2 things that will keep pc gaming alive for many more years

[jefforange89]

Mendicate Bias said:

jefforange89 said:
"They will always have uniform system specs"

People always say this as a downside to PC gaming, but it really isn't. In fact, it's one of the biggest advantages to PC gaming.

Want to spend a token few hundred dollars to play games moderate settings? You're allowed to.
Want to spend a little bit more for a PC with much more power than the HD twins could ever dream of having? Go right ahead.
Want to drop three grand on a system with two 5970s powering six 1600p monitors playing games at such a resolution? You're more than welcome!

But with PS360, you're locked in with the same, old, underpowered, outdated hardware for as long as Sony and Microsoft want you to be.

Which also means that developers have to take the time and make sure the game runs flawlessly with every possible hardware setup out there. Now I'm not a game developer but I would imagine it is far simpler to code for one set of hardware than it is to code for 50 different combinations of hardware.

Which is why there are standardized APIs like DirectX.