France already has one of the highest tax rates in Europe.
You say that like it's a bad thing. ;)
That's pretty funny, Skerj!
Moving away from DRM? That's what HDCP over HDMI is all about, and that's some of the latest technology available to consumers. I think that the terminology and messaging around digital rights management is changing to make it seem more consumer-friendly, but it certainly isn't going away.
I don't think that Toshiba has all of its eggs in the HD-DVD basket. They're involved in a ton of other consumer electronics, with the Cell microprocessor as an example. My guess is that if Blu-ray wins we'll ultimately be seeing Toshiba-branded Blu-ray players.
My guess is that this has something to do with type of wireless technology involved. Since the Wii and PS3 use Bluetooth and the 360 does not I'm guessing the patent somehow is based around something similar to the Bluetooth handshake required for Bluetooth devices to communicate with each other.
This isn't about a console turfwar. This is just some company trying to cash in on Sony and Nintendo's success. But I guess some people just can't see the real world through their fanboy goggles. How do you figure that Xbox fanboys are responsible for this?
The way I see it it's really simple. If you don't like these games then quit buying them. I know I don't.
I guess it makes sense. The demo is really good, so what incentive do people have to buy the retail version if the demo is that good.
Double-post!
I'm not sure that I believe this. I could see there being units out there without HDMI, but I can't see a store opening all of their stock to see what's in them.
You can't put a refurbished unit in a new box and sell it as new. It's illegal. If Microsoft got caught doing that then they would face consumer fraud charges.
And as far as I know they do refurbish. My 360 was replaced with a refurbished unit that was manufactured in December 2006. My original one was manufactured in February 2006.
It's good to see the chip being used in more and more devices. If that's the direction that televisions are going then sign me up!
I never entertained the thought of buying the HD-DVD add-on. I don't care if HD-DVD dies. It has zero impact on games.
I'm all for perks for playing games. I like the achievements system that the 360 has in place. It adds intrinsic replay value to games, so I hope that Sony comes up with something as cool.
I don't know...N4G is what it is. People complain about fanboys and flamewars, but I don't see where it's any different today than it was 6 months ago.
That's an eye-opening thread. I don't think that anyone can say that the PS3's problems approach the ones the 360's been having, but it seems from what I'm seeing on the Playstation boards that as time goes on the PS3 is having more and more reported incidents.
I see that no matter what the console is, people say the same things. "If it's broken you must not have taken care of it" is pretty common among users of the 360 and the PS3.
Actually it didn't take Gates two years to realize it. The warranty was extended to one year in December of 2006 and then to three years in July 2007. So they realized and admitted problems long ago.
I agree with you about them being committed to making things right. In the past when console manufacturers had huge problems with consoles they pretty much left people on their own. It's bad that RROD ever happened, and I wish it had not happened to me. But Microsoft sent me another one that seems to work well.
Would it have been ideal for the problem to never have happened, but it did and Microsoft stepped up to the plate to fix it. I don't know how we could ask for more than ...
I got a Deal or No Deal DVD game for Christmas and it's actually pretty good. I don't know about any other version.