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."
Saying that they are stupid, doesn't change the fact that the game is still fun.
Since when is "fun" a matter of fact? I know for a fact that I don't find Halo fun. I played through Halo and much of Halo 2. Incredibly mediocre stuff. Also felt like I was underwater, as the game is ridiculously slow and floaty. From what I've read, Halo 3 is just more of the same.
But if I had to choose between that and getting together with 3 other good buddies, eating pizza, drinking beers, and playing Halo, hands down, I would choose Halo every time.
You know, there is such a thing as a LAN party. Or you could, I dunno, maybe play against your RL friends online and talk through voice chat?
It's funny that you mention beer, though. I guess you'd have to be drunk to find Halo fun.
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