aspro said:

Interesting thought of the day.  Somewhere along the 8 hours of GOTY programming I listened to on Giantbomb the issue came up of what physical format Microsoft would use in their next-gen console.

It's something that is nice to think about in theory (let's set aside the download only argument for a second).

So, they'll need something with more capacity than a dual-layed DVD, but Blu-Ray (which is now getting mainstream adoption) is owned by Sony... Do they eat crown and go with Blu-Ray? It certainly would make the next Xbox and even better media-center proposition than it already is.

One of the panelists suggested they go back to HD-DVD as a format -- since no one uses it anymore and it would be harder to pirate as a result.  I thought that was a pretty kick-ass idea.

aspro said:

Interesting thought of the day.  Somewhere along the 8 hours of GOTY programming I listened to on Giantbomb the issue came up of what physical format Microsoft would use in their next-gen console.

It's something that is nice to think about in theory (let's set aside the download only argument for a second).

So, they'll need something with more capacity than a dual-layed DVD, but Blu-Ray (which is now getting mainstream adoption) is owned by Sony... Do they eat crown and go with Blu-Ray? It certainly would make the next Xbox and even better media-center proposition than it already is.

One of the panelists suggested they go back to HD-DVD as a format -- since no one uses it anymore and it would be harder to pirate as a result.  I thought that was a pretty kick-ass idea.

Interesting situation with Blu-Ray. It'll be interesting to see what any of the big three console developers do. I kind of know what to expect from Sony, but it'll be quite a "popcorn.gif." discussion when MS and Nintendo reveal their next-gen console.

Can't believe we're already talking about "next-gen!" It seems like yesterday we were talking about "next-gen" with "current-gen" consoles!

My Meh! level is going to be amazing.

phantom_leo said:

Truly a stunning display of Carnage's Police Sleuthing and Observational skills!

So DS is now officially the best selling game console in US, all times sales. 47 million.

Some perspective (in terms of how big the gaming pie is these days) the Intellivision sold 2.5 million worldwide in it's lifetime.

The new podcast for the site is up (in case you missed the Big News I just posted).

My son has a virus and was not a happy camper earlier this morning.  Luckily, he fell asleep a few minutes ago.

bugsonglass said:

travo said:

My son has a virus and was not a happy camper earlier this morning.  Luckily, he fell asleep a few minutes ago.

poor thing.  hope he gets well very soon.

He's acting better now.   I'm feeling pretty guilty about staying out of work now.

bugsonglass said:

travo said:

He's acting better now.   I'm feeling pretty guilty about staying out of work now.

You shouldn't do.  You'd have worried all day if you'd gone knowing the little guy was feeling poorly.  Now enjoy your vacation day spending time with the boy and/or a good game ... like say  AC: brotherhood?

You must've seen me on XBL.   I played till he woke up.

About work, I always feel guilty about taking a day.  I know I shouldn't worry about it, but I've missed six days  last semester, two days because I was sick and the rest because of my son.  That's a little high for just a semester.  One of my principals really frowns upon missing days and I buy into it.  I guess it's easy not to miss a day, if you have no life and fully grown children.

The year before my son was born, I set a goal not to miss a single school day.  I got a virus and threw up at work the next week.

Yeah, I'm an elementary art teacher.  I'm split between two schools at the moment.  What really bothers me is that we are in such a budget crunch that instead of hiring a sub, they may split my classes up or double them up with other teachers.  I knew things would change when my son arrived, but I still feel guilty.  What do you teach?