PS4 Rumours
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20th February is the planned announcement of the announcement apparently.
Dalek Dave wrote:
Particularly annoying during PGA Tour Golf where there is a 20 odd seconds delay between holes)
Look how far we have come from the C64 days when a 20 sec load is seen as inconvenient.
When a web page takes a quarter of a second longer to load than usual it is seen as an epoch of wasted time. I remember the ZX Spectrum taking a good 5 mins or so to load "The Hobbit" and that was annoying. We have got too complacent.
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20th February is the planned announcement of the announcement apparently.
Dalek Dave wrote:
Particularly annoying during PGA Tour Golf where there is a 20 odd seconds delay between holes)
Look how far we have come from the C64 days when a 20 sec load is seen as inconvenient.
Hmm, things are fstr but are they btr. 20 seconds is a bad time because it's longer than the scientifically proven minimum boredom threshold of 6.48 seconds but not long enough to go-get-a-cup-of-tea as any loading delay on a C64 shurely would have been. It's painful but there's no pay back, no health benefits, no refeshment, just delay. Sometimes the slower way is the better way. ;)
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
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Nagy Vilmos wrote:
I'll be washing my hair.
Really? Photos or it will not have happened. (I need to get hold of Dr Dan Streetmentioner).
--------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^]
It's a euphemism. And you don't want photos of what it's a euphemism for! X|
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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I am seeing many rumours about Sony about to announce an announcement about a forthcoming announcement about the PS4. I am so looking forward to the new one, and I have some 'Wants' that I would like to see made real. Firstly, I would like the account to be linked to the controller, not the unit. That way I can play a two person game and both me and my opponent can score on our own achievement tables. Secondly, I would like in-game pre-loading, so that that as I get near the end on part one it is already pre-loading part two so that there is no lagging. (Particularly annoying during PGA Tour Golf where there is a 20 odd seconds delay between holes). Thirdly, Wouldn't it be great if it could be fully backwards compatible so that I do not need to get a mortgage to replace all my fave games! What else would be great? Anyone else excited? Will any of you be buying it on Day 1?
--------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^]
Pre-loading is not something dependant on the plaform itself. It's more a specific title thing and is perfectly possible on PS3. For example Dead Space 2 is 8-15h of gameplay with a single, short loading when you first start the game.
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Hmm, things are fstr but are they btr. 20 seconds is a bad time because it's longer than the scientifically proven minimum boredom threshold of 6.48 seconds but not long enough to go-get-a-cup-of-tea as any loading delay on a C64 shurely would have been. It's painful but there's no pay back, no health benefits, no refeshment, just delay. Sometimes the slower way is the better way. ;)
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
Hmm, things are fstr but are they btr.
3 mistakes and I stopped reading.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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I am seeing many rumours about Sony about to announce an announcement about a forthcoming announcement about the PS4. I am so looking forward to the new one, and I have some 'Wants' that I would like to see made real. Firstly, I would like the account to be linked to the controller, not the unit. That way I can play a two person game and both me and my opponent can score on our own achievement tables. Secondly, I would like in-game pre-loading, so that that as I get near the end on part one it is already pre-loading part two so that there is no lagging. (Particularly annoying during PGA Tour Golf where there is a 20 odd seconds delay between holes). Thirdly, Wouldn't it be great if it could be fully backwards compatible so that I do not need to get a mortgage to replace all my fave games! What else would be great? Anyone else excited? Will any of you be buying it on Day 1?
--------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^]
Dalek Dave wrote:
Thirdly, Wouldn't it be great if it could be fully backwards compatible so that I do not need to get a mortgage to replace all my fave games!
There is a rumor that it will not be backwards compatible. http://www.ign.com/wikis/playstation-4/Rumors[^] PS3 didn't have a whole bunch of previous generation games to choose from. Granted there were a few, but not nearly enough of a selection to choose from. I think Nintendo Wii got it right by re-releasing their games on their marketplace and there selection was quite good. To me it no longer matters whether its backwards compatible or not because look at the library of previous generation games now.
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Matthew Faithfull wrote:
Hmm, things are fstr but are they btr.
3 mistakes and I stopped reading.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
It's a referential joke, http://jimweller.com/2002/01/book-review-fstr.html[^] :sigh: never mind.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
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I am seeing many rumours about Sony about to announce an announcement about a forthcoming announcement about the PS4. I am so looking forward to the new one, and I have some 'Wants' that I would like to see made real. Firstly, I would like the account to be linked to the controller, not the unit. That way I can play a two person game and both me and my opponent can score on our own achievement tables. Secondly, I would like in-game pre-loading, so that that as I get near the end on part one it is already pre-loading part two so that there is no lagging. (Particularly annoying during PGA Tour Golf where there is a 20 odd seconds delay between holes). Thirdly, Wouldn't it be great if it could be fully backwards compatible so that I do not need to get a mortgage to replace all my fave games! What else would be great? Anyone else excited? Will any of you be buying it on Day 1?
--------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^]
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Dalek Dave wrote:
about to announce an announcement about a forthcoming announcement
Are you sure they will announce it?
He must be or he wouldn't have announced it.
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It's a referential joke, http://jimweller.com/2002/01/book-review-fstr.html[^] :sigh: never mind.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
No it wasn't, it was txtspk and incorrect punctuation. We're too bloody good here to lower ourselves to imperfections.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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No it wasn't, it was txtspk and incorrect punctuation. We're too bloody good here to lower ourselves to imperfections.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
You have no clue whether it was actually a reference to that book or not, so get off your damn high horse.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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It's a referential joke, http://jimweller.com/2002/01/book-review-fstr.html[^] :sigh: never mind.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
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You have no clue whether it was actually a reference to that book or not, so get off your damn high horse.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
As the alleged book has no alleged reference to txtspk except in a single piece of English Abuse in the review, I rest my case. What else do you think I've got this high horse for if not pontificating?
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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That link is blocked as "Phishing and Other Frauds".
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]
OK. No idea why. I just put in a search for "Faster by James Gleick" which is what I was alluding to. I think Nagi had a sore head although he seems to have since found a 'cure'.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
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As the alleged book has no alleged reference to txtspk except in a single piece of English Abuse in the review, I rest my case. What else do you think I've got this high horse for if not pontificating?
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
The alleged book has FSTR written across the cover. Your point is my point, I don't even text speak when I'm texting.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
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The alleged book has FSTR written across the cover. Your point is my point, I don't even text speak when I'm texting.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
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As the alleged book has no alleged reference to txtspk except in a single piece of English Abuse in the review, I rest my case. What else do you think I've got this high horse for if not pontificating?
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
Nagy Vilmos wrote:
As the alleged book has no alleged reference to txtspk except in a single piece of English Abuse in the review, I rest my case.
Might want to do a little research first... Book cover[^] I'll bring the step-stool.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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The alleged book has FSTR written across the cover. Your point is my point, I don't even text speak when I'm texting.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
Your point is my point
No it isn't. My point was that the use of txtspk and the incorrect punctuation meant I stopped reading. So whatever point you wanted to make was lost as your use of poor language put me off the rest of the content.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Nagy Vilmos wrote:
As the alleged book has no alleged reference to txtspk except in a single piece of English Abuse in the review, I rest my case.
Might want to do a little research first... Book cover[^] I'll bring the step-stool.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
Double abuse does not negate it, it just increases the offence.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Matthew Faithfull wrote:
Your point is my point
No it isn't. My point was that the use of txtspk and the incorrect punctuation meant I stopped reading. So whatever point you wanted to make was lost as your use of poor language put me off the rest of the content.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
Exactly. You didn't even read my post and yet you understood it completely.:thumbsup:
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
