Comment Re:Why not just buy a PC? (Score 2) 172
I won't argue that games look good on a PC for the most part but there's another thing to consider in this.
If company X creates game Y with systems specs Z in mind, anyone with specs below Z can't play the game. Or at least not the way it was intended to be. Not to mention driver problems, hardware compatibility or even OS issues...
A game console will never have this problem. When company X writes game Y for the PS2, it will look, and feel exactly as intended for every person that plays game X. Of course, the downfall to this is what do you do when your hardware ages a couple of years and the PC technology has surpased it? Create a new, backward compatible console I suppose. Props to Sony on that one.
And on another note, while PC games are good, I've never, ever seen a game look and play as beautifully as games such as Gran Turismo 3, Metal Gear Solid 2, or many of the other hot new titles out there.
My point: There's a place for everything, and certain games, and especially game styles, will always prevail on the console. In my opinion, PC's only seem well suited for two types of games, Shooters (quake,half-life) or strategy (starcraft...)
- Mike
If company X creates game Y with systems specs Z in mind, anyone with specs below Z can't play the game. Or at least not the way it was intended to be. Not to mention driver problems, hardware compatibility or even OS issues...
A game console will never have this problem. When company X writes game Y for the PS2, it will look, and feel exactly as intended for every person that plays game X. Of course, the downfall to this is what do you do when your hardware ages a couple of years and the PC technology has surpased it? Create a new, backward compatible console I suppose. Props to Sony on that one.
And on another note, while PC games are good, I've never, ever seen a game look and play as beautifully as games such as Gran Turismo 3, Metal Gear Solid 2, or many of the other hot new titles out there.
My point: There's a place for everything, and certain games, and especially game styles, will always prevail on the console. In my opinion, PC's only seem well suited for two types of games, Shooters (quake,half-life) or strategy (starcraft...)
- Mike
