Playstation's BRAND NEW... Errm.... console?
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532
Nintendo 3DS Legend
Towns Folk
I saw this coming from a long time ago. Many people also predicted that the next console that Sony/Playstation woould manufacture would very likely be a console where you would connect to a server, and all the games/content would be streamed to your device through a high-speed internet connection.
I have a feeling Nintendo will not follow this path.
I have a feeling Nintendo will not follow this path.
sodajet
Work-life balance is hard
Towns Folk
I had a feeling this would come. Considering how they've bought Gaikai, it was only a matter of time before they brought Gaikai's streaming technology to console. This is pretty innovative since it's a console that will fully utilize the power of the cloud, and might just be the first big step in creating devices centered around cloud technology. Microsoft can probably make a similar device too, since they have a lot of cloud infrastructure already built. I don't think this is something Nintendo can do though.
sodajet
Work-life balance is hard
Towns Folk
I don't really see the benefits of streaming technology anyway. Internet infrastructure isn't 100% solid yet, and having to rely on your connection to the net just to play a game seems like a turn-off. However, in maybe 10 years, with fiber optic technology, streaming games might be the standard, but I don't see that time coming anytime soon (at least 2 more "traditional" console generations).
sodajet
Work-life balance is hard
Towns Folk
Well that's pretty advanced. I don't have fiber optic yet, and I personally believe widespread adoption of the technology will take some time, but I can be wrong. I've always thought that fiber optic was only used in a few small towns as a testbed for large scale implementation of the technology (Google Fiber).
BjFauble
Fighting in a Sack
Banned User
Er, this has been out in Japan for almost a year and it's selling terribly there.
It's a fantastic idea for anyone with high speed internet though; for only $99 for the box itself, you can't really complain. I personally don't have the internet for it (350kb/s is my speed, Sony recommends 5mb/s) but it wouldn't be all that useful seeing as I already have all of Sony's current consoles.
Great for casual gamers, though.
It's a fantastic idea for anyone with high speed internet though; for only $99 for the box itself, you can't really complain. I personally don't have the internet for it (350kb/s is my speed, Sony recommends 5mb/s) but it wouldn't be all that useful seeing as I already have all of Sony's current consoles.
Great for casual gamers, though.
D4rkDragon
Lemon Dragon
Towns Folk
Given how strict Sony is about Internet connection (as @BjFauble said, they want you to have a 5Mb/s connection speed), I bet it wouldn't sell at all in France. Why ? Well, let's say that it's rare to find a connection that fast in France...
Also, I have heard that it can play PS Vita games, but since how bad the Vita is selling here... I don't think it'll help.
Also, I have heard that it can play PS Vita games, but since how bad the Vita is selling here... I don't think it'll help.
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532
Nintendo 3DS Legend
Towns Folk
Erm.. WHAT?! 350 kb/s?! That is the speed offered by telephone-internet. You should really upgrade. I have a 25 Mb/s speed, that is sufficient for everything I do.
That's unfortunate. I doubt that this will sell well at all, given that it is just a box with the ability to stream games. 99$ for a streaming box isn't exactly a good idea.
BjFauble
Fighting in a Sack
Banned User
My mom likes to have a lot of land because we have dogs and cats. Right now I have internet from a company called Frontier and they're the only company that will come out to where I live. The internet I had in my old house was around 100kb/s, luckily I hardly used it back then.
But yeah, like Alex said, you get used to it. Waiting 10 hours for a 5GB download isn't very convenient but I just leave it on overnight.
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