If You Were Granted 1 Wish For Anything Within The Gaming World,What Would It Be

stealth toilet said:
I wish the role of the arcade would return.

That is, I wish there were places that had console rigs set up, and people went there to play video games and hang out. Or something like that.

There are many reasons why a universal console would not equal a monopolistic nightmare, but we are also speaking hypothetically here, so I don't think Frodus was trying to imply that his one wish for the games industry would be to flood the market with crappy overpriced games. He just wants the ability to play every game without spending thousands of dollars on multiple consoles.
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I'm with ya on that one stealth.I miss the arcades as well.It wasn't just the games,it was like your own little community.Kind of like the show "Cheers".
 
MR.KAZ said:
I'm with ya on that one stealth.I miss the arcades as well.It wasn't just the games,it was like your own little community.Kind of like the show "Cheers".
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Unfortunately, I'm not old enough to effectively miss the arcade scene. I came onto to the scene just as it was dieing out, but I still have some very vivid childhood memories of arcades and arcade cabinets. In the town I grew up in our hockey arena had a few cabinets set up. I remember being dragged there for my sister's figure skating competition, and I used to pass the time by watching the game over screen of Breakout, or Double Dragon. There was always something fascinating and magical about those gigantic boxes with TV's built into them, I can understand how an entire arcade full of these things would be incredibly attractive. I certainly feel like I missed out on something special, and I wish something similar would take its place.

Strubes said:
A universal console has plenty of cons, however. For one, instead of it being fanboy wars over consoles, it would be over developers, which wouldn't solve anything. And if they released a universal console, it should have different models so the consumer could get what he/she wants out of it. If the console's too powerful and confusing, it may turn off the casual market. If it's too simple and caters to the casual audience, then it'll turn off the hardcore crowd.
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Interesting...

http://www.egameaddiction.com/forums/index.php?topic=13739.0
 
Strubes said:
I guess we'll never know unless we find out exactly how much those chips cost to make and put in.
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Chips are only used with hardware emulation. Software emulation is the far cheaper alternative that is available on the 360 and was on the 80 gig PS3.
 
Homicidal Cherry53 said:
Chips are only used with hardware emulation. Software emulation is the far cheaper alternative that is available on the 360 and was on the 80 gig PS3.
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Cheaper? Yes. Still costs money? Yes.

If you think about it, sure it sucks for those who sold their PS2's, but it's a smart move depending on how you look at it. Cuts production costs and inevitably forces PS3-buyers to buy PS3 software rather than PS2 software, which also forces consumers to make the jump to next-gen.
 
Strubes said:
Cheaper? Yes. Still costs money? Yes.

If you think about it, sure it sucks for those who sold their PS2's, but it's a smart move depending on how you look at it. Cuts production costs and inevitably forces PS3-buyers to buy PS3 software rather than PS2 software, which also forces consumers to make the jump to next-gen.
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in my opinion forcing the costumer to do that is not the way to go, especially with some recent ps2 games that came out (persona 4 comes to mind) so instead of just buying ps2 software people who play these games or want to play older games plug out the ps3 to play the ps2 instead of just playing the said ps2 game on their ps3.....besides either way if it's a ps2 or ps3 game they still get money so i don't see how it matters to them
 
Zidart said:
in my opinion forcing the costumer to do that is not the way to go, especially with some recent ps2 games that came out (persona 4 comes to mind) so instead of just buying ps2 software people who play these games or want to play older games plug out the ps3 to play the ps2 instead of just playing the said ps2 game on their ps3.....besides either way if it's a ps2 or ps3 game they still get money so i don't see how it matters to them
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It matters when you look at the amount of product bought for your console. If people buy a PS3 and most of the games being used on it are PS2 games, what makes the developers want to develop for the PS3?
 
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Strubes said:
Cheaper? Yes. Still costs money? Yes.

If you think about it, sure it sucks for those who sold their PS2's, but it's a smart move depending on how you look at it. Cuts production costs and inevitably forces PS3-buyers to buy PS3 software rather than PS2 software, which also forces consumers to make the jump to next-gen.
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Nah, forcing people to do anything is not a smart idea. Most people I know want to experience next gen, but they still have a TON of ps2 games they have yet to play. The ps2 has an absolute massive library and all of a sudden people should just have to give that up? No way! I could go on and on, but it would get redundant so I will just say that it was absolutely not a good idea, no matter how you spin it.
 
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x2 said:
Nah, forcing people to do anything is not a smart idea. Most people I know want to experience next gen, but they still have a TON of ps2 games they have yet to play. The ps2 has an absolute massive library and all of a sudden people should just have to give that up? No way! I could go on and on, but it would get redundant so I will just say that it was absolutely not a good idea, no matter how you spin it.
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No matter how you spin it, eh? You're right, cheaper cost to make a console is absolutely NOT a good idea.
 
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Strubes said:
No matter how you spin it, eh? You're right, cheaper cost to make a console is absolutely NOT a good idea.
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Downgrading a system from it's previous versions=NOT a good idea. I just wish they didn't have to sacrifice such an important feature as BC to cut costs.
 
Mai Valentine said:
I would pay more for a PS3 that was backwards compatible.
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And that's you and everyone else on this board. I like being the lone one out of the group. It makes discussions more interesting. :D
 
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