| MikeB said: @ Scoobes Not to mention services like OnLive that can (in theory) stream games. Whilst most places in the world may not have network infrastructure just yet, after another console generation or 2, simply streaming games to a cheap PC could be the easiest and most convenient way to play games for numerous people. Why stream to a PC? Wouldn't it be a lot more more convenient to have internet multi-media streaming (and gampad/waggle/etc input) capabilities build straight into TVs by that time? |
That would be dependent on the person/household and whether thay can afford a new TV with the features built in. If they already have a PC the initial hardware cost probably won't be as high (input already present), so streaming to a computer may actually make a lot of sense. If they have a laptop or if PC entertainment centers have taken off then streaming to a PC and playing on TV actually makes sense.
But I doubt many TV manufacturers will have the a game streaming system built in until OnLive or equivalent services take off. Maybe Sony could have the capacity to bring out Playstation TVs but I doubt many of the others would and I think the time scale could be long than 1 generation. This means either having to buy extra hardware (controllers/waggle + some sort of signal converter) or just streaming to PC (just the converter) until such a time as Playstation Bravia/ X-Box (Toshiba or any other TV manufacturer) type TVs come out. I mean, we still use set top boxes for extra channels etc. over freeview.
