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Unreal Creator Proclaims PCs are Not For Gaming

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the true-if-you-run-a-mac dept.

An anonymous reader writes "TG Daily is running an interesting interview with EPIC founder and Unreal creator Tim Sweeney. Sweeney is anyway very clear about his views on the gaming industry, but it is surprising how sharply he criticizes the PC industry for transforming the PC into a useless gaming machine. He's especially unhappy with Intel, which he says has integrated graphics chipsets that 'just don't work'."

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  1. Re:If PCs aren't for gaming, then what about indie by cliffski · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The point of the article is for his company to slag off a pklatform it has recently failed on, so the investors think they are still doing well.
    I bought a Nintendo wii, just for wii sports, but will always be a PC gamer. the idea that the games available to me have to be pre-approved by men in suits from sony, Nintendo or Microsoft is just stupid. In the immediate future we have Spore and The Sims 3 coming up, and I certainly haven't finished with COD 4 or Sins of a solar Empire yet either.
    The PC will always be the ultimate games machine. Ultimate flexibility, ultimate storage space, moddability, processor power, memory.
    This guy should just shut the fuck up.

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    DRM-free indie games for the PC and Mac: Positech Games
  2. Re:If the consolers will get off their high horses by unapersson · · Score: 1, Redundant

    "Until that time, the PC platform will remain strong. Consoles need a mouse. It's just silly they don't have them. If M$/$ony will EVER gets some balls and support a mouse, I think you'll see the PC side take a huge hit. I'd rather play on my 65" HD."

    Unreal Tournament 3 on the PS3 supports a Keyboard and Mouse.