Isn't it the 360 owners who need the high-end PC's? They (disclosure: we) need it for the web browser, right?
I have 8 terabytes of available storage connected to my PC. How much can a Blu-Ray hold again? 25GB single/50GB dual, to answer my own question. The PS3 stacks up nicely against the Xbox 360, but don't think you're in the same league as even a mid-range (~$600) PC. I'm glad you enjoy 30GB of High-def cutscenes in all your favorite games, but find another spec to run your mouth about. Storage just isn't gonna get you there.
Btw I have a Blu-ray drive in my PC. It was $60. ...
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"Project Certifier led to the seizure of 31 modified consoles and over 800 counterfeit video games. Thirteen computers, many computer components used to modify consoles and illegally reproduce video games, as well as 12 external hard drives containing hundreds of copied video games were also seized. It is believed that the individuals involved ...
You own the hardware, but the software is only licensed to you. As has been mentioned many times, noone is going to come after you if you want an extra fan in your Xbox. The intent is to curb piracy, specifically at a commercial level. This isn't a new law, btw. Just a much-needed clarification of it's interpretation. Look at the date of the source material for his article. Also bask in translation-free accuracy.
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Playing guitar or drums is not impossible, true. But playing in a metal band, wearing Road Warrior spaulders and a mohawk, touring around the world is definitely less likely to occur in the average gamer's lifetime. Playing Guitar Hero is no less productive than playing God of War. Music games are about accessibility. It can take years to master a difficult riff on guitar, but for the "ease-of-access" crowd (aka the current generation, aka lazy & unmotivated), rocking out wi...
I've always had an interest in guitar, but it was Guitar Hero/Rock Band that actually prompted me to go out and buy one. Can't remember the last time I played the fake plastic guitar, but I play the real one every few days.
Jack needs to find a new way to get exposure. Alienating his fan demographic is probably not the best idea.
Still <3 White Stripes.
What's the other half?
Still bothers me to see that Capital One commercial with him though (even though it's funny too). Can't Sony flex some muscle and get that off the air?? Get this man an exclusivity deal, before Microsoft does! Haha.
Love these ads. Keep it up!
The point is this: Sony originally advertised OtherOS as a totally unique and amazing feature of the PS3! In the system's infancy, they even fully supported these types of endeavors, as well as the Air Force's $2 mil PS3 supercomputer cluster, etc. Bottom line is just that; the bottom line. They can't give away or even sell these consoles to be used as parallel computing devices, because they (still) LOSE significant dollars on each system. It is (should be) common knowledge that console...
I really don't think the Xbox 360 hacking scene is quite as rampant as you believe. How many articles related to 360 hacks have you seen on N4G for example, in the past week? Past month? Xbox is so inherently tied to it's online features, even cheap punk pirate wannabes have to pay for most of their software to play online. Especially since the crackdown of 600,000-ish Live accounts (1.5% of install base, btw) being banned.
The Wii and DS have such MASSIVE install bases, th...
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Interesting to note that the PS3 consoles used here were actually provided gratis by Sony, a position which has entirely reversed with the recent removal of OtherOS support.
Apparently they got tired of losing money on consoles with 0 game attach rates.
"they for some reason actually DO think it'll make the PS3 end up like the PSP"
Care to explain why you disagree? Intelligent humans prefer getting something for free vs paying for something. That's a fact. Many intelligent humans don't care about other people's livelihood, and will hack, cheat and steal anything that isn't bolted to the proverbial floor, in order to get it for free, which, as aforementioned, is preferred.
Software developers need to...
I would have agreed with you and it was a great concern of mine upon Steam's inception, to rely on this one application for the majority of my game access, but as the community features, specifically the friends list, became functional, the service has become irreplaceable to me. Having recently purchased BFBC2 at retail, I am wishing I had instead gotten it through Steam because it is just that much easier to hook up with people and play.
I do still have concerns, as anyone s...
Interesting. Trying to steal back some thunder from BF:BC2 I guess. MW2 definitely still has it's place as a twitch shooter, though I'm personally not interested in a game whose main innovating feature (xp gains, unlocks) have been hacked to death, especially considering that I do not have the ability to manually choose a server I know to be free of hackers. Wonder how many 10th prestige freebie accounts there will be. Best part of the game IMO was single player campaign, albeit short, bu...
I don't see them as having a monopoly, but simply being the first to market the all-in-one GUI approach. Comparing Steam to other download services is a little unfair, as Steam has evolved to be a community hub, with friends lists, interest groups, and the like. This article focuses on Games for Windows, but there are other successful download services, such as Impulse (which I used for the first time last week to grab The Witcher), Direct2Drive, and many others. This is on top of the fact...
Is this possibly related to the "mysterious usb sticks" story earlier this week?
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This just in: Game developer working on game! Newsreel @ 11!!!
Seriously.
Can DirectX 10, 10.1 and 11 features even be implemented by mod into an engine that natively runs DirectX 9?