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Wireless GeForce Graphics Card Announced
arcticstoat writes "PC gamers who are sick of being constantly distracted by whirring fans could now have a helping hand from a new wireless graphics card. Galaxy sub-brand KFA2 has announced a graphics card with no display outputs. Instead, the KFA2 GTX 460 WHDI uses a wireless link to send the display output from your PC to your screen, whether that's a conventional monitor or the HD TV in your lounge. You just need to attach the bundled receiver to the back of your chosen screen and you're done. With a wireless keyboard and mouse, you could place your PC at the other end of the room, letting you crank up those fans without having to listen to the whirring next to you."
Developers just don't seem to care about the way games 'feel' anymore, it's only about how flashy the graphics are.
No matter if moving feels like swimming in treacle and aiming is like it would be after six temazepams and a bottle of whisky.
Twitch skill is seen as a bad thing nowadays as it can make people who are rubbish at computer games feel like they are rubbish at computer games.
The feel when playing a game built in the Quake 2 engine like CS 1.6 is fantastic, like the mouse is directly connected to your crosshairs. This is the only reason why there are still CS 1.6 tournaments around today - no one has released a good game since that isn't crippled for serious online competition by the graphics engine.
How much fun would table tennis be if your arm worked like aiming does in modern FPS games? I don't think anyone would play it. And that's what this is about - good gameplay is very hard to get right, but flashy graphics are an easy win that will always fool the masses.