For people (such as Koby) who says that the big platforms censor when they moderate content because of their large market power, this is a case study in what happens when you're banned from platforms such that none will take you: you can create your own.
It just shows you that even though people such as Alex Jones, Donald Trump, and Milo Yannopoulos were banned from pretty much every social network, that doesn't mean that they're banned from the internet entirely. The fact that Red Candle is still able to sell their game on the internet while being banned from Steam and GOG is evidence of that.
Big platforms are first and foremost focused on profits, if it was profitable to keep assholes around then you could be sure that they would be welcomed even if that made for a miserable experience for everyone else, that they instead keep getting the boot has nothing to do with morality but simply the fact that letting the assholes run wild stands to alienate and drive off the majority of users and advertisers, and since that's bad for profits out they go.
The 'problem' is that the assholes can't admit that the majority of people don't want them around, and they're too enamored of the audience on big platforms to go to ones that actually want them around, so they scream and cry about how it's totally unfair that platforms have rules and they're expected to act like civilized people.
Not only that, but the very fact that even Parler (yes, Parler) has banned Milo Yannopoulos means that not even the social networking service built for trolls, racists, and other miscreants wants him around.
Okay, I'm sorry to have read you wrong; it's just that IBM, Apple, Nintendo, Commodore, Sega, et al. were in a wild west as far as hardware is concerned and now there's more standardization, so we don't see as much variation. While Standardization means more cross-platform compatibility, it can also mean less individuality for certain consoles. That's why Nintendo since the Wii and DS needs some sort of gimmick to sell their systems; IMHO, the Switch is compatible with so many control schemes that IMHO it's their best yet!
Also, as far as games are concerned, Breath of the Wild has gotten me into Zelda games for the first time since Twilight Princess after that game and Wind Waker turned me off from Zelda. Now I want more, more, more!
As for new franchises, check out Splatoon. Also, the Mario Maker series isn't just the Kaizo Maker (though it sucks that Nintendo hates us by getting rid of it); Nintendo added some of their own twists to them with slopes, Airship levels in Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World, etc. Check it out!
It's not like the NES had to put in locks to keep it from running DOS
You're kidding, right? I'm sorry if I'm reading you wrong, but the NES did indeed have lockout such as copy protection called 10NES and regional lockout (hence why Famicom games are different than NES games). When Atari Games under the name Tengen bypassed the 10NES lockout and created their own cartridges, Nintendo sued them.
So yeah, Nintendo then was arguably in many ways worse than what they are now.
I'm slightly different than you: I'd happily pay again for an audiobook or eBook of a Paper Book-on the condition that the eBook or audiobook is free of DRM. Otherwise I don't buy them and only purchase the paper book, which we all know is DRM-free by default.
Nintendo have built their entire business on exclusives, they just got so good at making good games that people keep returning.
I do think a system like the Switch is just such a great concept and execution that I would have bought one even without Nintendo's exclusives; Nintendo's exclusives are just the icing on the cake for me.
Besides, if Nintendo's exclusives were the key to a system selling, then the Virtual Boy and Wii U would have been successes, but both were disasters.
Did it ever occur to you that there are situations such as one may have an immediate family member that lives in a different city and that's why their password is being shared? And there are more like those.
But I guess I wouldn't expect someone like you to understand.
That being said, Sony has eased up on some of their exclusives to PC, such as Death Stranding and Horizon: Zero Dawn. Considering Nintendo's gimmicky features on their consoles since the DS and Wii, porting some of their games (such as Fitness Boxing or The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword) to PC or other consoles would be harder.
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Amazon is not the only bookstore in the world, though. There’s Powell’s, Barnes & Noble, and best of all, your local independent retail book store!
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The internet routes around censorship
For people (such as Koby) who says that the big platforms censor when they moderate content because of their large market power, this is a case study in what happens when you're banned from platforms such that none will take you: you can create your own.
It just shows you that even though people such as Alex Jones, Donald Trump, and Milo Yannopoulos were banned from pretty much every social network, that doesn't mean that they're banned from the internet entirely. The fact that Red Candle is still able to sell their game on the internet while being banned from Steam and GOG is evidence of that.
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Not only that, but the very fact that even Parler (yes, Parler) has banned Milo Yannopoulos means that not even the social networking service built for trolls, racists, and other miscreants wants him around.
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True, like Senator (and §230 co-author) Ron Wyden.
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Good for Texas.
Now they need to just get rid of R.O.T.O.R.
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Question for Mike:
Is this bill likely to be unconstitutional in that it compels speech?
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Okay, I'm sorry to have read you wrong; it's just that IBM, Apple, Nintendo, Commodore, Sega, et al. were in a wild west as far as hardware is concerned and now there's more standardization, so we don't see as much variation. While Standardization means more cross-platform compatibility, it can also mean less individuality for certain consoles. That's why Nintendo since the Wii and DS needs some sort of gimmick to sell their systems; IMHO, the Switch is compatible with so many control schemes that IMHO it's their best yet!
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Also, as far as games are concerned, Breath of the Wild has gotten me into Zelda games for the first time since Twilight Princess after that game and Wind Waker turned me off from Zelda. Now I want more, more, more!
As for new franchises, check out Splatoon. Also, the Mario Maker series isn't just the Kaizo Maker (though it sucks that Nintendo hates us by getting rid of it); Nintendo added some of their own twists to them with slopes, Airship levels in Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World, etc. Check it out!
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You're kidding, right? I'm sorry if I'm reading you wrong, but the NES did indeed have lockout such as copy protection called 10NES and regional lockout (hence why Famicom games are different than NES games). When Atari Games under the name Tengen bypassed the 10NES lockout and created their own cartridges, Nintendo sued them.
So yeah, Nintendo then was arguably in many ways worse than what they are now.
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Re: Re: Re: Piracy is the answer
I'm slightly different than you: I'd happily pay again for an audiobook or eBook of a Paper Book-on the condition that the eBook or audiobook is free of DRM. Otherwise I don't buy them and only purchase the paper book, which we all know is DRM-free by default.
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Well, I'm glad I can add constructively to this conversation. 🙂
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I do think a system like the Switch is just such a great concept and execution that I would have bought one even without Nintendo's exclusives; Nintendo's exclusives are just the icing on the cake for me.
Besides, if Nintendo's exclusives were the key to a system selling, then the Virtual Boy and Wii U would have been successes, but both were disasters.
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Re: Re: So, okay if I share "Bloof's" or "PaulT's
Did it ever occur to you that there are situations such as one may have an immediate family member that lives in a different city and that's why their password is being shared? And there are more like those.
But I guess I wouldn't expect someone like you to understand.
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Re: So, okay if I share "Bloof's" or "PaulT's" account here?
What are you on about?
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While this legislation is indeed Draconian and vile, silent protests do exist.
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I think by "reason", you mean "pretext".
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If this web site is such a shill for Google, how do you explain this? And this? And this and this and this?
I thought this website can say nothing bad about Google! C'mon, Mike, you're slacking off! Get back to work! /s
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I was thinking the same thing.
That being said, Sony has eased up on some of their exclusives to PC, such as Death Stranding and Horizon: Zero Dawn. Considering Nintendo's gimmicky features on their consoles since the DS and Wii, porting some of their games (such as Fitness Boxing or The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword) to PC or other consoles would be harder.
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To paraphrase Harvey Dent…
You either go out of business a heroic company…or see your enterprise eventually become the villainous market leader.
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Re: 'They only need to pay once and it's theirs? Not happening!'
Of course. Think about the reaction they'd get:
"People can consume our goods for free and then put them back without paying for it? What is this, COMMUNISM?!?!?!?!?!"
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