2nd February 2010, 4:51 PM
They need to get away from sound sampling and get in to dynamic effects. I cant tell you how annoying it is that the sword always sounds the same on every surface or the gun shot is echoed or not echoed, whether or not it's in front of a person, firing at a distance or while moving. Sound becomes higher pitched and faster as it approaches you, then slower and lower pitched as it passes away from you, why is that so hard to do? They get lazy and get sampled sound effects, I hate it.
My prediction has been the same for a while. I think Nintendo's next console is going to be a portable one, a DSi XL that can sit on top of your TV and act like a console while sitting in a cradle or be taken straight to portability to resume play, all the while effortlessly transitioning from wii controls to handheld controls. But Nintendo has a ton of work to do to get the market back while retaining their new market.
I also think Apple is going to do something very similar and it's going to be funny to see who gets it out first. Then you have all the walk of the MMO's approaching consoles and thats going to change a lot of things. You can look at pie charts all day but the only system that actually matters right now is the 360 which is slowly becoming a PC, its next step is integration and portability as well. MS is just biding its time to announce a Zune/Box hybrid. The tech wasn't there a year ago but its ready now.
I expect the 362 to be a somewhat upgraded unit, Natal infused and looking to be the one stop all in one hub. 4 years from now, you can turn on your XBox, draw in a photoshop like environment while cam chatting, downloading free movies to your 100 gig online storage space and browse IGN in a different tab for when Halo: Reach Around releases its Horse Armor patch. While you're waiting in the lobby for a game to start, of course.
It's strange, but I think we're leading towards a market where PC's as we know them dont really exist and that void will be filled by the consoles which wont even be permanent structures by our televisions, but rather a portable console, oh and it's going to be a phone too, as long as you're calling other Nintendo or Microsoft subscribers. Sony will follow suit as usual.
Having said that, Nintendo's next whatever it is will be released along side the Wii, not to replace it.
My prediction has been the same for a while. I think Nintendo's next console is going to be a portable one, a DSi XL that can sit on top of your TV and act like a console while sitting in a cradle or be taken straight to portability to resume play, all the while effortlessly transitioning from wii controls to handheld controls. But Nintendo has a ton of work to do to get the market back while retaining their new market.
I also think Apple is going to do something very similar and it's going to be funny to see who gets it out first. Then you have all the walk of the MMO's approaching consoles and thats going to change a lot of things. You can look at pie charts all day but the only system that actually matters right now is the 360 which is slowly becoming a PC, its next step is integration and portability as well. MS is just biding its time to announce a Zune/Box hybrid. The tech wasn't there a year ago but its ready now.
I expect the 362 to be a somewhat upgraded unit, Natal infused and looking to be the one stop all in one hub. 4 years from now, you can turn on your XBox, draw in a photoshop like environment while cam chatting, downloading free movies to your 100 gig online storage space and browse IGN in a different tab for when Halo: Reach Around releases its Horse Armor patch. While you're waiting in the lobby for a game to start, of course.
It's strange, but I think we're leading towards a market where PC's as we know them dont really exist and that void will be filled by the consoles which wont even be permanent structures by our televisions, but rather a portable console, oh and it's going to be a phone too, as long as you're calling other Nintendo or Microsoft subscribers. Sony will follow suit as usual.
Having said that, Nintendo's next whatever it is will be released along side the Wii, not to replace it.