Consoles could disappear and gaming could probably survive perfectly well on PC

Has this occurred to anyone else? Although right now PC gaming definitely has it's flaws, if somehow there were no more consoles gaming could adjust and be better than ever? Think about it, the system has incredible potential to fulfill everything that current consoles are doing. As for the price they would simply start making PC parts that do nothing but play games for those who can't afford to buy a supercomputer for thousands of dollars. No more having to buy new consoles or controllers, if you want a certain game you just buy a new part and pop into your gaming PC. These gaming PCs would be like consoles except that everyone would have theirs built exactly how they want it. And the problem of a monopoly could be easily solved if Apple got serious on the matter. I'm not saying I necessarily want this to happen or that PCs are currently the best system, I'm just saying that they certainly have the potential to be amazing in the absence of consoles.

I just want Star Craft 2

and honestly, PC sales are at a low. Spending hundreds on upgrading (which I did last summer :) Is too pricey I think

I just want Star Craft 2

and honestly, PC sales are at a low. Spending hundreds on upgrading (which I did last summer :) Is too pricey I think

Squall18

People woulden't move on to PC gaming people would just stop gaming. period.

The good thing is it wouldn't necessarily be a monopoly as PC's are an open platform, nobody owns them like Sony owns Playstation, Microsoft owns Xbox etc. PC's obviously offer alot more over consoles, but I think if consoles go out the window, more would have to be done to mainstream PC's (a little like the Crysis PC's) so that people with little knowledge or interest in PC's are still able to dive in easily.

LOL you wish!

I just want Star Craft 2

and honestly, PC sales are at a low. Spending hundreds on upgrading (which I did last summer :) Is too pricey I think

Squall18

People woulden't move on to PC gaming people would just stop gaming. period.

JangoWuzHere

PC gaming is nice but I couldnt imagine having it just by itself. The console exclusives call out to me...

If console gaming died, I for one would stop gaming, unless pc manufacturers came out with a dedicated gaming machine that I didn't have to worry about upgrading, and incompatability issues for a relatively decent price. But I guess that would just be a console then.

It does not appeal to casuals, so it will never happen

People would stop gaming. That's all there is to it. Out of the millions of people that play video games on consoles only a small fraction of a percent probably know how to build and maintain a gaming computer. Nobody is going to go spend $1500 for a pre-built gaming computer that'll need upgrading a few years down the road. This is why consoles have such a large portion of the gaming market, and why PC's do not.

It does not appeal to casuals, so it will never happen

thelastguy

We would have to see if Windows 7 can do a better job than Vista cause atm I'm going insane trying to game with vista and its issues.

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It does not appeal to casuals, so it will never happen

JangoWuzHere

So do 10 million puzzle and adventure games. Myst, anyone?

i think it is actually different. PC gaming will turn into consoles. iam2green

They'll merge, I think, but the result will look more like a PC.

PCgaming (or more broadly computer gaming) will propably replace console gaming sooner or later. We just need to reach the point of tech when graphics will be decided solely by effort, not by hardware limitations. Thinking from publishers perspective consoles are horrible horrible idea. They have fees, they force the market to be split into several separate segments etc. Of course it doesn't mean everyone will play on monitors, if computers replaces console gaming then console gamers will be playing on media center PCs connected to their TVs. Sooner or later all entertainment in home will have one hub and computers are the only way to do that.

I think DICE might be right, the future's "one platform" might be web itself, games accessed through variety of computer devices (from PCs, through laptops, media centers ending with advanced smartphones), separating the game from the particular hardware.

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It does not appeal to casuals, so it will never happen

Cherokee_Jack

So do 10 million puzzle and adventure games. Myst, anyone?

Casuals aren't interested in buying and installing computer parts. If all of the hardcore games go to the PC, I am sure there will still be some casual box.

Casuals aren't interested in buying and installing computer parts.thelastguy

People woulden't move on to PC gaming people would just stop gaming. period.

JangoWuzHere

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People woulden't move on to PC gaming people would just stop gaming. period.

grr320

PC gaming has flaws? What flaws? Consoles are more and more trying to be like PC's, its obvious traditional plug-n-play console gaming is dying, if not already dead.

Gaming would crubble they would lose at least 50% of the market. People like to sit back and relax while playing games, not hunched over a desk. I would just quit gaming because I hate the keyboard, it is not layed out for gaming there is nothing pressure sensitive. wooooode

Gaming would crubble they would lose at least 50% of the market. People like to sit back and relax while playing games, not hunched over a desk. I would just quit gaming because I hate the keyboard, it is not layed out for gaming there is nothing pressure sensitive. wooooode

Most console games that are on PC come with built in support for 360 controllers, you won't be missing a thing. Not to mention you can connect it to your tv :|

Has this occurred to anyone else? Although right now PC gaming definitely has it's flaws, if somehow there were no more consoles gaming could adjust and be better than ever? Think about it, the system has incredible potential to fulfill everything that current consoles are doing. As for the price they would simply start making PC parts that do nothing but play games for those who can't afford to buy a supercomputer for thousands of dollars. No more having to buy new consoles or controllers, if you want a certain game you just buy a new part and pop into your gaming PC. These gaming PCs would be like consoles except that everyone would have theirs built exactly how they want it. And the problem of a monopoly could be easily solved if Apple got serious on the matter. I'm not saying I necessarily want this to happen or that PCs are currently the best system, I'm just saying that they certainly have the potential to be amazing in the absence of consoles.

Head_of_games

Many people in the world don't have the faintest idea about all these things. When you look at it, console gaming does everything differently.

You're asking the kids today to install PC games?! :lol:

Except PC gaming just isn't fun when you have a bunch of your friends over, or you live in a college dorm, like me.Innocentguy757

Except PC gaming just isn't fun when you have a bunch of your friends over, or you live in a college dorm, like me.Innocentguy757

You're asking the kids today to install PC games?! :lol:

ralphikari

[QUOTE="Innocentguy757"]Except PC gaming just isn't fun when you have a bunch of your friends over, or you live in a college dorm, like me.clembo1990

Thats when I quit buying new games.

Do people even still know it was the consoles who did this to the PC originally? If consoles disappeared of course PC games would flourish, its the only option left.

Yeah it could, and I'd accept that happily.

i hope not... since i prefare gaming on consoles!!!!

i honestly think that should consoles disappear, gaming could end up in a huge crisis with loads of devs (multiplat & non one) closing up.. this cause as much as PC is superior in terms of visuals there is an enormous no. of PC gamers who dont buy ORIGINAL game but just download pirated versions, thus hurting strongly devs sales/profits which would induce mostof themto close.. (this obviously being the worst of scenarios)

pc is very expensive,unlikeconsoles whomupgrade get no viruses, and play for 5 or more years, pc only last about a month before you have to update it ,

paying money =nope, i payed 600 for my pc,sadly my600 ps3beats it to a pult, so no ! oh my199.99 360 does to , and my wii is close enough, and has the best selection of games in storeshelves lo l

pc only last about a month before you have to update itmariokart64fan

The problem I always had with a PC and games is you never knew if the game was going to work! Patch this, patch that, not enough memory, wrong video card! With a console you always knew the game was going to work, and that's great, IMO!

You think GameStop would fix this editor!