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Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Zordon on April 05, 2010, 01:32:32 PM
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This is a "DVR" for the PS3 in Japan called Torne, Europe got something like it in '08 called PlayTV but from what I understand it didn't work well. Where the US did get the 250GB PS3 before Japan they do get everything first why does the US government make it so hard to add simple things like this without a license. Exactly why does this little box need a license to be an add-on. Short of using NTSC/ATSC rather than DVB-T or ISDB-T there really shouldn't be an issue

On another note the new PS3 firmware v3.21 released on April 1st has cut out the ability to install another OS (i.e. Linux) for "security purposes" in other words Sony is still trying to stop homebrewers and people from utilizing the full potential of their system yet again just like they did with the  PSP and PSP-Go. I understand people rip games but it is also awesome to check out homebrew games without having to wait for sony to be like "ok we will make that game here's some money"
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: PirateClock on April 05, 2010, 01:34:56 PM
:wut:
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Asshatclock on April 05, 2010, 02:25:49 PM
europe getting good stuff first ? what are you talking about that happens like once in a blue moon.
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: TequilaClock on April 05, 2010, 03:34:03 PM
respect to all my European friends here, but it's usually the States or Japan where that happens.
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Zordon on April 05, 2010, 03:48:04 PM
No the only good sports games are PAL versions and PAL games are exactly like Japans. The US makes them change things so the rating will be lower
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: buttplug on April 05, 2010, 04:05:05 PM
Quote from: Zordon;1742920No the only good sports games are PAL versions and PAL games are exactly like Japans. The US makes them change things so the rating will be lower

Sports games typically come from the US don't they?
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Thor on April 05, 2010, 05:58:52 PM
Quote from: Zordon;1742920good sports games

hahahahahaha

oh wait you're serious
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Zordon on April 06, 2010, 02:20:14 AM
Quote from: Otto Mann;1742924Sports games typically come from the US don't they?
Cricket and Rugby don't. I don't like american sports and football games have gotten way too complicated
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Snapple on April 06, 2010, 02:49:25 AM
Quote from: Thor;1742945hahahahahaha

oh wait you're serious

lookat dis nerd right here, don't play he sports games or know how to socialize normally
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Asshatclock on April 06, 2010, 04:43:49 AM
sports games come out way too frequently though, I'm not even halfway done on my fifa when the next one comes out.
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Thor on April 06, 2010, 08:43:23 PM
Quote from: Snapple;1743087lookat dis nerd right here, don't play he sports games or know how to socialize normally
ad hominem

sports games are still terrible
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Odo on April 06, 2010, 11:14:39 PM
So Europe gets one thing before North America and suddenly it occurs to you that the U.S. gets everything last?

Fuck off.
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Roman Collar Clock on April 07, 2010, 07:44:27 AM
Quote from: Thor;1743360ad hominem

sports games are still terrible

The only sports game I really got into was Blitz, and that was just because you could get in like 5 late hits after every play and throw the ball halfway across the field.
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: SoBe Clock on April 07, 2010, 03:36:46 PM
While I don't really care about sports games too much, (not counting racing, those I like,) I would really like this PS3 DVR thing.
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Zordon on April 15, 2010, 04:06:54 AM
Quote from: Liser;1743384So Europe gets one thing before North America and suddenly it occurs to you that the U.S. gets everything last?

The post isn't limited to just gaming there is more to it than that a lot of stuff comes out in europe first and not only that but they get limited edition stuff that we can't get in the US unless we order it from there
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Thor on April 15, 2010, 04:24:59 AM
Quote from: Golden Clock;1744866I hate the words 'gaming' and 'gamer', and any variations on them. They're among the worst words ever.

Then what do you call somebody who plays video games? Are we to pretend they don't exist?
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: GodClock on April 15, 2010, 04:56:27 AM
i'm a video game player, don't bother me when im video game playing
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Topcatyo on April 15, 2010, 10:40:16 AM
Quote from: Golden Clock;1744866I hate the words 'gaming' and 'gamer', and any variations on them. They're among the worst words ever.
I'm in agreement.  I refuse to use them.
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Thor on April 16, 2010, 12:56:37 AM
Refusing to use a word that identifies a group of people just because you hate the group of people doesn't seem very sensible to me though. It's like, I still use the term "furry".
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Thor on April 16, 2010, 01:32:00 AM
Quote from: Golden Clock;1745037I don't hate them, I just hate it when people act like sitting in front of a screen and pressing buttons to make a made up character move around makes them special. It's nothing to be proud of, since video games are meant just to pass the time.

You're just mad that I'm better at Street Fighter than you.
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: TequilaClock on April 16, 2010, 06:38:30 AM
Quote from: Thor;1745038You're just mad that I'm better at Street Fighter than you.

And it all sank to this.
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Zordon on April 27, 2010, 07:08:11 PM
Quote from: TequilaClock;1745057And it all sank to this.


All from a DVR for PS3 at that
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: AlbinoClock on April 28, 2010, 08:36:18 AM
So what you're really saying is we don't get cricket and rugby games right away in the US. Well no shit, I'm surprised we get them at all.

Quote from: Golden Clock;1745037I don't hate them, I just hate it when people act like sitting in front of a screen and pressing buttons to make a made up character move around makes them special. It's nothing to be proud of, since video games are meant just to pass the time.

The word "gamer" doesn't indicate that you're special, it indicates that you spend much of your time playing video games. We should stop using the words arson and arsonist because it makes people who light fires seem special.
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Topcatyo on April 28, 2010, 11:14:37 AM
I just don't use the word "gamer" because it's stupid.

But if you want a better reason it's because video games are a hobby, and you don't call a person who watches movies a "filmist" or a "movier".  Granted, that is the term "moviegoer" but that's also a stupid term and it doesn't apply to people who watch movies, but rather people who went to a movie theater to watch a movie, or when someone is labeling themself, in which case they usually deserve a prompt kick to the testicles.  It's a one time deal.  You don't call someone who reads books a "novelist" because that's someone who writes books.  You can call them a "reader" but, again, that's basically the same deal as the word moviegoer.
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: TequilaClock on April 28, 2010, 12:07:39 PM
We should get rid of the word 'reader' too. Makes them so cool to read something.
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: WrenchClock on April 28, 2010, 02:03:48 PM
The term 'gamer' makes me furious, and people who call themselves that should be taken from this place and hanged by the neck untill they are dead.
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Thor on April 28, 2010, 08:36:26 PM
Gaming isn't like most hobbies. A lot of people do it, and a lot of people do it WAY TOO MUCH. I think that a significant enough portion of the population is addicted to videogames for it to have its own term.

Quote from: Topcatyo;1747506I just don't use the word "gamer" because it's stupid.

But if you want a better reason it's because video games are a hobby, and you don't call a person who watches movies a "filmist" or a "movier".  Granted, that is the term "moviegoer" but that's also a stupid term and it doesn't apply to people who watch movies, but rather people who went to a movie theater to watch a movie, or when someone is labeling themself, in which case they usually deserve a prompt kick to the testicles.  It's a one time deal.  You don't call someone who reads books a "novelist" because that's someone who writes books.  You can call them a "reader" but, again, that's basically the same deal as the word moviegoer.

"bookworm" is a pretty common term in the same vein as gamer.

Really, if you guys want to hate a term I think you should go for something that's ACTUALLY stupid, like the term "hardcore gamer".

EDIT: You guys know the term "gamer" was in common use before the invention of video games to refer to gambling addicts and RPG enthusiasts? People who play games like Dungeons & Dragons and Deadlands and such still commonly refer to people who play RPGs as gamers.
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Zordon on April 28, 2010, 09:25:03 PM
... Wow. This thread is gone haha.
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: FLOUNDERMAN_CLOCK on April 28, 2010, 11:23:59 PM
my SN is xhardcore_gamer_girlx I'll ttly beat you boys ^^
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: Kombucha on April 28, 2010, 11:34:37 PM
Quote from: FloundermanClock;1747597my SN is xhardcore_gamer_girlx
That sounds very similar to my SN, xBitchxx.
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: FLOUNDERMAN_CLOCK on April 29, 2010, 12:12:50 AM
But substantially more hardcore and gamer. Me being a hardcore gamer girl you see.
Title: Why does Japan and Europe get the good stuff first
Post by: SoBe Clock on April 29, 2010, 10:51:11 AM
Wow guys this thread is pretty bad.