Originally posted by: JediSage
I too, am eagerly waiting for Revolution. I left console gaming after Sega Saturn in favor of pc gaming. Last year I bought a GC for the family. Nintendo by far has many more family friendly titles. It's a shame the GC never took off.
Nintendo's philosophy on the current state of the industry is spot on, IMO. Cramming graphics chips into a box that supports HD when only like 25% of people with HD are actually using it is NOT innovation. Nintendo is keeping development costs down by not supporting HD, but is giving people tech they can actually use, with WiFi and USB support, as well as that controller that I'm DYING to get my hands on.
*edit* IMO the pc as a gaming platform is all but dead. The pc section at stores like EB and GameStop are almost non-existent.
I too, am eagerly waiting for Revolution. I left console gaming after Sega Saturn in favor of pc gaming. Last year I bought a GC for the family. Nintendo by far has many more family friendly titles. It's a shame the GC never took off.
Nintendo's philosophy on the current state of the industry is spot on, IMO. Cramming graphics chips into a box that supports HD when only like 25% of people with HD are actually using it is NOT innovation. Nintendo is keeping development costs down by not supporting HD, but is giving people tech they can actually use, with WiFi and USB support, as well as that controller that I'm DYING to get my hands on.
*edit* IMO the pc as a gaming platform is all but dead. The pc section at stores like EB and GameStop are almost non-existent.
i am also an avid Nintendo supporter as i feel they are going in the right direction when it comes to making these next consoles next gen...
but I totally disagree with you guys on pc as a gaming platform being dead...
lets all remember that both the Xbox 360 and the PS3 are computers inside that nice shiny case...
when it comes to the PC it will always be the number 1 choice for games for games due to the fact that the technology is always evolving and this in turn helps game developers bring their creations to life...
example: Farcry for the pc and then for the xbox...
when you buy a console you are basically buying a 5 year paperweight...
there are no options to upgrade when it comes to a console... so those who are talking about how next gen their xbox 360s are will be the laughing stock in about a year when the power in graphics cards and processors skyrocket... it happens every new console launch...
and when it comes to sections in game stores i seem to find them balanced... and if they seem to dedicate more room to console games i feel its mainly due to packaging... compare a DVD case to a box for a pc game..
there is no doubt that consoling gaming has gained tons of popularity lately but that doesn't say anything about the popularity of pc games...
they will always be the pinacle of gaming and no console will ever change that...
just my 2 cents