DUST Search - Benefits of the PC.

Maken Tosch wrote:

Velociraptor antirrhopus wrote:

Maken Tosch wrote:

Velociraptor antirrhopus wrote:

sorry OP but I don't feel like reading that text wall

anyway consoles are necessary if you like any of the first-party games or third-party ones that aren't on PC. unfortunately consoles are a major source, if not THE major source of income for Sony and the like, so this probably won't be changing anytime soon.
and the cell phone app games "taking over" just means there'll be more pressure to make handheld consoles, possibly something like a Game Boy with cellular service

What do you think of the Steam Box, though? Do you think this is what the console players have been looking for in regards to finally matching up the power of the console with the PCs?

http://www.ign.com/wikis/steam/Steam_Machine

Looks OK. Like I said though, it's the console-exclusive franchises that mostly draw people to them. If Steam can make it appealing then more power to them. But I haven't really tried Steam because it looks on the surface to be a bunch of decent indie games and ports of games that are already on PSN and Xbox live.

I was gonna try Steam to play this game called Rust, but I decided not to. I don't know man, I mean if I had the time to play a ton of games I would but I've found myself lately just sticking to one game until I move onto the next one.

I see. No problem. I have a could of friends that usually stick to one game until they finish it. One of them is actually slowly crossing over from the console side to the PC side mainly because of how the console gaming industry has either put him off or that he doesn't find console games that appealing anymore.

One of the things that are starting to put ME off is the fact that some games seem to force you to have to get a certain console to use it. Gran Turismo for the PS only, Halo for the Xbox only, Legend of Zelda on the Wii only, etc. If I wanted to try all three, I will have to buy all three consoles. Of course the benefit is that I finally get to try literally every game out there since I really do have all three consoles, but it still irks me to have to make this much of an investment to have fun.

I always wonder when will come the day when all I need is just one console and still be able to try all games from other consoles at the same time. I get the feeling I will be living in a retirement home eating jello and playing bingo by the time that happens.


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Buster Friently Rosen Association 2331	Posted - 2014.05.12 17:50:00 - [1] - Quote Maken Tosch wrote: Velociraptor antirrhopus wrote: Maken Tosch wrote: Velociraptor antirrhopus wrote: sorry OP but I don't feel like reading that text wall anyway consoles are necessary if you like any of the first-party games or third-party ones that aren't on PC. unfortunately consoles are a major source, if not THE major source of income for Sony and the like, so this probably won't be changing anytime soon. and the cell phone app games "taking over" just means there'll be more pressure to make handheld consoles, possibly something like a Game Boy with cellular service What do you think of the Steam Box, though? Do you think this is what the console players have been looking for in regards to finally matching up the power of the console with the PCs? http://www.ign.com/wikis/steam/Steam_Machine Looks OK. Like I said though, it's the console-exclusive franchises that mostly draw people to them. If Steam can make it appealing then more power to them. But I haven't really tried Steam because it looks on the surface to be a bunch of decent indie games and ports of games that are already on PSN and Xbox live. I was gonna try Steam to play this game called Rust, but I decided not to. I don't know man, I mean if I had the time to play a ton of games I would but I've found myself lately just sticking to one game until I move onto the next one. I see. No problem. I have a could of friends that usually stick to one game until they finish it. One of them is actually slowly crossing over from the console side to the PC side mainly because of how the console gaming industry has either put him off or that he doesn't find console games that appealing anymore. One of the things that are starting to put ME off is the fact that some games seem to force you to have to get a certain console to use it. Gran Turismo for the PS only, Halo for the Xbox only, Legend of Zelda on the Wii only, etc. If I wanted to try all three, I will have to buy all three consoles. Of course the benefit is that I finally get to try literally every game out there since I really do have all three consoles, but it still irks me to have to make this much of an investment to have fun. I always wonder when will come the day when all I need is just one console and still be able to try all games from other consoles at the same time. I get the feeling I will be living in a retirement home eating jello and playing bingo by the time that happens. First off, even owning all those consoles wouldn't get you all the games. It would only get you all the current console games. There's a massive difference there because you still miss out on the vast number of PC exclusives as well as the games from older console generations that won't work on the newer gen consoles. The closest you're ever going to get to a universal console is the PC itself.
Buster Friently Rosen Association 2331	Posted - 2014.05.12 18:02:00 - [2] - Quote Maken Tosch wrote: @Buster Well, companies like Nintendo for example have offered Wii users a chance to download arcade games and such like Sonic The Hedgehog (the one from the Sega Genesis era), Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (N64), etc. on the Wii so I don't have to invest on those weeeeeeeee ooooooold consoles of Yesteryear just to try out a game I feel nostalgic about. Xbox is offering Gold Members monthly offers of Free games like Halo 3, Gears of War, Crackdown, etc. I don't know about Sony. This only covers a small fraction of the missing titles though.