Evening Reading: My Friends Are Game Dev Story Obsessed

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  I can't help but think that since the current generation of consoles gets older and hence graphically sta... : Strid3rtheGreat
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    I think your just looking for an escape goat. : Prozium
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      From what? I don't think PC gaming is going anywhere anytime soon. : Strid3rtheGreat
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        whoooooooosh : SqueegyTBS
        • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD5ZXuL0HyE : Fenring42
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          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD5ZXuL0HyE : deject
          • hivemind : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    a midrange PC is a lot more expensive than $199. yeah, you can probably build one for $500 without monit... : EvilDolemite
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      A console is $200 without monitor. Add an extra $500 for the monitor and it's in the same ballpark. : Teleporting Muffins
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        Except that the vast majority of people that buy consoles already have TVs that they use for other things... : Sapiens
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          Yeah and a vast majority of people use computers for more then just games...... : sasquatchxing
          • Exactly. Heck, factor in extra controllers, the cost of Xbox Live each year, the extra surcharge on most... : wytefang
          • I don't see how that's relevant. We're talking about the initial price barrier to entry for console gami... : Sapiens
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    Ease of use trumps all that. There may be some growth in online gaming (especially outside the USA) and d... : Dr_Cube
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      So all gamers are to dumb to double click a game icon and play? : Strid3rtheGreat
      • This probably isn't that far from what the proverbial board room would say. : greasyjohn
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        People are too busy with other things to mess around with settings or drivers or patching their OS or res... : Dr_Cube
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          At least when something does go wrong it's a simple google search away. And usually early fixed. If your... : Strid3rtheGreat
          • Easily* : Strid3rtheGreat
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            okay, but let's be fair here. a RROD is a total system failure. it would be more accurate to compare th... : EvilDolemite
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              And even then it's easier. You don't even have to troubleshoot the broken part, you just put the whole th... : Haxim
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                Or...I spend a few minutes troubleshooting. Find out it's my video card and swap it out for another one I... : Strid3rtheGreat
                • Most people have no interest in opening their case and messing with individual components. They take the... : Sapiens
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                  I own one graphics card, one hard drive, one motherboard, only the RAM in my computer. If anything breaks... : Fenring42
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                    How often have you had to replace parts in your PC? : Strid3rtheGreat
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                      Not yet with this one, but twice with my last one. One of my friends has had two faulty motherboard in a ... : Fenring42
                      • I'd still venture to say it's more reliable than a xbox 360. Given the massive sample size of failure rat... : Strid3rtheGreat
                • You're living in a fantasy land if you think the average person is capable of and willing to do the thing... : rudds
                • Most people only own one of each. I do. I don't care about gaming at home anymore on the PC. I game a ... : -efx-
              • Except you're without your system for a few weeks while you could've fixed your PC in one day. ;) : wytefang
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            The RROD death was an anomaly. Console hardware is...overall...reliable. I don't think google is sufficie... : Dr_Cube
            • That's one big ass anomaly. Considering it effects the large majority of people who own 360's. I know sev... : Strid3rtheGreat
          • Sure. But you don't realize how low the threshold is for a large part of the user base. If it requires an... : Marrbe
        • Honestly, I havent had any hardware or software problems playing games on my PC since Windows 7 came out.... : jdcope
      • it's not about being dumb. why do people assume this? ease of use...it doesn't equal "stupid users". th... : EvilDolemite
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        I'm not going to spend hours trying to get my stupid router to work with ANY PC games when it has a built... : Fenring42
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          Very few modern games require you to make any changes to your router, unless your router is a turd and do... : Sapiens
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            I remember last time I had to change stuff. It was last week. I was getting Dawn of War 2 to work. : Fenring42
            • I also remember the last time I had to set ports to play online. It was MW2...which oddly enough is a str... : Strid3rtheGreat
          • Maybe for outgoing but try hosting something, multiplayer hosting on anything is a pain in arse if you do... : nodebug
    • I'm not seeing this anymore - with platforms like STEAM, Impulse, and other cool things (some of Win 7's ... : wytefang
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    for all intensive purposes : Serpico74
    • in tents porpoises : massdev
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      OP: WTF do you even think this means : MamiyaOtaru
      • It means having a purpose and being all intense and shit about it. : -efx-
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    I feel completely the opposite... PC gaming is dying more then ever. there is absolutely NO push to in... : chilln
    • maybe my opinion is of the fact that pc gaming is supposed to always be "high-end" compared to consoles, ... : chilln
  • It won't be because of graphics. It will be because of games that suit the platform. Starcraft and WoW ar... : SqueegyTBS
  • PC gaming will never die. : BongSlayerB
  • The only people who care about PC gaming are computer nerds. People who have the patience and interest in... : Mmmmmoo
  • "For all intensive purposes"? Really? : Marrbe
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  I feel like it keeps getting better and better. Steam has pretty much turned my xbox and Wii into stupidl... : reelbk
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    Steam has done A LOT to make things easier and I love it. Installation is a breeze now and Steam Cloud wi... : Dr_Cube
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      Steam is what has made PC gaming great. Autopatching, easy purchasing, cloud backup and sync, so good.

      Oct 18, 2010 10:38pm PDT
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      Steam is what has made PC gaming great. Autopatching, easy purchasing, cloud backup and sync, so good. : Serpico74
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        The PC platform would be lost without it. : Dr_Cube
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          Would it though? I mean it's handy and neat, but I can't bring myself to believe that the percentage of p... : Haxim
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            Yeah. Without some sort of standard or rally point I think the PC platform would be too fractious and too... : Dr_Cube
            • Steam doesn't really standardize the development though, does it? The platform is just as much of a pain ... : Haxim
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              How would it be harder to develop for the pc when all the development is done on a pc? : Strid3rtheGreat
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                You have to optimize for different set up (CPUs, GPUs, ect.), consoles are all the same. Every 360 will ... : Fenring42
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                  The motherboard/chipset can really complicate things too because there are so many of them. : Dr_Cube
                  • Steam still doesn't set a standard for hardware all it does is set a standard for DRM and most have used... : sasquatchxing
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        So it's basically Xbox live with cloud stuff? I'm kidding, but it'd be interesting to see what (if any... : Haxim
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          If you're talking about Xbox Live adding things like cloud saves and DD I think you'll see it for next g... : Dr_Cube
          • Cloud saves I could see. I really don't know about DD though. Brick and mortars threw an absolute shit wh... : Haxim
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  when exactly was it down? it's been up, up and up from what i've been seeing. : harold.johnson
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    Ehh, people have been saying for years that consoles will be the end of PC gaming. But I do agree that it... : Strid3rtheGreat
    • consoles have been around long before pc gaming came into existence, if anything it could be the other wa... : razorblade79
  • I've always wondered about sale numbers for games in the PC. Whether or not the numbers gone down or stay... : Mmmmmoo
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  I'm not sure PC gaming ever left. I've heard a lot of talk that its died and come back and died again, a... : loppsided
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    Well Microsoft left. And they took some great games with them. : greasyjohn
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      Yeah, I guess so if you're talking about Halo, or maybe Alan Wake or Fable 2. Those are the only MS game... : loppsided
      • There once was a studio named Ensemble... Or ACES. And there once was a PC exclusive franchise name... : greasyjohn
    • Thats because their priority shifted to their console which is understandable, there are more than enough... : nodebug
• no... : chilln
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  PC gaming only fakes its death - to keep the XBL kiddies away. : The Wilhelm Scream
  • I LOL'd : Lukiopimp
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  PC gaming needs to get over the shit like Civilization V went through. Broken on release and needing lot... : cetra00
  • A large percentage of console games get ported To PC. Sometimes not right away but Some do finally find t... : Strid3rtheGreat
  • this past decade japan has had a huge doujin game scene for the PC. Granted a lot of them aren't real gre... : DeBurgo
• I'm not really sure it ever dwindled enough to need a resurgence. : wytefang
• With over 180 million Windows 7 users I doubt any "resurgence" is needed. :) : Niiniin
• Christ, not another one of these... When the hell was it exactly dead/down? SC was/is still insanely ... : lightly inclined
• I thought we buried already in the 70's when the consoles came to town. : Sludgehead
• to me, it never faded. I will always play games on the pc. : moshman
• it's tiring that people continue to think they have to decide for one "side". :[ : razorblade79
• Gaming at computer desk hurts my bum. : OhMyHip
• I know a bunch of friends who just play Xbox now, having been hardcore PC guys. Console is easier when yo... : node
• What I would really like is a surge of pseudo-indie/mid-budget (AA if you will) developers like the maker... : Marrbe
• Graphics fidelity, consoles, ease of use, compatibility, piracy - none of these things have any baring on... : MeestaNob
• It certainly seems to be a good time for it in the last 12 months. : abrasion
• Just wait for december 7th. : [7]kami