It already happens. You don't need a new platform to confuse the average Mum and Dad consumer.
I know of a couple of people who bought games for their kids to play on their PII 450 when the game had a minimum spec of a P4 1.7. They then called me to install it since for "some unknown reason" it wouldn't run!
Let's not mention the game was M rated and it was bought for a 10 year old!
All in all, your argument has no new meaning, since until the Playstation Generation are buying games for their kids, nobody has a clue.
Aaah, the microsoft car.
-Where if the car breaks down, you have to close all the windows and open them again.
-Where every time they repainted the lines on the road you'd have to get a new car.
-Where the oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation" warning light.
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... and I just might pay it.
Likelyhood? None.
I know of a couple of people who bought games for their kids to play on their PII 450 when the game had a minimum spec of a P4 1.7. They then called me to install it since for "some unknown reason" it wouldn't run!
Let's not mention the game was M rated and it was bought for a 10 year old!
All in all, your argument has no new meaning, since until the Playstation Generation are buying games for their kids, nobody has a clue.
Aaah, the microsoft car. -Where if the car breaks down, you have to close all the windows and open them again. -Where every time they repainted the lines on the road you'd have to get a new car. -Where the oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation" warning light.