Where is gaming going? The last few weeks we are getting a glimpse of what the future holds. It was last year we saw the tablet sized controller for the Wii:U, and now Xbox 720 is rumored to have a PS Vita like controller with a touchscreen. I have also seen new toys coming out that let you slide your smartphone into it, and run their app to add like sniper scopes to toy guns.
It really seems like technology is moving fast. I know sometimes it feels like it isn't moving fast enough, but I think in the next few years we are going to see some amazing breakthroughs. This is why I love gaming so much. It is constantly changing, and evolving into something you never even dreamed about.
The biggest disappointment with all this technology is how it is pricing consoles out of the market. The rumored cost of the new Xbox 720 will be around $600. This is a pretty steep pricepoint, and it includes using older video cards to keep the price at this level. The price could probably reach close to $1000 if everything was in the top tier. Who would buy a console at that price when a PC has so much more versatility?
I like this new idea of using your smartphone, or tablet for a better gaming experience. I would like to see Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony somehow make a plug and play controller using that technology. It would help keep their costs down, and allow players to have their own Wii:U type of controller using their Ipad, or Android phones, or tablets.
The companies could just sell the component for the phone, or tablet to slide into to use as the controller. The thing is so many people have smartphones, and tablets so it seems like it would be a win-win. It would also allow developers to make special apps for games, and a way for them to add apps to older titles to make the games more fun, and put additional money in the companies bank account.
What do you think about using your smartphone, or tablet to enhance your console gaming experience?
It really seems like technology is moving fast. I know sometimes it feels like it isn't moving fast enough, but I think in the next few years we are going to see some amazing breakthroughs. This is why I love gaming so much. It is constantly changing, and evolving into something you never even dreamed about.
The biggest disappointment with all this technology is how it is pricing consoles out of the market. The rumored cost of the new Xbox 720 will be around $600. This is a pretty steep pricepoint, and it includes using older video cards to keep the price at this level. The price could probably reach close to $1000 if everything was in the top tier. Who would buy a console at that price when a PC has so much more versatility?
I like this new idea of using your smartphone, or tablet for a better gaming experience. I would like to see Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony somehow make a plug and play controller using that technology. It would help keep their costs down, and allow players to have their own Wii:U type of controller using their Ipad, or Android phones, or tablets.
The companies could just sell the component for the phone, or tablet to slide into to use as the controller. The thing is so many people have smartphones, and tablets so it seems like it would be a win-win. It would also allow developers to make special apps for games, and a way for them to add apps to older titles to make the games more fun, and put additional money in the companies bank account.
What do you think about using your smartphone, or tablet to enhance your console gaming experience?
