Consoles have surpassed computers!
Consoles are only as good as a low end computer!
Consoles are dead!
I call shenanigans...
Consoles are only as good as a low end computer!
Consoles are dead!
I call shenanigans...
Update: Firefall CEO Clarifies "Consoles Are Dead" Statement
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This is coming from the same guy who thinks it's a good idea to reset all XP, equipment, and skills every time you upgrade up a tier in your chosen class. It's similar to starting over every 15 levels in WoW.
Firefall is already dead, consoles are going to be fine for a long time.
Firefall is already dead, consoles are going to be fine for a long time.
Wait... if consoles are dead AND PC gaming is dead, is GAMING DEAD? *proceeds to shriek and faint from shock*
Now, if you excuse me, it's the weekend, and I gots some gaming to do on both my PC and my 360. So hah, Mr.Firefall CEO. I fart in your general direction.
Now, if you excuse me, it's the weekend, and I gots some gaming to do on both my PC and my 360. So hah, Mr.Firefall CEO. I fart in your general direction.
Entitled said:
Everybody dies!!
OT: Good for you Firefall man sir. I don't care. Have fun with your life, and sod off ripping on certain entertainment machines. It accomplishes less than nothing.
Isn't that only 10% of the retail market? Because if I recall, digital downloads aren't counted into statistics like that, and if someone can point me to a reliable place to get physical copies PC games these days (that aren't Blizzard games or Sims expansion packs) I'd appreciate if greatly.Zachary Amaranth said:
The words of someone too desperate to prove something that is not true. I was making a Nietzeche/God joke and it flew over your head. Very classy. You can get down off the soap box now. Nobody 'fell for' anything...besides you.Ultratwinkie said:
EDIT: Oh, and you're abusive too. I'm sure nobody will take notice of that.
Consoles are dead if the PS4 is indicative of this next cycle. I want the hardware to get better and more advanced with each generation; it's really that simple. What I don't want it all the bullshit that came with this gen to be amplified 10 fold with the next, and that appears to be exactly what is coming. I have no plans to get a PS4, and if even half the rumors of the next Xbox are true, I won't be getting one of those either. Everything now has to be a social hub, a tablet, a windows 8 or something else equally as horrifying, distracting or otherwise ridiculous and painful to the gaming experience. I just don't want any part of this, so I just may be out the door this time. That's a big thing for me to say since I've bought every console up till now. If people like me are leaving it paints a grim picture of whats to come. How many more developers will disappear like THQ in the next few years? How many do you think it will take before the general gaming public becomes more alarmed? They aren't really going to take notice until it's an outright catastrophe, and by then it will be too late. What happens when an entity like EA finally kicks it? That tumor has it's tentacles attached to so many developers and IPs, it might just kill the patient to remove it.
But yeah, something is definitely wrong when I find myself buying 3x more SNES and PS1 games over ebay then current/new AAA titles. And no, these games aren't cheaper, they are actually more expensive in many cases. I am happy to pay it, to, because unlike Gears of Duty Black brotherhood Ascension Ops 4, the older games are usually worth it, and don't come with any catches to play them or politics attached.
Enjoy your Sim Shitty.
But yeah, something is definitely wrong when I find myself buying 3x more SNES and PS1 games over ebay then current/new AAA titles. And no, these games aren't cheaper, they are actually more expensive in many cases. I am happy to pay it, to, because unlike Gears of Duty Black brotherhood Ascension Ops 4, the older games are usually worth it, and don't come with any catches to play them or politics attached.
Enjoy your Sim Shitty.
This.Entitled said:
We are shifting away from a dedicated area in our homes just for the computer.
We are also shifting away from the living room console age as gaming becomes more mobile.
The future of gaming prices has already seeped into PC's giving it more life. Consoles will hopefully be revitalized in this manor soon as well. But ultimately I don't see either being used heavily in the next 10 years.
"Dead" is a shock word of course. I'd sooner use the term evolving.
I definitely agree about both having their place, but next-gen consoles don't seem to want to be in that place. The biggest console advantage is simplicity - Insert the disc and play. I don't know about the PS3, but it doesn't seem that the next X-box will have that simplicity.Evil Smurf said:
As for being unaffordable - that's not true. You will eventually want to but a better desktop or laptop PC, regardless of your gaming habits. If you add what you'd pay for a console to what you'd be willing to spend on a non-gaming PC, you will be able to get a decent gaming PC instead of a console.
GAEM JURNALIZM!!!
But seriously, just like the people who claimed PC gaming was dieing. This also seems about as baseless a claim. And really shouldn't be news worthy. At least not without any kind of evidence to back up their claims.
But seriously, just like the people who claimed PC gaming was dieing. This also seems about as baseless a claim. And really shouldn't be news worthy. At least not without any kind of evidence to back up their claims.
I based the number off Gabe "Jesus" Newell's own estimates of the size of the market, of which he claims to be like 200% of te PC gaming market. If the figures on the size of the overall market are retail only, then the PC would be even smaller since Gabe's already talking digital distribution.Frostbite3789 said:
Honestly, if you take the value of the markets, PC gaming is about 5.6% of the market share, which I round up to 6, which I still rounded up to "less than 10%."
Based on....Oltsu said: