The unknown future of PC gaming....

[Bjorn_Of_Iceland]

What are you talking about man. There was some joking going around but no one was insulting to each other. If you have an issue you should report it.

I mean an example would be me vs. bumblebee and HookeyStreet. I mess with them and they mess with me. But its nothing personal. I mean really all we are talking about here is video games. Its not like we are saving the planet or anything.

Its a cultural gap thing

 

[KyleReese]

Ha ha when I started this thread I never imagined it would get so irrelevant from my original post! I 've seen everything in here, from fighting matches videos to cheesecakes!! it's got to be one of the most derailed threads here at TPU!
My question wasn't whether PC gaming is dying or not, I refuse to believe that. Although I believe that it somehow lost some of its quality as a form of entertainment in human culture. What I mean by that is, 15 years ago I thought, with the progress in technology, we would see games that would rival e.g. good movies in terms of cultural impact, that people who are not into videogames would never say "they are just for teenagers, mostly" anymore. But it didn't happen.
From the looks of things seems PC gaming isn't dying, it's just following in the footsteps of consoles for now....(unfortunately!) But I, personally , am still waiting for that WOW factor again..that special feeling...that which I felt when I started playing games on the PC 16 years ago...

 

[TIGR]

Ha ha when I started this thread I never imagined it would get so irrelevant from my original post! I 've seen everything in here, from fighting matches videos to cheesecakes!! it's got to be one of the most derailed threads here at TPU!
My question wasn't whether PC gaming is dying or not, I refuse to believe that. Although I believe that it somehow lost some of its quality as a form of entertainment in human culture. What I mean by that is, 15 years ago I thought, with the progress in technology, we would see games that would rival e.g. good movies in terms of cultural impact, that people who are not into videogames would never say "they are just for teenagers, mostly" anymore. But it didn't happen.
From the looks of things seems PC gaming isn't dying, it's just following in the footsteps of consoles for now....(unfortunately!) But I, personally , am still waiting for that WOW factor again..that special feeling...that which I felt when I started playing games on the PC 16 years ago...

I think PC gaming has a larger cultural impact than we give it credit for. It's not always direct and it's often subtle, but it's there and with time it will become more concrete and pervasive. More people are playing video games (and the average age of players is going up fast) every day. The content of the games themselves is evolving and new genres are being created while others are being blended into hybrid games, every couple years (which isn't that long given the time it takes a studio to develop a good game ... e.g. consider Fallout 3). Lastly, in this age of HD audio and video, and in which everyone seems to be a storyline critic and "realism" aficionado, I wouldn't expect much impact from non-immersive games; at the same time, really immersive gaming is sometimes limited by hardware or economic restrictions.

Let's encourage developers and publishers to put out great games by voting with our wallets, and through discussions like this. Meanwhile, patience.

 

[BumbleBee]

Ha ha when I started this thread I never imagined it would get so irrelevant from my original post! I 've seen everything in here, from fighting matches videos to cheesecakes!! it's got to be one of the most derailed threads here at TPU!
My question wasn't whether PC gaming is dying or not, I refuse to believe that. Although I believe that it somehow lost some of its quality as a form of entertainment in human culture. What I mean by that is, 15 years ago I thought, with the progress in technology, we would see games that would rival e.g. good movies in terms of cultural impact, that people who are not into videogames would never say "they are just for teenagers, mostly" anymore. But it didn't happen.
From the looks of things seems PC gaming isn't dying, it's just following in the footsteps of consoles for now....(unfortunately!) But I, personally , am still waiting for that WOW factor again..that special feeling...that which I felt when I started playing games on the PC 16 years ago...

don't be dogging cheesecake.

 

[HookeyStreet]

Ha ha when I started this thread I never imagined it would get so irrelevant from my original post! I 've seen everything in here, from fighting matches videos to cheesecakes!! it's got to be one of the most derailed threads here at TPU!
My question wasn't whether PC gaming is dying or not, I refuse to believe that. Although I believe that it somehow lost some of its quality as a form of entertainment in human culture. What I mean by that is, 15 years ago I thought, with the progress in technology, we would see games that would rival e.g. good movies in terms of cultural impact, that people who are not into videogames would never say "they are just for teenagers, mostly" anymore. But it didn't happen.
From the looks of things seems PC gaming isn't dying, it's just following in the footsteps of consoles for now....(unfortunately!) But I, personally , am still waiting for that WOW factor again..that special feeling...that which I felt when I started playing games on the PC 16 years ago...

I will have you know that was some high quality MMA (Anderson Silva Vs Forrest Griffin)

 

[KingPing]

As i already stated, console gaming (hardcore) is prone (if not more) to die, because there are more console casual gamers than PC casual gamer.

Ex Sony Exec: "At the current rate of hardware refreshes, tablets could easily replace consoles, both handheld and mainstream."

sauce: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPad-2-Sony-NGP-Honeycomb-Nintendo-3DS-XOOM,news-10471.html

And this:

Because of the quake, Sony's shares are down, and this is far from over. What if Sony have to restructure the company and delay even more the PS4 or cancel it. All this is hypothetical, but what i mean is that consoles have one manufacturer, because of this they are tied to the fate of that company, PC on the other hand have multiple manufacturers, if one disappear, another takes it place.

 

[yogurt_21]

As i already stated, console gaming (hardcore) is prone (if not more) to die, because there are more console casual gamers than PC casual gamer.

you've apparently never heard of facebook or flash.

Ex Sony Exec: "At the current rate of hardware refreshes, tablets could easily replace consoles, both handheld and mainstream."

sauce: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPad-2-Sony-NGP-Honeycomb-Nintendo-3DS-XOOM,news-10471.html

don't buy it at this point tablets are just phones with larger screens. For the same cost of a tablet where 1 person can play 4 can play on a console. not to mention the fact that current gen consoles will kick the xoom's/ipad's ass in graphics power. That's 5 year old console vs 2 week old tablet

I just don't see tablets taking over that market. they're completly different in purpose. now if you were to say tablets vs handheld games, maybe. but even then sony and nintendo have the edge on those markets with slews of titles for them.

 

[HookeyStreet]

As i already stated, console gaming (hardcore) is prone (if not more) to die.

 

[KingPing]

you've apparently never heard of facebook or flash.

Yes i do, but (maybe not in this forum) console gamers don't see them as real gaming, it seems all that matter are AAA games. Because of that they claim consoles have more exclusives titles http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AriQpIFbPoEacGM1b0xxcGVucFQ3OFc4N3BNZmd2QkE&gid=0

don't buy it at this point tablets are just phones with larger screens. For the same cost of a tablet where 1 person can play 4 can play on a console. not to mention the fact that current gen consoles will kick the xoom's/ipad's ass in graphics power. That's 5 year old console vs 2 week old tablet

I just don't see tablets taking over that market. they're completly different in purpose. now if you were to say tablets vs handheld games, maybe. but even then sony and nintendo have the edge on those markets with slews of titles for them.

The post is about PC gaming dying, and that's not going to happen in a year or two, ( if it happens at all) the same as tablets (or phones) won't take over the market in a year or two. Of course that hardcore gamers won't play on tablets, but some casual gamers will choose a tablet, a phone, or onlive over a console.

"not to mention the fact that current gen consoles will kick the xoom's/ipad's ass in graphics power. That's 5 year old console vs 2 week old tablet"

If graphics were that important, people would choose a PC.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

The future of gaming in itself is going to go downhill if these lazy devs keep going they way they are. There hasnt been an innovated game for a long time!!!

I really dont like how the gaming industry and basically everything else has become all about money rather then the quality, if you guys know what i mean. Like look at Activision and CoD. that series is the money cow for Activision and they havent released a single game that is at any degree different in gameplay/mechanics, graphics, etc. then CoD and they are still releasing the games at the full $60

 

[BumbleBee]

The future of gaming in itself is going to go downhill if these lazy devs keep going they way they are. There hasnt been an innovated game for a long time!!!

I really dont like how the gaming industry and basically everything else has become all about money rather then the quality, if you guys know what i mean. Like look at Activision and CoD. that series is the money cow for Activision and they havent released a single game that is at any degree different in gameplay/mechanics, graphics, etc. then CoD and they are still releasing the games at the full $60

it's always been like that.

There were several reasons for the crash, but the main cause was supersaturation of the market with hundreds of mostly low-quality games which resulted in the loss of consumer confidence.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_video_game_crash_of_1983

 

[Dos101]

Not sure if anyone has linked this already:

http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/1578/article/microsoft-shares-its-vision-of-the-future-of-pc-gaming/

Quite a dim future in my opinion.

 

[CDdude55]

Not sure if anyone has linked this already:

http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/1578/article/microsoft-shares-its-vision-of-the-future-of-pc-gaming/

Quite a dim future in my opinion.

Well Microsoft isn't the end all be all developer for PC games. As long as we have solid developers that continue to make great games while managing to avoid creating generic, casual and mundane looking online communities like Microsoft is trying to do then i see no reason to worry really.

 

[BumbleBee]

Not sure if anyone has linked this already:

http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/1578/article/microsoft-shares-its-vision-of-the-future-of-pc-gaming/

Quite a dim future in my opinion.