Comments on: Hardware Design Tips – Free of Charge! http://spotanime.com/2005/10/21/hardware-design-tips-free-of-charge/ SpotAnime.com Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:08:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeremy http://spotanime.com/2005/10/21/hardware-design-tips-free-of-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Jeremy Wed, 02 Nov 2005 18:48:08 +0000 http://www.spotanime.com/?p=55#comment-13 As far as acccessories go, this one looks pretty cool: http://www.spotanime.com/index.php/2005/10/an-interesting-accessory-for-the-psp/ It gives you a grip so at least your hands are positioned correctly and comfortably to use the PSP controls. Although I've been to three Targets now and can't find it, let alone any mention of it on the company's website. Remember MS told developers not to count on the HD so they don't have to include it in the core system. That was a major sticking point with the current Xbox, that they couldn't cut manufacturing and materials costs as well as Sony could on the PS2, and as a result lost a lot of money on the console. This time they are trying to reach profitability early, and be able to compete with Sony from a financial standpoint by positioning a console that can sell for less and still be profitable. After I posted my article I read an interview with J. Allard about the compression utilites, and that developers are cutting corners and not using the utilities correctly, if at all, in order to make launch. The latest Game Developer magazine has an ad for Blink Video saying it supports HD video for the Xbox. Whether that is the 360 or the original, I would imagine there will be ways in the near future to provide 720p video and keep disc count at a minimum. As far as acccessories go, this one looks pretty cool:

http://www.spotanime.com/index.php/2005/10/an-interesting-accessory-for-the-psp/

It gives you a grip so at least your hands are positioned correctly and comfortably to use the PSP controls. Although I’ve been to three Targets now and can’t find it, let alone any mention of it on the company’s website.

Remember MS told developers not to count on the HD so they don’t have to include it in the core system. That was a major sticking point with the current Xbox, that they couldn’t cut manufacturing and materials costs as well as Sony could on the PS2, and as a result lost a lot of money on the console. This time they are trying to reach profitability early, and be able to compete with Sony from a financial standpoint by positioning a console that can sell for less and still be profitable.

After I posted my article I read an interview with J. Allard about the compression utilites, and that developers are cutting corners and not using the utilities correctly, if at all, in order to make launch. The latest Game Developer magazine has an ad for Blink Video saying it supports HD video for the Xbox. Whether that is the 360 or the original, I would imagine there will be ways in the near future to provide 720p video and keep disc count at a minimum.

]]> By: AzelEdge http://spotanime.com/2005/10/21/hardware-design-tips-free-of-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-11 AzelEdge Wed, 02 Nov 2005 16:55:39 +0000 http://www.spotanime.com/?p=55#comment-11 good observations. Yeah I hate the analog control on the psp. Great hardware but dang couldn't you put the thing a bit higher up on the face and use a real analog controller. ie. Tapwave has a decent analog stick, heck my PS2 Micron-retro controller has a GREAT analog stick! 360, I think MS plan to have bigger HardDrive's is already planned as far as Developer's making use of HD's MS sort of screwed them by saying make your games without need of a HardDrive. It should be interesting to see how things play out. I predict the core system will ONLY be around for 2 years tops! Once people realize they can use this thing as a media center, I'm hoping the demand will be high enough for all 360's to be sold with Harddrives. good observations. Yeah I hate the analog control on the psp. Great hardware but dang couldn’t you put the thing a bit higher up on the face and use a real analog controller. ie. Tapwave has a decent analog stick, heck my PS2 Micron-retro controller has a GREAT analog stick!

360, I think MS plan to have bigger HardDrive’s is already planned as far as Developer’s making use of HD’s MS sort of screwed them by saying make your games without need of a HardDrive. It should be interesting to see how things play out. I predict the core system will ONLY be around for 2 years tops! Once people realize they can use this thing as a media center, I’m hoping the demand will be high enough for all 360′s to be sold with Harddrives.

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