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@pottsynz: Not everyone in the world is you, you shouldn't be so arrogant. Nothing in my house is connected to the internet 24/7. Just because you're like that doesn't mean that everyone is. There are plenty of places int eh world that I lived in that have shit internet. So no in 2013 you can't ask for people to always have the internet because the majority of people in the world don't.

I'm a big PC gamer and I love steam but I get games for 10 quid. I can also play games that I bought 6 years ago and will be able to play those games in another 6 years and will be able to keep doing so as long as I run a VM for the older games. That's why I put up with that DRM. MS won't offer that kind of service for the XBOX One.

@xyzygy:

Windows 8 has been a fucking disaster for Microsoft, not specifically because of what 8 is, but because MS restricted some functionality, changed interfaces and gave most consumers no reason to embrace them. Windows 8 should have been a sppeded up Win7 with a touch screen interface on topTHAT YOU COULD DISABLE. It's that last bit that's important. They also should have included a start button and easily found shut button so I can turn my fucking computer off. If this had been available then no one would have cared about Metro.

They were arrogant to try and force people to use a touch based interface for regular laptops and PCs. It was so fucking stupid. I work as an IT contractor and most people who use PC's have no fucking clue how to use PCs. I mean they don't have a fucking notion. There is no way these people will switch over to a system that appears significantly different to what they have and offers no benefits. MS saw this reflected in their sales this year which dropped significantly. That's why they are starting to back pedal on some of their decisions. You might think that this is all part of some ingenious plan but I think that MS got a bit too far up their own arses and thought that they could pull what ever shit they wanted. And I think they have gone down the same road with the xbox one. However, I don't think that the xbox one will bite them in the asss as bad as win 8 did. People'll love the xbox regardless.

Ya, you missed something.

@neoepoch: No you don't understand, I'm on your side! Wow, I didn't realise that he doesn't understand how Nintendo works. Great googly mooglies !! Seriously everyone, don't we screen the people before they post questions here? I thought I was part of a gated online community where everyone knows how Nintendo works, like I do. Next thing you know, we'll be letting people in who don't understand Sega! So, ya I'm with you, we should gather all these non-nintendo-understanding motherfuckers up right now and just try and make them feel as stupid as possible, cause I know that's how I get my jollies at the end of a long day :)

@neoepoch: I agree, how dare that guy ask that question? can't he see how stupid he is? What a complete piece of shit. Maybe we should find out where he lives, go there and burn the place the ground with him in it so that they may never again go on a website and post a question. The fucker.

I'd say that Sony will do exactly what microsoft do, more or less. It'd be great if they were more supportive of the customer than microsoft is being but they won't. A lot of the reasons for these changes are due to pressure from publishers. The same pressure is being applied to Sony as it is to MS.

That's why I'm gonna stick to the PC cause at least I get my games really fucking cheap :)

@artso: Ya, it'll create a good infrastructure for gaming but it won't enhance the actual games themselves.

All pretty interesting.

Two things though, this whole cloud gaming is going to make games better is nonsense. Bandwidth and latency means that cloud computing can do nothing for you while you play and persistent online games don't need it. Sticking "the cloud" in front of things is fashionable right now for managers who graduated from the asshole school of management. They have no fucking idea what they're saying. These are the people who say "forward planning" and "drill down". Also as it has recently come to light that the NSA is using several ISP's and a phone company and few corporations (microsoft included) to spy on people I would take their privacy policy with a grain of salt and turn that fucking off.

Good blog though, well thought out and interesting to read.

You need combined ops - arma plus the expansion. Then you should get Day Z commander. I'm not actively playing it at the moment, I'm waiting for the stand alone to come out. Your best bet might be to play some Arma 2 single player campaigns to learn the controls because they pretty janky. I'm not sure what the scene is like at the moment, but when I left it people were being people (in other words dicks) and would murder you to death as soon as the spotted you. Trying to find some people to play with is a good idea, you should probably try some Day Z forums. The stand alone will be out this summer I think, you might be better off waiting til then. If oyu have any specific questions feel free to pm me.

Firefox and adblock, works great. And for all the people telling this dude that he shouldn't block ads or that he should visit a shrink because he hates ads, I say this to you "Get a fucking grip". If he doesn't want to watch them then he shouldn't fucking watch them. Ye people need to get a sense of priority as to what's wrong and what's right in life.

here you go dude

Step 1: Go to www.google.com

Step 2: Type in "What does blah blah blah.."

Step 3: Figure the rest of that shit out.

Ok ,sorry for that. but this is a forum where people talk about video games. If you need advice on a pretty esoteric problem resulting from with a win 8 and Kubuntu dual boot installation, then there are places to go. Chances are, anyone who can offer you advice on this stuff will have just pulled it off google. That's a good 99% of all IT work right there.

Also, if you are using kubuntu as your general use OS, you can't use the "I'm no good at computers" excuse. If you're not good at computers use a Mac. If you want to use a linux based os you better get good :D