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ssj12 on 10 March 2009
Dgc1808 said:
I'm more impressed with what's shown on consoles today. Considering the little ram, graphics card output, and processor speeds... the highly optimized software on Consoles and what the PS360's are showing us seems more impressive than what's being shown on high-end PC rigs... Simply because of the PC's huge advantages.

 

Trust me, I forget the game engine demo but it was a view of DirectX 11's abilities. OMFG the water was perfect.



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S.T.A.G.E. on 10 March 2009
famousringo said:
I think PC gamers are pissed because console gamers have been stealing away developers from the PC platform for decades. I know I was annoyed years ago when it seemed that IPs like Deus Ex and Halo were being diverted to consoles and suffering for it.

Nowadays I barely game on PC at all. The platform has practical limitations even if it doesn't have technical ones, and consoles are better positioned to push past limitations in areas like human interface and local multiplayer.

 

Well to be honest console gamers never stole a thing. Devs decided to go where they went because they felt positive reasoning behind it or the latter choice of rise in prospective profit. Console gaming has boomed significantly. The first two Halos are on PC. Finally MS got smart and made the game exclusive to the 360 to boost the sales. I totally agree about the multiplayer though.



ssj12 on 10 March 2009
S.T.A.G.E. said:
famousringo said:
I think PC gamers are pissed because console gamers have been stealing away developers from the PC platform for decades. I know I was annoyed years ago when it seemed that IPs like Deus Ex and Halo were being diverted to consoles and suffering for it.

Nowadays I barely game on PC at all. The platform has practical limitations even if it doesn't have technical ones, and consoles are better positioned to push past limitations in areas like human interface and local multiplayer.

 

Well to be honest console gamers never stole a thing. Devs decided to go where they went because they felt positive reasoning behind it or the latter choice of rise in prospective profit. Console gaming has boomed significantly. The first two Halos are on PC. Finally MS got smart and made the game exclusive to the 360 to boost the sales. I totally agree about the multiplayer though.

 

olh no, Microsoft is just waiting for Windows 7 to be released for Halo 3 PC using DX11.



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S.T.A.G.E. on 10 March 2009
ssj12 said:
1337 Gamer said:
i think your both right. PC graphics well never be bested by a console because PC hardware is constantly evolving. But also he is wrong because consoles really are putting on a show and doing really well with the hardware they have. As for playing sure Mouse and Keyboard is the best but games are coming along way with traditional game pads.

In the end i think both are good. Consoles if your on a budget or PC's if $ is no object.

Budget gaming PCs can last over 4 years unlike the original xbox and cost you about $599 unlike the ps3 which you still had to buy HD cables and a second controller. (I know burn for both MS and Sony at the same time, heh)

 

Are you serious? $599? I have a friend of whom money is no object to him and to build the desired gaming PC it was around $800 for him from buying parts a Tiger Direct. You'll never find a gaming laptop for under $900 as well. Alienware, Dell XPS and more. As you can tell I stopped using a PC and switched to a laptop since I don't game on PC any longer (LOL).

 



S.T.A.G.E. on 10 March 2009

As I was saying before, I believe Microsoft will bring PC gaming and console gaming together eventually. I believe it will have something to do with Xbox live as well. I dunno why...I just do. PSN will not be able to follow it either. What do you guys think about that aspect of the topic?



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S.T.A.G.E. on 10 March 2009
Mendicate Bias said:
lol get prepared for a shit storm from the pc fanboys *cough*shio*cough* ;)

On topic, I honestly think its because they feel betrayed by the industry in a sense. Just a few years ago they were king of the gaming world with every high profile 'hardcore' game always debuting on the pc first. Fast forward a few years later and it seems like the focus of a lot of the bigger developers has shifted towards the consoles. I personally know of a pro UT gamer that can't stand UT3 because he says it was made with consoles in mind first and pc's second. Not sure what he means by that since I never played the game but I'm guessing they watered down the gameplay to allow for a more casual friendly aproach.

It also shows why pc gamers usually have such a high hatred of Halo. It started the entire shift that made consoles the home of shooters. And yes consoles have now surpassed pc's in the shooter realm. Halo 3, Gears of War 2, Resistance 2, Killzone 2 and The Conduit are all a testament to that fact.

 

 My favorite UT was UT 2004. Around that time was when I started playing Halo. It was all over from there. I've gone to many LAN Party places and eventually they all bought Xboxes last gen because of Halo. Demand for LAN Party places died out where I live. We used to have 5 rival brands within 20 minutes of us. There was a huge place called Scorpico at the mall that attracted alot of kids. Before the end the PC had been taken out by the Wii, 360 and PS3 and then the store shut down because people stopped using the PC's and went to either watch movies or bowl. My top PC games were Team fortress, CT, BF:1942 & BF 1942: DC, C & C  and more. They had Halo on the computers, but it sucked compared to the Xbox version at that time.



Squilliam on 10 March 2009

As technology evolves the tangible benefits of having double or tripple the performance of a console starts losing in the war of diminishing returns. Furthermore computers are pretty wasteful of the performance they have and you have to expend a lot of resources simply rendering at a high resolution due to the gaming environment computers are in with high resolution monitors sitting very close to the user.

As for the percieved attitude its probably fear. I know of far more hardcore gamers who have given up PC gaming than have joined the ranks and those who I do know only play WoW. Given that my impression is repeated here and even on technology focused sites such as www.beyond3d.com it doesn't paint a very good picture.



Tease.

ssj12 on 10 March 2009
S.T.A.G.E. said:
ssj12 said:
1337 Gamer said:
i think your both right. PC graphics well never be bested by a console because PC hardware is constantly evolving. But also he is wrong because consoles really are putting on a show and doing really well with the hardware they have. As for playing sure Mouse and Keyboard is the best but games are coming along way with traditional game pads.

In the end i think both are good. Consoles if your on a budget or PC's if $ is no object.

Budget gaming PCs can last over 4 years unlike the original xbox and cost you about $599 unlike the ps3 which you still had to buy HD cables and a second controller. (I know burn for both MS and Sony at the same time, heh)

 

Are you serious? $599? I have a friend of whom money is no object to him and to build the desired gaming PC it was around $800 for him from buying parts a Tiger Direct. You'll never find a gaming laptop for under $900 as well. Alienware, Dell XPS and more. As you can tell I stopped using a PC and switched to a laptop since I don't game on PC any longer (LOL).

 

gaming laptops are expected to be pricy due to the fact that the motherboards are custom made for each manufacturer.

 



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ssj12 on 10 March 2009

double post.. wtf..



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SeriousWB on 10 March 2009

The "I like to use my xx inch TV to play games" argument is odd, as you can hook your towers up to your tv.

The hostility definitely goes both ways. Your opening post is in a tone which implies console supporters are gems of impartiality, and free of bias.  This is certainly not true, especially when you see someone say gaming rigs cost incredible amounts of money and must be upgraded constantly.