your mother said:
ameratsu said:
Sqrl said:
Nothing has changed, the PC version is still the definitive version.
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I agree with that statement 100%, but please let me spell this out for you. I (and other people i'm sure) have absolutely no desire to build a computer that will be more or less useless in 2 years time to play new games. With a ps3 i can play what i'm sure will be a great game (UT3) with the right controls (kb & mouse) without having to pay up a new pc.
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OK, now let me spell this out for you: Do you think that if Unreal 4 comes out within the lifetime of the PS3, that it will actually be that much of a visual improvement over Unreal 3? Nope, that's right, it will most likely look very similar. Of course, as you know, the PS3 will not receive any sort of ungrades during its lifespan. This means the PS3 version will most likely be very, very dumbed-down compared to the PC version. But you know what? That same computer that you can use to play Unreal 3 today, can be used to play Unreal 4 in the future. Of course, you will have to suck it up (like all PS3 owners) and turn all the graphics and assorted eye candy to the very lowest setting, but then again, it will look just like, if not better than the PS3 version anyhow. But! The difference is you at least have the option to add a bit more RAM, perhaps upgrade the video card, or maybe the CPU. With the PS3 version, you don't have the luxury of being able to do anything about it - at all, expcept, perhaps, wait for the PS4 to come out, and hope that Unreal 4 will be released for that console as well, by which you are already upgrading your outdated console anyhow. See a pattern here? Oh, and btw, you can play Unreal 3 very well thank you with a rig that costs you about the same as a PS3. Hell, my 2-year-old rig can play Unreal 3 with the recommended system requirements, let alone the rig I bought this year. Pay up a new PC indeed... |
