8th January 2004, 3:23 PM
Quote:I would imagine that the reason they need to write scripts is to ensure total compatibility with the machine (the idea is to make the game work with the machine, and not to make the machine work with the game, which is the whole reason behind such a device). And, it's pretty obvious that new games will require such scripting, and, if Apex is intelligent, they will make it very easy to obtain or even write such scripts. If they're serious about this machine they'll definitely know that.
True, if they make it easy for people to write or obtain their own scripts then it can still be a great console for amateur game designers.
Quote:What I wonder is how this machine will deal with its own inevitable obsolesence. The standards of PC obsolesence changes far more rapidly than those of consoles.
I wouldn't say far more rapidly. If you buy a new gaming PC will all of the latest stuff, it should be able to handle the most graphically-impressive games for at least three years, which is a little bit shorter than the life of a console. And at $300 or $400, it's still cheaper than upgrading an old PC.