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Post by TrekMD on Jul 12, 2012 12:15:03 GMT -5
Thanks, but I don't know anything about Androids or what should go into a platform or anything like that. Nice to know they're listening to people (for now, though! If they get big, all this might go downhill in a few years!) at least. That's ok. They are also taking ideas for games. I don't think they've placed a limit there. The Tegra 3 chip can certainly handle 3D graphics and sophisticated visuals.
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Post by gamezone on Jul 14, 2012 0:55:59 GMT -5
Not to be a third wheel but it looks promising!
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Post by TrekMD on Jul 14, 2012 10:36:00 GMT -5
They have gotten commitment from several game developers already and have even run out of pledges for developers. I hope that is a good sign for the future of this console!
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Post by gamezone on Jul 14, 2012 22:46:19 GMT -5
The big three gamemakers sure have gotten sloppy. The games that come out any more are not even fun! Maybe if enough people continue to support this, one of them will take notice.
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Post by TrekMD on Jul 15, 2012 0:34:38 GMT -5
We may be nearing another video game crash like the one from the 80's at the pace things are going.
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Post by VectorX on Jul 15, 2012 7:32:42 GMT -5
Good point, unfortunately
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Post by TrekMD on Jul 15, 2012 10:27:17 GMT -5
I'm not sure it'll be quite the same kind of crash, though. I think this time around it is more of the industry committing suicide with how they are treating the consumer. The fact that an open source machine is getting so much interest speaks to that, I believe. People are looking for alternatives and there is something that gives them that (even if it isn't real just yet).
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Post by VectorX on Jul 15, 2012 10:41:46 GMT -5
I'm not sure it'll be quite the same kind of crash, though. No, of course not: there isn't literally over a dozen different consoles/computer rigs to choose from nowadays unlike back then, plus not as many tons and tons of games for all of those platforms either. There's still quite a bit to choose from nowadays, but it's nothing like back then, as there wasn't only a few dominant computer choices nowadays that we have, unlike back then (Apple vs. PC vs. one of many Atari computers back then, or Commodore, or the Coco, or the TI-994a, or Sprectrums, or Apple IIs, etc., etc.), and not as much "gaming only" consoles either (especially since the Wii has taken a huge sales slump). I think this time around it is more of the industry committing suicide with how they are treating the consumer. Yep. Electronic Arts was one of my favorite publishers back during the Sega Genesis days. I haven't been able to say that about them since the early 2000s, due to the way they treat their employees and all. And I don't even want to THINK of what Activision is like today, unlike how they started out, what with actually recognizing their programmers and what they did/how they contributed to the industry (which took Atari a lot longer to figure out). Occasionally just reading a forum post about how people say things like "the old Activision is long dead" is enough for me.
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Post by TrekMD on Jul 15, 2012 10:47:15 GMT -5
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Post by gamezone on Jul 15, 2012 10:59:15 GMT -5
That is a good read and a nice site but everytime I comment what is happening, I get kicked off the site and have to start over on another site.
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Post by TrekMD on Jul 15, 2012 11:12:55 GMT -5
That is a good read and a nice site but everytime I comment what is happening, I get kicked off the site and have to start over on another site. Are you trying to leave a comment under the article? I've never tried, so not sure if that is having a problem.
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Post by VectorX on Jul 15, 2012 11:34:22 GMT -5
Yep, gaming's definitely moving onto digital, like pretty much everything else (books, movies, music). Time to get with it, big three.
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Post by gamezone on Jul 15, 2012 11:54:46 GMT -5
Yeah! But I think it has been said.
I guess on the postive it has been nice to be with gaming from the beginning and to now see were it will go!
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Post by TrekMD on Jul 16, 2012 20:16:43 GMT -5
Yeah! But I think it has been said. I guess on the postive it has been nice to be with gaming from the beginning and to now see were it will go! I agree with that! It's been certainly fun and interesting to see the progression of this industry.
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Post by TrekMD on Jul 17, 2012 10:47:59 GMT -5
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