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HD Really The Future of Gaming?

Posted by Zonk on from the high-def-doesn't-mean-good-game dept.

Eurogamer.com has an editorial discussing the "HD Future", as revealed in the Microsoft Keynote at GDC. In the article, author Kristan Reed argues that while the crispness of the HD Living Room would be welcome, "using it as a hook to hang next gen console gaming on is misleading to say the least, and there are more than a few barriers to entry for the masses."

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  1. MS never a visionary company by SunFan · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    Innovation happens elswhere. It's been said a thousand times, but Microsoft won't know what business it will need to be in until that business is already two years past them and they adopt it.

    Sun and IBM are much bigger risk takers, right now, which is amazing for how big and relatively old these companies are. HP took a big risk too, but...the execution is leaving something to be desired.

    If IBM takes off with the theories about IBM-branded Linux desktops, and Sun has a compatible Java Desktop System (Linux/Solaris), both of which are much cheaper than Windows and Office...I mean, really, where does that leave Microsoft in ten years?

    The future is Linux/UNIX, OpenOffice.org, and Mozilla/Firefox. The cheaper-is-better lessons of history require it. And, IBM and Sun can back up their software with selling real hardware and services (it's called diversification, which Microsoft really doesn't do).

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    -- Microsoft is the most expensive commodity operating system and office suite vendor in the marketplace.