Very true, These franchises will sell no matter how bad the actual game is or how great the competition.
But how well the ps3 will sell costing $500 and just using the Playstation brand?
Besides a great Franchise brand, a big installed base helps a lot.
So far no one mentioned what will *really* happen. People will re-install windows and not update like 80% never does anyway. I see this affeting a really small percentage of unlicensed windows users.
One could argue that the industry should indeed force down the consumers throats the new formats, using HDCP to reduce piracy, but since it's so weak, there's no point.
I think the best argument is, considering HD is already widely accepted, and people are just looking for a definition on the war, that the bigger(and supposely cheaper to make) format win, beacuse size apparently matters.
I vote for a boycott to HD-DVD and Blu-ray in favor of EVDs.
I'm a big playstation fan, and I have a couple dozen friends who are also into it, and when I told then the ps3 whould cost $600, 5 of them said they didn't care and whould get one at lauch, 12 said they'd wait for MGS4 launch to get theirs and the rest said they would wait for a $100 price drop. Although this is hardly a scientific method, I think this is an example of what sony is aiming for:
Milk the fanatics, then drop the price and take the rest.
I have found 8 cell phones in the last couple years in taxis. EVERY single one I have contacted the owner (by leaving a message on their voice mail or by answering their phone and telling their friends that I have the phone) and returned it promptly. When people have found my phone, they have also in turn returned it.
Wow, I'd like to visit your home dimension someday.
I think in the future we'll see GPUs with multi-core CPUs, with PhysX and Media(maybe IBM's CELL) co-processors and lots and lots of memory for HD-textures and HD-content.
Or maybe I just need some coffe.
Maybe, but the price isn't so unprecedent as the arclicle says. I think Sony will manage to sell at least 6MI units, but with this Blu-ray will be estabished as the dominant HD media, and PS3 will only go up.
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Very true, These franchises will sell no matter how bad the actual game is or how great the competition. But how well the ps3 will sell costing $500 and just using the Playstation brand? Besides a great Franchise brand, a big installed base helps a lot.
So far no one mentioned what will *really* happen. People will re-install windows and not update like 80% never does anyway. I see this affeting a really small percentage of unlicensed windows users.
One could argue that the industry should indeed force down the consumers throats the new formats, using HDCP to reduce piracy, but since it's so weak, there's no point.
I think the best argument is, considering HD is already widely accepted, and people are just looking for a definition on the war, that the bigger(and supposely cheaper to make) format win, beacuse size apparently matters.
I vote for a boycott to HD-DVD and Blu-ray in favor of EVDs.
That's actually good ideia. Download the e-book for free, and the ads pay for the royaties. And could still buy a ad-free hardcopy if you want.
The difference is damn noticeable when your talking 56"+ TVs. Even 1080i/1080p or 720p/1080p comparisons.
Looks like someone has actually paid attencion to a Mark Pesce lecture.
Is it more effective than wiping HDD using powerful magnets?
Yep, Symphony of the Night should be in the list for sure.
Sony, with all their goodness is trying to heat up world economy with their new strategy.
"If you don't have money to buy our products then you should be ashamed of yourself. Work harder!"
Yeah, but please BUY his book, don't rip-off God's royalties. Otherwise he might not be discouraged to create other universes.
You mistyped "y3k".
If they GPLv3 all software they release, fruits of this "cooperation", then fine by me.
I'm a big playstation fan, and I have a couple dozen friends who are also into it, and when I told then the ps3 whould cost $600, 5 of them said they didn't care and whould get one at lauch, 12 said they'd wait for MGS4 launch to get theirs and the rest said they would wait for a $100 price drop. Although this is hardly a scientific method, I think this is an example of what sony is aiming for: Milk the fanatics, then drop the price and take the rest.
It's time for US people to join the terrorists against US Imperialist Goverment, all we need is Jack in our side and victory is ours!
I think in the future we'll see GPUs with multi-core CPUs, with PhysX and Media(maybe IBM's CELL) co-processors and lots and lots of memory for HD-textures and HD-content. Or maybe I just need some coffe.
TPB is setting up servers in various countries. Netherlands and Sweden are the frist 2. This exposure may get a lot of votes for Piratbyrån.
I'm anxious for chapter 10 when CC founds the Fascist League Unlimited.
They should just move their server to Sealand.
I don't know why, but this sorta reminds me of Comunist Propaganda...
Agreed, exeem was crap. Isn't there any azureus plugin with this funcionality?
Welcome to 2004 Exeem tried that[distributed publish/search mechanism for BitTorrent], and failed miserably.
Maybe, but the price isn't so unprecedent as the arclicle says. I think Sony will manage to sell at least 6MI units, but with this Blu-ray will be estabished as the dominant HD media, and PS3 will only go up.
E3: Kawanishi Talks Homebrew Linux PS3 Development there's also some talks on idie game development, just google PS3 + Linux