More id on PC Gaming [Mar 20, 2008, 08:33 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
GamesIndustry.biz has more quotes on the state of PC gaming, this time from
Steve Nix, id Software Director of Business Development. Nix feels some of the
hardcore PC gaming audience is shifting to consoles, something id cannot
ignore:
"There are plenty of people who are diehard mouse and keyboard guys that may never go to console, and also right now, if you have the highest of high-end PCs, you're generally going to get a better visual experience," Nix said. "There's no console out there that's as powerful as a God machine right now, with a Quad-Core and a GeForce 8800 - it's very hard for any console to compete with that."
"So you still have PC players, and some players are just console guys, but have players moved over? Absolutely. We love PC gaming, and we continue to support PC gaming - but you can't ignore the market realities and the size of the console market these days."
Depends on the kind of game you play. I'm not much of a FPS player, I prefer RTS and the consoles RTS games pretty much all suck. I'm not hung up on graphics, though nice graphics are always a plus. The PC games can be a lot deeper however, and gameplay with a keyboard is just better.
On the other hand, for "social" games. Sports games while your hanging out with buddies and drinking a few beers, consoles are great.
I don't see them as either or, but I don't like the console market damaging the pc market.
On the other hand, for "social" games. Sports games while your hanging out with buddies and drinking a few beers, consoles are great.
I don't see them as either or, but I don't like the console market damaging the pc market.
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