The Bore does what NeoGAF doesn't.

[brawndolicious]

So it's rumored that Apple is going to get rid of the 3.5mm headphone jack on their next iPhone. You know, the thing that almost every pair of headphones and earbuds out there uses.

Apple fanatics think this is a great idea: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166294

"If you want to use your old headphones, don't worry, you can always just connect with a dongle!"

If all phones switch to another standard port like USB-C (which is a new, reversible version) then that's not a horrible deal considering earbuds usually get replaced more often than your phone. From what I understand, the point of dropping the 3.5mm jack is to free up space for bigger batteries or to make the phones even thinner for whatever reason.

I'd bet in 10 years, the iPhone will just do everything wirelessly and be as thin as a credit card.

[Tasty]

This is hilarious. I remember when iFanboys made fun of the T-Mobile G1 and other early Android HTCs for needing an adapter for headphones.

Well the phone is on the other foot now, fuckbois.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Supply Chain Rumors Reaffirm iPhone 7 Will Not Have Headphone Jack (thank god)

 

The anti-consumer bent some gaffers have will never stop being funny (and sad)

Remember back in the day when you had gaffers buy a single share of stock in Nintendo and then pretended that they were making fat bank off of Nintendo's (then ascending) stock prices?

[Tasty]

Is that the title?

Let me guess, it's a Huelen thread.

[thisismyusername]

He's definitely GAF's 2Pac, just a lot less gay.

[mormapope]

That Apple thread is pretty entertaining 

People are trying so hard to make this decision not seem scummy. A lot of people can't admit its scummy but they don't care and can afford to buy new Apple shit, and they buy it just cuz.

[zepblackstar]

This gunna be goooooood

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166645

[thisismyusername]

the goobergrape menace

enlighten me pls

Sorry, GamerGate. Wasn't sure if people would be triggered by me writing that.

[TRIGGERED INTENSIV--]

*TRIGGERED*

Damn it. Is he really the only one that tries to fight GamerGate, though?

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

This gunna be goooooood

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166645

Anyone with any sense is going to avoid that thread like its radioactive.

Is that the title?

Let me guess, it's a Huelen thread.

Exact copy and paste, yes.

It is not HUELEN thread either.

[Tasty]

Oh it's AJ. Not sure who's worst.

[Syph]

This gunna be goooooood

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166645

been waiting for someone to post that lol

[Your Stalker]

already a nazi joke 

What? Do you think germans would dare to confine people in mass shelters... Oh wait..

[HiResDes]

I'll miss GAF-Hop but they have a whatsapp so that's cool. Will miss trolling Poli-GAF and I won't get to do it during the election lol. And I'll miss exchanging PMs about nerd shit with people asking ASOIAF questions.

you know what they say, you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. 

Yeah I think I'm done with GAF-Hop now, been on the way out anyway, so nobody thinks this is about the loss of one singular man

[Mods Help]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166666

"Welcome to wrestling in 2015, where Indy-nobodies matter, charisma doesn't exist and "superstars" only say what is in the script. " - NYR

" ...and nothing of relevance was obtained this day. " - Sanjuro

God, I hate morons. Sanjuro sucks. How could someone who reps my favorite Kurosawa movie have such utterly bad taste and wrong opinions?

 

[Mr Gilhaney]

Well gentlemen, they changed it to a perm 

You have been banned for the following reason:
After consideration, we've decided that 25 bans and a perm warning was more than enough, particularly given the the post you made in the Tyga thread. Farewell.

Date the ban will be lifted: Never

(Image removed from quote.)

Shout outs to my real Africans. I'm still amazed I lasted this long 

At least they gave you a reason for the change of ban status. 

[HiResDes]

So it's rumored that Apple is going to get rid of the 3.5mm headphone jack on their next iPhone. You know, the thing that almost every pair of headphones and earbuds out there uses.

Apple fanatics think this is a great idea: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166294

"If you want to use your old headphones, don't worry, you can always just connect with a dongle!"

If all phones switch to another standard port like USB-C (which is a new, reversible version) then that's not a horrible deal considering earbuds usually get replaced more often than your phone. From what I understand, the point of dropping the 3.5mm jack is to free up space for bigger batteries or to make the phones even thinner for whatever reason.

I'd bet in 10 years, the iPhone will just do everything wirelessly and be as thin as a credit card.

No phones don't need to be any thinner, and it's hard to predict trends dealing with phone size in all honesty. In ten years I think their might be a google glass equivalent that will make phones seem obsolete.

Also not being able to use AUX cables is a big loss in my eyes.

[Rahxephon91]

So their big idea is to drop the thing that I bet more then half of their userbase uses to listen to music everywhere even in their car?

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaa
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaa
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaa

We sell aux cables every day because people want to hook up their phone to their "new" cars aux port.

[Mr. Nobody]

WHEN'S POCHACO

Take my advice. Don't google this.

I expected much worse.
Chubby waifu could be seen as some kind of progress, even.

Pochaco

spoiler (click to show/hide)

[close]

 

[Mr. Nobody]

I'll miss GAF-Hop but they have a whatsapp so that's cool. Will miss trolling Poli-GAF and I won't get to do it during the election lol. And I'll miss exchanging PMs about nerd shit with people asking ASOIAF questions.

you know what they say, you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. 

Yeah I think I'm done with GAF-Hop now, been on the way out anyway, so nobody thinks this is about the loss of one singular man

(Image removed from quote.)

Damn.

Who's gonna be left to keep the Cheddahz and enzos of the world in check 

[HiResDes]

So their big idea is to drop the thing that I bet more then half of their userbase uses to listen to music everywhere even in their car?

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaa
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaa
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaa

We sell aux cables every day because people want to hook up their phone to their "new" cars aux port.

The only good thing is that I won't have to look at anymore of these ridiculous setups

[zomgee]

To listen to MP3

[parallax]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166666

"Welcome to wrestling in 2015, where Indy-nobodies matter, charisma doesn't exist and "superstars" only say what is in the script. " - NYR

" ...and nothing of relevance was obtained this day. " - Sanjuro

God, I hate morons. Sanjuro sucks. How could someone who reps my favorite Kurosawa movie have such utterly bad taste and wrong opinions?

 

shinsuke at the E? good god i hope they dont fuck that up

[Phoenix Dark]

WHEN'S POCHACO

Take my advice. Don't google this.

I expected much worse.
Chubby waifu could be seen as some kind of progress, even.

Pochaco

spoiler (click to show/hide)

[close]

 

what is this?!

[Kara]

To listen to MP3

THEY COULD BE VARIABLE BITRATE ENCODES ALRIGHT

[thisismyusername]

The mod/non-mod kissy kissy going on in some threads.  

[brawndolicious]

So it's rumored that Apple is going to get rid of the 3.5mm headphone jack on their next iPhone. You know, the thing that almost every pair of headphones and earbuds out there uses.

Apple fanatics think this is a great idea: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166294

"If you want to use your old headphones, don't worry, you can always just connect with a dongle!"

If all phones switch to another standard port like USB-C (which is a new, reversible version) then that's not a horrible deal considering earbuds usually get replaced more often than your phone. From what I understand, the point of dropping the 3.5mm jack is to free up space for bigger batteries or to make the phones even thinner for whatever reason.

I'd bet in 10 years, the iPhone will just do everything wirelessly and be as thin as a credit card.

No phones don't need to be any thinner, and it's hard to predict trends dealing with phone size in all honesty. In ten years I think their might be a google glass equivalent that will make phones seem obsolete.

Also not being able to use AUX cables is a big loss in my eyes.

I didn't say I liked this. Just that's the direction they're heading at the moment. I actually think super thin phones are uncomfortable in the hand.

[WanderingWind]

Super thin phones feel weird. I got big hands so there never seems to be a good angle to hold them without turning my wrists inwards. It's the epitome of a first world problem, but if I'm buying something that expensive, I want it to be comfortable to use. And I'll be goddammed if I buy a product that only allows for proprietary headphones.

[SmokyDave]

This gunna be goooooood

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166645

This gonna be ignored, downplayed, and later denied entirely.

Notice how the 'man flirts with reporter' thread kills it in terms of replies.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Traumatized people commit crimes?  No way. Never happened before

I mean Russian soldiers didnt rape kids and women they rescued from concentration or anything like that.

[thisismyusername]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166807

This threads absolutely crazy... LET'S ROCK!

"Have you been into space?" I asked, as I sat through the tuition video - although I have to admit by the time it had finished I'd already forgotten which buttons did what, and I was also distracted by trying to explain what was around me for the radio show.

"No. It was… metaphorical," he answered.

But before I could find out what he meant, suddenly, I found I just couldn't move.

Nothing responded as I expected. I couldn't even get to the space ship hatch to get outside and start my mission. I started to feel very hot and very disorientated. I was tumbling around, bumping into walls and debris and no longer knew which way was up.

My virtual space helmet visor was cracking.

Within about 30 seconds I wanted to rip the helmet off and run to the bathroom.

I asked to stop.

Adam was totally thrown.

"Let me just get you out of the ship…." he said, taking the control from my hands.

But it was too much - I had to remove the headset.

He looked genuinely crushed and I felt terrible.

"We've never had this reaction before," he said.

He started pressing buttons and his face lit up.

"The controller is configured wrong!" he said.

"No wonder you couldn't do it."

I'm not sure whether this was a polite ruse to save my dignity.

"I still don't think I feel very confident about continuing," I said sadly.

There was a long pause.

"I'm sorry…" I tried.

"Would you tell me about your inspiration for the game?"

He didn't respond.

That honestly sounds like plus to me if that's how some people will react to it. Sounds great. Real like.

A bad demo or a bad experience can not qualify all VR

"The moment I nearly threw up at VR demo" - Honestly, Why is this news?

Do we need to know every person's bad reaction to horror movies or bad experiences with 3D?

Yes. This is exactly what I want. Seems like the exact reaction one should get being stuck just spinning around like you're in Gravity.

Sounds rad.

and so on.


http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=191388500&postcount=8

[Rufus]

This gunna be goooooood

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166645

This gonna be ignored, downplayed, and later denied entirely.

Notice how the 'man flirts with reporter' thread kills it in terms of replies.

I'm not going to follow this for sanity reasons, but is it at least made clear that there were NOT in fact 1000 perpetrators, but, according to police, 50-70? Not that this isn't bad enough, but it's a whole other dimension...

[SmokyDave]

This gunna be goooooood

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166645

This gonna be ignored, downplayed, and later denied entirely.

Notice how the 'man flirts with reporter' thread kills it in terms of replies.

I'm not going to follow this for sanity reasons, but is it at least made clear that there were NOT in fact 1000 perpetrators, but, according to police, 50-70? Not that this isn't bad enough, but it's a whole other dimension...

Nobody said there were 1000 perps. There was a crowd of 1000 scummy cunts, from which a large number assaulted a large number of women.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

So wait, according to these fucking assholes it's now sexist for a man to even flirt with a woman?


I call bullshit, this asshole shut ins are just trying to level the playing ground as currently the only woman they talk to birthed them. 


I'm as close as I could be to executing order 66 on anybody between the ages of 21-27 if I had the power

[Tasty]

I'm as close as I could be to executing order 66 on anybody between the ages of 21-27 if I had the power

"Hello, cops? There's a conservative black man saying he's going to kill 21-27 years olds."

"We're already on our way."

[octopushover]

This gunna be goooooood

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166645

This gonna be ignored, downplayed, and later denied entirely.

Notice how the 'man flirts with reporter' thread kills it in terms of replies.

the legends say that every time a brown man commits a crime in europe the ancient dragon named smug will awaken to pretend the problem is systemic

[Rufus]

This gunna be goooooood

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166645

This gonna be ignored, downplayed, and later denied entirely.

Notice how the 'man flirts with reporter' thread kills it in terms of replies.

I'm not going to follow this for sanity reasons, but is it at least made clear that there were NOT in fact 1000 perpetrators, but, according to police, 50-70? Not that this isn't bad enough, but it's a whole other dimension...

Nobody said there were 1000 perps. There was a crowd of 1000 scummy cunts, from which a large number assaulted a large number of women.

I guess THAT confusion hasn't made it to anglophone media at least. That's something at least.

[Fifstar]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=191406956&postcount=267

 

[Take My Breh Away]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166888

Oculus Rift is FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE US DOLLARS

 

[Tasty]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166888

Oculus Rift is FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE US DOLLARS

 

And it still needs a beefy PC.

At least the PS3 was self-contained.

[Rufus]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=191406956&postcount=267

 

Without context, it sounds reasonable enough. But then he's talking about Duke Nukem 1.

[mormapope]

Sony tardboys are falling over themselves hoping the PSVR thing will be significantly cheaper
 

[Tasty]

standalone PSVR should be $199-$299 for those of us who have cameras.

Less than I expected it to be, actually. I think this is a pretty good price.

[Tasty]

[fistfulofmetal]

I'm in for Oculus VR gen 3

[Tasty]

I will eat my hand if it's $600. I am guessing it'll be $399.

Almost a $1k Canadian after taxes, Im completely out

499 pound sterling WITHOUT shipping is a disgraceful price.

Youve lost your shit Palmer. VR future now in jeopardy.

This is already the biggest disappointment of the year. I dunno how they managed to crush my hopes. I've been all over the place preaching VR.

These tears.

[tiesto]

(Image removed from quote.)

VR Persona game confirmed? Could be a system seller there... VR waifus

[mormapope]

"Sony is totally going to sell their thing at a loss."

 

The PS4 was underpowered at launch and has been profitable for a while now I believe. The Vita was originally sold at a high as fuck price with the memory cards also being expensive as fuck.

Being good at business isn't a sin or a bad thing necessarily, but fanboys are spinning a really dumb narrative. Sony wants to make money at this point, while taking very little risk. 

PSVR will either be okay at best quality wise and still be sold for $299 or $399. Or it'll try to match the Rift and be sold for $499 or $599. Sony will not release a magical product that's better than the Oculus Rift while eating the cost. They're going to test the waters with a inferior but more cost effective product or exploit the nerds with expensive tech, its one or the other.

[Tasty]

Looks like the extinction of humanity has been delayed a couple years.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Amazing how this thing predicted Google Cardboard and GearVR.

[close]

[mormapope]

The people that buy the PSVR at $299 are going to feel so fucked when in a few years later, $299 will get you something that's way better and will have a lot more support.

Or maybe not, this entire ship may crash and VR will be dead for a while.

[Cerveza mas fina]

599 is too much for the master race?

 

[mormapope]

Don't let the hardcore of the hardcore PC bros on Gaf fool you. $600-$800 is the average cost of a new gaming PC nowadays, one that should let you run shit at good or great settings for the next three or four years.

$600 for a piece of VR tech is fucking terrible. $600 could get you a great TV or some mega monitor nowadays.

[Cerveza mas fina]

I know, but what did people expect?
Occulus has to sell at a good profit, unlike PSVR.

[mormapope]

Sony is going to sell PSVR for profit as well. Looking more into PSVR, that shit is going to be $400 at least.

When's the last time Sony took a huge risk financially when it comes to gaming?

[Take My Breh Away]

Don't let the hardcore of the hardcore PC bros on Gaf fool you. $600-$800 is the average cost of a new gaming PC nowadays, one that should let you run shit at good or great settings for the next three or four years.

$600 for a piece of VR tech is fucking terrible. $600 could get you a great TV or some mega monitor nowadays.

It's not so much $599. Palmer Luckey was putting the ballpark out "More than $350" last October. People expected it to come in much cheaper than that. Valve were also saying "It was going to be more expensive" but also it wasn't going to break the bank. So people were expecting much lower around $399 or so.

PSVR is going to be $499 at least (And there's going to be a lot of fustrated Sony stans when it's not going to hit the resolution and graphical fidelity general casual consumers expect or the heights they were stanning for) and Vive's probably going to run near the $800 mark. VR's not going to get off to a great start. The cost will come down once Chinese companies get in the game and start offering their solutions but Early Adopters are going to eat that early adopter tax hard. 

The fine dining we're gonna get, tho'

[Tasty]

Through Meant to be Seen (MTBS)'s virtual reality and 3D discussion forums,[8] Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus and longtime MTBS discussion forum moderator,[9] developed the idea of creating a new head-mounted display that was both more effective than what was then on the market, and inexpensive for gamers.

[meeb]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166567

Why am I not shocked that the dude who sees the goobergrape menace in every bad thing that happens is a virgin who is super awkward around women.

The Lamp in general is a gross person. He's lamented not getting a happy ending from a massage parlor, yet he also talks about how he is gay and refuses to be with men because it is against God. Though he only claims to be part of the LGBT community when it suits him being a victim. The rest of the time he claims to be 90% gay, 10% straight, and so he isn't lying to himself or women.

[Mods Help]

Never surprises me of the anti-consumer fellatio of some gaffers.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=191414405&postcount=324

Yes, game preservation is something worth making fun of.

Every time you step outside of your safety zones on gaf you're reminded just how moronic 90% of that forum is.

[nachobro]

every time i've tried vr i wanted to vomit within 5 minutes. no thanks.

[Mods Help]

It's wise to always remember that Gaf doesn't only house morons.

I agree with the rest of the post. Heavy DRM coupled with out clusterfuck of copyright laws makes it hard to preserve and play old games. I love NOLF but lost my disks so can't buy it anymore and it's rights are so messed up nobody can get them untangled. It's similar with Blade Runner adventure game or say something like "Snatcher". It's just a few examples and as we go forward it's going to show itself more and more.

It's also dumb and short sighted from various publishers but I do understand some of their issues with piracy especially first month when most revenue for AAA games comes in although even that is changing with longer legs I digital games.

That said the new DRM issues are real and high level cryptography cracking is very hard to do.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=191408621&postcount=282

Good post.

[Tasty]