Actually it's not. The reason the PC version has high system requirements is that it does much more than the console versions. You have more cars, more people and so on on the streets, better texture quality... If you lower the graphical details and play on a 720p resolution or less (ie: the same as the Xbox version), then you don't need the latest graphics card.
That may have been true in the past, but nowadays most games are console ports and developers don't bother taking advantage of whatever new features the more advanced graphics cards on PC offer. As long as it runs the same as the console version they ship it.
The result of this is that a budget card is all that you need to play all current games, unless you want to play at ridiculously high resolutions.
Troll much? The PS3 costs $100 more than the Xbox 360 (unless you pick the Arcade version which has no hard drive, and thus is of no use if you want to play the DLC of Fallout). In addition, if you want the DLC you'll have to subscribe to Xbox Live which is around $50 a year. Then if you need Wifi you'll have to pay an additional $90. All of these come free on the PS3, and you get a Blu-ray player as well.
In the end you'll spend roughly the same whether you buy an Xbox 360 or a PS3.
Why would he need any updates? From the question, it seems the guy only uses 2 DOS applications and the computer isn't connected to the Internet. If he plans to not use any other software, something like FreeDOS makes more sense than Windows or even Linux.
Because Nintendo made up for the lack of HD graphics by having a new/original controller. This thing seems about as powerful as the original Xbox (CPU is better but GPU is worse). For the price they are asking, you can get a PS3 that has a lot of games, plays blu-rays and dvds and a lot of other stuff. If Linux is your thing you can also install it on the PS3.
The problem is that only a small minority of people care about this issue. Most ordinary people (including some of the politicians who proposed and voted this law) don't even understand much about it. So I doubt there will be strikes.
IMO the most likely outcome is that the law is passed but proves inapplicable in real world without pissing off a lot of people. Just like the previous law that was supposed to stop piracy but was never applied.
I suppose you are talking about competitive video games. If that's the case, then yes I enjoy watching how others play. It's no different than watching a match of tennis or chess. Do you also wonder why people watch those instead of going out and playing the sport themselves?
The Wii may have a bigger market, but when a majority of it is composed of non-gamers or casual gamers who by definition don't buy many games, it doesn't look that hot anymore.
In addition, the Wii market share is still a lot less than the 360, PS3 and PC combined. And when you make a game for one of these platforms it's relatively easy to port it to the other two, which isn't the case for the Wii.
Just because you don't know about them doesn't mean they don't exist. Street Fighter, Virtua Fighter, Guilty Gear, Fatal Fury... All of those have been ported to the PC at one time or another. And I'm not even talking about the "unofficial" ones you can play with emulators like MAME.
Those are first person shooters, not fighting games. Fighting games are things like Street Fighter or Soul Calibur, not to be confused with beat 'em ups which are things like Double Dragon or Final Fight.
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Since the drivers are available for Linux (and open), it should be possible in theory for someone interested to make drivers for other OSes.
Your CPU is also way more powerful than the Atom.
And another working on Doom 4. And the Quake Live team is the smallest of them.
And what does this have to do with anything?
Yes, it's called Open Arena.
Actually it's not. The reason the PC version has high system requirements is that it does much more than the console versions. You have more cars, more people and so on on the streets, better texture quality... If you lower the graphical details and play on a 720p resolution or less (ie: the same as the Xbox version), then you don't need the latest graphics card.
That may have been true in the past, but nowadays most games are console ports and developers don't bother taking advantage of whatever new features the more advanced graphics cards on PC offer. As long as it runs the same as the console version they ship it. The result of this is that a budget card is all that you need to play all current games, unless you want to play at ridiculously high resolutions.
Troll much? The PS3 costs $100 more than the Xbox 360 (unless you pick the Arcade version which has no hard drive, and thus is of no use if you want to play the DLC of Fallout). In addition, if you want the DLC you'll have to subscribe to Xbox Live which is around $50 a year. Then if you need Wifi you'll have to pay an additional $90. All of these come free on the PS3, and you get a Blu-ray player as well. In the end you'll spend roughly the same whether you buy an Xbox 360 or a PS3.
Why would he need any updates? From the question, it seems the guy only uses 2 DOS applications and the computer isn't connected to the Internet. If he plans to not use any other software, something like FreeDOS makes more sense than Windows or even Linux.
Does it matter whether it's patched or not if it's not connected to the Internet?
You would think so but the requirements are actually higher than even games running on the Quake 3 engine.
Just as "correct" as the English version.
The majority of games released in Europe are multilingual, usually English, French, Spanish, German and Italian.
Because Nintendo made up for the lack of HD graphics by having a new/original controller. This thing seems about as powerful as the original Xbox (CPU is better but GPU is worse). For the price they are asking, you can get a PS3 that has a lot of games, plays blu-rays and dvds and a lot of other stuff. If Linux is your thing you can also install it on the PS3.
Yeah because taking open source games made by others and selling them is such hard work.
The problem is that only a small minority of people care about this issue. Most ordinary people (including some of the politicians who proposed and voted this law) don't even understand much about it. So I doubt there will be strikes. IMO the most likely outcome is that the law is passed but proves inapplicable in real world without pissing off a lot of people. Just like the previous law that was supposed to stop piracy but was never applied.
I suppose you are talking about competitive video games. If that's the case, then yes I enjoy watching how others play. It's no different than watching a match of tennis or chess. Do you also wonder why people watch those instead of going out and playing the sport themselves?
They keep making CoD because it keeps selling. If you want them to stop making more you have to convince people to stop buying the games.
The Wii may have a bigger market, but when a majority of it is composed of non-gamers or casual gamers who by definition don't buy many games, it doesn't look that hot anymore. In addition, the Wii market share is still a lot less than the 360, PS3 and PC combined. And when you make a game for one of these platforms it's relatively easy to port it to the other two, which isn't the case for the Wii.
As opposed to dead females?
What I'm suggesting is that Linux's goal (if it even has one) is to be a good OS. It doesn't care about Microsoft.
You must have missed the "good drivers" part from that sentence you quoted.
And who says Linux's (and Gnome and KDE) goal is to beat Microsoft?
Just because you don't know about them doesn't mean they don't exist. Street Fighter, Virtua Fighter, Guilty Gear, Fatal Fury... All of those have been ported to the PC at one time or another. And I'm not even talking about the "unofficial" ones you can play with emulators like MAME.
Those are first person shooters, not fighting games. Fighting games are things like Street Fighter or Soul Calibur, not to be confused with beat 'em ups which are things like Double Dragon or Final Fight.