Question of the Day, July 3, 2010

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Question of the Day, July 3, 2010



Epic and Microsoft have claimed that it has not abandoned the PC, and it will save PC gaming, respectively. Do you think PC gaming is a lost cause?

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[Nivag the Owl]

Hell to the no! PC Gaming is the past, the present, and the future. Not to mention awesome.

 

[Nincompoop]

Fail question.

If anything, consoles are growing more and more to look like the PC. The future will have a single kind of console, which obviously will look like the PC, since it's used to everything. The simplistic nature of the console is what makes it inferior.

 

[Bob_Bobbington]

Buh... wuh..? How many times must it be said that PC gaming is nowhere near dead. Also, there needs to be a few more options for this to be a reasonable poll.

EDIT: Also, inb4 that image of PC gaming "dying"

 

[Banana Phone Man]

PC gaming is not dead at all. Console gaming is just more popular becuase it's easier. You don't have to make sure a console has has the specs to handle a game, you just plug it in and go. That's in my opinion anyway.

 

[DSK-]

Not at all. PC gaming is still going strong, however with the rise of console only releases a few 'AAA' games haven't been on the PC platform.

The other important factor is the way developers sometimes release half finished products (like Epic's very own Unfinished Tournament 3) and end up patching it 3/4 times to make it playable (or making unsatsifactory console ports for the PC).

I think it is also good to mention that Steam has also helped PC gaming in many many ways by means of its digital distribution service (which is going to Playstation at some point in the near future).

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

I don't know about "reigns supreme" anymore, but it certainly isn't dying or dead.

 

[HK_01]

It's not dying. It can't die. Because it's awesome.

 

[Daniel_Rosamilia]

No way.

Even though I'm a primarily a console gamer, I've been converted over to the PC gaming side courtesy of a Steam account and a gifting of TF2.
I may be getting a copy of Windows XP/7 if I can find it, and then PC gaming = taking over in my gaming arena!

 

[Zhukov]

Nah, not just yet.

Some better quality ports would be nice though.

 

[Dr. Awesome Face]

someone had to post it.

And no PC gaming is not dying. Its just not getting quite as much support at the mo

 

[Lazarus Long]

Neither. It's the same equally viable option it's always been. It does some things better than consoles, but that doesn't make it "supreme."

 

[ProfessorLayton]

10 bucks says someone brings that one picture in here... you know the one. EDIT: What did I tell you...

Obviously not... it's not as strong as it used to be, but it's not dead. Just the fact that this many people are still playing Counter-Strike and the fact that it has one of the most active online communities out there after all these years should tell you something. There aren't as many PC exclusives, but it's still the best for most multiplatform games.

 

[Crayzor]

I don't think so. Comparatively, it's much better playing on PC than consoles, for me at least. I enjoy Left 4 Dead and Oblivion more on PC than on Xbox. I switched in the last six months and it is far better.

 

[Bob_Bobbington]

10 bucks says someone brings that one picture in here... you know the one.

Obviously not... it's not as strong as it used to be, but it's not dead. Just the fact that this many people are still playing Counter-Strike and the fact that it has one of the most active online communities out there after all these years should tell you something. There aren't as many PC exclusives, but it's still the best for most multiplatform games.

It seems you were ninja'd by the picture itself.

 

[Ninjamedic]

Forget it, Ignore this post.

 

[Jake the Snake]

Yeah there's no way in hell that PC gaming is going away. As long as they keep making RPGs, I will always be a PC gamer.

 

[Ganthrinor]

Valve has done a hell of a lot more for PC gaming and gamers in the last decade than Microsoft and Epic combined. IMHO.