Thursday, June 9, 2016

PC Show 2016 at Singapore Expo

From this point onwards, there isn't so much special about to say about the computers, tablets, smartphones and even the set-top box. Maybe it's because I already have the laptop computers along with Android tablets and set-top box. Some of the booths kind of brought me some memories like the Creative Labs booth, the Klipsch booth which I already had the earpiece the last time as well as the Xiaomi Set-Top Box which has the familiar UI although I don't know if the device there was newer than the one I have at home. Gaming desktop computers might be interesting to look at and talk about although gaming computers are extremely expensive as ever that you may need to be financially hardcore to buy such a computer with hardcore computer components.
There might be newer technologies which I took a look at like the Intel RealSense which was Intel's Kinect-like accessory for RealSense powered computers although I didn't bother to try out the VR but this time, it doesn't look like there's anything specially new whatsoever.
The last thing to talk about was the fact that when I went in to the venue, something from MyRepublic PS4 booth caught me the attention that easily. The console was running Street Fighter V and I eventually took turn to play it before leaving the venue. Unfortunately, as I don't have the Playstation 4, I didn't know how to pause the game so that somebody could take over. I pressed the Share button and then returned to the game, and the Pause Menu showed up as pressing Options during the gameplay wouldn't pause the game whatsoever. I wonder if somebody customized the controls or maybe there must be a proper way to pause the game on PS4 or Xbox One. Also, I cleared Survival Mode of Street Fighter V as Ryu but that was in Easy Mode. So far, it took me a short time or few stages to get used to the controls with the Playstation 4 controller.
The reason for having the Playstation 4 booth was the fact that there would be a special subscription offer from MyRepublic. You can have either the PS4 as part of the special gaming offer or the gaming computer as a special choice. It was a good move from MyRepublic to involve the Playstation 4 as part of the special gaming offer if you buy that special subscription.