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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1. DVR functionality
2. Choice between disc or digital download (excluding arcade titles)
3. Built in wireless (MS)
4. Keyboard and mouse support for titles (usb plugs, not proprietary)
5. Debut under $400
I've always been a fan of customization. I'd like to be able to tweak the characters in my games to look how I want them to look in all aspects. I want to put my face on Niko Bellic or Nathan Drake. Stuff like that.
I'd like to see motion controls take a backseat to reading my thoughts. That way, the soundtrack to the game I'm playing could be the song stuck in my head… which wouldn't always be a good thing… but still cool.
A toaster oven integration would be nice… and something that makes going to the bathroom less distracting from the game. I'm sick of wearing Depends while I'm gaming (joke).
I want MMO's to be even more expansive and immersible. I truly would like to step into new universes.
Other than that, this might do the trick:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbStPjz8Hq0
Maybe the song stuck in my head is a horrendous idea. Right now, The Pina Colda song would be on a perpetual loop with half the words being mumbled.
"If you like Pina Coladas…. and getting caught in the rain.
Bum bum bum bum, bum bum bum bum"
God forbid I would ever hear Who Let The Dogs Out ever again. (Now you all have that stuck in your heads…ha… ha)
i would like games to recognize any word you type and convert it to in game voice
(create a player on nba2k10 and give it your last name, and have a team based on yourself and a few friends)
MASSIVE hard drives (10 tbs at least)
oh and dvr functionality!! damn im original
coffee talk trivia
the nfl just released its list of most popular jerseys (most sold) so far this year
who topped the list?
youll never guess who 2nd
@ Thundercracker
I would assume it's the team with the largest and best fanbase in the world. You know, the one with 6 Lombardi trophies.
Refer to my Gravatar if the hints weren't enough
@n8r
i meant which individual player has the most popular jersey
and no its not a steeler
@ Thundercracker
Hmmm… my first guess would be his holiness Peyton Manning… or that bastard Favre.
@ Thundercracker
Now, I cheated. Logical second guess wins over initial reasoning.
@N8R
"Ice Ice Baby"
Payback is a bitch.
@Thundercracker
1. Favre
2. AP?
The Wii 2 needs to have more affordable cheaply made games, I am just not really seeing this market being filled. Also they need to make some kind of plastic peripheral that the controller snaps into but won't really add anything to the game.
The PS4 needs to slow down the time it takes to update the games and the console because sometimes I don't feel like actually playing the game online right when I turn my console on. Sometimes my internet connection starts to feel lonely and Needs a 138mb patch downloaded over the next 4 hours.
The Xbox720 accessories have become too affordable and I don't feel like I am getting quality products anymore because I am not paying enough for them. MS needs to be more realistic about their pricing models on those huge hard drives and wifi adapters. I mean really the general public knows that a lot of time and effort went into putting the newest technology and the largest harddrives into those plastic enclosures and that this new thing called WiFi has yet to take off and MS is make a huge investment by taking a chance with it so why not charge even more for it. Also I am glad I can't just go around and easily stick any old hard drive into my 360, my console is monogamous to MS. And I am glad I can't use the internet on my 360 also, no porn on my machine.
Other than those few minor things I can't tell the future and the next console gen is far enough off we will probably all be wrong.
@ Smartguy
That 4 Non Blondes song.
@N8R
That one Ace of Base song
@ Smartguy
I'll have you know, I'm crackin' up over here.
Whoomp There It Is,
@smartguy
yeah favre is number 1
way off on number 2
heres a hint
so how do you feel about the game winning interception?
uh thats not what i asked
yes
@n8r
roxette-shes got the look
god damn gta commerical
@thundercracker
Cutler??
@n8r
whats gonna work? TEAMWORK
whats gonna work? TEAMWORK
wonderpets ftw
no dude, cutler is number 8
number 2 plays for someone in heres favorite team, but not yours, and obviously not mine!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!
@N8R
Good comeback. Hard to beat….
"she's my cherry pie"
@ Thundercracker
Don't make me quote The Wiggles.
also a defensive player (and a VERY good one)
someone should ask this guy why hes always gotta be so defensive about stuff
this one has been in my head for a while now
ahem
I AM A REAL AMERICAN, FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF EVERY MAN.
damn hulk hogan, that song seriously wont leave my head
@ Smartguy
I actually have Jani Lane's personal email… he gave it to me.
Mama's got the magic of Clorox 2.
that geico commercial with the cavemen who go to the bowling alley
they play that 3 doors down song, that song also tends to get stuck in my head
great commercial though. Im that guy who cant get enough of those god damn cavemen
@thundercracker
I could keep making guesses, but I'll let the other person throw one out.
@N8R
I feel like chicken tonight…like chicken tonight
@smartguy
hes a steeler and he has beautiful hair
DVR functionality would be awesome. I guess keyboard functionality for some games would be good as someone mentioned but wouldn't work in FPS unless you want keyboard/mouse people to have a staggering advantage over controllers. I'm thinking more RTS but again in MP it doesn't really work.
HDD wise I'd like to see large hard drives as well. there's no reason each console shouldn't be able to handle all of my music, movies, TV, and photos in addition to DVR functionality. I'd also like to see more video playback options from the next PS. it doesn't currently support most of my video encoding (that's a simple media software update)
I'd like to see MS move to Bluetooth but I'd rather keep the batteries on the outside of the
controller as is. I'd also like to see a redesigned option for the next PS controller or the ability to interchange any bluetooth controller for both consoles.
MS, wireless network support should be built in and please drop the proprietary HDD.
game wise I would like to see scenery play more of a part in games, such as more destructible environments in the next gen, a lot of games this gen are really pretty but it's a pretty that you can see and not necessarily touch. immersion can disappear quickly when you toss a grenade on a table and nothing happens. I've been really impressed with physics, shadows and lighting this gen and can only hope for more next time around.
@thundercracker
ever since he started doing those damn shampoo commercials he reminds me of MIke Tyson. Tough physical guy….wimpy ass voice.
@ Smartguy
Tou f'n che! You've actually had me since Ace of Base.
F-R-E-E that spells free, credit report .com baby!
@slicky – good point about the next PS. they've got to lower the time it takes to download updates and install, they could take a lesson from the 10 second XBL game updates that are optional if you don't want to play online that day.
also peer to peer download should be out the window. it took me a whole day to download the MGS MP demo which I played for about 30 minutes
@n8r
jesus christ, those commercials get me too. Sadly, i can recite any of them for you
@N8R
"been spending most our lives, livin in the gangstas' paradise"
i have got that song on repeat now in my head. curse myself !!
@ Thundercracker
Tell me about it. It's like the Big Mac song for the new millennium.
@smartguy
i tend to get "amish paradise" stuck in my head more than ganstas paradise
@thundercracker
I keep picturing that black guy who did the chorus from the song. he was all sweaty and it was the only thing he did in the song. T-Pain before T-Pain.
@ Smartguy and Thundercracker
Bare in mind my original point. These would be the soundtracks to our games if they could read our minds.
Bird is the word.
@N8R
I consider your last contribution a headshot lol.
i want you to want me.
@ Smartguy
I love me some Cheap trick, especially those first 2 albums. I'm still laughing my ass off about Ace of Base. I totally forgot they existed until you brought it up.
You take 'em good, you take 'em bad. You take 'em both, and there you have The Facts Of Life.
I THINK I LOVE YOU SO WHAT AM I SO AFRAID OF
on a totally unrelated note, i wish i could think of a song that gets stuck in my head
One more before I head off to business law v.
"i was made for loving you baby, you were made for loving me" Gotta love the Kissco
Worst thread ever.
@ Thundercracker
Believe me, no you don't.
@N8R
what reminded me of ace of base was about ten years ago a group of my friends and I were heading out to a ball game. the friend who was driving us had a blazer with a really nice sound system. when you flipped through his cd binder it was nothing but gangster rap…until tucked in the back…he had an ace of base cd. guess which one got put in?? it still gets to me today.
@ Smartguy
That sounds like it made the list of worst memories ever.
1) Losing Grandma
2) Katrina
3) stuck in car with Ace of Base.
You guys are awesome! Thanks for the laughs!
ace of base actually had several hits
one of those early to mid 90s bands that bring back crazy memories for me, along with bel biv devoe,paula abdul, wilson phillips and such
someday somebodys gonna make you wanna turn around and say goodbye..thats all i can remember from wilson phillips
I get knocked down, but i get up again. You're never gonna keep me down.
@n8r
you hit it spot on actually.
Any smashmouth song.