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Post by Dez on Jul 6, 2006 22:11:25 GMT -5
I think it is because this is Sony domain and Blaw loves his Sony
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Post by Matt on Jul 6, 2006 22:20:33 GMT -5
Then Blaw is gunna love this. [glow=red,2,300] Execs in Japan dish on upcoming console wars[/glow] Square's Wada, Bandai's Unozawa speak candidly on future of online gaming, upcoming shootout between Nintendo Wii and Sony's PlayStation 3.By Walt Wyman, GameSpot The Computer Entertainment Suppliers' Association (CESA), the group that owns and produces the Tokyo Game Show, held a press conference today regarding online gaming and the industry's future. Famitsu.com covered the meeting, which was presided over by top officials from a number of companies, including Square Enix president Youichi Wada and Namco Bandai VP Shin Unozawa. Wada began the discussion by frankly acknowledging, "in individual interviews, we tend to give opinions in line with our companies' interests, making it difficult to give objective observations." He hoped that the roundtable interview would allow the participants to be more open and provide a fresh perspective to the talks. Wada then shared his insights into online-gaming payment structures. He proposed a scenario for "volume-controlled charges," in which online games would be divided into chapters. The first chapter could be offered free for evaluation, with subsequent chapters requiring payments to continue playing. He also thinks that with the growth in "always-on" Internet connections, the "huge cost of debugging" to developers will decrease, as regular software updates will become possible. Wada also pointed out that the software updates would make it "easy to insert advertisements into games." Unozawa then weighed in with his take on the impending battle between Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii. His opinion is that this purported clash of titans will actually be anticlimatic. "There will be no power struggle," he said. Although praising the Wii's family-friendliness and synergy with the Nintendo DS, he added, "I'm unsure about its appeal to the main users, namely middle- and high-school students." On the other hand, he was bullish on the PSP and PS3, which in his view fill "the demand for game hardware that can be enjoyed by individuals." Despite concerns that the PS3's price would make it prohibitively expensive, Unozawa has no fears. He asserted "the PlayStation 3 will sell, without question." Like Wada, he too sees potential in shifting the billing structure of online games. For example, the game itself could be offered free, and users would be charged for items purchased. www.gamespot.com/news/6153608.html
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Post by Blaw on Jul 6, 2006 22:31:14 GMT -5
That news I like.
But post all not sony related stuff not here!
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Post by Matt on Jul 6, 2006 22:33:16 GMT -5
You have no authority over me, I'm a global moderator! Bwahahaha! I will keep your request in mind.
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Post by Blaw on Jul 6, 2006 22:42:51 GMT -5
yes but here I do have authority!
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Post by Nick M on Jul 7, 2006 9:24:01 GMT -5
He is right. It is Blaw's domain. -NicK-
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Post by Blaw on Jul 7, 2006 9:47:15 GMT -5
Yes so listen to my authoritay
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Post by Matt on Jul 7, 2006 13:19:14 GMT -5
Blaw's domain? Please.
Nick, can I have '"authority" in the Nintendo domain? Pretty please?
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Post by Blaw on Jul 7, 2006 13:20:55 GMT -5
It has my name on it, so yes it is all mine!
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Post by Nick M on Jul 7, 2006 13:44:09 GMT -5
U have authority in all domains. It just gets over-ruled by the moderators in there. Unless I say. -NicK-
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Post by Matt on Jul 7, 2006 13:46:09 GMT -5
So whats the use of being a global moderator?
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Post by Dez on Jul 7, 2006 13:46:36 GMT -5
Don't worry, I won't overrule you in the Wii section ;D
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Post by Blaw on Jul 7, 2006 13:52:19 GMT -5
But you can't touch mine! No Nintendo fan is worthy, unless they play guitar hero.
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Post by Matt on Jul 7, 2006 13:55:06 GMT -5
Does it count that I played once when I went to Best Buy? I would do it more, but people keep trying to lick the neck.
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Post by Blaw on Jul 7, 2006 14:06:33 GMT -5
No i said play not played.
trying to lick the neck?
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