Dhsu
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who is going to make money off of this? indie games can't pay big licensing fees and selling hardware while making no money off of software is terrible business.
They're following the Apple/Amazon model of taking a 30% cut of sales.
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i also see no future in this. anyone who is a gamer and wants this already has it. it's cool to see it in a neat little package but any established gamer is not going to spend 100 dollars for the same low budget games he/she already likes. and already small and taking-a-risk indie developers aren't going to put their game to pasture on the smallest possible market.
I see no future in the PS3. Anyone who is a gamer and wants one already has a 360.
I see no future in the 360. Anyone who is a gamer and wants one already has a PC.
Android devs already have to accommodate dozens of devices, what's one more?
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It's $5.09 by itself until the end of the sale.
Personally I'm hoping for an Ys pack before the sale is over.
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Man, these indie bundles...twice already I've owned 4 out of the 5 games in the bundle but bought it anyway because I really wanted that last one.
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The Nexus 7 doesn't have HDMI.
The Wii isn't HD.
The simple fact is that not a SINGLE device on the market today has HD output for less than $100.
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Funding - sure there's some hype because a subset of gamers want an alternative, but the amount raised so far is small relatively speaking. Is the amount raised enough to manufacture a quality product en masse? I don't believe so. That also does not even broach the subject of paying its own employees and any investors - their team likely has some skilled professionals that can command a nice salary at other companies.
A Kickstarter is most often just that -- it's for kickstarting a product, not for completely funding it beginning to end. They most likely have other investors and sources of funds as well, some that might have been dependent on how well the Kickstarter did.
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I think it sounds pretty bad actually, and everything it is offering is available elsewhere. Working with limited hardware? You get the Wii. Develop for Free? PC is what you want. Xbox indie games is an option too to get your game out there with I think pretty reasonable costs.
For developers maybe, but for consumers no console, PC, tablet, or phone on the market has HD output for $100.
That said, I'm in the same boat as Jimmy...I'll buy it if it ever comes out, but until then I'm not tying up $100 I could be spending on a Wii.
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You're welcome! Too bad we don't get carnival tickets this year...
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SFIVAC for $10!
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Wow, I don't think I would've noticed it was different from the real version if you didn't tell me, haha.
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Haha, nice...jukings still one of those skills I haven't quite gotten down. What exactly did they fix though? Was it just the health scaling thing? Doesn't seem like a few HP would be a huge deal when playing him.
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See this is what I love about economics -- so much of it is counter-intuitive.
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Interesting article someone posted on Facebook:
http://www.shacknews.com/article/74220/origin-boss-steam-sales-cheapen-intellectual-property
TL;DR - EA and GOG complain that having crazy 50-75%-off sales so often isn't beneficial to companies in the long run because then customers never buy at full price.
Although it should be noted that GOG is finishing up their crazy summer sale as we speak.
Edit: Interesting excerpt from the GOG interview:
Heavy discounts are bad for gamers, too. If a gamer buys a game he or she doesn’t want just because it’s on sale, they’re being trained to make bad purchases, and they’re also learning that games aren’t valuable. We all know gamers who spend more every month on games than they want to, just because there were too many games that were discounted too deeply. That’s not good for anyone.There’s a counter argument to that, of course, which is that sales encourage people to try games that they’re not sure about. And there’s a certain truth to it, but I think that you need to reach a happy medium between giving someone a chance to take a risk without feeling like they’ve gotten a bad deal, and pricing things so cheaply that you tell gamers, “this game I made isn’t worth very much.”
I can definitely identify with that first paragraph...
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Neblix I will punch you in the soul
Thinking about changing my signature.
Edit: Done.
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I like Disruptor quite a bit. Wisp and Undying are pretty fun too. Luna is...well, Luna.
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I'm surprised Danny B wasn't involved in this, he's all up on the Slender Man stuff.
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Draw Something
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1. following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
Note the "or for gain." You don't need to be full-time to be a professional composer. "Professional" in this context is generally used in contrast to "amateur," i.e. someone who does something for free.
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Which, as someone who enjoys the Mana series very much, pisses me the hell off.
Wait, how come there's SD2 *and* Secret of Mana for Super Famicom?
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Originalsoundversion.com if you haven't already contacted them. Although they'll probably get their hands on it sooner or later anyway.
Great soundtrack by the way!
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If it wouldn't be too much trouble would you mind posting B&W versions? I remember someone else took similar "artful nudes" of their NES, Game Boy, and DS Lite and put a B&W filter on them and they turned out great.
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Wow, he took over less than 10 months ago. Must be a really stressful job.
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I'm up for an upgrade soon myself, and the best phones on Verizon right now are the Droid Razr MAXX, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and HTC Rezound.
Razr MAXX features:
- RIDICULOUS battery life. You can pretty much go 2 days at a time before you need a charge.
- AMOLED screen. High color saturation (this is good or bad depending on whom you ask), better in direct sunlight, great blacks.
- Smart Actions. Lets you set up stuff like reminders or turning off your data based on time/location triggers.
Galaxy Nexus features:
- 720p AMOLED display. It's basically Retina resolution.
- Stock Android. No bloat, and you'll always be first in line for official Android OS updates.
- Near Field Communication (Google Wallet)
- No-lag camera shutter.
- Memory is not expandable. Comes in 16GB and 32GB versions.
Rezound features:
- 720p LCD display. Blacks aren't as deep and not as good in sunlight, but more accurate color reproduction. Also no PenTile cross-hatching effect.
- Beats Audio (makes music sound better I guess). Also comes with iBeats earphones (supposedly worth ~$100).
- GPS lock is supposedly very fast.
Edit: Oh looks like you already bought. Oh well, maybe this well help other Verizon peeps later.
Of course the Galaxy III comes out this summer...
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Is it bad that I'm still thinking about it?
OUYA: A $99 Android console meant to open up console gaming
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Where's the "over $100" come from?
And what happens when your girlfriend wants to use the TV? Are you going to unplug and replug all your cables and drag your PC between your bedroom and the living room every time you want fullscreen and surround sound?