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What do you think is the main difference between PC’s and consoles?
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Well, I think it’s the fact that PC’s need upgrading if you want to be able to run certain programmes, play certain games or run programmes and applications quicker.
With consoles, you can play any game without needing to upgrade. You just stick the cartridge or CD in and play.
Hang on a second though... Didn’t Nintendo bring out a certain piece of hardware last year? Something that added an extra 4 MB of memory to the N64?
Yes, they did. It was called the Expansion Pak. Originally it was just intended to be used to boost the graphics on certain games. Expansion Pak enabled I think was the official term. But wait a minute. Weren’t a few games brought out that NEEDED the Expansion Pak to run properly? Again, yes there were. Perfect Dark, Turok 3 and Zelda: Majoras Mask. These three HAD to have an Expansion Pak if they were going to run fully.
But what’s going to happen in the future? We’ve all ready seen an upgrade being provided for the N64. Is this going to become the norm among consoles as it is with PC’s?
What’s so bad about upgradable consoles becoming more frequent? Can you imagine what would happen? The developers will be making more and more games that require upgrades. The cost of all this hardware would put A LOT of people off. I know I can’t afford many peripherals let alone games, let alone hardware! Some people either wouldn’t be able to afford the new hardware. This makes it unfair on those people as they wouldn’t be able to play all the new games, I for one, find that a tad annoying.
Of course, there is a plus side in all of this. The games themselves would be improving graphically and also in the respect that a lot more features could be added in to the games, extending their lastability and enjoyment factors. Seeing as the games are the reason why people buy consoles in the first place, then the fact that they would be getting better and more enjoyable quite quickly is in now way a problem.
And then there’s the consoles themselves. How are they going to accommodate all this extra hardware? Nintendo obviously had all ready planned the Expansion Pak because the hole in which it’s placed was all ready there.
It’s fine if the developers of the consoles think ahead about what they’re going to create so they can put the nooks, crannies and special places on the console beforehand. But what if some bright spark suddenly comes up with a great idea that the company really want to use but haven’t got anywhere on the console to put it?
The obvious answer to that would be to redesign the console and bring the re-modelled ones that can accommodate the new hardware. That means though, that the players are going to have to buy a whole new unit just to be able to play certain games!
Upgradable consoles could well be the future for the gaming market, but they could also be it’s demise.
RBS
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Well, I think it’s the fact that PC’s need upgrading if you want to be able to run certain programmes, play certain games or run programmes and applications quicker.
With consoles, you can play any game without needing to upgrade. You just stick the cartridge or CD in and play.
Hang on a second though... Didn’t Nintendo bring out a certain piece of hardware last year? Something that added an extra 4 MB of memory to the N64?
Yes, they did. It was called the Expansion Pak. Originally it was just intended to be used to boost the graphics on certain games. Expansion Pak enabled I think was the official term. But wait a minute. Weren’t a few games brought out that NEEDED the Expansion Pak to run properly? Again, yes there were. Perfect Dark, Turok 3 and Zelda: Majoras Mask. These three HAD to have an Expansion Pak if they were going to run fully.
But what’s going to happen in the future? We’ve all ready seen an upgrade being provided for the N64. Is this going to become the norm among consoles as it is with PC’s?
What’s so bad about upgradable consoles becoming more frequent? Can you imagine what would happen? The developers will be making more and more games that require upgrades. The cost of all this hardware would put A LOT of people off. I know I can’t afford many peripherals let alone games, let alone hardware! Some people either wouldn’t be able to afford the new hardware. This makes it unfair on those people as they wouldn’t be able to play all the new games, I for one, find that a tad annoying.
Of course, there is a plus side in all of this. The games themselves would be improving graphically and also in the respect that a lot more features could be added in to the games, extending their lastability and enjoyment factors. Seeing as the games are the reason why people buy consoles in the first place, then the fact that they would be getting better and more enjoyable quite quickly is in now way a problem.
And then there’s the consoles themselves. How are they going to accommodate all this extra hardware? Nintendo obviously had all ready planned the Expansion Pak because the hole in which it’s placed was all ready there.
It’s fine if the developers of the consoles think ahead about what they’re going to create so they can put the nooks, crannies and special places on the console beforehand. But what if some bright spark suddenly comes up with a great idea that the company really want to use but haven’t got anywhere on the console to put it?
The obvious answer to that would be to redesign the console and bring the re-modelled ones that can accommodate the new hardware. That means though, that the players are going to have to buy a whole new unit just to be able to play certain games!
Upgradable consoles could well be the future for the gaming market, but they could also be it’s demise.
RBS
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I really can't be bothered, sorry. how about some coffee instead?
It is his full name, if you search back in Prime topics you will find the first section of wheze, wheeze, cough, cough V2 in there skim down until you find about the owl!!
Hmm, can't be bothered to check it, but I thought his name was shorter...
Oh well, can't be wrong, it is coming from Zeldapro!
Oh well, can't be wrong, it is coming from Zeldapro!
It is the name of the annoying owl in Zelda OoT!!
Alright then. Interesting name, by the way - how did you come up with it?
OK Delta JAVA PS, I am just trying to get back up in the top twenty where I was before I took abreak from SR!!
KG, you are dominating the entire Prime. I'm going to make it my job to stop you, just for fun.
Yer I think!
RastaBillySkank wrote:
The obvious answer to that
> would be to redesign the console and bring the re-modelled ones that
> can accommodate the new hardware. That means though, that the
> players are going to have to buy a whole new unit just to be able to
> play certain games!
You mean like having to buy a PS2 to play PS2 titles?
The obvious answer to that
> would be to redesign the console and bring the re-modelled ones that
> can accommodate the new hardware. That means though, that the
> players are going to have to buy a whole new unit just to be able to
> play certain games!
You mean like having to buy a PS2 to play PS2 titles?
RastaBillySkank wrote:
Well, I think it’s the fact that PC’s need
> upgrading if you want to be able to run certain programmes, play
> certain games or run programmes and applications quicker.
Why do computers need upgrading to run certain games?!?
Well, I think it’s the fact that PC’s need
> upgrading if you want to be able to run certain programmes, play
> certain games or run programmes and applications quicker.
Why do computers need upgrading to run certain games?!?
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