Recent content by Cor_sl

I was under the impression you said something to that effect a few days ago. If you didn't, then I must have mistook you for someone else, in which case I apologise.

No, you constantly talk in absolutes, as in, "this is the way things are and this is the way they will be". It's really irritating. Had you actually said that in the first place, instead of something like "SteamOS is never going to get any ports", I would have agreed with you, but you didn't.

SteamOS is probably going to suck until Year 2 or Year 3. Think of next year's launch as a beta product that will evolve gradually over time. I'll be sticking with Windows for the next few years, I reckon. If SteamOS actually develops into a good OS though, I'll switch without a moment's...

Two things; 1 - Valve has been talking to developers for three years about SteamOS. This isn't something they decided to do yesterday. They've been planning it for a long time. 2 - There's 923 games for OSX available through Steam. There's more on the Mac App Store. According to the Steam...

The Wii U had the highest amount of preorders for a console ever, remember? Look! Look at those impressive Q1 sales! Numbers of preorders mean jack shit. The fact that the PS4 is the most preordered console ever means nothing. In 2005, how many people actually preordered...

They've fixed it for now, but tomorrow is another day. Technology moves so very quickly and the PS4 has a lot of things going against it. Console launches are inherently risky, too. Nintendo was on top of the world with the Wii and the NDS - look at them now. Looking at the PS4, I think it...

It's funny how much Nintendo remind me of RIM. RIM were making money hand over fist with the Blackberry, and then the iPhone came along. Instead of innovating and doing their best to match market conditions, they decided to stay their course. We all know how that turned out. RIM had market...

Great post. I blame Ballmer. He's completely out of touch with customers and his hubris blinds him to the realities of the world around him. I'm reminded of this -- When I saw the Apple keynote, I didn't understand why people were making such a big fuss about it. No buttons? Screw...

Agreed. Elop's strategy will deliver short term gains at the expense of long term growth. I'm not a fan at all. Agreed with you about software, too. Software is a lot easier to develop nowadays, and I can see the world's reliance on Microsoft diminishing in the future. Look at a company like...

Well, SteamOS will apparently run OpenGL, which is a pretty common development platform, as I understand it. OpenGL is also compatible with ARM hardware, which is going to be a lot more important in the future. And as for the bolded part - I'm 99% sure that's what Steam Machines/SteamOS are...

I don't think there are many (if any) potential buyers. Samsung obviously aren't interested in consoles. They would have already released one if they saw potential in the console market. Likewise for LG, Lenovo, etc. I think these companies will be unveiling their own Steam Machines at CES...

If they sell the Xbox division, I'm fairly sure that'll be the end of the Xbox.

Microsoft CEO Candidate Elop Said to Mull Windows Shift - Bloomberg Interesting.

Hah, I've met plenty of people like that on my travels. Not the nicest of folks. The Japanese videogame industry is in a massive state of flux. The burgeoning mobile games market is now bringing in more revenue than the handheld and console markets combined, which is nuts (Size Of Japan Japan...

RE: mobile as a gateway drug. That's an interesting idea. Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo really should capitalise on that, using mobile apps to fuel sales of their console titles. RE: Asia I have to disagree with you there. I've spent 18 months living in Thailand, 18 months in Indonesia, 3...