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The Inevitable Merge
HawtPawkitHero | 10:16 AM on 02.18.2008 12 comments


Destructoid. Oh how I love my destructoid. Only problem is, everyone is split right down the middle on what platform is best. No, I don't mean the flame wars raging between the PS3 and other consoles; I mean the Console Vs. PC debate.



You can't deny the fact that PCs are slowly edging their way towards a simplified, more console-like architecture, and you can't deny that Consoles are getting more and more features that only used to be found on a PC. With every new generation of consoles and operating systems, Consoles and PCs become more and more like the other.

From this we derive the idea of harmony between the two platforms.

It is only a matter of time until we have an absolute hybrid platform.
-PCs have the best control schemes.
-Consoles have the most comfortable control schemes.
-PCs have the best online support.
-Consoles have the easiest online support (and cheapest).



All of these aspects are being slowly churned together. Sad, but true, the Phantom would have been the closest thing to this Merge. Imagine, Steam on a Console. Something as simple as that - having the complete catalog of games for the taking right from your couch with the lapboard controls.



So until then, flame on!



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nademagnet's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2008 10:20
nademagnet
If the 360 had a web browser and the ability to download web content... then I would probably drop my desktop off a cliff.
JoshDunford's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2008 10:28
JoshDunford
Haha! Agreed, Nade.

Also, Hawt, I love your about me picture. Your gaming area looks great and is riddled with humor (and millions of dollars)!! :)

Added!

-JD
HawtPawkitHero's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2008 10:30
HawtPawkitHero
Lol thanks.
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2008 10:42
HarassmentPanda
Converges is just a matter of time. It's why Microsoft entered the video game market... they wanted to put a computer in every living room. I love my 360, but the thought of helping Microsoft in this quest is disheartening at best.
Butmac's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2008 10:46
Butmac
The Destructoid community is like 90/10 Console/PC

Also, I've yet to come across anybody (regulars that I remember rather) that games PC ONLY!
CaffeinePowered's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2008 10:47
CaffeinePowered
You'll rue the day someone writes a virus that utterly destroys a console's saved data. It will happen, the problem is due to the closed nature of the platform, you wont be able to do anything about it.

There will be some convergence, but never total, console makers want too much control for them to ever be PCs. MS will never give you the freedom to run whatever code you want on a 360, ever.
HawtPawkitHero's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2008 10:51
HawtPawkitHero
@Caff
So true.
Look at the Mac. I've read that there has been 8 times the amount of exploits found in macs every month than PC.
There won't be viruses until lots of people use the platform. Lots and lots of people are starting to use consoles. Ding Ding Ding.
Velt's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2008 12:10
Velt
@Butmac
Im one of the 10%, a regular pc only gamer. The only reason I didnt bought a 360 is because of the rrod. I live in south america, if the thing breaks then Im screwed.

I believe that Microsoft is working on developing a platform (the 360), easy enough for developers to port the games of the 360 to the PC. The whole games for windows thing.
Look at mass effect, is not a lot of job to do the port to the PC.
Velt's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2008 12:57
Velt
A fellow dtoid member wrote a nice article called "the realities of pc gaming: the cost", which is actually very clever and it has a lot of good comments on the matter:
http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/youkilledmyguy/the-realities-of-pc-gaming-the-cost-70869.phtml
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