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  • #181
    Originally posted by Asher
    Why does he think R&D costs occur now?

    Sony's R&D cost was during the, you know, R&D of the console -- over the past 4 years. The cost now is due to components. The R&D is done with.

    This guy is clueless.
    the 1.7 billion was for the fiscal year ending march 07. Did all PS3 related R&D end by March '06?

    But he probably really means the rampup costs, and was justing writing sloppily. SInce hes a game developer (Tropico, I think, but now making casual games, Bonnies Bookstore) and only writes occasionally about the game biz on his blog, Id let him go for the writing.
    "A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for.” Martin Buber

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    • #182
      Originally posted by lord of the mark
      the 1.7 billion was for the fiscal year ending march 07. Did all PS3 related R&D end by March '06?
      The vast majority of it did.

      Cell was finalized at the end of '05 and RSX in ~January '06.

      But he probably really means the rampup costs, and was justing writing sloppily. SInce hes a game developer (Tropico, I think, but now making casual games, Bonnies Bookstore) and only writes occasionally about the game biz on his blog, Id let him go for the writing.
      His reasoning is pretty flawed throughout the thing. It's more than writing, he doesn't understand the hardware aspect at all.
      "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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      • #183
        Ruh-oh!

        Reports have been coming in on the official Nintendo forums that after the initial firmware/software update that is downloaded during your first attempt to use WiiConnect24, some users are experiencing a "110213" error code, which bars them from using WiiConnect24 completely. Some people are conjecturing that the update is frying a necessary component to connect to the service, possibly being caused by corrupt downloads due to the incredible demand on the update servers currently. Whatever the cause, Nintendo phone support is apparently calling this a "fatal error," and replacing the units for free, including pre-paid shipping labels to make the process as smooth as can be -- of course, "smooth as can be" is little solace to launch day junkies who are halfway through Zelda already and will have to start over on a fresh box.
        "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
        Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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        • #184
          Some clever bastards turned their PS3 into a grill.



          It's like the oldschool photoshop...but real.
          "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
          Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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          • #185
            On the other hand, the Wii's aren't exploding into flame.

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            • #186
              Give the PS3 time.
              "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
              Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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              • #187
                They've got the 360 beat for that so far.

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                • #188
                  Asher: What are the 360's internet features? Does it have a fully-featured browser?
                  I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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                  • #189
                    Now there's a selling point. "PS3: It doesn't self-destruct if it catches you downloading Firefox."
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                    • #190
                      Originally posted by DanS
                      Asher: What are the 360's internet features? Does it have a fully-featured browser?
                      Of course not. The 360 is not a PC, and MS is very much trying to keep those distinct entities.

                      The 360 does nothing with email and intarwab. It is a game console and media player.
                      "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                      Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                      • #191
                        OK. Does the PS3 or Wii have a fully-featured browser?
                        I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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                        • #192
                          No.
                          I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
                          For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator Rubio

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                          • #193
                            They both should.

                            PS3 does now (minus support for WMV/quicktime), Wii should in the future (Opera).

                            It's a ridiculously stupid feature for a game console, IMO.
                            "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                            Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                            • #194
                              Nintendo's browser will only be free through March, then they expect people to pay for the privilege of surfing the web in 640x480.
                              "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                              Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                              • #195
                                OK. Thanks.
                                I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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