Video Games: a Push Towards Digital Distribution

I am not an Xbox fan; I prefer Nintendo consoles and games. I buy most of my games new, but every once in a while I buy one used to save a few dollars. While it is not my primary source of games, having the option to buy used games completely removed does not sit well with me. A recent report states that the next Xbox will include a restriction that will not allow customers to play any used games. This would be like shipping a Blu-ray player that would not play used movies. It makes no sense. The article points out that media is moving towards a digital distribution model, which will eventually get rid of used games altogether. While I agree that this is the direction that the industry is headed, I don't think that an attempt to force this progression will be welcomed by the people that Microsoft is depending on to purchase their consoles.

The Digital Age

In the digital age, people communicate using ones and zeros. Computers flipping binary bits back and forth bring us the internet, video games, spreadsheets, and presentations. In this way, nearly everything can be represented using only two symbols; one and zero, light and dark, high and low. This is in stark contrast to the moral ambiguity that the digital age has helped to usher in. The world preaches relative morality; whatever you believe is right actually is right. Imagine trying to send a message in the digital version of this world, where one and zero are not absolutely defined, but rather are whatever the sender wants them to be. The message would have no meaning to the receiver, since his or her definition of one and zero is completely different. The entirety of modern computing is based on a definition that is widely accepted by everyone. Without this, modern computing could not exist, as it would have no meaning. Likewise, without moral absolutes, life itself can have no inherent meaning.

countdown

Four months from today, I will have the privilege of marrying my best friend.  She's everything to me.  I hope and pray that I can live worthy of her.  I can't wait to begin this new and exciting adventure together.

in the beginning

I've started several blogs before.  I never stuck with one for very long though.  This one probably won't be much different.  I'll probably use this one for a few months and then move on.  But for now, this is the place that I will post my thoughts.  Thoughts about whatever.  A good portion of these posts will likely be for school.  Some will be just random thoughts.  This blog may have a life of its own eventually.  Rawr.....