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TheGameFather on 22 January 2011

Mario must have gotten way too ripped on shrooms one night and raped Patchers mom right in front of him.

 

Its the only logical explanation



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Azelover on 22 January 2011

I don't understand this obsession with Apple.



Alby_da_Wolf on 23 January 2011

Gamers having hissy fits for PS3 and 3DS launch prices will get seizures for Apple ones.   



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Alby_da_Wolf on 23 January 2011
TheGameFather said:

Mario must have gotten way too ripped on shrooms one night and raped Patchers mom right in front of him.

 

Its the only logical explanation


I'd say it's more likely he raped Pachter's sons, or any other male relatives.   



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Azelover on 23 January 2011
Alby_da_Wolf said:

Gamers having hissy fits for PS3 and 3DS launch prices will get seizures for Apple ones.   


exactly



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Raze on 24 January 2011
WereKitten said:
Raze said:

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So yes, while Apple may use glasses-free 3D tech, they won't be really affecting the gaming market at all. If anyone would be at a disadvantage, its Sony and other companies making 3Dtvs that require glasses. As Apple and other companies make larger screens, glass-free tvs will start coming out.

I hope you understand that Sony is working on larger glassless 3D screens and presented a series of prototype models at CES 2011. And the change in display technology - glass vs glassless - is completely orthogonal to BluRay players or consoles  feeding the 3D signal to the TV, thus the transition from glass to glassless 3D will be a completely transparent and entirely tech/market driven process.

Right now it is not -yet- commercially viable having a big glassless display, because of the cost and the usability problem of the hotspot/viewing angle. When the tech will improve enough and costs will go down, it will be panel makers like Sharp and integrators like Sony to lead the transition for the big TV segment. Apple and Nintendo will have nothing to do with that.

Devices with glassless 3D screens (smartphones, handhelds etc) can't impact the market of big TV screens at the center of a hometheater because they can't fulfill the same function. They will cut into the market of dedicated portable videoplayers, from cheap portable dvd readers to more expensive iPod touch-like devices.

I really wish that the meme I see going around that "Nintendo's glassless 3D will disrupt Sony's glass-based efforts" - not sure if you subscribe to it, Raze - would be put under some logical scrutiny. All marketers of 3D TVs, including Sony, are ready to jump on the market of glassless 3D as soon as it makes sense and I'm sure they'll be happy to serve the tiered market with premiuim - read expensive - models as soon as the tech is even remotely viable.

I follow you WereKitten, my point is what you said - large TV  glassless is not a viable option right now, glare, lack of angle viewing, etc. My point is that within a few years, those technologies will be available, making the point of buying an expensive 3DTV that requires glasses pointless. Would you drop several thousand dollars on a product you KNOW is going to be obsolete within a few years? Apple is going to push for bigger 3D glass use with things like future iPads.

I'm not saying that Apple is innovating the technology, I'm saying they're going to be working fiercely to correct issues of angle viewing and 3D glare. When that happens, such technology will be applied to even bigger screens, like big tvs. The glass is a requirement for 3DTV without glasses, which will force the issue of upgrades. By the time enough people on the "wait and see" boat are convinced to get a 3DTV, we'll see the glassless TVs.

To wrap it up, I'm saying that the glassless technology will make people sit and wait instead of buying the current 3dTvs available, which aren't cheap to make, and hurt profits for companies like Sony, Samsung etc currently making these tvs that require glasses to be worn.



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TheGameFather on 24 January 2011
Alby_da_Wolf said:
TheGameFather said:

Mario must have gotten way too ripped on shrooms one night and raped Patchers mom right in front of him.

 

Its the only logical explanation


I'd say it's more likely he raped Pachter's sons, or any other male relatives. 


ah yes I see your point



Baalzamon on 24 January 2011
Azelover said:
Alby_da_Wolf said:

Gamers having hissy fits for PS3 and 3DS launch prices will get seizures for Apple ones.   


exactly

But they won't get viruses! lol



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Ckoal on 24 January 2011

I really can't see why people are starting to see the apple as a gaming company... Apple really needs to back off when it comes to games at this point, because they are just distracting people



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Alby_da_Wolf on 24 January 2011

I got a fabulous and lucky name ready for Apple portable console: PP (Pippin Portable).  O-) 



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