So I saw this really funny commercial on TV for some thingy called GameTap. So I did some research. I highly suggest you read this.
With all the consoles creating worse and worse platform wars [online gaming and powerful visuals] between fanboys who sneer at the PC's "obvious obsoleteness," this GameTap program is an answer to the question of how PCs can keep up their powerful reign. Not THE answer, but not a bad one.
Now, I imagine it wouldn't be too hard to obtain many of the games on their current list illegally. However, I can definitely imagine the list growing bigger and bigger and including more and more games from more and more platforms. But, then again, I imagine alot of things. One of them is GameTap having Viewtiful Joe on the PC so I can record my viewtiful fights to the HD (nevermind the fact that I can already do this). Or Ninja Gaiden. OR, ZOMG, SEGA SATURN GAMES. You know you would totally be sold too, if they had Saturn Games. And I wouldn't put it past them to somehow get a hold of Guardian Heroes.
But of course they'll need more pull factors than just games. And that's where their Media comes in. I'm not exactly sure on the details, but I think basically they have exclusive shows and sketches about video games, and they possess some kind of power to take video game-related excerpts from other shows. Like these, for example:
I have high hopes for this GameTap thingymabobber.
With all the consoles creating worse and worse platform wars [online gaming and powerful visuals] between fanboys who sneer at the PC's "obvious obsoleteness," this GameTap program is an answer to the question of how PCs can keep up their powerful reign. Not THE answer, but not a bad one.
Now, I imagine it wouldn't be too hard to obtain many of the games on their current list illegally. However, I can definitely imagine the list growing bigger and bigger and including more and more games from more and more platforms. But, then again, I imagine alot of things. One of them is GameTap having Viewtiful Joe on the PC so I can record my viewtiful fights to the HD (nevermind the fact that I can already do this). Or Ninja Gaiden. OR, ZOMG, SEGA SATURN GAMES. You know you would totally be sold too, if they had Saturn Games. And I wouldn't put it past them to somehow get a hold of Guardian Heroes.
But of course they'll need more pull factors than just games. And that's where their Media comes in. I'm not exactly sure on the details, but I think basically they have exclusive shows and sketches about video games, and they possess some kind of power to take video game-related excerpts from other shows. Like these, for example:
I have high hopes for this GameTap thingymabobber.
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