9th February 2005, 4:18 PM
Quote:It's not a replacement for online. Given how many times we've said that before I didn't think I had to say it again... I was just talking about that there is one use of wireless which works fine for everyone, that's all...
And the PSP already supports it, contrary to what you claimed.
Quote:You have no better knowledge of this than I do, I'm sure. You pretend that you are oh so much more knowledgable, but it's just not true... and even within what you are saying I see major problems! I mean, unless you live in one of the very, very small number of places in this country with big wireless networks you have very, very limited use of the ability -- you must go to some business or home with an open wireless network. That's a pretty significant limitation! You pretend that that means you have the freedom to use it anywhere but that's just not true. You must be in specific locations. Anywhere else and you can't use it... 'portable' it is not while you are online (go out of the range and you get cut off!), and even more significant is the fact that for most people I'm sure that places with wireless networks will not be places you'd be playing online games. How many people do you think will go to a restaurant or something just to play PSP online... some, but if you think that that would lead to a massive, mass-market success I think you're quite mistaken. It might convince a few more people to get home wireless networks, but that's about it really.
Right, I don't know more about this than you do even though I know all of the hot spot locations in my town and read about this stuff all of the time. Guess I better give up, then! Because it's pretty clear that I no nothing of what I speak of!
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Seriously, you are dumb. Wi-fi access points are growing and growing and more places are getting them all of the time. Just about every college campus in the country has access points all over the place; yes, even ones that reach outside. If I stick around the main parts of town I will almost always get a good wireless connection. And believe it or not, for a handheld, that is a hundred times more convenient than having to hook it up to an ethernet cable. That defeats the purpose of a handheld, Mr. I-think-I-know-what's-better-for-the-market-than-both-Sony-and-Nintendo-combined!