Desktop gaming in the next 5 years

Glaucus said:
It will contract massively, not in next 5 years.

Why do static office people need a desktop. When a pc on a USB stick or built into the screens/keyboard or whatever is far cheaper and more than powerful enough, as most things are now done server side.
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When I say desktop I mean a static keyboard and monitor not a tower. Yes tiny systems will take over but I thought you were talking about tablets replacing them which they clearly won't.
 
I suspect we will all be sitting in front of our desktop pc's in 5 years time asking a similar question :p
 
gropingmantis said:
When I say desktop I mean a static keyboard and monitor not a tower. Yes tiny systems will take over but I thought you were talking about tablets replacing them which they clearly won't.
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Thats not a good description. As we have static kb/mouse/monitor and a dock for the laptops.
 
What will happen in the next 5 or so years.
Consoles will hold back PC games, Again.

Will the PC tower case disappear? probably not. graphics card and such are the size they are because they need to be.
As for tablets taking over for gaming, they won't. As long as the input of a mouse and keyboard remains properly unrivalled, they aren't going anywhere.
 
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Glaucus said:
Thats not a good description. As we have static kb/mouse/monitor and a dock for the laptops.
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That is what a desktop is? Regardless the size of the actual computer a desktop is surely any system with static parts. Hell an all-in-one system is a desktop and I am sure we will be seeing many more of them in the offices of the future.
 
gropingmantis said:
That is what a desktop is? Regardless the size of the actual computer a desktop is surely any system with static parts. Hell an all-in-one system is a desktop and I am sure we will be seeing many more of them in the offices of the future.
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Not at all, a desktop is not portable.
I also wouldn't call a smart tv a desktop.
As for all in one systems I would only class it a desktop if it's powerful x86 based.

A laptops a laptop it doesn't suddenly become a desktop with a docking solution.
 
gropingmantis said:
Thats what I said? =
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Then how Is a laptop a desktop, which is what you said.

No because you can Then unplug laptop, it's not permantly attached. In no way can a laptop be considered a desktop.
A desktop can't be unplugged and used elsewhere. Unless it's set up at another "desk" it's in no way portable or useable away from the desk.
Laptops/tablets are portable.
 
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Desktop - a computer that's used in a static location.

Just because you can move the laptop or tablet is almost irrelevant. If they're being used in a static location with fixed peripherals they become desktops.
 
Glaucus said:
So the Market Is 100% series gamers is it? I don't think so. I used to be a serious gamer and but circumstances change. It's still my only platfform of gaming. As gamers move away you are left with seriouse gamers only and as such a reduced niche Market.
Especially as the serious gamer stigma died out and you get seriouse gamers on consoles.

Of course a tablet would replace many of your desktops functionality. Do you really want to be sat in one location browsing these forums.
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Well then you've moved out of the 'serious gamer' category, so don't need a high end desktop, and theres no problem with that.

Serious PC gaming is already a considerable niche, as a percentage of the overall gaming market it may grow smaller with all the tablet/smart phone stuff coming out, in absolute terms, it appears to be getting bigger.

I appear to be different from many of my peers (I'm 21), but I don't really want to game and stay constantly connected on the move. When I sit down in front of my computer, I game hardcore for quite a while, when I'm off it, I don't really want to game some more. I understand many people are different though.
 
gropingmantis said:
Once you plug your laptop into a screen, keyboard, mouse then you have a desktop. All you have done is taken one box and replaced it with another. It just happens that when you unplug your laptop it has another screen and keyboard.
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No, you have a laptop with peripherals plugged in.

using that odd way to catogries also makes it very hard to debate. As any portable device can be paired with such equipment.

Laptops/tablets/phones all have that ability. You don't describe them as desktops do you.
 
Glaucus said:
No, you have a laptop with peripherals plugged in.

using that odd way to catogries also makes it very hard to debate. As any portable device can be paired with such equipment.

Laptops/tablets/phones all have that ability. You don't describe them as desktops do you.
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I do when they are plugged in. When they aren't then they are mobile devices. Plugging them in and adding a useable screen, keyboard and pointer makes them desktops...hugely underpowered desktops.
 
Glaucus said:
No, you have a laptop with peripherals plugged in.

using that odd way to catogries also makes it very hard to debate. As any portable device can be paired with such equipment.

Laptops/tablets/phones all have that ability. You don't describe them as desktops do you.
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Again I'll quote myself;


Tummy said:
Desktop - a computer that's used in a static location.

Just because you can move the laptop or tablet is almost irrelevant. If they're being used in a static location with fixed peripherals they become desktops.
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A laptop's function is mobility. That is taken away if you use it as a desktop in a fixed location.

Tablets are all very well, but they remain a 'jack of all trades' compared to a desktop personal computer.

I think you're exaggerating the extent that the market will change over the next ~five years.

I think home computing has already seen a shift towards tablets and laptop computing. However in the professional sector a desktop is still important.

You're not going to walk in to an office in the next year and see no desktops and people sat working on tablets, they'll have a desktop, it might be a small factor or what not, but it's still a desktop.
 
Well don't assume I do, that makes it massively hard to debate with out adding a few sentences of clarification. A desktop in my meaning is a permanently static box. Just like you find on online shops.
A laptop/tablet/phone are not as powerfully as a desktop.
 
I'm tempted to ask the MD on Monday if he'll replace my 10 year old desktop pc in my lil office in the warehouse with an ipad just to see his reaction....
 
A desktop is a static computer.

Don't blame us for your lack of understanding of what a desktop is.

A laptop and tablets are mobile devices but aren't mobile devices if they're static :confused: they're desktops when they're static and you use peripherals for pro longed periods of time.

I agree that home computing has seen a shift towards tablets (which remain a jack of all trades) and laptops.
 
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A laptop's function is mobility. That is taken away if you use it as a desktop in a fixed location.


I think you're exaggerating the extent that the market will change over the next ~five years.

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It's not permanently static and I think you guys defginitions are not common use at all. Go ask a thousand people in the public and 99% will come back with my definition. Also find an online shop with a laptop under desktop category. Anyway now we cleared that up. Assume when I say desktop, I mean a static box.

Also I haven't said in 5 years, I've specify sly state otherwise on more than 1occasion.

A desktop computer is a personal computer (PC) in a form intended for regular use at a single location, as opposed to a mobile laptop or portable computer. Early desktop computers are designed to lay flat on the desk, while modern towers stand upright. Most modern desktop computers have separate screens and keyboards.
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An office desktop is cheaper than a business laptop / tablet. They are easier to repair, better screens, and you don't need mobility. If you are buying a laptop to sit on a desk and docking everything in it, why bother?

Desktop PCs are not going anywhere. Ergo PC gaming (desktop of laptop / tablet, who cares) isn't going anywhere either. High end PC gaming is staying at least in the foreseeable future. It's a good experimental platform for games developers anyway. You develop new tech on the PC, and it will eventually trickle down later on.
 
Glaucus said:
It's not permanently attached and find an online shop with a laptop under desktop category. Anyway now we cleared that up. Assume when I say desktop, I mean a static box.

Also I haven't said in 5 years, I've specify sly state otherwise on more than 1occasion.
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Why is mobility (which is the primary function of a tablet or laptop) going to be a boost to a static office based environment?
 
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