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Should Game Consoles Make Breakfast, Too?
Ryan writes "Is the idea of 'convergence' (the notion that a single digital appliance will handle multiple tasks) in gaming consoles even worth it? CNET News has an article discussing the issues of convergence related to gaming - it seems like a lot of consumers aren't worried about the bells and whistles, yet they keep throwing them at us." The article mentions the "underwhelming" response to Sony's PSX console/DVR combo, whose "arrival in North America--originally slated to happen in time for the 2004 holiday shopping season--is now set for an unspecified date in 2005."
"Should Game Consoles Make Breakfast, Too?"
Not a bad idea:
If you play console while it's making breakfast it won't scream "What are you doing?! Don't touch me!"
You can eat your breakfast without the console whining to you.
If breakfast is cold you can beat the console without feeling guilty.
You can demand beer for breakfast and the console won't complain.
If you throw out the console it won't hire a lawyer to take half your stuff.
Man, if RealDoll.com could "converge" this new console concept with their products they'd be trillionaires.
Trolling is a art,
I suspect that much like females in video games the breakfast would look great, but be pretty empty and unrealistic.
Nintendo cereal system!
"Look Lois, the two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a fat white guy who is threatened by change."
as soon as you can converge (real life) sex and gaming than you have a convergence I'll buy.
-Teiresias
Next Week: New Game Consoles Only Play Games
Next they'll release deticated devices for each feature and call it innovation.
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What if pacman could eat the commercials on your DVR... ?
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Hell, no! That's what cell phones are for!
Some hot buttery toast?
How about a bagel?
Okay, I'll get those Belgian Waffles ready. With Halo 3 on the side.
- Talkie Toaster
I never got into the whole console gaming thing. I found using both my hands to move/shoot in a first-person shooter was too much of a shift from having my hands separated by a keyboard and mouse.
Then there's the issue with porn. I can't get it from a console. And even if I could get it from a console system, I'd not want to bring my hands together to manipulate the experience.
With a computer and porn, I have one hand on my cock and one hand on the mouse clicking interactive nipples and dragging those Macromedia Shockwave dildos around.
It would just be too weird to hit UP-UP-A-B-LEFT-RIGHT-TRIANGLE-START while also getting my jerk on. Much too much going on there all near by groin. Not to mention the rumble pack option that causes the ol' premature ejaculation.
My dirty and completely bullshit 2 cents.
IronChefMorimoto
"Convergence usually is successful if its the result of a natural evolution of a product. I don't think that marketers can force convergence on its audience...especially when its marked up substantially."
Said the guy using a $3,000+ computer that does email, porn, games, video, Slashdot, and music.
"Derp de derp."
You can't bend a Game Console over the breakfast table without seriously imparing the amount of fun you can have with it.
So you work for Nintendo, then?
Cheers, Matt
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If your game console is going to make breakfast, it is going to have to have a cereal port.
The $900 price includes the $699 for Linux!
I bought my Xbox to watch DVDs and DIVX/XVID movies and anime. I bought it to watch videos, not to play games! If only they would remove the gaming feature, the Xbox would be the perfect console. :-)
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