If you want to know the future of gaming buy a PC

10TaTioN · Oct 28, 2010

When I get home, my wife and I have a routine. We eat dinner together, and then I head upstairs. To my PC.

Email.

Twitter.

Kotaku.

Joystiq.

Fidgit.

Rock Paper Shotgun.

Steam Store.

And so on.

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What's the future of the PC? Social games? MMOs? Freemium?

**** if I know. But I know this: The PC will always be the place that drives innovation. The PC is the place where great game developers are born, even-and maybe especially-where great console game developers are born. Halo, Mass Effect, Call of Duty...PC developers first. And it's on the PC where the leading-edge ideas form, primarily because the barrier of entry is low and you can have an idea that goes like this:

"Hey, I've got an idea!"

"Cool! Who do we need to approve this idea?"

"Umm... nobody?"

And then the idea gets done. Because magic can happen when there are no middle men, no marketers, and no naysayers.

...

What's the future of PCs?

Again, **** if I know.

But here's something you can take the bank: If you want to know the future of gaming, buy a PC. And pay attention. Because above all, that thing on your desk is a crystal ball.

Full interview

digibucc · Oct 28, 2010

great article, recommend reading the linky!

great post!

Ghost · Oct 28, 2010

Thief: The Dark Project, System Shock 2, Tribes: Vengeance, Freedom Force, its sequel Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich, SWAT 4 and BioShock.
All games this dude work on are ****ing awesome. And most of them are PC exclusives. Kudos to you, sir :toast:

. Don't let consoles screw up PC gaming.

Benetanegia · Oct 28, 2010

Link doesn't work for me.

10TaTioN · Oct 28, 2010

Benetanegia said:
Link doesn't work for me.

You could have used the link on top, but i've fixed the bottom link. :toast:

Benetanegia · Oct 28, 2010

10TaTioN said:
You could have used the link on top, but i've fixed the bottom link.

Yeah, in the end I saw the other one. I was editing my post to reflect that, but I also wanted to read the interview so I didn't finish writing. :laugh:

entropy13 · Oct 28, 2010

Always was, always is, always will be.

Fourstaff · Oct 28, 2010

We have hit an artificial wall created by the consoles. I mean, other than metro 2033 and a handful of other games, which other game stresses the hardware? I still remember the days when you have to fork out a top of the range graphics card just to be able to have some eyecandy. Now, you can get a midrange graphics and it looks ton better than console games.

Benetanegia · Oct 28, 2010

entropy13 said:
Always was, always is, always will be.

True but it would be nice to see more people saying this kind of thing every now and then. Maybe publishers could learn a lesson or two from these guys.

1Kurgan1 · Oct 28, 2010

Nice to read that, and some valid points, I find my PS3 sitting collecting dust, sure I have a ton of games I have yet to play for it, but the fact is, now days I don't sit down and play games for hours on end. I play a bit, alt tab out and surf the net, and other junk, ends up keeping my attention longer instead of grinding the game into boredom, and I just can't do that on console.

-1nf1n1ty- · Oct 28, 2010

dunno, seems like every game for the pc is either an fps or an mmo :\ thats cool and all but it gets old

Kreij · Oct 28, 2010

FPS and MMOs are just the most hyped games. There are tons of RPGs, RTSs, etc.

1Kurgan1 · Oct 28, 2010

-1nf1n1ty- said:
dunno, seems like every game for the pc is either an fps or an mmo :\ thats cool and all but it gets old

Civ 5, Starcraft 2, Total War, and theres a bunch of realistic racing sims and flight sims out there.

Techtu · Oct 28, 2010

.... Even though Cloud gaming is on the up-rise? now there's an answer yet to be known.

AMD Supercomputer To Deliver Next-Gen Games and Applications Entirely via Cloud

New On-Demand Gaming Platform Threatens to Kill Gaming PC Upgrades

I personally think Cloud computing will take over for the majority of users, but enthusiasts will be just that - enthusiasts, there will always be that group just as it started out that way.

CDdude55 · Oct 28, 2010

PC will definitely push more innovation, it's an open book open and ready to be read and changed by anyone, it's the blank sheet that allows devs to create beautiful pieces of software. It's a versatile and flexible platform with improvements that will be never ending.

I think what people don't remember is what Consoles are, there is no argument to be made because anyone with a brain should be able to comprehend the difference in the systems design. Consoles aren't meant to be innovation, they're quick and light platforms meant mainly for gaming, you're never going to get much innovation on such a closed platform, but really in the end, it's a Console, it's meant for gaming and that's one thing it does really well.

casual swift · Oct 28, 2010

1Kurgan1 said:
Nice to read that, and some valid points, I find my PS3 sitting collecting dust, sure I have a ton of games I have yet to play for it, but the fact is, now days I don't sit down and play games for hours on end. I play a bit, alt tab out and surf the net, and other junk, ends up keeping my attention longer instead of grinding the game into boredom, and I just can't do that on console.

I agree with this 100%. Game for half an hour, check FB, check email, check forums etc, back to gaming and so on. This is one of the main reason's I got into pc gaming.

MilkyWay · Oct 28, 2010

If you have a pc for media or internet then why not just get a pc that can game too? PCs do a lot more than just gaming people really forget that when comparing the price of a 360 or PS3 to a decent mid range pc.

David CopperField · Oct 29, 2010

Nice forum
I agree with you.
myleadsystempro

RejZoR · Oct 29, 2010

I never got the "PC is dead" nonsense. It never was and never will be. Consoles are a different option, some will like it, some will hate it. Some will have both because the play system is different and there are also exclusive games.

Techtu · Oct 29, 2010

RejZoR said:
I never got the "PC is dead" nonsense. It never was and never will be. Consoles are a different option, some will like it, some will hate it. Some will have both because the play system is different and there are also exclusive games.

As I pointed out, there is much more competition nowadays, it's not just console vs PC, the technology and idea's that are coming out in this day and age bring a whole new era to the computer world in general, I think in the next 10 - 20 or so year's the way we look at computers and use them will be somewhat different for the majority of users. Point still stands enthusiasts will be always that, there will always be people who would rather use a PC as we know it today than by the other means what may/will be known to us.

RejZoR · Oct 29, 2010

Well, i was a strict PC user up till last year when i bought cheap PS2 and loads of games.
Mostly because of Gran Turismo 4 and Burnout series but have later bought few other games as well. Sometimes you just get an urge to lay in a chair like a dead cow and play games.

alexsubri · Oct 29, 2010

When I get home, my wife and I have a routine. We eat dinner together, and then I head upstairs. To my PC

..wow this guy pretty does what I do, but at least he's getting paid a good chunk for doing it lol

Easy Rhino · Oct 29, 2010

thank God for you, sir :rockout:

turns out this is part of a series...

http://kotaku.com/5676793/the-future-of-pc-gaming-according-to-the-lead-creator-of-league-of-legends

AphexDreamer · Oct 29, 2010

This has been my standing since forever... I didn't need to hear it from him.

If anyone bothers to read my sig you will know what I'm talking about.

Easy Rhino · Oct 29, 2010

AphexDreamer said:
This has been standing since forever... I didn't need to hear it from him.

If anyone bothers to read my sig you will know what I'm talking about.

yea, but the point is it is nice to hear this stuff from a successful game creator/developer not a PC fanboy. no offense.

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