Good points but I still feel like getting a good gaming PC when I have enough money... you know, Steam and all.
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If you have the discs, you don't need to download the games through Steam. Just register them.Oisin O said:I haven't owned a PC in years, I get by perfectly fine on a laptop, an xbox and a good phone. Pc gamine these days drives me crazy with all the antipiracy stuff they've introduced, i bought hard copys of 2 games and couldn't play either because the giant fail that is Steam wanted me to download both games, which i can't do because I'm on a limited data usage plan.
True, but try telling somebody who just spent thousands of dollars on a new Alienware desktop PC that they just invested in outdated technology and see how willing they are to believe it.Monsterfurby said:So, what he is saying is that Desktop PCs as gaming machines are dying?JoshTheater said:I agree completely, and when I talked to MovieBob at PAX East after seeing this video screened there, I pointed this out to him. He clarified that he wasn't referring to laptops and when he said PC, he meant computer tower + monitor.ZombieGenesis said:Laptops ARE computers, and I agree laptops will probably replace the box PC. But ...it's still a PC.
Well, no shit, Sherlock.
I imagine they're the updates for the game, the main game should install from the disc.Mister Linton said:Woodsey said:...
If you have the discs, you don't need to download the games through Steam. Just register them.Oisin O said:I haven't owned a PC in years, I get by perfectly fine on a laptop, an xbox and a good phone. Pc gamine these days drives me crazy with all the antipiracy stuff they've introduced, i bought hard copys of 2 games and couldn't play either because the giant fail that is Steam wanted me to download both games, which i can't do because I'm on a limited data usage plan.
Actually, a lot of steam games don't have the game on the disk. I know my HL2 disk contains only a small registration file and the game needs to be downloaded.
Alas, you are right. Just look at these few games and you will see that there is no modern equivalent:Smokej said:I don't see a difference between a Laptop and a Desktop PC in terms of functionality (differences in mobility aside...) And you can't tell me that people are starting to write an article or essay for their work, university etc on a smartphone or are researching a subject on a small tablet pc...
The beginning of the video regarding, i would assume that if your family owned an apple or old intel pcs in the 80's and even in the early 90's, is an indication of your social milieu you're coming from, which probably has influenced your tastes in entertainment as well.
A lot of people (myself included) were more interested in text (later point&click) adventures, simulators, strategy or business games... than say a Jump&Run game and the like.
I don't know about the US, but in Germany a really good business game could easily place itself in the top position of the sales charts until the late 90's. Today it would be unthinkable that a game could sell more than 10 copies if you arent shooting things with your M4 or slash some Vampires in some fancy anime style...
The platform for games doesn't really matter if the game itself is ambitious, complex and sophisticated. But it is the spirit of what pc games ones stand for that is dying. For example i own all of the current consoles and handhelds (sans Wii) but asides from racing games and sports games i rarely use them. I mean come on what are they offering to a mature mind who hasnt left the ship when the gaming industry "evolved"...
Most 360 or PS3 exclusives these days are relatively obscure compared to five years ago. Therefore, their market is being drained away by (amongst other things) websites, iOS and similar devices and soon streaming services. Therefore, console gaming is becoming a niche activity and is loosing their edge to aforementioned devices and distractions, and in some cases are better than the consoles (e.g. availability, cost and simplicity).Iron Mal said:Please do go on?Delusibeta said:My other problem with your argument is that it applies equally to each individual format these days.
Examples? Details? Discussion?
Am I the only one who reads the articles and news on the Escapist? [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/107927-Crysis-2-Leak-Not-As-Bad-As-First-Thought]Macrobstar said:Yeh they show so much love for PC even though it stabbed them in the heart with the pirates and what not, so its not really one generation ahead because it hasn't actually got those graphics, its just one guy saying it could be, and how much better do you think graphics are gonna get?
I already said previously to someoneelse that you're more than free to disagree with me (I'm not the police of you), but to be fair I've grown tired of having this areguement so many times on here.Void(null) said:Neither does making random statements based upon personal opinion with no evidence or data to support your point of view.
Bretty said:[...]techies like myself will always refuse to just choose tech generic tablet one as our machine of choice. If I can't choose the parts, build it myself and then modify it at will; I will not buy it.
While HL2 has been updated to the point where the disc is somewhat worthless (same with the Counter Strike: Source retail pack), for recent games with this problem, this is a bug.Mister Linton said:Woodsey said:...
If you have the discs, you don't need to download the games through Steam. Just register them.Oisin O said:I haven't owned a PC in years, I get by perfectly fine on a laptop, an xbox and a good phone. Pc gamine these days drives me crazy with all the antipiracy stuff they've introduced, i bought hard copys of 2 games and couldn't play either because the giant fail that is Steam wanted me to download both games, which i can't do because I'm on a limited data usage plan.
Actually, a lot of steam games don't have the game on the disk. I know my HL2 disk contains only a small registration file and the game needs to be downloaded.
Stop teasing me like that.Void(null) said:[long list of doom]
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