Topics created by Ross

Not a new medium, but I won't be surprised if we get finished game products that include Dreams in the credits, like "music made in Dreams" or "assets made in Dreams." Just like you'd get a mention of SpeedTree in the credits of some games. I also won't be surprised at things like "check out what Hideo Kojima made in Dreams" happening once it's out on the market. But still, not enough to become a new medium though.

I think a lot of the success of the Switch comes down to its portability appealing to people who grew up with Nintendo games and systems. So many people who I went to school with who have long since stopped gaming have picked up the Switch because they know it allows them to play Nintendo titles on the go without them feeling second tier like traditional Nintendo handheld console titles. Also it has one of the strongest year one line ups of games I have ever seen.

I honestly think anyone seriously hoping for a new handheld from Sony are going to be disappointed, but I'm not gonna be upset about it or anything. I like my Vita, but I probably wouldn't buy another one.

I'm loving the discussions you all are bringing to the table so let me respond and add a bit more. First I think it's worth taking a look at the release history of consoles to have some reference as to what I'm more interested in. A quick google search pulled up this from wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_video_game_console_releases . We could compare this "mid-gen" console release(Switch/PRO/Scorpio) to the more aggressive era of SEGA. However, I feel that it is really quite unique what's happening. For all three (Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft) to be releasing consoles at this time is not a coincidence. From what I can see Sony would have been fine without releasing the PRO and so would the gaming industry. I'm extremely excited to see what Scorpio has to offer but again Microsoft would be fine without it (even being behind Sony) and will probably take a huge loss on it. Nintendo though, they really needed something. I believe the Switch was already in development as a handheld and became their solution to that something. EZA has indeed spoken in great length about all three of these consoles but they have yet to touch on the question I presented which is why I have reached out to the community as suggested by EZA. Also, in response to the idea that PC's are a concern for consoles I will simply state that PC's are doing worse and worse each year and have been for some time. Video gaming is the one industry that is keeping custom PC's alive. Proprietary instead of standardized hardware is what the majority of the tech industry would prefer. I've worked in various areas of this industry for many years and owned/operated a startup focused on custom computing so please have some consideration for my words surrounding this topic. I have an enormous amount of respect for EZA and this community which is why I would sincerely love to hear EZA's and the community's response to what I question. Again I'd like to thank all of you who have taken the time to read/respond to this post and as always Love and Respect. -Ross