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07/01/09
07/01/09
I was going to mention this, but you beat me to the punch. He does a decent enough job of distracting you from the question, but he hasn't really explained how it is different.
07/02/09
Well the difference seems to be that it's not just for games, and that it also offers programs like photoshop. HE didn't really emphasize on that very much though.
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07/01/09
I'll stick to my consoles, my PC and my physical, boxed games.
Motion controllers, being the controller, digital distribution, on-cloud gaming.. I'm not sure I like the direction my most beloved pastime is headed.
07/01/09
07/01/09
I bet you wish.
Anyone besides me notice that for his demo, Perry did not bother to play any high end games - say like GTA IV (PC) or Crysis?
Everything he played was not only low end, but the few relatively new games he played (Wow, Spore, EVE Online, NFS: Pro Street?), were all running in their low spec modes, full of low res textures and low end lighting and shader effects . . . and none of it was in HD (even though HD is supposedly an option).
What? I'm supposed to quit gaming on my high end PC, with all my game's special effects cranked up to max, and output at high def in 5.1 surround, and downgrade to this?
I don't think so.
OnLive on the other hand, has proven all of that about their service, and then some. So until Perry can actually prove that Gaikai is at least as good as OnLive (which he has not), I'll keep my eye on the competition. Because, if I am going to give up my high end gaming rig, then it is going to be for something that actually can do what my high end gaming rig can do; for a lot less money. And so far, I have not seen a single thing that Gaikai can do, that my high end gaming PC can't do much, much better.
And has anyone besides me noticed that there are ZERO community features on Gaikai? Once again, thanks to Steam and Xbox LIVE, I am spoiled on community features. And more importantly, on the concept of a centralized community. I don't want to have to go all over the internet, to 50 different publisher's sites, having to join 50 different gaming communities, just to get my game-on with my friends. Gaikai's got a good idea of being able to launch the games directly from the publisher's website, but once again OnLive can do the same - or more to the point, the publisher puts the links up on their site, and when you click it, it launches you directly into OnLive and the game you were after. Thus keeping online gaming communities centralized and able to grow, and not scattered all over the internet.
If a simple 1MB browser pluggin from OnLive will deliver all of the goods that high end PC gamers are already come to expect in modern games, with no sacrifices or compromises to the experience, then it would seem to me that it is hardly a price to pay, and hardly a deal breaker for any gamer.
The competition, my friend, is far from over. And from what I have seen to date, it is OnLive that is light years ahead of the competition, and not Gaikai.
07/01/09
07/01/09
Piracy is never a good thing, but that part is worse IMO.
06/26/09
When someone dies, I like to remember the good things they did rather than the bad.
Sound horrible? Hypocrites.
06/26/09
Comparing MJ to a man who slaughtered millions of people in a twisted crusade, is reaching a bit. Dont you think?
06/26/09
But those people he slaughtered are slaughtering Palestian now.
Those people he slaughtered stole the land from Palestian.
06/26/09
You mean they are zombies?
06/26/09
Forced to grow up fast being the biggest star in the universe had an effect on that.
But G-d bless that man's soul. He had more soul than any of us can imagine, and refused to let go of all things fun. And we can learn a LOT from that.
Dont let go of the child inside and the fun, or you will be another cog in the wheel, another zombie of the system, and live the rest of your life cynical and not know what fun is again.
Especially all the fantards and their pathetic brand loyalty. Just have fun for Christ's sake.
06/26/09
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It's not exactly a revelation. Just don't read it. It's as simple as that. (Or "as easy as 1-2-3", to quote the recently deceased.)
06/26/09
Minus the noob part. My youth- Nintendo, and Thriller.
06/26/09
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06/26/09
Agreed. :-/
06/26/09
Regardless of the accusations against him, in his prime he was absolutely amazing. I was born in '89, so I was late to that party, but there is no denying he was an amazing performer/artist who deserves so much more than his name being smeared the day following his passing.
RIP Michael, King of Pop.
06/26/09
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06/26/09
Allegedly, and you are a huge fucking dick, show some respect. just because he had issues, doesnt mean he was a horrible person, he was a great musican and thats what he should be remebered for the most, and will be by myself.
I wont remeber the bad only the good as we all should
06/26/09
How come you aren't dead?
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06/26/09
You should stop posting on this article really. You are doing it to be a dick. Stop.
06/26/09
Who molested you and made you the crusader against alleged molesters?
06/26/09
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06/26/09
The fact is two people saw the opportunity to make money from him, and had reasonable success
Yes he was odd and eccentric, but was he a child molester, probably not,
06/26/09
06/26/09
Never said that. He is/was still alleged until he was acquitted on charges.
No one but him, god and those children know the truth. If I have doubt I give a person the benefit of that doubt. Also, the if he did and those parents took money for that molestation then whose the real monsters here? The parents for NOT pursuing to put him away. Not to say if we found proof that he did, that he wouldn't also change in my eyes as a person. But as far as his status goes, he's not a child molester.
Now if you could get past your molestation, you could maybe not be a dick online.
06/26/09
06/26/09
Why didn't you share your concrete proof with the prosecution during the trials? Surely he would have been found guilty and convicted then.
Sorry, I forgot you're basing your entire argument off of nothing.
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06/26/09
Hitler was proven guilty as a killer of million, your example fails. Michael was not guilty and neither does anyone have substantial proof. Just stop posting here, really.
06/26/09
OMG HE DEFINITELY RAPED THEM.
And MY MICHAEL LOVED THEM HE NEVERRRR WOULD DO THAT.
for fucks sake people, for one, there was a HUGE amount of evidence against michael, but nothing that could tie him to those particular children. There was his secret treasure chest room, full of childrens outfits [which were stained], there were the sleepovers, the jesus juice, which were all validated by external witnesses and a search of the ranch.
So the case against him for molesting children is strong, he was found not guilty because the children couldn't testify. You shouldn't be surprised that a young child won't stand up in front of hundreds of people, the scary judge, and the person who caused the most horrific trauma of your entire life despite putting him away.
As for the other pay offs, it was a settlement which was most likely based off of intimidation. "You can't beat our lawyers, we will bury you in hundreds of thousands in legal fees, he'll walk again whether you take our money or not" or they were just shitty parents trying to make a quick buck at their childs expense.
Secondly, whats the point in yelling OMG RAEP? Yeah, he very well could've done it, I think he has and I have no sympathy for his death, but not providing a logical reasonable arguement makes you a jack ass.
I'll leave you with this LIGHT HEARTED humor:
When farrah fawcett got to heaven, god asked her what she wanted most for the world and she replied "I want all the children of the world to be safe". So god killed MJ"
:)
06/26/09
ps: I´m waiting for your lame answer "oh, so molesting child is now a way for a man to be relevant" or any other ridiculous statement like that. :P
06/26/09
I stopped reading after your second long winded paragraph. You just lumped yourself into your own self described, "OMG HE DEFINITELY RAPED THEM" category.
Lastly, long posts do not necessarily mean they are intelligent and your final joke flat-lined.
06/26/09
he's gulity of being eccentric and caring to the world, a world who would rape him of all he worked for if they could. the theory of a setup came up with obvious clues. ask jay leno who was also a target of a lawsuit from THE SAME DAMN FAMILY. go and do your homework before you come on here blabbing like a fucking idiot. your comments are stinking up the joint .
06/26/09
06/26/09
Just goes to show how much of a kid Michael was deep down. For all his controversy, I'll miss him. I was planning to go to one of his show later on as well :(
06/26/09
06/26/09
Agree with you both.
I was blessed enough to be old enough during his peak years of his music in the 80's. He was and still is phenomenal... all other negativity is just BS.
06/26/09
It's like you remember this absolutely electrifying performer, someone who will be remembered for all time, and that is a very, very exclusive list. The Beatles, Elvis, and Michael Jackson. That's pretty much "it" when it comes to the biggest names in history. His talent was and will always be unquestionable.
Then of course you have the other side of his life where he was abused as a child, and who knows how much that contributed to all of the things that happened. With the surgeries, skin color, child molestation charges, hanging his baby over a balcony with a blanket over its head, and it goes on and on.
If there is ever anyone who deserves "Rest In Peace," whatever that may or may not mean for us when we die, it's him. Hell of a life, really. It's always huge news when a "Legend" dies but in his case, it's like finally exhaling. And I think we all can say this wasn't a person we expected to die of "natural" causes. Cardiac arrest due to a drug overdose, heart attack, etc, whatever it actually turns out to be, I don't think anyone can consider that cause of death a surprise in the case of Michael Jackson.
Wherever we all go when we die, hopefully it's calm. Because he needs it.
06/26/09
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06/26/09
Pathetic really...
06/26/09
If it wasn't for those ***holes hounding him and persecuting him just to make a headline, he may still have been alive today.
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