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CubaLibre
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Jeez, what is this lady's deal with the NFL. The idea that it's entertainment for the privileged is... well, I don't even know what to say about that.
I'm not reading six pages of god damn thread but let me get this straight ok. The thing is called XBox One (what?) and it's trying to be a PS3 all over again except with more Kinect bullshit and online-necessary DRM. Did I miss anything?
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CubaLibre
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| Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 10:07 pm |
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| Toups wrote: |
| CubaLibre wrote: |
Jeez, what is this lady's deal with the NFL. The idea that it's entertainment for the privileged is... well, I don't even know what to say about that. |
"status-chasing" is the term she used, which I don't think is quite as bizarre as privileged.
though it isn't the reality, it's pretty easy to equate nfl fandom with douchey white privilege if you don't care about football. |
I... no, I disagree, it shows that you're completely out of touch with any ordinary people. If anything, the stereotype of football fandom is blue-collar dunces grunting approval at colliding meatsacks so they don't protest their terrible lives etc. I guess my point is that she's not even in touch with the stereotype, is how far away she is from reality. It's not necessarily a negative judgment (ok, it is a little) so much as it's just headscratchingly weird. A David Cageian ignorance of human behavior.
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CubaLibre
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| Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 3:24 am |
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Straight up.
How the hell am I supposed to say "XBox One" without saying "XBox One" all the time? You can't just call it a One. An XO? Did they think about this for a second?
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CubaLibre
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| Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 3:37 am |
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| bort wrote: |
p s three
x box one
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unless you mean type. |
Syllables sure, but it's all glottals, it stops up in your mouth and there's no flow. It's horrible to say all the time. And, to an extent it's just a concession to humaneness to allow people to talk about your expensive luxury object without having to pronounce its (C) (R) (TM) name in full. Like "Playstation" has the same number of syllables as "PSX" or "PS1" but most people prefer the latter in conversation. If I have to say "XBox One" every time I'll feel disgusting, a human advertisement.
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CubaLibre
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CubaLibre
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| Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 3:01 am |
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| Winona Ghost Ryder wrote: |
Rumor is that not only is Respawn's debut Xbox exclusive but also Mirror's Edge 2 which suddenly popped up on a bunch of European Amazon sites.
Of course if true they are probably timed but dangit EA. |
Jesus lord let this not be true. This is the worst news. Two of the only games I'm actually interested in from the "new" generation :(
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CubaLibre
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| Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 4:16 am |
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I feel like I want a PS4, but I can't for the life of me figure out why when I have a gaming PC.
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CubaLibre
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| Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:30 am |
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I think all it means is "words based on words words"
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CubaLibre
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| Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 3:16 am |
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| Reed wrote: |
| Since when are video games (not consoles, games) a loss leader? For what? |
Mountain Dew?
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CubaLibre
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| Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:24 am |
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It's mostly a matter of what kind of security you actually want. If I want to be able to play my games in 10 years, it seems physical copies with no DRM is probably more secure than digital purchases (I tend to think I can take better care of my stuff than some transnational corporation will care to maintain an aging DRM scheme). (Also, insurance only gives you money, not games. You may get your $120, but you'll lose your rare N64 cartridge forever.) If I want to be able to play my games in 1,000 years, well actually I don't want to cause I'll be dead, and that kind of archiving ain't my job.
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CubaLibre
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| Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 9:39 pm |
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Yeah you should do that thing I said and relax man caring about the public image of gigantic faceless corporations is liable to give you a coronary.
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