teamnimrod.net - Topic: Another Gaming Console Hit the Marketplace

D Eye on Another Gaming Console Hit the Marketplace

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:38:23 -0700

First, who managed to get the info on Tequila singing badly in the shower? I must bow down to their superior peeping tom skills.

Secondly, my name & that word Troyski used should never be used in the same sentence. It makes me feel nauseous & gassy.

Aside from those 2 points there has always been something I keep wondering about. Does anyone else think that the first viruses to infect computers came from people not wearing protection while watching porn? Kinda like the first digital STD's but they decided to relabel it so the affected parties wouldn't be so embarassed? Could you imagine having to tell your boss that your computer at work crashed because you were watching Jena Jameson's latest movie & got digital herpes?

Remember, blame Monkey.

Tequila4PMS on Another Gaming Console Hit the Marketplace

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:50:42 -0700

Smokin got one for his b-day this month. So far he's only played music and movies that I know of, but he's commented that he would love to see it connect to XBL for arcade games.

I like my iPhone, but the Zune does have some sweet graphics!

monkeyknuckler on Another Gaming Console Hit the Marketplace

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:07:08 -0700

I don't get it.

Troyski on Another Gaming Console Hit the Marketplace

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:42:00 -0700

D Eye prefers "Nicety"

monkeyknuckler on Another Gaming Console Hit the Marketplace

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:14:01 -0700

Nasty man.

D Eye on Another Gaming Console Hit the Marketplace

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:10:56 -0700

Monkey, Shut Up. I was going to call it the next step in portable porn but I decided to be proper. But now that you found me out I guess I have no other recourse but to stop thinking before I type. I blame anything else I say in this thread from here on out on you.

monkeyknuckler on Another Gaming Console Hit the Marketplace

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:32:09 -0700

I hope not to have sex with it.

D Eye on Another Gaming Console Hit the Marketplace

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:42:25 -0700

I had a chance to play with one at work & it is very sleek & sexy. Feels really light & has easy navigation. Kinda want one now.

travlestat on Another Gaming Console Hit the Marketplace

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:54:47 -0700

OriginalPrime said:

travlestat said:

why do people bother doing that it is so irrelevant I mean really its depression on how bored someone has to be to put (sorry ranting is my cure for boredom)

Trav,

The bots suck. I try to keep them out as any good admin would, but sometimes they just slip through anyway.

To the point of Zune HD though, I really do think Microsoft could blow the doors off with it, especially if they'd tap into Xbox Live.

Oh ok and yea back to the Zune if it did connect to Xbox Live it could play some arcade games and you could post your scores

OriginalPrime on Another Gaming Console Hit the Marketplace

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:05:45 -0700

travlestat said:

why do people bother doing that it is so irrelevant I mean really its depression on how bored someone has to be to put (sorry ranting is my cure for boredom)

Trav,

The bots suck. I try to keep them out as any good admin would, but sometimes they just slip through anyway.

To the point of Zune HD though, I really do think Microsoft could blow the doors off with it, especially if they'd tap into Xbox Live.

travlestat on Another Gaming Console Hit the Marketplace

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:10:27 -0700

why do people bother doing that it is so irrelevant I mean really its depression on how bored someone has to be to put (sorry ranting is my cure for boredom)

OriginalPrime on Another Gaming Console Hit the Marketplace

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:16:37 -0700

Nasty spam is gone. Thanks for the heads-up, Monkey!

monkeyknuckler on Another Gaming Console Hit the Marketplace

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:14:39 -0700

Help! Security! We've been infiltrated!!!

Sign me up for that foot fetish thing, though.

OriginalPrime on Another Gaming Console Hit the Marketplace

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:58:35 -0700

I’m still trying to wrap my brain around some of the synergy mashups in the wild. When it comes to social networking and portable devices I can admit that I’m well behind the times. I’m the dude who sat around for days pondering why in the hell anyone would want a camera built in to their cell phone. The first efforts were laughable. Horrid quality pictures, noticeable drain on battery life, and a much thicker, heavier device made me think that a camera in a celly would never, ever work. Fast forward to today and we’re talking about the Zune HD: Microsoft’s latest toy, delving deeper into the Apple (Ahem) pie crust of a sales chart. Microsoft is planting the hopes of the Zune – both as an idea and a product – squarely on the shoulders of Zune HD. As of today Zune HD is generally available. Today is also the day that Microsoft kills dead any Zune which isn’t branded “Zune HD”. The Zune HD is a multifaceted gadget, for sure. Until the last few days though, Microsoft has remained tight-lipped about any planned integration with the Xbox 360 or potential portable gaming capabilities. The Zune is arguably the first mainstream device to use an OLED display. It’s internals are stuffed with the latest in mobile graphics hotness from nVidia. It can playback HD video and HD Radio, and can be connected to its music library via wifi. I think it’s clear that Microsoft is gunning straight for Apple’s jugular. I’m not sure how far Zune HD will go, but I do know that I love what I see. The device feels like sex, but in the palm of your hand. It pops like Weta Workshop Eye Candy. It has more features than my Great Grandfather could shake a stick at… Still, the largest potential as I see it is as a mobile gaming platform – a new console, if you will. Microsoft has confirmed a handful of games already, and has this (brief) juicy glimpse of 3D gaming on the device:

For the longest time I thought Apple was just plain loony for advertising the iPhone and iPod Touch as “game consoles”. I admit that there are some spunky, fun time killers in the iPhone ecosystem but I still don’t consider it a full-fledged platform optimized for gaming. The new Zune packs brand-spanking-new bleeding edge graphics HOTNESS. Seeing as how Microsoft has eliminated all other Zune models from the product line, it stands to reason that they’re unifying the hardware for just such a task: ensuring that a game is playable no matter what “version” of the hardware you have. Henceforward, Microsoft can precisely control the hardware specs to make sure that future models are backwards compatible, which should entice a number of game developers to hop on the bandwagon. If the holiday season is generous to the Zune moniker then I can see serious potential for competition with not only Apple on the media end, but Sony and Nintendo in the portable gaming space. Because Zune HD already uses its internal wifi for various networking tasks it would be a breeze for Microsoft to integrate some online gameplay or social gaming aspects. Imagine tapping into your Xbox Live friends list, joining a party chat, or even playing a game of Uno on your Zune, so long as you have a wifi connection. For the first time I am finally gaining in clarity of understanding why hardware synergy exists. When I really slow down enough to think about it, I do take advantage of a great deal of previously impossible techno-widgets. While my personal affairs don’t leave much time for portable gaming, I can understand the market, and the want for some competition.