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Mark Rein from Epic Games, who was in charge of the development team on Unreal Engine 3, as well as being responsible for the creation of _title_s like Unreal Tournament 3 and Gears of War has pointed out the cost problems of developing DX10 games. The price of a higher end DX10 compatible PC graphics card does not compare favourably to the price of a console, in some extreme cases you will pay double the amount for a graphics card than you would for a console. More to the point, a console is ready to be plugged into a TV and played, whereas you have just gotten started on building a gaming PC by purchasing a graphics card, there is still much work to be done and money to be spent.

id Software has declared the same outcome. The PC will become second fiddle to the console; their programmers will focus on developing games primarily for the console and then port them to the PC (maybe). They are so convinced that this is the way to go that they have attached Xbox 360 controllers to every single PC at id, to get their programmers in the console mindset. This move reflects their new philosophy; where once they focused on pushing graphics cards to the utmost limit, now they will focus on gameplay, and ensuring the games will run on any system, not just high end systems.

what the fuck are they talking about?

you can get a 8600GTS for 150 bucks on newegg..

shit i paid 410 bucks a piece for my 2 8800GTS's..who cares..you can do more on a PC than you can a stupid console..

This is a repeat of history. I remember buying my first graghics card for 800 dollars from best buy. It was an All in wonder 8500 and it STILL plays games my PS2 can't.

Computers DO more, which is exactly why they cost more. But again this is the difference between the guys lugging in the multi grand machines, and the kid at home yelling at his mom he needs a new computer.

Ultimately its two genres of gaming, and though the gaps has gotten smaller in some instances, I do not see Consoles coming close to replacing my little macbook anytime soon....

Poor Console gamers, Think they have the corner on the market...

Bah, as long as their is people like us that will drop 2k+ on a Gaming Rig and drop 40.00+ for the latest gaming _title_s there will be PC gaming.

Personally I just can't wrap my hands around playing an FPS with a controller!? I would be willing to take anyone on me KB & mouse vs them and there beloved 360 or PS2 Controller. I would 0wn them!

you could always use a mouse and keyboard on a xbox360..lol

its possible, kid at work does it.

and PC games will never die, i just spend another 300 bux on my computer tonight.

and another 100 bucks on 4 games

heh

3TeK wrote:
you could always use a mouse and keyboard on a xbox360..lol

its possible, kid at work does it.

and PC games will never die, i just spend another 300 bux on my computer tonight.

and another 100 bucks on 4 games

heh

Your one of those people that is the reason why gaming on thePC will never die...