It's happened to everyone at one point or another. You're playing your favorite FPS and minding your own business when your character finally succumbs to that pesky stream of bullets that's been bouncing off his face for the past two minutes. “Aw man,” you say aloud while a big, ominous Game Over screen stares you down. “Well, at least I can jump right back in and...” But you can't. Suddenly, you're 30 minutes away from where you kicked the bucket – your previous progress rotting at the bottom of some virtual wastebasket. “Well, at least I can vary up my tactics and see the game from a different angle this time.” Nope. So many invisible walls that you may as well be a mime. “Well, at least I can--” Nuh-uh. Can't do that either. So you pause to take a breather, but they immediately start suffocating you. Games For Windows logos. Everywhere. And then you wake up drenched in a cold sweat, safe in your own bed and free of the nightmare's cruel clutches. “It was just a dream, “ you mumble before dozing off again.
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Console gaming is the future. With the exception of graphics, i'm pretty sure most people nowadays prefer to play on their couch watching their big screen tv rather than sitting uncomfortably at a desk.
Price.. PC you need to upgrades and upgrades...
the only real problem with pc gaming is misinformation and the lack of understanding. I can play pc games from my couch, I can play on my tv, i can even use a gamepad if I want. People go out and by a good pc/laptop for 700-1000 bucks and then go buy a console for another 300 bucks... makes no sense. I could get a gaming capable laptop with that money, and save in the long run thanks to steam and similar services. Plus having a gaming capable video card has other benefits.
Honestly its just because alot of people in north america are technology retarded, its the same reason why the 360 is outselling the ps3 despite being inferior.
The general consensus is that people think you need to go and spend 5 grand on a computer, and upgrade it every 6 months. But when people buy consoles, they don't figure in the costs associated with them.
I know people aren't playing on old ass SDTVs, so you gotta go out and drop at least a grand on a decent size LCD/LED/Plasma. You want 5.1 surround sound, gotta drop another 500-1000 on a decent stereo receiver. Now ya got that, now ya gotta go buy speakers,cables, etc, to optimize your stuff.
So it adds up pretty quick playing on consoles. I look at my front room and see literally thousands of dollars spent. And I look at my PC and see maybe 2 grand max spent. With all the things I mentioned before, I do see consoles hurting the PC market. I mean, look at Crysis 2. Crysis 1 is a beast on a nice PC, and when they announced C2 coming to consoles, me and my buddies laughed cause we knew it was gonna be watered down to play on the Xbox 360 and PS3.
I'm almost at the point of being PC only and maybe one console. The ass rapeage on the DLC for both consoles is getting ridiculous. I play both KOTOR games on my PC,and there are so many mods for both, for FREE. I see a crap load of maps for Left 4 Dead 1/2, and those are free too, and so many other things to add longevity to PC games.
I've own a GTX 260 card (by no means cutting edge) for 2 years and just now I've actually started playing more on it than on 360 or PS3. Why? 360 controller integration and a console experience. If PC gaming (as is) is so great, it would sell more. And even though I've gotten used to server pc multiplayer, nothing beats Xbox Live. Also, I own Crysis 1 and Warhead, and both are horrible. Sure, they look nice, but they're not fun at all. I do think consoles are holding back graphics. PS3 with it's crappy GPU and 360 with it's inferior CPU.