tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post7373057336273757113..comments2024-02-19T19:53:01.688-08:00Comments on Cathode Tan: Problems In The Land Of DownloadsJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-74670268585894666102007-04-30T15:27:00.000-07:002007-04-30T15:27:00.000-07:00Yeah, my only complaint with iTunes is that you ca...Yeah, my only complaint with iTunes is that you can't redownload again on registered computers - but I get that limitation to a certain degree ... I just think forcing a CD burn is annoying at times (especially when it comes to things like audiobooks).<BR/><BR/>But it's better than just being left out to dry, which seems to be the norm and certainly what some Elite users just wandered into. It will be interesting to see just how well Sony, Nintendo or Valve follows suit.<BR/><BR/>On a side note, I'll probably download Steam tonight. Just to see if it can improve the derth of titles I've got right now on the PC. <BR/><BR/>Yeah, the Wii's VC is certainly not a widespread appeal model. Nintendo needs to open up to the indie market and not just the emu crowd for that to happen - so for a certain extent it's a demographic thing. However, I think it's also an offering problem. I mean, some Turbo GFX game I've never heard is neat and all - but where is GoldenEye anyway?Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-83889343545880370372007-04-30T11:15:00.000-07:002007-04-30T11:15:00.000-07:003) Also worth noting that Sony documents precisely...3) Also worth noting that Sony documents precisely how to upgrade your PS3 if you want, and that provides ... in a sense ... a means to back up your data. Whether that works in practice moving to a new platform, who knows?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546761703943819030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-62231831079470579052007-04-30T11:12:00.000-07:002007-04-30T11:12:00.000-07:001) A NeoGAF post a while back had the right word f...1) A NeoGAF post a while back had the right word for the kind of DRM issues we're going to see in a few years: "life expectancy". How long can you expect those digital purchases to last? So far dealing with iTunes, arguably the biggest DRM vendor anywhere, has been reasonable. For $0.99 a song you could recover things you lost somehow, at the very worst. But when it comes to microtransactions (which can pile up in a hurry) and full game downloads, the bills to just replace rather than argue with customer support are going to get big quickly.<BR/><BR/>And, unlike iTunes, you can't back your stuff up to CD.<BR/><BR/>It's going to get nasty when the next generation arrives and Microsoft wants to charge you a transfer fee to move all you stuff. Or Sony. Or Nintendo. Or Valve.<BR/><BR/>2) I didn't read the story at the link, so sorry if this was already said, but it appears to me that Nintendo are making good on their promise to recruit more people to gaming. That is, the first waves of Wii hardware went to the faithful and the hardcore, i.e. the heavy VC users. Now that the general public is getting most of the new Wii hardware, the number of downloads per owner will of course drop, because those new systems belong to grandparents and parents who never played anything on the NES or SNES or Genesis or TG16. They're happily playing Wii Sports and such, and Nintendo's plenty happy to have them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546761703943819030noreply@blogger.com