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A Note Regarding Dayan Simcha Zelig Rieger's View
of Opening a Refrigerator Door on Shabbat
Rabbi Michael J. Broyde
Thank you to Rabbi Yaacov Sasson for his comments on footnote 59 of the article "The Use of Electricity on Shabbat and Yom Tov" found in the Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, 21:4-47 (Spring 1991) co-written by Rabbi Jachter and myself. It is always nice to have people commenting on articles written more than 25 years ago.[1]
Before delving into the halacha, it is worth clarifying some preliminary facts – in particular, whether refrigerators even had automatic lights during the first half of the 1930s. Some commenters have suggested that such lights were not yet present, or that they were limited to rare and expensive refrigerators. This is not correct. I reproduce below a wide variety of newspaper ads from the early 1930s that show that a range of refrigerator models by many manufacturers at various price points featured automatic interior lights (see attachments here). These include a Frigidaire priced at $157.50, a GE priced at $99.50, a Majestic model with no price, a Frigidaire priced at $119.50, a Leonard priced at $114.75 and many more.[2] And while some of the publications appear targeted to the upper class, many others are clearly meant for wider audiences – particularly those available on installment plans ("$5 down, 15¢ a day"; "Nothing down! 20¢ a day!"; "$7 Initial Payment – enables you to enjoy any of these refrigerators immediately. Investigate our convenient budget payment plans.").[3] Thus, even in the early 1930s, interior lights were a readily available feature in the refrigerators that were becoming increasingly common in American households.[4] Claims that "normal" or "typical" refrigerators did not have lights are belied by the many ads taken from diverse periodicals that are reproduced here.[5]
A Summary of the Original Article
The relevant section of the article is about using refrigerators on Shabbat, and states in part:
A. Refrigerators
The opening of a refrigerator door on Shabbat has been the topic of vigorous debate in past decades. Opening the refrigerator door allows warm air to enter, thus causing a drop in temperature which causes the motor to go on sooner. If one accepts that turning the motor on during Shabbat is prohibited, then it would appear that opening the refrigerator door on Shabbat when the motor is not already56 running is prohibited. Indeed, many prominent rabbinic decisors have adopted this position.57 However, many authorities58 assert that one is permitted to open a refrigerator even when the motor is off.59
The footnotes to the above-quoted text observe:
56. Opening the door when the motor is already running is permissible because all that is done then is causing the motor to stay on for a longer period of time; see also section V.
57. See Har Zvi 1:151; Mishnat Rabbi Aharon, 1:4; Minchat Yitzchak 3:24; and Chelkat Yaakov, 1:54. Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Yabia Omer 1:21 and Rabbi Yosef Eliyahu Henkin, Edut Leyisrael p. 152, recommend that one be stringent in this regard, although they both accept that it is permissible to open a refrigerator even when the motor is off.
58. Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach's argument can be found in his Minchat Shlomo pp. 77-91. Others who are lenient include Rabbi Waldenberg,Tzitz Eliezer 8:12 and 12:92, Rabbi Uziel, Piskei Uziel no. 15. Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein reports that Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik subscribes to the lenient position in this regard.
59. Almost all authorities accept that it is forbidden to open a refrigerator when the light inside will go on. Notwithstanding one's lack of intent to turn on the light when opening the refrigerator, this action is forbidden, since the light will inevitably go on (pesik resha).
However, Rabbi S.Z. Rieger (the Dayan of Brisk) rules leniently in this regard (Hapardes 1934, volume three). His lenient ruling is based on two assumptions. First, he states that when the forbidden act has no benefit to the one who performs it, and it is only incidental (psik resha d'lo nicha leh), no prohibition exists. Rabbi Rieger assumes that the lenient ruling of the Aruch (see Aruch defining the word "sever") is accepted. Second, Rabbi Rieger states that the light in the refrigerator provides no benefit to the one opening the door.
His first assumption is disputed by most authorities (see Yabia Omer 1:21,5; Minchat Shlomo p. 87). The consensus appears not to accept theAruch's ruling as normative. The second assertion appears to be entirely incorrect. The light serves as a convenience to locate items in the refrigerator and cannot be described as having no benefit to one who opens the door.
Most authorities, however, maintain that it is acceptable to ask a Gentile to open the door of the refrigerator even if the light will go on: see Iggerot Moshe, Orach Chaim 2:68; and Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchatah pp. 100-101.So too, it would appear to these authors that one could allow a fellow Jew to open the door when he does not know the light will go on, as that is only in the category of mitasek (unknowing) and thus permitted; see e.g.,Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Shiurim Lezeicher Avi Mori, p.30 n. 58; but see Teshuvot R. Akiva Eiger #9.
(bold emphasis added)
Rabbi Sasson's Criticism
Rabbi Sasson is commenting on the words in the second paragraph of footnote 59 (the bold sentences above). He proposes that the article is wrong in its understanding of the view of Dayan Simcha Zelig Rieger who did not, he claims, permit the turning on of the light in the refrigerator, but only the motor. Rabbi Sasson states:
Lo hayu dvarim me-olam. Rav Simcha Zelig did not permit opening a refrigerator when the light inside will go on. Rav Simcha Zelig wrote (Hapardes 1934, num. 3, page 6) that it is permitted to open the refrigerator since the intention is to remove an item, "v'aino mechavein lehadlik et ha-elektri." The authors misinterpreted this statement to be a reference to an electric light in the refrigerator.
And his argument is:
However, it is clear from a simple reading of the articles to which Rav Simcha Zelig was responding that the topic under discussion at the time was triggering the motor by opening the door and allowing warm air to enter; lights and light bulbs are not mentioned at all. In the first of those articles (Hapardes 1931, num. 2, page 3), the language of "hadlaka" is used in reference to the refrigerator motor, and Rav Simcha Zelig's language of "lehadlik et ha-elektri" appears to parallel the language used there.
As an additional proof, he notes:
In the second of those articles (Hapardes 1931, num. 3 page 6), the act of triggering the motor is referred to as "havara" and "havara b'zerem ha-chashmali", and Rav Simcha Zelig used a similar nomenclature, "lehadlik et ha-elektri" to refer to triggering the motor.
Based on this Rabbi Sasson concludes:
Rav Simcha Zelig's position was that it is permitted to open a refrigerator when the motor will then go on, as triggering the motor is classified as a psik resha d'lo ichpat lei, which is equivalent to lo nicha lei. Rav Simcha Zelig never addressed opening a refrigerator when the light will go on.
(footnotes omitted)
A Review of the Teshuva and a Defense of the Second Paragraph of Footnote Fifty Nine
The relevant paragraph of the teshuva by Dayan Rieger reads simply:
ובדבר התבת קרח מלאכותי נראה כיון דכשפותח את דלת התיבה הוא כדי לקבל משם איזו דבר ואינו מכיון להדליק את העלעקטרי הוי פסיק רישיה דלא איכפת ליה אפילו להדליק אם הוא באופן שהוא פסיק רישיה.
And in the matter of the artificial [electric] icebox it appears that since when one opens the door of the box to get something from there and does not intend to ignite (light) the electricity it is a psik resha that he does not care about, even to light in way that is a psik resha.
The rest of the teshuva by Dayan Rieger presents his view of the halacha in cases in which there is a psik resha d'lo ichpat lei, which is that this is a dispute between Tosaphot and the Aruch. Furthermore, Rav Chaim M'brisk maintains that the Rambam is in agreement with the Aruch, and the custom is like the Aruch; therefore, it is completely proper to rely on the Aruch in cases in which there is a psik resha d'lo nicha lei.[6]
A careful reader of the first sentence, and indeed of the entire teshuva, can sense that there is some ambiguity here about the electrical object referred to, since Dayan Rieger does not specify the source or consequence of igniting the electricity. I am inclined to reinforce the original explanation that it was the light based on the following three observations.
First, the many articles in Hapardes do not necessarily use as interchangeable the terms zerem chashmali or chut chashmali or chut elektriki with the term hidlik et haelektrik – which seems to have a different connotation. Particularly in the Yiddish spoken culture of that time, the term "electric" seems to have meant "lights" and not electricity or motor. Rabbi Sasson's claim that the phrase "havara b'zerem ha-chashmali" and Rav Simcha Zelig phrase "lehadlik et ha-elektri" are identical is, I think, not indubitably correct. Elektriki, according to my colleague at Emory, Professor Nick Block, more likely means the light than anything else in 1930s Yiddish. This is particularly true in my opinion, when added to the word "le'hadlik," a word of ignition.
Second, and much more importantly, the halachic analysis presented by Dayan Rieger addresses a direct action, while everyone else who discusses the motor speaks about an indirect action. This is very important to grasp. The light in the refrigerator immediately turns on when the door is opened, as the opening of the door also opens the switch that controls the incandescent light. Not so the motor, which is controlled by a thermostat; opening the door usually leads to an increase of air temperature inside the refrigerator, which eventually directs the motor to go on.
As the editor of Hapardes notes (in volume 5), there are persuasive grounds to permit the opening of the refrigerator door based on two distinct principles of enormous halachic importance that are deeply grounded in factual reality: davar she'eno mitkaven and grama; it is based on this that many poskim to this day permit a refrigerator door to be opened, as our article from 25 years ago notes.
Simply put, many times when the refrigerator is opened, the motor does not go on at all, since for the motor to go on immediately, the refrigerator must be at just a certain temperature such that the warm air immediately causes the thermostat to turn the motor on. Sometimes the motor is already on, sometimes the motor is not hastened, and sometimes there is a very long time delay. This reality gives rise to important halachic grounds discussed in our article and quoted by many poskim, including many before and after the great Dayan Rieger.
But Dayan Rieger makes no mention of this: he does not discuss grama, or davar she'eno mitkaven or any of these other factors that apply to indirect action. Instead, he assumes that when the refrigerator door is opened, the electrical object under discussion is always ignited, and it does so immediately and directly, thus causing a melacha. This is the formulation of pesik resha, which inexorably causes melacha each and every time -- in contrast to grama, davar she'eno mitkaven or any other principles of indirect or delayed or uncertain causation.
Dayan Rieger is not speaking about acts caused indirectly, uncertainly or after a delay – he is speaking about an action that directly and immediately occurs and is fully and directly caused by my opening the door. As he writes in his first paragraph:
ובדבר התבת קרח מלאכותי נראה כיון דכשפותח את דלת התיבה הוא כדי לקבל משם איזו דבר ואינו מכיון להדליק את העלעקטרי הוי פסיק רישיה דלא איכפת ליה אפילו להדליק אם הוא באופן שהוא פסיק רישיה.
No intermediary (like a thermostat) and no indirect or delayed causation is present in the case Dayan Rieger is discussing – the prohibited action is caused by the door opening. The act of opening the door turns on the elektri according to Dayan Rieger. His halachic insight is that even when such causation is direct, it is of no value to the opener of the door, who just wants to take some food out; it is a psik resha of no benefit. Factually, this is not an accurate description of the motor at all, which frequently does not turn on immediately, but it does correctly describe the mechanism of the refrigerator light. Dayan Rieger implicitly concedes that if one were to open the door with the intent to turn on the light (or motor), that would be assur min ha-torah, since he sees no indirect causation in the process, something that most poskim think is not at all true for the motor.
Professor Sara Reguer noted by email to me that "my grandfather conferred with scientists and specialists in electricity before giving his response," and given this fact it is extremely unlikely that he missed such a basic point that anyone who repeatedly opened and closed a refrigerator would have observed. This was simply not true about refrigerator motors as the original question notes explicitly in Hapardes Volume 2. This technological assumption about the refrigerator is true about the light, which always turns on when the door is opened, but not about the motor.
I would also note two additional factors for consideration. First, the other substantive halachic logic employed by Dayan Rieger which analogizes elektriki to sparks seems to me to be a closer analogy to a light than to a motor which is hardly fire at all; sparks, like incandescent lights, are fire according to halacha. Secondly, there has been a regular subset of poskim (as shown by Rabbi Abadi's most recent teshuva, Ohr Yitzchak 2:166) who adopt the exact analysis and view of Dayan Rieger and view the light as lo ichpat since one does not want it and a light is on already. If Dayan Rieger is speaking about the motor, he has gotten the facts terribly wrong as well as provided a halachic chiddush that is totally unneeded, whereas if he is speaking about the light, he has adopted a halachic view that has some company, and gotten the facts correct. Furthermore, his halachic analysis is needed to reach the desired result.
Given these factors – the linguistic ambiguity, the presence of logic that is discussing a psik resha and not a grama or a davar she'eno mitkaven, the analogy to sparks and the parallel teshuva by Rabbi Abadi reaching the same conclusion and employing the same logic for lights – I am still inclined to think (as the original article notes) that this teshuva is speaking about the light and not the motor.
On the other hand, there is a good and natural impulse to read halachic literature conservatively and to press for interpretations that align gedolim with one other and not leave outliers with halachic novelty.[7] Furthermore, I do recognize that many halachic authorities who have cited Dayan Rieger's teshuva have quoted it in the context of the motor and not the light,, as Rabbi Sasson claims is the proper reading.[8] But, I think these citations are less than dispositive for the following important reason: Those who quote Dayan Rieger's view as something to consider about the motor note that his analysis is halachically wrong (see for example, both Yabia Omer OC 1:21 [paragraphs 7-11 are explicitly directly at explaining why Dayan Riegler's halachic explanation for motors is wrong] and Minchat Shlomo 1:10 [section 7 calls this logic אולם לענ"ד צ"ע הרבה] who both note deep problems with Dayan Reigler's analysis as applied to the motor).[9] Poskim generally spend less time and ink explicating the views of authorities whom they believe to have reached inapt or incorrect conclusions of fact or law compared with those whom they cite in whole or in part to bolster their own analysis. Simply put, the precedential value of how one posek cites another when they centrally disagree is not as great.
Thus, when given two choices of how to understand what an eminent posek wrote, I prefer an approach that is both halachically plausible and factually correct rather than one what is halachically unneeded and factually wrong.[10]
In sum, while there is some ambiguity in Dayan Rieger's teshuva, the recent (ca. 1930) introduction of lights in refrigerators, the fact that Dayan Rieger makes no mention of grama, davar she'eno mitkaven or any of the other classical grounds for discussing the motor, and from the fact that he uses the Yiddish word for light, all incline me to think that he is speaking about the light, although I understand the ambiguity. Let me add, lehalacha, as the original article notes, that I think such a view is not halachically normative in that we do not follow the view of the Aruch as a general matter.
Having said all that, in hindsight I would have worded footnote 59 a bit differently to reflect more of the nuance that is present in this post (and may in fact do so if the article is ever republished).
Allow me to note my general agreement with Rabbi Sasson's conclusion when he writes:
I would add two endnotes - when surveying Halachot with significant practical implications, such as in the realm of Hilchot Shabbat, it is an author's responsibility to ensure that all sources are cited accurately, lest a reader rely on an incorrect citation with the result of Chillul Shabbat. Secondly, when confronted with a Halachic position of a Gadol B'Yisrael that seems to be entirely erroneous, the possibility that the Gadol's position is being misunderstood must be explored.
This is true even when the citation is in a footnote and even when it is noted as not normative. More generally, readers of blog posts about nuanced textual disputes should, whenever they can, go back to the original sources and check for themselves. (The editors of the Seforim Blog should be commended for helping their contributors include images of such texts for the benefit of the readership.)
Let me also add a final endnote of my own: While vigorous debate has always been a fundamental part of Torah study within the confines of the beit midrash, and while online forums have brought intelligent Torah conversations to a much wider group of participants (and observers), the tone and tenor of these conversations often take on the harsh, acerbic voice of the internet at large. I generally find that the sharper the rhetorical tone, the less value the substance has. Orthodox Judaism today would benefit greatly from deep, substantive conversations on a whole host of halachic and hashkafic matters that are conducted in a respectful manner. We certainly could use more light and less heat.
[1] Located here .
[2] In 2015 dollars, these range from about $1400 to $2200; see CPI Inflation Calculator here. They are not inexpensive, but seem to be attainable for middle-class consumers.
[3] See attached advertisements here.
[4] Indeed, the number of household refrigerators increased dramatically during the Depression years, as increased longevity and reduced spoilage helped stretch family food budgets.
[5] Nor are these refrigerators more expensive than any other as the ads show. The reason for this is obvious, upon reflection. The compressor was the expensive, high-tech component at that time, whereas the spring switch light connected to the door had been invented many years earlier and was very low cost.
[6] The final section addresses ice making and it is not under discussion in this article.
[7] For more on this, see the concluding chapter of my 'Innovation in Jewish Law: A Case Study of Chiddush in Havineinu" (Urim Publiscations 2010).
[8] Added to this is the voice of Dayan Reiger's granddaughter, Professor Sara Reuger, who tells me that she is certain that this teshuva is referring to the thermostat or motor and not the light. However, I was not persuaded by her recollection since she had no direct conversation with her grandfather about this and is only recalling conversations with her own father and (as explained above) this view places Dayan Reiger's teshuva in a weak halachic light analytically (as well as other reasons).
[9] For another example of this, see Hapardes volume 11:2 at page 8-10.
[10] Another possibility was suggested to me by Professor Miriam Udel of Emory who noted that the Hebrew term "התבת קרח מלאכותי" corresponds well to the Yiddish term ayz-kastn which is really a very early refrigerator (ice chest). Ice chests were pre-modern refrigerators that had no electricity at all, but were cooled by ice; see here and here By 1925 companies were selling add-on kits to these ice chests that contained an external motor which cooled a coil insert. See the article in the Washington Post, August 9, 1925 entitled "Modern Electric Plant Displaces Need For Ice Man: Its Refrigeration" at page F7. See also Display Ad 18 -- No Title Chicago Daily Tribune (1923-1963); Jun 14, 1925 (attached) which notes simply "If you have a good refrigerator in your home, you can convert it into a Frigidaire easily and inexpensively. The Frigidaire "frost coil" is placed in the ice compartment; the simple mechanism is the basement or other convenient location. Small copper tubes connect the frost coil and compressor and a connection is made to your electric wiring." This converted ice box, to the best of my knowledge, had no mechanism related to the door being open at all. (The interior ice compartment would have remained closed.) Dayan Reiger could not have been speaking about this, as he is addressing a door mechanism and not a hot-air-entering-the-refrigerator problem.


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The other night I got a set of admission orders that included a dose of IV Cipro. I fax the orders down to the pharmacy and get a requisition ready to order it from central dispatch (drugs that are not stocked on the unit are sent to us by central dispatch during night shifts so a form has to be faxed to them – they deliver whatever is needed in 5-10 minutes). I get everything ready and start walking towards the fax machine when another nurse walks over with the bag, hangs it up and tells me that there's a 'secret stash' of Cipro in the back rooms. Great. But how the hell was I supposed to know about secret stashes? I got irritated because I just wasted my time filling out the damn forms when I could have resited her IV and saving me a hell of a lot of time.
Yet another nurse that was preceptoring me has a thing against 'fussy' old people who ask for things when she's busy planning her upcoming wedding. I'm mighty pissed at myself for giving into her way of working when I really should have had the balls to stand up for myself and the patient. This nurse had me convinced that since the patient was 99 years old and had a history of bone mets, she was not able to walk and she could not get hot water for tea (even though we were sitting on our asses doing nothing). She told me that if I tried to make her walk and she fell it would be my problem when our manager finds out about it. Fair enough. Except I never gave the patient a chance to explain herself and she ended up sobbing in her bed. I was aghast at myself for having made an elderly lady feel this way. I know that the ER is a busy and fast paced environment but I sure as hell would not want to be treated like a crazy piece of crap by a kid with 3 months of nursing experience when I'm elderly.
Since I can speak two other languages (besides English), some of the docs also ask me to translate for them. When this happens during a time when I'm really busy, I tell them to hold off for a little while unless it's an emergency involving the ABCs (yes the nursing school basics), In that case, I quickly tell the patient what's going on and when I can return. I know that I can't be abandoning my own patients to run away and translate but that's what we have float nurses for. When a situation like this came up, another nurse got pissed at me for taking too long translating! She told me that I should have told the doctor to hurry up with his assessment. Again in some cases that's fair. But this was an exceptional case because the patient that I was translating for was a suicidal refugee who lost his wife and daughter in a bombing. That requires some diplomacy, tact and sensitivity – it most certainly is NOT the time to tell the doc to hurry up because I have to go triple chart on some mundane intervention. When I tried to explain this to her, she just mumbled something along the lines of 'you weren't hired as a translator'.
On top of this, I feel like a glorified babysitter when I have to deal with belligerent and violent drunks that constantly come in every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. I'm so sick of calling security to wrestle them down so I can put in yet ANOTHER line into them, hydrate them, give them a sandwich and kick them out in the morning just to have them come back the next week. During my last night shift, I was particularly infuriated with my entire patient load because you guessed it – they were all bloody drunks. I don't feel like I've gone to school for 6 years just to babysit violent 300 lb men with drinking problems with ensuing incontinence and send them away with a smile and a breakfast at the end of my shift.
Not surprisingly, I feel the happiest at the end of my set of shifts because I know it's the longest time before I have to come back into work. Likewise I feel the most depressed the night before my next set of shifts starts. The honeymoon is most definitely over. Work sucks something mighty fierce.

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|2011-10-18, 19:03
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I can't even begin to explain how much I loved the first 3 episodes of this show. I don't know why people are complaining about the flashback when it was so brilliant. I just pray the flash forward will be this good.
I guess my only complaint is I would have liked a bit more of a transition from the end of the last episode to the beginning of this one but overall this episode was perfect.
I just love the friendship that developed between Taichi/Chihaya/Arata. I don't know part of me hopes it doesn't turn into a romance because I love them as a trio. Even though as a High School Josei I am sure romance is inevitable.
And actually surprisingly 2 of the sweetest moments were between Taichi & Arata: When Taichi blushed after Arata praised him & when Taichi gave Arata his hat; I dawwed both times.
|2011-10-18, 20:20
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I've enjoyed the flashback too. Honestly, I'm more afraid that the rest of the show may not live up to what the flashback sets up. I've been in no hurry for it to end. Though I admit, it's a little odd that they began the series in the "present" (presumably) but the flashback wasn't broken up at all by progress in the high school story. Maybe they really wanted to get the back story out there right away, but they didn't want viewers to think that the entire story was about sixth graders.
And after three episodes, I can safely say that this is my sleeper pick-up of the season.
|2011-10-18, 21:38
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Okay I just browsed through the manga and I am a little disappointed that they skipped some stuff (obviously to get to the present storyline faster).
I mean I still think the episode itself was excellent in the character & story department but I don't think they needed to rush through the childhood arc like that if it meant skipping stuff, really one more episode was all they would have needed I think.
Now I don't think anything major was skipped but I still would have liked to see everything animated. Oh well!
|2011-10-18, 21:48
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|2011-10-18, 22:21
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Lol at the Doctor being so happy to have 3 new recruits. So that's how they went separate ways. Chihaya's sister is kind of annoying wanting her sister to only adore her and do nothing else. Too bad they didn't win the tournament. Her conviction of them meeting again sometime was great.
|2011-10-18, 22:23
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On top of my head, is the accent similar to Chie from Persona4? Anyone?
|2011-10-18, 22:52
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Taichi is complicated. Arata's relationship with his father (and how that plays into his father's relationship with his grandfather) also seems to be something to look out for. A good episode overall. It's all still clearly just setup for the real story set when they are teenagers, though, so I maintain that that is what I'm looking forward to.
With regards to Chihaya's sister, she actually recaptured my interest a bit after disappointing me last episode. I like that she values the admiration of her little sister--that's cute. It also gives me hope that their relationship will play an interesting part in the future story (it helps that both Chihaya and her sis are/should be quite gorgeous, . Gotta make use of that animation and artstyle.).
On the karuta, I quite liked what they showcased of the team play, that was interesting. In the future, Chihaya should also (I am sure) be better with memorizing the poems on an individual level, so I'm sure we will see more depth there as well. That's what I'm most looking forward to for now. Arata's overwhelming skill and now pedigree have honestly played out more like plot elements than actual points of accessibility or interest into the game for me thus far.
|2011-10-18, 23:47
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Definitely moving without needing to resort to being a tear-jerker. For me this is the best show of the season so far, and I've really enjoyed these sixth-grade chapters (calling them flashbacks doesn't do them justice). I haven't seen interplay between kids this age done as well in years, probably since Dennou Coil.
I wouldn't want to change anything about that episode. I thought the animation was again stellar, especially in the snow scene. I thought the goodbye scene was powerfully effective. And I really enjoyed Harada-sensei as the first truly important adult in the cast. He was a nice blend of humor and mentoring, and the way he gently showed Chihaya that she was being selfish by not considering how sad the boys were about separating was a textbook example of the right way to teach a child.
Can we put the Taichi-hate behind us now? He's a good kid, but in many ways the most realistic among the three leads. He listens to his dark side and does selfish things something, though he knows he shouldn't. That's what kids do. He proved his worth to me by having the decency to be ashamed of himself at the end of episode 2, and backed that up this week.
|2011-10-19, 00:10
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Regarding Taichi childhood back-story, I forgive him for those childish antics, its understandable, because I can relate.
|2011-10-19, 00:19
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The mere fact that Taichi was wearing a Batman shirt in Episode 3 made me give his character a second chance.
In fact, I played a mental game with myself that made this episode extra enjoyable for me - I imagined Taichi, Arata, and Chihaya as Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman as kids hanging out together and playing this game together. It actually kind of works since Taichi is the all-around smart one who's willing to be a dick at times, Arata wears glasses a lot and is faster than a speeding bullet in getting those cards and he has a deep respect for a beloved parental figure, and Chihaya always stands up for what she thinks is right and she wants her two male teammates to get along with one another.
That being said, I honestly found Episode 3 a bit overdone in the melodrama department (I know I might take some heat for this, but I have to be honest here ).
Just so much crying, and so much shouting... I don't doubt that kids are sometimes like that, but this seemed a bit excessive to me.
Episode 3 was still a good episode for me, as I tend to prefer overacting to underacting (the former is more memorable and attention-grabbing at least), but I would have preferred it if they had dialed things down a notch or two.
Overall, I'd give Episode 3 a 8/10. On the whole, a very good opening arc for Chihayafuru.
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I've known many Taichis through my life, some of them were even good friends, which was the basis for me ignoring their jerkiness in regards to women/relationships, but this Taichi is not my friend; he's just a character in an anime, so he gets to stay in my jerk book for now. So props to the writer for writing a life-like character. Doesn't mean I have to like him.
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For all his faults, more and more I'm getting the feeling that Taichi will be the main LI. Out of all the characters he has the most depth, and I can see he has the most room for growth out of the three main cast. Add in his current girlfriend, and you can make so much more drama with Taichi as LI than Arata.
Still, I hate him with a passion. The sting of betrayal is still fresh, and next week's return to the present will serve to repoen them. >_>
|2011-10-19, 01:16
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Now, I get that I'm being semi-unfair, as I've heard that it's perfectly normal to say "yes" to girls in Japan if they confess to you, regardless of your feelings. So, from a Japanese point of view, there may not be anything particularly wrong with Taichi's obvious ambivalence towards the girl he's dating, but I don't care. From my view, not the Japanese view, he's a jerk.
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I like Chihaya and I don't think not seeing her for along time, would reflect differently on Taichi behavior.
Regarding how others view him, his first impression for me, is negative and it might be till the end of the show.
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I want to see more of teenage Taichi before I evaluate his teenage self.
As for his kid self... If nothing else, he adapts well based on the old saying "If you can't beat them, join them". He did seem to genuinely regard Arata as a friend in Episode 3, and that showed he was overcoming his jealously a little bit at least.
Whether or not that improvement sticks with him into his teenage years, we'll have to wait and see.
First impressions are hard to overcome, though, and so I can't fault people for how it's continuing to stick with them in Taichi's case. First impressions is also the reason why I'll probably never like Taichi as much as I do Arata and Chihaya. But I did genuinely like him in Episode 3, and he's become a very well-rounded character at least.
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For one day, there were few concerns about test scores, teacher ratings or school finances. On the first day of school, it was all about seeing friends again, showing off those new backpacks and sneakers, and unpacking a whole lot of school supplies.
The 2013-14 school year kicked off on Sept. 4 for more than 9,000 children in Valley Stream's 14 public schools. The first day was quickly followed by a four-day weekend.
At Shaw Avenue School, Amy Pernick greeted students for the first time as the principal of the school. District 30 Superintendent Dr. Nicholas Stirling introduced himself to some of the kindergarten students and their parents.
After seeing their children off, Marcia Mangal, Keisha Channer-Charles and Kishshana Teele talked for a few minutes on the blacktop behind Shaw Avenue about the new school year. They found one thing in common — all of their children are especially excited about science. "The kids really love the science program here," Channer-Charles said.
Mangal, who has daughters in third and fifth grade, said they were up by 6 a.m., ready to get back and find out who would be in their classes. Sending them back to school was bittersweet. "They were with me all summer," she said. "We did a lot of things. I'm going to miss them."
Channer-Charles said her youngest daughter, who is in first grade, was looking forward to meeting her teacher. Her oldest daughter, a third grader, was excited to buy a binder for the first time and picked one out with sparkles.
Brooklyn Avenue School students lined up with their classmates outside, as Principal Dr. Scott Comis welcomed the returning kids and newcomers. Comis said he enjoys the first school day, especially seeing students eager to learn and happy to see their friends and teachers. When students are rushing to get to school, Comis said, "there's something very positive to say about the community."
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PLAINVIEW- The history of fine arts at Wayland Baptist University will be the highlight for the annual Heritage Chapel service to be held Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 11 a.m. in Wayland's Harral Auditorium.
A multi-media presentation approximately 45 minutes in length, the chapel program will consist of historical information about music, art, theatre, speech and mass communication at the university.
"As an academic institution, part of our mission is to understand the past so we can appreciate the present and to understand the present so we can imagine the future," said Dr. Ann Stutes, co-chair of the division. "Being able to celebrate Wayland's history in light of its artistic accomplishments and contributions inspires an uplifting sense of hope and vision for the years to come."
The historical overview has been prepared by Dr. Estelle Owens, chair of the Division of Social Sciences and Wayland's unofficial historian, and Virginia Myers, associate professor of speech. Speech students at Wayland and other fine arts faculty members have also contributed to the overview. A slide show of photographs from history will also be presented, with accompaniment by assistant professor Dr. Sandra Mosteller on clarinet and Dr. Gary Belshaw on piano.
The event will involve all the arts. Art faculty are organizing an exhibit of student and faculty artwork to be on display in the halls and walkways in and around Harral Auditorium, and the International Choir will perform several selections.
The student newspaper, The Trailblazer, will publish a special issue for the service that will also serve as the program and will include excerpts from past issues related to the division's history. Wayland's chamber Brass Ensemble and university organist Jennie Lynn Hodges will provide prelude and postlude music, and Belshaw, associate professor of piano pedagogy, will perform an original composition for piano titled "Camp Springs."
Theatre director Dr. Marti Runnels, professor of theatre and co-chair of the division, and Chris Moore, technical theatre director, will perform an excerpt from Becket, a Tony Award-winning play by Jean Anouilh.
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The longer Tuesday's game wore on, the more it seemed like one team would need to catch a break for either side to put a run on the board and disrupt the 2-2 tie.
In the ninth inning, Cranston East caught its break.
After Warwick Vets pitcher Shane Johnson dazzled for eight innings and East pitcher Kyle Tracy did the same for nine, the 'Bolts' Stephen Bucci scored on a two-out passed ball in the bottom half of the second extra frame, lifting East to an exhausting 3-2 victory over the 'Canes.
It was a brutal way to end an otherwise well-played game for Vets, and it was the second consecutive game that it had lost in extra innings. The 'Canes fell 10-9 to East Providence last Wednesday in eight innings.
East improved to 2-1 with the win, while Vets dropped to 1-2 in Division I-Central.
"Tough one to take, it's our second one in a row in extra innings," Vets head coach Nolan Landy said. "It's down to execution. We're playing good D, we're pitching the ball great, we're hitting in certain situations. It's just the mental part of baseball games right now."
Vets scored an unearned run in the first inning and another run in the third inning, but Tracy allowed nothing more from there on out.
The senior right-hander threw a 97-pitch complete game five-hitter, striking out nine batters while walking just one.
"He threw the ball well," East head coach Mike Walsh said. "He settled in. Once he started commanding the zone a little bit better, he started throwing that curveball for a strike. He was spotting his fastball."
But the 'Canes got their own gem from Johnson. He threw 118 pitches over eight innings, surrendering five hits, while striking out 12 and walking three.
"Shane was phenomenal," Landy said. "Working ahead in the count, striking guys out. Couldn't ask for anything more."
The combination of Tracy and Johnson matching zeros put a premium on mistake-free baseball, and it was Vets who made two crucial ones in the ninth.
First, in the top half, after Danny Greaves singled to open the inning and was replaced by pinch-runner Andrew Morrissette, Patrick Delsanto hit a bounding ball to shortstop.
Ivan Reyes flipped the ball to Bucci at second, and he was slid into by Morrissette. It was unclear whether or not Bucci could have completed the double play to first anyway, but Morrissette was called for obstruction and Delsanto was ruled out at first.
Tracy then calmly induced a pop-out from Bryan O'Mara, ending the inning.
With Tracy at 97 pitches – and his limit being right around 100 – the obstruction call may have allowed him to finish out the inning rather than forcing East to go to the bullpen.
"That obstruction call really helped him," Walsh said.
In the bottom of the ninth, Greaves relieved Johnson on the mound, and he retired the first two batters. But Bucci hit a hard ball to shortstop that took a bad hop off of T.J. Boyajian, allowing him to reach.
Nick Ferry then came up and hit a slow roller to Boyajian in the hole, and Ferry beat the throw to first. Bucci took third on the play.
Cody Lindell stepped in, and on the first pitch from Greaves, the ball tipped off catcher Kyle Waters glove and rolled all the way to the backstop. Bucci cruised home easily, ending the game.
"To win a game on a passed ball, you're happy to win," Walsh said. "That's what it comes down to. At this time of year, you just want to collect as many wins as you can."
It was a tough pill to swallow for the 'Canes, who had a 2-0 lead and had runners in scoring position in both the seventh and eighth innings, but couldn't find a way to pull it out.
"It was a great effort," Landy said. "Great effort overall. But we just need a little more to get us over the top."
Vets' first run came in the opening frame, as Boyajian reached on an infield error, stole second, was bunted to third by Waters and scored on a sacrifice fly from Kevin Hickey.
In the third inning, Anthony Lonczak was hit by a Tracy pitch, stole second, moved to third on a single by Boyajian and scored on a single by Waters to make it 2-0.
From there it was tough, though, as the 'Canes managed just two more hits and five total baserunners off Tracy the rest of the way.
"You just need good, solid at-bats," Landy said. "Not going out there swinging at the first pitch. Make him work a little bit. Those are the things we've got to work on."
East, meanwhile, started to chip into the lead. It scored in the third inning when Bucci singled, stole second and then came all the way around on an infield single from Reyes.
In the fifth, Ferry reached on an error, stole second and third and came around to tie the game on a single over first base from Reyes.
After that, though, it was the Johnson and Tracy show, as it was all zeroes until the ninth.
Vets got some clutch defense from Hickey to keep it that way. In that fifth inning, on a leadoff hit by Bucci, Hickey made a perfect throw to Boyajian, the cutoff man, who threw to O'Mara to gun down Bucci at second.
Then, in the eighth inning, after the first two East batters had reached, Hickey made a diving catch in left field along the fence in foul territory on a ball off the bat of Rob Borrelli. Johnson was then able to get out of the jam.
"It just seemed like every time one team or the other was about to do something, something happened to get out of innings," Walsh said. "The game kind of became a blur."
Vets' biggest threats late in the game came when Steven Denis walked in the seventh, and pinch-runner Lonczak stole second. But Tyler Oliveira struck out to end the threat. In the eighth, Boyajian reached on an error but was then caught stealing. The next batter, Hickey, was hit by a pitch and advanced all the way to third on an errant pick-off throw, but Johnson was retired on a lineout to right before Vets could do any damage.
The 'Canes will try to rebound from the loss today, when they travel to rival Pilgrim for a 3:30 p.m. game. East is also back in action today, as it goes to Barrington for a 3:45 p.m. start.
"We played great," Landy said. "A couple of mental things we're working on right now. We're struggling with the mental aspect right now, but we'll get that."


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EMD security, HTTPS?
This forum doesn't seem to support SSL/TLS (HTTPS). I've always acknowledged this and I don't re-use my EMD password on other sites. Not everyone uses unique passwords everywhere though.
Today, the newest Firefox version just came out and it draws attention to password fields on insecure websites with a warning. Specifically, when you attempt to enter a password on an insecure site (such as EMD) it actually drops a warning down below the password field as you type.
I think insecure websites aren't long for this world, certainly those with logins that deal with personal and sometimes private data and conversations, and today's update to Firefox highlights this. I expect the other major browsers to follow suit if haven't already and then everyone who uses this forum will be seeing security warnings every time they visit.
I'm not the most regular user of this forum so I'm not actually familiar with who owns or runs the site, but I hope they have a long-term plan for a migration towards https.
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To be fair this isn't as much of a problem as many people think.
Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad thing that folks have been trained nowadays to avoid entering sensitive information on sites that don't use SSL/TLS (aka HTTPS) connections, but forum software packages like vBulletin have long used password hashing algorithms so that your password isn't actually travelling across the wire "in the clear," even if the site isn't using SSL/TLS.
An MD5 hash is a non-reversible cryptographic algorithm, which means that you can turn a password into an MD5 hash, but you can't turn that MD5 hash back into a password. Your password is also stored in the same way in the vBulletin user database( meaning nobody at EMD or any other vBulletin forum will have any way of knowing your password — assuming they haven't modified vBulletin to deliberately capture passwords). When you log in, the two MD5 hashes are simply compared to each other, not the "real" passwords.
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Following the revelation of a fact sheet detailing the launch day offerings of the Xbox One console shortly after its announcement, a debate has raged as to the decision not to include a headset. Today it's been confirmed that this decision has been reversed, as an updated list of the contents has been revealed.
They seem to be Reversing alot
It would have been reversing if the X1 was already out, and they came back on their decisions.
This is simply a change of plan, nothing had been set in stone yet.
For example, if MS would decide a couple of year down the line to stop kinect from being mandatory (doubt they ever will, and i dont want them to), then that would be a reversal.
Yay! Wired headset included. Thank God for that because it seemed like a stupid decision otherwise.
But still...I need an adapter for my Turtle Beach PX5.
While "change of plans" would be the phrase to describe this situation, "reversing" could also be the word to describe this situation. See as MS did say that the Xbox One wouldn't include a headset and now it does.
There isn't some magically universal law that states this situation only be describe with only one word or phrase. If you were writing a term paper your professor more than likely wouldn't care which you term or phrase you use, so long as you as your sentence is worded correctly.
Regardless its good to see that MS is listening to the feedback.
Could be the work of Julie Larson-Green ;)
"Regardless its good to see that MS is listening to the feedback."
It is good and they know they have a lot of hard work ahead of them after the controversy over some of the things they wanted to implement and the fact Sony undercut them by $100.
What people should take note of on the forums are those who are offering constructive criticism and destructive criticisms. Two vastly different viewpoints. One wants the Xbox One to be the best product possible while the other side never really wanted the system in the first place and will continue to try and pick apart any weakness so that their preferred choice is always looking better.
I don't expect them to ever drop the Kinect camera but I do expect a price drop rather quickly (within the first year) if sales are slow. Microsoft can afford to do that more than the other two companies (example being the Wii U and Vita getting price cuts).
Well this is a nice surprise, but I won't likely use the headset when I can use the included Kinect One.
The sound cancellation technology to reduce noise from your TV or game is incredible based on the tech demos shown.
If you still want the headset, fine, but I will be rocking it with Kinect enjoying the future! :D
is it possible for a link of that video please? :)
i have been wondering about how good the sound cancellation is on it for a while now.
hopefully it would still work when you have the volume up high, otherwise its pretty unusable for me.
Wow that's great news if true but the reason it wasn't included initially is because you can use Kinect as your mic of course its not a necessity but its a plus.
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@bradical. I can see her coming into the room like a mom and saying "what the hell is going on here, kids?". Changes ensue.
I've said this a hundred times already..
Ignore the fanboy bs. The exclusive argument is crap.. Fanboys can't comprehend that some ppl don't give a crap about uncharted... And they just assume what both companies will do in the future
Kinect isn't a add on like this gen.. Its part of the system..
DRM is part of life... It already exists.. Ms just tried to streamline the process and all the kiddies complained.. Acting like Sony is against DRM or they didnt want their camera included as well just makes you look stupid really...
They did what they could to beat ms in the preorder race... Which still didn't happen if you read a non Sony Fanboy site..
People are just gullible as all hell
The OXMUK twitter account stated that an official Microsoft PR rep stated that as far as he knows, the plans remain unchanged.
So either the PR rep doesn't know, the distributor simply got it wrong, or it was meant to be confirmed at some other time and this is some sort of leak.
Only time will tell.
I personally find it strange how MS included a headset with the 360, but not with the X1. So it would not be surprising if they did reverse and include one.
This is great, more choices, I would use the kinect but my son would not and that why he did not want the xboxone but now he likes it. What a difference a $20 piece of equipment does. Lol.
This is a good move. Now everything you need is in the box. No need to go back to the store until the next next-gen.
Good move by M$. They have always done this, so it was expected by those who bought any of the previous systems.
This is great news. OPTIONS! I'll be using the Kinect for my limited communications anyways. but, its nice to know that those people who thought leaving the mic out was a big deal will be pacified and, hopefully, satisfied.
I know I will be.
IF MS says in publich that for the comunication the kinect is included, yes is a reverse on their plans to include a headset
@ Mike You wanted the X1 to be worst. You were here defending DRM. If MS listened to the likes of you and went ahead with their DRM policies they would have destroyed the Xbox brand.
Actually no headset included:
A sign of weakness.
This just in...Microsoft has reversed it's decision to reverse itself, thereby reversing the reversal of reversings. I can't make it any more clear than that.
I have a felling no matter what MS does you would never be satisfied.
They should go back to DRM GMO so we can do that family sharing 10 people same game. That was the best idea ever. They need to reverse the policy to the third power! I want that family sharing deluxe. Cloud is good. I like cloud.
Don Mattrick left because Microsoft couldn't handle his massive hands!
So they changed policies before the release of the console and you call it weakness? Sony changed policies and structure before the announcement and you call it LISTENING TO THE GAMER, so I don't understand why we shouldn't label you a fanboy?
If MS listened to the community and removed DRM, forced the resignation of the douche bag that imposed it, offered free games on their online network monthly, and offered a power system with a great bundle of joy...you call that weakness? I call that a company saying "WE HEARD YOU LOUD AND CLEAR"
Good effort though. Have a cookie.
Micro$oft is only delaying inevitable.
What's the inevitable? Ummm, no one has won the console war yet, because not ONE DAMN CONSOLE HAS BEEN SOLD. The term is PRE-ORDERED which can be switched at any given time for no amount of money. Secondly, It's 4 months until the first console is sold and any company can do whatever they want at this point. MS doesn't have to change it's price because you're cheap, but they can offer you a pack-in title to sweeten the pot. $100 doesn't break the wallet of a man willing to spend $400
X1's official distributors Gem Distribution Ltd list this as an extra accessory.
Don Mattrick probably thought we wouldn't mind if he took things away and made things complicated, but the fans did mind. a lot.
The gamestop guys say it was a bad move reversing the MRD.
nice great news (if it's true) i love kinect but i don't want that everybody at home hear my party chats
Too many changes so close to launch. I'm going to ignore everything Xbox one until its out and then we will know for sure what the hell is going on.
BTW, They are selling Crysis 3 on XBL for $19.99, Prey and Pefrect Dark Zero for $2.99, and Bulletstorm and Mass Effect for $4.99. Left 4 Dead 2 and Witcher 2 are also $9.99. Talk about giving something special to the gamers. If this is an apology, i'm listening
Everyday this week I have made a purchase on Xbox live hahaha! I downloaded AC3, Bulletstorm which I finished yesterday, and Orange Box for $5 although I own a copy on disc as well. I'll be purchasing Walking Dead 400 days tomorrow, and I hope Tomb Raider & Revengeance goes on sale as I still need to play those games.
As far as your comment up top referring to CONFUSED, I agree! I had gone to GameStop two days ago and bought 3200 points for the Ultimate Game sale. I asked the employee to pull up my account to check my pre orders. Thus far I have pre ordered:
XB1 day one= $500 plus tax
XB1 Controller = $60 plus tax
PS4 day one= $400 plus tax
PS4 controller = $60
Forza 5 = $60
Second Son = $60
Total = $1,200 plus tax in the hole...
I just discovered today that Infamous isn't a launch title so I have to replace that pre order for another game, maybe KILLZONE. Furthermore I asked the employee...
ME - "I was lucky to have gotten my day one pre orders in on time for both consoles right?"
GS Employee - "Yes you are, although we still have PS4 pre order slots available but we don't have anymore pre orders available for XB1"
I was shocked! as I was definitely under the assumption that there were no more PS4 pre orders available for day one consoles at GameStop. I say this because pre order numbers don't mean a thing, and people can cancel pre orders at anytime. Purchases are what matters, and we won't know where both consoles stand until they are on store shelves. The negative press Microsoft is receiving is just what it is...Press! The real battle between corporations begins on launch day.
@Auric I'm pretty sure awhile ago SONY gave the okay to keep going with preorders and not make them so finite at Gamestop
The pre-order sales depend on the number of consoles expected to be manufactured by launch day. If they were both releasing with say 2 million consoles, then you would be right to be shocked. However the fact that every store has received more allocations for release day PS4 units than XB1 units suggests that Sony is simply manufacturing more units in time for launch.
This is probably down to the fact that the eSRAM is fairly difficult to produce, and Sony has a better link with the hardware manufacturers.
Some are suggesting there will be 5 PS4's for every XB1 at launch, but we'll have to wait and see.
Absolutely. I originally pre-ordered a PS4 because of the DRM and policies, but once they were lifted I switched my order to X1 since that was my first choice. I like the look and features of the console better. Even though I enjoy my PS3, I think a PS4 IMO is an updated PS3 because I am getting no new features except a share button. The 360 and X1 are clearly different consoles and I like XBL a lot better even though PS+ occasionally gives you free games as long as you remain a subscriber.
Lets be fair though MS might charge you £20 for a headset but it probably costs them £1 to make as is a mono headset and a frail one at that. Stick with a turtle beach one or something else for proper sound. I hate the fact all consoles come with a headset as it does mean you get the same issue every 360 had a TON of kids on headsets talking smack as they all own one..
PS3 never had that issue as they never went out and bought a headset to talk to the kids were quiet.. Well most of them but now both consoles are gonna have smack talking kids *sigh*.
That's good for X One supporters :)
It seems that Microsoft is listening to their fans concerns more and more. That is a good thing in my opinion.
I get the feeling the XOne will be the new PS3 fanfare wise. If you notice it's kind of following in the same suite. Think about it, it cost the most (PS3 was $599), their system cost is a bit more because of tech they're trying to push (PS3 had bluray) and this one is only my opinion they have the better launch lineup so far. Microsoft seems to be a little ahead of where Sony was at this point because they're making changes before the systems release, not after the fact.
When you look at things Microsoft has done the past few years they have really been listening to their consumer base and have been making changes to their products accordingly. People can call it back tracking and such, but it is also about keeping their consumer base happy and that is what people should think about. How many other companies can you think of in recent memory that have made drastic changes to products to answer consumer wants? I pre-ordered both consoles, but I find it strange that Sony removed the camera bundle to cut price, but then added a free feature that requires the camera to operate. I bring that up because I have read a lot of hypocritical posts lately. I know those comments are from the one-console-owning fanatics, but it is a bit ridiculous.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't worry, N4G and Neogaf will find ways to spin this into a negative somehow. LOL
Yeah i bet the headset can monitor brainwave activity, article is jusr around the corner
LOL. Well played sir. I was thinking the same thing. This is a huge win for anyone looking to pick up on day one since I fully expect that there won't be any adapters for people like myself who have high end sets right away.
They have already confirmed they are making an adaptor for current headsets... Don't people look into things before bitching about them?
I'm aware that there is an adapter coming. I'm just not convinced it's going to be available on Day One
Its not an item that requires tons of r&d man... 4 months is way more then is needed..
It may not come bundled but will be available at launch.. That's my bet
Its welcome.. 2.5mm analog audio is incredibly outdated... New gen deserves better audio quality..
Besides.. When do accessories carry over between product generations? Not very often... Its one of those things where people hate on everything ms does even when its been done 1000 times before by others to no outcry..
I'm not crapping on MS. lol. I've been a very vocal supporter but I think that given the sheer number of high-end headsets(which, for the most part, are still a relatively NEW accessory category) that are now available that use Blutooth, many of us who purchased these expensive accessories felt that the future of their use was all but a certainty because of that connectivity. I think that's been a big reason why so many people have been pissed off about it.
Noone really batted an eye before at the need to purchase new accessories. The types of accessories was limited in the past to controllers and maybe memory cards..controllers gave way to new more accurate controllers with more buttons, memory cards gave way to mass storage in the form of HDD. Why would anyone complain about that type of innovation? What's the purpose in not supporting Blutooth connectivity for high end headsets? My guess is to limit the amount of money each XBox that sells has to give over to license owners of that technology...I'm sure they hate the fact that they pay fees to Sony for Bluray.
November, I want it soooner, but i can handle the wait.
I am glad i pre ordered and paid, at least i avoid the risk of not being able to get one this year.
Same here man, definately my first next gen console. The PS4 can wait.
Shame you got all those disagrees cause you prefer to have the X1 first. Darn freaking shame!
^Shame? Why?
Either someone agrees with him or not, just as the PS4 can wait for you the Xbone can wait for other people.
Second thought, this might be fake as I couldn't find any other articles on the net regarding this and somehow electronictheatre has the info? Either way it doesn't affect me but I still don't buy into this rumor until we get further confirmation. Keeping my fingers cross.
If this is true then well done Microsoft.... Now all that is left is for the Kinect requirement to be lifted for people who don't want or need it and self publishing on the xbox one then picking a next-gen system will be more about preference on games, controller and system features even thought the are quite identical for the most part. But I personally still will get a ps4 as I miss the variety of exclusive games from different genres and am tired of being so shooter centric. Need more RPG's in my life :)
Again Microsoft well done for coming back to your senses if this is true.
I'm not pinning the blame on Mattrick but I can't help but wonder if he was the final say on all the things that people have gripes about and now that he's leaving, the higher ups are saying " fix this mess".
Or.... they are using his leaving as an excuse to to do a 180 on all the crap they tried and that way people will think it was his fault when infact it was not.
Truth is we will never know.
however, I am glad they are changing for the better. I mean what is the point complaining about this stuff if people still bash them once they have done what people asked in the first place.
I still don't trust them and I am sticking with getting the ps4 but it is looking more likely I will get a ps4 as a secondary console.
I see what you mean ;)... I think it's a bit of both. It's reminds me of the Windows 8 situation because the reason the start button was taken out was because of the exec atm but once he left you can see that Windows 8.1 is want Windows 8 should have be.
The Guy was happy he made the decision to remove the start button what a douchebag.
Edit - Agreed @DARK WITNESS
good to see em come to their senses on this. The X360 came with a headset and so should the X1.
Well at least they've done something right. Now if we could just do something about Kinect...


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There was one memorable occasion when I got to have a long chat with the older and more established actors. It was during a long night shoot when we had to wait a long time between shots while the special-effects people arranged all their gizmos for a particularly explosive sequence.
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