The next big thing. Everybody wants to create it. Retailers want to sell it, and in theory at least, consumers want to sweep it up in their arms. But what happens when two competing technologies claim to be the one true future? It's almost as fractured and chaotic as worldly religion; on one side you have the HD DVD devout, and on the other sit the Blu-ray believers. Both are convinced that they are destined to rule.
Two competing formats, but only one will reign supreme.
Today, IGN gives their verdict...
Yet another leak for the ASUS ROG Ally X points towards as much as 8 hours of battery, but how does that compare to the competition?
Honestly, I really like this updated version. But it doesn't solve the biggest flaw that the original had for me: the Z1 Extreme APU. Yes, it's an extremely powerful part, but it is not part of AMD's Adrenalin driver update program, so it's dependent on Asus for driver updates. And unfortunately, Asus doesn't have a stellar record of support for their devices.
Up to 8 hours basically just means the least demanding games. AAA gaming at highest wattage would probably be about 2-3 hours which is good compared to just about 1 hour with the current ally. The OLED Deck can do about 2-3hrs.
With much less performance so that makes sense.
The Steamdeck shines at the lower TDP end but gets absolutely mopped at the high end.
Similar longevity with much better performance is a big win for the Ally X
They used to be the best when it comes to motherboards, now I will never buy anything from them again.
Nope. The only improvements I want to hear is better customer support. Otherwise, I can't be bothered.
Jack writes: "Our guide to the best GPUs for Homeworld 3 talks you through some of today's best options from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel - for various budgets."
opinion piece? it's an advertisement and these articles shouldn't be here.
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Xbox and EA have recently made baffling moves that define how bleak the future of the gaming industry is with major companies at the helm. Ryan Bates from "Last Word on Gaming" posits in this op-ed that maybe it's not ineptitude, but intention.
Name someone that isn't trying to look us these days maybe cdpr.
Take two, ubi and yes even PlayStation are pushing us to own nothing and be happy with our live service ad injected games on a sub so they can raise prices at will and take access away when they see fit.
If it keeps up I'll be a full time retro gamer and this industry will be crashing hard
As rediculas as it sounds we need government reforms to defend consumer rights
i can tell you that the government or any government has our backs on this. the glo al trend goes to digital.
wait until money is digital only. we are already on the way there.
And Blu-ray has that in spades. It's the reason BD-ROM has gained such a large lead, in addition to the launch of the Playstation 3 (i.e. market penetration).
"Microsoft has instead opted to keep the format at arm's-length until time has proven it successful. This, ironically, may also spell the format's long-term downfall since, under the guise of consumer-choice and flexibility, they are actually inadvertently crushing consumer confidence. If it isn't a standard feature, then why is it worth a dime at all? And if all manufacturers take the same wait-and-see attitude with HD DVD hardware that Microsoft has, then who's creating the drives? And who would bother to create publish for a format with no install base? Our concerns are clear." -IGN-
Unfortunately, I don't see many numbers being important as of now, but movie sales per unit is vital (something glaringly left out of the article). Blu-ray has a slight lead in players around 2% and thats with over 1 million ps3's. The attachment rate is half of HD-DVD's. The reason these numbers are important, this is because PS3 owners are not buying the system for movies (granted they might buy one or two since there are about 3 games worth playing right now, which should hopefully change soon) whereas an HD-DVD buyer is, because that is why they bought the player. There are no games on HD-DVD so its buyers are picking up more movies. The PS3 in the long run will give Blu-ray a great advantage in an installer base, but as of now, those numbers are like any facts. You can spin them how you want to make a point. So, go ahead fanboys and spin... just keep in mind this is a DVD format article.
Then standard DVD wins, hands down!
I've read that the image quality is supposed to be equal - even that HD-DVD is marginally better.
However, if I was your average Joe off the street, walking into my local Best Buy and checking out the two displays, the Blu-Ray was clearly superior. For whatever reason - bad cables, a less worthy TV, the HD-DVD demo picture looked just like the other TVs in the "TV section" going through their display loop.
The Blu-Ray had the "wow" factor - the picture was amazing - brilliant.
Again, I'm not saying which is actually better - I'm just saying what I observed at retail - and regardless of whatever someone reads - I could see someone coming it to the store with the intention of getting HD-DVD and leaving with Blu-Ray based on what I saw.
this is all well and good for blue ray but the thing is the average joe tends to get set in his ways for a lot longer than the gaming community who have to adopt a new format every 4 years look how long vhs went for they only got phased out 1.5 years ago and DVD only became the norm about 3 years ago so sony where right to included blue ray in the ps3 if they think their console will last 8-10 years by then microsoft and nintie will bring out the xbox 360 2 and WII 2 with blue ray in it as the norm. microsoft and nintendo where right not to included hd dvd or blue ray when it wont be cost effective or the norm for about 3-4 years. the uk doesn't switch over to digtal and full HD broadcasting till 2012 and about 1% of the uk have HD TVs. blue ray and hd dvd is pointless with out that. DVD has 3-4 years left in it so blue ray will be gathering dust till. put it simple 5 dvds for 30 quid or 2 blue ray dvds and a whole load of kit worth about 1.2 grand to watch them.....for the average joe no contest DVD wins Till HD telvision becomes standard.