Now that We Have Haswell, How About Making A Console Out of It?
A few months ago, it occurred to me that I could hook up my MacBook Pro with Retina Display to my TV via HDMI. I booted into Windows 8, connected a USB keyboard to the laptop, and played a few games (mostly Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit). It was a decent experience. Though I set the resolution to 720p (my TV is 1080p), the details and framerates were both solid. But what struck me was the ease of navigating to where I wanted to get: getting around the Start Screen required only arrow keys, and shutting down the machine only required Win+C (for Charms), arrow keys and the Enter key. It was easy. In the games I played, all stuff can be done via the keyboard. If you are only concerned with playing games, as long as you remember to pin them to the Start Screen, Windows 8 has you covered on the navigation front. On another note I’ve always liked the Mac mini, as an HTPC (though admittedly I was never allowed to actually get one).
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