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I've read too much about the future of gaming, in terms of technology. It's given that we'll be seeing PlayStation 3, Xbox 2, GBA 2 and GameCube 2 (well, you know what I mean). And it's true that we'll probably all be playing online by the next wave of contents, possibly downloading our games like the most exciteable enthusiats have been prophesizing. But what for the games? Pokemon online - a real possibility? Will realism come through in all its glory and see the birth of AI? Well, read on to see my view of what the future holds, in a rapidly changing industry.
Christmas, 2005
The PlayStation 3 is a reality, as it was released earlier this week across the globe. Accompanied by a strong launch line-up, including online titles such as The Matrix: The Real World, Gran Turismo 5 and Final Fantasy 15. Offline games, which have made a particularly large impact in countries such as Britain, who are yet to adopt a 20Mbit/second connection as standard, include innovative greats including World War 2: Wewontletitdrop, the expansion pack Kill All Nazis and the threequel in the well loved franchise, Fantavision. The own-brand fireworks were a massive hit this Guy Fawks night, and despite reports of injury due to unexploded fireworks, the synchronised explosions were very popular. The represented not only a forward movement of miniature detonation chips, but also a more mainstream appeal of video-game related products.
The Microsoft Xbox continues going strong, after the free version 2.0 hardware upgrade Microsoft offered to consumers. A strong line-up this Christmas, including the much-delayed Kameo: Elements of Power, the exclusive Grand Theft Auto Online and Halo 3 ensures strong sales from all sectors of the industry.
Nintendo has just released the VirtualBoy Advance add-on for the GameCube, which has propelled sales sky-high. The add on, which is used instead of a television, removes the need for an HDTV converter or console upgrade, and lets games be played in a semi-VR state. Modders all over the globe have produced software allowing this peripheral to be used with other consoles, and the Erotica Island franchise has restarted thanks to a handy program linking teledildonics with this VBA. In other words, Virtual Sex has been born, much to the delight of 40 year old bachelors across the globe.
Christmas 2012
Nintendo have just announced the plans for the Virtual Boy 2, after the massive success of the VirtualBoy Advance add-on for the GameCube. After their fortunes turning around in the last generation of consoles thanks solely to this VR device, they've dedicated this new console to virtual reality. This is great for people whose televisions don't support exponential resolutions, but will also be marketed as a Television and, for the adults, Teledildonics (couldn't leave that out :-D). The mask-shaped device will include a variety of options, such as transparency allowing on-the-go playing, and sleep-state, whereby pre-selected dreams are broadcast into your head as you sleep. Naturally, thanks to Nintendo's close relations to Yamauchi-corp, the leading manufacturer of VR projectors, VRVs are supported by the Virtual Boy. VRVs (Virtual Reality Videos) have been embraced by the educational community as a tool for easy learning, and new laws have been introduced which make learning while you sleep compulsory for all children of schooling age. This means children can mix pleasure with pain - pleasure, because physical schooling is now an optional extra.
Sony have divided their corporation into two - Computer-Reality Assessors Plc. (CRAP), and Sony Hardware and Inter-Teutonic Entertainment (S***E). Thanks to their recent acquisition of the gaming market as a whole, due to a loophole found in a merger between Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony which states that Sony has sole control of the other two companies, they've turned into the licensing company. While doing nothing for the industry, they take 50% of all profits since they're the licensing agency. The FairPlay Union supported this movement however, since game prices were reduced to an all-time low of just €10.
Microsoft, furious still after Sony's involvement in the Great Gaming Swindle, have started up a second console industry, under the nickname Apple Mac. It has become a haven for small developers, as the lack of licensing fees shows Microsoft's determination to beat the Sony ruled console industry. While referring to Apple Macs as consoles does institute a €5 by the language police, it is obvious that they have been started to fight Sony. We'll see just what happens, as the industry's three main competitors move in three different directions.
Christmas 2020
Underground gaming is at an all time high this Christmas, with an estimated 20 billion users worldwide. While this only represents a single-figure percentage of the inter-planetary population, illegal servers have been rife with people trying to get online in the VR community. Nintendo, however, are basking in the glory of the new ruling by the Inter-global council. It has been illegal for any company with the letter 's' in its name to make videogames, and consequently Nintendo is the only company left in the business. Sales of the VirtualBoy Next are through the roof, as users addicted to online escapades have only one choice for VR technology. Also in gaming news, there is a rumour that the current game software being used, HyperLife 2, is going to be replaced with a new version, HyperLife 3. This version is going to feature a minimum of 2,000 trillion galaxies, which will ensure there is no more fighting over nebulae any more. It's more than likely that this space will soon be taken up, as people using the common cheating tool 'multi-planet' will steal all the prime spots. It's also rumoured that a special planet will be included, entitled Faeces-world, which one 'lucky' user will be trapped in, and the air-conditioning in their bio suit turned off. Whatever the case, this massive upheaval will surely result in some disturbance, as current gaming mafia figureheads will lose a lot of land in this new version.
I confused myself at the end. Oh well, that was quite fun in writing, I wrote it like a story. You never know, it could happen. And I'm definitely right about teledildonics - we've all seen Minority Report :-D.
Christmas, 2005
The PlayStation 3 is a reality, as it was released earlier this week across the globe. Accompanied by a strong launch line-up, including online titles such as The Matrix: The Real World, Gran Turismo 5 and Final Fantasy 15. Offline games, which have made a particularly large impact in countries such as Britain, who are yet to adopt a 20Mbit/second connection as standard, include innovative greats including World War 2: Wewontletitdrop, the expansion pack Kill All Nazis and the threequel in the well loved franchise, Fantavision. The own-brand fireworks were a massive hit this Guy Fawks night, and despite reports of injury due to unexploded fireworks, the synchronised explosions were very popular. The represented not only a forward movement of miniature detonation chips, but also a more mainstream appeal of video-game related products.
The Microsoft Xbox continues going strong, after the free version 2.0 hardware upgrade Microsoft offered to consumers. A strong line-up this Christmas, including the much-delayed Kameo: Elements of Power, the exclusive Grand Theft Auto Online and Halo 3 ensures strong sales from all sectors of the industry.
Nintendo has just released the VirtualBoy Advance add-on for the GameCube, which has propelled sales sky-high. The add on, which is used instead of a television, removes the need for an HDTV converter or console upgrade, and lets games be played in a semi-VR state. Modders all over the globe have produced software allowing this peripheral to be used with other consoles, and the Erotica Island franchise has restarted thanks to a handy program linking teledildonics with this VBA. In other words, Virtual Sex has been born, much to the delight of 40 year old bachelors across the globe.
Christmas 2012
Nintendo have just announced the plans for the Virtual Boy 2, after the massive success of the VirtualBoy Advance add-on for the GameCube. After their fortunes turning around in the last generation of consoles thanks solely to this VR device, they've dedicated this new console to virtual reality. This is great for people whose televisions don't support exponential resolutions, but will also be marketed as a Television and, for the adults, Teledildonics (couldn't leave that out :-D). The mask-shaped device will include a variety of options, such as transparency allowing on-the-go playing, and sleep-state, whereby pre-selected dreams are broadcast into your head as you sleep. Naturally, thanks to Nintendo's close relations to Yamauchi-corp, the leading manufacturer of VR projectors, VRVs are supported by the Virtual Boy. VRVs (Virtual Reality Videos) have been embraced by the educational community as a tool for easy learning, and new laws have been introduced which make learning while you sleep compulsory for all children of schooling age. This means children can mix pleasure with pain - pleasure, because physical schooling is now an optional extra.
Sony have divided their corporation into two - Computer-Reality Assessors Plc. (CRAP), and Sony Hardware and Inter-Teutonic Entertainment (S***E). Thanks to their recent acquisition of the gaming market as a whole, due to a loophole found in a merger between Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony which states that Sony has sole control of the other two companies, they've turned into the licensing company. While doing nothing for the industry, they take 50% of all profits since they're the licensing agency. The FairPlay Union supported this movement however, since game prices were reduced to an all-time low of just €10.
Microsoft, furious still after Sony's involvement in the Great Gaming Swindle, have started up a second console industry, under the nickname Apple Mac. It has become a haven for small developers, as the lack of licensing fees shows Microsoft's determination to beat the Sony ruled console industry. While referring to Apple Macs as consoles does institute a €5 by the language police, it is obvious that they have been started to fight Sony. We'll see just what happens, as the industry's three main competitors move in three different directions.
Christmas 2020
Underground gaming is at an all time high this Christmas, with an estimated 20 billion users worldwide. While this only represents a single-figure percentage of the inter-planetary population, illegal servers have been rife with people trying to get online in the VR community. Nintendo, however, are basking in the glory of the new ruling by the Inter-global council. It has been illegal for any company with the letter 's' in its name to make videogames, and consequently Nintendo is the only company left in the business. Sales of the VirtualBoy Next are through the roof, as users addicted to online escapades have only one choice for VR technology. Also in gaming news, there is a rumour that the current game software being used, HyperLife 2, is going to be replaced with a new version, HyperLife 3. This version is going to feature a minimum of 2,000 trillion galaxies, which will ensure there is no more fighting over nebulae any more. It's more than likely that this space will soon be taken up, as people using the common cheating tool 'multi-planet' will steal all the prime spots. It's also rumoured that a special planet will be included, entitled Faeces-world, which one 'lucky' user will be trapped in, and the air-conditioning in their bio suit turned off. Whatever the case, this massive upheaval will surely result in some disturbance, as current gaming mafia figureheads will lose a lot of land in this new version.
I confused myself at the end. Oh well, that was quite fun in writing, I wrote it like a story. You never know, it could happen. And I'm definitely right about teledildonics - we've all seen Minority Report :-D.
Thought that would strike a chord with those of you who'd be likely to use 'em :~}.
teledildonics. Excellent.
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I've read too much about the future of gaming, in terms of technology. It's given that we'll be seeing PlayStation 3, Xbox 2, GBA 2 and GameCube 2 (well, you know what I mean). And it's true that we'll probably all be playing online by the next wave of contents, possibly downloading our games like the most exciteable enthusiats have been prophesizing. But what for the games? Pokemon online - a real possibility? Will realism come through in all its glory and see the birth of AI? Well, read on to see my view of what the future holds, in a rapidly changing industry.
Christmas, 2005
The PlayStation 3 is a reality, as it was released earlier this week across the globe. Accompanied by a strong launch line-up, including online titles such as The Matrix: The Real World, Gran Turismo 5 and Final Fantasy 15. Offline games, which have made a particularly large impact in countries such as Britain, who are yet to adopt a 20Mbit/second connection as standard, include innovative greats including World War 2: Wewontletitdrop, the expansion pack Kill All Nazis and the threequel in the well loved franchise, Fantavision. The own-brand fireworks were a massive hit this Guy Fawks night, and despite reports of injury due to unexploded fireworks, the synchronised explosions were very popular. The represented not only a forward movement of miniature detonation chips, but also a more mainstream appeal of video-game related products.
The Microsoft Xbox continues going strong, after the free version 2.0 hardware upgrade Microsoft offered to consumers. A strong line-up this Christmas, including the much-delayed Kameo: Elements of Power, the exclusive Grand Theft Auto Online and Halo 3 ensures strong sales from all sectors of the industry.
Nintendo has just released the VirtualBoy Advance add-on for the GameCube, which has propelled sales sky-high. The add on, which is used instead of a television, removes the need for an HDTV converter or console upgrade, and lets games be played in a semi-VR state. Modders all over the globe have produced software allowing this peripheral to be used with other consoles, and the Erotica Island franchise has restarted thanks to a handy program linking teledildonics with this VBA. In other words, Virtual Sex has been born, much to the delight of 40 year old bachelors across the globe.
Christmas 2012
Nintendo have just announced the plans for the Virtual Boy 2, after the massive success of the VirtualBoy Advance add-on for the GameCube. After their fortunes turning around in the last generation of consoles thanks solely to this VR device, they've dedicated this new console to virtual reality. This is great for people whose televisions don't support exponential resolutions, but will also be marketed as a Television and, for the adults, Teledildonics (couldn't leave that out :-D). The mask-shaped device will include a variety of options, such as transparency allowing on-the-go playing, and sleep-state, whereby pre-selected dreams are broadcast into your head as you sleep. Naturally, thanks to Nintendo's close relations to Yamauchi-corp, the leading manufacturer of VR projectors, VRVs are supported by the Virtual Boy. VRVs (Virtual Reality Videos) have been embraced by the educational community as a tool for easy learning, and new laws have been introduced which make learning while you sleep compulsory for all children of schooling age. This means children can mix pleasure with pain - pleasure, because physical schooling is now an optional extra.
Sony have divided their corporation into two - Computer-Reality Assessors Plc. (CRAP), and Sony Hardware and Inter-Teutonic Entertainment (S***E). Thanks to their recent acquisition of the gaming market as a whole, due to a loophole found in a merger between Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony which states that Sony has sole control of the other two companies, they've turned into the licensing company. While doing nothing for the industry, they take 50% of all profits since they're the licensing agency. The FairPlay Union supported this movement however, since game prices were reduced to an all-time low of just €10.
Microsoft, furious still after Sony's involvement in the Great Gaming Swindle, have started up a second console industry, under the nickname Apple Mac. It has become a haven for small developers, as the lack of licensing fees shows Microsoft's determination to beat the Sony ruled console industry. While referring to Apple Macs as consoles does institute a €5 by the language police, it is obvious that they have been started to fight Sony. We'll see just what happens, as the industry's three main competitors move in three different directions.
Christmas 2020
Underground gaming is at an all time high this Christmas, with an estimated 20 billion users worldwide. While this only represents a single-figure percentage of the inter-planetary population, illegal servers have been rife with people trying to get online in the VR community. Nintendo, however, are basking in the glory of the new ruling by the Inter-global council. It has been illegal for any company with the letter 's' in its name to make videogames, and consequently Nintendo is the only company left in the business. Sales of the VirtualBoy Next are through the roof, as users addicted to online escapades have only one choice for VR technology. Also in gaming news, there is a rumour that the current game software being used, HyperLife 2, is going to be replaced with a new version, HyperLife 3. This version is going to feature a minimum of 2,000 trillion galaxies, which will ensure there is no more fighting over nebulae any more. It's more than likely that this space will soon be taken up, as people using the common cheating tool 'multi-planet' will steal all the prime spots. It's also rumoured that a special planet will be included, entitled Faeces-world, which one 'lucky' user will be trapped in, and the air-conditioning in their bio suit turned off. Whatever the case, this massive upheaval will surely result in some disturbance, as current gaming mafia figureheads will lose a lot of land in this new version.
I confused myself at the end. Oh well, that was quite fun in writing, I wrote it like a story. You never know, it could happen. And I'm definitely right about teledildonics - we've all seen Minority Report :-D.
Christmas, 2005
The PlayStation 3 is a reality, as it was released earlier this week across the globe. Accompanied by a strong launch line-up, including online titles such as The Matrix: The Real World, Gran Turismo 5 and Final Fantasy 15. Offline games, which have made a particularly large impact in countries such as Britain, who are yet to adopt a 20Mbit/second connection as standard, include innovative greats including World War 2: Wewontletitdrop, the expansion pack Kill All Nazis and the threequel in the well loved franchise, Fantavision. The own-brand fireworks were a massive hit this Guy Fawks night, and despite reports of injury due to unexploded fireworks, the synchronised explosions were very popular. The represented not only a forward movement of miniature detonation chips, but also a more mainstream appeal of video-game related products.
The Microsoft Xbox continues going strong, after the free version 2.0 hardware upgrade Microsoft offered to consumers. A strong line-up this Christmas, including the much-delayed Kameo: Elements of Power, the exclusive Grand Theft Auto Online and Halo 3 ensures strong sales from all sectors of the industry.
Nintendo has just released the VirtualBoy Advance add-on for the GameCube, which has propelled sales sky-high. The add on, which is used instead of a television, removes the need for an HDTV converter or console upgrade, and lets games be played in a semi-VR state. Modders all over the globe have produced software allowing this peripheral to be used with other consoles, and the Erotica Island franchise has restarted thanks to a handy program linking teledildonics with this VBA. In other words, Virtual Sex has been born, much to the delight of 40 year old bachelors across the globe.
Christmas 2012
Nintendo have just announced the plans for the Virtual Boy 2, after the massive success of the VirtualBoy Advance add-on for the GameCube. After their fortunes turning around in the last generation of consoles thanks solely to this VR device, they've dedicated this new console to virtual reality. This is great for people whose televisions don't support exponential resolutions, but will also be marketed as a Television and, for the adults, Teledildonics (couldn't leave that out :-D). The mask-shaped device will include a variety of options, such as transparency allowing on-the-go playing, and sleep-state, whereby pre-selected dreams are broadcast into your head as you sleep. Naturally, thanks to Nintendo's close relations to Yamauchi-corp, the leading manufacturer of VR projectors, VRVs are supported by the Virtual Boy. VRVs (Virtual Reality Videos) have been embraced by the educational community as a tool for easy learning, and new laws have been introduced which make learning while you sleep compulsory for all children of schooling age. This means children can mix pleasure with pain - pleasure, because physical schooling is now an optional extra.
Sony have divided their corporation into two - Computer-Reality Assessors Plc. (CRAP), and Sony Hardware and Inter-Teutonic Entertainment (S***E). Thanks to their recent acquisition of the gaming market as a whole, due to a loophole found in a merger between Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony which states that Sony has sole control of the other two companies, they've turned into the licensing company. While doing nothing for the industry, they take 50% of all profits since they're the licensing agency. The FairPlay Union supported this movement however, since game prices were reduced to an all-time low of just €10.
Microsoft, furious still after Sony's involvement in the Great Gaming Swindle, have started up a second console industry, under the nickname Apple Mac. It has become a haven for small developers, as the lack of licensing fees shows Microsoft's determination to beat the Sony ruled console industry. While referring to Apple Macs as consoles does institute a €5 by the language police, it is obvious that they have been started to fight Sony. We'll see just what happens, as the industry's three main competitors move in three different directions.
Christmas 2020
Underground gaming is at an all time high this Christmas, with an estimated 20 billion users worldwide. While this only represents a single-figure percentage of the inter-planetary population, illegal servers have been rife with people trying to get online in the VR community. Nintendo, however, are basking in the glory of the new ruling by the Inter-global council. It has been illegal for any company with the letter 's' in its name to make videogames, and consequently Nintendo is the only company left in the business. Sales of the VirtualBoy Next are through the roof, as users addicted to online escapades have only one choice for VR technology. Also in gaming news, there is a rumour that the current game software being used, HyperLife 2, is going to be replaced with a new version, HyperLife 3. This version is going to feature a minimum of 2,000 trillion galaxies, which will ensure there is no more fighting over nebulae any more. It's more than likely that this space will soon be taken up, as people using the common cheating tool 'multi-planet' will steal all the prime spots. It's also rumoured that a special planet will be included, entitled Faeces-world, which one 'lucky' user will be trapped in, and the air-conditioning in their bio suit turned off. Whatever the case, this massive upheaval will surely result in some disturbance, as current gaming mafia figureheads will lose a lot of land in this new version.
I confused myself at the end. Oh well, that was quite fun in writing, I wrote it like a story. You never know, it could happen. And I'm definitely right about teledildonics - we've all seen Minority Report :-D.