The next generation of consoles going beyond gaming.

[Squilliam]

shio said:

Squilliam said:
Consoles aren't on a tragectory which will turn them into PCs but perhaps they are in a position to answer a fundamental question of usability and functionality. You can't use your computer unless you're sitting down so perhaps having one of the console makers take the lead in this field can yield surprising results for the future.

Computers as they currently are can be called stale. Its the same old mouse/keyboard interface thats been used for over 20 years and perhaps its time for a change to let people interface with them in a much more natural way, like how the Wiimote is a more natural and intuitive answer for a lot of games.

Funny, these past 2 weeks I've played my PC games laid down on my bed more than when I'm sitting. So you are wrong.

The problem of mouse/keyboard is that they're by far the best for gaming, so it's understandable that they seemingly haven't evolved much. But again, you're wrong if you think that mouse/keyboard's evolution is stale. Better ergonomy, more useful keys, optical, and the more the recent laser mice, mouse wheel and laptops.

 

And I played Red Alert 3 sitting down at this chair like I am now with a blu tooth keyboard on my lap. Its excellent, light, thin and its still inappropriate really for what I want to do with my media PC. Now, try using a laptop while standing up, or while holding your keys in your left hand.