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Has anyone noticed a trend between consoles and PCs? For a few years the two will be completely different markets, going in opposite directions, and then, almost overnight, they'll suddenly advance parrallel to each other.
Originally consoles had loading times. Then carts came around and the whole market went away from PC gaming- the whole idea of the console was that you didn't have loading times, keyboards, and installations.
Then you get CD's coming in, and suddenly all consoles are based on PC architecture, with modems, HDDs, keyboards and loading times!
And just recently, the PS2 has been created with architecture completely different from that of a PC... although as developers will say, that's not necissarily a good thing!
So, with consoles entering the online age, do you think that the convergence of consoles and PCs will continue. Of course, the underlying point of consoles is entertainment, so don't expect the Xbox to have MS Word on it!
However, we could see trackballs in controllers, more add ons and PC peripherals, and even upgrades to consoles- better DVD driver software and the like.
Which poses the question: is this a good thing?
Sonic
Originally consoles had loading times. Then carts came around and the whole market went away from PC gaming- the whole idea of the console was that you didn't have loading times, keyboards, and installations.
Then you get CD's coming in, and suddenly all consoles are based on PC architecture, with modems, HDDs, keyboards and loading times!
And just recently, the PS2 has been created with architecture completely different from that of a PC... although as developers will say, that's not necissarily a good thing!
So, with consoles entering the online age, do you think that the convergence of consoles and PCs will continue. Of course, the underlying point of consoles is entertainment, so don't expect the Xbox to have MS Word on it!
However, we could see trackballs in controllers, more add ons and PC peripherals, and even upgrades to consoles- better DVD driver software and the like.
Which poses the question: is this a good thing?
Sonic
The questio is, how will small developers keep up?
At the moment it seems like they won't- they're being bought up by big publishers! :(
Sonic
At the moment it seems like they won't- they're being bought up by big publishers! :(
Sonic
Yes, Shenmue was stupidily expensive. Do these types of games still make a profit yes?
maybe...
But then again, coming back onto gaming, how long before games will be so complex that they will all need tens of millions of pounds budget to make? Already we see games like FF and Shenmue racking up such figures- will more and more follow?
Nothing to do with PCs, but hey!
Sonic
But then again, coming back onto gaming, how long before games will be so complex that they will all need tens of millions of pounds budget to make? Already we see games like FF and Shenmue racking up such figures- will more and more follow?
Nothing to do with PCs, but hey!
Sonic
Yea, PCs slawys seem to take the first step and then Consoles follow afterwards in the same sort of style. When progression of newer technology starts to slow down surely we we see a combo thingy. Altough, how long till we dont need Processers to get any faster? Is there no end? I remember thinking about it a few years ago, I was imagining what a 1GHz processer would be like (this was when i had a 166MHz!)...And was thinking 1Ghz would be super fast and everyting would be instant...but it aint is it? We just have software that is bigger and takes up more of the processer usage. SO how long before nobody can be bothered to mkae full use of the technology? MAybe I've gone off on a tangent there....
I did talk about the ultimate set top box in another topic...
You see, first there were consoles, then they play CDs, then they play DVDs...
Well, when the next consoles are made, surely writable DVDs will be commonplace. So now you would have a console that could play DVDs and CDs, act as a DVD-R (which will be replacing VCRs), and there may even be the possibility to have games SAVED ON DISC!
(for those no tin the know, DVD's store data magnetically, not optically. So, unlike CDs, they can be rewritten as amny times as you want!)
Sonic
You see, first there were consoles, then they play CDs, then they play DVDs...
Well, when the next consoles are made, surely writable DVDs will be commonplace. So now you would have a console that could play DVDs and CDs, act as a DVD-R (which will be replacing VCRs), and there may even be the possibility to have games SAVED ON DISC!
(for those no tin the know, DVD's store data magnetically, not optically. So, unlike CDs, they can be rewritten as amny times as you want!)
Sonic
Surely at one point they are just gonna be exactly the same.
Then we shall have the all in one entertainment system.
Then we shall have the all in one entertainment system.
Has anyone noticed a trend between consoles and PCs? For a few years the two will be completely different markets, going in opposite directions, and then, almost overnight, they'll suddenly advance parrallel to each other.
Originally consoles had loading times. Then carts came around and the whole market went away from PC gaming- the whole idea of the console was that you didn't have loading times, keyboards, and installations.
Then you get CD's coming in, and suddenly all consoles are based on PC architecture, with modems, HDDs, keyboards and loading times!
And just recently, the PS2 has been created with architecture completely different from that of a PC... although as developers will say, that's not necissarily a good thing!
So, with consoles entering the online age, do you think that the convergence of consoles and PCs will continue. Of course, the underlying point of consoles is entertainment, so don't expect the Xbox to have MS Word on it!
However, we could see trackballs in controllers, more add ons and PC peripherals, and even upgrades to consoles- better DVD driver software and the like.
Which poses the question: is this a good thing?
Sonic
Originally consoles had loading times. Then carts came around and the whole market went away from PC gaming- the whole idea of the console was that you didn't have loading times, keyboards, and installations.
Then you get CD's coming in, and suddenly all consoles are based on PC architecture, with modems, HDDs, keyboards and loading times!
And just recently, the PS2 has been created with architecture completely different from that of a PC... although as developers will say, that's not necissarily a good thing!
So, with consoles entering the online age, do you think that the convergence of consoles and PCs will continue. Of course, the underlying point of consoles is entertainment, so don't expect the Xbox to have MS Word on it!
However, we could see trackballs in controllers, more add ons and PC peripherals, and even upgrades to consoles- better DVD driver software and the like.
Which poses the question: is this a good thing?
Sonic