"We do not see the PC as the leading platform for games," Carmack added. "That statement will enrage some people, but it is hard to characterize it otherwise; both console versions will have larger audiences than the PC version. A high end PC is nearly 10 times as powerful as a console, and we could unquestionably provide a better experience if we chose that as our design point and we were able to expend the same amount of resources on it. Nowadays most of the quality of a game comes from the development effort put into it, not the technology it runs on. A game built with a tenth the resources on a platform 10 times as powerful would be an inferior product in almost all cases."
Bhruic wrote on Oct 8, 2011, 13:19:No matter how it's justified or rationalized, at the end of the day, the bottom line is that companies do not care about customers, they only care about profit.
A common complaint, but not one based in reality. Everyone likes to pull the "big bad company" line, but it's a half-truth at best. Do companies want to make money? Of course, I doubt there are many, if any, companies that want to go out of business. They need money to survive. But (again with the false dichotomies), it's not an "either/or" situation. It's entirely possible to both want to make money, and care about your customers.
MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Oct 8, 2011, 13:22:It's an awesome looking shoot'em up. That's it. Hard to not enjoy something so simple. Maybe you have matured since the 90's, that's your own faultnetnerd85 wrote on Oct 8, 2011, 12:55:
Have any of you bought Hard Reset yet?
I played the demo, I was not overly impressed with Hard Reset, to be honest. I went into it hoping it was awesome, and was a bit underwhelmed... it felt like a Doom(1 or 2) clone with updated graphics, but somehow some fun was lost along the way too.
netnerd85 wrote on Oct 8, 2011, 12:55:
Have any of you bought Hard Reset yet?
No matter how it's justified or rationalized, at the end of the day, the bottom line is that companies do not care about customers, they only care about profit.
have you ever seen on these forums any praise at all for blizzard when their games have clearly been helping the future of PC gaming all around with stellar PC only games
{PH}88fingers wrote on Oct 8, 2011, 12:51:Oh god, what crack pipe have you been smoking? What do blizzard make any way? Oh they make people pay every month, that's right. Yeah. Big help.
have you ever seen on these forums any praise at all for blizzard when their games have clearly been helping the future of PC gaming all around with stellar PC only games
Bhruic wrote on Oct 8, 2011, 12:38:so you guys bitch about not developing for PC, then bitch about when the developers do.
So what you're saying is that if a developer chooses to develop for the PC, they should immediately become immune to all criticism? Just the fact they are gracing us with their presence makes them untouchable?
I appreciate the fact that Blizzard makes PC games. But that doesn't mean I'm going to give their games a pass if they are doing something stupid with them.
What is it with people and their dumb false dichotomy arguments these days?
DNForever wrote on Oct 8, 2011, 12:39:
Life is a zero sum game. You can't expect companies and other people to make it worthwhile for you. You have to just detach yourself from it all. Play the game or not, like them or not. Then get on with your shit.
so you guys bitch about not developing for PC, then bitch about when the developers do.
{PH}88fingers wrote on Oct 8, 2011, 11:36:
I love how in this thread speaking of PC gaming only developers which is now on 7 pages and not 1 mention of Blizzard.
edit: apologize for the thread hijack from Carmack...
{PH}88fingers wrote on Oct 8, 2011, 11:36:
so you guys bitch about not developing for PC, then bitch about when the developers do... non stop bitching all around.
^Drag0n^ wrote on Oct 8, 2011, 10:24:
As for the guy making the "Douchebag" comment: Really? That's beyond lowbrow. Disagree with his stance? Fine. but show a little respect and class. Carmack has more programming talent and game development experience than you'll have in four lifetimes.