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Touch-screen success could make mouse, keyboard obsolete

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Two fingers can stretch or shrink an image. A single touch opens a program. A flick of a finger scrolls or turns a page.

"My access to everything, from e-mails to texting to music and movies, is now easier because of the touch screen," she says. "It is less time-consuming and more natural."

Timesplitter146252d ago (Edited 6252d ago )

No, that ain't happening. What will PC gaming become? How will you type your text in Word?

I see touch-screens being made in the future and all but I'm pretty sure the mouse and keyboard will still be there.

Daoshai6252d ago

I think in time the mouse will be gone, I'm sure there will be a way to make gaming work with touch screen

karan86246251d ago

If titled, i would totally use a touchscreen keyboard (If it has a screen, you could customize it for different game and software and whatnot...plus it looks pretty dam awesome). However, i dont think you can really replace the mouse... its just very comfortable to use

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wibble6252d ago

Using the mouse we can do a lot with very subtle wrist movements and therefore minimal effort. Touch screens are hard work in comparison, especially with bigger screens.

I admit it - it does feel more natural to physically point at stuff. But that doesn't mean it's going to be easier.

PC gamers will probably continue to use the mouse for everything for the sake of continuity.

Raf1k16252d ago

I agree.

Though I would like to see what it's like to play an RTS with a touch screen but then again I hate getting fingerprints on my screens lol

Lumbo6252d ago

Yeah, i certainly like my screen being full of fingerprints and smearmarks, absolutely .. *rolleyes*

I HATE people touching my screen at work with their sweaty and smeary fingers, even if they come NEAR the surface i hiss at them -_- cause its a pain in the A to keep a screen clean when every Bob and his uncle leaves his bodyfat on it *shudder*

be_wrong6252d ago

Oh yeah i can see myself playing FPS games with my fingers blocking my view. Thats soooo funny like the Iphone taking over handheld gaming from ninty and sony.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai54d ago (Edited 54d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio54d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing54d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9254d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit54d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing54d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9254d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."