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Final Fantasy XIII announcement possibly due on Nov. 13 {Joystiq}
Nov 8th 2009 7:38PM >implying that Square Enix loves their customers enough to do a worldwide release
Sadly, no.
ESRB: Sing about urine and unprotected sex in SingStar Latino {Joystiq}
Sep 5th 2009 5:30PM wat
Toshiba adopts Blu-ray for laptops, completes shame circle {Engadget}
Sep 3rd 2009 6:48PM >What's ironic is that I'm using an old laptop.
HC, that sums up your last paragraph. I really, really think that you need to look up the definition of "ironic".
Samsung debuts first 32GB DDR3 memory module {Engadget}
Jun 18th 2009 8:19PM That's what SHE said!
See The Beatles: Rock Band cartoon intro in high quality {Joystiq}
Jun 5th 2009 8:42PM Repeating the lyrics of a rapper who achieved moderate success AT BEST during a musical decade that has absolutely no relevancy to the band that this article features.
3/10. Would rage again.
Palm Pre pics released into the wild by Sprint freedom fighter {Engadget}
May 15th 2009 3:34AM So glad I'm not the only one who saw that
Wisconsin placing 5% tax on downloaded games, items {Joystiq}
Feb 26th 2009 9:59PM Dirk:
http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/05staxrank.html
http://www.statestats.com/edrank.htm
Of the top 10 highest taxed states (by capita), only 4 of them are in the top 10 school ranking
Hell, California brings in nearly twice as much tax revenue as New York in total taxes, (the #1 and #2 highest taxed states, respectively) and New York's education is placed at #16th. California? #47.
There is no direct correlation between higher taxes and better education or services. As a person who lives in California, a state that BY ITSELF is the 9th largest economy on the planet, and is ranked #10 in highest taxes by capita in the US, I can safely say that tax rate has nothing to do with quality of life.
If you elect a bunch of morons, the tax rate will go up because they don't know how to manage their funds. If you elect financially saavy people like businessmen and former successful CEOs, the tax rate will go down because they know how to properly manage money.
PROTIP: Throwing money at a problem doesn't make it go away.
India's $10 laptop is not a laptop {Engadget}
Feb 4th 2009 3:38AM So it's an Etch a Sketch with a printer interface?
I wasn't expecting much out of the "$10 laptop" claim, but Christ, I think this product is grounds for laptops to sue them for defamation of character.
Obama's administration supports June DTV transition postponement {Engadget}
Jan 16th 2009 3:57PM Oh, God. Not again.
In b4 political shitstorm
Actual gameplay screenshots of Final Fantasy XIII {Joystiq Playstation}
Jan 6th 2009 3:26PM freaking wat
The game is being developed for the PS3, and it will be ported to the x360, not the other way around. We're still getting a native, fully developed game here. So I don't get where you're getting your:
"does a game have too (sic) suffer for it ... (should be a question mark, not dots)"
idea from.
Secondly, your concept of "people who love the FF series would pay for a PS3 just for this game" is a really dangerous thing to assume, because that's exactly what Ken Kutaragi said when Sony priced the PS3 for $600, and just look how that turned out. People have a limit to what they're willing to play for.
Example: I love the Star Ocean series, but I'm really debating with myself whether or not I'm willing to spend the money to buy a x360 solely for SO4, and I'm hoping that Square Enix releases it on PS3, even if it's just a port. More likely than not, I won't be able to convince myself that it would be a worthwile investment when I could buy multiple PS3 games instead, or even better, new furniture.
I highly doubt that there is a significant portion, in a business aspect, of Final Fantasy fans who are "holding out" so they can blow over half a grand to play a 40 hour game. People have other expenses in their lives. Sure, a lot of people line up outside when a game comes out to buy a console, but they're a very vocal minority who get a lot of attention. They in no way represent the majority of people, who already own the system to begin with.
Many Final Fantasy fans who were holding out for XIII already own a PS3, as proven by the reaction online when SE announced they were going multi-platform.
Lastly, of course they want to sell more, that's how they get more money to make even better games down the line. I can't stand people like you who think that companies have to put the feelings of their customers before a profit. Of my friends, only two of us have PS3s, the rest have x360s. And to be honest, I'm glad that FFXIII is being developed for both consoles, because now I can discuss the game with my friends, and they're excited for it to.
Final Fantasy fan != Sony fan, which is what you're assuming them all to be. The Final Fantasy series was originally held by Nintendo, and SE develops for all three consoles and both handhelds. Why should the Final Fantasy series be any different? If you really are a Final Fantasy fan, a business decision to go multiplatform isn't going to prevent you from buying it, that's being a Sony fan.
"i can't really see myself buying a game from them if they think this way." If you can say this honestly, then you never were going to buy it to begin with, or you're lying to us for effect. I refuse to believe that there are people as dense as you who actually think this way.
