Things are slowly brightening up for PC IMO. As long as the game runs in a smooth clip and looks good up close like Mass Effect 3, I'm happy. Multiplatform games don't look so bad now. I know many gamers hate EA for various reasons, but I find that their dev's ports usually run pretty good and look great after the bugs have been ironed out.

Concerning the pics of hi-res antialiased Gamcube and Wii screenshots, it's fairly easy to make cell-shaded graphics look great at a higher res because the geometry isn't as apparent, but the same outcome doesn't apply to the generic rendering style.

Like some have commented previously: it's not cheap to make good graphics, though with the improvements in game engines, I imagine that itwill be very soon, as engines like CryEngine 3 or the Arma III engine become licensable. While it's easier to implement great lighting and shaders, it will still take time and resources to create them.

Concerning consoles, some people just want to buy a $400 system once and be set for the next couple years. PC gaming has a rep for having a steep enterance fee, but that's slowly changing as todays mid-range budget cards are equivalent to yesterday's high-end. Essentially, an acceptable CPU and GPU can be had for at the most, 150$ each, making it easy to build a budget system capable of decent gaming for the same price as a console. If you really want to squeeze every penny, you can try ebay or craigslist, which will grant you even better savings. I got my GTX 560 ti for $125 there. If I'm not mistaken, I would spend nearly twice that on Newegg or Amazon.

It would but as more console users get tired of sony and micorsoft BS and as digital distribution takes hold they will need us more and more. They will have to give us preferential treatment.

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[QUOTE="thphaca"] I know it won't happen. The point is that it would benefit PC gamers.. Captain__Tripps

Thanks for actually going with the drift of my OP. (no sarcasm) I agree. With ATI and nVidia spitting new cards out so frequently and high performance becoming so cheap, it would be impossible for a console to remain superior for very long. Even at the current state, I'd go as far as to say that a console will never reign superior over a high-end PC, but remember: ATI and nVidia are also the ones creating console GPUs. It's certainly plausible that they'll develop a console GPU that will deliver a surprising amount of power.

I know it won't happen. The point is that it would benefit PC gamers..

I'm a PC gamer. I hope that next-gen console tech pwns PC.. Because they actually WON'T pwn PC. It'll actually be helping PC gamers.

Hypothetically, development would begin on the PC since it would be the "inferior" platform. No more crappy ports, I would assume. We would get games that actually push our hardware. Seeing as console hardware is slowly becoming synonymous with PC hardware, perhaps those ports will be efficient as well as visually satifactory.

I'm rooting for both M$ and Sony... oh yeah, and Nintendo.

As a PC gamer, my first response is: YEEEAAAHH!!!

Now we don't have to worry about console ports watering down our experience.

Remember guys.. competition is great. It makes things improve. The customer always wins... Yet simpletons think this a lose for PC..

There's actually a good chance of Halo 4 comming to PC, seeing as Windows 8 is near. Usually M$ uses Halo as bait. Halo was bait for the Xbox. Halo 2 for Vista. Halo 3 for the 360. Likewise for Halo 4 and Windows 8, respectively.

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Get the Sony MDR-V6's. It costs a bit more than your previous headphones, but the quality is worth it, not to mention they're pretty much a standard in the music production industry because they're so balanced. Some owners have said their 'phones lasted 15 years. I expect mine to last quite a while too.

Edit: They block out noise effectively as well. I have my CPU fan running on turbo, often hitting 100%, and though it's loud as hell, these headphones do a great job of blocking out higher frequencies.

I just hope it's different from both 1 and 2. So many players want another C1, but there's already a C1.. I don't want to play another island, and I'm not too fazed about the urban environment either (it's overdone), but I'm open to something new as long as I have those nanosuit abilities and a compelling plot.

Engine-wise, I find that C2 was a hell of a lot more optimized than C1. Even trying out the Xbox 360 demo, I very impressed that it was rendered at 1152x720 and still ran quite smooth. Most console games are rendered much smaller and upscaled. It clearly wasn't 60fps, but it was fairly playable- probably due to the motion blur, honestly. Nonetheless, I hope the C3 engine is even more optimized. I imagine we'll be able to play with C1-level visuals at 60fps in the coming years.

Gameplay-wise, I hope the protagonist is more of a.. Gordon Freeman type. Trying out Crysis Warhead, it seemed out of place to be playing as Psycho, yet the guy talks so much. Playing an FPS as a big-mouthed protagonist doesn't feel right. If it was in 3rd person, it would be acceptable... Then the music seemed too dramatic at times and the rock-ish music made it seem further out-of-place. Not very relavent and far too Halo-ish. Even the dynamic ethnic percussion just seemed too tightly programmed.

Eh, who cares though? I'm just a picky bastard on a forum. Meanwhile the average player will just passively play through the game with no complaints as long as they can shoot something.

Be productive and cut off communication. Worked like wonders for me. Don't go out and get f*cked up, thinking "yeah I'm badass, I don't need her!" Just work on accomplishing your goals, have fun in life.. and more importantly, meet new people. Realize that there's freakin' millions of people out there. Are they just like her? Maybe, maybe not. Stop searching online for the answer. :)

Being with my ex was the best thing to ever happen to me. Breaking up with her was also the best thing to ever happen to me. Live and learn.

1.N64

Groundbreaking for its time. Immersive titles. Quality over quantity.

2. PS2

Many quality titles.

3. PS1

Same as above.

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4. Gamecube (Yeah I know that's 4, but I wanted to mention it)

Best controller, great exclusives.