8th January 2004, 1:37 PM
This is absolutely nothing like the 3D0. The 3D0 was a pure games machine, simple as that. Yes this Apex is just a PC-in-a-box, but so is the X-Box pretty much. The main difference between the two is that the Apex will play all regular PC games and amateur developers won't need an expensive SKU to develop games for it (they'll just need a PC). Saying that this is for "idiots" makes you look like an idiot yourself, ABF. What's wrong with trying to make the process of playing PC games simpler and thus bringing PC games to a larger market? It's especially great for amateur developers that want to try making console-style games but can only develop for the PC (which I am doing with my friend). Sure you can buy a decent controller for the PC, but most people will use their kb&mouse. That makes it difficult to make console-like games because you're forced to include kb&mouse support. If this thing becomes popular enough (or maybe Alienware's version of it) then that would be very good for the industry. We need something equivalent to the independent film industry, and not just for PCs. If anything I just hope that this encourages other PC companies to release similar devices. We really need something like this.