Damn, why I always gotta be the busdriver. [Taking your ass to school.]"
Slashdot should filter out any article that has the word tipping point in it. Also, tipping points are not PROVIDED by anything. Fads (and the products and markets behind them) REACH a tipping point.
Not mine, but:
"Damn, why I always gotta be the busdriver? "
Could another slashdotter provide the citation for this quote. It slips my mind.
Here is a simple question... If you were Sony and you anticipated that - at the quantity of consoles you could provide - they were going to be selling at $800-$1000 on eBay this Christmas season, then what price point would you set the console at? Why not price it higher and line your own pocket instead of someone else's? Sure some demand will drop off because its not priced at $300, but those people weren't going to shell out to get one at the holiday season anyway. Plus the components will come down and then they can (and will) drop the price. If executed properly this is a good strategy - a profit maximizing strategy. If executed poorly, then the 3 in PS3 will be quite apropo.
Lots of people are speculating that a movie will be gigs of data and that ISPs are going to freak out as a result. You can already download full 1 hour episodes of TV shows. Without commercials this is probably 40-44 minutes. Any reports that someone's ISP wouldn't take their money and give them a connection to the internet after they bought a season of a TV show on iTunes? Lots of movies come in at the 90 minute mark which is about the same as downloading 4 episodes of Scrubs or 2 episodes of Lost... (both popular on the iTunes video store) News Flash: The internet didn't breakdown when Apple started selling TV shows and it probably won't break down when they start selling/renting/whatever movies either.
$19.99 is exactly what I wait for these days. I got burned 3 times when I bought Counterstrike, Rallisport Challenge 2 and Project Gotham Racing 2 all for full price only to have them drop to $19.99 within 6 months. All great games when they came out (in my opinion), but 60% less in 6 months? To quote Gob from Arrested Development... C'MON!
Q: Does the genuine Windows offer include other Microsoft products, such as Windows 2000 and Office 2003?
A: The genuine Windows offer is limited to Windows XP at this time.
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/faq.asp x
What if someone looks at the side of my computer and writes down my XP key and then puts it out on the internet and 10,000 people find it and attempt to activate a copy with it?
I use one of these on my iBook palmrests every once in a while and it makes it look like new again. And don't go off and call me a Mr. Clean fanboy, because I am usually much more into 409 and Windex.
Why isn't it tagged reallyoldnews, then? I thought/. was going to 'going to build the next generation of moderation on top of tags.' Seems like reallyoldnews and reallyreallyoldnews should be in the mix.
Fantastic games coming out for the PSP? Where? Lumines is a fantastic game, but it already came out and with the lack of anything worthwhile, I lost interest and sold my PSP before I lost all my $249+ investment.
Seriously, if Nintendo had an okay Simulation Racer (Rally Prefered) for the GameCube I wouldn't have ever owned a MSFT console. Sure, Halo is great, but Timesplitters is a fantastic FPS, too.
I am a Cox subscriber who has an external TiVo and I would jump at the chance to have a TiVo from Cox. Right now I have two boxes (the TiVo and a digital cable box) and I have even contemplated dumping my digital service so that my TiVo becomes my tuner. I don't really watch alot of the channels above 99 anyways...
Couldn't you also read Nick Baker's track record as proof positive the XBOX 360 will fail? That is an impressive list of failures and I don't want the XBOX 360 to ruin his average. Real quick question: is this guy old? Did he perhaps work on the design team for the titanic, too?
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These are EXACTLY the two games that came to mind for me, too. The problem with saying there are no highbrow games is that makes it seem like the author has seen them all... So maybe this is a stretch, but, who is to say a game like Rallisport Challenge 2 isn't highbrow?? First of all, its gorgeous and doesn't have anyone killing anyone else with a machette. And do you know what the bankroll of someone who is really into Rally racing is like? I mean if you can travel to another country or even another continent to see a race, you are not exactly sweating it.
Oh yeah... tags... I can't put things angle brackets... That quote was suppose to display "Damn, why I always gotta be the busdriver. [Taking your ass to school.]"
Slashdot should filter out any article that has the word tipping point in it. Also, tipping points are not PROVIDED by anything. Fads (and the products and markets behind them) REACH a tipping point. Not mine, but: "Damn, why I always gotta be the busdriver? " Could another slashdotter provide the citation for this quote. It slips my mind.
That is how long it will take for the kiddies to scrap up enough coin to buy one!
Okay, not really, but for some reason the portals video reminded me of Section Z. Maybe its time for a 3D update?
Here is a simple question... If you were Sony and you anticipated that - at the quantity of consoles you could provide - they were going to be selling at $800-$1000 on eBay this Christmas season, then what price point would you set the console at? Why not price it higher and line your own pocket instead of someone else's? Sure some demand will drop off because its not priced at $300, but those people weren't going to shell out to get one at the holiday season anyway. Plus the components will come down and then they can (and will) drop the price. If executed properly this is a good strategy - a profit maximizing strategy. If executed poorly, then the 3 in PS3 will be quite apropo.
Lots of people are speculating that a movie will be gigs of data and that ISPs are going to freak out as a result. You can already download full 1 hour episodes of TV shows. Without commercials this is probably 40-44 minutes. Any reports that someone's ISP wouldn't take their money and give them a connection to the internet after they bought a season of a TV show on iTunes? Lots of movies come in at the 90 minute mark which is about the same as downloading 4 episodes of Scrubs or 2 episodes of Lost... (both popular on the iTunes video store) News Flash: The internet didn't breakdown when Apple started selling TV shows and it probably won't break down when they start selling/renting/whatever movies either.
What I want to know is why you would pay $28 to download a movie file you could only watch twice?
If Microsoft announced it, why do we need Gamasutra reporting it? Does the /. community only want to hear of things through blogs these days?
Okay, as much question as it is suggestion... Would turning off System Restore on the source and destination drives help out?
$19.99 is exactly what I wait for these days. I got burned 3 times when I bought Counterstrike, Rallisport Challenge 2 and Project Gotham Racing 2 all for full price only to have them drop to $19.99 within 6 months. All great games when they came out (in my opinion), but 60% less in 6 months? To quote Gob from Arrested Development... C'MON!
Q: Does the genuine Windows offer include other Microsoft products, such as Windows 2000 and Office 2003? A: The genuine Windows offer is limited to Windows XP at this time. http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/faq.asp x
What if someone looks at the side of my computer and writes down my XP key and then puts it out on the internet and 10,000 people find it and attempt to activate a copy with it?
I use one of these on my iBook palmrests every once in a while and it makes it look like new again. And don't go off and call me a Mr. Clean fanboy, because I am usually much more into 409 and Windex.
By not releasing it, they have managed to make the most secure OS in the world, but just wait until its in the wild!
Why isn't it tagged reallyoldnews, then? I thought /. was going to 'going to build the next generation of moderation on top of tags.' Seems like reallyoldnews and reallyreallyoldnews should be in the mix.
Fantastic games coming out for the PSP? Where? Lumines is a fantastic game, but it already came out and with the lack of anything worthwhile, I lost interest and sold my PSP before I lost all my $249+ investment.
If you are counting from the $1099 model, you also get a 4X DVD burner for your money.
I agree 100%. That is the best joke ever.
Or I want to be able to play as a set of tetrominoes.
I want to play as a Metroid or a Space Pirate.
Seriously, if Nintendo had an okay Simulation Racer (Rally Prefered) for the GameCube I wouldn't have ever owned a MSFT console. Sure, Halo is great, but Timesplitters is a fantastic FPS, too.
I am a Cox subscriber who has an external TiVo and I would jump at the chance to have a TiVo from Cox. Right now I have two boxes (the TiVo and a digital cable box) and I have even contemplated dumping my digital service so that my TiVo becomes my tuner. I don't really watch alot of the channels above 99 anyways...
Couldn't you also read Nick Baker's track record as proof positive the XBOX 360 will fail? That is an impressive list of failures and I don't want the XBOX 360 to ruin his average. Real quick question: is this guy old? Did he perhaps work on the design team for the titanic, too?