Comments on: Eight news stories 17.7

By: cliffski

cliffski — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:12:21 +0000

Bruce, have you seen the UK PC games mag (Total PC) that’s actually telling its readers to pirate games this month? It’s the most irresponsible thing I’ve ever read.

By: woodins

woodins — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:45:45 +0000

Even during my short stay on this site, I have noticed this too Bruce. I can understand the Inquisitional stance you have towards software piracy, considering your involvement in the industry, but why this bias towards Sony? What have you got against them? Does it stem from the gold old days of working with Codemasters when Japanese software and hardware firms used to bully the rest of the industry pre-xbox? I wouldn’t blame you if you did, the one thing i love about the xbox’s is the stark abscence of manga looking game characters and their bizarre and often immature storylines that i have had spoon-fed to me since the mega-drive.

Come on Bruce, whats eating at ya’ when it comes to Sony?

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:15:45 +0000

Bruce, I generally enjoy your posts. However, your curious need to take swipes at Sony is becoming a bit comical — it reminds me of the poor Black Knight in the Monty Python movie.

Goodness knows that there genuinely logical reasons why a person might like or dislike each of the console makers. But I’m afraid that when your criticisms are transparently and dramatically slanted, you slide into the fanboy realm. And while fanboy posts can be fun to read sometimes, they are seldom taken seriously by anyone other than other fanboys.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:23:50 +0000

8 news stories 17.7b:

- FFXIII has gone from PS3 exclusive to crossplatform, so clearly every other PS3 exclusive will do the same. Nobody mention Bioshock.

-Microsoft and Nintendo are making music games. No mention of SingStar though, that’s sooo last year.

- Online is replacing physical distribution, obiously it’s down to Microsoft’s awesome Live service, nothing to do with games like Warhawk and GT5 Prologue, which are full disc releases also available to download online.

- Piracy is bad, shocker.

- It’s true, piracy is bad. Honest.

- Nintendo isn’t doing video downloads like Sony and Microsoft. Do they care? No.

- Sony say Home is going to be worth the wait. Clearly it’s going to make no difference, so why do they bother? Nobody’s interested in the revamped Store, the added in-game communication, or an online social and commercial space, all for free.

- The internet is getting faster, shocker.

By: Phill

Phill — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:44:21 +0000

You say in one article that Nintendo risks being left behind yet in another you mention that Nintendo have access to a whole new demographic with WiiMusic.

Perhaps Nintendo don’t care about HDTV and downloadable films and the like? Why try to compete in a crowded market when they can simply gain access to “the 90%” of non-gamers?

Cheers.

By: rckt42

rckt42 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:25:22 +0000

Wii Music: the drums were more or less OK, but Miyamoto’s demostration was simply ridiculous. I don’t think is going to get close at all to Wii Fit unless they show something better.

Logistep: if the RIAA hasn’t been able to convict people in the US via their IPs, a tiny company isn’t going to do it in Sweden. Also, those P2P users should be condemned not for sharing but for sharing such a bad game.

And it’s not law that is lagging behind the technology. The distributors are the one lagging behind the people. The retail model is dead. The more they whine and don’t adapt, the more they implement draconian DRM schemes and sue their potencial customers instead of servicing them, the more they will suffer “piracy”. And the fact that you, Bruce, with your experience in the games industry, can’t see this, speaks volumes of why the situation is what it is.

By: Redh3lix

Redh3lix — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:24:20 +0000

Good luck to XBox owners if they receive Metal Gear Solid. As someone who’s played the series, I’m still confused regarding the storyline

I suspect if this were to come to XBox, you would need large HD, or 12 disks to swap.

By: BC

BC — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:49:35 +0000

Fast internet = more piracy. I’m surprised you’re not against the concept.