That never works. They say "never say never?" Well, I'm saying never.
If you can't edit some.ini file yourself to direct the game to a different port, or the company itself doesn't release a patch to allow it, or some haxxor doesn't release a patch, then divine intervention would surely render such a limp attempt at control useless.
Hint: use port 80. Most governments probably wouldn't go as far as to "close the internet"
Assuming Sony is like any other corporation, you'll just can canned too in a few years when your boneheaded pointy-haired-box orders you to design something you know is shoddy/dangerous/illegal.
Seriously, there is a concept here called "sometimes others like different things." Some people like the grind -- because it gives them an opportunity to participate in an arena where they are not skilled, but can become just as powerful if they work hard enough. That's the way MMORPGs are. Sounds like you'd be more comfortable with an FPS or RTS.
Yeah, how dare they, um... offer stuff for sale?
If it was a bad deal, these stores wouldn't exist. And you can always get at least store credit if the game doesn't work (regardless of whatever their own policy says)
Element of surprise and a sharp/blunt object would thoroughly put the balance of power in the hands of the civilians. Well, ideally. I keep forgetting we're a culture of fear now.
There's a billion people on a cruise ship. You're telling me they couldn't take three pirates? Just smack 'em off the railing with a stick when they try to climb aboard.
Though I both disagree with reject the concept of licensing, it does not grant what you want.
For pretty much all media, you purchase permission to use <i>that physical copy</i> of the content. It can be revoked for violation of the liscence agreement (pirating, copying it to an ipod, listening to a competitor's CDs, etc). Actually, you're not supposed to be allowed to listen to the CD anymore if you break anything in the EULA, and that's probably on the RIAA/MPAA's todo list.
The biggest "scores" of any crime are famous (infamous). Serial killers, terrorists, and yes -- haxxors. Just wait, in a few years you'll see Kevin Mitnick dastardly exploits in a half-hour episode on the History channel.
it includes that great room in the new DS Castlevania... upper-left of the castle in the noblemen's quarter's-type area. The only thing in a backround is a huge bed, and there's just a pile of Succubi, witches, and maid-girls.
Well, then, they should stop making the movie theater cost MORE than the movie itself! $10 ticket, $5 popcorn, $5 drink. Revenge of the Sith DVD cost $15 on the first day of release.
Everyone above me got it right. This idea fails pretty hard. Now, Sony's going to dump more money into a project that -- if anything -- will only take business away from actual DVD sales. Most people that are willing to buy a lesser product because it's finally legal won't be getting the physical disc too, which means less money for Sony. "How do I shot web?" indeed...
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That never works. They say "never say never?" Well, I'm saying never. If you can't edit some .ini file yourself to direct the game to a different port, or the company itself doesn't release a patch to allow it, or some haxxor doesn't release a patch, then divine intervention would surely render such a limp attempt at control useless.
Hint: use port 80. Most governments probably wouldn't go as far as to "close the internet"
Um, sounds... great?
Assuming Sony is like any other corporation, you'll just can canned too in a few years when your boneheaded pointy-haired-box orders you to design something you know is shoddy/dangerous/illegal.
Uh-oh, call the whaaambulance!
Seriously, there is a concept here called "sometimes others like different things." Some people like the grind -- because it gives them an opportunity to participate in an arena where they are not skilled, but can become just as powerful if they work hard enough. That's the way MMORPGs are. Sounds like you'd be more comfortable with an FPS or RTS.
First the Renaissance Age, then the Imperial Age, then the Age of Reason, and now -- The Age of (Enforced) Morality.
Aw, hell. Let's just not have a civilization anymore.
So, that means any tv show or movie with a pet in it is sexually explicit, right?
Why does that make me think of the Emperor's line "It's treason, then..."
Just try it, everybody! See how far you get before being labelled a "ter'ist"
And put Superman out of a job?
Yeah, how dare they, um... offer stuff for sale? If it was a bad deal, these stores wouldn't exist. And you can always get at least store credit if the game doesn't work (regardless of whatever their own policy says)
This company is blowing up from the inside!
Aren't EULAS subject to change?
Element of surprise and a sharp/blunt object would thoroughly put the balance of power in the hands of the civilians. Well, ideally. I keep forgetting we're a culture of fear now.
the firepower of this fully armed and operational cruise ship!
There's a billion people on a cruise ship. You're telling me they couldn't take three pirates? Just smack 'em off the railing with a stick when they try to climb aboard.
>>So the industry should just give up? The moment that happens is the moment they stop selling anything at all, and then what will people pirate?
Irrelevant. It is inevitable, Mister Anderson.
Though I both disagree with reject the concept of licensing, it does not grant what you want.
For pretty much all media, you purchase permission to use <i>that physical copy</i> of the content. It can be revoked for violation of the liscence agreement (pirating, copying it to an ipod, listening to a competitor's CDs, etc). Actually, you're not supposed to be allowed to listen to the CD anymore if you break anything in the EULA, and that's probably on the RIAA/MPAA's todo list.
http://www.vgmix.com/ http://remix.overclocked.org/ The two best VG remix sites I know. Much better than the OSTs, mostly because you've heard those variations a million times already.
The biggest "scores" of any crime are famous (infamous). Serial killers, terrorists, and yes -- haxxors. Just wait, in a few years you'll see Kevin Mitnick dastardly exploits in a half-hour episode on the History channel.
1990: We'll add passwords for computer games. Piracy "stopped."
1995: We'll copy-protect audio CDs. Piracy "stopped."
1997: We'll copy-protect DVDs. Piracy "stopped."
2001: We'll shut Napster down. Piracy "stopped."
2002: We'll shut Kazaa down. Piracy "stopped."
2005: We'll shut Grokster down. Piracy...
A meatspace beating is only, but the embarassment of ingame pwnage lasts a lifetime...
But can it direct an EMP onto the country of your choice?
//call me Plissken.
the more users will slip through your fingers...
it includes that great room in the new DS Castlevania... upper-left of the castle in the noblemen's quarter's-type area. The only thing in a backround is a huge bed, and there's just a pile of Succubi, witches, and maid-girls.
Well, then, they should stop making the movie theater cost MORE than the movie itself! $10 ticket, $5 popcorn, $5 drink. Revenge of the Sith DVD cost $15 on the first day of release.
Everyone above me got it right. This idea fails pretty hard. Now, Sony's going to dump more money into a project that -- if anything -- will only take business away from actual DVD sales. Most people that are willing to buy a lesser product because it's finally legal won't be getting the physical disc too, which means less money for Sony. "How do I shot web?" indeed...
They will make it legal...