Microsoft’s latest cryptic hardware teaser animation is just a black background, a date,  new logo and has the words “Say Goodbye to Laser” in white.  What does this mean?  We do know that Microsoft has an event scheduled for September 9th in Seattle to unveil their new product line.  Some people are guessing that it’s a new mouse, which is a good guess, but it could very easily be something even more impressive. When I first saw the ad, I wondered if it had something to do with digital downloads.  I guess we’ll find out soon enough…

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RewiredMind.com recently posted an article titled ‘6 Reasons … Why The Wii Isn’t The Industry’s Saviour’. I’ve certainly been flamed by Nintendo fanboys in the past for my thoughts on the Wii as I am sure this site will. The list isn’t too bad as I agree that the Wii isn’t the industry’s saviour. I also didn’t know the industry needed one. The video game industry is one of the few areas of business that’s practically recession proof at this time. We’ll also never see a day where one platform saves gaming as a whole. It’s all about options, and I’m personally satisfied with the available consoles this generation. Here’s their list and my responses:

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Today we present our list of ten things we at Kezins.com think the PCGA should do to make the PC a better gaming platform.

Since it is the purpose of their very existence, we think it’s urgent that they actually do something before the whole thing goes up in smoke. The whole thing comes down to two important factors: compatibility and scalability.

The absolute strongest factor the PC has going for it as a platform is its customization abilities. You should be able to choose what you want to get out of your gaming experience.

The problem today is, that if you’re not constantly at the top, you’re essentially missing out on most games features. The software is always out stepping the hardware that is at a reasonable price, and therefor a lot of consumers get screwed over by incredible screenshots and large portions of a game that reasonable priced hardware can’t take advantage of until another year or two.

But it is about pleasing everyone. You should get what you pay for, but you should not be left out if you can’t afford the latest of the greatest from Intel, AMD or Nvidia.

Without further ado, this is the list the PCGA should have had on their first press release:

1. Auto update drivers – Average Joe should not have to scratch his head, wondering why his system won’t run a game, just to find out that his drivers aren’t up to date. Therefore, automatic updates of drivers should be mandatory for all hardware developers

2. Scalability – In the pc gaming world, developers often talk about scalability. As you want the technology to advance, you also want the consumers to feel they can actually play the game with their fairly mid-range system.

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