Nintendo Consoles Are In A League Of Their Own.

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JazzB1987 said:

Steam machines are not even really out yet (and are also made by random companies that have nothing to do with gaming whatsoever.  Steam machines so far are a uncoordinated mess of randomness bearing the same name) Would be a different story if there would be a Playstation PC etc. Simply because of BRAND recognition etc.

All being third party would be ideal because its just a waste of money and ressources to have so many different consoles that are not compatible with the other consoles games.
As are cell/mobile phones that dont have removalbe parts (battery/screen/cpu/ etc). The only SMARTphone would be a "lego-phone" but thats another story :)

And
What the majority of people wants is irrelevant because the majority also celebrate war (when their country is going to have a war). People need leaders because they cant think for themselves (to bad that the leaders exploit their ignorance.)



The only system that is DIFFERENT is a Nintendo system. (most of the time obviously excluding something like Gamecube which was way to conventional)
If the XBO would have kept the kinect it would have some kind of reason d etre but it dropped it so it right now is just a box that is unable to play PC games because the software prevents it from doing so. Not because there is some kind of reasonable difference in architecture and control scheme with new gaming experiences in mind. Bringing out something like Oculus rift months later also is irrelevant because its not bundled with the system it will always be OPTIONAL.
(Consoles not being able to play other consoles/PC games even tho they have the same architecture is an artificial obstacle like region lock on 3DS and WiiU its unneeded like the stupid online fee which just exists because they dont want you to host your own servers and like the inability to play online with PS4 fans when you own a XBO system. Arbitrary limitations for stupid people.)

The problem with Steam Machines and the 3DO is the business model. One guy creates the hardware, another one sells softwares and gets royalties. Right now, consoles are sold at thin margins or at a loss because the manufacturer expects to get the money back with software. In the 3DO business model, you don't. So you have to be profitable with hardware and that means a more expensive product. That's why Steam Machines are expensive. Because they are sold at a profit.

You can't have several manufacturers creating an unified gaming platform and expect it to NOT be a mess. Several companies, each one doing business their way, trying to be profitable, while in direct competition. That's the definition of a mess.

The bolded part is beyond ridiculous. People buy what they want to buy. Nintendo is where it is on the moment because they are trying to sell what people don't want to buy.

Consoles don't playing PC games is an artificial obstacle? They don't have the same API/ABI. Please. Install Linux on the same PC you play your games and, like magic, nothing is compatible anymore. Different APIs and, of course, ABIs. Consoles use custom APIs because that's a way to be more efficient than simply slapping DX and calling it a day. You, as everyone else, thinks that being x86 is a big deal. It's not. The only people affected by it are the guys writing the compiler. PowerPC was the choice because it was faster and better. Now it isn't anymore, so they just dropped it (as Apple did some years ago). They have APIs focused on being optimized to allow a weaker hardware to punch above its class. Turn it on a PC and you lose efficiency. Why would they do that? The best approach is what they did: reasonable APIs that allow easier porting, while keeping their own optimizations.

What your post says is "I like Nintendo and PC. So XB and PS could go away". Looking at game sales, you are the minority. It doesn't matter if a Nintendo system is different, it isn't what people want simply because nobody is buying Wii Us. In a 3 horse race, what sense does it make to get rid of the two faster ones? It's just a matter of your personal taste. Even with your approach, why couldn't Nintendo do the same? They are different? It was just a motion controller and now a tablet. Just pack it in with a Nintendo PC as acessories.