You have KILLED PC Gaming

[giz02]

If you don?t have time for rants, skip this post.

PC Gaming is over, and it?s YOUR fault. Yes YOU all you lame ass ?l33t? ?the PC is the best gaming platform? ?my wallet is lost with my balls? fools who talk the talk but lack the walk have ruined it!

You may think that I am konsole kid, but you are sadly mistaken. I run 10.5?s and 23?s (05/03) on an air cooled o/c?d FX55/6800GT sli rig. I?ve spent dollar after dollar on my rig, in hopes that one day, someone would make a game that would blow me away, but unfortunately, because I represent about 3% of the PC gaming segment, developers have left me to rot!

All of you clowns who have been playing ?double-dutch? ([Edit] (NOT) having the balls to [know when to] jump in to the PC game), the majority of the users here running XP1600?s (or any XP for that matter) and Radeon 9800?s (or anything less than a X800pro/6800GT) have really tanked the PC market.

I don?t blame the developers really. That is why the PC games suck now, there is no market out there to spend the money to make a good game, and even if they did spend the production costs/time to make a really great game, only 3% of the users out there would be able to appreciate it.

The PS3 has finished us off. (and if you haven?t seen the videos, I suggest you take a look!) At least I can sell my equipment to you before it becomes worthless. I?ve never seen graphics and action like that, but I bet we all could have.

I was SERIOUSLLY considering dual/quadcore and quad gpu PC hardware, but what is the use. I?ll be sitting there with a monster rig (like I am now), with nothing to play on it.

Some people would contest that the controls are better on the PC, the online gaming is better, the resolution is better, etc etc.

Here?s how things rank up right now (imo)
Controls ? PS3 has blue tooth integrated. Many people have posted why 7 devices (lol) why an odd number of controllers? Well there can be 8 devices on a BT device, and not all of them will be gamepads. The sky is the limit now with controlling the PS3. This cell in my pocket could be a controller now, and the BEST wheel available at a consumer level is the Logitech Driving Force Pro 900 (a PS2 wheel).

Online gaming ? Many ppl hate xb/live because of it?s fees, however they pay monthly to WoW/SWG/Matrix online, etc etc. What makes more sense, one fee (ring) to rule them all, or fees coming from every angle?

Resolution ? Just saw a demo of a PS3 powering two HDtv?s at 3840x1200.. Next?.

Sound ? Industry (and I mean the complete entertainment industry) standard DTS/Dolby 5.1? PC.. Proprietary unrefined sound schemes

Every time they sell a PS3, they?ll know that they have a user at a set level. The game will be compatible and look just as glorious as it will on anyone elses console. PC ? multiple render paths, games coded for the lowest common denominator.. It?s a crap shot.

The next year or two will be (to quote a few of you fools) ?0wn3d? by the PS3.. No contest.

You guys want some good hardware, check my auction for 2xBFG 6800 GT?s, 680Watt Thermal Take PS, DFI-SLIDR MB, 2xPC4000 DDR DC ram (Ultra? ya, that was my Achilles, but it didn?t seem to matter), Lian Li case, Zalman 7700 CPU Fan, Zalman 700GPU Fan (top GPU cause a friggin NV5 wouldn?t fit there!!!), Arctic NV5 Silencer ((bottom GPU), Lian Li case. I?m buyin a cheap as laptop and waiting for the second (or 4th for the PC world) coming.

This sh1t is done!

 

[nick1985]

hi. go away.

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

Are you saying just because EVERYONE in the entire world can't afford a $5000 PC, the gaming industry is dead? If so, then you should die. The gameplay and fun of a game has nothing to do with being able to get 100 FPS on the hugest resolution possible. I would continue to flame you, but I'm at school and need to get to English, so I'll come back and edit this later

 

[SkyBum]

I didn't realize you were such a moron.....

.....until you opened your mouth.

 

[StrangerGuy]

We didn't killed PC gaming, the industry killed itself. They have forgotten how to make games fresh and fun.

 

[giz02]

HEHH.. Flame away...

BUt I really don't care about 100FPS... It's adding the polish to the games.... That is what it's about, and really I think that there is no need to spend $5000 on a rig (don't know where you got those numbers from)

 

[giz02]

Originally posted by: SkyBum
I didn't realize you were such a moron.....

.....until you opened your mouth.

That is a great system you have there? What is it good for? Nothing really, because the bottom 3/4's of the PC gaming segment is holding you back!!!

 

[Gomce]

same sh1t before every console launch, yawn
You won't see PS3 before 2007! Trust me on this!

 

[giz02]

Originally posted by: Gomce
same sh1t before every console launch, yawn
You won't see PS3 before 2007! Trust me on this!

If you are right, then that is fine. However if PS3 is launched early 2006 which it almost has to in order to have a chance against the 360, then PC gaming for the next year or two is done.

 

[giz02]

Originally posted by: nick1985
hi. go away.

Epox 9NDA3+
Athlon 64 3000 @ 2.7Ghz
EVGA 6800GT @ Ultra
G Skill PC-4400 @ 300 FSB running 1:1 Ratio
120 Gig Maxtor
40 Gig Maxtor
500 Watt Aspire PSU

Another decent system, but I'll ask you, don't you feel like you wasted money on it? What out there pushes it to the limits. I see you've been doing some overclocking... Why?

 

[mooojojojo]

Why don't you put that PC into some good old work usage. And quit playing games..

 

[SkyBum]

" if PS3 is launched early 2006 which it almost has to in order to have a chance against the 360, then PC gaming for the next year or two is done."


...again, you open your mouth and idiocy flows out. Care to make any predictions on the stock market, omnipotent one?

 

[SynthDude2001]

And here come the console fanboys....

Look, people have been predicting the death of PC gaming at every new console launch in recent history. Has it happened? Obviously not. Will it? Very unlikely. Have you ignored the part of the PS3 previews where it said it won't be available for a year and a half anyway?

:roll:

 

[MobiusPizza]

When PS2 came out long ago the same scenario happens. Yeah the graphic was indeed better on PS2 when it rolled out. But what? Current PC games looks better than PS2.

Consoles games lack flexibility. The same architecture, altough is powerful by current terms; would stay for quite a while. PC is different, we can upgrade them. Games quality are improving all the time; While for consoles they are fixed

Haven't you see the demo of Unreal 2007? It looked AS good AS the PS3 demo
New technology are rolling out as well
WGF 2.0
PPU

Calm down and think wise

 

[giz02]

Originally posted by: mooojojojo
Why don't you put that PC into some good old work usage. And quit playing games..

I think I may. You know, I don't fold or anything. All that rig does now is heat the house.. lol..

I think I'll fold or seti while I wait for the sale

 

[giz02]

Originally posted by: SkyBum
" if PS3 is launched early 2006 which it almost has to in order to have a chance against the 360, then PC gaming for the next year or two is done."


...again, you open your mouth and idiocy flows out. Care to make any predictions on the stock market, omnipotent one?

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean here? I've actually done quite well in the stock market, all things considered.

 

[mooojojojo]

No.. I didn't mean distributed computing, but real actual work done on it.

Apologies to the people who actually do distributed computing, not saying that it's worthless or anything

 

[giz02]

Originally posted by: AnnihilatorX
When PS2 came out long ago the same scenario happens. Yeah the graphic was indeed better on PS2 when it rolled out. But what? Current PC games looks better than PS2.

Consoles games lack flexibility. The same architecture, altough is powerful by current terms; would stay for quite a while. PC is different, we can upgrade them. Games quality are improving all the time; While for consoles they are fixed

Haven't you see the demo of Unreal 2007? It looked AS good AS the PS3 demo
New technology are rolling out as well
WGF 2.0
PPU

Calm down and think wise

I've seen the 2007 demos and they look t1ts. But aren't they being cross dev'd on the consoles as well?

WGF 2.0 is great. I've watched several longhorn demos and saw it's power, but I don't think it will really solve the main points

PPU is also INCREDIBLE, however, if not everyone has it in their system, then what is the point? I think it's 2-3 years before ppu's are mainstream

 

[giz02]

Originally posted by: mooojojojo
No.. I didn't mean distributed computing, but real actual work done on it.

Apologies to the people who actually do distributed computing, not saying that it's worthless or anything

Nahh, it's WAY too powerful for anything I do at home (other than game).

 

[mooojojojo]

That's good, it'll last you longer

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
And here come the console fanboys....

Look, people have been predicting the death of PC gaming at every new console launch in recent history. Has it happened? Obviously not. Will it? Very unlikely. Have you ignored the part of the PS3 previews where it said it won't be available for a year and a half anyway?

:roll:

QFT

By which time PC's will be well and truly on that level or higher for top end stuff

 

[giz02]

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
And here come the console fanboys....

Look, people have been predicting the death of PC gaming at every new console launch in recent history. Has it happened? Obviously not. Will it? Very unlikely. Have you ignored the part of the PS3 previews where it said it won't be available for a year and a half anyway?

:roll:

Actually, I'm the only one in this thread predicting it, and I'm not a console fanboy, the rest of the guys are basically calling me an idiot. I've invested really nothing into my console.. (Xbox btw), and it gets no love at home. Most of my time is spent tinkering on the PC, waiting for that killer app (game) that will never come. I had high hopes for BF2, but I bet it'll be just as sweet on the PS3

have any of you seen the PS3 Kill Zone movie? View it then comment back.

 

[AnitaPeterson]

hey, moron... the world is larger than the U.S. (and maybe Japan)... and very few people in the rest of the world can afford consoles... at least with a computer in their house they can do more than play games.

This kind of narrow, idiotic thinking - or should I call it tunnel vision? - was time and again responsible for "great" industry succeses, like the original DIVX and others like it.

Who were you before you were banned?

 

[mooojojojo]

Where can we see the Kill Zone movie?

 

[giz02]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
And here come the console fanboys....

Look, people have been predicting the death of PC gaming at every new console launch in recent history. Has it happened? Obviously not. Will it? Very unlikely. Have you ignored the part of the PS3 previews where it said it won't be available for a year and a half anyway?

:roll:

QFT

By which time PC's will be well and truly on that level or higher for top end stuff

I'll say, mid/late 2006. Quad core, and multi GPU. 2g ram dts/dolby sound... It's never the question of the PC not being able to be more powerful, becuase that is inevitable. Matter of fact, we could put a PC system together TODAY that is more powerful than those consoles!

The problem is not the hardware being better/more powerful, it's when will the main stream be more powerful. When will the main market segment be more powerful, because that is when the developers start paying attention to it. I'll say Mid2007