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MikeRozak · 02-25-2009, 05:32 PM

That might depend on whether you call China the 3rd world. China is one of the major consumers and producers of MMOs at the moment. I don't think India will be far behind.

A few days ago I saw an image of some kids, with their OLPC computers, sitting on the edge of an African airport... because the airport offered free wi-fi! Link:

PCs brought computers to every home in the first world. Netbooks (and smart phones) will bring computers into every home in the rest of the world.

I always thought it was the porn industry that was the first to latch onto new technologies... such as color printing, VHS/Beta, CD-Roms, Internet, etc. :-)

Personally, I think netbooks become a lot more usable for games when you can plug in some 3D headset glasses (and not get motion sickness). You can already get cheap 3D VR glasses for iPods, although I suspect their quality is low.

02-25-2009, 05:32 PM	#5
MikeRozak Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 48	Re: Netbooks: The Next Gaming Platform That might depend on whether you call China the 3rd world. China is one of the major consumers and producers of MMOs at the moment. I don't think India will be far behind. A few days ago I saw an image of some kids, with their OLPC computers, sitting on the edge of an African airport... because the airport offered free wi-fi! Link: PCs brought computers to every home in the first world. Netbooks (and smart phones) will bring computers into every home in the rest of the world. I always thought it was the porn industry that was the first to latch onto new technologies... such as color printing, VHS/Beta, CD-Roms, Internet, etc. :-) Personally, I think netbooks become a lot more usable for games when you can plug in some 3D headset glasses (and not get motion sickness). You can already get cheap 3D VR glasses for iPods, although I suspect their quality is low.