The other Chad, of Hidden Peanuts, has responded to a comment that I made on his blog when I asked his opinion of the next-gen gaming consoles. His two cents about the next-gen game consoles can be found here. He writes:
For me, Nintendo is the obvious winner. I mean come on, they’ve even managed to get me excited about a tennis game! And I can understand why many will still be drawn to the Xbox 360. But the Playstation 3? I can’t fathom how it can be successful. It will be overpriced, unoriginal, bulky, and perhaps most importantly - very few of their game previews at E3 made anybody sit up and say ‘wow’.
Anyway, that’s my two cents.
The Curmudgeon Gamer did a little bit of number crunching, and has some nice bar graphs of the historical prices of gaming consoles. The data is for consoles released from 1976 to the present and includes relative and absolute costs. Take a look, and see if you think the Playstation 3’s $500-600 price tag is outrageous or not. The Curmudgeon’s post has received over 120 comments, and they are worth looking at as well. The image below is from the Curmudgeon’s analysis.
Gamespot has a guide for understanding HDTV, particularly in how the newer technologies apply to gaming on the new Playstation3. The guide gets rid of a lot of the jargon and is easy to understand, even if you’re not into games.
A new generation is upon us and like many, we are not prepared. Many of you have heard of this thing called HDTV and are wondering if it’s worth all the hype. The simple answer is yes. HDTV creates an image so amazing and so clear that it can be compared to going from black and white to color. Although, the technology is still developing, it’s still a good idea to understand some the key aspects of this new generation and this is where this guide comes in. It will cover the most important elements of HD and give you an edge over others when finally buying the TV.
