There is actually a line of Cisco home use routers that you cannot log onto unless it has a live internet connection because you use an account to log on. Worst design ever.
The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !
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It's pretty clear from how things went down that Microsoft was caught completely off guard by the Sony announcement and reveal. I mean, pants-on-the-ground, dick-in-hand levels of off guard. Couple that with their general corporate attitude and how badly unprepared they've been, and to me its totally reasonable that they were expecting at least another year of development before any kind of reveal.
Cisco also reserved the right to update your router at its discretion, totally spy on all your internet activity, and ban you from their service and hardware at their sole discretion. Fortunately they caved in to customer backlash and backpedaled on most of that, changing their terms of service. Not sure Microsoft will do the same, in fact if anything they'll probably double-down on their strategy.
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spronk
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It runs amazing as a front end with Plex installed to stream all of the media from your NAS with Plex Media Server installed on it. Super cheap and you can put one on every TV in your house and stream to them all simultaneously.
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You use it as a media center, stream from movies from you computer wirelessly, play stupid games like angry birds or plug in a thumb drive withh your movies/music on it
edit -shit a_skeleton_03 beat me
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I'm Amod too!
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I'm confused. FF15 is being developed by Square-Enix right? I only see one ladyboy in that lineup.
Okay, maybe two.
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Too bad he didn't ask "why do you hate our military" just to see his reaction...
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http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/3...h-combat--cam-
"It's not a QTE because you don't have to press anything"
"See I can walk over here, totally not linear."
Every single kill is a QTE that you can't fail. Man they fucked this game up so bad.
"It's not a QTE because you don't have to press anything"
"See I can walk over here, totally not linear."
Every single kill is a QTE that you can't fail. Man they fucked this game up so bad.
Mirror's Edge Reboot Will Be Open-World:http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mis...-be-open-world
Okay, now I am significantly more interested in it (Mirror's Edge 1 was pretty meh imo). This sounds way better than just another linear sequel.
Okay, now I am significantly more interested in it (Mirror's Edge 1 was pretty meh imo). This sounds way better than just another linear sequel.
WOW that's fucking horrible. I would be so pissed if I bought one and found this out while I'm trying to fix an internet issue.
Mirror's Edge was a game that I bought on sale with little expectation, and while flawed and a bit shallow, was intriguing enough that I played through it twice as well as ran the levels individually multiple times. There was something surprisingly addicting about beating your previous best time and how fluid the gameplay felt once you really got a hold of the mechanics.
So it wasn't the best game ever, a bit shallow, overrated, and the story was garbage, but I enjoyed it anyway. So if they can improve upon the original formula while making it open world at the same time, it might actually be something pretty awesome!
So it wasn't the best game ever, a bit shallow, overrated, and the story was garbage, but I enjoyed it anyway. So if they can improve upon the original formula while making it open world at the same time, it might actually be something pretty awesome!
About the TV functionality of XBone - they're using the same terrible design which has been tried and failed due to usability issues over and over again. Here's an article explaining why it sucks:http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/43...from-google-tv
Until they're building tuners and full dvr functionality into the box it's going to be a subpar experience.
Until they're building tuners and full dvr functionality into the box it's going to be a subpar experience.
Trust me i know, i haven't had cable/satellite in over 3 years. I've got 3 Roku's, 2 360's and a PS3 that all get used for Netflix/Hulu plus other streaming content from the various devices. If i could at some point plug a Roku into an Xbone and have that seamlessly integrated with all the quick switching and connectivity of XBL i would consider paying for that. There are also a shitload of people that would never consider spending money on something like that.
I've got an ipad/iphone/laptop/desktop PC that all do streaming services of some kind, but when i am setting down to watch a movie or play i game i want to do it in my living room on my comfy couch with the big TV and audio system. I know a lot of people don't care about the audio/visual experience of TV or gaming but to me its the best part. So to me, having a device that could integrate all of that on one input could be appealing if, and ONLY if it is done right. Obviously MS didn't do it right so its all a moot point anyway. I'm just saying that i can see some appeal in their concept, they just failed at putting it all together.