Once considered a niche industry, now gaming has become one of the most profitable and important facets of the digital home. But as gaming continues its rise in popularity and more people grow up in a world where thumb sticks and button-mashing reign supreme, it's only a matter of time before gaming takes center stage in the digital home. Just don't expect your sore thumbs to be happy about it.
The digital home in 2013 will see a new breed of consoles that go beyond the Xbox 360/PS3/Wii experience. And although some say that game graphics have little room for improvement, the consoles being fired up in living rooms of the future will certainly feature titles that are far more life-like than ever imagined. As graphics approach photorealism, PC gaming could feel the greatest impact of all.
Until now, PC gaming has been the powerhouse in graphical prowess. More often than not, the best-looking titles -- think Crysis -- haven't been found on consoles. This state of affairs has led some gamers to claim that PCs are simply the best gaming experience available. But as consoles continue to catch up on the graphics and gameplay fronts, there has been a decline in PC gaming. Most analysts predict that there's little chance of that trend slowing down.
In 2013, gaming consoles will be the focal point of many digital homes. Aside from their ability to outshine PC games by then, they will offer HD movie playback and downloads in an attempt to become the centerpiece of any living room. And as the popularity of gaming continues to rise, it'll be even easier to spot a gamer: disheveled, pale, scared of direct sunlight, and constantly trying to justify Hideo Kojima's use of brutally long cutscenes.
Table of contents from the Industry Standard special feature, Ten Technologies from the Digital Home of 2013:
- Introduction: What your future really looks like: The Digital Home of 2013
- 1. The Digital Home of 2013: High-speed telecommunications
- 2. The Digital Home of 2013: It's an HD world
- 3. The Digital Home of 2013: Gaming gets real
- 4. The Digital Home of 2013: Reach out and touch something
- 5. The Digital Home of 2013: Automated home control
- 6. The Digital Home of 2013: Green goes mainstream
- 7. The Digital Home of 2013: Welcome to the cloud
- 8. The Digital Home of 2013: The rise of streaming media
- 9. The Digital Home of 2013: Online distribution of TV, movies
- 10. The Digital Home of 2013: Collaborating across town, and across the world
- Sidebar: The castoff home technologies of 2013?
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WELL ISNT THAT PS3.hd playback and download.real time graphics.
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