Phil Spencer - "Why do you care about 60fps?"

[vivster]

Cerebralbore101 said:

vivster said:

The big difference here is that Windows is already such an open platform that you don't need another OS to play games.

It just shows the stark difference between PC and consoles. On PC you have a software platform that is so open, that you can do literally anything with it, yet there are even more software platforms, each just as open. That is ultimate choice.

On console you have just one single platform and that platform is so closed that you cannot do anything with it. It's absically the opposite of choice because you always just have one thing to "choose" from. It's nice that some games now offer you the ability to choose between 2 settings but it's nothing more that a mere tiny branch given to the player. 2 choices in a game is nothing to brag about when other platforms have literal thousands.

But Windows is an annoying intrusive operating system. I'd much rather game on Linux or Mac. Most games aren't developed for the other two operating systems though. 

I also don't like it when games force me to use a keyboard and mouse. Some games have such wierd control schemes that they are impossible to play on the steam controller, or they just don't support it. Starbound is one such example. Using the mouse to move your aiming reticule, and move in that game is just way too complicated. I'd much rather play it with D-Pad controls ala Contra or Super Metroid. 

Those are isolated cases though. Most games on PC let you use whatever you want and if they have a terrible control scheme on both there is usually a way to change it. That's the great thing about PC. Developers will always be shit, but at least on PC you have the power to mitigate their terribleness.

Dunno what to say about Windos as a platform. It gives you the power to change most of the annoyances, I'm not so sure Linux will let you do that easily or Mac at all. Your complaint is valid and shows how horrible monopolies can be. Still, having the power to choose the lesser evil is still better than to be dictated what evil you get.

I think choice complaints on PC are on a very high level because there is nothing that gives you more choice than PC.