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