Video Game Console/Platform Discussion

[Rather Dashing]

Originally Posted by Alcoremortis

That's just what all you luddites say! I bet you probably also think that 3D is a gimmick, too!

Even if it's not, PC has it.

[Alcoremortis]

Originally Posted by Rather Dashing

Even if it's not, PC has it.

...I did not know that.

[Rather Dashing]

Not only that, but 3D on the PC supports a pretty surprising range of titles.

[JedExodus]

*Enter thread*

*Ctrl+F "Dreamcast"*

*No results*

I can rest easy for another day

[Darth Marsden]

I'll give you an F word for the Dreamcast...

[JedExodus]

Well it can't be 'fun'

Best game ever!!!

[DAISHI]

I have all 3 but the Wii gets the most use because all the games I'd want on PS3 or 360 I can run better on my PC.

[Chyron8472]

Originally Posted by DAISHI

I have all 3 but the Wii gets the most use because all the games I'd want on PS3 or 360 I can run better on my PC.

This was my reasoning

[SHODANFreeman]

Originally Posted by DAISHI

I have all 3 but the Wii gets the most use because all the games I'd want on PS3 or 360 I can run better on my PC.

I can't run God of War, Uncharted, LittleBigPlanet, or Resistance on my PC.

[Rather Dashing]

That THEY want, not that ANYONE COULD POSSIBLY WANT. I honestly don't care about Resistance, God of War, or Uncharted, and while LittleBigPlanet is cute and all, we sort of have stuff like it on PC as well.

[Chyron8472]

Dashing, you might say that "as far as major breaches go, [the PSN hack] isn't that bad." However, I'm just not that secure in the idea at the moment. Also, call me a nostalgic Nintendo fanboy, but I've always had a soft spot for Zelda, Metroid and Mario (among others). So, while there may not be nearly as many good Wii games than PS3 games (disregarding other factors like video resolution and available Virtual Console titles, etc.) I still keep coming back to the idea of missing out on certain Wii exclusives.

I'll most likely come back to PS3 in future given the large library of available titles + Bluray and, as you pointed out, the substantially discounted price of said consoles on eBay.

So I guess it comes down to a number of factors: a new Wii is still cheaper, there are Wii titles I would kick myself for missing out on, the recent PSN hack makes me uneasy, and various games which would convince me to get a PS3 are generally compararable or better on PC and perhaps for considerably cheaper if bought at the right time.

[Rather Dashing]

Oh hey, you're referencing(I think) almost entirely from an out of forum conversation that I don't think I repeated here at all(or at least only repeated in part?). You might end up confusing people, regardless. :P

[doodo!]

Consoles have strangely always tried to keep up with PCs...but they have NEVER been equals. WAY back when in the days they ported games like Wolf 3D, PRince of Persia, the console tried to be superior, tried having better graphics. But the PC, and it's abilities to update, and it's newer systems have always trumped the console.

That's not to say that the console didn't have fun games, or that it's unique controllers didn't provide for a unique experience not available on a PC. Most PC successes are best left to the PC however, and although in the early days games on the console helped modernize the video game industry, games such as mario, etc etc, the PC has always provided a more clear, and less jumbled path to video game evolution.

Because the PC has always been easier to mod, easier to work with than a console game. Yet, on a console most games work, provided their not a horrible port that crashes , glitches out, on a PC not all games work, but you can costumize the software, hardware, change settings so that it may work, or may even work better.

Modern consoles down grade most the quality of modern games, the graphics look like shit, are compressed, on a PC, especially a modern one you can control that in settings , or you can choose to run it in high quality, not loosing anything. Many games are made today in mind to run on all consoles and the Pc, so it's not even optional to see the game in full quality.

This is good and bad as some games are just too advanced for PCS only a few year old and need to be run low anyways without a hard ware update, and they look just as good on a console.

Over all the ability for consoles, where they can't update, and become inferior slows down the video game industry, evolution.

Yet they still try to have a edge in the industry releasing original and authentic titles such as Heavy Rain. The console is becoming more and more like a computer, now they are more or less just low end computers that play games that are made for all systems, or down graded for the console, showing that the PC is still superior as it doesn't have any down grades, with authentic PC titles, but forces the user to either update or run the game on lower settings.

The console seems to have become a more business effective way to make games, lower end, and make profits as they port games to all systems, including the PC.

[Darth Marsden]

Hey, wait to mention Prince of Persia. Gives me an excuse to dig up this!

This is also relevant because it shows one of the main reasons I love playing games on the PC over consoles - modding. There are so many great mods, fan-patches and hacks for games out there, and it's great fun playing through them all, even if some of them aren't all that great.

But even so. Neverwinter Nights, Half-Life, Quake 2, Command and Conquer, Deus Ex, Morrowind, Oblivion, Fallout... these are all games that have been expanded and (in some cases) improved by fans. And it's something consoles, for all the positives, just can't hope to compete with.

(Seriously, click the link. I don't get to break it out very often)

[doodo!]

Where can I download it?

[Darth Marsden]

There's no link? Lame! Ok, here you go. Bear in mind it is unfinished (really need to get back into it at some point!), so the later levels aren't exactly brilliant, and the cutscene needed a lot of work. But hey, if you enjoy it, then woo!

[doodo!]

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

There's no link? Lame! Ok, here you go. Bear in mind it is unfinished (really need to get back into it at some point!), so the later levels aren't exactly brilliant, and the cutscene needed a lot of work. But hey, if you enjoy it, then woo!

Thank you, I'm on my mac osx right now so I'll get to it later.

[Chyron8472]

Originally Posted by Rather Dashing

Oh hey, you're referencing(I think) almost entirely from an out of forum conversation that I don't think I repeated here at all(or at least only repeated in part?). You might end up confusing people, regardless. :P

True, but your position was no less valid, whether it confuses people here or not to refer to it.