1) Will Duke Nukem Forver finally be released?
Does anyone actually care anymore?
2) How many games with 2006/2007 in the title will be released?
The usual EA Games, fifa, tiger woods, nhl etc plus a few others, approx 12 titles I'd guess at.
3) Will the Nintendo Revolution be a revolution.
Yes, a complete new way to play games for a change.
4) In fact at then end of the year, which console will have sold the most, even with XBOX 360 having a head start?
XBOX 360 will of sold the most world wide by the end of 2006, although I'm looking forward to PS3 personally.
5) How powerful will the best graphics card be in Dec 2006 and what other PC enhancements will we be able to buy for a decent (i.e. not ridiculous) price?
Nothing special, just the extra speed at higher resolutions. The current crop will be half the price at the end of the year.
6) Is VoIP going to take off big time and what about Video Phones, the technology is there already.
Nah, who wants to have their PC turned on just to make a phone call? - A seperate cheap box to plug into your router which plugs into your current phone and connects to voip would help so it's not reliant on your PC being switched on.
7) How cheap will HD Plasmas be by next Christmas or will we all be lusting after a new TV technology?
Cheaper, but not fantastically cheap. I can't see any radical new TV technology coming out for a few years yet though.
8) How big will the downloadable games market be and will the "big boys" have pushed most of the indies out?
It'll continue to grow. People like the "get it now" of products.
9) Will Blitx Max's 3D module be out!
Yes, I'm sure it will.
10) Who of us will have made and sold games?
I won't sell any game, but I'll continue to sell apps I write. All being well 2006 will be a good year for me.
11) Who will give up their day job to go full-time indie games developer?
All ready an indie app developer. Mainly contract work, but 2006 is the year I sell apps online.
12) Who'll be using Vista and will they like it?
I'll probably buy it and use it, mainly to make sure my apps works 100% in it.
13) How fast will most people's broadband be and can the Internet cope with the fat bandwidth abuse?
With a bit of luck BT will have upgraded my area to 8mb by then. As far as the "internet" coping, well that depends on the hosting companies and how many cache servers they have to deal with demand.
14) What crappy anti-piracy measures will the big record/movie companies pull out the bag?
I still pray that they'll realise that invasive piracy measures DONT WORK. I wish they'd just stick to "casual" piracy methods so genuine customers don't get stiffed on their buggy measures.
15) How much will piracy of TV programmes increase this year?
As broadband gets more and more common, it'll increase.
Does anyone actually care anymore?
2) How many games with 2006/2007 in the title will be released?
The usual EA Games, fifa, tiger woods, nhl etc plus a few others, approx 12 titles I'd guess at.
3) Will the Nintendo Revolution be a revolution.
Yes, a complete new way to play games for a change.
4) In fact at then end of the year, which console will have sold the most, even with XBOX 360 having a head start?
XBOX 360 will of sold the most world wide by the end of 2006, although I'm looking forward to PS3 personally.
5) How powerful will the best graphics card be in Dec 2006 and what other PC enhancements will we be able to buy for a decent (i.e. not ridiculous) price?
Nothing special, just the extra speed at higher resolutions. The current crop will be half the price at the end of the year.
6) Is VoIP going to take off big time and what about Video Phones, the technology is there already.
Nah, who wants to have their PC turned on just to make a phone call? - A seperate cheap box to plug into your router which plugs into your current phone and connects to voip would help so it's not reliant on your PC being switched on.
7) How cheap will HD Plasmas be by next Christmas or will we all be lusting after a new TV technology?
Cheaper, but not fantastically cheap. I can't see any radical new TV technology coming out for a few years yet though.
8) How big will the downloadable games market be and will the "big boys" have pushed most of the indies out?
It'll continue to grow. People like the "get it now" of products.
9) Will Blitx Max's 3D module be out!
Yes, I'm sure it will.
10) Who of us will have made and sold games?
I won't sell any game, but I'll continue to sell apps I write. All being well 2006 will be a good year for me.
11) Who will give up their day job to go full-time indie games developer?
All ready an indie app developer. Mainly contract work, but 2006 is the year I sell apps online.
12) Who'll be using Vista and will they like it?
I'll probably buy it and use it, mainly to make sure my apps works 100% in it.
13) How fast will most people's broadband be and can the Internet cope with the fat bandwidth abuse?
With a bit of luck BT will have upgraded my area to 8mb by then. As far as the "internet" coping, well that depends on the hosting companies and how many cache servers they have to deal with demand.
14) What crappy anti-piracy measures will the big record/movie companies pull out the bag?
I still pray that they'll realise that invasive piracy measures DONT WORK. I wish they'd just stick to "casual" piracy methods so genuine customers don't get stiffed on their buggy measures.
15) How much will piracy of TV programmes increase this year?
As broadband gets more and more common, it'll increase.