Claude Vorpalis (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} claudeofalice) wrote,@ 2006-05-26 08:53:00 |
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Just at work so I thought Id write a little post.
So things are going well. Ive got a myspace now. I despise myspace for so many reasons- but its the only way for me to get in touch with some of the people Ive met here in Japan, so I had to do it. Plus, it sounded like Beth was having so much fun with it how could I refuse?
Things have calmed down for me a bit ... or i should say, ive calmed down a bit. So thats good too. Its the weekend, which is good. Cant stand boring evenings at home anymore.
MOVING ON TO GAME POLITICS: Sony, which after the announcement of a 600 price point on the less-than-innovative ps3 console, has felt the heat from game critics everywhere. Sony's major selling point on the system is that it doubles up as a Blu-Ray player, one of two upcoming standards for HD video to replace DVD. In order to alleviate system criticism, Sony has decided to release a cheaper model of the ps3 console (dual-model sales first done by XBox360 back in 2005), which is missing a few key features, such as no immediate wi-fi support and no HDM-I video output ... this puzzles many, since the a system being dual-marketed as a HD Video player will lack the ability to actually OUTPUT high definition video on the slightly cheaper model ... as the fires rage at Sony, the rumour mill has dug up a recent patent filed by Sony reading "When a person purchases a Sony game, they no longer purchase the game itself but only a licence to play the game." What this in turn means is that the person who purchases the game has no right to sell the game back to EBGames or wherever they bought it, thus doing away with the "PrePlayed Games" section in stores which has become so popular. In a way, I believe this is a strong financial move, since with Preplayed Games, the retailer is merely double-dipping in the financials and leaving the developer and publisher out of new profits entirely. However, this also does away with any rental stores and leaves a lot of gamers, already pissed at Sony, just a little more pissed off. No doubt, Nintendo will just sit there smiling and Microsoft will run around, tattling on Sony, saying "See?? See?? They are big jerk! Love us more!"
And now for my GUESS THIS SONG quote ...
"If love is surrender, then whose war is it anyways? ... Dont come any closer ..."
And your picture of the day is a photo of me at work
So things are going well. Ive got a myspace now. I despise myspace for so many reasons- but its the only way for me to get in touch with some of the people Ive met here in Japan, so I had to do it. Plus, it sounded like Beth was having so much fun with it how could I refuse?
Things have calmed down for me a bit ... or i should say, ive calmed down a bit. So thats good too. Its the weekend, which is good. Cant stand boring evenings at home anymore.
MOVING ON TO GAME POLITICS: Sony, which after the announcement of a 600 price point on the less-than-innovative ps3 console, has felt the heat from game critics everywhere. Sony's major selling point on the system is that it doubles up as a Blu-Ray player, one of two upcoming standards for HD video to replace DVD. In order to alleviate system criticism, Sony has decided to release a cheaper model of the ps3 console (dual-model sales first done by XBox360 back in 2005), which is missing a few key features, such as no immediate wi-fi support and no HDM-I video output ... this puzzles many, since the a system being dual-marketed as a HD Video player will lack the ability to actually OUTPUT high definition video on the slightly cheaper model ... as the fires rage at Sony, the rumour mill has dug up a recent patent filed by Sony reading "When a person purchases a Sony game, they no longer purchase the game itself but only a licence to play the game." What this in turn means is that the person who purchases the game has no right to sell the game back to EBGames or wherever they bought it, thus doing away with the "PrePlayed Games" section in stores which has become so popular. In a way, I believe this is a strong financial move, since with Preplayed Games, the retailer is merely double-dipping in the financials and leaving the developer and publisher out of new profits entirely. However, this also does away with any rental stores and leaves a lot of gamers, already pissed at Sony, just a little more pissed off. No doubt, Nintendo will just sit there smiling and Microsoft will run around, tattling on Sony, saying "See?? See?? They are big jerk! Love us more!"
And now for my GUESS THIS SONG quote ...
"If love is surrender, then whose war is it anyways? ... Dont come any closer ..."
And your picture of the day is a photo of me at work
