I actually think this is a good idea. If digital television can do it, why can't game systems. Imagine if LCDs, Plasmas, & DLPs were incompatible with each other. The idea of purchasing a LCD-compatible Directv DVR, VCR & Receiver would be insane.
I think that if game companies pooled the licensing money that they pay to console makers into a development fund plus sell the console at places that can subsidize them (Go to the AT&T store & pick up a system with a two year contract with DSL) I think that it would be doable.
And unique technologies like Nintendo's controller or the Guitar Hero controller could be added with USB or a wireless standard built into the system.
Currently I own all three next-gen gaming systems mainly because of their first party games but with more & more 3rd Party developers designing their games for multiple systems it makes my game purchasing decisions even more difficult. Do I get the PS3 version of Burnout Paradise? Do I buy the 360 version of GTA 4?
Can you imaging if the top twenty 3rd party game developers (EA, Ubisoft, Square/Enix, Capcom, etc.) decide that games they develop for the next gen will be on a single open-standard console? Sony would be screwed since they barely have the 1st party games. Microsoft would try to get some of their proprietary tech built into the console & Nintendo would still design their own console since people buy Nintendo games...period.
Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required.
I actually think this is a good idea. If digital television can do it, why can't game systems. Imagine if LCDs, Plasmas, & DLPs were incompatible with each other. The idea of purchasing a LCD-compatible Directv DVR, VCR & Receiver would be insane.
I think that if game companies pooled the licensing money that they pay to console makers into a development fund plus sell the console at places that can subsidize them (Go to the AT&T store & pick up a system with a two year contract with DSL) I think that it would be doable.
And unique technologies like Nintendo's controller or the Guitar Hero controller could be added with USB or a wireless standard built into the system.
Currently I own all three next-gen gaming systems mainly because of their first party games but with more & more 3rd Party developers designing their games for multiple systems it makes my game purchasing decisions even more difficult. Do I get the PS3 version of Burnout Paradise? Do I buy the 360 version of GTA 4?
Can you imaging if the top twenty 3rd party game developers (EA, Ubisoft, Square/Enix, Capcom, etc.) decide that games they develop for the next gen will be on a single open-standard console? Sony would be screwed since they barely have the 1st party games. Microsoft would try to get some of their proprietary tech built into the console & Nintendo would still design their own console since people buy Nintendo games...period.