Don't worry...I had a Dreamcast and an Xbox both on their launch dates and a GC about a year after it came out.... I just see the PS2 as a worthless system and as I said before...the only PS2 exclusive game I want is the Final Fantasy series...so I can wait off a little while for 1 or 2 games...
Actually....having to code for an extremely wide range of systems makes the PC game design and programming much harder... With a console everyone has the same amount of ram and the same processor speed so you can really focus on optimizing for that instead of stretching yourself thin... Why do you think that 95% of all games are only on console these days? As far as consumers are concerned... installing a PC game is "too hard" when they can just drop a disc in their console and play it. Also alot of people associate their PC with work and the desk isn't as comfortable as the couch....the list goes on.
As far as what I meant by open... I'm not proposing a do it yourself box...I mean I guess you could...but it'd be easier to buy a prebuilt one. Even though I'm sure Nintendo, Sony and MS would be against it (at first)...if developers, small and independent especially started making a ton of games for it, it would have a definite shot. Buying an SDK or 20 along with licencing fees kill any chance of the little guy being able to afford console development on a shoestring budget. It's clear the "big guys" are just gonna keep pushing out crap games until there's a viable indy market ready to create new and interesting games...
"And people are entitled to their opinions, regardless of how misguided or influenced by popularity they may be."
I'd have to disagree with ya there... If someone is just gonna go with what everyone tells them, then they do not deserve an opinion since they don't actually have one of their own in the first place... Oh if only this could be applied to voting in the United States...
I'm actually pretty disappointed they're doing the light world/dark world stuff again..... almost every single Zelda game has had this senario (it was future and past in Ocarina) and it's getting very old... I'd like to see a dialogue heavy Zelda with a much more epic story line...
yeah, cost would definitely be a tough hurdle...but not impossible. It would have to come out at around $300 or no one would care...just like what happened with the 3D0 going for $700. However, the 3D0 wasn't an open console....it was a "standard" created by one company and then licenced to others....
Sorry for jumping so quickly at you....I'm just tired of people picking on Nintendo for no good reason. I mean, I have my fair share of critism too, but most peoples' comments (real life too, not just slashdot) are pretty unfounded. If you didn't know better you'd think half the "gamers" out there are bankrolled by Sony or Microsoft...
Did I miss the punchline? That sounds like a pretty valid statement... The gaming population and revenues in Japan are steadily decreasing each year and games just keep getting more complex and inaccessable to newcomers. Nintendogs is like the top selling game in Japan, so if you want to make fun of them for that then you've got some issues...
Nope, a PC is fundamentally different than a console... PC's can come in all sorts of configurations and speeds as while if there were an Open Console Standard you wouldn't have to worry if you have the newest video card or enough ram b/c you'd do it in generations, all players would have to meet a certification to call themselves (whatever the standard is dubbed) and then if you want to make a more powerful console you do it to the Open Console 2.0 spec, etc...
As for an open standard never happening I guess you're right... look at how standardized DVDs never took off. I have to buy Sony DVD players to play Sony movies and a Warner bros. player for my warner bros. movies...
You do have to admit 7 is a strange number for controllers... why not 8? Which team gets the extra controller? Or perhaps they should of just limited it to 6 if 7 is all the hardware can handle;)
All 3 consoles will be damn near equal...there's no difference really except for the games and services now... It's time for an Open Console, but I doubt any of these three will want to give up their licencing fees...
You don't think IBM will jump on the bandwagon too? Apple would love to require this to use iTunes I'm sure...
And on the console end...I'm sure there's an even more advanced DRM built into the new consoles as well...we really pissed MS off when we started installing Linux on our Xboxes;)
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Don't worry...I had a Dreamcast and an Xbox both on their launch dates and a GC about a year after it came out.... I just see the PS2 as a worthless system and as I said before...the only PS2 exclusive game I want is the Final Fantasy series...so I can wait off a little while for 1 or 2 games...
Actually....having to code for an extremely wide range of systems makes the PC game design and programming much harder... With a console everyone has the same amount of ram and the same processor speed so you can really focus on optimizing for that instead of stretching yourself thin... Why do you think that 95% of all games are only on console these days? As far as consumers are concerned... installing a PC game is "too hard" when they can just drop a disc in their console and play it. Also alot of people associate their PC with work and the desk isn't as comfortable as the couch....the list goes on.
As far as what I meant by open... I'm not proposing a do it yourself box...I mean I guess you could...but it'd be easier to buy a prebuilt one. Even though I'm sure Nintendo, Sony and MS would be against it (at first)...if developers, small and independent especially started making a ton of games for it, it would have a definite shot. Buying an SDK or 20 along with licencing fees kill any chance of the little guy being able to afford console development on a shoestring budget. It's clear the "big guys" are just gonna keep pushing out crap games until there's a viable indy market ready to create new and interesting games...
"And people are entitled to their opinions, regardless of how misguided or influenced by popularity they may be."
I'd have to disagree with ya there... If someone is just gonna go with what everyone tells them, then they do not deserve an opinion since they don't actually have one of their own in the first place... Oh if only this could be applied to voting in the United States...
This is why I said "very little" instead of "nothing" ;)
I'm actually pretty disappointed they're doing the light world/dark world stuff again..... almost every single Zelda game has had this senario (it was future and past in Ocarina) and it's getting very old... I'd like to see a dialogue heavy Zelda with a much more epic story line...
People who didn't play Wind Waker because they didn't like the "kiddy" artwork are not real gamers...plain and simple.
I'm still waiting for it to hit the $99 mark myself... There's only one game I want to play on it...so I can wait.
yeah, cost would definitely be a tough hurdle...but not impossible. It would have to come out at around $300 or no one would care...just like what happened with the 3D0 going for $700. However, the 3D0 wasn't an open console....it was a "standard" created by one company and then licenced to others....
Sorry for jumping so quickly at you....I'm just tired of people picking on Nintendo for no good reason. I mean, I have my fair share of critism too, but most peoples' comments (real life too, not just slashdot) are pretty unfounded. If you didn't know better you'd think half the "gamers" out there are bankrolled by Sony or Microsoft...
I just hope this means more cross platform games...
Did I miss the punchline? That sounds like a pretty valid statement... The gaming population and revenues in Japan are steadily decreasing each year and games just keep getting more complex and inaccessable to newcomers. Nintendogs is like the top selling game in Japan, so if you want to make fun of them for that then you've got some issues...
Nope, a PC is fundamentally different than a console... PC's can come in all sorts of configurations and speeds as while if there were an Open Console Standard you wouldn't have to worry if you have the newest video card or enough ram b/c you'd do it in generations, all players would have to meet a certification to call themselves (whatever the standard is dubbed) and then if you want to make a more powerful console you do it to the Open Console 2.0 spec, etc... As for an open standard never happening I guess you're right... look at how standardized DVDs never took off. I have to buy Sony DVD players to play Sony movies and a Warner bros. player for my warner bros. movies...
You do have to admit 7 is a strange number for controllers... why not 8? Which team gets the extra controller? Or perhaps they should of just limited it to 6 if 7 is all the hardware can handle ;)
All 3 consoles will be damn near equal...there's no difference really except for the games and services now... It's time for an Open Console, but I doubt any of these three will want to give up their licencing fees...
It has very little to do with which console you use...it's how the game is programmed.
I didn't think Namco made "Test Drive" do they? That's the first game I ever saw with a game during the load (Pong).
Doesn't EA already hold a patent or at least a trademark on really long load times?
If you're worried about being "dorky" what the hell are you doing on Slashdot? lol
This is very true... Mod Parent up please someone...
the link works for me..
You don't think IBM will jump on the bandwagon too? Apple would love to require this to use iTunes I'm sure...
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And on the console end...I'm sure there's an even more advanced DRM built into the new consoles as well...we really pissed MS off when we started installing Linux on our Xboxes
That's fine...I don't use iTunes anyway...
Damn, this'll be a security nightmare...
Does someone need to start an informational site called "DRMRipsYouOff.org" or something?
Don't worry...I'm sure all the system modders will find some way to sodder this and do that to disable it? At least I hope...