Has PC Gaming Died over the past year or so?
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I'm sorry, but anyone who says PC gaming is "dying" clearly known **** all about PC gaming. Every platform has ebbs and flows, and the difference with PC gaming now vs 8 years ago is that the volume of developers is lessening... we do not live in the same world (games-wise) that we lived in back then when tech was lower and it was much easier to program games at lower cost and reduced pressure.
There have been some awesome titles in the last two years, and some uber titles are making their way here every year... Starcraft II, Diablo 3, Dragon Age... I mean wtf how can it be dying?
Stupid question, and every time I see it posted by some numpty who has probably been out of touch of PC gaming for 5 years, or has converted to consolism and simply doesn't know any better, a little part of me dies.
There have been some awesome titles in the last two years, and some uber titles are making their way here every year... Starcraft II, Diablo 3, Dragon Age... I mean wtf how can it be dying?
Stupid question, and every time I see it posted by some numpty who has probably been out of touch of PC gaming for 5 years, or has converted to consolism and simply doesn't know any better, a little part of me dies.
agreed, but we as impatient pc gamers demand that 'rome be built in a day'
if you know what i mean
Back in the good old days you could buy a top class game every month, and it was never an easy decision either. I miss those days.
You cant buy a top class game every month on the Console or PC.
The standards have dropped across the board as the console crowed on avg are more casual & less fussy than the PC crowed & now they cater games at the console level.
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Then +1 kudos to you for still appreciating probably the best game ever made.
Try Freespace 2 if you haven't yet, it's like playing space-sim porn.
There's one community thats created over 2000 missions for it. Some pretty amazing scenarios considering how old the engine is.
Try Freespace 2 if you haven't yet, it's like playing space-sim porn.
Yeah, I've been trying to find that for a reasonable price, but everywhere I've seen it its ~£35 or more. There's a SW variant based on FS Open called "Imperial Alliance" but it isn't finished yet
With a game so old my conscience would be clean if I were to... acquire it by 'other' means. £35 for a 10 year old game, no matter how brilliant, is an insult.
Anyway, it's £17 on Ebay.
Hmm, I'll have another look around then, but last time I checked it was much more expensive
I think both of you are arguing over very little, quite simply the two games are different styles, KZ2 I think suits consoles, but COD4 feels like a tradition quick-paced FPS.
To use racing games as an example, GTR2 is a sim (although not sluggish, in fact I find it lively, but it's heavy) GRID instead seems light and funs and 'floaty'. Yet, people dont argue GRID is better than GTR2, becuase they are different genres (well, maybe sub genres because they are both racing, but hey!)
There's a SW variant based on FS Open called "Imperial Alliance" but it isn't finished yet
Meh screw Imperial Alliance... that's dead... THIS looks the shiznizz. Check out those Star Trek screens too http://scp.indiegames.us/screenshots.php
Check out those Star Trek screens too http://scp.indiegames.us/screenshots.php
Good stuff
I found a few cheapier copies of FS2 being advertised so I'll probably snap it up.
You are absolutely right, and your racing game comparison is a great analogy. despite my comments I do actually like the COD series for what they are, it was actually carlazai who first compared KZ2 and COD, I was just expanding on why I prefer KZ2.
You're right though, they may both be FPS's but they are very different games
Doesn't that back up the OP's argument? Currently on the PC I'm playing WoW, Baldur's Gate 2 and a bit of Warcraft 3. All of those games are over 4 years old - again, there just isn't that much out atm. We're forced to rely on the classics as the current lineup is so uninspiring.
There is some GREAT stuff coming - Star Wars/Star Trek/Jumpgate MMOs, Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, Dragon Age: Origins, HL Episode 3, Portal 2 - but they're all a long way off. It's subjective what you're looking forward to and this is historically a lean point of the year for new releases, but it does seem that there's a lot of A grade releases on consoles as opposed to PCs. I'm sure the situation will right itself, but personally I'm enjoying giving the Xbox and PS3 a spin
The PC's strong precisely because it has so many classics. Even if no new games were released, I've got more than enough existing ones I could choose from to keep busy for a long time yet. To say its dead because there isn't a constant new stream of overrated games is nonsense, IMO.
I do have a point. Those figures are all based on publicy released numbers by the publishers. Your only deluding yourself if you think thats healthy and will continue to increase the viability of PC releases. The accountants who fund these multi million £ projects only look at facts and the facts are PC games are not as strong as they should be.
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pc gaming will never die, we are bleeding edge!!!
I don't really play much on my PC anymore... however I will still try keep it up to date for when I do play some games on it.
Most of my friends play games on console nowadays and to be blunt I am happy to join em as there has been nothing really epic multplayer wise like battlefield 2 for years now.
Most of my friends play games on console nowadays and to be blunt I am happy to join em as there has been nothing really epic multplayer wise like battlefield 2 for years now.
Since I like fps and fps/rpg I am more than likely will remain a PC gamer. The day they bring out a decent pointing device on a console could be the day I reconsider. Mind you, I do like survival some horror games on the consoles too. Though atm keyboard and mouse owns.
What a load of testicles. The quality of the best console games are easily as good as those offered on the PC. Some of the most popular titles of last year on the PC were multi platform titles, so by what you're saying the console exclusives (and often best received games) are rubbish, but as soon as it's released on the PC too it's a good game?