THQ boss envisions a future without traditional consoles
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THQ CEO believes cloud gaming is the future
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THQ boss envisions a future without traditional consoles
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THQ CEO believes cloud gaming is the future
Im a firm believer than cloud computing is the future. But at present this type of model is unachievable in most developing countries. Look at Ubisoft's DRM system and how badly that failed.
Hm... no thanks.
they can shove that idea, i'm sorry this is not a good idea
I would say cloud computing but with each of us having a "terminal" of sorts which has the ability to store date while a % of its procecing power is shared on a Grid, givng each user infinetly more procecing power while still having the anywhere accecibility of cloud.
Google Docs is a brilliant example of this, I am able to call up all my documents anywhere in the world with out having to carry the physical storage device with me.
Web based flash games are another example.
However I would never say get rid of the PC/Console formular completely.
It probably is the future, but the fact that only a few places will really benefit from it is the problem. Even in South Africa, being the most developed country in Africa, a lot of people simply can't afford this type of gaming with internet costs and whatnot. Let the developing nations develop a little more and once developers know that they will not lose out on sales then they'll probably go for it.
It's like, the capitalist dream. People won't be able to borrow games from friends anymore and we won't be able to buy cheap second-hand copies. I don't like the idea, but money is what people want and they'll do this to get it, unfortunately.
Will the developing countries ever catch us? As they develope the rest of the world rockets ahead. There will always be that gap. Game sales in such developing countries are so low i doubt it would even matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by powderbucket
Google Docs IS the perfect example - I can pull up anything from anywhere, except A: It doesn't have half the functionality of Word, B: It screws up the formatting, and B: I already have my PC so I don't NEED to pull docs from anywhere.
Considering unlike word, which cost hundreds of rands, its free I dont see why you complain.Quote:
Originally Posted by jasong
I have a pc also and a work pc and a laptop. Why have hundred of copies of the document coppied back and forth between the 3 divices?
I complain because I do actual WORK on Word - that has to be seen by numerous people with different PCs - and Google Docs or any other office software will be guaranteed to screw up the formatting, and guess who gets it on the other end? Old giffo here, that's who :p
Well ok there is some benefit to cloud gaming. I just question its practicality - a 4mb line with practically zero latency is needed to pull a steady 1280x1024 res game from a cloud server atm (according to what I've read). The cost of renting that line and the cloud service means you'll be saving a LOT of money by just getting a dedicated console.