PS4 Delayed Release in China

A few days before the release of the PlayStation 4 in China, Sony called back their launch plans. They said they needed to cancel the launch for "various reasons." They haven't released another launch date. According to a company source it was delayed because of negotiations with Chinese authorities. If it was released it would be the first time a PlayStation would have been sold in China.

If we back up 15 years  China placed a ban on all foreign consoles because they thought that it would negatively effect the physical and mental growth of children. When wind of the lift of the band both Microsoft and Sony planned their release dates. The Xbox One made it through and was released in China on September 29th. China is considered the third largest market and could have revenues of up to $15 billion .

I feel that the ban on video games is a little to much. There are a lot of positive effects of video games (read my previous article for more info on this). I am a Xbox gamer myself so writing about PlayStation is weird. I believe that PlayStation will get a lot less sales than Xbox because Xbox was first and it doesn't have any competitors their so when Sony finally gets their almost everybody will have an Xbox. I still think Sony should do it though because sales are sales which means money and to add variety out there.

Toad and Toadette. Gender Revealed.

During a stream of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker important information was revealed. Koichi Hayashida, the games producer, explained that the mushroom character that we all know and love really isn't really a boy or girl. It was never a specified gender it was always it. Toad and Toadette have no romantic history nor are they related. The producers never went out of their way to create a gender for them. They are just adventure pals nothing more. He also revealed that they are not sentient mushrooms. The history is left to be told throughout the next Mario game.

CVS The One Thing You Don't Want to See

        Cvs is Computer Vision Syndrome and it is described as eye and vision problems that come from prolonged computer use. It is very common and the symptoms get worse depending on how long you stare at the computer and/or TV screen. CVS causes eyestrain, headaches, blurred vision, dry eyes, neck and shoulder pain. The most common reason for these symptoms is poor lighting, glare on the screen, improper viewing distance, poor seating posture, and uncorrected vision problems. This is getting worse every year and the ways to stop it are pretty simple the computer screen should be 15 to 20 degrees below eye level, avoid glare as much as possible, chairs should be comfortably padded and conform to your body, every two hours take a 15 minute break, and try to blink more often.  I have tried this and I have had fewer headaches and my eyes feel a lot better. With the growing game industry CVS is getting more of a problem, but with doing this we can minimize the amount of people who have it.

The Untold Facts

I just recently read an article about the positive effects of video games which you can read at http://www.raisesmartkid.com/3-to-6-years-old/4-articles/34-the-good-and-bad-effects-of-video-games . While  I was reading it I thought about how biased most researchers are and whenever you here about anything about video games on the news it is always  about the negative effects. To my surprise it turns out there are more positive than negative effects. Some of these effects are following instructions, multitasking, simultaneous tracking of many shifting variables, situational awareness, and management. A lot of people are only told half of the facts that are there, so their opinions are formed before they hear everything that video games have to offer.

A New Way to Game

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Sony has said that their next phone will be able play PlayStation games. You have to be on the same WiFi  network though. There is also an attachment called the GCM10 game control mount that will hook up to your phone. I think there are more cons than pros because you would need a really high powered phone to play the games, the game would be dumbed down to actually be playable, you have to be on the same network as your PlayStation 4 to actually play the games and that means no games on the go, and you would have to buy the game controller mount. I can see how this would be good for people who share consoles with someone else because  they could both be playing at the same time.