| Date Posted: | Monday 19th March, 2007 | Author: | Kommandant | |
| Subject: | Gamer's Thoughts | Views: | 1137 | |
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Lately I've noticed a big push by companies getting behind console gaming, and it seems to me that they are abandoning the PC market. We are hearing of big titles years before they are due for release, and they are all being pushed back. Some due to the fact they are buggy, but mostly due to developers wanting to bring their game on consoles first. I can understand why too, there is a massive target audience for console gaming especially xbox360 at the moment. People whom never picked up a video game in their life are now starting to enjoy console gaming, be it with the Wii, 360 or Playstation. During christmas my cousin brought down a Nintendo Wii for a bit of fun and to show us what it was like, the entire family got involved, mums, dads, pops, uncles, you name it. They were all having fun and laughing along. They all agreed that it was a fantastic idea to get family involvement in games and also being able to get you doing something active was a great initiative. Another example is my girlfriends family buying a xbox360 when it was released, they are in no way shape or form gamers, hell I doubt they even played anything other then solitaire on their computers, but now atleast once a week they sit down and have a game or two on the xbox. Also I've noticed that gaming retailers are moving away from big fancy displays for PC games, the last four visits to BigW, Kmart and EB have yeiled little results for the PC market, instead in its place are marquee's for Zelda, Halo and Crackdown, all console titles. There is a small shelf tucked away in the corner for the PC items, and everywhere else is console gaming equipment, games and murchandise. Basically the only time I see a decent display for gaming is at large LANS sponsored by corporations, and they are also abandoning the PC market in favour of Consoles. I guess due to the fact consoles are a lot easier to use, require little to no modification or updating in order to play new games and you don't have to install anything, make the console a pretty attractive package over a PC for your average Joe Citizen. I myself have found the idea of buying a Console (360 or PS3) very attractive over the last week, due to the fact there are fantastic games coming out. Xbox each week releases new titles, new multiplayer content on their Xbox live system, and they are raking in the profits. What seems to be the problem with PC? I really don't know, but its starting to get me down. |
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EsKy 15 comments |
I still love my pc, even if its 4 years old and occasionally the psu bursts into flames. | |
| Posted at Monday 19th March, 2007 - 7:32:51 pm | ||
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Flotsky 37 comments |
I think they are moving to consoles because that is were the easy money is . Once they sell a console game, they have their money and they no longer have to support that game. They don't have to release any patches or deal with people complaining. They have got their cash and can move onto making a new game. Like you said, there are more console games in shops, because there are more being made and more being bought. A lot of people buy console games when they would get a PC game elsewhere, by downloading or borrowing it or something like that. | |
| Posted at Monday 19th March, 2007 - 7:47:42 pm | ||
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Alfreido Gamestah Website Admin 84 comments |
I think it is because of the graphics-dependant era we're in at the moment. Truth is, 360 and PS3 spew out better graphics than all but the most expensive of computers these days. Wii can't match anywhere near the graphics, so that is a different story (I believe it has the sales and popularity to warrant advertising at the moment). So at the moment, the PC is the least technologically impressive system. The thing is though, I'm not worried. As soon as DX10 kicks in, and graphics cards are upgraded, there will be advertising for PC games again, because they'll be able to push better graphics than all the console systems. I'm not liking this era, where graphics is the key to winning, because people like Nintendo release games which are more fun than all the graphical games combined, but you still get laughed at. Sure, I enjoyed Gears of War as much as the next person, but it's too similar to other games, such as Unreal, R6: Vegas and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (the cover system) and it's all graphics. I'm shitty that Nintendo chose the easy path and released a technically inferior console, the sight of Twilight Princess running on a graphics engine similar to Gears of War would be a Nintendo fanboy's wet dream. |
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| Posted at Tuesday 20th March, 2007 - 10:19:13 am | ||
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EsKy 15 comments |
When faced with the choice of either getting a Xbox360 or Wii or waiting for a PS3 I went with the Wii, and I believe it was the right choice. I don't care how good graphics may look on the other two, the Wii is simply fun and enjoyable. If I wanted to spend big money for some serious gaming I'd get a new pc. The whole point of the Wii is that it isn't for serious gaming, its for mucking around with your mates. When did consoles creep into the realm of pro gaming? | |
| Posted at Tuesday 20th March, 2007 - 7:22:45 pm | ||
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Alfreido Gamestah Website Admin 84 comments |
When the XBOX360 and PS3 were released. Don't get me wrong, Esky, I love the Wii, and realise its purpose quite clearly, which has made it the top seller 2 months in a row, but thinking what Nintendo COULD'VE done with the console just makes me sad. I wouldn't have minded paying extra money to get HD graphics. |
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| Posted at Wednesday 21st March, 2007 - 9:57:48 am | ||
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Rogue 84 comments |
I think Nintendo made the right move - I'm not sure the Wii target audience would feel the same with regards forking out extra for HD graphics etc. | |
| Posted at Thursday 22nd March, 2007 - 10:20:51 pm | ||
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Flotsky 37 comments |
I've always seen the Nintendo targetting a younger audience. I don't know if thats just me or not. The younger players don't really take note of how good the graphics are, and a lot of the games are really cartoon orientated, so having HD graphics isn't really an issue | |
| Posted at Friday 23rd March, 2007 - 1:25:14 pm | ||
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Quarion 1 comment |
I don't buy any game for graphics, I buy them for gameplay. It is the reason that people still play Tribes 1 and CS 1.6. NB I in no way endorse CS 1.6 as I have never liked it. |
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| Posted at Tuesday 27th March, 2007 - 2:23:56 pm | ||
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