Microsoft and Nvidia Quit PC Gaming Alliance - UPDATED
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Well since bioware went on record saying that they use the pc as the lead development platform and support that first not very likely lol.raxiv said:
I just recalled something, its easier to run day one games on the 360 than the PC, sure its single player only but WTF MS get a clue.....
I laughed. That's probably the best political/historical/gaming joke I've seen in a while.HankMan said:
It doesn't surprise me - this isn't the first group undertaking that nVidia has jumped ship on. Sadly, the way they operate, if they're not getting their way, they drop the undertaking with a quickness.Xzi said:
. . . TBH, they remind me a lot like how SONY approaches group collaborations . . .
Whatever, though - as long as Intel and AMD stay onboard, this group still has some major influence. As much as those two don't always get along, they're typically willing to put aside differences for the greater good of the market - unlike nVidia and AMD's relationship.
I think MS but have backed out as a "conflict of interest," seeing as how their primary gaming focus right now is the xBox. They haven't done much of anything with the "Games for Windows" campaign, aside from box labeling and such.
Epic Games is still there so yeah.
IfPC gaming went bust Starcraft II and minecraft like games would get fucked over so incredibly hard.
I'm glad AMD is there too, Intel sucks dick at making cards so imo, has no voice though everything else is awesome.
IfPC gaming went bust Starcraft II and minecraft like games would get fucked over so incredibly hard.
I'm glad AMD is there too, Intel sucks dick at making cards so imo, has no voice though everything else is awesome.
....what the hell is the PC Gaming Alliance? Seriously, why is this the first time I've heard this thing even existed. And as a relatively avid PC gamer, me not even knowing who the hell they are just shows what a bang-up job they're doing!
WHy are people acting as if the only way a company can produce PC games is if they are part of the PC Gaming Alliance?
Just because Nvidia and Microsoft and Activision have backed out doesn't mean they'll be abandoning PC gaming at all. It's not like Oh dear, so much for Fable 3 on pc!
All it means is that they aren't going to throw their lot in with a bunch of other self-important windbags.
In a way I think they didn't like the idea of all that "sharing" of technological information. From a business standpoint, it sounds like it might leave someone dangerously open to giving away valuable corporate secrets to their competitors.
Especially for Nvidia, who arguably leads the pack in graphics cards, I can imagine that they want to carefully limit the ability of other competitors (some of whom have had a rather dark history of "copying" competitor's technology and ideas *cough*Sony*cough*).
In the fast paced world of gaming and computer technology, a person would be wise to keep their cards extremely close to their vest.
Just because Nvidia and Microsoft and Activision have backed out doesn't mean they'll be abandoning PC gaming at all. It's not like Oh dear, so much for Fable 3 on pc!
All it means is that they aren't going to throw their lot in with a bunch of other self-important windbags.
In a way I think they didn't like the idea of all that "sharing" of technological information. From a business standpoint, it sounds like it might leave someone dangerously open to giving away valuable corporate secrets to their competitors.
Especially for Nvidia, who arguably leads the pack in graphics cards, I can imagine that they want to carefully limit the ability of other competitors (some of whom have had a rather dark history of "copying" competitor's technology and ideas *cough*Sony*cough*).
In the fast paced world of gaming and computer technology, a person would be wise to keep their cards extremely close to their vest.
This but wait Gamestop? Heck I couldn't even find a PC game that was just released in GamestopTeeBs said:
Dear Escapist: Please don't be so overly dramatic with your title names. This is not the end of PC gaming, just as Microsoft giving us Halo 2 on Vista wasn't allowing us access to their fountain of youth. Don't hurt the brains of the frail-minded IGN and Gamestop cheevo morons.
Sorry but your first point is a fail. Yes console gamers can and do sell their games. Why? because console gamers don't have the ability to mod our games and get more replay value from a single game. We get what is in the box no more and no less. I think that it is fair that we pay the same price for that. We get a return in monetary value. You get a higher return in time spent playing.cerebus23 said:
Most of the rest of your points apply just as much to consoles as they do to PC games and I agree with 100% since it happens between all 3 not just on the PC.
