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When we buy a new games console we are hyped into believing it is the best thing since sliced bread. I understand that multi national corportations such as Sony and Nintendo need to sell their products but their is one huge glitch in the world of videogaming consoles.
When you buy a DVD player you do not expect to only be able to play certain films and when you buy a TV you do not expect to only play BBC One and not Channel 4. Most technology is moving with the times and allowing us a choice of hardware and then we can look at the software at a later date. DVD/Video players come in a range of different shapes and sizes and whether or not you splash out a small fortune on a Pioneer one or buy a cheap Alba one is up to you - however, both would still play the latest film releases.
Why then do videogames come on a number of different formats that only play their own exclusive games? If you buy a Playstation 2 then you cannot play X-Box games and vica versa. This means the hardcore games fantic has to shell out loads of money on the consoles which seems strange as you do not need 4 or 5 DVD players to play all the different companies DVDs.
We all know that the hardware manufacturers make their money through software a lot more than hardware so why can there not be one different video game console with loads of different versions to match with DVD/Video players. PCs for example come with loads of different manufacturers yet they all play the same software.
This would mean games developers have a much wider market available so the whole industry would benefit. How bad do you feel when you shell out £200 for an N64 for Zelda then realise you need another £300 for a Playstation 2 for Gran Turismo 3. It is not on and we should not happlily shell out like we do for these new consoles.
There should be lots of variations of the same console follwing with the trend of DVD/Video/PCs so a video game console can become a standared part of a TV setup and the likes of Mario, Gran Turismo, Metal Gear and Sonic can all be joined on the same console in gaming paradise.
When you buy a DVD player you do not expect to only be able to play certain films and when you buy a TV you do not expect to only play BBC One and not Channel 4. Most technology is moving with the times and allowing us a choice of hardware and then we can look at the software at a later date. DVD/Video players come in a range of different shapes and sizes and whether or not you splash out a small fortune on a Pioneer one or buy a cheap Alba one is up to you - however, both would still play the latest film releases.
Why then do videogames come on a number of different formats that only play their own exclusive games? If you buy a Playstation 2 then you cannot play X-Box games and vica versa. This means the hardcore games fantic has to shell out loads of money on the consoles which seems strange as you do not need 4 or 5 DVD players to play all the different companies DVDs.
We all know that the hardware manufacturers make their money through software a lot more than hardware so why can there not be one different video game console with loads of different versions to match with DVD/Video players. PCs for example come with loads of different manufacturers yet they all play the same software.
This would mean games developers have a much wider market available so the whole industry would benefit. How bad do you feel when you shell out £200 for an N64 for Zelda then realise you need another £300 for a Playstation 2 for Gran Turismo 3. It is not on and we should not happlily shell out like we do for these new consoles.
There should be lots of variations of the same console follwing with the trend of DVD/Video/PCs so a video game console can become a standared part of a TV setup and the likes of Mario, Gran Turismo, Metal Gear and Sonic can all be joined on the same console in gaming paradise.
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When we buy a new games console we are hyped into believing it is the best thing since sliced bread. I understand that multi national corportations such as Sony and Nintendo need to sell their products but their is one huge glitch in the world of videogaming consoles.
When you buy a DVD player you do not expect to only be able to play certain films and when you buy a TV you do not expect to only play BBC One and not Channel 4. Most technology is moving with the times and allowing us a choice of hardware and then we can look at the software at a later date. DVD/Video players come in a range of different shapes and sizes and whether or not you splash out a small fortune on a Pioneer one or buy a cheap Alba one is up to you - however, both would still play the latest film releases.
Why then do videogames come on a number of different formats that only play their own exclusive games? If you buy a Playstation 2 then you cannot play X-Box games and vica versa. This means the hardcore games fantic has to shell out loads of money on the consoles which seems strange as you do not need 4 or 5 DVD players to play all the different companies DVDs.
We all know that the hardware manufacturers make their money through software a lot more than hardware so why can there not be one different video game console with loads of different versions to match with DVD/Video players. PCs for example come with loads of different manufacturers yet they all play the same software.
This would mean games developers have a much wider market available so the whole industry would benefit. How bad do you feel when you shell out £200 for an N64 for Zelda then realise you need another £300 for a Playstation 2 for Gran Turismo 3. It is not on and we should not happlily shell out like we do for these new consoles.
There should be lots of variations of the same console follwing with the trend of DVD/Video/PCs so a video game console can become a standared part of a TV setup and the likes of Mario, Gran Turismo, Metal Gear and Sonic can all be joined on the same console in gaming paradise.
When you buy a DVD player you do not expect to only be able to play certain films and when you buy a TV you do not expect to only play BBC One and not Channel 4. Most technology is moving with the times and allowing us a choice of hardware and then we can look at the software at a later date. DVD/Video players come in a range of different shapes and sizes and whether or not you splash out a small fortune on a Pioneer one or buy a cheap Alba one is up to you - however, both would still play the latest film releases.
Why then do videogames come on a number of different formats that only play their own exclusive games? If you buy a Playstation 2 then you cannot play X-Box games and vica versa. This means the hardcore games fantic has to shell out loads of money on the consoles which seems strange as you do not need 4 or 5 DVD players to play all the different companies DVDs.
We all know that the hardware manufacturers make their money through software a lot more than hardware so why can there not be one different video game console with loads of different versions to match with DVD/Video players. PCs for example come with loads of different manufacturers yet they all play the same software.
This would mean games developers have a much wider market available so the whole industry would benefit. How bad do you feel when you shell out £200 for an N64 for Zelda then realise you need another £300 for a Playstation 2 for Gran Turismo 3. It is not on and we should not happlily shell out like we do for these new consoles.
There should be lots of variations of the same console follwing with the trend of DVD/Video/PCs so a video game console can become a standared part of a TV setup and the likes of Mario, Gran Turismo, Metal Gear and Sonic can all be joined on the same console in gaming paradise.
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