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Iam a gammer from the harsh uruguayan jungle (we dont even have a jungle down here, too cold, go and do some wikipedia of Uruguay). I used to do a podcast in spanish about videogames at Radio LevelUp but I dont do it anymore... anyway those guys are there still making it so you can give it a try if you understand spanish
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A couple of idiots may find funny that I dont have good english grammar, but again, they are probably idiots since they only speak/write one language...

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Mostly im a PC gamer, i was going to buy a 360 but faulty crappy hardware told me not to since if it goes RRoD here I would have lost my money, and as a man Im entitled to the sweat of my brow. I want to fuck the Wii and I believe the PS3 is going to be the first console in space.

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System Shock 2
Grim Fandango
Indiana Jones and the Fate Of Atlantis
Monkey Island

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"Nvidia: the gaming PC is an improved console"
Velt | 9:56 AM on 06.11.2008 9 comments


So yeah, Im all in for this kid of statements:

[i]"The console is now a baseline. If you look at Gears of War or Assassin's Creed, they came out on console and they were great experiences - but the PC versions had additional aspects to them that also made them attractive, whether you owned the console version or not. The PC version was better. That's something that people need to get their heads around - the console is a baseline, the PC is going to be an improved version. That's an exciting future, and that's why I don't see anything threatening about console at all.

The other aspect is that in the past, PC gaming development meant pandering to the lowest common denominator - which meant some poor integrated graphics. Today, developing a PC game means starting at a console, and console graphics are way above integrated graphics. That means the baseline is getting better. Now we're going to add to that version additional features, additional content, to make the PC version even better."[/i]

I recomend the full version of the article for discussing the matter propertly... i mean, beyond anyone making a stupid comment like, you know: "PC gaming is too expensive, xbox rulez".



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PhazonYoshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/11/2008 10:27
PhazonYoshi
PC gaming is too awesome, some people can't take it.
xbox rulez for them. :D
njsykora's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/11/2008 10:50
njsykora
So the PC is an advanced console? Yeah sure OK.

In other news, my PC won't run games my 360 will run without breaking a sweat until I plonk down at least £500.

The PC isn't an advanced console, its just a more expensive, less intuitive console. Gaming owes a great debt to the PC for bringing us stuff like Monkey Island and Half-Life, but people just need to come around to the fact that the PC can't do anything different from the consoles. Sure the graphics can continue to get incrementally better but that also jacks up the price again (hello Crysis). By this point most gamers are smart enough to know that PC exclusives are never going to remain exclusive. Unless of course their console scheme requires so many different buttons that they couldn't possibly be simplified (MS Flight Sim) or the hardcore fanbase would revolt at having the 'consoletards' invading their space (Starcraft).

What really gets me grinding about these things though is how its always the HARDWARE makers who feel the need to justify the existance of PC gaming. Why can't they just pour some of that effort into helping the software makers so the games can speak for themselves as we demand the consoles must?
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/11/2008 10:55
king3vbo
Well, if someone has integrated graphics, or a 5 year old graphics card, then its their fault that they cant play the game.
NotAZombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/11/2008 11:11
NotAZombie
@ King

You're just saying that cause you have a fancy new computer. :p
Rockvillian's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/11/2008 12:26
Rockvillian
The gaming PC is an improved console? They forget what came first...

That's like saying a cow is improved hamburgers, or a lion is an improved house cat. Consoles are specifically made PCs, made specifically for gaming, whereas you can do anything you want with a PC, like not buy a $500+ graphics card when you can just get a refurbished system/cheaper parts that can run the latest games for $600.

In the end though, it all comes down to people seeing PC gaming as expensive... which makes sense. All the ads you see in magazines are pushing ridiculously inflated prices for a bunch of lasers, case mods, and tech that only the most impatient people on the planet "need" to have.
Messer's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/11/2008 13:10
Messer
@ rockvillian

Ummm, the Odyssey (first generation console) came out before the first PCs.
Rockvillian's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/11/2008 13:47
Rockvillian
You're right, I should have made my argument clear that I was referring to computers in general, not personal computers, what defines games as 'games' (punch cards can be fun, right?), and... screw it. We're dealing with labels here.

I like gamez.
Messer's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/11/2008 14:14
Messer
WOOOOOO!
Me too!
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