Could Next-Generation Console games be the end of PC Gaming?

[Svnla]

Originally posted by: dighn
huh? the topic is about the end of "PC Gaming", not the PC itself.

The point I was trying to show is console is just one trick pony of playing games (and not very good at games such as FFS, Flight sims), while the PC can do many other things beside game. Consoles will not kill the PC gaming for sure.

PC gaming need to be more fun/variety and have less of incompatible/crash issues so more average American consumers can play.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: royaldank
NO. Go back to every console release and see if it "ended PC gaming."

True, but it has caused a general re-configuration of PC hardware, to appear essentially like a console-on-steroids, with the remainder of general-purpose PC functions strapped-on like an appendix, used only occasionally for things like e-mail.

 

[sniperruff]

remeber you play the games, not the hardware. why should the hardware matter? i don't care if it has 1gb of video ram or an OC'ed A64 in it.... as long as the games are fun

with games like gran turismo 4 and metal gear, who cares about the hardware.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: royaldank
The difference between an average 12 year old firing up a console to play a game is much different than firing up a computer to play a game. Computers have to be managed for updates, patches, spyware, viruses, etc. Neither will kill the other any time soon.

Which is why, even though I am definately not 12 any more, I still far prefer console gaming than PC gaming. PC gaming has almost nearly always been a PITA administratively, comparatively-speaking. (Some things like MMORPGs and online FPSes definately play better on higher-resolution PC displays with keyboards attached though.)

Another reason that I prefer console gaming, is that I *love* "shooter" games, of which the PC has had precious few decent ones, Tyridian and the Front Line Software translation of the Japanese IBM-PC port of the Playstation port of Raiden II being about the only two decent ones that I've ever played on the PC. Personally, for such a popular genre, that's just plain downright sad. While at the same time, you have games like R-Type Delta, R-Type Final, Einhander, and numerous others for PSX, and of course prior consoles too. (Parodius for S-Famicom comes to mind.)

Another reason is that 99.99% of game controllers for the PC absolutely suck, especially for those "shooter" games.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: shilala
I'd much rather throw $450 at a new graphics card and hawk my old pc games than buy into the next generation of console.
Video game consoles have always been a one-way street...
Buy console, it becomes worthless in a very short time. Buy games, they become worthless even faster.
I can get a good return on my pc games when I'm done playing them, and I can get a good buck out of my old graphics card.
Aside from that, My pc games get updated, mods, and new features.
Value-wise, consoles suck.

Please tell me that you're kidding, right? All of that couldn't be more untrue.
Consoles don't greatly depress in terms of their retail selling price over the lifetime of the console, at least not like PC hardware does. In fact, once the console has stopped being in production, occasionally the price will actually appreciate. Not so with PC hardware.
Same thing with games software and their prices. PC games and console games both drop in price in certain decline curve based on their sales numbers/popularity, and accumulated time since their release date. But some console games can still be worth money, especially those that were released in limited quantities. Not so for PC games, at least none that I am aware of, save for a few "limited collector's editions" released over the years, individually signed and numbered, and sold for a very elevated original price as well. (In fact, those shouldn't even be considered, since they were sold as rare collectable items, and not as games, since games are meant to actually be played in order to be enjoyed.)

Btw, in a past life, I (foolishly) traded a Neo-Geo AES console for a PCI ATI Mach64 card. Looking back a few years - now which one is worth more? Yeah. That's my point entirely, and a strong factor in why I believe that your statement is completely backwards.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry

Originally posted by: royaldank
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Another reason is that 99.99% of game controllers for the PC absolutely suck, especially for those "shooter" games.

Keyboard/mouse > *