KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | console gaming on its last legs? i keep hearing about the future is the network and there is that cloud based gaming thing that shows promise. however i feel we still have a few generations of local drive based media to come, now of course the games might be downloaded to a multi-terabyte HD but i think gaming without a constant network connection will be around for awhile.
i can see a future though where all console games are bought in a system closer to Steam(like how you can older games now on Wii, PS-Store and Live) and where a publisher could elect to somehow flag their content that if you say buy it on the PS4 you can also download the Xbox720(made that name up) version
however people have stated PC gaming is dead and it still has AAA titles coming out.
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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
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| PC's have been considered "Dead" now for 10 years, too.
Consoles aren't going away any time soon. Consoles are easy to use, universal, cheap (relatively) and powerful.... and popular. Furthermore, they are EXPANDING in capability, not dying out as dinosaurs (A game "Console" only).... they are becoming like Home media centers, integrating online video with home, gaming, storage, etc. If anything they are merging with a PC's turf, and I still see plenty more room for convergence.
Maybe one day, but nope. They're far from dead. Same with PC's. PC's still are far more versatile then Laptops, Netbooks and various small "Smart" devices. I know it's "possible" to get by without a PC and just a Laptop, etc... but I'd have to say... Why?
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 TCubPremium
join:2008-09-03
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said by KrK:PC's have been considered "Dead" now for 10 years, too. Thank you. I've been hearing that for a long time but haven't seen any substantial evidence of it. Furthermore, the article states consoles are dieing and then goes on to say that physical media may be disappearing soon. Clearly the interview was taken out of context. There's a difference between "consoles" and "physical media". You can keep a game on a network in the cloud all you want but you won't be playing it anytime soon without.. a console!
What a dumb ass editor.
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Lazlow
join:2006-08-07
Saint Louis, MO | reply to Kearnstd
I think one of the things that might block this is if ISPs go to their proposed metered billing. IF bandwidth starts costing an EXTRA $20+ a month, it may extend the life of non cloud games. |
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NICE try console gaming dead and pc gamng dead YOUR not on any crack lately are you
i have 36 games installed on my pc ( hrm sourceforge.net has no games then right...try over 18000 game projects !!!!! )
yup anyone adverting for steam hold up your advertisement or your xbox or ps3 one now
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to Kearnstd
So I guess if it dies the millions of people that don't have access to "the cloud" won't be playing any games then. I know quite a few peole without access to braodband thathave a PS3 or XBOX 360. So I guess they don't want these customers in the future. I just love how all these so called "experts' predicting the death of physical media think that
A) everyone has access to broadband.
Considering the ISPs in the US have zero internest in providing broadband to areas not deemed "profitable ENOUGH" and our government's glacier pace at insitituting some plan for universal broadband access. It'll be 2025 at the earliest before we get 95% access. Which will still put it behind TV and telephone access.
B) those with access to broadband have broadband
Believe it or not not everyone sees the interest/value of paying $40, $50 or more for the internet or the interest/value in having a computer.
C) those with broadband have speeds acceptable for getting stuff from "the cloud"
For example in my area lots of peole have 768 kbps DSL or 1 Mbps cable internet. These are technically considered broadband but hardly acceptable for downloading stuff from "the cloud". Some have it because that's all thye need. most have it because it's $20 and that's all they can afford to spend on internet.
D) assuming no one wants to have phsyical media anymore.
Plenty of people that still don't feel comfortable for paying for something they supposedly own that they can't touch. Not to mention when it comes laoded with DRM that basiclly limits where and how you can have access to something you supposedly own. At least with a DVD or blu-ray I can watch it in any TV in my house or even take it with me to a friends house or in the case of a DVD watch it on a portable DVD player. |
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | point D is where the media industry(maybe not games yet) wants everything nice and locked up tight. to them lending a DVD to a friend is a copyright nono(he should have to buy it or rent it from a place that gives them a cut). Hell id imagine in their eyes showing a DVD at your Kid's birthday party is considered a copyright violation or even people who have Movie night with friends.
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