But then you want to have backward compatibility so you can play your used games forever.
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Say you want to just sit right in front of your TV and use your set-top-box (STB) to play games on your TV.
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And it will play virtually all of your games.
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However, it will limit your ability to play games from a disc or even watch a movie in nongaming moments while traveling.
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With smart phones, you can take a photo and video, play games, locate your position and do countless of other useful things.
But the iPotty also has an adjustable stand specifically made for mounting an iPad so your child can play games and watch videos while learning to make iDoody.
The game is a cross-play title also, so your saved games on PS3 and PS Vita are shot up into the cloud and can be accessed from either device.
At the project's launch at the Science Museum on Wednesday evening, people were invited to take part in a variety of games - from Play Your Eco-Cards Right to Eco-Snakes and Ladders.
Easy to slip in your pocket or handbag, the ICONIA TAB A110 is just perfect to carry with you at all times to read, to browse, to play games or to plan your day.
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Futuristic Muse brain-sensing headbands let you play thought-controlled games, improve your memory and reduce stress via Bluetooth.
Play acts as your content manager, where both games and applications that you've downloaded reside.
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How about when you play the latest video game on your console or games app on your mobile phone?
Play games at the same level as your co-workers and leave the dirty tricks at home, says Laurie Ruettimann, a human-resources professional from Raleigh, N.
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Outside of casual gamers on the one hand, and hackers on the other, Ouya is just going to be an Android-based console with games that your phone could play.
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It also gives you unmatched access to the thousands of applications on SHOP4APPS China, Motorola's own app market designed specifically for users in China, so you can find the information you need and play the games you want, right from your MOTO XT882 smartphone.
Remember: your brand new Wii U can do literally nothing outside of build Miis and play disc-based games before the update, so don't go freaking out when your console seems to be missing a few key functions out of the box.
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The Aire Pro also offers Dual HDMI, making it easy to connect the monitor directly to your Blu-Ray Player or gaming console to watch your favorite movies and TV shows and play video games.
When you wanted to play video games or use a word processor, you plugged your Apple II, Commodore, or Tandy computer into the television and went from there.
This is more for the sake of the Vita, but a very, very simple way to make your Vita double as a controller and cross-play games would be a smart move.
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And don't let your kid's penchant for borrowing the smartphone to play games go to waste.
Are there going to be any other games I can play on the new BlackBerries that use your improved graphics?
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As good as the handheld's newfangled Tegra 4 chip seems to be, it still can't hold a candle to Nvidia's own GTX 680 -- Huang explained that the Shield can play more than just Tegrazone games -- it can take over your gaming PC, too.
Then, using Apple TV your games on your phone could connect to your TV and play from your phone.
"The benefit of the Raspberry Pi is that it's very portable - if someone gives you an SD card with games on it you can come home and play it on your TV, your parents can see it, your friends can see it, " said the team's mentor Luke Staddon from IBM.
Not only does it play Android games, but more importantly, it streams full retail games from your NVIDIA GPU-based PC, all on its high-res 5-inch screen.
Rather than asking you questions, we assess your cognitive and emotional profile by having you play a series of short computer games adapted from the last decade of research.
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What this means is that PS3 games will be able to incorporate your Facebook information into the game-play (if you give them permission to do so).
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Moreover, a lot of chess software will analyze your games for you and allow you to record them so you can examine your own play.
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Plus, what if you decided to have a man-party with your man-friends, and you were planning to watch man-sports and maybe play man-games like "tickle time" and RISK?
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