Consoles and computers

wrong robot

What with the PS2, the x-box, and the gamecube(which I own and really really enjoy)

Me and a Friend stumbled upon a possible really really good idea(if done right of course)



How about making a drive that could be external firewire(gigawire?) or internal pci(or whatever the latest internal connection is)

and would basically be a playstation 2, or an x-box, or a gamecube. as an expansion for your computer, so basically a drive that you could buy to play ps2 or gamecube on your compute exactly how it would be if it was a seperate console.



if you think about it the console(X-box in particular) is a mini computer thats focused on games.

how feasible is this to implent a drive dedicated to console gaming ?



I'm think that since the GC is essentially a PowerPc and there has been a long lasting conspiracy going about Apple and nintendos relationship, seems like a good Idea to me. it goes along with making a computer the center of your digital world



what'd you guys think?

falkol

Not very likely. Technically it is possible, but a console maker wants to sell his consoles, and the manufacturers of computers want to sell new CPUs and GPUs (including Apple). Adding a PCI-PSX to a computer would make it a closed system for games - no more hardware is sold and no more computer games. Then imagine someone hacking the PCI-PSX, so you can use copies of PSX games - not even games are sold anymore.



Commodore tried to sell the A1200 and the CD32 as a hybrid system - expand a computer to a console and vice versa. It didn't work.



The current Mac hardware and its OS are perfect for great games. Whoever wants to play console games will have to buy a console. Even with the Xbox with its PC components and APIs - you won't see Xbox emulation on PC for a long time.



Myself, I am totally happy with my Mac for work and my PS2 and DC for games. Looking forward to GameCube, though.



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vinney57

Actually its not so crazy; the console makers don't make any money on the consoles (rumour is that sony are actually selling at a loss in the US), they make on licensing the games and this would increase the sales of games.

caler

[quote]Originally posted by vinney57:

<strong>Actually its not so crazy; the console makers don't make any money on the consoles (rumour is that sony are actually selling at a loss in the US), they make on licensing the games and this would increase the sales of games.</strong><hr></blockquote>



Right, but selling hardware consoles guarantees some brand loyalty. If you can run any console/emulator off your mac, you can switch between brands - (like on the PC, hardware guarantees software - it's a binding investment ).

zon7

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