The alMIGHTY N wrote:
> On Jan 13, 11:08 am, Morgan <nos...@nospam.co.uk> wrote:
>> The alMIGHTY N wrote:
>>>> I see plenty of PC games advertised on GameStop/EB's frontpage - both as
>>>> retail games, and through Gamestop's digital download store.
>>> LOL
>>> The only PC games on those homepages are the PC versions of games that
>>> are also available for the consoles... and the "PC" link is always
>>> last.
>> But these games are still available on the PC, the fact that they are
>> also available for consoles is immaterial.
>
> People were able to buy audio cassettes and VHS cassettes for many
> years after CDs and DVDs took over. That doesn't mean that those
> things *weren't* on the way out.
This isn't a very good analogy at all though. Writing a VHS or audio
tape incurs negligible extra cost. Tailoring a game to run on a PC
requires a lot more time and resources in design coding, testing and
will require substantial investment.
>>> Now, the only real advantage of PC games is the higher resolutions
>>> which Blu-ray has shown is really not important to the typical
>>> consumer.
>> The PCs graphical superiority goes far beyond screen resolution.
>
> Of course they are but higher resolutions are the most prominent and
> noticeable change.
Not true at all, and a very strange comment from the person who climed
that most people can't tell the difference in resolution between DVD and
Blu-Ray.
>If you say "PCs" in general, then it's tough to
> include all aspects of better graphics because you need to account for
> the cheaper PCs that aren't able to handle much more than one
> improvement.
Cheaper PCs still have a lot more horsepower than a 360 or PS3, and a
new PC game on medium settign will look better than a new console game.
>You're not going to be able to run Crysis with higher
> resolutions *and* better lighting *and* improved textures *and* better
> mapping *and*... etc. and so forth on anything but a higher end gaming
> rig.
That's one example, Bioshock on the other hand ran fine maxed out on a
mid range PC of the day.
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