Mass Deduction (née scrapking)'s discussions

Up to that point. As the article notes, its successor (the Commodore 64) is the single best selling computer of all time. Read more

The Atari ST was a neat system, I used one a few times. Wouldn't have traded my Commodore Amiga for it, though. Still have my Amiga. Read more

Driving a forklift down on the docks. It'd be sweet if we did a forklift race at the beginning of every shift, too.

Well, I've always respected your analysis in the past. I would add that sticking with Power has the advantage of greater cross-compatibility with the other consoles (the Wii U appears to definitely use Power, and the next Playstation looks likely to as well) which would be good for third-parties. It'll be… Read more

I'm just as interested in how a series of prequel vignettes would work *WITH* Alan Moore. I read the graphic novel series of prequel vignettes for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (entiteld simply "Dr. Horrible"), and despite the heavy involvement of the original creative team I don't think it lived up to the standards… Read more

Ah, but a commercial venture (such as a club that takes money for memberships) is not seen in law as being as private as your personal residence. Read more

Advantages, though, include the possibility that ARM could lead to a unification of Xbox and Windows. You could run possibly Xbox games on ARM-based Windows laptops/tablets. You could eventually, down the road, do it on Windows Phones once they become powerful enough. I'm not thinking here of the full $60 retail… Read more

That's amazingly devious. The more they played it, the more gamerscore would be provided when they buy/licence a new copy! Wow. Read more

I'm still annoyed that the original Femshep wasn't an option in the Femshep vote (or whatever it was) for ME3. What's with that? Read more

You've reminded me of the PC version of Panzer Dragoon. Read more

It was awesome, the best Panzer Dragoon this side of Panzer Dragoon Saga. As a bonus, the original Panzer Dragoon game was included on Orta making it the definitive (non-RPG) Panzer Dragoon in my mind. Read more

Would I have the right to ask them to leave? Yes. Would I ask them to leave? Most likely. Read more

Whereas, I prefer both FPSs and RTSs on consoles. It's not about the accuracy, it's about the ergonomics: relaxing on the couch in front of a big screen TV, versus sitting at a computer desk. Read more

Thank you, that's high praise (I think ;) ). Read more

I think the ARM-based rumours are true. Win 8 has an ARM implementation (and every version of the Xbox has been based on a stripped down Windows kernel at its heart). ARM works great for embedded devices (inexpensive per clock, low power consumption, low heat generation), and consoles and embedded devices have some… Read more

That's an interesting proposition (I missed that when you previously suggested it). Read more

"Despite the fact that Sony has previously said it will "probably be the last to announce," a source has indicated to VG247 that Sony is "confident" it will launch its next PlayStation before Microsoft brings the next Xbox to market." Read more

My feeling is that the likelihood is very high (probably 7-9 range) that we'll see something like the online passes implemented across the board for the two new consoles, but I wouldn't expect it to go much further than that. For the new Xbox, my hope is I'll be able to wave the code off the box in front of the… Read more

" "In a new Star Wars game, the biggest threat to the empire may be homosexual activists!"—Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council, drumming up thousands of letters to Electronic Arts protesting same-sex content in EA games." Read more

If you reframe that argument, PC gamers say the same thing about console gamers. Why play an FPS on imprecise analogue sticks when you could do so with super accurate keyboard and mouse? Yet Call of Duty now sells best on the Xbox 360, dwarfing the PC version in sales. Read more