Console gaming, is it the future?

mkk · Nov 23, 2005, 07:59 PM

I don't really care except quite a few PC games that came out in the last 18 months has had issues that wouldn't be there if the developer hadn't focused so much on the console edition. The usual bad ports are to be expected, but this other thing is worse.

TB_ · Nov 24, 2005, 12:58 AM

Xbox 360, poor reviews, crash shots up day 1, and no Blu-ray..... ummm.... no deal.

LHC · Nov 24, 2005, 04:02 PM

*raises hand* Nintendo fan over here

Although I do think games are SO much better on PC, I think it's gunna be pretty sweet to take a random swing at air, and Link in Legend of Zelda will be slashing exactly the same way

HawgsHead · Nov 25, 2005, 04:19 AM

The folks that said that the PC is dead MUST be living on another planet!

Prince_Link · Nov 25, 2005, 04:19 AM

your a fool if you think that new control is good.. its frickin gay...

why couldn't nintndo go all out and make a damn VR suit...

HawgsHead · Nov 25, 2005, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by TB_

Xbox 360, poor reviews, crash shots up day 1, and no Blu-ray..... ummm.... no deal.

Blu-ray...???????

LuCifer · Nov 25, 2005, 04:24 AM

Yeah whats up with that.. XBOX 360 crashing and whatnot

megatron · Nov 28, 2005, 05:09 AM

Only console I ever had was one with "pong" on it. Also shoot the square IIRC.

Consoles dont have the freedom of choice a pc does.

Amstrad 6128, Amiga 600, p5-133, athlon palmino, thunderbred, mobile barton, A64 and Im on my 2nd A64 an opteron 146 @ 3Ghz.

ztride · Nov 28, 2005, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prince_Link

your a fool if you think that new control is good.. its frickin gay...

why couldn't nintndo go all out and make a damn VR suit...

Well the pc boys are the ones who are complaining about the lack of a mouse on a console for FPS. Now Nintendo might have created something even better.

I think the poll is a little biased against Nintendo what do the Nintendo fans think?

Frodo301 · Nov 28, 2005, 06:22 PM

I like to think that the pc and console can live together. There are games on both formats that I like although I prefer the PC for the obvious advantages that it offers. I don't think consoles will ever replace a pc for gaming, but I do think we will see more integration of consumer electronic devices with the console such as a DVR, dvd recorder, satellite radio, handheld vid game/mp3 player, you name it. Mate all of this technology with a simple easy to control interface and remote/game pad and off you go.

ericdrum · Nov 29, 2005, 09:01 PM

I'll get them all. How can one think that gaming on one platform covers all the fun to be had in the gaming world? I'll never give up my PC, but sitting a bunch of my friends down in my living room, on a leather couch to race on my big screen HDTV is a riot and something that can't be captured with just a PC. Sometimes we play head to head and have little tournaments and the dudes who don't race in that heat can sit, watch and taunt. It's a completely different environment than your typical PC LAN party. So IMO, making PC gaming and console gaming mutually exclusive is just a plain waste. They can both be enjoyed and if you are lucky enough to afford them all, do it. It's a waste of time to compare and contrast them. They are too different.

ericdrum · Nov 29, 2005, 09:01 PM

double post, sorry.

LHC · Nov 29, 2005, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ericdrum

I'll get them all. How can one think that gaming on one platform covers all the fun to be had in the gaming world? I'll never give up my PC, but sitting a bunch of my friends down in my living room, on a leather couch to race on my big screen HDTV is a riot and something that can't be captured with just a PC. Sometimes we play head to head and have little tournaments and the dudes who don't race in that heat can sit, watch and taunt. It's a completely different environment than your typical PC LAN party. So IMO, making PC gaming and console gaming mutually exclusive is just a plain waste. They can both be enjoyed and if you are lucky enough to afford them all, do it. It's a waste of time to compare and contrast them. They are too different.

I was thinking fairly the same thing.. consoles are meant for one-room multiplayer, and PCs for worldwide multiplayer

Leekay07 · Nov 30, 2005, 04:50 AM

Actually I mutliplay on the PC. Im currently hooking the thing up to my HDTV. PC's rock and they have everything a console has but more. Take need for speed. The only draw back to it is there is no multiplayer on the same machine. But compare single player on it to any console game out there Including the 360 and they all come up short.

Maddon, Fifa, NHL, NBA all rock for game fests.

ktn3719 · Dec 1, 2005, 12:53 AM

I voted for the Nintendo option...And yeah, the poll seems pretty biased against Nintendo-people. I think Nintendo's controller, the "Wand", will put an end to all the complaints about consoles being a rather inferior platform to play first-person shooter games. In the past, I have made the same argument, but now Nintendo seems to have figured out a great answer. The control scheme has the potential to work better than the mouse/keyboard combination. And with online gaming become a major factor for console gaming, I think that game modifications will eventually be made avaliable to their console brethren. Oh, and I also just love Nintendo games (Super Smash Brothers Revolution with online support, anyone?). I also plan to retire my Windows computer and buy a Mac when Leopard comes out

Prince_Link · Dec 1, 2005, 03:02 AM

the Xbox 360 crash is becoz of overheating powersupply.. stick a fan on it LOL

GeneralClaymore · Dec 1, 2005, 07:42 AM

i pick consoles are for kids, i dont play them no more cuz i feel too old to be sitting there playing on a console and most people who has consoles that i know are younger then me.

to me there just cheap pcs for those who cant afford gaming pcs. i quited consoles 6 yrs ago because they was collection dust and i was playing my computer more then my consoles.

i grew up on gaming on pc so i am a pc person at heart. i want to beable to mod my games, Download new maps ,models, edit games to play a difent music file for this lv and so forth, i got bored with consoles cuz you would be playing the same game over and over and over and over. thats why they collected dust.

who ever voted pc gaming is dead must have been droped on there heards a couple of times when they was a baby.

ColdPenguin · Dec 4, 2005, 10:04 PM

playing FPS on consoles isnt that hard. Its not as precvise as a mouse but guess what, everyone else in the game is using a mouse either so you have the same capabilities.

BWX · Dec 4, 2005, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ColdPenguin

playing FPS on consoles isnt that hard. Its not as precvise as a mouse but guess what, everyone else in the game is using a mouse either so you have the same capabilities.

It is inefficient, and not very fun -to me anyway..

ExitiosuS · Dec 5, 2005, 01:04 AM

"I like the expandability of the PC, and who the hell can play FPS on a console?"

Who thinks gaming sucks? o_O; lol I looooove gaming omg.

Zardon · Dec 23, 2005, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColdPenguin

playing FPS on consoles isnt that hard. Its not as precvise as a mouse but guess what, everyone else in the game is using a mouse either so you have the same capabilities.

Halo was the first one I didnt have an issue with though of course a mouse would offer finer control.

The X360 supports USB keyboards, so im guessing in time we may have a USB mouse for it with ingame options.. that would be a very cool feature if it was rolled out.

Pluvious · Dec 24, 2005, 01:21 AM

I agree.. Halo was the only FPS that I was able to fairly aim well, thanks to auto aim and some serious tweaking by Bungie. The game was so amazing (at that time) that I was able to enjoy it without too much trouble. But any other FPS, unless something special (Black maybe?) won't be worth my time. Nothing is more frustrating then having to tap-tap-tap yourself over the enemy to line up the crosshairs!

ps. luv your avatar Z! .. that's great!

Rosco[CoF] · Dec 27, 2005, 05:34 PM

Consoles are schwag

NitroMedes · Dec 30, 2005, 04:22 AM

Long live Mario

mofoger · Dec 31, 2005, 03:16 PM

Can't get Socom 3 on PC. I have 3 PC's - 3 PS2's - 1 Laptop - and 1 PS3 on order. Had the X-box,SNES,SEGA, etc. I just don't like the fact that you have to use 20 different keys to play PC games. I use my PC for music, 3d creating through Bryce and work of course. LOL.
Hope they can all just get along.

Oni28 · Jan 10, 2006, 03:16 PM

I voted for harmoney, both have ther adventages. I have a PC for FPS and my 360 for Driving games. Plus the better half loves platformers and i havent seen a decent one on the PC. Kameo fo rthe 360 is one nice looking game.

Golbeze · Feb 2, 2006, 07:21 AM

Personally, having grown up on consoles, I find it difficult to control any game with a keyboard and mouse. I guess I'm just too used to a gamepad. Plus, I'm not really into FPS games that much, the only ones I ever really liked being Metroid Prime 1 & 2. I'm more into rpg's and adventures, and some action games, and I like the feel of console versions of those genres as opposed to those on PC's. As for my vote, I'm not getting a new console just yet, and although I like Nintendo, I also like games for other consoles equally, so I didn't vote.

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Prince_Link HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 274 Rep Power: 0	your a fool if you think that new control is good.. its frickin gay... why couldn't nintndo go all out and make a damn VR suit... __________________

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mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	I don't really care except quite a few PC games that came out in the last 18 months has had issues that wouldn't be there if the developer hadn't focused so much on the console edition. The usual bad ports are to be expected, but this other thing is worse.

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TB_ DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	Xbox 360, poor reviews, crash shots up day 1, and no Blu-ray..... ummm.... no deal.

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Frodo301 Outraged Join Date: May 2002 Location: The mountains Posts: 584 Rep Power: 0	I like to think that the pc and console can live together. There are games on both formats that I like although I prefer the PC for the obvious advantages that it offers. I don't think consoles will ever replace a pc for gaming, but I do think we will see more integration of consumer electronic devices with the console such as a DVR, dvd recorder, satellite radio, handheld vid game/mp3 player, you name it. Mate all of this technology with a simple easy to control interface and remote/game pad and off you go. __________________ The greatest thing you'll every learn is to love, and be loved in return.

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ericdrum DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The SLC Posts: 149 Rep Power: 0	I'll get them all. How can one think that gaming on one platform covers all the fun to be had in the gaming world? I'll never give up my PC, but sitting a bunch of my friends down in my living room, on a leather couch to race on my big screen HDTV is a riot and something that can't be captured with just a PC. Sometimes we play head to head and have little tournaments and the dudes who don't race in that heat can sit, watch and taunt. It's a completely different environment than your typical PC LAN party. So IMO, making PC gaming and console gaming mutually exclusive is just a plain waste. They can both be enjoyed and if you are lucky enough to afford them all, do it. It's a waste of time to compare and contrast them. They are too different. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3500+ MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum nForce3 Ultra 2 gig Corsair XMS 3200 eVGA 6800 GT SB Audigy2 w/ KX Project Drivers 2-80 gig Western Digital SATA 7200 RAID 0 200 GB Seagate Barricuda 7200 for Storage Ultra Xconnect 500W Power Supply Windows XP SP2 Antec P160W case

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ericdrum DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The SLC Posts: 149 Rep Power: 0	double post, sorry. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3500+ MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum nForce3 Ultra 2 gig Corsair XMS 3200 eVGA 6800 GT SB Audigy2 w/ KX Project Drivers 2-80 gig Western Digital SATA 7200 RAID 0 200 GB Seagate Barricuda 7200 for Storage Ultra Xconnect 500W Power Supply Windows XP SP2 Antec P160W case Last edited by ericdrum; Nov 29, 2005 at 10:49 PM.

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ktn3719 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Southern California, United States Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	I voted for the Nintendo option...And yeah, the poll seems pretty biased against Nintendo-people. I think Nintendo's controller, the "Wand", will put an end to all the complaints about consoles being a rather inferior platform to play first-person shooter games. In the past, I have made the same argument, but now Nintendo seems to have figured out a great answer. The control scheme has the potential to work better than the mouse/keyboard combination. And with online gaming become a major factor for console gaming, I think that game modifications will eventually be made avaliable to their console brethren. Oh, and I also just love Nintendo games (Super Smash Brothers Revolution with online support, anyone?). I also plan to retire my Windows computer and buy a Mac when Leopard comes out __________________

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Prince_Link HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 274 Rep Power: 0	the Xbox 360 crash is becoz of overheating powersupply.. stick a fan on it LOL __________________

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GeneralClaymore HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MI Posts: 434 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	i pick consoles are for kids, i dont play them no more cuz i feel too old to be sitting there playing on a console and most people who has consoles that i know are younger then me. to me there just cheap pcs for those who cant afford gaming pcs. i quited consoles 6 yrs ago because they was collection dust and i was playing my computer more then my consoles. i grew up on gaming on pc so i am a pc person at heart. i want to beable to mod my games, Download new maps ,models, edit games to play a difent music file for this lv and so forth, i got bored with consoles cuz you would be playing the same game over and over and over and over. thats why they collected dust. who ever voted pc gaming is dead must have been droped on there heards a couple of times when they was a baby. __________________ Source: x-fi titanium hd 2x LT1124ACN+ 2x LT1115 > Matrix M-Stage V2 /w 2x LME49710NA> DT880 pro 250ohm Last edited by GeneralClaymore; Dec 1, 2005 at 07:50 AM.

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ColdPenguin ***** goon Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 110 Rep Power: 0	playing FPS on consoles isnt that hard. Its not as precvise as a mouse but guess what, everyone else in the game is using a mouse either so you have the same capabilities. __________________

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Pluvious Elisha = hottie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: USA CA. SF Bay Area Posts: 1,318 Rep Power: 0	I agree.. Halo was the only FPS that I was able to fairly aim well, thanks to auto aim and some serious tweaking by Bungie. The game was so amazing (at that time) that I was able to enjoy it without too much trouble. But any other FPS, unless something special (Black maybe?) won't be worth my time. Nothing is more frustrating then having to tap-tap-tap yourself over the enemy to line up the crosshairs! ps. luv your avatar Z! .. that's great! __________________

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Rosco[CoF] HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 158 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Consoles are schwag

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mofoger DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Can't get Socom 3 on PC. I have 3 PC's - 3 PS2's - 1 Laptop - and 1 PS3 on order. Had the X-box,SNES,SEGA, etc. I just don't like the fact that you have to use 20 different keys to play PC games. I use my PC for music, 3d creating through Bryce and work of course. LOL. Hope they can all just get along.

Jan 10, 2006, 03:16 PM	#56
Oni28 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	I voted for harmoney, both have ther adventages. I have a PC for FPS and my 360 for Driving games. Plus the better half loves platformers and i havent seen a decent one on the PC. Kameo fo rthe 360 is one nice looking game. __________________ Intel P4 Prescott 3.0 Ghz 1 Mb Cache @ 3.2 Thermalright SP94 Copper Heat Pipe Heat Sink ABIt IC7 512 Mb Corsair PC3200 Twinx x2 (=1gb) Connect 3D x800 Pro VIVO @ XT PE 16 Pipelines 520/560 Ati Silencer 4 2x 80Gb Western Digital SATA Drives in Raid 0 Western Digital HD 200Gb w. 8Mb cache Lite-On DVD-R/+R Sony DVD Rom IIyama Vision Master PRO 455 19"monitor Windows XP Pro w. SP2, DirectX 9.0c

Feb 2, 2006, 07:21 AM	#57
Golbeze HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 276 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Personally, having grown up on consoles, I find it difficult to control any game with a keyboard and mouse. I guess I'm just too used to a gamepad. Plus, I'm not really into FPS games that much, the only ones I ever really liked being Metroid Prime 1 & 2. I'm more into rpg's and adventures, and some action games, and I like the feel of console versions of those genres as opposed to those on PC's. As for my vote, I'm not getting a new console just yet, and although I like Nintendo, I also like games for other consoles equally, so I didn't vote.