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It all starts with an idea, some invention or innovation then it gets out of hand. (don't worry, I be getting on to the games related stuff in a while)
Way back if you wanted to listen to music in a bar there would be a piano player or a small band for the evenings entertainment, which is all well and good for those days. Somebody had a thought and worked it through until they came up with the piano that didn't need a player but a special roll of music (with the punched holes in it), time went by and so sound could be recorded onto small tubes, now only the rich could afford things like and so became like many today the early adopters of new technology.
As the years went on the vinyl record was developed and so recorded music became more accessable to the masses, but times they did change and a new medium the magnetic cassete tape was developed and so music was now more portable than ever and could be purchased at evetually a lower cost to the consumer, the 8 track tape wasn't as succesful much like the betamax video tape system. Then came along the cd, not popular at first but it soon picked up when prices for cd systems became cheaper.
Now we have the dvd revolutionising home movie entertainment, it to suffered like the cd at first, but with a lower prices of systems and discs along with better extras the dvd is now becoming more popular.
But with new technology comes new innovations on it, like multi disc changers (like little jukeboxes) and remote controls more functions.....
(skipped the mini-disc there because the jury is still out on that one)
The same can be applied to the games industry, home games consoles became popular, so rival manufacturers try to out do their competitors with their latest technology.
example: 1. Nintendo gameboy green screen, sega gamegear colour screen.
2.sega saturn, sony playstation and then the sega dreamcast (a sort of one upmanship thing going on there)
Now onto the point (I wasn't sure I had one for a moment there):
When you get something new, you can't help but think is there something better just around the corner, like with processors, you buy the latest model and then a few months later the processing speed of the latest chips have been shooting up, leaving you feeling ripped off and annoyed that your computer isn't quite as cutting edge as it was.
Its inevitable that there will be improvements on existing technology, like it is inevitable that there will be a playstation 3 (unless sony go belly up).
Buying a new piece of kit is somewhat of a risk then, with all the unknown factors affecting the technology that you choose, yet people still import the latest hardware (and software) to our shores to get ahead in the game.
Its like something new comes out and makes the older model look outdated and obsolete, such as with the gameboy history, I wouldn't buy a gbc because I knew that the gba would be around in 6 months (even though I couldn't play my classic gameboy due to my power adapter messed up), so at the moment my gba is relatively new (in a friends draw at the moment) and people I know like it, its the same with most new technologies:
a few people get it
their friends see it
they want it
word of mouth spreads popularity
the demand is there
prices fall
sales rise
and the early adopters are left smug in the knowlege that they were part of the first few that bought it.
Jerry springer style final thought:
"It may seem like a waste of money to buy before you try, but sometimes the benifits are enormous, unless you bought a load of betamax and 8 track shares, Doh, the shiny newness can be enticing, but find out a little more before you buy. If anyone wants a load of yo-yo-bungee-slinky-pogo sticks, my last failed venture, then you know who to call.
Until next time be safe"
Way back if you wanted to listen to music in a bar there would be a piano player or a small band for the evenings entertainment, which is all well and good for those days. Somebody had a thought and worked it through until they came up with the piano that didn't need a player but a special roll of music (with the punched holes in it), time went by and so sound could be recorded onto small tubes, now only the rich could afford things like and so became like many today the early adopters of new technology.
As the years went on the vinyl record was developed and so recorded music became more accessable to the masses, but times they did change and a new medium the magnetic cassete tape was developed and so music was now more portable than ever and could be purchased at evetually a lower cost to the consumer, the 8 track tape wasn't as succesful much like the betamax video tape system. Then came along the cd, not popular at first but it soon picked up when prices for cd systems became cheaper.
Now we have the dvd revolutionising home movie entertainment, it to suffered like the cd at first, but with a lower prices of systems and discs along with better extras the dvd is now becoming more popular.
But with new technology comes new innovations on it, like multi disc changers (like little jukeboxes) and remote controls more functions.....
(skipped the mini-disc there because the jury is still out on that one)
The same can be applied to the games industry, home games consoles became popular, so rival manufacturers try to out do their competitors with their latest technology.
example: 1. Nintendo gameboy green screen, sega gamegear colour screen.
2.sega saturn, sony playstation and then the sega dreamcast (a sort of one upmanship thing going on there)
Now onto the point (I wasn't sure I had one for a moment there):
When you get something new, you can't help but think is there something better just around the corner, like with processors, you buy the latest model and then a few months later the processing speed of the latest chips have been shooting up, leaving you feeling ripped off and annoyed that your computer isn't quite as cutting edge as it was.
Its inevitable that there will be improvements on existing technology, like it is inevitable that there will be a playstation 3 (unless sony go belly up).
Buying a new piece of kit is somewhat of a risk then, with all the unknown factors affecting the technology that you choose, yet people still import the latest hardware (and software) to our shores to get ahead in the game.
Its like something new comes out and makes the older model look outdated and obsolete, such as with the gameboy history, I wouldn't buy a gbc because I knew that the gba would be around in 6 months (even though I couldn't play my classic gameboy due to my power adapter messed up), so at the moment my gba is relatively new (in a friends draw at the moment) and people I know like it, its the same with most new technologies:
a few people get it
their friends see it
they want it
word of mouth spreads popularity
the demand is there
prices fall
sales rise
and the early adopters are left smug in the knowlege that they were part of the first few that bought it.
Jerry springer style final thought:
"It may seem like a waste of money to buy before you try, but sometimes the benifits are enormous, unless you bought a load of betamax and 8 track shares, Doh, the shiny newness can be enticing, but find out a little more before you buy. If anyone wants a load of yo-yo-bungee-slinky-pogo sticks, my last failed venture, then you know who to call.
Until next time be safe"
Well, I remember the days when stereo sound meant having two pianos either side of the tv
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It all starts with an idea, some invention or innovation then it gets out of hand. (don't worry, I be getting on to the games related stuff in a while)
Way back if you wanted to listen to music in a bar there would be a piano player or a small band for the evenings entertainment, which is all well and good for those days. Somebody had a thought and worked it through until they came up with the piano that didn't need a player but a special roll of music (with the punched holes in it), time went by and so sound could be recorded onto small tubes, now only the rich could afford things like and so became like many today the early adopters of new technology.
As the years went on the vinyl record was developed and so recorded music became more accessable to the masses, but times they did change and a new medium the magnetic cassete tape was developed and so music was now more portable than ever and could be purchased at evetually a lower cost to the consumer, the 8 track tape wasn't as succesful much like the betamax video tape system. Then came along the cd, not popular at first but it soon picked up when prices for cd systems became cheaper.
Now we have the dvd revolutionising home movie entertainment, it to suffered like the cd at first, but with a lower prices of systems and discs along with better extras the dvd is now becoming more popular.
But with new technology comes new innovations on it, like multi disc changers (like little jukeboxes) and remote controls more functions.....
(skipped the mini-disc there because the jury is still out on that one)
The same can be applied to the games industry, home games consoles became popular, so rival manufacturers try to out do their competitors with their latest technology.
example: 1. Nintendo gameboy green screen, sega gamegear colour screen.
2.sega saturn, sony playstation and then the sega dreamcast (a sort of one upmanship thing going on there)
Now onto the point (I wasn't sure I had one for a moment there):
When you get something new, you can't help but think is there something better just around the corner, like with processors, you buy the latest model and then a few months later the processing speed of the latest chips have been shooting up, leaving you feeling ripped off and annoyed that your computer isn't quite as cutting edge as it was.
Its inevitable that there will be improvements on existing technology, like it is inevitable that there will be a playstation 3 (unless sony go belly up).
Buying a new piece of kit is somewhat of a risk then, with all the unknown factors affecting the technology that you choose, yet people still import the latest hardware (and software) to our shores to get ahead in the game.
Its like something new comes out and makes the older model look outdated and obsolete, such as with the gameboy history, I wouldn't buy a gbc because I knew that the gba would be around in 6 months (even though I couldn't play my classic gameboy due to my power adapter messed up), so at the moment my gba is relatively new (in a friends draw at the moment) and people I know like it, its the same with most new technologies:
a few people get it
their friends see it
they want it
word of mouth spreads popularity
the demand is there
prices fall
sales rise
and the early adopters are left smug in the knowlege that they were part of the first few that bought it.
Jerry springer style final thought:
"It may seem like a waste of money to buy before you try, but sometimes the benifits are enormous, unless you bought a load of betamax and 8 track shares, Doh, the shiny newness can be enticing, but find out a little more before you buy. If anyone wants a load of yo-yo-bungee-slinky-pogo sticks, my last failed venture, then you know who to call.
Until next time be safe"
Way back if you wanted to listen to music in a bar there would be a piano player or a small band for the evenings entertainment, which is all well and good for those days. Somebody had a thought and worked it through until they came up with the piano that didn't need a player but a special roll of music (with the punched holes in it), time went by and so sound could be recorded onto small tubes, now only the rich could afford things like and so became like many today the early adopters of new technology.
As the years went on the vinyl record was developed and so recorded music became more accessable to the masses, but times they did change and a new medium the magnetic cassete tape was developed and so music was now more portable than ever and could be purchased at evetually a lower cost to the consumer, the 8 track tape wasn't as succesful much like the betamax video tape system. Then came along the cd, not popular at first but it soon picked up when prices for cd systems became cheaper.
Now we have the dvd revolutionising home movie entertainment, it to suffered like the cd at first, but with a lower prices of systems and discs along with better extras the dvd is now becoming more popular.
But with new technology comes new innovations on it, like multi disc changers (like little jukeboxes) and remote controls more functions.....
(skipped the mini-disc there because the jury is still out on that one)
The same can be applied to the games industry, home games consoles became popular, so rival manufacturers try to out do their competitors with their latest technology.
example: 1. Nintendo gameboy green screen, sega gamegear colour screen.
2.sega saturn, sony playstation and then the sega dreamcast (a sort of one upmanship thing going on there)
Now onto the point (I wasn't sure I had one for a moment there):
When you get something new, you can't help but think is there something better just around the corner, like with processors, you buy the latest model and then a few months later the processing speed of the latest chips have been shooting up, leaving you feeling ripped off and annoyed that your computer isn't quite as cutting edge as it was.
Its inevitable that there will be improvements on existing technology, like it is inevitable that there will be a playstation 3 (unless sony go belly up).
Buying a new piece of kit is somewhat of a risk then, with all the unknown factors affecting the technology that you choose, yet people still import the latest hardware (and software) to our shores to get ahead in the game.
Its like something new comes out and makes the older model look outdated and obsolete, such as with the gameboy history, I wouldn't buy a gbc because I knew that the gba would be around in 6 months (even though I couldn't play my classic gameboy due to my power adapter messed up), so at the moment my gba is relatively new (in a friends draw at the moment) and people I know like it, its the same with most new technologies:
a few people get it
their friends see it
they want it
word of mouth spreads popularity
the demand is there
prices fall
sales rise
and the early adopters are left smug in the knowlege that they were part of the first few that bought it.
Jerry springer style final thought:
"It may seem like a waste of money to buy before you try, but sometimes the benifits are enormous, unless you bought a load of betamax and 8 track shares, Doh, the shiny newness can be enticing, but find out a little more before you buy. If anyone wants a load of yo-yo-bungee-slinky-pogo sticks, my last failed venture, then you know who to call.
Until next time be safe"