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Wireless networks were becoming all the rage a few years ago. Bluetooth still excites a lot of people now, but perhaps consoles have a use for this technology too? Large home-based consoles are designed to sit in the house, gathering passing dust and whirring away, you would never even think of taking your Xbox around with you and even playing the Gamecube in the car is more problem than if it were a portable machine.
With Bluetooth technology, many different machines can link up without the use of wires or annoying radio waves that interfere with any transmission on traditional wireless networks. Why not, then, have consoles that can supply the power from their main box and display it on a small screen, the size of a GBA? Now, this would take a little re-engineering of the way a console works. The games would either have to be inserted in the console, or somehow use multiple games on one system. Perhaps the answer lies in providing places which beam the signals out, thereby allowing you to use the machines at a bus stop or a ‘games terminal’ without having to queue or pay extortionate sums for internet cafes.
Ok, so this might seem impossible now, but we could still have the next handhelds link up over a crowded room, without the slightest sign of wires, or have two consoles link up without any of this i-link nonsense. Imagine being able to link consoles with a friend, using two rooms instead of having to drag another TV in to your lounge/bedroom. Even better, if the signal was strong enough, you could play against a neighbour without having to worry about paying for the internet, just punch in a code and allow others to join in, sending signals over thin air rather than bulky lines.
New technology brings new opportunities to the PC community every day, it’s about time that consoles got this too. So far only 60% of the country has the ability to get Broadband, and gaming without it can be a painful experience, I know, I’ve tried it! Lets use what’s here or coming soon to our advantage for once. Until Virtual Reality exists in a useable format, this is the best we are going to get.
With Bluetooth technology, many different machines can link up without the use of wires or annoying radio waves that interfere with any transmission on traditional wireless networks. Why not, then, have consoles that can supply the power from their main box and display it on a small screen, the size of a GBA? Now, this would take a little re-engineering of the way a console works. The games would either have to be inserted in the console, or somehow use multiple games on one system. Perhaps the answer lies in providing places which beam the signals out, thereby allowing you to use the machines at a bus stop or a ‘games terminal’ without having to queue or pay extortionate sums for internet cafes.
Ok, so this might seem impossible now, but we could still have the next handhelds link up over a crowded room, without the slightest sign of wires, or have two consoles link up without any of this i-link nonsense. Imagine being able to link consoles with a friend, using two rooms instead of having to drag another TV in to your lounge/bedroom. Even better, if the signal was strong enough, you could play against a neighbour without having to worry about paying for the internet, just punch in a code and allow others to join in, sending signals over thin air rather than bulky lines.
New technology brings new opportunities to the PC community every day, it’s about time that consoles got this too. So far only 60% of the country has the ability to get Broadband, and gaming without it can be a painful experience, I know, I’ve tried it! Lets use what’s here or coming soon to our advantage for once. Until Virtual Reality exists in a useable format, this is the best we are going to get.
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Wireless networks were becoming all the rage a few years ago. Bluetooth still excites a lot of people now, but perhaps consoles have a use for this technology too? Large home-based consoles are designed to sit in the house, gathering passing dust and whirring away, you would never even think of taking your Xbox around with you and even playing the Gamecube in the car is more problem than if it were a portable machine.
With Bluetooth technology, many different machines can link up without the use of wires or annoying radio waves that interfere with any transmission on traditional wireless networks. Why not, then, have consoles that can supply the power from their main box and display it on a small screen, the size of a GBA? Now, this would take a little re-engineering of the way a console works. The games would either have to be inserted in the console, or somehow use multiple games on one system. Perhaps the answer lies in providing places which beam the signals out, thereby allowing you to use the machines at a bus stop or a ‘games terminal’ without having to queue or pay extortionate sums for internet cafes.
Ok, so this might seem impossible now, but we could still have the next handhelds link up over a crowded room, without the slightest sign of wires, or have two consoles link up without any of this i-link nonsense. Imagine being able to link consoles with a friend, using two rooms instead of having to drag another TV in to your lounge/bedroom. Even better, if the signal was strong enough, you could play against a neighbour without having to worry about paying for the internet, just punch in a code and allow others to join in, sending signals over thin air rather than bulky lines.
New technology brings new opportunities to the PC community every day, it’s about time that consoles got this too. So far only 60% of the country has the ability to get Broadband, and gaming without it can be a painful experience, I know, I’ve tried it! Lets use what’s here or coming soon to our advantage for once. Until Virtual Reality exists in a useable format, this is the best we are going to get.
With Bluetooth technology, many different machines can link up without the use of wires or annoying radio waves that interfere with any transmission on traditional wireless networks. Why not, then, have consoles that can supply the power from their main box and display it on a small screen, the size of a GBA? Now, this would take a little re-engineering of the way a console works. The games would either have to be inserted in the console, or somehow use multiple games on one system. Perhaps the answer lies in providing places which beam the signals out, thereby allowing you to use the machines at a bus stop or a ‘games terminal’ without having to queue or pay extortionate sums for internet cafes.
Ok, so this might seem impossible now, but we could still have the next handhelds link up over a crowded room, without the slightest sign of wires, or have two consoles link up without any of this i-link nonsense. Imagine being able to link consoles with a friend, using two rooms instead of having to drag another TV in to your lounge/bedroom. Even better, if the signal was strong enough, you could play against a neighbour without having to worry about paying for the internet, just punch in a code and allow others to join in, sending signals over thin air rather than bulky lines.
New technology brings new opportunities to the PC community every day, it’s about time that consoles got this too. So far only 60% of the country has the ability to get Broadband, and gaming without it can be a painful experience, I know, I’ve tried it! Lets use what’s here or coming soon to our advantage for once. Until Virtual Reality exists in a useable format, this is the best we are going to get.