Everything is miscellaneous
http://www.boingboing.net/2007
This has some implications for video games. Think of how categorised video game reviews are, and the implications that these categories have. Are games that are classified as “casual” less valuable than “hardcore” ones? Is it the other way around?
The ultimate category is of course, platforms. Why should video games have to be limited to individual platforms? The wide expectation is that either HD DVD or Blu ray will “win” the format war. That means that you can almost be certain that a film will play on the box you’ve got at home. That’s not the case in video games. Instead, you have at least three “big” platforms; the Xbox 360, the Nintendo Wii, and the PlayStation 3. Why should video games be limited to individual platforms, and why do people go nuts and “support” platforms? To me, being a “Wii” or “PS3″ or “Xbox” fanboy is akin to getting excited about DVD region limitations.
http://www.the360loop.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/the-ultimate-console-pswii60/
Also, these two ideas have been running around my head for months. The insanity of system platforms, and incessant categorisation in life. Then I find out someone’s written a book (which I’ll be buying) and a blog post about them already. That pesky Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon.
P.S. I love the irony that I’ve tagged this post with categories…
