I was thinking that this would actually be something great, but then i heard the price. Was proibhitive, but i still tougth that they a had a card on their sleeve: upgradable consoles. I would happily buy one of those if i had the opportunity to make any kind of upgrade as easily as the ones i do on my pc from time to time. I mean, c'mom, its a simple idea that people asked for so much time now, and the possibility of playing couch multiplayer on pc games would be very welcomed. I still cant belive that they are realising it without this option.
I really wished that they succeeded too because some countries, like mine, have several protectionits laws, and since console bussiness is basically a monopoly between the big tree, Tax are just of the roof. More competitions would help to get lower taxes in videogames around here.
Another point: there is a big diference between what we call a succeess, and what that companies will call a success. some of then will release a version yearly, so they are actually using the consumism route: making something newer for the consumer for then have something to buy all the time. Besides, each unit will generate profit, so i bet that some of then could survive doing 100K from release month and then 20K~10K on the subsequent months. But i hope that they succeed yet, altough I'm not placing bet on it. Anyway, we alreadly have any release date?
"Hardware design isn’t about making the most powerful thing you can.
Today most hardware design is left to other companies, but when you make hardware without taking into account the needs of the eventual software developers, you end up with bloated hardware full of pointless excess. From the outset one must consider design from both a hardware and software perspective."
Gunpei Yoko
