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Kojima Predicts the End of the Console

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-predict-pizza dept.

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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  1. HTPC gaming chicken-and-egg by tepples · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    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?

  2. HTPC gaming at a party by tepples · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    A - Have a party.

    That's one of the scenarios I was asking about. If you're having a party, and you're boycotting the consoles, what PC game do you load on the HTPC to play with your friends? Or by "party" did you mean "LAN party", which defeats the purpose of an HTPC?