Re: There's no need for a new Xbox, says Microsoft

The alMIGHTY N wrote:
On Jan 13, 11:08 am, Morgan <nos...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The alMIGHTY N wrote:
I see plenty of PC games advertised on GameStop/EB's frontpage - both as
retail games, and through Gamestop's digital download store.
LOL
The only PC games on those homepages are the PC versions of games that
are also available for the consoles... and the "PC" link is always
last.
But these games are still available on the PC, the fact that they are
also available for consoles is immaterial.

People were able to buy audio cassettes and VHS cassettes for many
years after CDs and DVDs took over. That doesn't mean that those
things *weren't* on the way out.

This isn't a very good analogy at all though. Writing a VHS or audio tape incurs negligible extra cost. Tailoring a game to run on a PC requires a lot more time and resources in design coding, testing and will require substantial investment.

Now, the only real advantage of PC games is the higher resolutions
which Blu-ray has shown is really not important to the typical
consumer.
The PCs graphical superiority goes far beyond screen resolution.

Of course they are but higher resolutions are the most prominent and
noticeable change.

Not true at all, and a very strange comment from the person who climed that most people can't tell the difference in resolution between DVD and Blu-Ray.

If you say "PCs" in general, then it's tough to
include all aspects of better graphics because you need to account for
the cheaper PCs that aren't able to handle much more than one
improvement.

Cheaper PCs still have a lot more horsepower than a 360 or PS3, and a new PC game on medium settign will look better than a new console game.

>You're not going to be able to run Crysis with higher
resolutions *and* better lighting *and* improved textures *and* better
mapping *and*... etc. and so forth on anything but a higher end gaming
rig.

That's one example, Bioshock on the other hand ran fine maxed out on a mid range PC of the day.

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