...yet IGN acts like Xbox's higher clockrate means it was necessarily better than the Gamecube.
Actually, it's commonly acknowledged that Xbox is more powerful than GameCube, and GameCube is more powerful than PlayStation 2. At least on IGN. Read head-to-head reviews if you don't believe it. Xbox does have a faster processor -- actually it seems to have faster everything -- so its processor certainly contributes to its overall performance gain over GameCube. In this case, history has born out Cassamassina's statement to be true. In general, however, you are right that it's not a fair comparison.
It is odd to think that it has been 6 months since the first playable Revolution demos.
There haven't been any playable Revolution demos for the public...ever. Not that I'm aware of.
I like to think that with advances in technology comes the push to make things smaller and less intrusive. As computer hardware becomes smaller and smaller, it will become unnecessary for the case/tower to be visible or accessible at all. I think the trend will be to move technology out of sight and let it help people do what they want to do without the hassle of configurations, passwords, errors, and the day-to-day computer maintenance that we suffer through today. With that in mind, I picture some sort of hands-free interaction, probably with voice recognition, some kind of 2D screen, and possibly some form of motion recognition for pointing with your hand.
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Actually, it's commonly acknowledged that Xbox is more powerful than GameCube, and GameCube is more powerful than PlayStation 2. At least on IGN. Read head-to-head reviews if you don't believe it. Xbox does have a faster processor -- actually it seems to have faster everything -- so its processor certainly contributes to its overall performance gain over GameCube. In this case, history has born out Cassamassina's statement to be true. In general, however, you are right that it's not a fair comparison.
It is odd to think that it has been 6 months since the first playable Revolution demos. There haven't been any playable Revolution demos for the public...ever. Not that I'm aware of.
I like to think that with advances in technology comes the push to make things smaller and less intrusive. As computer hardware becomes smaller and smaller, it will become unnecessary for the case/tower to be visible or accessible at all. I think the trend will be to move technology out of sight and let it help people do what they want to do without the hassle of configurations, passwords, errors, and the day-to-day computer maintenance that we suffer through today. With that in mind, I picture some sort of hands-free interaction, probably with voice recognition, some kind of 2D screen, and possibly some form of motion recognition for pointing with your hand.