X-Box 720
Consoles are awesome because:
-Games require no installation (some require updates though...)
-They attach to your TV with little fuss, which makes them great for local multiplayer games.
Anything else?
Reasons not to play on consoles:
1. Top three games in the world are LoL, DOTA 2, and WoW...all are PC games.
2. The biggest game in the world, LoL, is free to play.
3. The most lucrative pro scene in eSports is LoL.
4. All of the big MMOs are PC only.
5. PC games range in price from free to $10 less than console versions on day of release. Console games start at $60, and rumor has it the next gen will be even more expensive.
6. Steam & Steam Sales
7. Consoles are the primary realm of EA.
8. Games get "dumbed down" for consoles.
9. FPS with a controller. Ugh.
10. For the X-Box, you actually have to pay money to play online.
11. No mods for consoles games.
12. Console technology is ALWAYS behind PC technology meaning PC games look, sound, and play better.
13. Very, very few quality titles get released only for consoles. There are more PC only titles.
14. A console is nothing more than a PC. Why not buy a PC?
I could do this list all day.
Have we already passed the relevancy of consoles? Take all MOBAs, MMO, normal games, casual games, tablet/phone games, etc. and aren't consoles sort of a niche market anymore?
-Games require no installation (some require updates though...)
-They attach to your TV with little fuss, which makes them great for local multiplayer games.
Anything else?
Reasons not to play on consoles:
1. Top three games in the world are LoL, DOTA 2, and WoW...all are PC games.
2. The biggest game in the world, LoL, is free to play.
3. The most lucrative pro scene in eSports is LoL.
4. All of the big MMOs are PC only.
5. PC games range in price from free to $10 less than console versions on day of release. Console games start at $60, and rumor has it the next gen will be even more expensive.
6. Steam & Steam Sales
7. Consoles are the primary realm of EA.
8. Games get "dumbed down" for consoles.
9. FPS with a controller. Ugh.
10. For the X-Box, you actually have to pay money to play online.
11. No mods for consoles games.
12. Console technology is ALWAYS behind PC technology meaning PC games look, sound, and play better.
13. Very, very few quality titles get released only for consoles. There are more PC only titles.
14. A console is nothing more than a PC. Why not buy a PC?
I could do this list all day.
Have we already passed the relevancy of consoles? Take all MOBAs, MMO, normal games, casual games, tablet/phone games, etc. and aren't consoles sort of a niche market anymore?
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
"Sorry, I don't get the drama around having an 'always-on' console. Every device now is 'always-on.' That's the world we live in."
"Sorry, I don't get the drama around having syphilis. Everyone has syphilis. That's the world we live in."
Hmmm. Doesn't work very well as an argument.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
One person challenged his initial comment by saying: "You've lived in LA, SF, Seattle...very connected places. Try living in Janesville, WI or Blacksburg, VA."
Orth's response: "Why on earth would I live there?"
Odd, I find my self thinking, "Why on earth would I use your electronics when you seem to understand their UIs, use cases, and requirements a shade less well than a tribe of meth-head chimps pounding on keyboards for a few months?" I take that back. The druggie chimps wouldn't charge for XBox Live and co-op play, they'd just give it.
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Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
X-Box 720 to use a projector?
Check out the video. That's actually pretty cool. However, I think they're overestimating its worth.
First of all, what does it bring to the experience? Probably more if all that furniture wasn't in your room.
Second, who plays that far away from their TV? I have never played a game from that far away. Even when playing the Wii with friends, we're closer than that projector.
Third, it's a gimmick. It's the sort of thing that looks awesome in demos, and you've got to show to everyone who comes over, but when it comes to actually playing, you never use it.
Check out the video. That's actually pretty cool. However, I think they're overestimating its worth.
First of all, what does it bring to the experience? Probably more if all that furniture wasn't in your room.
Second, who plays that far away from their TV? I have never played a game from that far away. Even when playing the Wii with friends, we're closer than that projector.
Third, it's a gimmick. It's the sort of thing that looks awesome in demos, and you've got to show to everyone who comes over, but when it comes to actually playing, you never use it.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
OK, that's kinda fucking cool. At first I thought you meant the projector being the main screen, but now I get it. Honestly, that's pretty awesome. Is it essential? No. But it's one more step closer to Holodecks/etc.
When I console game, I'm about 8-10 feet away from my TV, I'd guess.
When I console game, I'm about 8-10 feet away from my TV, I'd guess.
It's not me, it's someone else.
First of all, what does it bring to the experience? Probably more if all that furniture wasn't in your room.
With a properly blank wall though, you could have some interesting visuals.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
If that is a "real" projector bulb, the typical life is about 2000 hours, which would be about a year for a 5 hour-a-day gamer. It will heat up to 200-300 degrees. The last one I replaced cost about 100 dollars.
There is no way I would want something that hot in a computer without a pretty beefy cooling system.
Peeps already pay $1k for a 1080P projector system that is designed to be quiet and keep the bulb cool. I am finding this a little..... strange. If they are going to turn a projector into an XBox and sell it for $400, then I would give it a look...
but...
I would still wait 6 months for the new version of the red ring of death to surface.
There is no way I would want something that hot in a computer without a pretty beefy cooling system.
Peeps already pay $1k for a 1080P projector system that is designed to be quiet and keep the bulb cool. I am finding this a little..... strange. If they are going to turn a projector into an XBox and sell it for $400, then I would give it a look...
but...
I would still wait 6 months for the new version of the red ring of death to surface.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."