Author Topic: DISCover (Read 2206 times)

TinyGrasshopper · « **on:** May 22, 2004, 09:28:52 AM »

This is looking to be the real all-purpose choice for a PC-console. It's basically a PC with a Windows Media Center style front-end, and it just uses scripts to run the game's installation as necessary without you having to install yourself, and additional scripts for any new games have to be downloaded. The installation remains on the system, and is removed as the hard drive fills up. It can therefore work old games, as well without any fees, and basically do what a pc-console should, and it has TiVO capapbilities and DVD playback. The vendors for it give various peripherals like the gamepad and the steering wheel i think, and the cost matches the hardware. I don't know anything about it's networking capapbilities.
It's just too cool. Finally you can show someone a game, wihtout the PC-gaming patience of installation.
What would make it perfect is if it were available as a cheap program for a regular PC that would allow it to be placed on any machine

Carigamers · « **on:** May 22, 2004, 09:28:52 AM »

strongton · « **Reply #1 on:** May 22, 2004, 10:33:39 AM »

with pc games there are always patches and drivers to dowload

TinyGrasshopper · « **Reply #2 on:** May 22, 2004, 01:56:27 PM »

well, one complaint against pc games is that they have to be installed. this tries to do away with that. i suppose that since it's meant to be played like a console, it'll always use the out-of-box version of the game. i'm not sure if it means that you can't install updates though

Flippant · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2004, 06:10:51 PM »

the killer app here is that it can replace you pvr and dvd playback devices. and it works with games you already own, unlike the phantom.
but the base version looking too weak to run latest games ($299 US i think)
and the 'power' version from alienware is $3000!
what de hell? a console for $3000? i can buy 4 modded xbox and a dozen games each for them to play with that!

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2004, 07:31:50 PM »

lol

the $3000 unit will shut up the "my console better than your pc" men at the very least.

Carigamers · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2004, 07:31:50 PM »

TinyGrasshopper · « **Reply #5 on:** May 23, 2004, 06:10:06 PM »

i suppose we can just hope that some supplier builds an inbetween system, sooner or later. well, they had better

Carigamers · « **Reply #5 on:** May 23, 2004, 06:10:06 PM »

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