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"XBox ate my Dreamcast"

Consoles are being released with Hard Drives, Mice, Keyboards, Net Access even OS's are to become avalible...

Doesnt this make Consoles, computers?

Like the Speccys, C64, MSX, Amiga, et al. from years ago

I suppose the question is... when does a comsole become a computer... &equally... can a computer ever become a console?

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SNIPER wrote:
> We need a keyboard to play games like Quake and UT, but Hardrives
> are pointless.

Much faster disk access... larger save game files, allowing for more complex games?

We need a keyboard to play games like Quake and UT, but Hardrives are pointless.

PseudoSavant wrote:
> Unfortunately, I think we're gradually going to see a loss of
> definition between consoles and PCs.

Unfortunatly? ... I kinda miss the bonus aspects of Amigas, Speccys, C64... (but not Amstrad CPC, no, not them) :)

lol! that sounds about right dan!

People have seen the advantages of PC gaming like Internet or "No Memory Card Needed thanks to Hard Drive" and simply clipped them onto consoles. It only starts turning into a PC if your parents start using it as a word processor!

U can blame Bill Gates,but also blame yourself for buying a PC and then installing Windows!

Derr.

The way i thought it worked was that you can upgrade a computer, ie inside, like new graphics card etc and you cant do that with consoles. I dont count the N64 expansion pack because you didnt have to open up your N64 to install it.

Unfortunately, I think we're gradually going to see a loss of definition between consoles and PCs. The only real difference, as things are going, is that PCs come with a monitor all their own; they're not set up specifically to utilize your TV set for viewing purposes.

Personally, though, I hate this move. It's inviting lots of power in with the move toward PC-style components, that's true; but it's also inviting in all sorts of horrendous fixtures of the PC. Who ever imagined a day where we'd have to worry about rebooting our consoles? Or losing all our game data because our hard drive needed to be fully formatted? Or seeing the Blue Screen of Death (Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corporation)?

Honestly, if there was one thing I always loved about console gaming, it was its inherent stability. With the move to make them more like PCs, that'll no longer be the case. Which sucks, IMO, and I blame Bill Gates for it.

New Jimmy wrote:
> A console becomes a computer when you can program it!


But when are they move from Games machines to PC's?