[QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"]You know what I think? I think the people should be allowed to decide how to interpret such matters. They don't need it dictated to them. These kinds of therads milk the fun out of System Wars.
I don't see how any good can come of this kind of thread.
In the end I totally disagree on a fundamental level with Casey on this subject. It's damn near a matter two entirely differnet markets, and the fundamental problem as I see it is found in putting them on the same plane. I have other issues with this as well.
Let consoles be consoles and keep their discussion isolated, IMO.
XaosII
Maybe you should find another forum called "Console Wars." We're here to discuss all systems.
I'll do some looking around. Thx for the tip. :?
[QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"]You know what I think? I think the people should be allowed to decide how to interpret such matters. They don't need it dictated to them. These kinds of therads milk the fun out of System Wars.
I don't see how any good can come of this kind of thread.
In the end I totally disagree on a fundamental level with Casey on this subject. It's damn near a matter two entirely differnet markets, and the fundamental problem as I see it is found in putting them on the same plane. I have other issues with this as well.
Let consoles be consoles and keep their discussion isolated, IMO.
Teufelhuhn
And I don't think I've ever disagreed with you more. How many games do the PC and 360 share again? At this point they probably share more than 360 and PS3 do. What in the world makes everyone think PC games are so different from console games, and that they're not directly comparable?
The simple point Casey is bringing up is that when a game is on two platforms, its not exclusive. Even if you consider the PC to be some unknown alien world, people do play games on it and therefore it has a valid place in System Wars. It shouldn't be up to everyone to interpret different, because quite frankly there's not room for any other interpretations. Either we declare this place "Console Wars", or the PC is a viable platform the same as the consoles.
I simply don't think it's the same thing. I think it's apples vs. apples vs. apples vs. oranges. Guess which one I think the oranges represent. I've gamed on PC since '92 (I'm talkin Falcon 2.0, Doom, Heretic, X-Wing, Wing Commander Armada days before CD-Rom...and Oregon Trail before that)...and it's always ALWAYS felt like a different thing.
Maybe because you could always simply upgrade a part or two an increase its lifespan.
Maybe because it doesn't have "generations" per se. It constantly evolves.
Maybe because there's no homogeniety between PCs. Some PCs can run games. Most PCs have intergrated video chipsets that can barely do The Sims at 1920x1080.
Maybe because games that are best on PC are so radically different that they often times don't work well on consoles (RTS, anyone?)
Maybe because the communities that focus on playing their games on PC are so radically different than console communities.
I don't know man. They're just not the same in my heart. Sorry.
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