Are Consoles ruining the gaming industry?

[totalwar23]

MikeB said:

totalwar23 said:

MikeB said:
I was mostly a PC gamer for the previous generation (only owning a DS lite since when it came out). With regard to dumbing down games that's not necessary the case anymore. With the Cell processor and Blu-Ray technically consoles provide technical advantages over PC gaming of their own.

With regard to the Wii, the bestsellers are totally unlike PC games. This style of gameplay is new and interests many new consumers, especially females.

Don't want to start anything, but I can't help but ROFLMAO.

You don't need to be a rocket scientist to understand this. Blu-Ray discs can hold more data, currently many of the exclusives are streaming 7.1 quality audio, with newer game engines other data, most importantly texture data can be streamed as well. This allows for a wider varierty of data (more data) to be streamed than is the case with DVD.

With regard to the Cell processor you just need to read any of the univerity or scientific papers, research shows potential advantages compared to PC CPUs. IBM isn't using the Cell to built high-end supercomputers for nothing.

 

 You don't need to be rocket scientist to understand this. PC games are installed onto your hard drive. It doesn't matter how much space DVDs can hold individually because it can be store across multiple disks for installation. Medieval 2: Total War is a prime example and the disks are only single layer.

 

Secondly, you're misleading people with the Cell. The supercomputer IBM is building is a hybrid between AMD cores as well as Cell cores (and they are next generation). Over 16000 of each. There are advantages as well as drawbacks like with everything else. The Cell can't walk on water, and it can't revive the dead.