Unlocking PSP's

Recently, computer hackers have found a new way to enable PSP's to play unofficial disks/ movies and to write their own programs. The main culprits are internet hackers Noobz, Team C+D, and a group led by PSP hacker Dark Alex. Sony are coming down hard on these hackers, but why? All they want to do is personalise their consoles more than usual, I believe that the main reason that companies like Sony are hugley against this is that they don't earn out of it. Should they really care that much? These people have paid for their PSP's, so its their property and they should be able to do what they wish with it. To read up on this, visit this link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6397797.stm

Console Wars

A new generation of consoles is at war, and once again its Nintendo, with the Wii, Playstation with the PS3 and Xbox with the Xbox 360. Currently the 360 is leading, with 10.4 million units shifted, but the 360 has been released considerably longer which obviously will make a difference. Followed by the Nintendo Wii with 4.4 millions units sold. More would have been sold, but the console hasnt been released long and there is a shortage, with thousands of people still waiting to get theirs. And 3rd, the PS3, but as it hasnt been released everywhere yet its not a fair number. The PS3 has sold 1.26 million, but at the price of £425 for the 60 gigabyte model its hardly surprising. Visit this link for sales figures of these and other consoles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_console_sales

Real Human faces in games 'next year'?

Super-realistic games which could feature REAL human faces are said to be at the most 2 years away by top game developers. At the current stage, games are said to be nearly real, but not. They are nearly there, and advancing all the time. One of the next stages in putting real faces into games is putting acurate human emotions into the action. Adding proper human emotions into the games will bring the player into the game even more, making them feel what the games charcter feels. For more info visit : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6376479.stm

Death to Joy pads?

The Nintendo Wii, as we all know, no longer uses joy pads as controllers. Nintendo have 'entered the next generation of gaming' and now the main controllers for their consoles are 'The Wii Remote' and 'The Nunchuck', although classic themed joy pads are still available. The Wii remote is shaped like a T.V remote, and for good reason, as many of the games for the Wii involve pointers, which you move by moving the remote. They can be used as aimers for guns or any other weapon. This also enables the remote to be held like many other things .e.g. golf club, tennis racket, boxing glove etc. The remote also has a wrist strap as players can get carried away and if they where to loose their grip on the remote someone could get hurt. The Nunchuck plugs into the Wii remote and has the analogue stick for movement and 2 other buttons on it. They are conected via a long wire, enabling lots of movement between them for such games as boxing, where each control represents a boxing glove. These features involve the game player more than ever before, bringing them into the gaming experience in new and exciting ways, and off course, as most games require alot of movement, playing the Wii could be considered a form of exercise. So the change from Joy Pad controls, in my eyes is a good one, but there are times when joy pads are needed, so I feel both should be available. Any thoughts?