All kidding aside, as much as I hate Sony, I want them to stay in the game. So long as they lose the market share, just enough to make them rethink their strategy. Competition will keep Nintendo on their feet, and a shift of the market will show Sony that people don't care about power. Sony will have to start doing new things, so that they don't go the way of Sega.
I appreciate intelligence as much as the next guy, but doesn't the list of things you "kinda have to get past" render anything he says on those topics completely illogical and biased?
So aol, msn, yahoo, nintendo, sony, etc... aren't actually AOL, MSN, Yahoo, Nintendo, and Sony?
You're arguing semantics. If I write a book titled "harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban" (sic), then I'm still infringing on Rowling's copyright / trademark.
I find that my Phat is bright enough. I've personally never had trouble with it being too dark. If my DS ever broke, then I'd go buy a Lite. Just like when my GBA broke, I bought my SP.
Please don't remind me. I dropped the 50 bucks for Four Swords. Too easy as a single player game, and the multiplayer is damn near impossible to find anyone to play with. Especially with better multiplayer games.
Basically, in Canada, the judges tell the RIAA that they have to have a damn good reason before we're going to order the ISPs to release John Doe's information.
This reminds me of the "upgrade" from VHS to DVD. Yes, DVD's provide higher quality audio and video. But when's the last time you've had to smack your VHS player because the video and audio were off by a split second? Or how bout the last time you had to go and get your VHS tape cleaned because someone put it on the table instead of back in the box? But wait, we have all those oh-so useful "extras" included on the DVDs. Because everyone loves to sit down and watch 4 hours of useless crap. I could accept it when it was just filling in blank space at the end of the DVD. But adding in an extra disc full of stuff about the director, and charging me an extra $5.00 for it? F*ck that. I just want to sit down, watch my movie, and walk away when it's done.
But enough of my tangential tirade against DVD movies. On to DVD music. To put it simply, why? So they can suck an extra $5.00 for 30 cents worth of content, and claim that "we're just giving the people what they want"? I'm sick of it. All I want is a disc with music on it, that can be transferred into different forms at my whim. Is that so much to ask?
Not only do I use CDs, I use an mp3 CD player. I love it, as it means I get x more music per CD, and I can still use my regular CDs. It's cheap (like 10 bucks for 10 CD-Rs), and because I still buy the occasional CD from the store, I can use it if I haven't bothered to make a mix yet. That, and I hate the iPod and mp3 players. They break more often than a 2 dollar pair of Giant Tiger headphones. And don't try telling me that it's covered by warranty. I'd much rather buy one working product that lasts for years, than replace a "better" product every 3 months because the battery or the screen broke.
Who said I'm defending their actions? I'm just pointing out the logic behind it. Personally, I think that all devs need to start doing something new. But with the budget's being pumped into video games, originality doesn't always end up paying off. So they end up cutting costs by reusing game engines, graphics, and minimizing the amount of actual work done in between games. And because the gaming market is no longer defined by the hardcore gamers, they can get away with it.
Well, it's not that hard of a sell anymore. Video games aren't just for the hardcore, the geeky, and the gamers. You'd be amazed how often non-geeks, and even anti-geeks, talk about the various video games. It's cool to own an XBox or a PS2. Real men can school their friends in Burnout. It's a simple matter of marketing. Games like FF and Zelda are still for geeks, but as soon as you mention console FPS & racers, or MMOs, and you're getting into the realm of the gamer cool. I know a guy who owns some racing games because the cars are cool. It's just the way it works out.
After all the talk about 'innovation' are gamers going to want to spend full price for slightly upgraded GameCube games with pointing/swinging control added in 2007 and on?
Take a look at all the kids demanding FFVII on the PS3. The dev teams are doing what they always do: trying to make money. If there's a market for it, they'll do it.
With a bit of luck, they'll treat each thing as a seperate incarnation, rather than try to release the same version across the scope. What really interests me is if they would be able to make use of the predicted DS/Wii connection. To be able to go hands on and build your creature on the DS, and then to run him around on the Wii would amazing, in my opinion.
The hard part will, as is said in the article, making it work for the PS3 / 360. If done improperly, it'll be like Starcraft 64 all over again.
I'm a Canuck. It's August 2nd, 2006 (for me, anyways). It makes more sense in my brain to have the month before the day, and throw the year at the end, as I assume you know what the year is. Of course, I still always do a mental check to see what the date actually is. When you get dates like 06/04/05, it gets confusing.
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Long though it may be, it was the only way to get out of Lebanon and into Canada. And at no expense.
So does that make Nintendo the Deus Ex Machina?
All kidding aside, as much as I hate Sony, I want them to stay in the game. So long as they lose the market share, just enough to make them rethink their strategy. Competition will keep Nintendo on their feet, and a shift of the market will show Sony that people don't care about power. Sony will have to start doing new things, so that they don't go the way of Sega.
You sound like the people whining about the boat ride from Lebanon to Canada. Would you rather suffer mild discomfort, or be stuck in a war zone?
Though as usual, launch titles mean nothing. It's all about the first price drop.
I appreciate intelligence as much as the next guy, but doesn't the list of things you "kinda have to get past" render anything he says on those topics completely illogical and biased?
So aol, msn, yahoo, nintendo, sony, etc... aren't actually AOL, MSN, Yahoo, Nintendo, and Sony?
You're arguing semantics. If I write a book titled "harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban" (sic), then I'm still infringing on Rowling's copyright / trademark.
This has got to be the best break down of the PSP I've seen ever. Good sir, you win the internets.
You've got 7 good games. For an entire system. That strikes me as lucklustre. Now name the good games out there for the DS or the GBA.
I find that my Phat is bright enough. I've personally never had trouble with it being too dark. If my DS ever broke, then I'd go buy a Lite. Just like when my GBA broke, I bought my SP.
Please don't remind me. I dropped the 50 bucks for Four Swords. Too easy as a single player game, and the multiplayer is damn near impossible to find anyone to play with. Especially with better multiplayer games.
Basically, in Canada, the judges tell the RIAA that they have to have a damn good reason before we're going to order the ISPs to release John Doe's information.
So you suggest the Milton defence?
Not having a random shuffle mode? When's the last time you picked up a CD player?
I've done a quick view of my CDs, and the average length seems to be about 40 minutes.
This reminds me of the "upgrade" from VHS to DVD. Yes, DVD's provide higher quality audio and video. But when's the last time you've had to smack your VHS player because the video and audio were off by a split second? Or how bout the last time you had to go and get your VHS tape cleaned because someone put it on the table instead of back in the box? But wait, we have all those oh-so useful "extras" included on the DVDs. Because everyone loves to sit down and watch 4 hours of useless crap. I could accept it when it was just filling in blank space at the end of the DVD. But adding in an extra disc full of stuff about the director, and charging me an extra $5.00 for it? F*ck that. I just want to sit down, watch my movie, and walk away when it's done.
But enough of my tangential tirade against DVD movies. On to DVD music. To put it simply, why? So they can suck an extra $5.00 for 30 cents worth of content, and claim that "we're just giving the people what they want"? I'm sick of it. All I want is a disc with music on it, that can be transferred into different forms at my whim. Is that so much to ask?
Not only do I use CDs, I use an mp3 CD player. I love it, as it means I get x more music per CD, and I can still use my regular CDs. It's cheap (like 10 bucks for 10 CD-Rs), and because I still buy the occasional CD from the store, I can use it if I haven't bothered to make a mix yet. That, and I hate the iPod and mp3 players. They break more often than a 2 dollar pair of Giant Tiger headphones. And don't try telling me that it's covered by warranty. I'd much rather buy one working product that lasts for years, than replace a "better" product every 3 months because the battery or the screen broke.
Who said I'm defending their actions? I'm just pointing out the logic behind it. Personally, I think that all devs need to start doing something new. But with the budget's being pumped into video games, originality doesn't always end up paying off. So they end up cutting costs by reusing game engines, graphics, and minimizing the amount of actual work done in between games. And because the gaming market is no longer defined by the hardcore gamers, they can get away with it.
Well, it's not that hard of a sell anymore. Video games aren't just for the hardcore, the geeky, and the gamers. You'd be amazed how often non-geeks, and even anti-geeks, talk about the various video games. It's cool to own an XBox or a PS2. Real men can school their friends in Burnout. It's a simple matter of marketing. Games like FF and Zelda are still for geeks, but as soon as you mention console FPS & racers, or MMOs, and you're getting into the realm of the gamer cool. I know a guy who owns some racing games because the cars are cool. It's just the way it works out.
Take a look at all the kids demanding FFVII on the PS3. The dev teams are doing what they always do: trying to make money. If there's a market for it, they'll do it.
XFD indeed. That one guy can cause a small amount of chaos in all of about 5 minutes is a testament to society.
With a bit of luck, they'll treat each thing as a seperate incarnation, rather than try to release the same version across the scope. What really interests me is if they would be able to make use of the predicted DS/Wii connection. To be able to go hands on and build your creature on the DS, and then to run him around on the Wii would amazing, in my opinion.
The hard part will, as is said in the article, making it work for the PS3 / 360. If done improperly, it'll be like Starcraft 64 all over again.
I'm a Canuck. It's August 2nd, 2006 (for me, anyways). It makes more sense in my brain to have the month before the day, and throw the year at the end, as I assume you know what the year is. Of course, I still always do a mental check to see what the date actually is. When you get dates like 06/04/05, it gets confusing.
By anti-social, I believe they mean not socially acceptable. As in an area where hooligans and trouble makers abound. Perhaps.
And people who write the way they talk use a MM/DD/YYYY format. But I agree with the coward, YYYY/MM/DD is a superior format when sorting dates.
If the photo gets published, and the officers are identifiable, a criminal could find the officers and possibly kill them.