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Ten Gaming Myths Debunked
ThinSkin writes "The Playstation 3 will fail. Video games are too violent. Copy protection is the beginning of the end for gaming. These myths and others are the target for Loyd Case over at ExtremeTech as he takes ten gaming myths apart and debunks them. From the article:
'Rumors are partly due to the nature of the overheated coverage that's the rule of the day on Internet sites. Rumors spread, become accepted as fact and remain embedded in people's belief systems long after the actual facts have emerged. There also seems to be relatively little historical perspective among some writers, which can alleviate breathless hype, either positive or negative.'"
The Playstation 3 will Fail
PC Games are Doomed
You Need a $500 Graphics Card
Console Games are for Twitch Gamers
Handheld Games are for Kids
Console Games are Too Simple
PC Games are Too Complicated
PC Copy Protection is Too Onerous
Games are Too Violent
I'm Embarrassed About Gaming
I don't understand your logic... the cheaper version of the Xbox 360 is infact LESS crippled then the cheaper version of the PS3... If you buy an Xbox 360 CORE version it's essentially the same console less a hard drive, sure you loose some features without the hard drive, but it's not like the differences aren't printed right on the side of the box, and if you DO decided you that you should have gone for the higher priced SKU you can still buy said hard drive and make the difference between the two nothing more then some chrome trim on the DVD bezel.
On the other hand the HDMI port not being included in the lower SKU is entirely non-upgradable, sure TODAY it only effects a few people with HDTVs who would rather have a digital video interface instead of an analog one. but that port is necessary for playing Blu-Ray discs down the road, when the MPAA decides to enact the image constraint tokens those without an HDMI port will find that their blu-ray discs are actually producing a High-Def image... at that point in time you'll be stuck with no way to upgrade and scratching your head why you fronted all that extra cash for a blu-ray player that is incapable of playing HD movies.
The only thing not having a hard drive on the Xbox 360 prevents you from doing is playing Xbox 1 games (since they were all built for a console with a hard drive: the xbox 1) and playing two select games that require the hard drive, those being Final Fantasy XI and Football Manager. I certainly wouldn't define that as "crippled" and again if you decided you need those features upgrading is as simple as buying a hard drive and snaping it to the side of the console....
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