Welcome to Coffee Talk! Let’s start off the day by discussing whatever is on your (nerd chic) mind. Every morning I’ll kick off a discussion and I’m counting on you to participate in it. If you’re not feelin’ my topic, feel free to start a chat with your fellow readers and see where it takes you. Whether you’re talking about videogames, that tool in the Final Fantasy XIII release date announcement video, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper’s return to MSG, or helping me find a new coffee company (part II), Coffee Talk is the place to do it.
There are certain things you can expect each console generation — better graphics, enhanced sound, less money in your bank account, etc. Every now and then, a key feature is introduced that takes consoles to a new level. It seems quaint now, but the inclusion of DVD in the PlayStation 2 was huge — it turned consoles into devices for movies and games. Microsoft revolutionized online console gaming with Xbox Live. Today’s machines stream movies, browse the web, allow for social networking, and more. While this generation is still going strong and still has several years to go, it’s always fun to think about what’s next.
A few months ago, I wrote about my next-gen console dream: TiVo integration. Consoles are already capable computing machines with hard drives, so adding TiVo to the mix would be a snap. I’d love for one of the “big three” (I don’t care which one) to license TiVo software for their next console. If Microsoft, Nintendo, or Sony announced a partnership with TiVo, I’d cry tears of joy.
I wanted to ask you what your dream features are for the PlayStation 4, Wii 2, and Xbox 720. Do you want more online functionality? Perhaps one-button pizza ordering? A wave motion cannon? Leave a comment and let me know (please)!
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Just give me 1080p and anti-aliasing. Although the current gen is capable of them, they can't use them to their fullest which is necessary on a 1080p tv. I can play last gen games on my pc that look better than most current gen games simply because I can set them to 1080p with 18x + anti-aliasing.
Cmon, I can't believe that I am late to a party where no one has played this…
You can dance if you want to…
Everybody Wang Chung tonight.
@n8r
livin la vida loca
Now that I've read the comments;
you stumbled in and bumped you're head, if not for me then you'd be dead
I guess the DVR feature is the only thing that's left that could be added to the next gen consoles.
I want to put Mmm Bop in your heads.
good wireless N gaming alternative here. $20 cheaper than the MS one and will upgrade your current PS3 internal G to N. definitely a smart buy for anyone rocking a wireless N network
http://gear.ign.com/articles/104/1045508p1.html
@rrod
thats hard cause no one knows any lyrics to that song, mmbop, do wop scribby al do wop
or something
There used to be a show on Nickelodeon when I was a kid that featured a "Fast Forward" machine that a kid could write in and have made available to them for one school day. I need one of those right now for work. Can't remember the name of the show (I want to say it was Not Just News).
@larcenous
I'd just settle for a beer or 10
@Smartguy – I feel like my man card should be revoked for saying this, but I really don't like beer. I have probably one of the most horrid taste pallets in the history of mankind, but I have 0 taste for liquors. Most counter that you drink for the buzz, but if it tastes like ass the entire time, that buzz just isn't worth it to me. I'll gladly settle for a pepsi or 10 though lol.
@larcenous
N8R doesn't drink either. You two can share the Pepsi or whatever. It's cool though lol.
@rpad the one button pizza ordering idea isnt too far off considering you can order pizza hut with an iphone app, but also i believe it is Comcast who has an option to order Dominoes from your tv with your remote. all from your couch. its not very widely used actually, but the technology is there.
1. I would love to have like a Reebok-like web-site where you could fully customize the colors-hard drive-capabilities-operating systems-etc. and they send to your house exactly the way you want it. It would be a nice change.
2. A fly-ass easy bake oven would make any system better, IMO
@LarcenousLaugh How about wine?
@N8R That's awesome about Jani Lane. I use to serenade girls with "Heaven" on acoustic guitar. Totally worked back in the day.
@thundercracker My friend @jpkmets and I actually know some of lyrics to "Mmmm Bop". We used to play it on the jukebox when we wanted people to leave the bar. The Forrest Gump Suite by Alan Silvestri was more effective.
@LarcenousLaugh
I don't drink either. Why Pepsi though, ICB Cream Soda is the best!
Yeah, well, the only think missing from the PS3 is the sandwich-grilling capabilities we were promised at a Sony press conference last year that took place in my head. Aside from that, the Xbox should have wireless integrated next time around and Nintendo should work on a better online interface or any other system besides the dreaded "friend code" garbage they have now. Always room for improvement, game console manufacturers. Listen to your damn followers to make a better product, please.
And while you guys are off topic; how about this one:
867-5309
I know you guys are going to hate me for that one.
-M
Songs that suck when they get stuck in your head hmm..
Cranberries – Zombie (just the chorus) Zombay, Zombay, Zombay ay ay ay ay.
I love you you love me…
John Jacob Jingle Heimer Schmidt….
C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E S-O-N-G SONG C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E S-O-N-G SONG
Who's Clues, Blue's Clues….
This is the song that never ends it goes on and on….
Love me love me, say that you love me
I fell asleep for a while, but i see the horrible song thing is still going strong. My sincere apologies to everyone who read these.
Little miss, Little miss, Little miss, Little miss can't be wrong.
@ R Pad
Heaven is a good one for the list. I met him at NAMM one year and my friend had known him for years. He knows all those old hair metal guys, it's sick. I hear that Warrant has a new singer now that's apparently much better than Jani ever was.
Love is like oxygen. (youtube it if you have to)
When there's something strange in the nabor hood, who ya' gonna call?
@ Sandrock
I don't mean to make fun of a spelling error, but Nabor hood sounds like Gomer Pyle in the ghetto.
@N8R
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96jFtzVa80A
@thundercrackerhttp:
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTJgk0HFqw
@N8R Yeah, Jani was never that good. Actually, the band was never that good. I loved all that hair metal stuff back in the day, but Living Color showed me how real musicians rock.
@ R Pad
I saw Living Color back in '89 with the Rolling Stones at the now gone 3 Rivers Stadium. Great show that was.
Just wanted to point out that Sony already made a TiVo+PS2. It was called the PSX but was only available in Japan and apparently didn't do very well.
I'm guessing that hurts the odds it will return soon.