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Evening Reading
by Garnett Lee, Jan 26, 2011 5:00pm PSTLast night I grabbed the Xbox 360-exclusive Crysis 2 demo and played it for a couple hours. That proved to be plenty of time for me to see some of the struggles developer Crytek faces in bringing their technology to consoles. Much like the original Crysis overwhelmed the PCs of its day; this latest version of the engine seems to be pushing the limits of its intended hardware. While mostly running at a "locked" 30 frames per second, response to the controls felt sluggish in a way that left the impression that the 360 was having a tough time keeping up with the game.
With this generation of consoles lasting a while--Xbox 360 launched in late 2005, PS3 a year later--the passage of time gives PC gaming hardware an increasingly substantial advantage. At something like say $1000, a modern entry-level gaming rig can be had that packs an awful lot of power. And with so many multiplatform games including PC in the mix, wouldn't it be funny if the PC wound up being the best place to play them after so much energy went to making them console-friendly.
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Yes, you can certainly, and validly argue, that the PC can be used for a huge variety of other things beyond games, thus further offsetting the hardware costs. But, if you look at it from a gaming only platform, and factor in costs to build the machine, future upgrades, time spent on maintenance, etc, the PC is actually the more expensive platform despite the decreased cost of games.
And, all this isn't arguing that the PC can, for many game types, potentially give the superior experience. But, simply from a cost standpoint, it's still pricier assuming you are getting a system that can run current generation games to their full potential.
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