From: "Jim Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Agreed, but even then I have to stress again that the X-Box is the first > "console" that doesn't fit the traditional mold of console (custom > hardware, bus, and OS; built from the ground up to be a gaming console).
True it doesn't, but I like to think of it as the reinventing of what the Amiga was originally intended as, a game console that broke the mold, mainly by using floppy disks to store the games instead of cartridges. As much as I'm loathe to grant MS any more power then it already has, I can only see the acceptance of the x-box style architecture as a good thing, as it simplifies everything (much like the transition to console based hardware that most of the arcade industry went to with games like Tekken and Marvel vs. Capcom 2). Also, lets face it, console games were starting to get really held down by the lack of things such as harddrives and network cards, and there is no reason (or financial sense) in reinventing the wheel when these things already exist. (p.s. notice that I make no mention of my terrible spelling error from the last post) :-) Karl Kuras Visit Our House the online comic strip! http://ourhouse.trantornator.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
