GURPS Shadowrun

[CousinX]

Originally Posted by Fred Brackin

In TS the most common sensory interface is video glasses and not neural link.

True. Another design choice in TS, presumably to try and distance it from cyberpunk, was to downplay implants. I think the jury's still out on that one... I suspect that if computer implants become consumer-available, they'll be pretty popular among considerable segments of the population.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by CousinX

True. Another design choice in TS, presumably to try and distance it from cyberpunk, was to downplay implants. I think the jury's still out on that one... I suspect that if computer implants become consumer-available, they'll be pretty popular among considerable segments of the population.

Why? As it currently stands you are likely to replace your phone every 1-2 years. Do you really want to need surgery to do so?