James
Member since: Apr 17th, 2006
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| Joystiq | 177 Comments |
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| Engadget | 147 Comments |
| Download Squad | 3 Comments |
| Engadget HD | 8 Comments |
| Joystiq Playstation | 11 Comments |
| Joystiq Nintendo | 4 Comments |
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Xbox One sticking with $499 price, Kinect still 'core part' of experience
Posted on Jun 19th 2013 8:30PM

Microsoft's new ads: Seinfeld and Gates out, Hodgman lookalike in
Sep 17th 2008 10:09PM (Engadget)Taking the Plunge: Updating to iPhone 2.0 Software Early
Jul 10th 2008 2:44PM (TUAW.com)GDC08: Plenty of changes coming with Call of Duty 4 feature patch
Feb 20th 2008 7:39PM (Joystiq)Voce indeed dead, execs let go by phone disconnections
Feb 6th 2008 6:45PM (Engadget)Apple prepping updated MacBook Pros?
Jan 31st 2008 3:36PM (Engadget)PC game sales only 14 % of industry in 2007
Jan 28th 2008 6:32PM (Joystiq)You can "upgrade" a PC, but given a console lifecycle you basically get one major upgrade (probably a video card) before you would buy a new console anyway.
PCs have more unrestricted content, but games like UT3 on the PS3 are slowly breaking down those arbitrary barriers with Mod and K&B support. Everybody but Microsoft already supports free online play on the consoles.
Consoles have less up front cost, even if PC gaming costs the "same" in the long run.
Less than 1% of the consumer market is willing to build a computer. Less than 10% is willing to open it up and upgrade anything. Without building yourself or upgrading yourself, PC gaming is WAY more expensive.
People don't really like hooking up full blown PCs in their living room, for various reasons (mostly the PC also needs to be at a desk since it is used for other tasks).
For all these reasons, PC gaming is on the decline. It will always be there for the indie developer and hardcore "give me the best possible graphics" types, but they are just a small niche.
If blizzard does a console release of Starcraft 2, for example, it would severely undermine the relevance of the PC.
First benchmarks: MacBook Air is the slowest Apple machine on the block
Jan 24th 2008 6:55PM (Engadget)Other tests on... other sites have shown that all this supposed "anemic" and "underpowered" is resulting in average performance of 90-95% of that of a Macbook or Macbook Pro (depending on task).
Remote Disc: no movie playback, no HD support, and everything else you need to know
Jan 24th 2008 3:58PM (Engadget)2) If you are watching actual, non-ripped DVDs on your laptop then you forfeit all nerd cred to begin with.
Tim Schafer muses on the wonders of Uncharted's 'half-tuck'
Jan 23rd 2008 4:44PM (Joystiq Playstation)Hello, my name is Chris and I ordered a new MacBook Air
Jan 20th 2008 1:42PM (TUAW.com)