Who knows... maybe it will be 'force feedback' and actually replicate the physical sense of 'motion' rather than simply having a range of shakeyness. Seriously, whats with people all of a sudden worshiping crap-tech? Rumble had nothing to offer; it didn't heighten the sense of immersion in the game and it didn't impact gameplay, other than making your hands sore.
AFACT all the noise is simply an excuse to beat on sonY again. Which is fine, I bought an HD5 (woe is me) but rumble, as it was, is nothing more than a powerglove.
You too huh?
I seem to have simply forgotten what short term memory is.
Re:Patents Shmatents : If it works it works
on
Water From Wind
·
· Score: 1
I'm understanding that the investors at least want a return, thats not his issue though. He just wants to get it done, if someone rips his idea (w/e it is) they may very well patent it and license it up the ying yang.
Patents Shmatents : If it works it works
on
Water From Wind
·
· Score: 1
From TFA: "Until his inventions are protected by international patents, I'm not going to give details. Max isn't interested in profits - he just wants to save the world - but the technology remains "commercial in confidence" to protect his small band of investors and to encourage others."
Sure it may not be a revolutionary scientific principle. But, as yet that basic concept has not supplied us with anything that would truly supplant the water grid. Putting skepticism aside, this would be a boon for all involved, that is; people who use water. Hopefully time will tell us that it works as advertised, right out of the box.
Re:Where's the need come from?
on
Water From Wind
·
· Score: 1
You think your confused?
Have a look at our news lately. In one day (literally), we had updates the fact that we are in the deepest nationwide drought since records started, the bush fires in Victoria will only be stopped by the coast-line or six inches of rain and one state over (South Australia) had the worst flooding in record... to the extent that Lake Eyre (a huge inland salt lake) will see water for the first time in who knows how long.
I actually found the following Firefox Option further down in this thread:
View => Page Style => No Style
Which is a sweet little switch, Though I still prefer No Script & the Developer Extension for fullest possible control.:)
Personally I'm pissed that I decided I wanted one despite my heavily anti-apple stance, only to later find out how un-revolutionary it really is. Cheated is the word that comes to mind, however; like the ps3 I will wait and see how well it gets hacked open before passing final judgment.
Hardware: Everything needed for systems based on 3D Auto-Stereoscopic Displays are commonly available, off the shelf, with a minimal need for technical support. The controls and systems are based on present day PC platform. The media players can be locally or remotely scaled to suite any need to support for broadcast channels, narrowcast networks, and standalone media player applications.
Software: Virtually any of the popular 3D applications such as LightWave 3D, Maya, or 3D Studio Max, Cinema 4d, etc. can be used to create content for an ASD. Fountain has been able to appropriately set drivers and tune ASDs for over 300 industrial CG.CAD, DCC applications
Video Production: To produce true 3D Video it is necessary to use either a High Definition camera with an alpha based range finder or multiple cameras that are recording from separate perspectives. A multi-camera configuration can be either a dual/side-by-side camera setup or a series of multiple cameras aligned on a single mount in parallel or arc format. It is possible to produce 3D video using a standard 2D camera but this requires the addition of a depth map in post-production.
Glasses Free, Multi-Viewer Stereoscopic Display Systems: Reaching backwards to the first cave drawings, man has tried to produce images that reflect the reality of their experiences and have been limited to a 2 dimensional canvas. Photographers paved the way for film and today computer animators deliver 3D imagery that is virtually indistinguishable from reality. Current projection systems capable of producing stereo pairs for viewing require special glasses, and often deliver a less that satisfactory experience. Other approaches such as holograms, particle suspension, fog screen, dual projection, spinning cylinders, and a countless number of technologies have not been widely adopted by industry or the public. In contrast Spatial 3D Auto-Stereoscopic Displays (ASDs) create a true 3D experience and provide the worlds first opportunity for mass market appeal.
How Auto-Stereoscopic Displays (ASDs) Work: Decades ago, audio playback developed from a single channel, mono sound system to a dual-channel, stereo sound system and eventually to multi-channel, directional Dolby Surround - Stereo sound is produced by providing two different channels of sound, left and right, to the ears of the audience. Stereo images are similarly produced.
Like stereo sound, stereo video signal produce a left and right signal for the viewer, allowing for spatial separation. Audio formats have changed as Single channel sound progressed into Stereo sound (2 Channel) into Quadraphonic sound (4 Channel) and finally into Surround sound (6-8 Channel). Similarly video formats have changed as Single channel video progressed into Stereoscopic (2 Perspective) into Stereoscopic + Depth (2 Perspectives + 2 Depth Maps) into Multi-channel (4,6,8,9 or even 16 Perspective Views).
Multi-channel displays produce multiple perspectives of a scene in front of the viewing audience. The scene is presented by the display in such a way that makes it viewable in stereoscopic 3d, by multiple people, from multiple locations without the need for any 3D glasses.
Where 3D Content Comes From: True 3D content requires 3-axis in the graphical space (x-y for planar, z for depth) of real-time software that contains a total of. OpenGL and DirectX5+ applications are immediately available for integration with ASD technology. A second source of true 3D content is multiple-perspective rendered computer animation and live media that was captured with multiple live video cameras.
Multi-perspective media, in conjunction with real-time software, provides for the most true-to-life depth impression and special effects. Additionally, specially produced multi-perspective productions allow for an endless convergence of all forms of standard 2D and 3D live actio
The ad says nothing about the product, it doesn't have to. As long as you (Mr General Public) now know that the P$3 has begun the launch campaign, it has succeeded. Obviously the more targeted and 'informative' advertisements will follow suit, but for now they only need to place their products name in the markets mind.
I'm sorry, I should have been clearer. You've gone and spent all that time stating the obvious, while missing the point entirely.
it [*bsd] does not have the sheer number of applications that Linux has (though there is more than enough, provided your not still weening off XP),...
Or in plain english: There are apps made natively for Linux that will only work on Linux, usually for: not being needed on *bsd, or the fact that *bsd covers something that Linux has 50 flavours of.
In my experience, I use *BSD (FreeBSD) because; while it does not have the sheer number of applications that Linux has (though there is more than enough, provided your not still weening off XP), its solid as a rock once it is setup.
Sure the process for approving a new releases is slow, but it is thorough, So, once a port (or upgrade) is released I know that I can pkg_add it or portupgrade it without fear, or further imput. (mostly)
That and its a better base for learning unix administration.
How you move the controller also has no bearing on the kind of strike you make
What... no howls of indignant outrage that the much fabled wii'k controller has no true motion translation? No gnashing of teeth over the fact that it is nothing more than a motion sensitive button? Where are the ex-fanboys burning effigies in the streets, because they can not parry, parry, thrust.. twiiiirl, parry, parry & thrust?
Confirmation that the wii'k will sell only because its not cool to like M$ or $ony.
bloodninja: Baby, I been havin a tough night so treat me nice aight? BritneySpears14: Aight. bloodninja: Slip out of those pants baby, yeah. BritneySpears14: I slip out of my pants, just for you, bloodninja. bloodninja: Oh yeah, aight. Aight, I put on my robe and wizard hat. BritneySpears14: Oh, I like to play dress up. bloodninja: Me too baby. BritneySpears14: I kiss you softly on your chest. bloodninja: I cast Lvl. 3 Eroticism. You turn into a real beautiful woman. BritneySpears14: Hey... bloodninja: I meditate to regain my mana, before casting Lvl. 8 Cock of the Infinite. BritneySpears14: Funny I still don't see it. bloodninja: I spend my mana reserves to cast Mighty F*ck of the Beyondness. BritneySpears14: You are the worst cyber partner ever. This is ridiculous. bloodninja: Don't f*ck with me bitch, I'm the mightiest sorcerer of the lands. bloodninja: I steal yo soul and cast Lightning Lvl. 1,000,000 Your body explodes into a fine bloody mist, because you are only a Lvl. 2 Druid. BritneySpears14: Don't ever message me again you piece of ****. bloodninja: Robots are trying to drill my brain but my lightning shield inflicts DOA attack, leaving the robots as flaming piles of metal. bloodninja: King Arthur congratulates me for destroying Dr. Robotnik's evil army of Robot Socialist Republics. The cold war ends. Reagan steals my accomplishments and makes like it was cause of him. bloodninja: You still there baby? I think it's getting hard now. bloodninja: Baby?
bloodninja: Baby, I been havin a tough night so treat me nice aight?
BritneySpears14: Aight.
bloodninja: Slip out of those pants baby, yeah.
BritneySpears14: I slip out of my pants, just for you, bloodninja.
bloodninja: Oh yeah, aight. Aight, I put on my robe and wizard hat.
BritneySpears14: Oh, I like to play dress up.
bloodninja: Me too baby.
BritneySpears14: I kiss you softly on your chest.
bloodninja: I cast Lvl. 3 Eroticism. You turn into a real beautiful woman.
BritneySpears14: Hey...
bloodninja: I meditate to regain my mana, before casting Lvl. 8 Cock of the Infinite.
BritneySpears14: Funny I still don't see it.
bloodninja: I spend my mana reserves to cast Mighty F*ck of the Beyondness.
BritneySpears14: You are the worst cyber partner ever. This is ridiculous.
bloodninja: Don't f*ck with me bitch, I'm the mightiest sorcerer of the lands.
bloodninja: I steal yo soul and cast Lightning Lvl. 1,000,000 Your body explodes into a fine bloody mist, because you are only a Lvl. 2 Druid.
BritneySpears14: Don't ever message me again you piece of ****.
bloodninja: Robots are trying to drill my brain but my lightning shield inflicts DOA attack, leaving the robots as flaming piles of metal.
bloodninja: King Arthur congratulates me for destroying Dr. Robotnik's evil army of Robot Socialist Republics. The cold war ends. Reagan steals my accomplishments and makes like it was cause of him.
bloodninja: You still there baby? I think it's getting hard now.
bloodninja: Baby?
This is where GUI/WM's should be going. Rather than bundling in every bell and whistle, then tucking it away and claiming to be a 'clean' interface. GUI/WM's should come basic and let you build in what you need as you need it.
I built my CTWM from scratch, and it was my on first *nix (FreeBSD 6.1), so dont give me the 'ease of use' song and dance. The point of dumping winblows was because I love screen realestate, almost, as much as I love resources. Neither of these things are treated with respect by ANY of the popular WMs be it XP, OSX, KDE or Gnome.
I love these wars, all the linux fanboys creaming over their win clones, and the macfiles loving the fact that aqua hogs all the resources that an other wise great system provides.
Point is, GUI/WM's need to start tracking back to 'necessity' rather than 'kitchen sink'.
I have been watching the Next gen console story with little more than a passing interest for years now. Not because I don't want one; but, because I'm not buying one till I can rape it like my xbox.
With that pointless introduction out of the way; can I say that the majority of you sound like whinging children!
Logic is dammed if it comes between a whinging slashdotter and...what exactly? Can someone please tell me why the anti-$ony army insists on pooh poohing every little announcement that comes out from $ony? If you don't like the company fine, but if all you can do is regurgitate the same old sentiment regardless of the news, please shut the fuck up
They have made some horrid PR moves, to be sure. Only time will tell if forcing Blu-Ray is one of them.
Consider:
The 360 Will NOT have HD-DVD games; it simply can-not because not everyone will upgrade the drive. It can NOT rely on preloading games to the HD for the same reason. It was rushed out to win the "first in store" race; but it will die a quick death. Hence the neXtBox is already being hyped.
Ok, it has an established net service, but so what? The Wii-Wiis' will tell you that Wii also has an online service and that "It will be the bestest for ever and ever so nerrr". This, despite having no facts about the service, other than; you can pay for what you can do for free with an xbox (emulate the old systems). Oh, and yeh you even get to pay for a free browser! Yay!! Oddly the wii-wiis' will also tell you that the P$3 service will suck. Correct me if I'm wrong, but what's an online service for, if not for multiplayering and communicating? Both of which (and more) is... yep, free! Don't complain.
So, we know that the 360 will not get much better than it is now. It simple doesn't have any scalability. So it has lost the race already, this can be stated clearly as it is out and we know what it is fully capable of and its not exactly making an impression, what about 5 years from now, when HD is commonplace?
Then there's the de-facto favourite (AKA wii). Admit it; no one really thinks it's any more than a toy. It's just that the only other choices are being an M$ fanboy, or a $ony fanboy; neither of which are socially acceptable right now. So we have a bunch of wii-wiis' claiming that GC V2.0 + power glove V2.0 (be honest, you know it is) will be the greatest thing to g33kdom since caffeine. Sure, it has a fun new gimmick that detects motion (so does the P$3. BTW you can not copy new tech and adapt it in a week without being shutdown). So, compare the wii controller to the P$3. One is Bluetooth, which can be wired to recharge while play is uninterrupted. The other has batteries that must be removed to recharge and requires line of sight to work!!! Are we in the 80's or something? I am a slouch, I'm happy to move my hands, but I refuse to stand in queue with my friends so we can take turns at standing directly in front of the TV to pretend that our motions are being accurately translated on screen.
The P$3 like all bleeding edge tech before it is (as has already been mentioned, [on a side note what's the acronym for Read the Fucking Posts? Oh yeh RTFP! Silly me]) is not geared to today's standard household, or even next years average gamer. It is designed to last for many years to come. It has a HD that can be upgraded with any old laptop drive (confirmed?), it comes with a *nix OS preinstalled (granted its Linux, but beggars cant be choosers), so my biggest fear is allayed, that is I can use it as a PVR/media server to the rest of the house, leaving my PC as the back end. Its standard media can hold 25 gigs possible 50 gigs of content. Boo hoo some game houses might fill them with pre-rendered cut scenes; read a review and avoid those FFS! Try being optimistic and figure that as production methods improve the standard of content will improve and so that space will be better utilised, leaving the wii and the 360 to either dumb down the quality or provide up t
Slashdot Mirror
AFACT all the noise is simply an excuse to beat on sonY again. Which is fine, I bought an HD5 (woe is me) but rumble, as it was, is nothing more than a powerglove.
You too huh? I seem to have simply forgotten what short term memory is.
I'm understanding that the investors at least want a return, thats not his issue though. He just wants to get it done, if someone rips his idea (w/e it is) they may very well patent it and license it up the ying yang.
From TFA: "Until his inventions are protected by international patents, I'm not going to give details. Max isn't interested in profits - he just wants to save the world - but the technology remains "commercial in confidence" to protect his small band of investors and to encourage others."
Sure it may not be a revolutionary scientific principle. But, as yet that basic concept has not supplied us with anything that would truly supplant the water grid. Putting skepticism aside, this would be a boon for all involved, that is; people who use water. Hopefully time will tell us that it works as advertised, right out of the box.
You think your confused?
Have a look at our news lately. In one day (literally), we had updates the fact that we are in the deepest nationwide drought since records started, the bush fires in Victoria will only be stopped by the coast-line or six inches of rain and one state over (South Australia) had the worst flooding in record... to the extent that Lake Eyre (a huge inland salt lake) will see water for the first time in who knows how long.
Crazy I tell you.
So true...
You only needed to know assembly, thats as easy as it gets.
Exactly Although; even those who are useing Firefox would probably make the same mistake.
Just type their email address in the login page, I have a $ that says the password will be auto completed. =^_^=
I actually found the following Firefox Option further down in this thread: View => Page Style => No Style Which is a sweet little switch, Though I still prefer No Script & the Developer Extension for fullest possible control. :)
I'd suggest No-Script http://noscript.net/ Its a Firefox Extension and as the name suggests, no scripts run unless you give the say so :)
Personally I'm pissed that I decided I wanted one despite my heavily anti-apple stance, only to later find out how un-revolutionary it really is. Cheated is the word that comes to mind, however; like the ps3 I will wait and see how well it gets hacked open before passing final judgment.
Hearing it put like that is just scary.
But, your right.
I guess its the political result of a culture full of indifferent smart-asses with a serious case of tall poppy syndrome.
Personally I'd do anything to see that grinning wombat get his dues, and if thats tall poppy syndrome ... then consider me the Taliban.
Hardware: Everything needed for systems based on 3D Auto-Stereoscopic Displays are commonly available, off the shelf, with a minimal need for technical support. The controls and systems are based on present day PC platform. The media players can be locally or remotely scaled to suite any need to support for broadcast channels, narrowcast networks, and standalone media player applications.
Software: Virtually any of the popular 3D applications such as LightWave 3D, Maya, or 3D Studio Max, Cinema 4d, etc. can be used to create content for an ASD. Fountain has been able to appropriately set drivers and tune ASDs for over 300 industrial CG.CAD, DCC applications
Video Production: To produce true 3D Video it is necessary to use either a High Definition camera with an alpha based range finder or multiple cameras that are recording from separate perspectives. A multi-camera configuration can be either a dual/side-by-side camera setup or a series of multiple cameras aligned on a single mount in parallel or arc format. It is possible to produce 3D video using a standard 2D camera but this requires the addition of a depth map in post-production.
Glasses Free, Multi-Viewer Stereoscopic Display Systems: Reaching backwards to the first cave drawings, man has tried to produce images that reflect the reality of their experiences and have been limited to a 2 dimensional canvas. Photographers paved the way for film and today computer animators deliver 3D imagery that is virtually indistinguishable from reality. Current projection systems capable of producing stereo pairs for viewing require special glasses, and often deliver a less that satisfactory experience. Other approaches such as holograms, particle suspension, fog screen, dual projection, spinning cylinders, and a countless number of technologies have not been widely adopted by industry or the public. In contrast Spatial 3D Auto-Stereoscopic Displays (ASDs) create a true 3D experience and provide the worlds first opportunity for mass market appeal.
How Auto-Stereoscopic Displays (ASDs) Work: Decades ago, audio playback developed from a single channel, mono sound system to a dual-channel, stereo sound system and eventually to multi-channel, directional Dolby Surround - Stereo sound is produced by providing two different channels of sound, left and right, to the ears of the audience. Stereo images are similarly produced.
Like stereo sound, stereo video signal produce a left and right signal for the viewer, allowing for spatial separation. Audio formats have changed as Single channel sound progressed into Stereo sound (2 Channel) into Quadraphonic sound (4 Channel) and finally into Surround sound (6-8 Channel). Similarly video formats have changed as Single channel video progressed into Stereoscopic (2 Perspective) into Stereoscopic + Depth (2 Perspectives + 2 Depth Maps) into Multi-channel (4,6,8,9 or even 16 Perspective Views).
Multi-channel displays produce multiple perspectives of a scene in front of the viewing audience. The scene is presented by the display in such a way that makes it viewable in stereoscopic 3d, by multiple people, from multiple locations without the need for any 3D glasses.
Where 3D Content Comes From: True 3D content requires 3-axis in the graphical space (x-y for planar, z for depth) of real-time software that contains a total of. OpenGL and DirectX5+ applications are immediately available for integration with ASD technology. A second source of true 3D content is multiple-perspective rendered computer animation and live media that was captured with multiple live video cameras.
Multi-perspective media, in conjunction with real-time software, provides for the most true-to-life depth impression and special effects. Additionally, specially produced multi-perspective productions allow for an endless convergence of all forms of standard 2D and 3D live actio
The ad says nothing about the product, it doesn't have to. As long as you (Mr General Public) now know that the P$3 has begun the launch campaign, it has succeeded. Obviously the more targeted and 'informative' advertisements will follow suit, but for now they only need to place their products name in the markets mind.
Or in plain english: There are apps made natively for Linux that will only work on Linux, usually for: not being needed on *bsd, or the fact that *bsd covers something that Linux has 50 flavours of.
In my experience, I use *BSD (FreeBSD) because; while it does not have the sheer number of applications that Linux has (though there is more than enough, provided your not still weening off XP), its solid as a rock once it is setup.
Sure the process for approving a new releases is slow, but it is thorough, So, once a port (or upgrade) is released I know that I can pkg_add it or portupgrade it without fear, or further imput. (mostly)
That and its a better base for learning unix administration.
What... no howls of indignant outrage that the much fabled wii'k controller has no true motion translation? No gnashing of teeth over the fact that it is nothing more than a motion sensitive button? Where are the ex-fanboys burning effigies in the streets, because they can not parry, parry, thrust .. twiiiirl, parry, parry & thrust?
Confirmation that the wii'k will sell only because its not cool to like M$ or $ony.
bloodninja: Baby, I been havin a tough night so treat me nice aight?
BritneySpears14: Aight.
bloodninja: Slip out of those pants baby, yeah.
BritneySpears14: I slip out of my pants, just for you, bloodninja.
bloodninja: Oh yeah, aight. Aight, I put on my robe and wizard hat.
BritneySpears14: Oh, I like to play dress up.
bloodninja: Me too baby.
BritneySpears14: I kiss you softly on your chest.
bloodninja: I cast Lvl. 3 Eroticism. You turn into a real beautiful woman.
BritneySpears14: Hey...
bloodninja: I meditate to regain my mana, before casting Lvl. 8 Cock of the Infinite.
BritneySpears14: Funny I still don't see it.
bloodninja: I spend my mana reserves to cast Mighty F*ck of the Beyondness.
BritneySpears14: You are the worst cyber partner ever. This is ridiculous.
bloodninja: Don't f*ck with me bitch, I'm the mightiest sorcerer of the lands.
bloodninja: I steal yo soul and cast Lightning Lvl. 1,000,000 Your body explodes into a fine bloody mist, because you are only a Lvl. 2 Druid.
BritneySpears14: Don't ever message me again you piece of ****.
bloodninja: Robots are trying to drill my brain but my lightning shield inflicts DOA attack, leaving the robots as flaming piles of metal.
bloodninja: King Arthur congratulates me for destroying Dr. Robotnik's evil army of Robot Socialist Republics. The cold war ends. Reagan steals my accomplishments and makes like it was cause of him.
bloodninja: You still there baby? I think it's getting hard now.
bloodninja: Baby?
bloodninja: Baby, I been havin a tough night so treat me nice aight? BritneySpears14: Aight. bloodninja: Slip out of those pants baby, yeah. BritneySpears14: I slip out of my pants, just for you, bloodninja. bloodninja: Oh yeah, aight. Aight, I put on my robe and wizard hat. BritneySpears14: Oh, I like to play dress up. bloodninja: Me too baby. BritneySpears14: I kiss you softly on your chest. bloodninja: I cast Lvl. 3 Eroticism. You turn into a real beautiful woman. BritneySpears14: Hey... bloodninja: I meditate to regain my mana, before casting Lvl. 8 Cock of the Infinite. BritneySpears14: Funny I still don't see it. bloodninja: I spend my mana reserves to cast Mighty F*ck of the Beyondness. BritneySpears14: You are the worst cyber partner ever. This is ridiculous. bloodninja: Don't f*ck with me bitch, I'm the mightiest sorcerer of the lands. bloodninja: I steal yo soul and cast Lightning Lvl. 1,000,000 Your body explodes into a fine bloody mist, because you are only a Lvl. 2 Druid. BritneySpears14: Don't ever message me again you piece of ****. bloodninja: Robots are trying to drill my brain but my lightning shield inflicts DOA attack, leaving the robots as flaming piles of metal. bloodninja: King Arthur congratulates me for destroying Dr. Robotnik's evil army of Robot Socialist Republics. The cold war ends. Reagan steals my accomplishments and makes like it was cause of him. bloodninja: You still there baby? I think it's getting hard now. bloodninja: Baby?
By all means, show us your tricked out WM. But, a screenshot of KDE/Gnome is NOT a *nix screenshot regardless of which OS you are actually running.
That is a scrrenshot of Xfce running a few apps not BSD, it might as well be running on Linuz, or Darwin or Cygwyn for all the image tells us.
This is where GUI/WM's should be going. Rather than bundling in every bell and whistle, then tucking it away and claiming to be a 'clean' interface. GUI/WM's should come basic and let you build in what you need as you need it.
I built my CTWM from scratch, and it was my on first *nix (FreeBSD 6.1), so dont give me the 'ease of use' song and dance. The point of dumping winblows was because I love screen realestate, almost, as much as I love resources. Neither of these things are treated with respect by ANY of the popular WMs be it XP, OSX, KDE or Gnome.
I love these wars, all the linux fanboys creaming over their win clones, and the macfiles loving the fact that aqua hogs all the resources that an other wise great system provides.
Point is, GUI/WM's need to start tracking back to 'necessity' rather than 'kitchen sink'.
With that pointless introduction out of the way; can I say that the majority of you sound like whinging children!
Logic is dammed if it comes between a whinging slashdotter and ...what exactly? Can someone please tell me why the anti-$ony army insists on pooh poohing every little announcement that comes out from $ony? If you don't like the company fine, but if all you can do is regurgitate the same old sentiment regardless of the news, please shut the fuck up
They have made some horrid PR moves, to be sure. Only time will tell if forcing Blu-Ray is one of them.
Consider: ... yep, free! Don't complain.
The 360 Will NOT have HD-DVD games; it simply can-not because not everyone will upgrade the drive. It can NOT rely on preloading games to the HD for the same reason. It was rushed out to win the "first in store" race; but it will die a quick death. Hence the neXtBox is already being hyped.
Ok, it has an established net service, but so what? The Wii-Wiis' will tell you that Wii also has an online service and that "It will be the bestest for ever and ever so nerrr". This, despite having no facts about the service, other than; you can pay for what you can do for free with an xbox (emulate the old systems). Oh, and yeh you even get to pay for a free browser! Yay!! Oddly the wii-wiis' will also tell you that the P$3 service will suck. Correct me if I'm wrong, but what's an online service for, if not for multiplayering and communicating? Both of which (and more) is
So, we know that the 360 will not get much better than it is now. It simple doesn't have any scalability. So it has lost the race already, this can be stated clearly as it is out and we know what it is fully capable of and its not exactly making an impression, what about 5 years from now, when HD is commonplace?
Then there's the de-facto favourite (AKA wii). Admit it; no one really thinks it's any more than a toy. It's just that the only other choices are being an M$ fanboy, or a $ony fanboy; neither of which are socially acceptable right now. So we have a bunch of wii-wiis' claiming that GC V2.0 + power glove V2.0 (be honest, you know it is) will be the greatest thing to g33kdom since caffeine. Sure, it has a fun new gimmick that detects motion (so does the P$3. BTW you can not copy new tech and adapt it in a week without being shutdown). So, compare the wii controller to the P$3. One is Bluetooth, which can be wired to recharge while play is uninterrupted. The other has batteries that must be removed to recharge and requires line of sight to work!!! Are we in the 80's or something? I am a slouch, I'm happy to move my hands, but I refuse to stand in queue with my friends so we can take turns at standing directly in front of the TV to pretend that our motions are being accurately translated on screen.
The P$3 like all bleeding edge tech before it is (as has already been mentioned, [on a side note what's the acronym for Read the Fucking Posts? Oh yeh RTFP! Silly me]) is not geared to today's standard household, or even next years average gamer. It is designed to last for many years to come. It has a HD that can be upgraded with any old laptop drive (confirmed?), it comes with a *nix OS preinstalled (granted its Linux, but beggars cant be choosers), so my biggest fear is allayed, that is I can use it as a PVR/media server to the rest of the house, leaving my PC as the back end. Its standard media can hold 25 gigs possible 50 gigs of content. Boo hoo some game houses might fill them with pre-rendered cut scenes; read a review and avoid those FFS! Try being optimistic and figure that as production methods improve the standard of content will improve and so that space will be better utilised, leaving the wii and the 360 to either dumb down the quality or provide up t
READ: "PC Gamer"
Whoever put this here probably take screen-caps of his tricked out KDE and calls it a "BSD screenshot".