OMG!!!!! Did I really say that??????

For those of you who know me, know that I'm strickly a PC gamer. The last console I ever owned was a SEGA Genesis and I pitched it for an Amiga computer back in 1992. I've been very harsh towards today's consoles and now I'm planning to buy one.

The "Nintendo Revolution"....

Why?

Because Nintendo has claimed that the system will be backwards compatable with games as far back as the NES thru Game Cube and it makes it more than just a currently gaming system, but a retro relic as well. They will let you down load roms (perhaps modified) of their old systmes (except for Game Cube games) for a small price online... but I'm sure that some one will later hack the system so I can play all the ROMs I already have on my PC. If so, then this is the console to buy.

Why not an X-BOX 360 or a PS3???? Don't get me started. I have a PC and my fanboy-ism and we could go into a huge argument about tech specs, gfx, ect... but with that aside, the Nintendo Revolution has a great history and a large library of games from the past and I just can't pass this one up.

Besides... A lot of PS and X-Box games are released for the computer. Nintendo (and I mean Nintendo brand.. not Capcom or other third parties) is very tight with their games.... the only way you can play them on anything else is through the power of emulation... (Nintendo emulators for the Dream Cast are still being updated... go fig..)...

I know everyone who knows me is in shock about this... but I really am sober... but don't be calling me a console gamer anytime soon... I still stick by my guns... uhhh... PC with great fanboy-ism and geeky-ness like I always have... So there.... :P .... lol....


Now I need a drink...

Well... Yes and no...

For instances, all the GTA games were ported to the PC and was visually better than their console counter parts. In fact, only the best of console ports really make it (if it wasn't a mulit platform to begin with).

PCs have been ahead of consoles mainly because of the avalibilty of high-end upgradable hard ware. A lot of PC gamers get upset when a PC game becomes a multi-platform release because they degrade the gfx quailty so that it is easier to port to consoles with lower tech specs. Much like Dragon's Lari 3D and Dues Ex 2.

But the console market is bigger than the PC gaming market because consoles are easier to use, the avaliablity is wider spread (EB's PC game shelves are shrinking), and it's way more cost efficent.

Don't get me wrong.... I'm not really against consoles... I just joke about it because I'm such a PC fanboy... I'm not going to knock anyone who buys an X-BOX or a PS3... because when it all comes down to it, we are all fellow gamers...



However, I do believe that the PC gaming experience will always be different. Mainly because certain genres don't work well with consoles and vice versa... FPS and star figher sims are good examples of that...

But PC gamers also have different demands... For instance, a game like "Super Smash Bros" wouldn't be a wise release for the PC unless it was sold under a $15 price tag... But a game like "Freespace 2" or "Mech Warrior Games" wouldn't sell well for a console because of it's demanding controls, and it's angle of game play...

So there will always be a difference... but that doesn't mean it's a bad thing... just different..

I'm a huge pc gamer as well.

But games like ico, rez, shadow of the colosus. Dozens of games like that arent on the pc.

As for the two getting more similar. Just think of it as pcs are becoming more media boxes, and consoles are becoming more like pcs. I really like WSAD for my fps's but you cant beat rpgs at 2am with your little box of gaming goodness.


The physx card is awsome...i want one badly. It might be cheaper then $300 The cards are actually out right now, but you have to sign an nda to get one and be a prominent game/mod devolper. The public launch is coming soon...ageia is pretty much just waiting on game support before launching.

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I'm more of a console gamer now... because the games that I really like aren't even out for the computer at all. Oh well. =/

But that still doesn't mean I won't play Tron 2.0 on my computer.

I'd rather take the money I would spend on a console, and invest it in upgrades for my PC. My main PC is going on 4 years old now, basically. This is the longest I've ever gone between upgrades. I usually upgraded every two years.

I just figure that there's so much more a PC can do, aside from playing games. But with the right hardware, a PC can even stand almost toe-to-toe right now, against the Xbox 360. And with the next video card generation, the PC will take the lead again.

Doug Lombardi, at Valve, made an encouraging comment about the future of PC gaming, that really surprised me.

http://www.firingsquad.com/features/doug_lombardi_valve_interview/page3.asp
The PC games business has never been more interesting. The transition to the next generation consoles is taking a bit longer than everyone expected, and leaving a crater in the industry's revenue projections. Meanwhile, the graphics and processing power available on the PC today already rivals what's to come on those consoles, and the online business models for PC gaming is already light years ahead of the consoles with services such as Steam and money-printing phenomena such as World of WarCraft and Lineage.

Nice to hear from an industry insider, who isn't predicting gloom and doom on the PC for a change!

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kmon Wrote:The physx card is awsome...i want one badly. It might be cheaper then $300 The cards are actually out right now, but you have to sign an nda to get one and be a prominent game/mod devolper. The public launch is coming soon...ageia is pretty much just waiting on game support before launching.

Actually, being that I bought my PC from Falcon Northwest, I can order a BFG PhysX card today. I know because I just called them up and got the pricing for it.

I'm going to wait a little until there are a few games available to make use of it and I read some reviews of actual performance. But if it's really what it's cracked up to be, I will get one.

So I'll have a CPU, dual GPU's, an APU, and a PPU to boot! The more hardware, the better, I always say!

MutoidMan Wrote: Qix77 Wrote:I'm also building a new computer soon.... I'll have to send in the pics when I do... but it will be later this year.. Hey, if you want to talk specs, let me know!

Hey... I'll take you up on that... I'm always up for a good tech talk, and even though I'm a computer tech, I'm still learning.

Plus we can debate, inform, and learn from one another. Once I get the time, I'll send you my e-mail address... Thanks MM..

Well, I'm a console gamer and always will be - mainly due to 1st party games that will never see the light of day on a PC.

My PC is for porn, chatting and taxes.

My consoles are for gaming!

I currently enjoy my N64 (GoldenEye, Perfect Dark and WWF No Mercy 4 LIFE!), Sega Dreamcast (Shenmue owns your face, as do Jet Grind Radio and Phantasy Star Online - and Samba De Amigo + Maracca controllers = BEST.PARTY.GAME.EVER), Nintendo GameCube (Metroid Prime, Resident Evil 4, Viewtiful Joe and F-Zero GX are four great reasons to own the system), X-Box (Panzer Dragoon Orta is just amazing, as are Jet Set Radio Future and Shenmue 2) and X-Box 360 (Oblivion = BEST.RPG.EVER and X-Box Live/Marketplace take the concept of a console system to a whole different level).

I'm very interested in the Nintendo Revolution as (a.) it's about damn time the Big N realized that, hey, people do like online gaming and (b.) I'm interested in some of the games being developed with the controller - like Red Steel (a 3rd Party exclusive from Ubisoft that allows you to play in a FPS game in modern-day Tokyo using katanas and pistols - you can swing your controller like your sword and it impacts the game play).

I'm interested in the PS3 because it allows for complete backwards compatability and upgrading of graphics for all PS1 and PS2 games - that's a damn cool trick and one that will be great IF they pull it off. Plus, Blu-Ray players built-in, which is why I won't buy one at launch. PS2s were buggy as hell at launch, so what can we expect from the new Blu-Ray technology when it hasn't even been tested yet with consumers?

But, here's hoping Nintendo gets back on track with the Revolution (being able to download Nintendo games from all of its systems, including games only released in Japan, is a cool perk) and that Sony FINALLY delivers on a console.

Anyone remember the PS2s promise of "Toy Story 2-quality graphics?" What about the new "Emotion Engine?"

Yeah, that's what I thought.

My biggest reason for being a console gamer over PC is really quite simple:

My Movie Room.

I can play games on my consoles on a 48" HDTV with 7.1 Surround Sound in a comfortable chair.

I can't do that on my PC - no matter how powerful it is.

THAT'S why I'll continue to be a console supporter.

Well, that and the fact that you won't find Metroid Prime or F-Zero GX on a PC!

Actually, PS2's promise was delivered, it's just that some companies didn't use it. -_- Okay, not some. Most. Go figure.

Good luck, Qix!

As for me: Definitely getting a PS3 and Nintendo Revolution. I might wait a bit on PS3 if I don't have the money for it by then.

Wait, what am I saying? I have a job now. x_x