Forbes Writer Too Excited About Future Gaming
Chris Morris speculates about next-generation gaming systems, conveniently throwing around terms like “PlayStation 4″ and “XBox 720″ even years before they’ve bene concepualized. While it seems like a cynical ploy to attract visitors from search engines, Chris does have something to say about the gaming gadgets we’ll be seeing in the near or not-so-near future. Continue reading for a summary.
Next-gen gaming is about hardware and software. “Work on Epic’s ‘Unreal Engine 4,’ a graphics engine for next-gen games, has been under way for almost two years now under the guidance of founder Tim Sweeney. ‘It’s not like there’s anything to show today,’ notes Epic Vice President Mark Rein.”
Intel’s planning to usurp NVidia. “Intel , meanwhile, is pushing its Larrabee graphics processing unit, which it believes will unseat Nvidia from its leadership position.” Er, these are the same people responsible for all those damned “integreated graphics” right?
Next-gen gaming will take some time. “…it could be closer to eight years before we see the PlayStation 4, Xbox 720 and Nintendo ‘Us’–or whatever they end up being called.” Yet another joke on the Nintendo Wii!
It’s probably to early to say anything about future gaming. In any case, Chris missed out portables like the PSP and DS Lite. Besides, everyone’s probably too busy enjoying their Wiis, XBox 360s, and PS3s to actually care.
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4 opinions for Forbes Writer Too Excited About Future Gaming
greygry purvis
Jul 31, 2008 at 12:58 am
instead of slamming writers (and the odd futurist or three) for doing this kind of thing, you should be sending him atta-boy’s. articles like this can only bode well for gamers. if corporations like sony and microsoft see what people are EXPECTING (or getting excited about) maybe it will make them work a bit harder–and faster.
Of course, a writer working for a more-or-less “mainstream” magazine or newspaper will always write for that audience, and you should consider that when you reference it.
now, as for ploys to take advantage of search engines etc. don’t you feel just a TAD bit self-righteous for even pointing that out? i know i do. which is why i have the SECRETS about PLAYSTATION 4 and XBOX 720 and they were STOLEN FROM MICROSOFT by CORPORATE NINJAS in the employ of MY FATHER DARTH VADER. i’ve also got FREE MUSIC DOWNLOADS FEATURING A NEW METALLICA SONG YOU CAN’T GET ANYWHERE ELSE.
there that should do it quite nicely.
Rico
Jul 31, 2008 at 9:47 am
Hahaha, I’ll admit it’s a bit hypocritical to call out a fellow online writer for catering to certain search terms. I find your keyword rundown pretty funny though!
HoHo
Aug 1, 2008 at 2:14 am
“Er, these are the same people responsible for all those damned “integreated graphics” right?”
Yes, they are also the same people responsible for Pentium 4 and Core architectures. I don’t think Larrabee gets the top-spot in terms of gaming performance but it surely is a very interesting piece of HW.
Rico
Aug 3, 2008 at 12:44 am
True, Intel’s pedigree in terms of hardware is right up there. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
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