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Not a troll witch on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Not a troll witch — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:52:15 +0000

<blockquote><cite>master-evil said:</cite> This gives the wii a lot of 1 ups against the other two, I'm still pissed at sony for taking lnux away, they just LOVE screwing the consumer over and over, EVIDENTLY Sony and Microsoft are going to shot themselves in the foot, oh wait the PS4 and the xbox 720. HERE HERE!! ALL HAIL THE PC OVERLORD!! </blockquote> This pretty much sums up Sony's behavior as of late.

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Bane, The Greatest Evil — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:46:35 +0000

<blockquote><cite>Satoko said:</cite> Considering that they are always nice enough to tell you that any homebrew or the like might stop functioning or be deleted if you update I'd say that they are probably the friendliest, or at least most polite, about it out of the three. It will indeed be interesting to see the what they eventually will come up with in terms of homebrew for the Wii U. I hope that there will be a Wii U version of Riivolution at least, being able to mod your console games is always a nice feature. I should be asleep... </blockquote> This gives the wii a lot of 1 ups against the other two, I'm still pissed at sony for taking lnux away, they just LOVE screwing the consumer over and over, EVIDENTLY Sony and Microsoft are going to shot themselves in the foot, oh wait the PS4 and the xbox 720. <blockquote><cite>acaringgirl said:</cite> PC Master Race reigns supreme once again </blockquote> HERE HERE!! ALL HAIL THE PC OVERLORD!!

Saber on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Saber — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:38:17 +0000

<blockquote><cite>Peter Barton said:</cite> Nobody leaves the PC once they've on to PC. </blockquote> this all day <blockquote><cite>Satoko said:</cite> Considering that they are always nice enough to tell you that any homebrew or the like might stop functioning or be deleted if you update I'd say that they are probably the friendliest, or at least most polite, about it out of the three. It will indeed be interesting to see the what they eventually will come up with in terms of homebrew for the Wii U. I hope that there will be a Wii U version of Riivolution at least, being able to mod your console games is always a nice feature. </blockquote> It is one of the best things about the wii.

Satoko on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Satoko — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:54:41 +0000

<blockquote><cite>Char said:</cite> Nintendo hardware is usually fairly hacker friendly even if they don't officially endorse it. </blockquote> Considering that they are always nice enough to tell you that any homebrew or the like might stop functioning or be deleted if you update I'd say that they are probably the friendliest, or at least most polite, about it out of the three. It will indeed be interesting to see the what they eventually will come up with in terms of homebrew for the Wii U. I hope that there will be a Wii U version of Riivolution at least, being able to mod your console games is always a nice feature. I should be asleep...

Not a troll witch on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Not a troll witch — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:48:34 +0000

<blockquote><cite>Myballz said:</cite> Here is the problem Nintendo WiiU system may take them a while to release.Nintendo never bother to explain the specs just the features on the system.They have a lot of third party companies wanted to get on the band wangon to make games. </blockquote> Spec are supposedly similar enough to the Wii PPC though multi core. BTW it's reportedly Power 7 based so this machine may be a real beast putting it far ahead the other two consoles CPU wise. The really interesting stuff will be what the home brew community comes up with for the controller. Nintendo hardware is usually fairly hacker friendly even if they don't officially endorse it. The Wiichuck and Wiimote are common staples in the homebrew hardware community.

Myballz on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Myballz — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:43:35 +0000

Here is the problem Nintendo WiiU system may take them a while to release.Nintendo never bother to explain the specs just the features on the system.They have a lot of third party companies wanted to get on the band wangon to make games.

CC on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

CC — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:08:56 +0000

true that. Europe isn't exactly doing swell at the moment (oh hello lazy Greeks). Japan got hit hard by mother nature, as did Thailand. China is just being China, building huge cities with housing no-one can afford but oh boy does it look good on paper! Yeah, pretty much the whole world is in a economic dip atm. What was this topic about again? oh right, consoles.. I do wonder if this will cause a move back to the PC, at the very least graphics will finally be moving forward again. <blockquote><cite>baronight said:</cite> I dun see a reason why we need another next gen of console. If there is a company that should do that, it has to be Nintendo and not Sony/Microsoft. </blockquote> Nintendo is going to be the first afaik with the Wii U, they put out some concrete things while both Microsoft and Sony are still in denial. They're betting their money on another controller revolution rather than powerful hardware. I guess they noticed that a lot of people only use their tablets only in their home and then decided to combine tablet+controller. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e3qaPg_keg" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e3qaPg_keg</a>

Not a troll witch on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Not a troll witch — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:51:18 +0000

<blockquote><cite>UncommonOtaku said:</cite> yes buht you forget that there are other places that are doing quite well. While in the states its shitty. </blockquote> Nope the shit is everywhere they don't call it a global economic down turn for nothing cat. Europe and Japan are far worse off then the US and China looks good on top but in reality it's a ticking time bomb.

lil rude bitch on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

lil rude bitch — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:40:50 +0000

PC Master Race reigns supreme once again

Uncommon0taku on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Uncommon0taku — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:18:16 +0000

yes buht you forget that there are other places that are doing quite well. While in the states its shitty.

Not a troll witch on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Not a troll witch — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:41:16 +0000

<blockquote><cite>UncommonOtaku said:</cite> sheep in a consumer society, . . They're just wanna exploit the laziness of people with disposable cash, rich folk with brats who only buy the latest trendy games online. </blockquote> It seems they have no idea what has happened the past few years with the economic melt down, housing crunch and the fake oil prices etc etc. People generally have much less disposable income today then they did ten years ago. As for enforcement of IP the first world governments are far too broke to play cop of the world anymore. Really they never had the money to do so. The economic weight of the police state was one of the big contributing factors of the fall of the USSR. Even letting piracy run rampant and doing nothing at all ironically would be far less costly to the economy. It seems the game publishing houses don't even know the law as not allowing resale violates<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine" rel="nofollow"> first sale doctrine</a>. If people were smart they'd boycott any and all companies who enforce such strict eula's that them selves are in violation of the law as the demise of companies like EA and Sony would be a very good thing for the industry as a whole.

Uncommon0taku on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Uncommon0taku — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:36:33 +0000

sheep in a consumer society, . . They're just wanna exploit the laziness of people with disposable cash, rich folk with brats who only buy the latest trendy games online. When dvd rentals became obsolete, it wasn't going to be long when the niche of after market games would be threatened, along with new games. While there are hardcore gamers, these are gradually getting older and some will eventually stop being hardcore to raise babies. Others who don't get married will continue to be home-a-loners. There will always be a niche for the dedicated to build their own and crack what they can. But enforcement of proprietary rights and copyrights will make it harder to be the rogues in the shadows.

Not a troll witch on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Not a troll witch — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:18:11 +0000

<blockquote><cite>Peter Barton said:</cite> Steam. </blockquote> Steam does suck a golf ball through a garden hose though at least you can get the games cheap. Though games are not my life if I have to boycott something or avoid buying it until it's a fair price I can. On consoles I tend to buy my games used as it saves me a lot of money and if they wish to take this option away they don't need my business. Maybe the best fix for the industry as a whole might be a scorched earth policy and bankrupt every big name game publisher and simply start over like it's the 1980s maybe we'll see some good games again and users no longer being treated like shit.

Peter Barton on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Peter Barton — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:04:00 +0000

<blockquote><cite>Char said:</cite> Actually it is 100% true people who would buy something so restricted and pay to play are practically brainless. </blockquote> Steam.

Vegio on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Vegio — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:01:52 +0000

ok, but you're just one individual.

Not a troll witch on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Not a troll witch — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:00:30 +0000

<blockquote><cite>Vegio said:</cite> but that's where we're going. So if you want to play, you pay. People will just shrug and pay, because of the lack of alternatives. </blockquote> I won't pay a single red cent for such a device and would rather do without. But since it's x86 it'll be cracked heck you probably could emulate it faster then the real deal even on a low end PC though in this case it's not emulation but a wrapper like wine.

Vegio on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Vegio — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:57:25 +0000

but that's where we're going. So if you want to play, you pay. People will just shrug and pay, because of the lack of alternatives.

Not a troll witch on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Not a troll witch — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:55:57 +0000

<blockquote><cite>giascle said:</cite> It's funny 'cause it's not true </blockquote> Actually it is 100% true people who would buy something so restricted and pay to play are practically brainless. I think Sony is probably going to go under soon.

giascle on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

giascle — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:51:38 +0000

<blockquote><cite>Char said:</cite> no one with a brain is going to put up with that sort of shit. </blockquote> It's funny 'cause it's not true

Not a troll witch on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Not a troll witch — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:48:33 +0000

<blockquote><cite>LuciferOniichan said:</cite> The next high-spec consoles will debut soon next year but not everyone is pleased as they should. Some of you may or may not be aware of future plans which will be established for the next-gen consoles of both Microsoft and Sony. Microsoft's "<a href="http://kotaku.com/5879202/sources-the-next-xbox-will-play-blu+ray-may-not-play-used-games-and-will-introduce-kinect-2" rel="nofollow">Durando</a>" project and Sony's "<a href="http://kotaku.com/5896996/the-next-playstation-is-called-orbis-sources-say-here-are-the-details" rel="nofollow">Orbis</a>" will have implemented software that will restrict disc sharing with other systems, according to Kotaku. Discs will be registered specifically towards one account, this will be established to combat anti-used game sharing and piracy. People can still sell or buy used games, however they would need to pay a fee to unlock from the previous owner registered. It has also been noted that "Orbis" will not offer playback compatibility for their PS3 library games. It's unclear how the video-game industrial will shape up next year. But there have been numerous responses from gamers already deciding to switch PC platform. Discuss. </blockquote> Are they suicidal or something as no one with a brain is going to put up with that sort of shit. Won't play used games seriously they can go fuck themselves. I'd never buy such a system unless it's been cracked and then I'd pirate like crazy just out of spite.

Myballz on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Myballz — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:17:34 +0000

Everyone wants to play Emulators on PC I kind of enjoy playing Zoids and Super Robot Wars series on the GBA Emulator.

Baronight on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Baronight — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:57:49 +0000

I dun see a reason why we need another next gen of console. If there is a company that should do that, it has to be Nintendo and not Sony/Microsoft. But if the DRM method proven to be working. Then it would benefit the game developers the most, and I'm happy for them.

gundam4ever2 on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

gundam4ever2 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:04:21 +0000

I mostly play PC games. The so this the Game Console industries decides to make consoles that don't sale. I wont be to sad. The economy is bad everywhere so over charging and unfair business practices with a luxury item like a Game console is not smart. If there was a Console to fail. I hope it's the Next XBox. Microsoft is the greediest of the bunch. Microsoft charges you for every thing on it already. While PS3 and Wii has free online and netflex without additional charges. The PS3 also has no reign lock. I'm also hoping for a very high fail rate too, for the next XBox. More the the 360.

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Mizushima 水島 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:24:19 +0000

i do like used game, cause as a kid i can't tell you how many times i bought a steaming pile of shit. (i don't do game trades) but i do share games with friends. sometimes we trade games for keeps. ugh there is a way to beat this though. make a petition and have like everyone sign it if anyone cares or the company cares. if only thing i still got my snes ps1 2 3 xbox 360 gamecube hand helds n64 and dream cast so im good

Myballz on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Myballz — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:00:03 +0000

EA wants to also control the PC market as well with Origin.Trying to be like steam with more Terms of Agreement and Banning players from online play who troll or make negetive comments on there boards.

Satoko on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Satoko — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:09:00 +0000

<blockquote><cite>kudichan said:</cite> </blockquote> This... <blockquote><cite>CC said:</cite> </blockquote> ...And this. Not to mention that sales are going on for most digital retailers almost all the time for the PC. You can even at times find new titles that are as much as 50% of if you're lucky. <blockquote><cite>maeriden said:</cite> Consoles have some valuable exclusives. In this moment I can think of the Tales series </blockquote> I never stated that consoles should be fully left behind~ Exclusives are really the biggest reason to have a console if you ask me. Remove the exclusives and there is little point to it besides the occasional controller thing I guess, but the PC also supports such controls even if most games on it doesn't.

Mæriden on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Mæriden — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:51:43 +0000

<blockquote><cite>Satoko said:</cite> I'm not sure why you guys even left the PC behind to begin with. </blockquote> Consoles have some valuable exclusives. In this moment I can think of the Tales series

Lilith on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

Lilith — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:41:28 +0000

<blockquote><cite>kudichan said:</cite> They are. But you need a PC anyway, regardless of whether you're gonna play games on it. On the other hand, you'll only buy a console if you want to play games. Upgrading a middle-of-the-road PC to be able to play games fairly well (and with far better graphics than you'd see on a PS3 or Xbox) is about as expensive as buying a console. When you need to get a new PC, it's actually cheaper to buy a respectable gaming rig than it is to get a non-gaming PC and a console. Don't believe any of that shit about needing to pay >£1000 to get a decent rig. I paid far less than that and I can play everything flawlessly. </blockquote> this

CC on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

CC — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:32:46 +0000

<blockquote><cite>StefanKinoshita said:</cite> Just out of curiousity, how much did you pay? </blockquote> I paid €852 for my PC which can run pretty much everything you throw at it maxed out @ full HD. It's damn silent as well. (ended up spending another €200 a week later on the videocard because I game on 2560x1440 :() If you simply want to do some gaming you can have a very decent PC for about €600. Considering a normal PC is about €200 for a cheap one the price difference isn't that big, especially considering how cheap some games are.

pikkamakk on "The Bleak Future of Game Consoles"

pikkamakk — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:31:44 +0000

I've got my current pc(core 2 quad 6800, 2GB ram, geforce 8800 gts) for ~€500 more than 3.5 years ago. If you look around for sales an or find one with a scratched case(some retail shops give like a 40% discount for a single scratch), you can get it really cheap.