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The data is fairly useless anyway. Munge it together or keep it separate, it doesn’t tell you anything meaningful

4 days ago on Google opts out of FISA disclosure deal made by Facebook and Microsoft, calls it 'a step back for users;' Twitter agrees 1 recommend

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Apple will release a new app for this, and it will be called… iSpy.

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It’s not logical at all. A disc that can be re-sold, and therefore has an intrinsic higher value makes sense. Digital copies which can’t and which don’t result in lost sales, should be much cheaper. Then offer both to consumers and let then chose.

But it won’t happen because every company will charge as much as they possibly can for everything. Because it’s about bottom lines, not fairness.

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Right now they price the games so high because of the whole “I give my discs to my buddies” system and because of places like Gamestop.

Digital copies of games on both platforms are still expensive and yet they can’t be traded. Please explain why this is so.

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Once I get back to the US permanently, I’ll be getting the XB1, the model they are following means that over a period of time the games will get cheaper, just like on Steam. They will most likely move to an all digital model, which will bring down the prices.

You think that EA, Activision and Ubisoft will lower their prices as time goes on? Actually lower prices and reduce their bottom line!?! Because it’s publishers who set prices, not Microsoft.

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Well I can’t be in the minority if the Wii U is selling as badly is it is reported, can I? ;-)

5 days ago on Ubisoft won't develop Wii U-exclusive games until Nintendo sells more systems

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Uh, no.

5 days ago on 'Can't innovate anymore, my ass': Apple's bravado clouds the company's real challenges 12 recommends

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Not knocking Nintendo, because their games are awesome, but Nintendo have built an empire selling the same games over and over. As much as I love Mario Cart, I don’t want to play it again. I’m fairly tapped out on Mario platformers too. They’re great games but after 20 years I want variety.

Zelda rocks but I’m not buying a Wii U for Zelda.

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Yeah, but common sense. You can bet your ass that every single nextgen exclusive being developed by a third party will have an agreement with the platform holder that should sales/profits not reach a minimum level then the platform holder has to either a) compensate the developer/publisher financially, or b) free them to publish on the other platform. Which consequence occurs will depend on who owns the IP.

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Exactly. And what happened? Google wrote their much improved app, without Apple having to pay them any money – again, because Google simply can’t afford not to be on the platform.

The same as they did with YouTube. iOS still get great apps, now direct from Google, Apple no longer pay Google money. Consumers benefit, Apple benefits and I’m sure Google benefit overall as well.

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You’re totally right. The Apple “care bears” who can’t stand any criticism should just be ignored.

5 days ago on iOS 7 still 'a work in progress' alleges The Next Web 1 reply

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Overly aggressive? I wrote:

It’s a bit buggy in places but fairly stable. It’s certainly getting a lot of stares on the train. -— By buggy I mean worse than the previous beta 1 releases for 4, 5 and 6.

In what universe is that overly aggressive? It’s crashing more than previous betas.

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Have you seen the way they have been iterating and evolving the android interface? Let us say we remove all Google services from the iPhone, it’s position will definitely take a hit.

Apple are removing services dependant upon Google from the iPhone. You can change it but Bing is the default under iOS7. YouTube was booted, Maps was booted. Where before Google would provide the data and Apple would write the app, now Google have to make the effort to write bespoke apps for their services.

Only in a fanboy wet dream would Google withdraw services from iOS. Why? Because a shit ton of people use it and those people spend a shit ton of money through their device and people who actually spend money are the ones that advertiser want to reach.

Google can’t pick and chose the platforms they support. If a platform is large, they have to support it. There are plenty of other ad services out there ready to step in and grab that lucrative market.

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But seriously, this is a fairly major rework, and though several years late, much needed

Like Gandalf, it arrived exactly when it was meant too :-/

5 days ago on iOS 7 still 'a work in progress' alleges The Next Web

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No, QuarterSwede is basically calling me a liar because he’s having less issues than me. I take exception to that.

5 days ago on iOS 7 still 'a work in progress' alleges The Next Web 1 reply

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It’s amazing. Any time new beta software has been released, and is being discussed, someone will mention bugs and you can guarantee that some idiot will confidently declare the software is stable on their device and everybody else is full of BS.

Well done. You’re that guy.

Fortunately when I file big reports – more than 20 so far – Apple don’t respond “fine here, you’re full of BS”. :-/

6 days ago on iOS 7 still 'a work in progress' alleges The Next Web 1 reply 3 recommends

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Are you for real?

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Snd they comprise a very wide number of demographics. Kinect owners, presumably, bought a Kinect to play motion games. So where the hell are they?

6 days ago on Motion gaming forfeit: PlayStation Camera isn't bundled with the PS4, and that's a big problem 2 replies 4 recommends

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I can’t see anything in the framework currently that supports this. But I’ve only skimmed it and they do add stuff over time. Certainly a bit weird given every bloody thing is multitasking.

6 days ago on iOS 7 still 'a work in progress' alleges The Next Web 2 replies 4 recommends

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The sim is no substitute for a device. Gestures simply sent the same nor actually interacting with a program. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, tests much using the sim. It’s good enough to make sure code isn’t crashing but nothing else.

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I think the article is fine if your idea of gaming is motion controlled stuff. Kinect came out in 2010 and I’ve seen nothing that grabs me so buying a super duper version of something with no compelling games – for me – isn’t happening.

Microsoft are chasing a different market to Sony tho. I wish them well, they’ll be leaving me behind.

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How will this make games more immersive? The best I can think of is if the player is getting pissed off it dumbs down the difficulty. But that isn’t immersion and games do it already without cameras.

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Not being to test cloud on 6 was a pain.

6 days ago on iOS 7 still 'a work in progress' alleges The Next Web

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Ditto. Huge amount of promise. Multitasking is nice. Took me a while to figure out the new gestures – flick up to kill/delete etc.

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Jesus. Long time iOS developer. I know it’s a fucking beta. It’s buggier than the previous three beta 1 releases.

I’ve had the springboard totally crash twice and have a recurring issue where it wants the iCloud password over and over.

Makes it kinda hard to test an app, you know?

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I’m a developer. Jesus, did it really need to be said.

By buggy I mean worse than the previous beta 1 releases for 4, 5 and 6.

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You’re going to have to explain that one.

6 days ago on Motion gaming forfeit: PlayStation Camera isn't bundled with the PS4, and that's a big problem 2 replies 4 recommends

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Everyone thought sword play would be good but it takes 5 seconds actual play until you realise the big flaw. As you’re game avatars sword clashes with your opponents, there is resistance that doesn’t happen with the controller.

6 days ago on Motion gaming forfeit: PlayStation Camera isn't bundled with the PS4, and that's a big problem 1 recommend