You seem to have missed that the PS3 is basically a computer, it can have linux installed on it, and also linux can have either windows or OSX emulated. So basically here you only have a few upgrades available for this console, but it comes with so much.
Games should be developed for PC then ported to console, this way the PC gamers get great graphics and the console gamers get a slightly dumbed down version of the same game, the issue's with developing for console then porting to PC can be seen with pretty much every game that this was done to just take a look at Saints Row 2, wheras if they're developed on PC first everyone wins, look at GTA 3 & Vice City from the last generation developed on PC then ported for PS2 and they turned out great.
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Originally Posted by D3M0N2009
Games should be developed for PC then ported to console...
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But if you're planning on going multiplatform at all, then programmers must develop for all the target platforms at the same time. Doing anything else leads to terrible, terrible problems down the road. As we say in the biz, "If you haven't ported your code, it isn't portable." Otherwise you get massive delays later on when you have to rework the guts of the game because they don't work on X platform and you never tested it until the end.
That does not mean you can't take advantage of special features of the platforms you're targeting, but there's no such thing as an 'easy port', unless you're porting from the start.
Now, this may not be the best thing for the consumer - very often, it's tempting to write for the lowest common denominator - but for the developer it's critical.
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...look at GTA 3 & Vice City from the last generation developed on PC then ported for PS2 and they turned out great.
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Umm, I actually remember seeing GTA in a PS2 and a few months later on PC... Here in Chile games arrive by platform with a delay of at least one month between each other... And the pc version, on all stores, appeared 2 months later than expected...
Hope it helps with the discussion.
P.S: I'm more of a MMO pc gamer, and a Sport Console Gamer.
Hope it helps with the discussion.
P.S: I'm more of a MMO pc gamer, and a Sport Console Gamer.
FPS and RTS games on consoles is kind of a wtf but so far fps has worked. I actually prefer console gaming because it is cheaper and more convenient and i think these will result in it completely dominating PC gaming. If you think about it, the PC is accessed with a mouse and keyboard with letters and symbols for typing, what u are actually doing is using a make-shift gaming machine.
Besides the always troublesome 360, consoles also offer stability. Parts created to function as one by the makers instead of various pc parts from various manufacturers that might fail at different times and there is the cost of being up to date in graphics.
My PC just crapped on me and i am now a self proclaimed console gamer. I cannot be bothered with buying new parts for the damn thing.
Besides the always troublesome 360, consoles also offer stability. Parts created to function as one by the makers instead of various pc parts from various manufacturers that might fail at different times and there is the cost of being up to date in graphics.
My PC just crapped on me and i am now a self proclaimed console gamer. I cannot be bothered with buying new parts for the damn thing.
It is indeed true that in the 90's PC's ruled the gaming world for myself and most others. It was the transition from 2D graphics on your SNES to 3D games like Doom. PC's couldn't be touched by the consoles at that time.
I loved playing games such as Rainbow Six Rogue spear and counterstrike with the mouse and keyboard. I couldn't imagine a better setup at the time! Also, we could do "LAN parties" and include many people at once. Something consoles hadn't introduced.
The xbox was the first of the consoles to get me off of my PC and back onto my sofa with a controller in hand. Halo brought me back. Multiplayer, great graphics and the controls were superb. No more fumbling the keys on my keyboard it was all right there in the palm of my hands. At this point I can't see myself going back to PC gaming. I couldn't afford constantly upgrading my PC to keep up with the latest and greatest PC titles. I love turning on the console and getting directly into the action even if it does mean sacrificing a few frames per second and lacks some of the intense graphics PC's provide.
There are a handful of PC titles that still play better on the PC such as MMOs. There is so much going on that a simple controller can't quite cut it. But once keyboards and mice are included with consoles what much else is needed? i forsee the next gen blowing us all away and will find the PC going to the back burner perhaps for good! ...except for with the hardcore PC guys.
I loved playing games such as Rainbow Six Rogue spear and counterstrike with the mouse and keyboard. I couldn't imagine a better setup at the time! Also, we could do "LAN parties" and include many people at once. Something consoles hadn't introduced.
The xbox was the first of the consoles to get me off of my PC and back onto my sofa with a controller in hand. Halo brought me back. Multiplayer, great graphics and the controls were superb. No more fumbling the keys on my keyboard it was all right there in the palm of my hands. At this point I can't see myself going back to PC gaming. I couldn't afford constantly upgrading my PC to keep up with the latest and greatest PC titles. I love turning on the console and getting directly into the action even if it does mean sacrificing a few frames per second and lacks some of the intense graphics PC's provide.
There are a handful of PC titles that still play better on the PC such as MMOs. There is so much going on that a simple controller can't quite cut it. But once keyboards and mice are included with consoles what much else is needed? i forsee the next gen blowing us all away and will find the PC going to the back burner perhaps for good! ...except for with the hardcore PC guys.
