[QUOTE="chaplainDMK"]

[QUOTE="pitty8982"]

apparently free online, cheaper games, mods, better performance and graphics are not decisive factors in choosing Pc over the consoles.

I don't think it's because of the price either..cause I mean, look at how expensive console games and accessories are. so what is it? lack of games on Pc? commercial? laziness?

ronvalencia

Like erm... Sofa?
Not worrying if a game works on your rig or not. etc.

Consoles its just shove the disc in, get something to drink, lay back and relax... :D

Refer to http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=3711

"That of course doesn't tell the full story, and in speaking with ATI we were informed that 70% of sales have been 4300/4500 parts - the lowest performing, least expensive offerings. 15% of sales are from the 4600 series, which is where reasonable gaming can finally enter the picture. As for the 4800 series, it's still sitting at less than 5% (with the remainder of ATI's sales apparently coming from older 3000 series parts). As far as high-end laptop graphics is concerned, NVIDIA has had a clear lead for a while, for a couple of reasons."

http://www.techspot.com/news/35607-amd-intel-gain-gpu-market-share-in-q2-2009.html

Raw numbers Q1 2009(74.8M) and Q2 2009(98.3M). Let's do some estimates. AMD has 18.4 percent of PC GPU sales i.e. 31.8504 million for Q1 and Q2. If we apply 15 percent for Radeon HD 4600 series we get 4.77 million for Q1 and Q2 2009. We can estimated that Radeon HD 4600 series annual sales to be around 10 million i.e. Q4 sales are ussually higher. In 3 years, ATI Radeon HD 4600(RV730) series alone can reach about 30 million i.e. uptake is faster than PS3. Like Radeon HD 2900/3800 series, ATI Radeon HD 4600 series includes 320 SPs and RV730 an entry level "Fat" GpGPU.

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4600 series was renamed as ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5165. In another words, RV730 is not end of life (EOL). ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4600 series is now part ofRadeon HD 51x0 value segment.

Other numbers to consider, Refer to http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/amd-takes-market-share-2009aug18.aspx

By the end of Q2 2009,AMD overall takes 53% mobile discrete market share. My estimates for RV730 2009 sales would be higher. We're not even factoring NVIDIA's counterpart to ATI Radeon HD 4600 (RV730) series. NVIDIA's side can cover PS3. ATI RV730 side can easily cover Xbox 360. In the future, please keep things in proportion.

10 percent of minority in PC world kills Xbox360/PS3 in yearly unit sales.

The annual PC unit sales is around 300 million. http://www.etforecasts.com/products/ES_pcww1203.htm

nice article, thank you

Do you want to play games like

Forza

Banjo Kazooie

Viva Pinata

Perfect Dark

Gears of War

Halo

Fable

Tales of Vesperia

Dead Rising

Project Gotham

Geometry Wars

Kameo

Trials

Lost Odyssey

Crackdown

Alan Wake

Castle Crashers

Blue Dragon

Dead or Alive 4

etc etc etc + any and all sequels to these games

Do people honestly think the 360 only plays PC multiplats or something?

Let me rephrase

Who is stupid enough to think the 360 only plays PC multiplats, and isn't worth getting if you own a PC? Seems like there's more than enough games to justify a console purchase. Course if you don't particularly want those games that's different, but quit being stupid.

treedoor

indeed. it's like people don't need the Ps3 either if they're not interested in:

Lpb series, Uncharted series, Metal Gear Solid 4, Infamous, Killzone, God of War 3 and Heavy Rain

The release of Alan Wake will determine this. At this very moment, no. And if Alan Wake lives up, youd only need an Xbox 360 until the PC version comes out, and it will.

Every other 360 game isnt worth the cost of a 360 and the fees to get online.

CZVA

[QUOTE="pitty8982"]

apparently free online, cheaper games, mods, better performance and graphics are not decisive factors in choosing Pc over the consoles.

I don't think it's because of the price either..cause I mean, look at how expensive console games and accessories are. so what is it? lack of games on Pc? commercial? laziness?

DarthBilf

is this a fanboy attempt? cause it sure as hell sounds like one.

TheShadowLord07

remember the X-Engine that was supposed to work marvels with the new 360 games? Halo Reach still uses the old engine and the next big exclusive is Geow3, in 2011, which will use the UE.

hmm I wonder if the 360 will ever use new engines before the release of the new console.

I think consoles should only be used for exclusive games.

it's a waste not to play multiplats if you have a good Pc, imo.

[QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"]Umm, Pachter thinks everything not multiplat = crazy.ogvampire

i agree with that actually

i agree with his sentiments that there should only be 1 console which can play every game

Same thing with ND or Kojima. They just prefer working with Sony, and I can respect that kind of loyalty. Contrary to what people like Patcher believe, it's not all about money.

gamecubepad

There would be NO reason for consoles to exist, if all the games were multiplats. Exclusives get the most out of a system, without compromises to be made to make either version looks the same on different platforms.