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"Levels" of Computers the Future?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the do-they-get-xp-too dept.

RabidMoose writes "Gamespot has an article up talking about a recent interview with Microsofts's Dean Lester about the future of PC gaming (as well as Xbox 2 tidbits). Basically, they're in contact with the big hardare producers about transitioning to a system of tagging pre-made computers with "levels". He provided a hypothetical example that a PC with a "level 5" designation might have a medium processor speed, amount of RAM, and mid-range video card, while a "level 7" PC might have a faster processor, more RAM, and a higher-end video card."

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  1. Look! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant
    My computer goes up to 11!

    (As if guys need one more thing to play "mine is bigger than yours!" with!)

  2. Levels by KoopaTroopa · · Score: 1, Redundant

    This computer goes all the way to 11!

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    1. Re:Levels by jellomizer · · Score: 0, Redundant

      But it goes to 11.

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  3. MPC? by poot_rootbeer · · Score: 1, Redundant


    Isn't this just a rehash of the "MPC" and "MPC2" designations for multimedia PC's that we had a decade ago, only targeted towards 3D gaming? How long did those last before they were abandoned?