Downvoting is a system that is meant to show people's opinions. You didn't get downvoted for being incorrect, you got downvoted because people didn't agree with you.
Some people don't want to argue, so they just hit downvote and continue to scroll. I don't agree with your opinion about installs, seeing as they are almost all optional now. Even more, it speeds up the game significantly from what I've seen. I'll be installing the full 10 gigs on my PS3, it's definitely worth it; this game has been on my wishlist for ages now.
YES! :D The Eee Tablet is PERFECT! :) I just wish it came out in September instead :( Oh well. I'll pick it up the second it comes out! I need an eNotebook device, I hope it organizes notes perfectly. This is my dream device, something that can eliminate almost all of my notebooks (minus the composition books, if I need to write up a report.). Can't wait. :)
And this is why Android never fails to amaze me: It's open.
It's so open, it's fantastic. Had this been a blackberry device, or a symbian^3 device, it wouldn't have happened. And forget about iOS, it's closed to apple.
I can't wait to get my hands on this thing when it's announced, Sony and Google forever! :)
As bad as it sounds, I think they are on the right track here.
Google brings up a valid point about wireless networks: They're still evolving. They aren't at the same technological "awareness" as a regular internet connection. More users are adjusted to having a home internet line, a 3G or even 4G connection is something new.
For example, if someone is trying to run a bit-torrent client on a 3G network, that isn't something that Verizon or other carriers would like to be responsible for. While on a home network, it's easy to carry out with action; a phone or mobile network isn't as simple (probably).
It's important to see that neutrality is being enforced rather heavily on the home line set of things. And that's important: It's developed. Google and Verizon have taken a stance in a very important role: They think that the home wired connections are at an integral point in their lifespans. They see it as an essential, and believe that either.
A. It will continue to be an essential in people's lives. or B. It will be fazed out as soon as 4G begins to develop into a much greater network.
And that's why they are keeping it open. It's profitable when it's open, people pay for internet speed across companies to access this open network. Where on a 3G connection, people aren't paying technically for speed. They're paying for their carrier. So why not change that, and make them pay for added features that add competition to the other carriers? It's a great way to generate revenue, and competition in a very tight knit market.
That's just my opinion though. Call me a communist if you want, but I agree with Google and Verizon on this one. 3G and 4G just isn't as developed as home internet, and it should be watched over to make sure that it is used in a manner that will allow it to flourish. An open internet is good, but an open internet where the end user can control the network speeds? Maybe not so much.
Watch the BioShock Infinite gameplay demo
Sep 21st 2010 4:28PM (Joystiq)I don't get the mentality behind 'Oh, It's scripted; it must be terrible.'
Personally, I'd take a perfect scripted game over a horrible dynamic game any day.
Yamauchi: Gran Turismo 5 has optional 10GB install
Aug 29th 2010 6:21PM (Joystiq)Oh baw harder.
Downvoting is a system that is meant to show people's opinions. You didn't get downvoted for being incorrect, you got downvoted because people didn't agree with you.
Some people don't want to argue, so they just hit downvote and continue to scroll. I don't agree with your opinion about installs, seeing as they are almost all optional now. Even more, it speeds up the game significantly from what I've seen. I'll be installing the full 10 gigs on my PS3, it's definitely worth it; this game has been on my wishlist for ages now.
Take-Two loses legal fight over BioShock.com
Aug 25th 2010 11:39AM (Joystiq)But don't major games link to their publisher's website? I don't know Take-2's website, but wouldn't it be like
Bioshock.taketwo.com ?
Or something along those lines?
ASUS prices 10-inch Android Eee Pad under $399, 8-inch Eee Tablet at $300, other tablets too
Aug 13th 2010 8:23AM (Engadget)Exclusive: Sony Ericsson to introduce Android 3.0 gaming platform and PSP Go-like smartphone
Aug 12th 2010 8:17AM (Engadget)It's so open, it's fantastic. Had this been a blackberry device, or a symbian^3 device, it wouldn't have happened. And forget about iOS, it's closed to apple.
I can't wait to get my hands on this thing when it's announced, Sony and Google forever! :)
Apple offers first generation iPod nano replacements in Japan
Aug 11th 2010 8:53AM (Engadget)Since my Zune HD went through the wash, I can only use it when it's plugged in. So now my nano is the traveler, and the Zune is my home player.
I hope apple starts replacing them in the states, I'd love to get a shiny new Nano first gen. They are so smexy.
Google's South Korean offices raided by police as part of Street View investigation
Aug 10th 2010 7:15AM (Engadget);_; This is South Korea, not North Korea.
Google and Verizon's net neutrality proposal explained
Aug 9th 2010 8:05PM (Engadget)Google brings up a valid point about wireless networks: They're still evolving. They aren't at the same technological "awareness" as a regular internet connection. More users are adjusted to having a home internet line, a 3G or even 4G connection is something new.
For example, if someone is trying to run a bit-torrent client on a 3G network, that isn't something that Verizon or other carriers would like to be responsible for. While on a home network, it's easy to carry out with action; a phone or mobile network isn't as simple (probably).
It's important to see that neutrality is being enforced rather heavily on the home line set of things. And that's important: It's developed. Google and Verizon have taken a stance in a very important role: They think that the home wired connections are at an integral point in their lifespans. They see it as an essential, and believe that either.
A. It will continue to be an essential in people's lives.
or
B. It will be fazed out as soon as 4G begins to develop into a much greater network.
And that's why they are keeping it open. It's profitable when it's open, people pay for internet speed across companies to access this open network. Where on a 3G connection, people aren't paying technically for speed. They're paying for their carrier. So why not change that, and make them pay for added features that add competition to the other carriers? It's a great way to generate revenue, and competition in a very tight knit market.
That's just my opinion though. Call me a communist if you want, but I agree with Google and Verizon on this one. 3G and 4G just isn't as developed as home internet, and it should be watched over to make sure that it is used in a manner that will allow it to flourish. An open internet is good, but an open internet where the end user can control the network speeds? Maybe not so much.
Google and Verizon announcing something policy-related at 1:30PM ET -- we're liveblogging right here
Aug 9th 2010 2:03PM (Engadget)Google Analytics. That's the big one.
Google and Verizon announcing something policy-related at 1:30PM ET -- we're liveblogging right here
Aug 9th 2010 1:38PM (Engadget)