Predictions for the Amiga's Future?

Dastardly · 03 February 2005, 19:42

What do you think it will be like in 10-20 years for all us Amiga fans?

Im not interested in what the future of the 'Amiga' brand is, more the whole retrogaming, amiga projects (HOL, APoV, CAPS etc), the forums and interest in general.

Do you think all us nutters will eventually fade away with the hassles of real life taking over or just simply getting bored of the whole scene?

Will forums like EAB be as popular? (or exist at all)

When all the games have been preserved and all the boxes scanned, what then?

Just curious about your opinions

Marcuz · 03 February 2005, 21:12

ten years?! i can't even imagine what i'll eat tomorrow for lunch! and when i'm asked about it i get somehow disgustet at the idea of food, since i'm barely out of my soup. it's even worse when i'm asked what i want and i've a foot still wrapped in the bed sheets. ah! synchronicity!

what about play games?

Peanutuk · 03 February 2005, 21:22

As a games player I would hope that there would be an easy way to play Amiga games online with other users. this would be more likely as bandwith and speed increase and would certainly bring the community closer together; if only to enjoy a simulated kick in the guts.

My one fear is that as the idea of 'retro' gaming spreads companies may buy certain rights that they know little about in order to provide consumers with a retro gaming 'ideal'. This may lead them to try and enforce their property upon the retro community even if it has nothing to do with them.

If nothing happens to make the practical use of the machine easier or more worthwhile then the community may get smaller.

pbareges · 03 February 2005, 23:02

even if i was a hard gamer at the time, i do not play really anymore. my main concern is to collect as many hd games as i can for A1200 8Mo Fast 2GB HD (i also collect manuals and old magazines for tests).

my kids will be approx 7 years old in 5 years, and i want to offer them my fully operational killing machine instead of one of this degenerating consoles for their best christmas ever ===> this is my dream : to play the classics again with them and share the passion.

maybe this is the only real future possible for amiga spirit : accross the generations.

Amiga1992 · 03 February 2005, 23:27

Projection: As dead(or alive, pick what you want) as it is now.

woody57 · 04 February 2005, 09:52

Like other forgotten platforms of Dragon ,Amstrad etc it is only going to be the die hard few that use these machines at annual geek conventions

In another ten you will all be mostly like me pulling the kids toys out of actic after they have long since left home and recapturing your second youth as a father with the excuse to try out the " Kids " old presents to make sure they work before thinking of selling them on.

However since we will be talking the next series x-box and whatever Nintendo product hasn't fallen apart by then

you will proberly be booting up an emu engine to show the grandkids how much choice there used to before Globbalgames Corp Taiwan became the sole surviving hardware and net-distributing software provider

The real future don't care

I for one will proberly not be around to see it as the kids will get together and put me in a home , where they plug me into a virtual nurse feeding robot in 2015 and sell my spare organs to buy the latest plasma holographic telescreen for the Nurses rest room

CodyJarrett · 04 February 2005, 09:59

In 15 years' time...

- APoV will be on issue 245
- The HOL will have evolved into an Atari ST database
- CAPS will get around to replying to last week's batch of emails

RetroGeek · 04 February 2005, 10:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dastardly

What do you think it will be like in 10-20 years for all us Amiga fans?

Im not interested in what the future of the 'Amiga' brand is, more the whole retrogaming, amiga projects (HOL, APoV, CAPS etc), the forums and interest in general.

Do you think all us nutters will eventually fade away with the hassles of real life taking over or just simply getting bored of the whole scene?

Will forums like EAB be as popular? (or exist at all)

When all the games have been preserved and all the boxes scanned, what then?

Just curious about your opinions

I do not know about the future of Amiga, but I do know that I plan to keep mine for at least the next 30 years. I really do love the Amiga. It is my favorite computer of all time and I think that it should have won the computer war of the '80s.

leroq · 04 February 2005, 15:07

in 10 or 15 years, all real Amiga machines will be dead, their condensators dried up, their chips corroded and electro-migrated...

pbareges · 04 February 2005, 15:14

really ? i'm not so sure.... my old C64 is still working really fine (20 years old) so my A1200 (1995) should be fine ten years from now, no ?

Amiga1992 · 04 February 2005, 15:36

Yeah, would like to know further about this. My 20+ year machiens all work just fine. I think you are exagerating, though lots of these things happen when you DON'T -use- them.

Methanoid · 04 February 2005, 15:41

In 3 years time....

Everyone will be so fed up waiting for the latest PowerPC or Coldfire accelerator that real Amigas will be dead on their feet.

AmigaOne is accepted as what it is.. nothing to do with Amiga!

WinUAE is into version 1.1 (whooooooohooooo!) - Toni is getting fed up looking for small tweaks to put into it as it just works fine....

Methanoid · 04 February 2005, 15:47

Oh and in ten years

"The TOSEC dudes are still arguing about how to describe a title and users are still waiting for new DAT files" and "TOSEC is renamed to TVOSEC where V stands for VERY"

sarek2k · 05 February 2005, 01:28

@Methanoid perhaps the Amiga One should be re-named to AmigaNone!

keropi · 05 February 2005, 01:35

TVOSEC.... that's a killer! LOL

Methanoid · 05 February 2005, 09:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarek2k

@Methanoid perhaps the Amiga One should be re-named to AmigaNone!

nice

Methanoid · 05 February 2005, 09:56

Oh and 5 years time:

"Amiga arrives on a PCI card just as PCs and Mac switch from PCI-X to some new standard"

"Elbox announce an Amiga product and deliver it under 2 years late"

spiff · 05 February 2005, 14:29

10 years from now.. I'm probably emulating x86 PCs so that I can emulate winuae.. as no one else will be around to update or port once Tony is gone.

My CD32 will most likely be dead due to the CDreader crapping out and there are no replacement parts.

Doom3, halflife2 and a bunch of other games are released. When someone gets around to port the linux port to some amiga port since ppl still try to patch 3.9/ Morph.

Some one still tries to argue that Xcomputer (PCs) can’t scroll as smoothly as the amiga by using the marquee screensaver “argument”

Akira picks up a athlonXP at 1.4 Ghz then complains about how slow it is compared to his G7 mac. And then wonders why windowsXP is unstable when e he didn’t use a firewall or patch it.

If all of the above fails:
The amiga name gets slapped on another obsolete piece of hardware.

W.K · 07 February 2005, 23:59

I predict it will continue to fade into obscurity until it's only remembered by the those who once loved it. But we who remember it, and lived it will know the magic of all those moments.

onkelarie · 08 February 2005, 15:11

The amiga will be without a future. However, the UAE community will live on, with UAE or any other emulator that's hot around that time. For me, the amiga has played an important role in my life, and I will probably be emulating it to shreds until I drop

03 February 2005, 19:42	#1
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,337	Predictions for the Amiga's Future? What do you think it will be like in 10-20 years for all us Amiga fans? Im not interested in what the future of the 'Amiga' brand is, more the whole retrogaming, amiga projects (HOL, APoV, CAPS etc), the forums and interest in general. Do you think all us nutters will eventually fade away with the hassles of real life taking over or just simply getting bored of the whole scene? Will forums like EAB be as popular? (or exist at all) When all the games have been preserved and all the boxes scanned, what then? Just curious about your opinions

03 February 2005, 21:22	#3
Peanutuk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The North, UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,084	As a games player I would hope that there would be an easy way to play Amiga games online with other users. this would be more likely as bandwith and speed increase and would certainly bring the community closer together; if only to enjoy a simulated kick in the guts. My one fear is that as the idea of 'retro' gaming spreads companies may buy certain rights that they know little about in order to provide consumers with a retro gaming 'ideal'. This may lead them to try and enforce their property upon the retro community even if it has nothing to do with them. If nothing happens to make the practical use of the machine easier or more worthwhile then the community may get smaller. Last edited by Peanutuk; 04 February 2005 at 00:45.

03 February 2005, 23:02	#4
pbareges Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: montreal / canada Age: 48 Posts: 722	i have a dream even if i was a hard gamer at the time, i do not play really anymore. my main concern is to collect as many hd games as i can for A1200 8Mo Fast 2GB HD (i also collect manuals and old magazines for tests). my kids will be approx 7 years old in 5 years, and i want to offer them my fully operational killing machine instead of one of this degenerating consoles for their best christmas ever ===> this is my dream : to play the classics again with them and share the passion. maybe this is the only real future possible for amiga spirit : accross the generations.

04 February 2005, 09:52	#6
woody57 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Manchester Posts: 801	If The last ten are anything to go by Like other forgotten platforms of Dragon ,Amstrad etc it is only going to be the die hard few that use these machines at annual geek conventions In another ten you will all be mostly like me pulling the kids toys out of actic after they have long since left home and recapturing your second youth as a father with the excuse to try out the " Kids " old presents to make sure they work before thinking of selling them on. However since we will be talking the next series x-box and whatever Nintendo product hasn't fallen apart by then you will proberly be booting up an emu engine to show the grandkids how much choice there used to before Globbalgames Corp Taiwan became the sole surviving hardware and net-distributing software provider The real future don't care I for one will proberly not be around to see it as the kids will get together and put me in a home , where they plug me into a virtual nurse feeding robot in 2015 and sell my spare organs to buy the latest plasma holographic telescreen for the Nurses rest room

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03 February 2005, 21:12	#2
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	ten years?! i can't even imagine what i'll eat tomorrow for lunch! and when i'm asked about it i get somehow disgustet at the idea of food, since i'm barely out of my soup. it's even worse when i'm asked what i want and i've a foot still wrapped in the bed sheets. ah! synchronicity! what about play games?

03 February 2005, 23:27	#5
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,665	Projection: As dead(or alive, pick what you want) as it is now.

04 February 2005, 09:59	#7
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 47 Posts: 6,168	In 15 years' time... - APoV will be on issue 245 - The HOL will have evolved into an Atari ST database - CAPS will get around to replying to last week's batch of emails

04 February 2005, 15:07	#9
leroq Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: BBBerlin Posts: 22	in 10 or 15 years, all real Amiga machines will be dead, their condensators dried up, their chips corroded and electro-migrated...

04 February 2005, 15:14	#10
pbareges Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: montreal / canada Age: 48 Posts: 722	really ? i'm not so sure.... my old C64 is still working really fine (20 years old) so my A1200 (1995) should be fine ten years from now, no ?

04 February 2005, 15:36	#11
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,665	Yeah, would like to know further about this. My 20+ year machiens all work just fine. I think you are exagerating, though lots of these things happen when you DON'T -use- them.

04 February 2005, 15:41	#12
Methanoid Retired Quartex Sysop Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Roman Verulamium Age: 58 Posts: 1,874	In 3 years time.... Everyone will be so fed up waiting for the latest PowerPC or Coldfire accelerator that real Amigas will be dead on their feet. AmigaOne is accepted as what it is.. nothing to do with Amiga! WinUAE is into version 1.1 (whooooooohooooo!) - Toni is getting fed up looking for small tweaks to put into it as it just works fine....

04 February 2005, 15:47	#13
Methanoid Retired Quartex Sysop Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Roman Verulamium Age: 58 Posts: 1,874	Oh and in ten years "The TOSEC dudes are still arguing about how to describe a title and users are still waiting for new DAT files" and "TOSEC is renamed to TVOSEC where V stands for VERY"

05 February 2005, 01:28	#14
sarek2k E.A.B Addict and Proud Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 56 Posts: 543	@Methanoid perhaps the Amiga One should be re-named to AmigaNone!

05 February 2005, 01:35	#15
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	TVOSEC.... that's a killer! LOL

05 February 2005, 09:56	#17
Methanoid Retired Quartex Sysop Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Roman Verulamium Age: 58 Posts: 1,874	Oh and 5 years time: "Amiga arrives on a PCI card just as PCs and Mac switch from PCI-X to some new standard" "Elbox announce an Amiga product and deliver it under 2 years late"

05 February 2005, 14:29	#18
spiff Oh noes! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Neverland Posts: 766	10 years from now.. I'm probably emulating x86 PCs so that I can emulate winuae.. as no one else will be around to update or port once Tony is gone. My CD32 will most likely be dead due to the CDreader crapping out and there are no replacement parts. Doom3, halflife2 and a bunch of other games are released. When someone gets around to port the linux port to some amiga port since ppl still try to patch 3.9/ Morph. Some one still tries to argue that Xcomputer (PCs) can’t scroll as smoothly as the amiga by using the marquee screensaver “argument” Akira picks up a athlonXP at 1.4 Ghz then complains about how slow it is compared to his G7 mac. And then wonders why windowsXP is unstable when e he didn’t use a firewall or patch it. If all of the above fails: The amiga name gets slapped on another obsolete piece of hardware.

07 February 2005, 23:59	#19
W.K Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sweden Age: 45 Posts: 14	I predict it will continue to fade into obscurity until it's only remembered by the those who once loved it. But we who remember it, and lived it will know the magic of all those moments.

08 February 2005, 15:11	#20
onkelarie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Spijkenisse / the Netherlands Age: 54 Posts: 528	The amiga will be without a future. However, the UAE community will live on, with UAE or any other emulator that's hot around that time. For me, the amiga has played an important role in my life, and I will probably be emulating it to shreds until I drop

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