Is this a step towards "PC-izing" consoles? Meaning if the console manufacturers start licensing the different parts, will that mean that in the future gamers will have to piece together a game console? Its bad enough already having to deal with drivers and incompatibility. If consoles start morphing into "mini-PC's" then they lose their advantage and we are back to square one. Has anyone even tried Bleem! The thing is terrible! Why spend $50 on something that rarely works when I can get a PS1 for $99? Emulators are not as good as the real thing. The only thing going for them is that they can be free to download. I know I wouldnt pay for some emulated junk when I can just buy the original piece.
All I see is Sony selling its chips to other manufacturers so they can make PS2-type consoles themselves. It looks like they want TV manufacturers to enbed their technology so they have a broader user base. Which means more games and more licensing fees. Unfortunately, I dont believe the article is detailed enough to answer all questions. It looks geared towards the 15 second-general-population-reader.
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Is this a step towards "PC-izing" consoles? Meaning if the console manufacturers start licensing the different parts, will that mean that in the future gamers will have to piece together a game console? Its bad enough already having to deal with drivers and incompatibility. If consoles start morphing into "mini-PC's" then they lose their advantage and we are back to square one. Has anyone even tried Bleem! The thing is terrible! Why spend $50 on something that rarely works when I can get a PS1 for $99? Emulators are not as good as the real thing. The only thing going for them is that they can be free to download. I know I wouldnt pay for some emulated junk when I can just buy the original piece.
All I see is Sony selling its chips to other manufacturers so they can make PS2-type consoles themselves. It looks like they want TV manufacturers to enbed their technology so they have a broader user base. Which means more games and more licensing fees. Unfortunately, I dont believe the article is detailed enough to answer all questions. It looks geared towards the 15 second-general-population-reader.