That's you. Quite frankly, you are not a representation of most of the folks with a PC. They have one PC and no ability to have a LAN or get people togther in a room with 15-20PCs. There is nothing unfair or inaccurate about the statement that people don't gather around the PC to play games. It is fact plain and simple. In fact, that is more than likely one of the key reasons there will be an XBOX. Port-a-pc. That's essentially all it is, but quite frankly, I don't need 2 PCs.
Certainly, some of the graphics I have seen on the PC looked better than some I have seen on the PS2, but also visa-versa as well. PS2 has just come out and 3rd, 4th, 5th etc games are in development or on the drawing board.
How many generations, hardware revisions, has the PC gone through to create the kind of games that it does now? How much money have you taken out of your pocket to upgrade it to be able to play those games? At least when a game comes out for a console, you don't have to say "F*CK, I now have to shell out another $400 for a GeForce 2 GTS just to play this game and others now" - far more money than buying a PS2 alone. You pay for a PS2, you can play any game made for the PS2. You pay for a PC, you can only play whatever game is based on your snapshot hardware at that point in time and perhaps for 5-7 months after (and I am being generous).
Calvin
I disagree. I totally enjoyed Red Faction. I finished it and found it an excellent FPS. Nice characters, decent weapons. I think you are simply being close-minded about the controls (as I was originally until I gave it a fair shake).
Calvin
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That's you. Quite frankly, you are not a representation of most of the folks with a PC. They have one PC and no ability to have a LAN or get people togther in a room with 15-20PCs. There is nothing unfair or inaccurate about the statement that people don't gather around the PC to play games. It is fact plain and simple. In fact, that is more than likely one of the key reasons there will be an XBOX. Port-a-pc. That's essentially all it is, but quite frankly, I don't need 2 PCs. Certainly, some of the graphics I have seen on the PC looked better than some I have seen on the PS2, but also visa-versa as well. PS2 has just come out and 3rd, 4th, 5th etc games are in development or on the drawing board. How many generations, hardware revisions, has the PC gone through to create the kind of games that it does now? How much money have you taken out of your pocket to upgrade it to be able to play those games? At least when a game comes out for a console, you don't have to say "F*CK, I now have to shell out another $400 for a GeForce 2 GTS just to play this game and others now" - far more money than buying a PS2 alone. You pay for a PS2, you can play any game made for the PS2. You pay for a PC, you can only play whatever game is based on your snapshot hardware at that point in time and perhaps for 5-7 months after (and I am being generous). Calvin
I disagree. I totally enjoyed Red Faction. I finished it and found it an excellent FPS. Nice characters, decent weapons. I think you are simply being close-minded about the controls (as I was originally until I gave it a fair shake). Calvin