[QUOTE="AtrumRegina"][QUOTE="blackdreamhunk"][QUOTE="bez2083"]

"They're preparing for the day when people realize we don't need Windows anymore" and thinking about what they will do to remain relevant, he said"

blackdreamhunk

Whos making that operating system : Microsoft !

... Midori. Midori, the gorram focus of the article, is a new OS. Made by Microsoft.

I must ask you a question, in all honesty: Are you intentionally trolling? 'Cause I can't think of any other explanation.

Smelling another epicly failed wannabe bluray competition format disc.haemorrhagiae

Doesn't seem like direct competition. More like staying relevant for longer as a stopgap measure before either blu-ray or holographic media.

It does have a huge thing in it's favor, and that is that the system will be at least forwards-compatible, so the implementation would be relatively transparent.

[QUOTE="dgsag"][QUOTE="blackdreamhunk"][QUOTE="bez2083"]

"They're preparing for the day when people realize we don't need Windows anymore" and thinking about what they will do to remain relevant, he said"

blackdreamhunk

And they're going to continue their OS business with Midori...

this mean your out of business

You really, really need to learn to read.

They're SPECIFICALLY talking about how the concept behind the Windows OS is going to become irrelevant, and that they're already working on the next paradigm shift (god, I hate ussing these buzzwords) in the OS market, in order to stay relevant.

MS is not going to get out of the OS market. They're trying to either revolutionize it or at least be well armed so they're not the first against the wall when the revolution comes.

Reading is your friend, why do you ignore him so? He just wants to help you.

Seems irrelevant for games. It seems like it will improve the specs for DVD movies instead of being limited to 480p.

Doesn't seem like a change in data density is going to go into effect, so it's worthless for data disks. You can get a 1080p signal out of a data DVD if your reader is fast enough. However, normal DVD players don't need to read data, and thus are hardcoded to run the standard DVD spec. This initiative will only affect DVD players.

My bet is? it wont' make a iota of difference.

360 - Launch. Well, when I managed to find one after launch. I'm not gonna stand in line of a couple days outside of gamestop.

Ps3 - When Blu-Ray became the unquestioned victor of the HD-DVD/BRD war.

Wii - When the !"$#%"#$"# thing decides to stop being sold out at a $450 official price point in my location. So, I haven't purchased it, and it's unlikely I'll do it soon.

[QUOTE="Shadow_of_Kirby"]

[QUOTE="strudel420"]TC is either a casual gamer or a brilliant troll.Nerkcon

Yeah, we all knew he was a troll going in, but System Wars has gotten so dang boring!

That's the reason why I made this. :P EVERYONE misunderstood me. I never said video games didn't take skill. I admit those are poor examples, but if you notice I never mention a single game. YOU filled in the blanks, think about that for a minute. ;) I'm just saying games are getting easier and easier, Halo 3's Legendary mode is easy then Halo 1 on Legendary (that's what my brother tells me anyway, he plays halo.) And the new Rainbow Six games are easier then the cla.sic RS games yet they're more popular. All the 'pros' and 'veterans are are shooting off at causal games and other games such as...

Dawn of War vs Starcraft

Halo vs Counter Strike

Tekken vs Virtual Fighter

Like that one guy said I look at it wrong, it's about the process of learning and having fun playing the games, not just the end play. And there really is no cap. But I'm willing to bet Starcraft 2 will be easier then Starcraft and the same with Diablo 3. I'm just saying enjoy it. Here's an example...

as a traditional fighting game, SCIV is obviously better.

that being said, i believe SSBB can be just as balanced IF and only IF all the items are off including the final smashes.

as for me, i prefer brawl because SC games are too complicated to learn all the combos and everything for me. i just like how you can pick up smash and just play it almost as well as a world champion.

mistervengeance

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26520340&page=3

1. Make the game fun

2. Advertise it well

3. the '???' is to make it easier than the other games so all the newbies sign their loyalty to you (But of course, that doesn't mean you should make it shallow!)

4. Profit.

Games take skill and still take skill and will always take skill, but they never will be as in depth as real life so why complain if they get easier is all I was asking asking.

Thing is, at no point in time whatsoever did you ever even hint at these arguments. Nice attempt at backtracking, though.

You still fail in that no matter how easy the single player gets, the multiplayer (which is what you focused on!) is still on relatively equal grounding, and AI is of no relevance, so it's still a match of two people with the same tools and chances - and the best one will win.

You might wish to read your first post and see your argument, mate.

[QUOTE="Lidve"]

[QUOTE="W1NGMAN-"]Resistance 40 player lagless online gaming FTW!hongkingkong

That have nothing to do with service, it is more about your connection i belive

Even if you play on worlds fastest servers,if you have dial-up - you will be laggy as hell

You can connect on dialup - it's just that the hardware itself doesn't have a modem or dialing capabilities. You could connect to a PC and share a dialup internet connection. Should work.

The above goes for all three consoles, I believe.

I actually got my RRoD the moment I put the Halo 3 disk in. I went to purchase it (like a good fanboy, on launch day), and it locked up during the main manu. When I restarted, the red lights appeaerd.

Aside from the rage, I sent it to repairing, got a used core on the cheap (on the very, very cheap) and actually flipped it off for a small profit (well, minus small ebay fees) when my original came back.

It hasn't really hampered my opinion on MS' part too much. They screwed up hard. Very hard. That's bad. They owned up to it very well, and worked to make amends as well as possible. That's good.

Look, rabid fanboys, it's simple: You're accusing MS and SE of something. You can't just say "it's obvious" - if you're going to make an accusation, you gorram better have a good reason for it -and what is a perfectly reasonable business decision on SE's part doesn't cut it. It's just how the world is supposed to work. Otherwise, drop it.

http://www.psu.com/FFXIII-to-be-held-back-on-PS3-due-to-Xbox-360-version-News--a0004423-p0.php

third time i will post this for you tc. maybe you chose to ignore it i dont know. but read it and use common sense to put 2 and 2 togther.

superjim42

Two things:

1.- Will it truly be held back, or is just the monkey editor speaking? A 6+ month wait is usual on the series. Will the porting be about as quick as the localization? Take into account, it's not being made on PS3 devkits, but directly on a PC. PC to 360 development is considerably fast.

2.- Still doesn't proveanything. You're spouting conjectures without any solid basis.

Then , considering your topic , Prove now , at this very moment that M$ didnt pay not even 1$ to Square. Gogo,any links, anything?... Come on man...

AzatiS

You might wish to read a bit about logic and discussion. It'll be good for you.

What I actually had in mind was a attack on 'professional gaming' and this pros being called 'atheles'. I still stand by with some of what I said (I don't think any tactics in Dawn of War would work in actual warfare). Gutars don't have a skill cap as there are new styles and better songs played at better performance. Nerkcon

And here's the biggest flaw of your argument - you assume that because a skill isn't transferrable, it's not a skill. It's absolute crock. I guess chess doesn't require any strategy whatsoever? The movement tactics you use would never work in real life.

However, chess (like RTSs), is a simplification of combat - the same high-order strategies exist. There is no "skill cap" in an RTS. You can get the fastest build order, and you can get the best research path, and whatever else. But when two people with these "non-skills" as you call them confront each other, the tactical mind of the better one will prevail. And that tactical skill can be surpassed.

You're once again confusing what's a requirement to use the skill with the skill itself.

My argurment was when people hit the skill cap it becomes a simple game like racing to win. But then I realized there are still people out there are who still play (and probably come out with new combos and new secrets) in Street Fighter freaking 2. But I'm just wondering, if people like shooting games so much why isn't paintball a popluar sport? :? It's the fun of shooting people with out actually dying.Nerkcon

You call racing simple? (NASCAR aside). Why aren't you rakin' in the millions of dollars along with Alonso?

And paintball is quite a popular sport, taking into account that it's relatively expensive and requires a specialized, designated area to play, unlike most sports where you can safely play in the street with a $10 ball.

EDIT: I gave up the argument when I got torn apart and I stated it as my opinion unlike fanboys. I guess I can see why people are angry, I said causal > Hardcore. But it's going to happen so get use to it. :x

Nerkcon

That's a pretty horse you have. It's pretty high. You might wish to get off before you get hurt.