computers get better, Microsoft says their software gets better.
terminology changes, people don't care.
what it boils down to is the users experience.
if it doesn't meet the criteria of:
- I enjoy it
- It's easy to use
- The graphics look great
then no one is th wiser.
And yes, the GNU is an article mistake.
By lazy I mean they want their game (understandably so) to go to the largest audience.... The PC crowd. Having to recode the engine from the ground up and understand how the Xbox 360 is different from the PC and the PS3 different from the PC and the X360, I can understand them (intially) stating that it can only be run on a PC.
Mark my words though they will buckle to pressure and release it on consoles.... it's just the nature of the industry.
-VoG-
Seriously this is developers thinking too highly of themselves again and Crysis is even going to carry a Recommend spec computer of "Dual Core" which is absurd.
If UT2007 can run on Xbox 360/PS3, and Crysis can't, they must really suck at coding.
-VoG-
Next-gen has left a sour taste in everyone's mouth. With Microsoft's bumbling with shipments of Xbox 360's early on to Sony's $499-$599 price tag on their PS3, news like this (to us veteran gamers) just doesn't mean much.
Going forward gamers will get more value for the newer systems which is what Microsoft is looking to add to their Xbox name, however adding more sku's to already bloated market seems like a farce at this point in the game.
-VoG-
"Concept" of what IT does and how it works that is becoming more flawed.
Having worked for a contract company (of which I'll omit the name) doing contractor work for Intel, in the IT department, a lot of managers, HR, who ever else is being given the opportunity to make decesions... quite frankly sucked ass. Either their idea of how the department should be run from budget, to work done, to documentation to hours worked.... it's a mess.
You've got 3 things going against the IT field right now that you didn't have 5 years ago:
1 ) Outsourcing
2) Learning Curve
3) Experience
Outsourcing in general to places like India or China (I'm not trying to be racist here... but you guys/gals really suck at english...) are getting jobs that could be paid maybe $25k here for basic phone support but most companies (thanks to bottom line thinking... *Coughs*.... *Intel* *Coughs*) see it as a "cost saver" to outsource. I'm a firm believer that by the year 2020, the emergence of the "emerging markets" will finally have peeked and you'll start to see companies wanting that "personal" touch to their tech support. Quite frankly I hang up and call back if I get Ignuish or Quan Jin or maybe even Frank in Manatoba, Canada.... regardless, the outsourcing is holding the IT field back.
2nd, the learning curve. In most places (I'm generalizing here) it takes a good 6-18 months to get a grasp of what the business practice is, and just exactly what the hell you do on a day to day basis. Setting up appointments, drop-off's, pick up's, using the "IT Standard" XP Build, data migrating, BKM's on how to do things, proper documentation, escalation paths.... it's a LOT of busy work that you forget about if you've been in the field for more than 2-5 years, it's just part of it and we as seasoned vets know this. The new guys however don't and expect the quick and easy buck ($$$) but unfortunately, you get these asshole grads from either HS or College with an Assoc. or a BS in Computer Science that think they're God's great gift to IT. Sadly they're not and get canned rather quickly.
Right now grads of '06 expecting to go out and get an IT job and make $40,000+ is smoking crack. Hell, even getting a job 5 years ago @ that pay rate for no experience is still a slipperly slope, however, the main problem is most companies does not fully reconize what it needs as a whole.
Lastly, experience. If you do not have 2+ years in the IT field.... sorry, you're not going to be making above $30k a year... it just doesn't work that way. I've been in the field now for 3+ years and I'm still a noob in a sense that I've worked now in two major different IT environments but it's the exposure and the learning that is what makes you valuable to a company. Everything isn't easy and it takes determination to stick in the industry and push for a management job that can maybe make you $45-60k (maybe).
The industry is in a sad state to the say the least.... and I hope it breaks out of the funk soon.
Readers Digest version:
- If you just graduated, congrats, you should've interned somewhere and you'll be making less than $11 bucks an hour at your first IT job
- If you interned somewhere, great for resume, maybe you'll make $11 bucks an hour or more depending on the company
- If you've stayed a job for 1-2 years + you are the new breed of IT worker that once the field gets out of the funk, you'll be making $50k+.
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computers get better, Microsoft says their software gets better. terminology changes, people don't care. what it boils down to is the users experience. if it doesn't meet the criteria of: - I enjoy it - It's easy to use - The graphics look great then no one is th wiser. And yes, the GNU is an article mistake.
It's not the hardware that is behind the times it's the god damn software. -VoG-
By lazy I mean they want their game (understandably so) to go to the largest audience.... The PC crowd. Having to recode the engine from the ground up and understand how the Xbox 360 is different from the PC and the PS3 different from the PC and the X360, I can understand them (intially) stating that it can only be run on a PC. Mark my words though they will buckle to pressure and release it on consoles.... it's just the nature of the industry. -VoG-
Yes I have... there is no reason that the 360 or PS3 couldn't run the game. The developers as many others have stated are simply lazy.
Seriously this is developers thinking too highly of themselves again and Crysis is even going to carry a Recommend spec computer of "Dual Core" which is absurd. If UT2007 can run on Xbox 360/PS3, and Crysis can't, they must really suck at coding. -VoG-
Next-gen has left a sour taste in everyone's mouth. With Microsoft's bumbling with shipments of Xbox 360's early on to Sony's $499-$599 price tag on their PS3, news like this (to us veteran gamers) just doesn't mean much. Going forward gamers will get more value for the newer systems which is what Microsoft is looking to add to their Xbox name, however adding more sku's to already bloated market seems like a farce at this point in the game. -VoG-
"Concept" of what IT does and how it works that is becoming more flawed. Having worked for a contract company (of which I'll omit the name) doing contractor work for Intel, in the IT department, a lot of managers, HR, who ever else is being given the opportunity to make decesions... quite frankly sucked ass. Either their idea of how the department should be run from budget, to work done, to documentation to hours worked.... it's a mess. You've got 3 things going against the IT field right now that you didn't have 5 years ago: 1 ) Outsourcing 2) Learning Curve 3) Experience Outsourcing in general to places like India or China (I'm not trying to be racist here... but you guys/gals really suck at english...) are getting jobs that could be paid maybe $25k here for basic phone support but most companies (thanks to bottom line thinking... *Coughs*.... *Intel* *Coughs*) see it as a "cost saver" to outsource. I'm a firm believer that by the year 2020, the emergence of the "emerging markets" will finally have peeked and you'll start to see companies wanting that "personal" touch to their tech support. Quite frankly I hang up and call back if I get Ignuish or Quan Jin or maybe even Frank in Manatoba, Canada.... regardless, the outsourcing is holding the IT field back. 2nd, the learning curve. In most places (I'm generalizing here) it takes a good 6-18 months to get a grasp of what the business practice is, and just exactly what the hell you do on a day to day basis. Setting up appointments, drop-off's, pick up's, using the "IT Standard" XP Build, data migrating, BKM's on how to do things, proper documentation, escalation paths.... it's a LOT of busy work that you forget about if you've been in the field for more than 2-5 years, it's just part of it and we as seasoned vets know this. The new guys however don't and expect the quick and easy buck ($$$) but unfortunately, you get these asshole grads from either HS or College with an Assoc. or a BS in Computer Science that think they're God's great gift to IT. Sadly they're not and get canned rather quickly. Right now grads of '06 expecting to go out and get an IT job and make $40,000+ is smoking crack. Hell, even getting a job 5 years ago @ that pay rate for no experience is still a slipperly slope, however, the main problem is most companies does not fully reconize what it needs as a whole. Lastly, experience. If you do not have 2+ years in the IT field.... sorry, you're not going to be making above $30k a year... it just doesn't work that way. I've been in the field now for 3+ years and I'm still a noob in a sense that I've worked now in two major different IT environments but it's the exposure and the learning that is what makes you valuable to a company. Everything isn't easy and it takes determination to stick in the industry and push for a management job that can maybe make you $45-60k (maybe). The industry is in a sad state to the say the least.... and I hope it breaks out of the funk soon. Readers Digest version: - If you just graduated, congrats, you should've interned somewhere and you'll be making less than $11 bucks an hour at your first IT job - If you interned somewhere, great for resume, maybe you'll make $11 bucks an hour or more depending on the company - If you've stayed a job for 1-2 years + you are the new breed of IT worker that once the field gets out of the funk, you'll be making $50k+.