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