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"Consoles - Is the End Nigh?"

I had a master system. Bought the games. Got bored of the games Game Gear looked better, bought a game gear. Then after lots of saving I got myself a Mega Drive. Game Gear and Master System gathered dust. Played my Mega Drive for a while. Then stopped. Then let it gather dust. Then out came the Playstation - didn't get it instead got an N64 just for Goldeneye. Then finally decided to get a Playstation. Now both are gathering dust upstairs with me saying goodbye to Mr. N64 after I got stuck on Perfect Dark, and the Playstation? Stopped playing it because of Sony's terrible distribution policies of Playstation 2's. If they are not going to make it easy for me to simply go into a shop and come out with a PS2 - screw you Sony :-P. Now I have turned my attention to the PC.. Why? Because Consoles are dying. Consoles are becoming increasingly better and better and with the quality more expensive. 300 quid isn't it for a PS2? (something like that), yet for a few quid more I can get myself a nice PC.

Consoles are just becoming more powerful because of competition. The competition is going to kill consoles off trust me. I can see it now. What’s happening.. its all going hazy

Microsoft have released their X Box! Microsoft kill sales of PS2. Nintendo release Gamecube! Within months PS2 announce a 3rd Playstation inventively titled "PStation 3". Nintendo's sales are nowhere near X Box. X Box announce plans for a new console “The Super Bill-Gates” Pstation 3 released at £400, Nintendo release plans for a new console code name “Grey Squirrel” Super Bill Gates released at £500. Grey Squirrel released at £550. Grey Squirrel sales pathetic, people turn to PC’s. Consoles die.

Is it just me who thinks this is where we are going? There came a time where consoles were for people to play games on and have fun at a small cost. Now it’s an expensive luxury for people to be cool and have the ‘right’ console – the one that sells the most.

When I said that this is my first post....I ment it's my first time posting, not a repost...

Your Honour wrote:
> Sorry Edgy, i cant be @r$ed to read all that, not tonight, maye
> tomorrow

lol I get like that when I'm tired and someone posts something long :)

Tell me about it, all this uni work is killing me!

No sleep tonight thoguh, am about to start playing B&W!!!

I read it. I agree with it. But I still think that consoles are fighting it out and forgetting whats important - not money.

Flipping heck! I just took a look to see how long that post was!

I didn't realise it was that long!

Well done to everyone who reads it and thanks even if you totally disagree!

heh.. that is pretty long friend :)

But PC's are not designed with games in mind. Of course you can fork out on a voodoo card or whatever, but consoles are make for gaming. And you don't realy need a top of the range one. There is just a selection of consoles to chosse from. The PC is alway being out beaten and to play PS2 games on it you will need a very powerfull PC. (which most of us couldn't afford or don't have). Consoles wont die untill PC's are brought down to the price on the GC. (About £150 for a top class one). Which wont happen for a long time.

yeah but PC's wont last forever. technology gets smaller and smaller as time passes. i dunno when but within the next 20 years the PC will be dead. laptops will takeover from them completly, or some next thing will come along or somthin. the future is bright and exciting. i cant wait!

I don't like your name because it reminds me of certain things. But the future is bright. And i wonder were it will go...

ahh, shades of that screamer of a goal at wembley? or maybe the game in France in 98? or does it take you right back to 1986.