You got my number, almost. All the good games lately have been coming out for PS2, (okami, bully, godhand, ffxii). PC also has better versions of most of the stuff I am interested in playing on the 360. Plus I am way behind in my PC gaming so there is enough between it and the PS2 to keep me busy for probably the next year. With no really must-have games out for any of the new systems (I'll play Zelda on the GC for now) there is no need to rush out and get one. I want them all, and the amount of money they cost is meaningless to me. But without the games they are useless anyway, so why participate in the fight to get one? Wait to see how things shake out over the next 6mo to 1yr.
It is actually nice to ride the backside of the wave. Stuff gets cheaper and higher quality. Early next year 360 will get a new revision with smaller (cooler) chips. I also expect (hope) that they start shipping with a bigger hard drive rather than lower the price. Patience in this area is like money in the bank. That other crap will still be there whenever you get around to it.
So if little Toby is whining about PS3 this Christmas slap him upside his head and give hime Guitar Hero 2 for the PS2 he already has. PS2 might be the "winner" this Christmas as the new consoles are unavailable or seen as too expensive.
It may be impossible to steal intellectual property. But when someone copies something against the will of the copyright owner they have taken from the owner his ability to control how, who, when, where that something is copied. If he doesn't have that control over his IP then it seems like he has lost his copyright on it, (not the piece of paper that says he has it, but it). That seems kind of like theft.
People need to be allowed to fall before they can learn to remain standing on their own. If we never allow them to fall we will forever be propping them up with (what should be unnecessary) crutches.
Good enough graphics are fine. Good enough control is not. I don't care how innovative a controller is if it doesn't provide accurate control. I am not going to make any assumptions. I'll just wait to try it first. Thing is, everyone I have read in this thread is simply assuming the controller works as advertised.
I am a master gamer (worship me now), and what it all comes down to is how well the controller works. Is it accurate to my motions? Do I get enough feedback from actions? Can I tell where I am aiming? The verdict is still out in my book. Go to IGN and watch their 20 minute long demo of the thing. It looks a bit shaky, but it could be partially that the guy demoing it is a dolt. If it works good, not just sort of, then I am all over it, graphics be damned.
Your post reminded me of the game Outcast which is voxel based. The game is both ugly in a blurry pixelated way and beautiful in a geometric way. Unfortunately they limited the maximum resolution to the hardware capabilities at the time the game came out. Current hardware could play it at much higher resolution and it would still run smoothly and look a lot better. The game itself is not to be missed IMHO, though many will be turned off by the blurry graphics. If you can look past that you can see a real beauty to the voxel landscapes.
I think we should first practice our terraforming on good old terra firma. If we can't even make Earth have Earth-like conditions to live in how can we possibly do it on something that isn't at all like Earth?
And no doubt she got a nice severance package for taking the fall. Here, have a few hundred thousand stock options and remember not to make a stink or the stock value may go down. [wink] That's how business really works. Negative responsibility is for the non-"chief" employees only.
But it is working for him to push the image, so why should he stop? How much to bet that he is the one getting paid the most on his team? Unfortunately being able to talk big, bend the truth, and tout a big image often gets you a lot farther than being quiet and humble and actually doing something of substance. Romero is like all the slimey marketing people I have ever run into in business, promise big to get the sale and then blame everything and everyone else for the inevitable failure. What annoys me is that for some unfathomable reason these types continue to get away with it. There always seems to be some idiot standing in line to give them another blank check.
There is no risk for CEOs. It is a club. You fail at one job and get hired into another with equal or more compensation. Performance just doesn't seem to matter (as long as you aren't taken to court over it), only that you had such a lofty position before at some other company seems to entitle you to another again and again.
Or just ask me. I seriously find many video games to be the greatest works of art ever created by man. Resident Evil 4 is a greater work of art to me than the Mona Lisa, eg. I am nearly brought to tears just thinking of the beauty of it right now.
Realize the potential of the Wii strap-on controller for a go at such games as Leisure Suit Larry or Hot Coffee. Finally Nintento has come out with the truely Adult system everyone has been hollering for. The name change to "Wii" is obviously no coincidence. Nintendo is fed up with their kiddie image and is finally doing something about it in a major way. The new ad campaign will have the slogan, "How big is your Wii controller?"
Why is it Google's job to fight for the rights people of a country that won't fight for themselves? This is the same erroneous view on reality that got us fighting for the freedom of Iraquis that were not going to do it for themselves.
Write your congressman, your senator, your president. Go on a march to Washington. Do something to let gov't know your views on this. Don't expect Google to fight your battles for you, nor those of the Chinese people. If they don't like being censored let them take up their own battles to repeal that.
Do I give any of us citizens much chance of ever changing anything our governments are doing wrong? None at all. Google is in the same situation. They can protest a little to China about censorship and protest a little to US about privacy, but in the end it's all the same. You, me, Google, and the Chinaman do what we are told.
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So what you're saying is that only non-whites would get a GPA below 3.0. Augurs poorly for you. The point is: Don't take things out of context.
"That guy just ain't normal. Get him!"
Don't know about him, but I sure do.
You got my number, almost. All the good games lately have been coming out for PS2, (okami, bully, godhand, ffxii). PC also has better versions of most of the stuff I am interested in playing on the 360. Plus I am way behind in my PC gaming so there is enough between it and the PS2 to keep me busy for probably the next year. With no really must-have games out for any of the new systems (I'll play Zelda on the GC for now) there is no need to rush out and get one. I want them all, and the amount of money they cost is meaningless to me. But without the games they are useless anyway, so why participate in the fight to get one? Wait to see how things shake out over the next 6mo to 1yr.
It is actually nice to ride the backside of the wave. Stuff gets cheaper and higher quality. Early next year 360 will get a new revision with smaller (cooler) chips. I also expect (hope) that they start shipping with a bigger hard drive rather than lower the price. Patience in this area is like money in the bank. That other crap will still be there whenever you get around to it. So if little Toby is whining about PS3 this Christmas slap him upside his head and give hime Guitar Hero 2 for the PS2 he already has. PS2 might be the "winner" this Christmas as the new consoles are unavailable or seen as too expensive.
Here's the problem. You aren't high enough when you are playing.
It may be impossible to steal intellectual property. But when someone copies something against the will of the copyright owner they have taken from the owner his ability to control how, who, when, where that something is copied. If he doesn't have that control over his IP then it seems like he has lost his copyright on it, (not the piece of paper that says he has it, but it). That seems kind of like theft.
People need to be allowed to fall before they can learn to remain standing on their own. If we never allow them to fall we will forever be propping them up with (what should be unnecessary) crutches.
Wait, they're Canadians! From my graduate school experience I thought they would be Chinese.
Good enough graphics are fine. Good enough control is not. I don't care how innovative a controller is if it doesn't provide accurate control. I am not going to make any assumptions. I'll just wait to try it first. Thing is, everyone I have read in this thread is simply assuming the controller works as advertised.
I am a master gamer (worship me now), and what it all comes down to is how well the controller works. Is it accurate to my motions? Do I get enough feedback from actions? Can I tell where I am aiming? The verdict is still out in my book. Go to IGN and watch their 20 minute long demo of the thing. It looks a bit shaky, but it could be partially that the guy demoing it is a dolt. If it works good, not just sort of, then I am all over it, graphics be damned.
Your post reminded me of the game Outcast which is voxel based. The game is both ugly in a blurry pixelated way and beautiful in a geometric way. Unfortunately they limited the maximum resolution to the hardware capabilities at the time the game came out. Current hardware could play it at much higher resolution and it would still run smoothly and look a lot better. The game itself is not to be missed IMHO, though many will be turned off by the blurry graphics. If you can look past that you can see a real beauty to the voxel landscapes.
Rather, the investors are idiots, the CEOs are laughing on the way to the bank, and the engineers are having fun building something cool.
I think we should first practice our terraforming on good old terra firma. If we can't even make Earth have Earth-like conditions to live in how can we possibly do it on something that isn't at all like Earth?
And no doubt she got a nice severance package for taking the fall. Here, have a few hundred thousand stock options and remember not to make a stink or the stock value may go down. [wink] That's how business really works. Negative responsibility is for the non-"chief" employees only.
I have a patent on that. You owe me now.
But it is working for him to push the image, so why should he stop? How much to bet that he is the one getting paid the most on his team? Unfortunately being able to talk big, bend the truth, and tout a big image often gets you a lot farther than being quiet and humble and actually doing something of substance. Romero is like all the slimey marketing people I have ever run into in business, promise big to get the sale and then blame everything and everyone else for the inevitable failure. What annoys me is that for some unfathomable reason these types continue to get away with it. There always seems to be some idiot standing in line to give them another blank check.
There is no risk for CEOs. It is a club. You fail at one job and get hired into another with equal or more compensation. Performance just doesn't seem to matter (as long as you aren't taken to court over it), only that you had such a lofty position before at some other company seems to entitle you to another again and again.
Now we know where the "intelligence" about WMDs in Iraq really came from and how much it cost.
Good thing I am master of my domain.
Or just ask me. I seriously find many video games to be the greatest works of art ever created by man. Resident Evil 4 is a greater work of art to me than the Mona Lisa, eg. I am nearly brought to tears just thinking of the beauty of it right now.
Realize the potential of the Wii strap-on controller for a go at such games as Leisure Suit Larry or Hot Coffee. Finally Nintento has come out with the truely Adult system everyone has been hollering for. The name change to "Wii" is obviously no coincidence. Nintendo is fed up with their kiddie image and is finally doing something about it in a major way. The new ad campaign will have the slogan, "How big is your Wii controller?"
Think of it this way. Now you can stop going to the gym.
Why is it Google's job to fight for the rights people of a country that
won't fight for themselves? This is the same erroneous view on reality
that got us fighting for the freedom of Iraquis that were not going to
do it for themselves.
Write your congressman, your senator, your president. Go on a march to
Washington. Do something to let gov't know your views on this. Don't
expect Google to fight your battles for you, nor those of the Chinese
people. If they don't like being censored let them take up their own
battles to repeal that.
Do I give any of us citizens much chance of ever changing anything our
governments are doing wrong? None at all. Google is in the same situation.
They can protest a little to China about censorship and protest a little
to US about privacy, but in the end it's all the same. You, me, Google,
and the Chinaman do what we are told.