Gamer Chat: CES 2013
The Consumer Electronics Show (or CES for short) is one of world’s largest trade shows. It celebrates the latest and greatest technology advancements in electronics industry. It’s an opportunity for companies all around the world - including the usual big names - to showcase their new products, talk about their visions for the future, and to generally toot their own horns.
Unsurprisingly it’s not unusual to see some of the major players in the games industry take centre stage - companies like NVIDIA, Sony, Microsoft to name a few. This year isn’t any different, and while there's still no news on any next generation console, this hasn’t stopped other companies attempting to steal some limelight and reveal what they believe to be the next big thing in gaming.
Much of this year’s emphasis has been on cheap, small, open-source devices. NVIDIA revealed Shield, a portable Android gaming platform that also allows you to stream high-definition games from your PC. Meanwhile, Piston - an ultra-small gaming PC - was touted as being the first example of a 'Steam Box', Valve’s long-anticipated living room gaming PC.
But it doesn’t end there; TV, mobile and audio manufacturers are all offering the future, today! 4K TVs are leading the charge claiming to be the next generation standard in visual quality, replacing our puny 1080p screens. With this much and more the questions we ask are these:
- Are you excited by what manufacturers have on offer at this year’s CES?
- Does gaming need more Android devices and mini-consoles?
- What impact do you think 4K TVs will have on your gaming habits?
As always, share your opinions with us in the comments. Feel free to discuss the topic and engage with each other’s ideas - but please be nice; there are no wrong answers.
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I hope FFVIII PC makes it here and on an accessible platform such as Steam (I'm outside of Europe's G5).Posted by HYNE on 18/05/2013 11:47
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- Any news on Chaos Rings for Windows Phone 8? Contemplating getting a Windows Phone 8 device but if Chaos Rings is only on Windows 7 then i guess i will have to get a Windows Phone 7 phone until i complete this game :PPosted by Zavistic on 16/05/2013 23:53
- Any news on Chaos Rings for Windows Phone 8? Contemplating getting a Windows Phone 8 device but if Chaos Rings is only on Windows 7 then i guess i will have to get a Windows Phone 7 phone until i complete this game :PPosted by Zavistic on 16/05/2013 23:52
Meh, I'm a PS user. I've been sticking with Sony's line of console's since the PS era and have most of them, excluding the Vita. I'll also be purchasing the 4 since I was pretty much blown away during the presentation (even though we didn't actually get to see it). Plus, some of my favorite titles are on Sony consoles including the new FF that will be revealed at E3. I'm definitely interested in what Microsoft have planned though, and I will watch their presentation. But, some of the things I've heard like the the new Illumniroom (or at least I think that's what they call it) extention for the Kinect is a bit too much for an old-class gamer like me who needs his controller and a normal screen to look at. Heck, even the Kinect is way too complicated and difficult to get used to. How could anyone expect to play games without some sort of controller? Also, there's rumors going around saying the new console needs 24/7 internet connection. Even my PC doesn't have that much internet! This would be something that would make me turn away from Microsoft, even if I had previous consoles. If I were to buy something other than Sony, it would be a Nintendo 3DS.Posted by neo_bahamut on 16/05/2013 21:28
As many games that are required-online to play this year, would seem kinda silly to think companies would stop this trend w the next-gen. Companies can collect user statistics from required online play to use for their future products' improvements. And since the world is becoming more and more online, it would be a step in the wrong direction not to expect onlie requirements. It would seem silly based on that for Microsoft to continue to charge for online access, but the company is infamous for having a large head and not enough spine to support it.Posted by Yolteotl79 on 16/05/2013 19:16
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First, I really don't like the design of NVIDIA's Shield console. Although I think that a portable Android console would be a good idea. Let's be fair, there are so many different phones out there, that games like FF probably wouldn't work on some android phones (I have that problem with my phone...). Plus it would be better to play games like that with a controller.
I do think that people need to stop making so many android consoles though. I've seen a few now and I think that it's getting out of hand. If any more are announced, it'll be like trying to buy an android phone, and it may be the case that some games can't be played on some consoles like with phones (although that may not be the case).
I haven't really paid much attention to E3 this year to be honest. One of my tutors did put on some product highlight videos in class while we were working, but I lost interest in it about halfway through the first one (which I think was something to do with an AR app and some sort of peripheral... I can't remember).
also depend on the price