Kojima Predicts the End of the Console

nathanielinbrazil writes "Konami founder and developer Hideo Kojima predicts gaming console is a dying breed. Anticipates gaming on demand via Internet. 'It's a bold prediction,' Sony Computer Entertainment Japan President Hiroshi Kawano told reporters nervously. 'We hope he continues to develop for platforms, but we deeply respect his sense of taking on a challenge.' Kojima launches his follow-up game Heavy Metal Solid Gear: Peace Walker in late April designed for the PSP."

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HTPC gaming chicken-and-egg

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If you switch exclusively to HTPC gaming, what do you plan to do when friends come over, or when a relative drops kids off at your house? Apart from Sonic Kart and turn-based games like Checkers and FreeCiv, there aren't many notable PC games that let you share a PC and monitor with other players holding gamepads. Instead of splitting the screen (like in a racing game) or sharing a single view (like in a fighting game), most major-label PC games appear to need a separate gaming PC and monitor for each player. Or can you recommend some good single-screen multiplayer games made for the PC so that HTPC gaming can get out of the chicken-and-egg situation it's in right now?