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[Jack Videogames]

Somebody give this guy gold!

What's great is that previously I told GPT that I wanted to modernize the design of the dreamcast for a Dreamcast 2 and this is what it came with - I told it to use this design for the ad but no, it almost reverted to the classic one. Why improve on perfection.

 

[WilliamSBirkin]

I wouldn't mind an Amiga Computer with ps5pro spec, and using Workbench

 

[Comfortgel]

I already have it.

 

[Melfice7]

Not a modern console with pc parts solded together but exotic hardware with the sole purpose of gaming, and obviously the will to make EXCLUSIVES specifically for that hardware

free online, with option of subscriptions, as psn was during ps3

 

[ssringo]

Remember the PCs that had a floppy drive, cd drive, etc all front mounted? Like that except with the internal hardware. True plug n play without all the cable management.

 

[cireza]

A handheld with a square screen with resolution 160x160, a good Dpad, a Start button and 2 or 3 other buttons.
4096 colors, 4 palettes of 16 colors, 2 background layers + 1 sprite layer + 1 window layer. No limitation of sprite per scanline.
A large VRAM to be comfortable to develop for, same for the SRAM. A fast video-processor. A good CPU, M68000 for example. No real idea about sound, something decent with 6 channels at least. A FM Synth would be cool.

Kind of a mix of the MegaDrive and the Game Gear.

 

[protonion]

- Hardware by Cerny
- Next generation cartridge. Patches are copied in the cartridge for ultimate preservation.
- Mandatory 60 fps. No other mode.
- Forbid any kind of microtransactions except for free to play games
- Quality assurance. Current stores are filled with trash.
- Powerful game maker tool in the os for allowing anyone to make games. Second store for user made games.

 

[Zannegan]

Honestly? Something off the wall. I love it when companies push the boundaries in terms of hardware and especially inputs, and then actually supports their innovations.

To that end:

• A portable hardware puck with a good battery, in all respects a portable console BUT bigger with a focus on wireless casting rather than a built in screen. Dockable, with dual power profiles like the Switch.
• One-handed default controllers, each with half of the full suite of inputs (or innovative replacements a la a scrolling bumper) and best in class inside-out tracking.
• For the display, the option to choose between a purpose-built low-latency dummy screen that docks to the controllers handheld-style, a traditional console wired HDMI connection via the dock, OR (and this is the big gimmick) wireless video streaming to basically anything with a screen, including the ability to stream to multiple screens at once for multiplayer. And since we're dreaming, an optional 3D visor glasses for portability and privacy--wired or not.

That's my dream device (today at least, tomorrow might be something different). The only problem is your stipulation that it has to be a company other than the established hardware makers putting this device out. I'd have WAY too little faith to trust a new player to deliver on the hardware's promise. It would have to come from one of the big three or Valve, or maybe a legacy player with strong IP like Sega, before I could have confidence that non-standard features would be supported

 

[diffusionx]

What's great is that previously I told GPT that I wanted to modernize the design of the dreamcast for a Dreamcast 2 and this is what it came with - I told it to use this design for the ad but no, it almost reverted to the classic one. Why improve on perfection.

"hit the X button"
"no the other one"

 

[EverydayBeast]

 

[Super Lemon Drop]

 

[yogaflame]

My dream console

 

[TheDreadLord]

I'd gladly pay a premium for a modern recreation of 32-bit era consoles… especially if it uses FPGA and comes with all the bells and whistles.

 

[EverydayBeast]

N64 mini

 

[powder]

The Dreamcast with N64 controller that has integrated Fleshlight, and instead of rumble motor it has a convection weed vaporizer which you can hit if you put your mouth on the sipper where the right shoulder button would be

 

[Ozzie666]

An upgraded GBA console based entirely on 2D pixel gaming with cartridges and physical media. Maybe a home console version with mini-cd roms or takes cartridges as well. OLED screen and controllers suited for Capcom, SNK and other set-ups. GBA/Evercade type deal with new games.

But tile based advanced 2D designed system with all the bells and whistles, scaling, mode 7, transperancies, etc etc.

 

[kevboard]

as for hardware, I don't really care as long as it has a fast CPU, a decent GPU and a decent SSD.
I care more about how it would be managed in terms of quality control.

so, my dream console would do the following:

Free Online MP,

Homebrew Mode that starts a different environment where nothing can interfere with the normal mode (similar to Xbox dev mode but free and easy to use),

Controller with 3 shoulder buttons on each side, 2 bumpers, 1 trigger, similar to how 8bitdo and Razer do it, but useable by devs not just for rebinding existing buttons,

Gyro and accelerometer as well,

NOW FOR THE IMPORTANT ONES THAT NOONE WOULD NEVER HAVE THE GUTS TO ACTUALLY ENFORCE:
1: A zero tolerance policy that disallows games being patched before launch and for 4 weeks after launch... so from sending in the gold master to a month after launch, the game could not be touched by the devs unless they withdraw it and delay. why? so that publishers actually have to care about releasing a finished game! rushed a game out? well, too bad, now you're fucked for a month! have fun with your refund requests suckers!

2: A zero tolerance policy at making sure that retail games are fully functional on disc and playable offline. this works in tandem with the previous policy of course. no additional download is allowed to be required, and a GOTY edition and similar releases need to also have all the advertised content on disc, download codes are 100% banned from retail boxes.

3: Games are required to target 60fps at an internal resolution that is not allowed to fall below 1080p. additional 30fps modes are allowed, but the 60fps mode would go through a quality check during validation to check that the average performance doesn't go below 58fps on multiple 3min long gameplay samples taken from different points of the game at random, while also not being allowed to be below 50fps for more than 1 second at any point. the 60fps mode would also need to be the default in each game. anything above 60fps would of course be allowed as well, but also not at anything below 1080p.
for people who say this is too much to ask... no it isn't, VR games on closed platforms follow a similar standard already.

these last 3 would never happen as no company would have the balls to try it. they'd be scared to miss out on ports because publishers wouldn't play ball...
which is why it's a dream console that will never become reality...
well, unless there's another, this time worldwide, video game crash. maybe if that happened a company would try to establish some standards to make sure there's not too much trash flooding the market.

 

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Dream console would be going back to 2000 and the PS2 launches with Xbox Live and achievements .

 

[BlackTron]

- Hardware by Cerny
- Next generation cartridge. Patches are copied in the cartridge for ultimate preservation.
- Mandatory 60 fps. No other mode.
- Forbid any kind of microtransactions except for free to play games
- Quality assurance. Current stores are filled with trash.
- Powerful game maker tool in the os for allowing anyone to make games. Second store for user made games.

I want both a ROM and writable area on the cart so your hard copy isn't at the mercy of permanently changing from updates. Also a good place for save files. But if those same saves could be copied on console storage and memory card/USB drives, that would be good.

So when you lend a RPG to your friend you are not paranoid about his little brother deleting your main save, or better, having your whole game traded in.

Maybe download games, including user made ones, could be optionally stored on carts like how Nintendo used to have rewritable NES carts for kiosks.

I just like the idea of moving and sharing ready-to-play games without having to move a whole system. We used to do it all the time. For example if I want to play Smash with all my unlocked characters the closest thing we have is hoping you already have a dock connected so I can hot swap my whole system as if it were a game cartridge. This is the most convenient best-case scenario of a portable console now. In the past just a copy of the game and/or memory card was required if someone already had the same system. Of course the real hurdle is DRM. I guess the dream console wouldn't have any, lol

 

[Trilobit]

Playstation 2 2.0. Successors to PS2's best games made by the original developers and teams. With next-gen graphics.

 

[BlackTron]

Playstation 2 2.0. Successors to PS2's best games made by the original developers and teams. With next-gen graphics.

You're gonna need the Infinity Gauntlet for that one, but not bad.

 

[Fess]

An open gaming focused computer. With joysticks!
Amiga 2

 

[Hohenheim]

Hardware picked by me to get performance where I want, chassis picked by me to make it look cool, free online and cloud saves, support for 240hz 4K, freedom to use whatever controller and keyboard/mouse I want.
Possible to play almost every game ever released on previous consoles, and PC classics.
Having old console games like Snes, gamecube, ps1,ps2 etc in a nice looking library along with new games.
Not having to compromise on fidelity and resolution to get high fps.

That's my dream console, and it's also my PC.

Only thing that would be added in this scenario is Nintendo putting their new games on PC day 1.

 

[nnytk]

Capcom and FromSoft and Monolith and Atlus teaming together and getting massive budget and increase in hired talent to create all of their dream games. Day one on PC and the new console.

That would be a dream console... or dream scenario.

OR

GameFreak collaborates with the best indie devs in the field to create a new pocket oled gameboy with mostly exclusive Pokemon games that are a natural evolution of the original Gameboy games. 99 metacritic titles ensured. GBA era reborn. But even better. Binding of Isaac 2 and Zelda are huge on this platform.

 

[Paasei]

So basically a high-end PC.

 

[cireza]

An absolute masterpiece

 

[BlackTron]

GameFreak collaborates with the best indie devs in the field to create a new pocket oled gameboy

I think GameFreak would be much more comfortable with this.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Shaped like an Egg.

Floats while in use.

Not sure about the other details ATM.

 

[BlackTron]

N64 mini

Analogue 3D

 

[RagnarokIV]

We are never getting anything like this and I'm so glad I was there. Gamerscore, everyone having mics, so many good games, so many active multiplayer games. So fucking good.

Incredible time for gaming and not to mention UI has gone down the shitter since Blades

 

[Business]

The steam deck is already close to being this machine, the dream being having more powerful hardware so it can run modern games and emulate more modern consoles better.

 

[Hyet]

1. Made by mandate of the World Hegemon, absoulute ruler of all Eatrh nations to ensure the leisure of mankind
2. All videogames are exclusive to it, as mandated by divine decree
3. Has a disc drive capable of reading all disk and a morphing cartridge tray that can read all game cartridges.
4. Can access Steam, Playstation Store, Xbox Store, eShop.
5. Can't acess Epic Games Store because they forgot about it.
6. It's backwards compatible with just about everything. It's also natively forward compatible with everything, because i you try to replace it you will be judged for treason and shot.
7. It's a hybrid console, so you can take it on the go if you want. The battery is powered by extracting energy from a paralell slave dimension populated only by Hitlers so there's no noticeable performance between docked and handheld play and is 200% ethical.
8. Online is free because the internet is a human right now (Hitler dimension doesn't has internet, for example)
9. Sadly Rock Band instruments aren't compatible. Sorry.
10. PEGI and the ESRB are reformed into the Performance Inquisition. If a developer tries to release a game for this console that doesn't perform ideally, they get torched. It's a feature of the console because it's mentioned in the back of the box.
11. No game achievements, the real achievement is the console itself
12. Power: "you will say WOW"
13. 199,99 eur/USD, 600 CAD
14. Launches with Viewtiful Joe 3.

 

[drganon]

 

[nnytk]

I think GameFreak would be much more comfortable with this.

It would also print money tbh!