I'd argue that good reviews should attempt to clearly label their opinions, rather than be devoid of them. Without some sort of opinion, you're really left with a sterile fact sheet. Does the game run? Does it offer the content it said it did? Stuff like that. Whether it works well is pretty subjective and necessarily…

Well the Yes/No box offers a few likes/dislikes as well as a basic summary along with other pertinent info such as time played, system, etc. Maybe ~50-100 words and it still offers much more nuance than 9.5/10.

I think they do this, at least to some degree. They do review the game and give it a Yes/No/Not Yet, but they also provide follow up pieces on many games. Bigger or controversial titles often get multiple articles examining and discussing in greater detail the games flaws, or controversial points and what they might…

If you want more nuance, why don't you just read the review? And isn't that what the "What I liked/didn't like" section is for? If anything Kotaku is more nuanced than "8.7"

It sounds like that's possible, but I don't know for sure. If it is, then that's pretty good

I'm using a wired connection, so I don't think that'd be it.

Ah, well if you're in the EU, things may be a lot different. From my experience in the US though they seem to be pretty quick.

I actually recently moved (just across town, but still ~5 miles away) and I'm getting the same speeds now as I did in my old apartment.

Good points about money laundering. Hadn't considered that. Still, if PayPal feels it's a big risk then they either need to handle the risk in a rational way, or wait to provide that service until they can handle the risk in a rational way.

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Now this is surprising to me. I'd always assumed that the PS3 downloaded slow because PSN has slow servers. I use a wired connection, so it's not like wifi was the issue. It was just slow. But perhaps the PS3 just couldn't handle the download well? Because it never really goes over 10-15 mbps for me (on a good day).

Not on fiber, just Comcast's 105 mbps tier ( KC, KS ). Comcast is decent enough as long as you never need to use their customer service...

Yes, now that I've had some time to acclimate to the idea it is a pretty good feature. And it's nice that I'll no longer have to share my login details with my friend. It just wasn't what I was expecting (or hoping for) at first. But who knows, maybe this is just phase one. It IS a step in the right direction after…

Actually Steam routinely maxes out my 105 mbps connection. Which is roughly 12-13 MB/s. Its pretty amazing. They are the only service I use that can.

If forced PSN+ memberships don't do anything to improve download speeds I'm going to be pretty upset. The difference between Steam download speeds and PSN download speeds at my house is literally 90 mbps. I don't expect PSN to be as fast as Steam (which has fewer users), but still... 5-10 mbps is all you can do?

I really don't understand how these statements can lead to any other understanding:

It's probably a pretty good deal for those with friends/family in other timezones sure. Otherwise those people are probably only free in the evenings (like you are) and want to game then (like you do). I'm sure it helps some people, but it doesn't solve my problem. It only legitimizes what I've already been doing…

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*Sigh* Even though I thought I had covered my bases with the whole