Comments on: Real Gaming Machines http://www.stonesand.net/2005/05/25/22/ Geektime Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:42:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: nathan caulder http://www.stonesand.net/2005/05/25/22/comment-page-1/#comment-323 nathan caulder Thu, 26 May 2005 20:12:39 +0000 /?p=22#comment-323 I have had an opportunity to browse through the Xbox 360 dashboard. Succinctly put, I am over-impressed. It looks incredibly user friendly (which we all know is good for me), plus it has so many options. So, could I hook up my future camcorder to to my xbox 360 to see the footage I had previously recorded? I have had an opportunity to browse through the Xbox 360 dashboard. Succinctly put, I am over-impressed. It looks incredibly user friendly (which we all know is good for me), plus it has so many options. So, could I hook up my future camcorder to to my xbox 360 to see the footage I had previously recorded?

]]> By: Sandstone http://www.stonesand.net/2005/05/25/22/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Sandstone Thu, 26 May 2005 05:07:52 +0000 /?p=22#comment-322 Good point. I bet the guy that said that is being roasted slowly by Sony. Sounds to me like Nintendo is going to do just fine. Good point. I bet the guy that said that is being roasted slowly by Sony. Sounds to me like Nintendo is going to do just fine.

]]> By: nathan caulder http://www.stonesand.net/2005/05/25/22/comment-page-1/#comment-321 nathan caulder Wed, 25 May 2005 23:36:54 +0000 /?p=22#comment-321 Well, that is quite an announcement, but I see their reasoning. The Xbox 360 is not only a gaming machine either. Supposedly, it is more focused on gaming, though (the jury is out until launch day). Now I am really interested to see what things will be like 1 year from now. Xbox 360 gets the jump start, Sony makes this damaging announcemnet (IMO), and Nintendo is going for a... right, we're not sure what their up to. But here's my thinking: Xbox 360 has their game plan down, the machine is based on gaming, but has a lot of amenities that will cover other areas in our living room, such as the DVD player et al. Sony says the PS3 is not designed towards gaming, so then what? Blu-ray? Very risky business, especially if it does not catch on (and looking at America, I'm very skeptical). Then Nintendo says theirs is a gaming machine, with a bonuss DVD player. I was under the initial impression that Nintendo would die out, but if Sony is taking this direction, there's new hope. On a side note, I do not think Blu-ray is going to impact us like standard DVDs. Matter-of-factly, why do we need Blu-ray technology that can put 6 times as much data on a DVD? Which will cost more for the consumer in two ways: New Blu-ray DVD player and higher DVD costs (not to mention gas money, just kidding). But still, I see a more digital approach to the current DVD system: downloaded content to your TV. Like Pay-per-View, but instead you save if to your HDD (on comp., Xbox, or TV, if applicable). Anyway, the gist of it is, I think Sony is slowly turning the knife on themsleves. Hmph, back on topic- All that E3 hype, now this? I just don't get it. Gaming is a huge growing industry worth billions, why make that statement? If you were a gaming developer, would you want to hear that? Might as well force them at gun point to head on over to M$. Well, I'd better read the other articles. More later- Well, that is quite an announcement, but I see their reasoning. The Xbox 360 is not only a gaming machine either. Supposedly, it is more focused on gaming, though (the jury is out until launch day).

Now I am really interested to see what things will be like 1 year from now. Xbox 360 gets the jump start, Sony makes this damaging announcemnet (IMO), and Nintendo is going for a… right, we’re not sure what their up to. But here’s my thinking: Xbox 360 has their game plan down, the machine is based on gaming, but has a lot of amenities that will cover other areas in our living room, such as the DVD player et al. Sony says the PS3 is not designed towards gaming, so then what? Blu-ray? Very risky business, especially if it does not catch on (and looking at America, I’m very skeptical). Then Nintendo says theirs is a gaming machine, with a bonuss DVD player. I was under the initial impression that Nintendo would die out, but if Sony is taking this direction, there’s new hope.

On a side note, I do not think Blu-ray is going to impact us like standard DVDs. Matter-of-factly, why do we need Blu-ray technology that can put 6 times as much data on a DVD? Which will cost more for the consumer in two ways: New Blu-ray DVD player and higher DVD costs (not to mention gas money, just kidding). But still, I see a more digital approach to the current DVD system: downloaded content to your TV. Like Pay-per-View, but instead you save if to your HDD (on comp., Xbox, or TV, if applicable). Anyway, the gist of it is, I think Sony is slowly turning the knife on themsleves. Hmph, back on topic-

All that E3 hype, now this? I just don’t get it. Gaming is a huge growing industry worth billions, why make that statement? If you were a gaming developer, would you want to hear that? Might as well force them at gun point to head on over to M$. Well, I’d better read the other articles. More later-

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