Posted on Apr 17, 2009 under Game Consoles |
I feel both XBOX360 and PS3 will have many more challenges to come after new disks are introduced into the market. One currently being developed by Fujitsu is an HVD. HVD stands for holographic video disk. What’s the great thing about this new video disk? If your answer is size, then your exactly right. The new disk due to be released between 2012 and 2015 will blow blue ray disk sizes out of the water with a whopping 3.9 terrabytes of disk space. That’s not a typo, 3.9 terrabytes of disk space will soon be available for game makers to utilize for high detail character features as well as extra programming to allow those characters to do more. Not only that but scenes can be in true HD throughout the game. No more having to reload scenes as the player moves through a jungle. It could be said it might even change the way games are programmed. The only problem they are running into is with the drive needed to read the disks. They would have to be read at DVD disk speeds to be able to send all the information to the console without hanging up. One way researchers are testing is to actually spin the laser around the disk since such speed would shred a typical disk at the speeds required to collect that much information. Either way, look for the PS3 to prevail when this disk comes out to the ability to upgrade and use the disks. A PS3 was specially designed with 8 cell processors inside capable of 32 gigflops of video processing. Current games are not even utilizing but around 4 of these processors right now. Xbox360 was rushed out onto the market in an attempt to capitalize on the market being created by the PS3. What does this mean to current XBOX360 owners? Well, lets just say there might be a new XBOX coming out with the new technology. Who knows they might even call it the XBOX Evolution.
Posted on Mar 27, 2009 under Game Consoles |
There has been talk of the Wii being a fad and will soon lose it’s appeal to the market. I for one totally disagree. If the Wii keeps it’s interactive fan base whom like doing more than just pushing a lot of buttons then the Wii is here to stay. Upgrade it later maybe, but upgrade the games and user interfaces and your on the brink of a virtual reality game that leaves the competition in the dust. I like going through some of the older games myself, (the ones i grew up playing), but still like the graphics as well as the interactiveness of the newer ones. Who knows one day this console could be what major military powers are using to fly unmanned aircraft or war bound units in real life. Wouldn’t that be a hoot? Governments recruiting grown ups to play video games for a living. Sign me up…….well, as long as your far enough away from the front lines.
Posted on Mar 27, 2009 under Game Consoles |
What will they think of next? The newest gaming console being thrust into the market is that of WebTV founder and CEO of Edios wet dream. The system will be an on demand gaming console with 16 games already posed for the market from the biggest manufactures in the industry today. The system will use a computer coupled to a broadband internet connection to stream games directly from the Onlive™ server. To me this all sounds great for those gamers who want a variety without having to keep an enormous collection on a rack. The down side i see being played out here is the makers charging a premium in subscriptions such as that of XBOX360 and PS3 online cards. Something about owning your own games and being able to play them at a one time cost without timeframes is really what gaming is all about. Just look for monthly fees to be attached to this system. Keep the cons here in perspective, you still would be required to use a computer seperate from this unit to connect and act as a server for the overall system. To me it just sounds so much more expensive than to buy one of its competitors. HD graphics sound good, but if your internet connection goes down because of a ship running aground over the fiber optics laid in the ocean then you could spend weeks out of the game.
Posted on Mar 27, 2009 under Game Consoles |
Hello all,
Information on this new system from Qualcomm is a bit sketchy. The system will be using the celluar 3G network instead of a hardlined broadband or dailup modem systems. I guess it would be great for countries that lack the broadband infrastructure for home use. The only thing i can really say is with only 5 games to chose from it would be a little boring at best. Most notably unpleasing would be the cost of a dedicated service through your 3G carrier and the application of connecting using a broad range of carriers. Plus coverage areas and everything else would only add to the enormous headache this system seems set for. Anybody who has tried this console please write in our comments section on what you think. Thanks.
