From: Gregory Alan Bolcer (gbolcer@endtech.com)
Date: Mon Jan 10 2000 - 10:08:51 PST
Everyone knows MSFT is planning on entering the game console market;
what's not been widely known is the timeline. MSFT has started approaching
the top game companies for "content", i.e. show me da games. Actually,
it could be quite a feat if MSFT trumps PS2's March 1 predicted release date.
Even if it misses by a month or two, the number of existing PC titles
will far outnumber any PS2 releases. The only downside is if it's
only a 500mhz slim PC with a $89 3D graphics card. Where's the fun in that?
The only reason for owning a PC as a gamer is so that you can have the cutting
edge technology, not the middle of the road stuff.
Greg
http://ign64.ign.com/news/13778.html
The "Buzz"
It's been awhile, I know, but let's not waste time with unnecessary rubbish.
I've got a few interesting rumors to run through this week and I think you'll
find them equally captivating. None of them, however, are Dolphin related
-- at least not directly -- so don't get your hopes up just yet.
X Marks the Spot -- or Otherwise
Dreamcast. PlayStation 2. Dolphin. Nuon. Well, maybe not Nuon. But the
rest of the lot certainly represent our selection of next-generation console
offerings. But is that all? Me thinks not. I got wind today that Mr. Bill
Gates, or as we all know him, Lord Master of the Universe and Controller
of its Moneys, has other plans. Rumor has it -- and when I say rumor what
I really mean is word directly from the mouths of developers -- that the
infamous X-Box is about to unearth itself. December 21, 1999 is said to
be the date that Gates gave the official thumbs up for our PC/console
hybrid. Now developers and publishers are being contacted and asked to,
wouldn't you know it, make games for the gosh-darn-silly old thing. Why
does this mean to Nintendo fans? Well, one big whopping giant of a new
competitor is entering the console race.
With official word that Microsoft considers PS2 its biggest competitor, it
seems the company may be aiming X-Box at a higher-end market, which
is definitely good for Dolphin. And on the other hand, with two high-end
multi-purpose machines waging war at the same time, will Dolphin have
trouble competing? It won't be playing DVD movies or CD music, after
all. Add in the fact that X-Box will be able to play all of the current PC
games, or so I'm told, and we've got trouble in console-land kiddies. Or,
at least a helluva lot more games to deal with. Wait a minute, what am I
complaining about?
Nintendo of Japan in America
If you're confused by that headline, prepare to be even more baffled.
Sources tell me that the prime candidate to replace NCL president Mr.
Hiroshi Yamauchi after retirement is NOA president Mr. Arakawa. While
you may not find that little tid-bit surprising, you might find this a bit
interesting: he's planning to run the entire operation out of Seattle. If true,
this would mean that Arakawa would be running both NCL (Japan) and
NOA from the US, something that's bound to upset more than a few
traditionalists at NCL.
-- Greg Bolcer email: gbolcer@endtech.com web: http://www.endtech.com work: 714.505.4970 cell: 714.928.5476 fax: 603.994.0516
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