My PS3 and computer have been broken for some time now...theyre in the shop so hopefully I can be back soon...

Second Guessed Myself

Posted by Scott at 11:08 PM on April 14th 2009

Oh, another real post? just after I posted that POS yesterday? YES. I have some things on my mind that I kind of feel like putting out there. So, here we go:

Hey everyone, How are you doing? (literally answer this question if you want, lol. I don't have too much time to do blog catching up )

Things with me have been going really well, school, life, fitness, women . OK maybe the last one isn't the best it could be but what is great is (to those who still care or actually believe in what im doing) the book is going well, along with preperation for the actual stie. The site will be getting an overhaul from that crap i posted a while back, and will not be posted until it is COMPLETELY READY. Character bios (which is what I'mn working on as I type this), documents, theory, general outlines, etc. Also my art style has drastically improved. I don't mean to brag or anything, but it's a noticable difference. maybe I'll be able to post some things I've done soon, but it's not my priority right now.

Generally, everything I've just said means one thing: I am back in the Book Work swing of things! I've got my motivation back, my skilled hand back, but more importantly there is something just driving me right now...I'm not exactly sure what it is, but **** it! haha. It has taken since early fall of last year, from back when my friend broke into my house over the summer to end my work-aholic streak and drag me to the beach. In retrospect it wasn't a horrible thing...but what an ***. haha nah I love the kid, he's a great friend and i miss him since I moved...

Anywho enough on that, for now. As usual I've been watching a lot of anime as I do my work...that and the fact that I refuse to pay for standard cable until I move in with my friends after the summer ends. Recently I watched Zoids Chaotic Century, Zoids New Century Zero, and Zoids Genesis. I've also watched naruto...all of it...I'm a naruto head now. Out side of anime I've watched Reboot and beast wars. For those of you interested in knowing how well what was:

Zoids Chaotic Century: Great, I recommend it.

Zoids New Century Zero: The Best in the Series, Incredible Sound Track. Watch this Show.

Zoids Genesis: Eh...watch this at your own discression...

Reboot: Great, better than what I remember from 6 years ago

Beast Wars: Lol exactly what I remember from like 10 years ago. Awful in such a GREAT way.

Until next time friends take care!

-SD

P.S.-...um, I'm 100% sure I was level 20 before I went on that hiatus...

Ok, so I haven't posted for two weeks, but I can still continue to try getting into a swing of things. To put it plainly life in this new city o' mine is busy. Still, like I said ^, I'm going to continue to try.

Anyways, not much to say right now, pirates continue to raid ships on the other side of the wrold which has been interesting me greatly. I wouldn't say I know enough to write a blog on.

The new chronicles of Riddick game was recently relased, and it appears to be a huge dissappointment after the gem that was butcher bay...

Hope to post again soon, take care all...

-SD

Hello all...

So first off, I am looking to make as much of a return as possible right now. My intent is to post on here on set days of the week, 2 to 3 times a week, to get a feel for posting on a site on a regular basis (like the one that will hopefully be out in the summer). I intend to get a feel for it as if it's a task I must preform, blah blah blah yada yada. Basically I'm going to be posting opinions on events around the world or in gaming to get in the swing of a feeling of a task i must preform. You can read if you like, and comments and criticisms are welcomed. I don't know if I'll be able to find time to return to reading others blogs, I will try (of course) but time is a factor going into a new quarter at school. So, hopefully this works in favor of the latter.

Hey everyone, good to be back (sorta). Here goes, News Post 1, March 26, 2009. Posted by Scott at 3:13AM

So, obviously it was hard for me to ignore the buzz over the service of OnLive that was presented at this year's GDC and that's what I'm here to talk about now. I've read some decent articles and opinions on the 'device' (i wouldn't necessarily refer to it as a console or platform yet) and two of my preferred come from, the obvious, CNET (new window) and from CAD's Timm Buckley. Now, unexpectedly, i like the opinions of Timm more than I did any other article, because they help to power the arguments FOR OnLive.

He mentioned that the Big 3 simply won't roll over and die with the arrival of OnLive or other companies like it (OTOY mentioned in GS article). "I can't see Microsoft simply saying "Sure, don't buy our conssole, we don't want the revenue from XBL, anyway!" I agree that won't happen, but this could be the segway into the elimination of large, overpriced consoles, purchased and brought into our homes; Timm mentioned this as well.

The "idea" of OnLive, does not lead to the end of other consoles and gaming competition in some kind of gaming toltalitarian state. Instead it lands us exactly where we are today, with fanboys continuing to fret over which 'device' they're favorite games will land on. Competition won't be eliminated, but will most likely stay the same with the Big 3 adapting to the change. But why should it change?

Many don't like the idea of losing the physical tangible game disc, cartridge, gamecase, etc. to a digital download, yet everything is already on it's way there. This simple fact also downplays the idea of devs keeping loyalties toward Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, to maintain a need for the consoles as well. It's easier for devs simply to produce game data, not having to worry about disc compressions and space limitations, and it's cheaper because they don't have to pay for the ****** discs and plastic it goes in. Yet, why would they do this if gamers/consumers still want the discs and boxes? It's because they don't care what gamers want. There is an untapped market that is ripe for the taking and that is what OnLive wants, and eventually Sony and Microsoft will want it as well.

Nintendo is the one who proved all of the above. As Timm stated: "Nintendo ****'s money and they've had an explosive case of diarrhea for the last few years". Nintendo is doing this because they did what all businesses' goal is, to find new markets, and make a profit off of them. They did it and they did it cheap and they did it right, but, what Nintendo failed is keep their prior market, the hardcore gamers. A big reason that that happened is due to the Wii being underpowered and big name devs wanted to see the full potential out of their dreams, so they went to Sony and MS. Yet, as we've seen from this generation thus far, devs don't care about loyalties anymore, which is natural for a business, since the greater profit lies in more markets. So, OnLive is going to do all of this.

It can take everything that Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo are doing right, make up for what they're doing wrong, and do it cheap. Why is cheap so important? It's because that is where the untapped market lies. Those who can't afford these high end consoles and expensive gaming prices, are the untapped market and they are large.

There is a lot of speculation as to how much this 'device' will cost. There's a simple answer: take the price of a PS3 of 360 controller (because they are high end) and add that to a cheap modem. Because that is probably what you will be buying, a controller and a cheap modem, and those on average are $60(US) for a controller and between $40-70(US) for a modem; that's ~$130 at most by my estimates. Though I could be wrong, I doubt I am.

The real question that determines if this 'idea' will sell through OnLive or not is how much they charge for the SERVICE. If the untapped market is anything like me, they will not want to pay the same price for internet as they are paying now, which is around $50/month for high quality internet. My guess is that, if it's anything over $35/month it won't fly like it could; but that is only with OnLive.

-SD

EDIT: Oh, and the argument for the technology for low latency HD streaming not being available is a load of garbage. It exists and it's existed for years. Want an answer? WoW. ...think about it...

and i haven't watched the keynote yet, either. Though, I doubt much of what I've said will change after I've seen it...

EDIT2: Just finished the key note...I can only think of few arguments against OnLive that hold, but I can't stop thinking of arguments for it...there is so much REAL potential...

Seriously...

Moved in, started at a new school, classes are pretty heavy right now and so is work on the book...

I'll be back, no lie...

-SD