Xbox being pulled from the marketplace, production halted...

[Dis]

I would if it could play PC games, allow me to post on poly, and allow me to view porn.

[Maquiladora]

Ive never bought a console on the day or even first months of release, anyone who does has more money than sense. Id pay £100 at most for a brand new console, then theres the cost of chipping it.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by lord of the mark
I would make the following points - a $400 price point for Xbox2 is very interesting from a PC POV. Youre practically up to the price of a new budget PC.

Budget PC's don't make good gaming platforms.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by DrSpike
FPS, RTS and MMORPG, virtually all of the PC MP genres do not have a real counterpart on the console. FPS can be played on a console but it is just not as deep or as skillful, and at the top levels (for a competetive circuit) that matters.

You think the "top levels" make up an even marginally significant part of the market? If they did, they wouldn't be the top levels.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by lord of the mark
Of course the People sez the best franchise on the PC is the Sims, by far. G-d bless the people. "Ma, we IZ the people"

The Sims is brilliant.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
Who the hell is going to pay four or five hundred dollars for a gaming console?

Me me me me me!

[Dis]

makes no sense economically.

When PC can play the same games just as well, can surf the internet, get email, allow you to run a business, view porn and other multimedia, listen to CD's, burn CD's, need I go on?

the last console I have ever owned was a Sega Gensesis. And that was only because I did not have a computer at the time. Once I got a computer, there was no need for a console.

[Asher]

When a PC lets me play my console games with only a controller while sprawled out on my living room couch with a bigscreen HDTV and Dolby 5.1 surround sound, with zero cheats and an integrated online gaming system, then I'll abandon the use of a console.

In the meantime, I'll continue owning both, and laughing at the '***** who pick one side of the fence exclusively.

[Dis]

controllers suck. mouse and keyboard is superior.

and I'll be laughing because I have that $500 + to spend on more meaningful activities.

[Asher]

For some things, they suck ass for...say...most console games.

I can't stand playing NHL games on the computer.

[Maquiladora]

Originally posted by Dissident
makes no sense economically.

When PC can play the same games just as well, can surf the internet, get email, allow you to run a business, view porn and other multimedia, listen to CD's, burn CD's, need I go on?

I didnt know i could be running a business with a PC, but if i did at least i know now i wouldnt need fork-out for a pen and paper, just get a $400 PC instead.

[St Leo]

Originally posted by Asher
Name a good game indepedently published last year.

Hmm.

Dominions 2 came out in 2003, so that's out.

Is Stardock independent? In that case, Galactic Civilizations.

Moving to bigger fish, what about Paradox Entertainment/Strategy First? I guess they are too mainstream, but they aren't giant and Crusader Kings is one of the best games ever made.

[Elok]

Mouse and keyboard? Ugh. That's great for Civ, but it forces you to stay right next to the bloody monitor, which is undesirable if you play games to relax. Hunching up in front of the screen for hours is a great way to give yourself a crick in the neck.

[Asher]

All of those are ass games, ESPECIALLY GalCiv.

[St Leo]

You are such a philistine.