meh, posted most of the news already at GGweekly

Could I have my ass kicking now, please!

SteelAttack said:

 

A new console for emerging markets. This reeks of Phantom 2.

 So does the Onlive thing! Think about it, instead of having the consumer buy the hardware, you have the hardware at a central place. This computer must be monsterous. I think it would not be pratical at all. In a few years (10 maybe) we will have photorealistic graphics. What would be the point of using a single super computer then?

Steel do this for the GGD, its a madhouse over there.

Aggreed on OnLive, its the future but future as in 10-20 years from now. We are no where near ready for this. For now it will be a nice premium service for PC owners, but console makers will still make exclusives, consoles will still be around, etc.

SteelAttack said:

So, 2009 just started and we already have some meaty stuff to chew on while we sit on the bog waiting for that walrus to come out, right, GG?

He's hibernating. Has been since 2008.

OnLive is an awesome concept. I think that the hardware makers will hate it and not support it though. Technically there is tons to overcome though. I dont quite understand how millions of gamers can be using a few central computers to all play different games at the same time.

Can you imagine playing a game though and having your net connection suddenly wig out for a few seconds and lose your progress? Or a laggy period messing with your controller inputs? Hi def gaming requires a what? Internet connections may be that cheap and that fast in the states, but over here unless you have cash to lay down on super fast fibre optical cables, plus the monthly subscription, well it just aint happening.

SteelAttack said:

Iga_Bobovic said:

I will write about it if you guys are interested!

Do it, rancid penis. What do you think we made this thread for? Discussing the size of Fedor's wang?

Fedor is not hung like a horse, horses are hung like Fedor.

About my vision.

Well I always imagined the computer is going to pay a bigger and bigger role in the future. I am thinking of a central computer in your own home. Huge and powerfull one that is used for everything. For Television, pc duties, internet and simple things like regulating heat and energy. All these devices are connected to a single computer by wireles network. 

The same would be true for your 'console'. It would be basically be a box with controllers. The computing power and storage would be done by the central computer. Playing games will be downloading the game on the central computers hard drive and then play it. I think this will be possible in 10-20 years because computers will be way more powerfull then. So generating photorealistic graphics would not be a problem in a technical sense (would still remain a problem to create a photorealistic game, in terms of time and development cost).

So playing Nintendo games for example would mean you buy a 'console' in the store that is basically a box and a controller. Buying this will give you the right to download Nintendo games. Of course you still pay for the games. You download Super Mario Omniverse and play it with you Wii-Emotion double plus. For other 'consoles' you buy other boxes with different controllers or use the same box with different controllers. Another benefit is more flexibility, you do not have to use a tv. If someone wants to make a Virtual Reality helmet, they can. Just connect it to the wireless network. 

The central computer is of course connected to the internet and therefore on all the other central computers. Here comes the main difference between this plan and theirs. When you are not using your central computer, your computing power is used to strengthen all the other central computers. They will create a huge neural network. This means the computing power is decentralized. This would make a more robust system.

Why I like this idea better

• Everyone has a PC or some sort of computer at home, and computing power is only going to increase. Might as well use what we have
• No latency issues, you download on your central computer, then you can play with no worries
• Central computer only provides power and storage, the rest can be done by console manufacturer.
• Neural net means more power for the computers, and if one breaks the rest can take the load. It is therefore much more flexible
• No centralization, you decide what you do with your computer, there is no one with a huge supercomputer that can control you.
• Neural network will become so powerful it will become self aware. Then it would wipe humanity of the planet.

Foolz said:

That Cry Engine 3 is awesome! But, the city was full of jaggies.

I don't get Steamworks... sounds like just removing DRM?

Steamworks is just Steam.  Register the copy to Steam, only allow Steam users registered to that account to use the game.  They're right, as long as you have Steam you don't have DRM, but that's about the equivalent statement of saying that as long as you have SecuROM, you don't have any DRM.  Note the elephant in the room.

Yodariquo said:

^Not going to happen so long as computers have Operating Systems in the way we do now.  People are not going to depend on so many services wherein malicious code can wipe out not just a computer with some work and games, but primary functions of the household.

 You are right, I do not think gas and electric companies would like to take a risk with windows. Needed is a better operating system, maybe 20 to 40 years then.

P.S. Steel you cum bucket, why have you not responded? You wanted me to write it down and now you just ignore it!