| It's possible that advances in the Windows Mobile | | | | entry was an epiphany of sorts. Mike Calligaro's |
| OS are somewhat dependent on the gaming | | | | Windows Mobile article blog spoke to issues |
| community.We certainly have a few innovations | | | | concerning disparaging Micro$oft detractors who |
| that warrant a robust, stable OS capable of | | | | insist on transposing those dollar signs in the |
| high-level API coding to partake of the best of | | | | middle of the company name.His formula is as |
| the Pocket PC gaming realm.The desktop PC | | | | follows:(Total cost of doing the upgrade) / |
| owes a debt of gratitude to gamers. Unless, of | | | | (number of people who will use it) = (unreasonable |
| course, you think that the user base was doing | | | | price)In essence, he attributes our PDA gaming |
| nothing else but playing with their MS Office apps | | | | community upgrade woes to diseconomies of |
| on a routine basis.The large drive towards | | | | scale, not greed.I agree with Mike's view because |
| hardware and processing power innovation is | | | | the dearth of hardware accelerated Pocket PC |
| driven by folks largely like myself.Video card | | | | games speaks volumes.The newer accelerated |
| manufacturers like ATI and nVidia have been | | | | titles like GeoRally EX are less prevalent than new |
| posting record sales of high-end 3D hardware | | | | software rendered 3D titles like FFRace - Fast |
| acceleration cards for years, with desktop PC | | | | Future Race.Even more revealing the former is |
| gamers more than willing to pony up over $600 | | | | targeted once again towards Axim x50v owners. |
| CDN on the next massively multipipelined | | | | If that in itself doesn't reek of a lack of PDA |
| hardware behemoth.The Windows Mobile world | | | | hardware compliancy, I don't know what does.I've |
| can hardly be called a parallel gaming universe.A lot | | | | dubbed this the PlayStation 2 syndrome: just like |
| of frustration has been thrown Microsoft's way, | | | | the popular gaming console, Pocket PC game |
| largely because of recent developments. The | | | | developers are catching on to making the most |
| hx4700 is a case in point.Hewlett Packard's only | | | | of the programming libraries at hand and |
| VGA display handheld was hampered by a | | | | producing top-notch games that can be used |
| revelation: no Windows Mobile 5.0 upgrade could | | | | from Pocket PC 2002 onwards.With such a broad |
| be issued for this device until the following | | | | compatibility demographic, I've already seen it; |
| spring.You'll find more details on the site regarding | | | | Pocket PC game production is issuing better |
| this upgrade insight.Problem is, the mettle of the | | | | games for common operating systems and is |
| hardcore Pocket PC game community is lacking. A | | | | possible nearing its zenith for quality.If things |
| recent poll off of the IPaqHQ forum site revealed | | | | continue like this it will certainly put a crimp on our |
| that only just over five percent have opted for a | | | | future Windows Mobile |
| Pocket PC with Windows Mobile 5.The greater | | | | ____Damian Julien is a Pocket PC gaming |
| majority is still on WM 2003 Second Edition. The | | | | authority and long time general gaming hobbyist |
| Pocket PC game community has spoken, and by | | | | and reviewer.He is an IT specialist by trade and |
| and large they are satisfied with the game power | | | | has posted numerous articles on Pocket PC |
| harnessed by devices utilizing this brand of | | | | emulators, gaming and trends in the industry. |
| operating system.The Windows Mobile Team Blog | | | | |