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Accurate reporting seems to be harder and harder to come by these days. Take the X-Box announcements. On the one hand you can go to a site and find an article on the X-Box being the next big thing (PC Advisor for instance) and on another site you get the X-Box being hailed as Microsoft's next big failure (numerous examples exist, we've probably all come across these by now.)
Now, although these various reports may be 'factually' accurate, they all end up with a biased slant, usually attributed to the article's writer. For example, in this article I am trying to convince you that all articles are in someway biased, therefore there is a biased slant to what you are reading now.
Where can we go to see just the facts? We can't as far as I can see. Games mags, sites, opinions, teletext; all put their own opinions into their words.
What I would like to see is just the facts. Will this ever happen? I suppose only if I write my own articles could this be possible. They might be a bit boring though, but I think it would be a welcome change for writers to let us form our own opinions rather than us have theirs forced upon us.
Now, although these various reports may be 'factually' accurate, they all end up with a biased slant, usually attributed to the article's writer. For example, in this article I am trying to convince you that all articles are in someway biased, therefore there is a biased slant to what you are reading now.
Where can we go to see just the facts? We can't as far as I can see. Games mags, sites, opinions, teletext; all put their own opinions into their words.
What I would like to see is just the facts. Will this ever happen? I suppose only if I write my own articles could this be possible. They might be a bit boring though, but I think it would be a welcome change for writers to let us form our own opinions rather than us have theirs forced upon us.
At the end of the day, you can only hope that the specs reported are correct, and treat everything else as personal opinion (or bias). Maybe go along with a source you've found reliable in the past.
It's kind of sad to think that when you're a kid, and you're naive to the ways of the world, you think that adults know right from wrong, and also can be totally impartial. Then gradually you start to realise that's not the case. Then that the Government (whoever that may be) contains some rubbish, and then that even mainstream news programmes and newspapers contain bias, or sensationalist stories (They're the ones that concern me - for example my parents get the Daily Mail, which prints some stuff which is quite obviously sensationalised - yet it's still a respected paper.). You just have to try and gather the info for yourself and make up your own mind.
The IT press is no different. From the stupid inter-platform squabbling. Through to magazines quoting one person's opinion, to add weight to their argument over whether the latest platform will be a success or failure. Let's face it, the platform will be a success or a failure regardless of that one opinion.
I've decided on which platforms I want to go for, but no doubt that will change as more (biased or unbiased) information becomes available. What matters is that I've made a decision, which could be no more right or wrong than what a magazine will tell me. At least if I've made a mistake, it'll be my own, rather than someone else's! :-)
It's kind of sad to think that when you're a kid, and you're naive to the ways of the world, you think that adults know right from wrong, and also can be totally impartial. Then gradually you start to realise that's not the case. Then that the Government (whoever that may be) contains some rubbish, and then that even mainstream news programmes and newspapers contain bias, or sensationalist stories (They're the ones that concern me - for example my parents get the Daily Mail, which prints some stuff which is quite obviously sensationalised - yet it's still a respected paper.). You just have to try and gather the info for yourself and make up your own mind.
The IT press is no different. From the stupid inter-platform squabbling. Through to magazines quoting one person's opinion, to add weight to their argument over whether the latest platform will be a success or failure. Let's face it, the platform will be a success or a failure regardless of that one opinion.
I've decided on which platforms I want to go for, but no doubt that will change as more (biased or unbiased) information becomes available. What matters is that I've made a decision, which could be no more right or wrong than what a magazine will tell me. At least if I've made a mistake, it'll be my own, rather than someone else's! :-)
Where would we be if we didn't favour one thing from another. It happens with football teams, it happens with actors, actresses and probably above all else it happens with Games consoles.
I couldn't tell you why, I suppose it is human instict to protect what you are favour of, or what you are closest to (incomparison to the opposition). I think that the console wars give the companies more insentive to produce better games and such like as they seem to forever be in the race for one-up-manship. If Nintendo sign a deal then Sony want the next one. If Sega design a charachter then Microsoft will want to buy a share/copyright. Everybody seems to want what everyone else has got.
We will see when companies release games for their next gen consoles but I wouldn't be surprised if they all had a version of a certain game. And plus so many 3rd party companies are working for both Nintendo and Microsoft that because the consoles are pretty much even in playing ability, (although nintendo have a much better controller), we will begin to see a pattern work out. But I guaran-damn-tee you that we will see some quality material on both sides of the river.
The Game
PS: What are the Gamecube game boxes going to be like? I hope they aren't cardboard...ha ha ha ha....Ms Miyamoto.....COW!!!!!
I couldn't tell you why, I suppose it is human instict to protect what you are favour of, or what you are closest to (incomparison to the opposition). I think that the console wars give the companies more insentive to produce better games and such like as they seem to forever be in the race for one-up-manship. If Nintendo sign a deal then Sony want the next one. If Sega design a charachter then Microsoft will want to buy a share/copyright. Everybody seems to want what everyone else has got.
We will see when companies release games for their next gen consoles but I wouldn't be surprised if they all had a version of a certain game. And plus so many 3rd party companies are working for both Nintendo and Microsoft that because the consoles are pretty much even in playing ability, (although nintendo have a much better controller), we will begin to see a pattern work out. But I guaran-damn-tee you that we will see some quality material on both sides of the river.
The Game
PS: What are the Gamecube game boxes going to be like? I hope they aren't cardboard...ha ha ha ha....Ms Miyamoto.....COW!!!!!
Accurate reporting seems to be harder and harder to come by these days. Take the X-Box announcements. On the one hand you can go to a site and find an article on the X-Box being the next big thing (PC Advisor for instance) and on another site you get the X-Box being hailed as Microsoft's next big failure (numerous examples exist, we've probably all come across these by now.)
Now, although these various reports may be 'factually' accurate, they all end up with a biased slant, usually attributed to the article's writer. For example, in this article I am trying to convince you that all articles are in someway biased, therefore there is a biased slant to what you are reading now.
Where can we go to see just the facts? We can't as far as I can see. Games mags, sites, opinions, teletext; all put their own opinions into their words.
What I would like to see is just the facts. Will this ever happen? I suppose only if I write my own articles could this be possible. They might be a bit boring though, but I think it would be a welcome change for writers to let us form our own opinions rather than us have theirs forced upon us.
Now, although these various reports may be 'factually' accurate, they all end up with a biased slant, usually attributed to the article's writer. For example, in this article I am trying to convince you that all articles are in someway biased, therefore there is a biased slant to what you are reading now.
Where can we go to see just the facts? We can't as far as I can see. Games mags, sites, opinions, teletext; all put their own opinions into their words.
What I would like to see is just the facts. Will this ever happen? I suppose only if I write my own articles could this be possible. They might be a bit boring though, but I think it would be a welcome change for writers to let us form our own opinions rather than us have theirs forced upon us.