Portable is catching up with desktop.. in fact in the next 10 yrs.. they will likely merge into one. Ofcourse mosre poweful bulky desktops will always exist.. but powerful compact lappies shd be on par.
With handhelds im not so sure.
Nintendo is complacent about portable 3D power- or for that matter even console 3D power. And they do retain a considerable market share.
PSP is powerful enough but limited to UMD..and not very impressive battery life
when we see an "as powerful as xbox" handheld with 6 hrs battery life, Portable gaming would have truly arrived
MIT recently made some interesting innovation in terms of battery life. hopefully 3-10 min charges for 80% capacity shd be possible sooner rather than later, OLED should hit market widely by 2011 onwards and shd help there as well.
Entertainment Devices are getting more powerful. Pc's taking over living rooms not looking likely- case in point: lack of success of Mac mini,SONY vaio living room pc's.
Entertainment devices/consoles will likely retain their living room power.
TV's with netbrowsers sounds interesting but is also complicated. (security updates/viruses etc)
Portables is the way to go.. but battery life is a huge limiting factor..
720 is a myth? highly unlikely. MS may just release a handheld if SONY bungles up by sticking with UMD with PSP2.. first strike wins major bonus points.
Console gaming is here to stay.. thanks to our spanking new HDTV's and faster broadband. PC's will always be cumbersome compared to consoles,main factor being price. Decent gaming laptops will set you back $1000+ atleast. A console costing you only 1/5th-1/3 the price.
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.
owner of : atari 2600, commodore 64, NES,gameboy,atari lynx, genesis, saturn,neogeo,DC,PS2,GC,X360, Wii
5 THINGS I'd like to see before i knock out:
a. a AAA 3D sonic title
b. a nintendo developed game that has a "M rating"
c. redesgined PS controller
d. SEGA back in the console business
e. M$ out of the OS business
