M.U.G.E.N said:
WilliamWatts said:
Operating systems are platforms which unify distinct hardware under the one umbrella. What the user does with the system is up to the user. For example it seems that more people buy the PSP for media playback than gaming based off attach rates. Does that mean that the PSP doesn't count as a platform for gaming? In addition to this, as future consoles do far more than gaming as well then how do you categorise them?
The iTouch, Phone and soon Pad are the same ecosystem even though they are three distinct pieces of hardware. People have no trouble describing them as a unified platform and they have no problem with the idea that part of their appeal is the mobile games and apps you can get on all three. Windows mobile 7 is also fairly unified in terms of the hardware basis for the phones even if the manufacturers are distinctly different.
In the home operating system space, Microsoft seems to have spent considerable time and money developing their gaming related tools and APIs. Infact both the Xbox 360 and PS3 bear Microsofts influence in the design of their respective GPUs. Its no happy accident that a wide range of gaming does happen on the Microsoft system and people are aware that if they wish to play games they have to go Windows. How does this not add to their overall gaming 'presence'?
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Now see, AGAIN, that is more like an, Opinion :) I for one don't give a rats ass about the media capabilities in my Psp, I got it for games and I keep it for the games. Please feel free to give some solid proof and I will change my overall opinion on that matter, no problem
And now your just trying to get some random numbers in there which is derailing the topic imo. You really wanna get into all the electronics (EG: SE Phones) in the market now? I mean really?
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Look at the attach rates, 2.5 vs 4. The PSP has been out the same time and has a smaller hardware base. You would expect the attach rate to be higher than the PSP but software sales do not match this. In addition to this, the software attach rate ought to be rising as the hardware sales fall YOY but it doesn't seem to be the case.
