<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teh Mite @ Dec 15 2008, 01:39 PM)
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While the Xbox is about, the PS3 will never get 3rd party games that can push the machine to its full potential. It's the same downfall that besit the Saturn and the Dreamcast - The PS1 was such an underpowered heap of *expletivedeleated* that games had to be very basic for it to handle them. This in turn meant the same game on it's more powerful counterpart were never up to the standard that the machine set and everything was heald back by the weakest machine, not driven forwards by the strongest.[/b]
But in this case, it works both ways. As a PC gamer, there are a lot of aspects to deal with when relating to games. The entire globe thinks that PC gaming is dying, whilst developers are being nailed by piracy. Then, we usually get promise of a great game, only to discover that it was a horrific port, or a game "ahead of it's time" that works on 2% of PC's - ala GTA IV.
Then there are millions of other things to worry about, such as will it run, drivers, errors, Windows live, Securom/Starforce protection etc etc.
The last console i bought, was a PS2, and i absolutely loved it. I was a console gamer at heart, and all the BEST games kept coming my way. Sadly, the next-gen machines came, and i had a tough choice to make. Seeing as i was going to varsity, i thought i would benefit more from a PC. So i got one. Now, i have a pretty high end system at the moment, and can play anything at it's highest possible settings. This made me wonder about consoles, and how they are coping with the current batch of games that are pushing the technology boundaries to the limit. I think it's fair to say that today's games are pushing the Xbox to the limit, which makes me wonder if it will actually change in the near future. I have plaid some Xbox ***les that have worse performance/frame-rate issues than anything i have seen on my PC.
With a PC, every game, every year gets better and better, and looks better and better, but if the Xbox is already in it's prime this young in it's life, i think the PS3 is going to start coming into it's own. I mean, the PS3 is still a baby in terms of the potential it has, wheras the Xbox is struggling to get certain PS3 ***les, due to reasons such as "will it cope?" blu ray etc. (MGS 4 is a good example) I'm actually very eager to see hoe Final Fantasy XIII is going to cope on the Xbox...
Then again, the Xbox has a lot going for it too. It has a better controller (the sixaxis is crap). It's better looking. A MUCH bigger variety in terms of games, and above all, it's a hell of a lot cheaper. But yeah, aas far as future-proofing goes, i think the Xbox is in a bit of trouble.
With regards to PC gaming, for me, everything is better on a PC. I have an Xbox Controller for my machine, so in essance, it's a glorified Xbox. I don't think PC gaming will ever die, it just might get a little more tedious as time goes on (with bashers, copy protection, piracy etc etc). With regards to technology and PC gaming, it's a catch 22. Yes, EVERYTHING looks a million times better on a PC than it does on a console, but to get it to look like that means selling your body for the enourmous wads of cash you pay for excellence.
Hell, as long as there is something to play on, i'm happy. If we could, we would all have every console/PC out there. But we cant. There will always be pro's and cons with any gaming system, so at the end of the day, it's just a crap decision to make. But that's just my opinion.
Sorry about the above post, i'm on a MAC, and it spazzed out. <_<
