Creston wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 17:25:

Beamer wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 13:09:
Yup.

And I trust that Microsoft, with their billion servers, will have fantastic uptime.

Oh yeah, you can absolutely trust that Microsoft's servers will always be up. I mean, how else could it be? They're Microsoft!

They never have issues with their shit breaking, ever.

I mean, just NEVER.



Creston

Kawlisse wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 16:56:

Beamer wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 13:55:
Again, people sitting around swearing they'll never give up their tower are as absurd as people that swore they preferred closet-sized computers. Just because you're too much of a Luddite to embrace change doesn't mean the market won't force you to.

I don't know if people that fight this are stupid, don't look at history, think that there are more people like them that actually are, or are just so short-sighted that they fail to understand that the technology and usefulness of one form factor will eventually equal that of others.

I have a PC, the xbox360 the PS3 I also have a laptop and a smartphone, nothing comes even close to the gaming and general experience of my PC. and as long has it stays that way I will never give up my PC, on the consoles I only play exclusives, on the smartphone I only play cheap ass game while I take a dump, on my laptop I use it while on the move. and my PC can do all this just way better, way faster and way cheaper (than a comparable laptop) I would'nt want to write an Essay on a smartphone neither does the consoles can allow that.

real gaming, works on a laptop but can't top a high end PC, Consoles games are dumbed down, graphically inferior to pc's standards. and I could continue for a while.

But now of course if they stop making them ... I wont have any choice!!! but as long as they make PC's better stronger and faster than other devices i'm sticking to my PC !!!

PropheT wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 15:54:

Beamer wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 13:55:
Again, people sitting around swearing they'll never give up their tower are as absurd as people that swore they preferred closet-sized computers. Just because you're too much of a Luddite to embrace change doesn't mean the market won't force you to.

I don't know if people that fight this are stupid, don't look at history, think that there are more people like them that actually are, or are just so short-sighted that they fail to understand that the technology and usefulness of one form factor will eventually equal that of others.

People fight it because you don't get a comparable experience using a tablet or a smartphone. You get something from your tower that you can't get anywhere else, and until that isn't the case then there will always be strong proponents of the desktop.

Unless something drastically changes with phones, they'll never be a desirable option for me to use for web surfing or much of anything, really. Until laptops offer the same kind of power as a desktop without all the hassles that go with them, and the additional cost without the expense of customization and upgrade ability, then forget that. My iPad is useful for some very specific things but isn't even close to being a contender for what I do on my desktop, at all, in any way.

You'd see a lot less people get angry over idiots saying PC's need to go away if there was something comparable on the market. There's not, and there won't be any time soon.

Verno wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 16:14:
Looking at it from a different perspective, do you really want to build your entire product around something an unscrupulous competitor could DDOS?

I hope these are nothing are just rumors but seeing comments from people like that idiot really make you wonder.

eRe4s3r wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 15:20:
Depth perception could actually easily be fixed by a very strong eye tracking system...

Makes you wonder if it wouldn't be easier to just replace the eyes altogether with proper cybernetic implants that can handle it, and don't get ill, don't decay, don't get bad eye-sight...

Yes yes, science fiction to the extreme that. But it is not THAT far out. Cybernetics are going to be a big thing assuming they can fix the immune response problem. Likely by growing the nerve connections in the implant with the users DNA as base. Ah.. technology is going to be fun ,)

Prez wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 15:19:
Yeah, being worried that a corporation can shut down a server on a whim and thus prevent you from ever playing the game you paid for on your console is totally people just being overly dramatic.

Verno wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 15:15:
I don't even care about length unless its a great game that's too short and BI is just the right length. Longer would have been overstaying its welcome.

eRe4s3r wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 15:07:
Well I was looking a bit further ahead than just the next VR goggles out They are going to fix the controller issue at some point I hope.. but yeah, obviously it's not going to be VR for everything in the medium future... but it'd be neat to have a way to remove the screen from the PC desktop setup... I always thought it would be better to just project the screen directly in the eyes rather than buying a huge screen... I would even wear glasses or goggles or whatever.. but currently there's nothing even remotely like that.

The reason I mention VR is that it would fix one of the biggest health issues with PC work (neck problems) of course meaning VR in the broadest sense, not "full face covering goggles with batteries" but rather some form of light-weight eye projection system.

Scottish Martial Arts wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 15:02:
As long as I can continue to have a desktop interface (i.e. 24 inch widescreen monitor, full keyboard, 5 button mouse, reference quality speakers, etc.) and so long as the host has the power of a desktop and isn't permanently gimped, I don't really care what the form factor of the host is. If I can plug an actual interface into it and not be crippled with a touch screen, the host can be a smart phone for all I care. On the other hand, it will probably be many years before a smart phone offers comparable power to desktops at a comparable price, and likewise it will probably never be the case that a smart phone or laptop or tablet or whatever the NEXT BIG THING is will be as customizable and upgradeable and as repairable at home as a desktop.

Mr. Tact wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 13:26:
What I remember most about Ebert's reviews is they weren't a good barometer of how much I would like a movie. Sometimes he loved movies I liked, sometimes he hated movies I liked. And not in a pattern that I was able to discern. I don't think he was a hack. He was paid for his opinions, and he gave them. You don't agree with his opinions? That's fine, everyone is entitled to their own.

RollinThundr wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 13:19:

Beamer wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 12:31:

Verno wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 11:38:
The concept of a personal computer will continue for a long time, they just might not be a monolithic tower that sits in a corner of your house. All I care about is capability, if I can get a good form factor that is portable with most of the power I want then I'm happy either way, I don't give a shit what its labeled as.

And all they're talking about is form factor.

The desktop PC has been on life support for a while. People saying companies will continue using them are incorrect - companies are switching to laptops very rapidly.

The laptop, therefore will last longer. But it's dying, too.

There are better, more useful form factors.

The sky is falling PC is dying! Do you people ever get tired of proclaiming this every 5 years or so?

Verno wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 13:42:
People are discovering the controllers have a huge design flaw already and I'm not sure this company can afford a recall.

I don't have a screenshot handy (on my cell) but basically where the controller separates to allow for a battery swap also overlaps with the right control stick. There is a piece of plastic overhanging that doesn't match correctly and will let the stick get caught on it.

Not good!

Axis wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 09:56:

Beamer wrote on Apr 4, 2013, 22:28:

Axis wrote on Apr 4, 2013, 18:26:
And beamer, you have a terrible habit of putting words in peoples mouths aside from being consistently contradicting. I never said this one will be huge in many years, I said it will be huge but will take time - i.e not an overnight success (like every good open source project ever created).

This doesn't sounds like a contradiction. You're saying it won't be an overnight success. The reviewer you are whining about is saying it won't be an overnight success.

You're the one finding room to be argumentative. And yes, it has enormous issues. Reviewers are already complaining about the face buttons getting stuck under the controller cover and the stick not going 360 due to hitting the controller cover.
That's a huge issue.

They're complaining about the store showing no prices, per Ouya policy, so you don't know how much something costs until you download it. And buying it is one-click, so people occasionally buy games they just mean to play and there's no way to get a refund.

These are huge issues you dolt. And you're saying it will be fixed. That takes time, again, you dolt. I said it has enormous issues TODAY. It does, you dolt, because that time has not been taken yet. You dolt.

You accuse me of being argumentative when I'm saying that you're not disagreeing with anyone, you're just more positive. And you're then arguing that! To sum up:

1) The product has issues. Today
2) There is potential to fix these issues
3) As for TODAY, the product does nothing well. The interface sucks, the controller has issues, and it really does nothing better than a phone everyone already has
4) Many of these issues can be rectified over time. The device can discover value over time

NO ONE is disputing this. Not even you. But you're still finding ways to call the reviewers that are reviewing a product AS IT EXISTS TODAY and leaving some discussion of how nice the potential is "idiots."

It's unbelievable that you're disputing any of this. Because your words don't.

Although, "marketable" is funny. To whom? People that sit around on messageboards talking about how right they were about open source applications when no one really uses any?

You know I didn't even read this, barely gave it a look over.

For the few of us who have integrity, we admit our mistakes and move on. Not you obviously...
Last time you argued with me I proved you to be inconsistent and contradicting after you asked me to prove it... and you were silent. Which was probably the right thing to do in your case -- you are your own enemy when you speak.

Beelzebud wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 13:44:
Yeah no business leader would ever commit fraud. No politician would be naive enough to believe a sales-pitch involving new jobs in their state.

Verno wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 13:22:
I'm not really so tied down to framerate personally, it depends on the genre and game.