Re: [Audyssey] console gaming almost at an end

2011-06-29 Thread Charles Rivard
With a subject line, you'll get more interest. Shepherds are the best beasts! On Jun 29, 2011, at 7:27 AM, Jacob Kruger jac...@mailzone.co.za wrote: Console gaming ‘almost at the end’ June 29 2011 at 11:00am REUTERS The traditional model of using a dedicated console... that you buy

Re: [Audyssey] console gaming almost at an end

2011-06-29 Thread dark
Hmmm, interesting artical, though I'm not as convinced myself, not with some of the things the Wii has done in control that are specifically tied to the hardware. however, I will say that with the far fewer playable mainstream games, i'm less interested myself in consoles than I used to be

Re: [Audyssey] console gaming almost at an end

2011-06-29 Thread Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' - Original Message - From: dark d...@xgam.org To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] console gaming almost at an end Hmmm, interesting

Re: [Audyssey] console gaming almost at an end

2011-06-29 Thread dark
I must admit I'm less certain of that in terms of the Wii controllers, steering wheels, dedicated console servers etc, but we'll just then again being an online games company they are rather biased I think. Personally though as I said, I don't particularly see that it matters from an access

Re: [Audyssey] console gaming almost at an end

2011-06-29 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Agreed. The way console gaming has evolved interms of the new Wii controllers, the XBox Connect technology, etc I think there will still be more than enough of a market for console gaming despite what the article says. For one thing, the article completely overlooked or ignored is that

Re: [Audyssey] console gaming almost at an end

2011-06-29 Thread Brice Mellen
. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 2:47 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] console gaming almost at an end Hi Dark, Agreed. The way console gaming has evolved interms

Re: [Audyssey] console gaming almost at an end

2011-06-29 Thread dark
Hi Tom. well as someone who was playing double dragon advanced earlier today, the very cool gba remake of theold classic relased I think roughly six years ago, and! as someon who has games which are up to 25 years old I agree. Another thing that's totally missed, is the amount of old games

Re: [Audyssey] console gaming almost at an end

2011-06-29 Thread shaun everiss
...' - Original Message - From: dark d...@xgam.org To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] console gaming almost at an end Hmmm, interesting artical, though I'm not as convinced myself, not with some of the things the Wii has

Re: [Audyssey] console gaming almost at an end

2011-06-29 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Yes, that's true, but I don't think the article was really looking at console sales right now. It was more of a promo or advertisement of the kinds of technology we could expect to see within the next 10 years. Like all developers they seem to believe that their new technologies will

Re: [Audyssey] console gaming almost at an end

2011-06-29 Thread Brice Mellen
-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 10:32 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] console gaming almost at an end Hi, Yes, that's true, but I don't think the article was really looking at console sales right

Re: [Audyssey] console gaming almost at an end

2011-06-29 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Well, that was sort of my point. Every time you upgrade to a new platform there is a cost involved both for developer and customer. Sure, you can make a profit off of building a new platform, all new games for that platform, and of course updated ports for the platform, but there is also