Gears of War PC? [May 24, 2005, 12:56 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Though Gears of War has only been announced for the Xbox 360,
Microsoft's J
Allard on Xbox 360 on Eurogamer (thanks Tiscali Games) seems to let the cat out of
the bag with the Xbox chief's answer to one question about Epic's upcoming
action game:
Eurogamer: But is that exclusive to Xbox?
J Allard: It's Xbox and PC.
2) PC games can do inhouse multiplayer. Granted not many, but a few do offer the ability to have either a "hot seat" function or a split screen. Virtually all PC games offer online playability to, and considering most people do have some form of internet connection that is adequate to play online, there's no excuse for "But PC games can't do multiplayer".
That's not what I said. I specifically said IN HOUSE multiplayer. Sure, there may be two or three games that do that, whooptidoo.
If you're sitting there with four buddies, what are you going to do? Fire up the old PC, or turn on the old console?
3) You can rent PC games. Fewer places are doing it now because there's not as much demand as there was back a few years ago, but you can still rent games.
This is illegal. Period. Or at least, it was in Holland, and I think it's illegal here in the US too. PC game EULA's prevent them from being rented, and in Holland there is an actual law against it.
Not sure about the UK, you'd be in a better position to judge than me. So, as you can see, when it comes to renting, the PC isn't even sniffing the consoles' league.
Your 2 points are good (although I had already mentioned one), but I do think you're drastically underestimating the effect of price.
A current day console here costs 150 bucks. A PC will cost you 500 at minimum, and if you try to play games on those pieces of shit, you're in for a rather large disappointment.
150 dollars is something people would consider giving for Xmas. 500 dollars is way too much.
Creston
This comment was edited on May 27, 14:49.
That's not what I said. I specifically said IN HOUSE multiplayer. Sure, there may be two or three games that do that, whooptidoo.
If you're sitting there with four buddies, what are you going to do? Fire up the old PC, or turn on the old console?
3) You can rent PC games. Fewer places are doing it now because there's not as much demand as there was back a few years ago, but you can still rent games.
This is illegal. Period. Or at least, it was in Holland, and I think it's illegal here in the US too. PC game EULA's prevent them from being rented, and in Holland there is an actual law against it.
Not sure about the UK, you'd be in a better position to judge than me. So, as you can see, when it comes to renting, the PC isn't even sniffing the consoles' league.
Your 2 points are good (although I had already mentioned one), but I do think you're drastically underestimating the effect of price.
A current day console here costs 150 bucks. A PC will cost you 500 at minimum, and if you try to play games on those pieces of shit, you're in for a rather large disappointment.
150 dollars is something people would consider giving for Xmas. 500 dollars is way too much.
Creston
This comment was edited on May 27, 14:49.
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