What official numbers? The numbers released by Sony?
And if you know anything about the history of console sales, you would know that the technical merits of the system are not the only factor in what console sells the most.
Why is it that PS3s are widely available and languishing on store shelves while stores cannot keep the Wii in the stock? I mean, if the battle is so neck to neck as you believe, the PS3 boxes wouldn't be collecting dust - would they? Face it, Sony is a terrible company that practices anti-consumer behavior and they deserve to lose. Why would you even want to support them? They make MS look noble by comparison.
"Since I already bought a PS3 and it came with a Blu-Ray as an extra (and pretty soon 1 million others will be in the same boat),"
Ah yes, Sony is well on their way to losing this generation of consoles. I can't wait! [Sony deserves to lose. lik-sang.com lawsuits and the rootkit fiasco should not go unpunished.]
"God the blu-ray discs look awesome as well."
Great reasoning there. You are exactly the type of consumer Sony loves to have.
Are you proposing that it would be a better world if the government left determining the appropriate speed up to the individual? In my opinion, that's absurd! Most people are barely qualified to drive the fucking things, let alone determine what the safe speed to travel at is.
No, I don't need every mouth-breather determining his or her personal speed limit. Thank you very much.
"I never meant to imply that absolutely nothing was added between Madden games, but that in my opinion the changes were small and trivial because I'm a technical type who doesn't value the changes."
What exactly do you mean by "a technical type"? Are you saying that you are analyzing the feature set and estimating the difficulty of the creation of that feature set?
"In short, because what people like me find impactful in video games rarely shows up significantly in Madden's new feature set each year there is criticism of it and the people who buy it. It is not without warrant, because we don't want to see the proliferation of feature sets we are wholly uninterested in. Perhaps it is rather unfair and not an understanding position to take, but it is not without reason."
Because I don't enjoy Final Fantasy games and do not play them, when a new one comes out, I don't jump on Internet message boards and insult people who do enjoy Final Fantasy games and complain about how they're all the same. Do you know why? I don't play the games so I don't feel as though I can evaluate what has changed between the latest release and the previous release. Why is it that people who don't play Madden can't show the same restraint? I just don't think you're in any type of position to make a judgement here.
Wow. That's great. You named some games and what they added - coming NOWHERE near defining a metric for measuring change.
Madden 2005: added the hit stick - a new control scheme, playmaker controls - allows more control of all players after the play has been called, new weekly talk radio show feature highlighting the season, introduction of player morale, franchise tags for working within the salary cap (just as in the NFL);
See? It's easy to list new features in Madden too. You claimed that Madden was unchanged when compared to other games. Okay - so I've cited a change list for Madden 04 to Madden 05. Tell me how you've determined that Warcraft 2 -> Warcraft 3 was a new game and Madden 04 -> Madden 05 was not. How are you measuring change? You never answered that.
"However, buying the same game, every year, with NOTHING NEW (aside from better graphics and the new team rosters), makes me sad."
How many Madden games have you owned? There is more in each release than just new rosters. And to fans of the NFL that are looking for a football simulation, those updated rosters are important. Would it be nice if EA released roster updates? Sure - but that's not the way it goes. They've added numerous additions over the years including different play modes, mini-games, individual player career mode, et cetera. I just don't understand why someone would criticize others for buying and enjoying a game. Yes, I buy Madden. Not every year but often enough. Why do you care so much?
"As a side note, this is the same reason why I hate seeing all these FPS games that are simply rehashes of the same ol', same ol' sell so well. I was afraid of this when we saw UT2K3 and UT2K4 (it felt exactly as if UT was turning into madden), however the games were segnificantly different, and more importantly there was not another UT until UT2K7. Only so much can progress in 1 year of time, where decent amount CAN happen in 3 (not saying UT2K7 is any good, as I have not seen much of it yet.)"
What metric are you using to measure "difference" and how have you determined that UT2K3 and UT2K4 have higher ratings than Madden 03 and Madden 04? Where is the list of features that are different between Madden 03 and Madden 04? Certainly you must be able to list off the differences if you're so sure that it's such a small list.
"Only after yelling && cussing out the phone for over 2 hours was I able to get a refund for that, and it took 6 weeks to arrive."
FUCK YOU PHONE!! - I seriously doubt that your method of cursing at your phone (or did were you actually on-sight yelling at the gym's phone?) played a role in granting you satisfaction.
I don't think flying pensises would have been listed on the interview agenda. Even so, I think she's way out of line using DMCA to force take downs:
So if I go out in public and something happens which I don't expect, I suddenly have a right to privacy in public? Wow - that's quite a precedent there.
Yeah, that statement you made was stupid. Let's act like you never made it, okay? If you argue that it wasn't, I'll know that it's a trend and not just a simple slip-up.
"As far as I'm concerned, the real measure of freedom of speech is not how much is spoken but how much is heard."
So if some Neo-Nazi expresses his opinion and it does not cause immediate change in society (and, in fact, few listen to him), then that means that society doesn't have any freedom of speech? As far as I'm concerned, your measuring stick is broken.
"However, both the Dixie Chicks and the Iranian bloggers were receiving death threats for their views."
The Dixie Chicks were not being threatened by the government. The government investigated the death threats. Big difference.
I don't believe that anything Stallman says on the legal implications of one license vs. another should be taken as gospel. As far as I know, he is not a lawyer.
"Nintendo should never have put straps on in the first place. They should have just told people to not let go."
GM never should have put seat belts into cars in the first place. They should have just told people to not let go.
Your argument is foolish. The Wii manual specifically states that people should not "let go"; adding a safety precaution on top of that is a good step. Now, go roast in hell.
'Now you can find your open source code trapped by an open source license.'
Java will still be available under the Sun license; releasing it under the GPL is just another option - but not the only way to license it. You're spreading nonsense.
What the fuck is your point moron? The post I was responding to was making the claim that Sony was completely without any industry support in pushing Blu-Ray. That is not the fucking case.
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And Sony is a terrible company that deserves at least a portion of it.
BTW: I'd say that this nick is far better than "Dal Platinum" but at the end of the day, who gives a fuck?
How about you follow your own advice? Spend your time commenting on something worthwhile, NOT FUCKING NICKS ON SLASHDOT!
And if you know anything about the history of console sales, you would know that the technical merits of the system are not the only factor in what console sells the most.
Why is it that PS3s are widely available and languishing on store shelves while stores cannot keep the Wii in the stock? I mean, if the battle is so neck to neck as you believe, the PS3 boxes wouldn't be collecting dust - would they? Face it, Sony is a terrible company that practices anti-consumer behavior and they deserve to lose. Why would you even want to support them? They make MS look noble by comparison.
No, I don't need every mouth-breather determining his or her personal speed limit. Thank you very much.
Madden 2005: added the hit stick - a new control scheme, playmaker controls - allows more control of all players after the play has been called, new weekly talk radio show feature highlighting the season, introduction of player morale, franchise tags for working within the salary cap (just as in the NFL);
See? It's easy to list new features in Madden too. You claimed that Madden was unchanged when compared to other games. Okay - so I've cited a change list for Madden 04 to Madden 05. Tell me how you've determined that Warcraft 2 -> Warcraft 3 was a new game and Madden 04 -> Madden 05 was not. How are you measuring change? You never answered that.
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BTW: You spelled "significantly" incorrectly.
Yeah, that statement you made was stupid. Let's act like you never made it, okay? If you argue that it wasn't, I'll know that it's a trend and not just a simple slip-up.
She should have passed on doing the interview if she didn't want it made public.
I don't believe that anything Stallman says on the legal implications of one license vs. another should be taken as gospel. As far as I know, he is not a lawyer.
Your argument is foolish. The Wii manual specifically states that people should not "let go"; adding a safety precaution on top of that is a good step. Now, go roast in hell.
Your thoughts on the subject are fucking stupid.