When a company has been found to violate the law, do all other companies have to 'cut ties' with them, too? I mean, that would destroy SO many companies right this week.
It's even simpler than that. STOP spending so much money on the parts of the game that people don't really care about!
Sure, FF13 is beautiful, but the gamers would rather have had a better plot and characters. They'd rather have had open exploration, instead of that railroad. They'd rather have had real weapon customization instead of that linear just-keep-adding-things crap with no choices. Even the job system didn't have any real choices.
Gamers don't want a movie. They want an interactive experience.
I don't like to leave my dishwasher running when I leave the house. I doubt I'm going to trust my car to drive itself home while I'm stuck in an airport. Not knowing the status of my $xx,000 vehicle would drive me nuts.
I take your point, and I'm sure it'll happen eventually.
Actually, they could continue on the path that Google has already been on... With the car really being the co-pilot and a person in the vehicle to deal with any emergencies or errors.
And really, other than commercial uses, why would you want the car to move without a person in it?
I doubt I'd be an 'early adopter' of such tech, but I might buy the second or third generation of the car.
I hadn't heard of anyone dumping their PS3, but I guess that's a logical consequence of not buying any more games, if you tend to sell the ones you already have.
I have quite a library of games for PS1-3 and I intend to keep my PS2 and PS3 for while to be able to play them.
And the point card thing is spot on. Sony will never have my credit card again no matter what. I really, really hate having to get a new credit card. This time it cost me $15 because I needed to have the new one rushed out, instead of waiting 7-10 days for it. The worst is having to update every site you use to fix the billing, though. I'd gladly run most of my online purchases through Google or Amazon to avoid having to do that again, but I don't see most companies being willing to give them a cut.
Any time Google buys something, it's instantly famous. I hadn't heard of Grand Central before Google bought them, but I was one of those who immediately signed up. I'm sure I wasn't alone, and the servers probably couldn't handle all of it right away.
Downtime? I'd think the developers would be more worried about how much smaller the market is for the PSN now.
I can't possibly the only one who decided instantly not to buy from Sony any more. (Okay, I admit, Sony-exclusive stuff will still probably draw me in, if it's good. But anything cross-platform is going to be bought elsewhere.) There must be more who decided all this pain (including the insults like the 30 days of free PSN+) is not worth paying for Sony stuff any more.
And the security issues? Obviously Sony doesn't know much about security. Their system stayed un-hacked only so long as they left Linux on the PS3 for the hackers to be happy. Sure, someone was working on hacking the PS3 through Linux, but he wasn't there. Immediately afterwards, people started hacking for real. And of course the online networks both got hacked... 1 of them WHILE they were fixing the first. They should have been aware.
No, if I were developing for the PSN (which I can't, because you basically have to be established before they'll consider you) then I'd been looking for greener pastures for more reasons than just the downtime.
Exactly. Nobody can even try to compete with a government-mandated monopoly that loses money. The way to 'save' it is probably to destroy it. I guarantee people will still need to send letters, and people will still pay for the service, and someone will step up and handle the issue.
I don't think we even need to be that drastic, though. Just repeal the law and force USPS to make a profit and the market will take over.
I'm a pretty hard-core gamer, but I found the Wii's hardware to be fine for the kind of games that Nintendo is famous for. It would be nice to have HD, etc, but hardly necessary.
However, the interfaces for choosing widgets, settings, and buying things are HORRIBLE. Especially the store. On every platform they have right now. It's far too slow to browse, finding a specific thing is a nightmare, and you can't download in the background.
And finding out what's new and cool each week? UGH.
I don't hear many people complaining about this, either... It really surprises me.
Sony attacked a hacker. Very soon afterwards, a bunch of hackers attacked Sony.
It's hard -not- to see causation there. It's perfectly possible this was just someone who wanted the account info and didn't have a grudge, but it's easier to assume they are related.
I've had quite a few times that I didn't have change and wanted a soda. If I could send myself a soda (paid by credit card, or Google Checkout, or whatever) and walk up to a machine and enter a code to get it, I'd probably do it. Other vending items would work as well.
Not trolling, I really want to know... How do you make a game that requires 3D? It's not like it has head-tracking (or even could, thanks to the technology used) so you can't peer around things any more than you could with 3D turned off.
I totally admit it's a gimmick... But it's a gimmick that adds immersion. At least, it does for some. For others, the headache and/or need to keep the device in a certain position takes away from the immersion.
I'm in the former category and have loved 3D all my life. Sadly, the 3DS doesn't have any worthwhile games yet... And that lack may kill it before it gets going.
I just finished playing Portal 2 in 3D. The immersion with 3D glasses is insane. I would have loved the game without the, but adding that extra dimension (haha punny!) to the game really made it better.
I intend to try playing it without the 3D soon as well, just to see the difference, but I remember playing the first Portal without it and it was definitely better with.
Yes, for many people, the effect is pointless or makes them nauseous. But then, the fact that many people don't like something is no reason to get rid of it. You don't see me screaming about how stupid skydiving is simply because I don't enjoy it.
Do you actually think they will disclose vulnerabilities without the approval of the company? Then re-read the summary. It says right there that they will coordinate with the third party before the advisory is issued.
Even if they wanted to, if their disclosure cost the third party money, they could be sued. They won't risk that.
If those were the only factors, you might be right about the Dollar Store and Target. But Target pays a lot more money for theft prevention and works harder to prevent it, so the easy steals at the Dollar Store are pretty tempting as well. And don't forget that some do it for the thrill, not the dollar amount, too.
I'll throw a dollar at just about any old book to try it. $10 means I stop and seriously think about how much I want to read that book. I'll even preview it beforehand just to make sure, for that much. Most popular books would be a quick buy at $3.
If all books were only a dollar I'd end up buying more books than I read... I'm sure of it.
But I have actually met people on Facebook games like Castle Age (Mafia Wars clone) and got to know them a bit. We cooperated on some things in the game without ever being on at the same time.
My mother met a lot of people playing Farmville. (Or one of those farm games.) She would meet them in the chatroom and 'work' on their farm and stuff, and get to know them while she did it.
So yeah, they can be played anti-socially, but they don't have to be.
At first it appears so, but in Facebook's eyes, they haven't got any more privacy than before. In fact, they have less... Facebook employees can still read the group (at least some of them, I'm sure) and now the group has clearly marked its advertising demographic. This is a major win for Facebook in every regard. Especially if people keep saying Facebook helped these people have more privacy.
In the past, portable gaming systems were always WAY beyond cell phones and other mobile devices. The fact that they recently caught up must be very scary for Sony.
It must worry them even more that there are dozens of new smartphones every year, but the next PSP will be 5 years from now. That's a lot of competition.
Because that's what he just admitted... That smartphones are competition to the PSP. There's not much point in comparing them, otherwise.
Here's, let's try this: The PSP NGP is far more advanced than the space shuttle.... Yeah, that just doesn't make sense. The PSP NGP is far inferior to a supercomputer. Yup, again, nonsense.
Well it is very awkward for English speakers considering we just don't string numbers together like that. Many people said 'X 2' instead of '10 2' because it was awkward. They don't have that choice this time.
The original Japanese has it written out as 'ten two' and 'thirteen two', borrowed from English, so there's no doubt how they expect people to say it.
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When a company has been found to violate the law, do all other companies have to 'cut ties' with them, too? I mean, that would destroy SO many companies right this week.
This is ridiculous.
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It's even simpler than that. STOP spending so much money on the parts of the game that people don't really care about!
Sure, FF13 is beautiful, but the gamers would rather have had a better plot and characters. They'd rather have had open exploration, instead of that railroad. They'd rather have had real weapon customization instead of that linear just-keep-adding-things crap with no choices. Even the job system didn't have any real choices.
Gamers don't want a movie. They want an interactive experience.
I don't like to leave my dishwasher running when I leave the house. I doubt I'm going to trust my car to drive itself home while I'm stuck in an airport. Not knowing the status of my $xx,000 vehicle would drive me nuts.
I take your point, and I'm sure it'll happen eventually.
Actually, they could continue on the path that Google has already been on... With the car really being the co-pilot and a person in the vehicle to deal with any emergencies or errors.
And really, other than commercial uses, why would you want the car to move without a person in it?
I doubt I'd be an 'early adopter' of such tech, but I might buy the second or third generation of the car.
I hadn't heard of anyone dumping their PS3, but I guess that's a logical consequence of not buying any more games, if you tend to sell the ones you already have.
I have quite a library of games for PS1-3 and I intend to keep my PS2 and PS3 for while to be able to play them.
And the point card thing is spot on. Sony will never have my credit card again no matter what. I really, really hate having to get a new credit card. This time it cost me $15 because I needed to have the new one rushed out, instead of waiting 7-10 days for it. The worst is having to update every site you use to fix the billing, though. I'd gladly run most of my online purchases through Google or Amazon to avoid having to do that again, but I don't see most companies being willing to give them a cut.
Any time Google buys something, it's instantly famous. I hadn't heard of Grand Central before Google bought them, but I was one of those who immediately signed up. I'm sure I wasn't alone, and the servers probably couldn't handle all of it right away.
Downtime? I'd think the developers would be more worried about how much smaller the market is for the PSN now.
I can't possibly the only one who decided instantly not to buy from Sony any more. (Okay, I admit, Sony-exclusive stuff will still probably draw me in, if it's good. But anything cross-platform is going to be bought elsewhere.) There must be more who decided all this pain (including the insults like the 30 days of free PSN+) is not worth paying for Sony stuff any more.
And the security issues? Obviously Sony doesn't know much about security. Their system stayed un-hacked only so long as they left Linux on the PS3 for the hackers to be happy. Sure, someone was working on hacking the PS3 through Linux, but he wasn't there. Immediately afterwards, people started hacking for real. And of course the online networks both got hacked... 1 of them WHILE they were fixing the first. They should have been aware.
No, if I were developing for the PSN (which I can't, because you basically have to be established before they'll consider you) then I'd been looking for greener pastures for more reasons than just the downtime.
Most services already show prices in local currency anyhow. This is above and beyond that.
Exactly. Nobody can even try to compete with a government-mandated monopoly that loses money. The way to 'save' it is probably to destroy it. I guarantee people will still need to send letters, and people will still pay for the service, and someone will step up and handle the issue.
I don't think we even need to be that drastic, though. Just repeal the law and force USPS to make a profit and the market will take over.
I'm a pretty hard-core gamer, but I found the Wii's hardware to be fine for the kind of games that Nintendo is famous for. It would be nice to have HD, etc, but hardly necessary.
However, the interfaces for choosing widgets, settings, and buying things are HORRIBLE. Especially the store. On every platform they have right now. It's far too slow to browse, finding a specific thing is a nightmare, and you can't download in the background.
And finding out what's new and cool each week? UGH.
I don't hear many people complaining about this, either... It really surprises me.
I didn't say they were all successful.
Sony attacked a hacker. Very soon afterwards, a bunch of hackers attacked Sony.
It's hard -not- to see causation there. It's perfectly possible this was just someone who wanted the account info and didn't have a grudge, but it's easier to assume they are related.
I've had quite a few times that I didn't have change and wanted a soda. If I could send myself a soda (paid by credit card, or Google Checkout, or whatever) and walk up to a machine and enter a code to get it, I'd probably do it. Other vending items would work as well.
The prices for plans are always the same for each provider. They differ between providers, though.
For most providers, the plan prices are the same even if you don't take their deal on a phone. (A few have cheaper rates if you don't.)
Not trolling, I really want to know... How do you make a game that requires 3D? It's not like it has head-tracking (or even could, thanks to the technology used) so you can't peer around things any more than you could with 3D turned off.
I totally admit it's a gimmick... But it's a gimmick that adds immersion. At least, it does for some. For others, the headache and/or need to keep the device in a certain position takes away from the immersion.
I'm in the former category and have loved 3D all my life. Sadly, the 3DS doesn't have any worthwhile games yet... And that lack may kill it before it gets going.
I just finished playing Portal 2 in 3D. The immersion with 3D glasses is insane. I would have loved the game without the, but adding that extra dimension (haha punny!) to the game really made it better.
I intend to try playing it without the 3D soon as well, just to see the difference, but I remember playing the first Portal without it and it was definitely better with.
Yes, for many people, the effect is pointless or makes them nauseous. But then, the fact that many people don't like something is no reason to get rid of it. You don't see me screaming about how stupid skydiving is simply because I don't enjoy it.
Do you actually think they will disclose vulnerabilities without the approval of the company? Then re-read the summary. It says right there that they will coordinate with the third party before the advisory is issued.
Even if they wanted to, if their disclosure cost the third party money, they could be sued. They won't risk that.
So his 'bs call' is perfectly legit.
If those were the only factors, you might be right about the Dollar Store and Target. But Target pays a lot more money for theft prevention and works harder to prevent it, so the easy steals at the Dollar Store are pretty tempting as well. And don't forget that some do it for the thrill, not the dollar amount, too.
I'll throw a dollar at just about any old book to try it. $10 means I stop and seriously think about how much I want to read that book. I'll even preview it beforehand just to make sure, for that much. Most popular books would be a quick buy at $3.
If all books were only a dollar I'd end up buying more books than I read... I'm sure of it.
He's right to a point.
But I have actually met people on Facebook games like Castle Age (Mafia Wars clone) and got to know them a bit. We cooperated on some things in the game without ever being on at the same time.
My mother met a lot of people playing Farmville. (Or one of those farm games.) She would meet them in the chatroom and 'work' on their farm and stuff, and get to know them while she did it.
So yeah, they can be played anti-socially, but they don't have to be.
At first it appears so, but in Facebook's eyes, they haven't got any more privacy than before. In fact, they have less... Facebook employees can still read the group (at least some of them, I'm sure) and now the group has clearly marked its advertising demographic. This is a major win for Facebook in every regard. Especially if people keep saying Facebook helped these people have more privacy.
In the past, portable gaming systems were always WAY beyond cell phones and other mobile devices. The fact that they recently caught up must be very scary for Sony.
It must worry them even more that there are dozens of new smartphones every year, but the next PSP will be 5 years from now. That's a lot of competition.
Because that's what he just admitted... That smartphones are competition to the PSP. There's not much point in comparing them, otherwise.
Here's, let's try this: The PSP NGP is far more advanced than the space shuttle. ... Yeah, that just doesn't make sense. The PSP NGP is far inferior to a supercomputer. Yup, again, nonsense.
Some actual jail breaks involve stealing the keys from the guard. So yeah, it's still a jailbreak.
Well it is very awkward for English speakers considering we just don't string numbers together like that. Many people said 'X 2' instead of '10 2' because it was awkward. They don't have that choice this time.
The original Japanese has it written out as 'ten two' and 'thirteen two', borrowed from English, so there's no doubt how they expect people to say it.
That's a possibility. Or perhaps they planned for those circumstances and were ready.