This PC to console cross platform stuff REALLY is hurting pc games as a whole.

[QUOTE="lowe0"]And if my 2 8800 GTs can't max World In Conflict or Flight Simulator X, I'd love to know how a single card with the same chip at the same core/memory clocks is supposed to. markop2003

[QUOTE="Pdiddy105"]Maybe if hermits actually BOUGHT their games instead of pirating them, FEAR would still be a PC exclusive franchise.Stevo_the_gamer

That's completely irrelevant. The PC is a continuous platform; uninterupted by "generations".

The original poster is trying to say that instead of games being dumbed down and ported to consoles, it feels like more and more games are being ported to the PC from consoles. I was saying that it's no suprise devs cater to console gamers, being there is alot more money in console releases than on the PC.

Johnny-n-Roger

My post is irrelevant because of something I didn't mention? Where in my post did I refer to generations?

I'll say it again, cross platform development is developers spreading their games out to reach the biggest possible audience, it has 'absolutely nothing' to do with favouring one platform above others. You are actually suggesting that a cross platform game that is coming out on PS3/360/PC is favouring consoles over PC, last I check consoles don't have exclusive access to these games either; everyone is losing exclusivity of a title to each other.

How can anyone say a title not being exclusive to PC is a sign of weakness when it isn't exclusive to consoles either? Absolutely ridicules and stinking of bias, you are probably confusing targeting the lowest common denominators with console favouritism.

[QUOTE="blues35301"]The only game that pushes pc tech is Crysis.

Stevo_the_gamer

[QUOTE="millerlight89"][QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]

"Max-out" Huh?

Let's see:

• Assassin's Creed
• GTA IV
• World in Conflict
• Sins of a Solar Empire
• Stalker: Clear Sky
• Medieval 2: Total War
• Medieval 2 Total War Kingdms
• Fallout 3
• Far Cry 2
• Grid
• Company of Heroes
• Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
• Mass Effect
• Microsoft Flight Simulator
• Dead Space
• Left For Dead

And those were just off the tp of my head, your 9800 GT could NOT max those games out. PS3_3DO

My 9800gx2 has trouble maxing those games out.

And with FEAR 2 it feels like Pc getting the shaft once again.04dcarraher

Now don't get me wrong, FEAR 2 is clearly consolized, but I saw the PS3 version and I have to say...

This has to be a console optimized PC to console port, the PS3 version was horrendous. I have a friend with both a PC and PS3 hooked up to the same 22" monitor, he was able to have both FEAR 2 demos running and flip between them in the same areas for comparison. This was allot more than just a resolution difference, everything from the textures (dear god especially the textures) to lighting (what is with the green shade?) was behind the PC version.

So even if cross platform development holds back PC, I can at least say the PC versions of games tend to get the most visual polish.

Yea effing right! Company of Heroes? and the expansion? Left 4 Dead? you should be kicking that game at over 100 fps on that card maxed. Fallout 3 as well and mass effect, both total war games. Really theres only a few you couldnt max out but still play on really high settingsblues35301

[QUOTE="blues35301"] Yea effing right! Company of Heroes? and the expansion? Left 4 Dead? you should be kicking that game at over 100 fps on that card maxed. Fallout 3 as well and mass effect, both total war games. Really theres only a few you couldnt max out but still play on really high settingsStevo_the_gamer

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"][QUOTE="blues35301"] Yea effing right! Company of Heroes? and the expansion? Left 4 Dead? you should be kicking that game at over 100 fps on that card maxed. Fallout 3 as well and mass effect, both total war games. Really theres only a few you couldnt max out but still play on really high settingsthegoldenpoo

[QUOTE="thegoldenpoo"][QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]You don't own Company of Heroes, do you? Stevo_the_gamer

I could care less since I game mainly on consoles anyway. Maybe if pc gamers would buy more games instead of playing the same ones for 10 years more devs would cater to them. Consoles are where the money is at.robflores370

[QUOTE="robflores370"]I could care less since I game mainly on consoles anyway. Maybe if pc gamers would buy more games instead of playing the same ones for 10 years more devs would cater to them. Consoles are where the money is at.Jamex1987

That counterstrike is a fun addicting game?

[QUOTE="robflores370"]I could care less since I game mainly on consoles anyway. Maybe if pc gamers would buy more games instead of playing the same ones for 10 years more devs would cater to them. Consoles are where the money is at.Jamex1987

And yet consoles are suffering from the same cross platform development orientation that PC is, fancy that.

Keep in mind PC is still leading in high rated exclusives, so this leads us to development costs being the cause and not anything to do with specific platforms.