I'm already in love with it! The idea is noble. But, the idea of open systems has always been (in part) to stick it to the corporate types, hasn't it been? And now a problem develops... we all know what happens to open systems. First they proliferate, then someone write some network-based software for it and before you know it we have a social network / game center running here, especially as these things will have WiFi in it. So the next thing is to have open game centers and game stores that have copies of your credit card number. And anyone can write games for it. Yeah, even nefarious one. Ones that will use your personal data and credit card info and online account details for all kinds of wrong reasons. And how is all this going to be stopped? You can only stop it by creating a closed system, one where developers and the process of sales, approvals, etc are controlled. But by creating a system that attempts to eliminate all the controls you are also creating a society without rules. That simply won't work.
Yes, all the open-system lovers will get it, but as soon as word about the threats spread and the viruses and worms and the fact that you'll have to run some kind of malware protection system on your gaming console will it really have such a bright future still?
/Sits in the corner, just wondering.
