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Consoles and PC’s have all ways been different. PC’s were originally used for Word Processing. Consoles were used for playing games. They still are... mostly. But the use for PC’s has changed. No longer are they solely used for Word Processing and to keep track of customer records. Now people have them in their homes. What do they us them for their? Games, the Internet, work... anything and everything really.
The differences between console and PC gaming are numerous in amount and are rather large differences. Let’s look at a few of them:
1) PC’s have more power than consoles do, so, naturally, they’re going to have better graphics. Which is true. You just need to glance at Black and White to see that that is true. Don’t get me wrong, console graphics are usually of a very high standard but because consoles lack the power that the PC’s have, it’s just not POSSIBLE to use graphics of the PC’s standard.
2) PC’s use CDs, so that allows for the games to be larger... much larger. Your average PC game is absolutely huge. Even the PS2 can’t compare to a PC in this department... yet anyway. Because PC’s have this ability, it gives the developers and creators of the games a chance to really let their imaginations run wild. With this extra space they can put more detail into their games making them more life like and enjoyable.
3) With PC’s being connected to Internet it allows for Online Gaming, which gives the player the chance to play against other people who could be anywhere in the world.
Looking at the last point two points, you’ll probably be thinking "Hang on, the Dreamcast and the Playstation 2 can do that". Well, you’re right, they can. And that’s exactly my point.
Over the years consoles have evolved into much more than just things to play games on. You can now play online, in fact, you can even surf the Net using your PS2 or your Dreamcast. That ability is now not exclusive to PC’s only. Some of them use CDs so THAT is now no longer exclusive to PC’s. Like I’ve said CDs are bigger than cartridges so the developers can do more with a game that’s going to be put on CD.
Graphics as well. True, at the moment the graphics on a PC game are better than they are on consoles but not by much they’re not. With the release of the GameCube and the X-Box within the next year, console graphics standards will be raised. They will just as good as PC graphics.
Consoles and PC’s have begun to merge together. Now longer is it just PC owners that can play people in Australia, PS2 and Dreamcast owners can as well. For not much longer is it going to be just PC owners that can have near photo-realistic graphics, soon enough GameCube and X-Box owners will be able to as well.
If this is happening now and in the very near future then what is it going to be like in the distant future? Will consoles and PC’s be totally merged by then? Will we be able to type up work and other things, surf the Internet and play very good looking, very large games on consoles then?
Who knows? From what’s happened so far I would definitely not rule out that possibility. All I can say is this, PC’s and consoles are merging and I, for one, will not be totally surprised if, sooner or later, they become the same thing.
RBS
The differences between console and PC gaming are numerous in amount and are rather large differences. Let’s look at a few of them:
1) PC’s have more power than consoles do, so, naturally, they’re going to have better graphics. Which is true. You just need to glance at Black and White to see that that is true. Don’t get me wrong, console graphics are usually of a very high standard but because consoles lack the power that the PC’s have, it’s just not POSSIBLE to use graphics of the PC’s standard.
2) PC’s use CDs, so that allows for the games to be larger... much larger. Your average PC game is absolutely huge. Even the PS2 can’t compare to a PC in this department... yet anyway. Because PC’s have this ability, it gives the developers and creators of the games a chance to really let their imaginations run wild. With this extra space they can put more detail into their games making them more life like and enjoyable.
3) With PC’s being connected to Internet it allows for Online Gaming, which gives the player the chance to play against other people who could be anywhere in the world.
Looking at the last point two points, you’ll probably be thinking "Hang on, the Dreamcast and the Playstation 2 can do that". Well, you’re right, they can. And that’s exactly my point.
Over the years consoles have evolved into much more than just things to play games on. You can now play online, in fact, you can even surf the Net using your PS2 or your Dreamcast. That ability is now not exclusive to PC’s only. Some of them use CDs so THAT is now no longer exclusive to PC’s. Like I’ve said CDs are bigger than cartridges so the developers can do more with a game that’s going to be put on CD.
Graphics as well. True, at the moment the graphics on a PC game are better than they are on consoles but not by much they’re not. With the release of the GameCube and the X-Box within the next year, console graphics standards will be raised. They will just as good as PC graphics.
Consoles and PC’s have begun to merge together. Now longer is it just PC owners that can play people in Australia, PS2 and Dreamcast owners can as well. For not much longer is it going to be just PC owners that can have near photo-realistic graphics, soon enough GameCube and X-Box owners will be able to as well.
If this is happening now and in the very near future then what is it going to be like in the distant future? Will consoles and PC’s be totally merged by then? Will we be able to type up work and other things, surf the Internet and play very good looking, very large games on consoles then?
Who knows? From what’s happened so far I would definitely not rule out that possibility. All I can say is this, PC’s and consoles are merging and I, for one, will not be totally surprised if, sooner or later, they become the same thing.
RBS
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Does anyone have anything to say on the actual topic?
Sorry!
Ok, I've had more time to think about the things that really matter, and here goes:
It will be striped, there will be three colours, in bands, you will have a choice of three from:
Purple, Maroon, Lilac, Pink, Green, Yellow.
It will come shaped as a lamp, so it can be cunningly camouflaged in any home.
It will have no leads, it will transmit around the house by microwave, so it can cook your food (and you) while you watch a film.
Ok, I've had more time to think about the things that really matter, and here goes:
It will be striped, there will be three colours, in bands, you will have a choice of three from:
Purple, Maroon, Lilac, Pink, Green, Yellow.
It will come shaped as a lamp, so it can be cunningly camouflaged in any home.
It will have no leads, it will transmit around the house by microwave, so it can cook your food (and you) while you watch a film.
But will it have a handle, and come in a variety of colours?
Will all of the leads tuck away nicely at the back?
Will it be a nice shape, and size.
Will it come in a box? Will it be an easily to store box?
Your neglecting the important issues here Your Honour!
Will all of the leads tuck away nicely at the back?
Will it be a nice shape, and size.
Will it come in a box? Will it be an easily to store box?
Your neglecting the important issues here Your Honour!
I think, in the future, there will be one box in everyones house. Connected to this box will be a telephone (probably video phone by then), some keyobards and controllers and monitors in each room, as well as a big screen in the lounge.
It will essentially be the ultimate "entertainment centre". You'll be able to watch DVDs, or the telly, play games in any of the room, access the 'net for email of gaming etc etc.
It will essentially be the ultimate "entertainment centre". You'll be able to watch DVDs, or the telly, play games in any of the room, access the 'net for email of gaming etc etc.
The prime purpose of a PC, however is still as a multitasking machine. It's designed to crunch a lot of numbers, you can play a came whilst other applications run in the background.
If you stripped down the PC for it's gaming features, you'd get what Microsoft have got - the Xbox.
I don't think consoles will become like PCs for typing letters, doing calculations, running various applications. Consoles are solely gaming machines, taking the PCs gaming related features, such as internet access and hard drives, only makes them better gaming machines, not sub-PC's.
If you stripped down the PC for it's gaming features, you'd get what Microsoft have got - the Xbox.
I don't think consoles will become like PCs for typing letters, doing calculations, running various applications. Consoles are solely gaming machines, taking the PCs gaming related features, such as internet access and hard drives, only makes them better gaming machines, not sub-PC's.
Consoles and PC’s have all ways been different. PC’s were originally used for Word Processing. Consoles were used for playing games. They still are... mostly. But the use for PC’s has changed. No longer are they solely used for Word Processing and to keep track of customer records. Now people have them in their homes. What do they us them for their? Games, the Internet, work... anything and everything really.
The differences between console and PC gaming are numerous in amount and are rather large differences. Let’s look at a few of them:
1) PC’s have more power than consoles do, so, naturally, they’re going to have better graphics. Which is true. You just need to glance at Black and White to see that that is true. Don’t get me wrong, console graphics are usually of a very high standard but because consoles lack the power that the PC’s have, it’s just not POSSIBLE to use graphics of the PC’s standard.
2) PC’s use CDs, so that allows for the games to be larger... much larger. Your average PC game is absolutely huge. Even the PS2 can’t compare to a PC in this department... yet anyway. Because PC’s have this ability, it gives the developers and creators of the games a chance to really let their imaginations run wild. With this extra space they can put more detail into their games making them more life like and enjoyable.
3) With PC’s being connected to Internet it allows for Online Gaming, which gives the player the chance to play against other people who could be anywhere in the world.
Looking at the last point two points, you’ll probably be thinking "Hang on, the Dreamcast and the Playstation 2 can do that". Well, you’re right, they can. And that’s exactly my point.
Over the years consoles have evolved into much more than just things to play games on. You can now play online, in fact, you can even surf the Net using your PS2 or your Dreamcast. That ability is now not exclusive to PC’s only. Some of them use CDs so THAT is now no longer exclusive to PC’s. Like I’ve said CDs are bigger than cartridges so the developers can do more with a game that’s going to be put on CD.
Graphics as well. True, at the moment the graphics on a PC game are better than they are on consoles but not by much they’re not. With the release of the GameCube and the X-Box within the next year, console graphics standards will be raised. They will just as good as PC graphics.
Consoles and PC’s have begun to merge together. Now longer is it just PC owners that can play people in Australia, PS2 and Dreamcast owners can as well. For not much longer is it going to be just PC owners that can have near photo-realistic graphics, soon enough GameCube and X-Box owners will be able to as well.
If this is happening now and in the very near future then what is it going to be like in the distant future? Will consoles and PC’s be totally merged by then? Will we be able to type up work and other things, surf the Internet and play very good looking, very large games on consoles then?
Who knows? From what’s happened so far I would definitely not rule out that possibility. All I can say is this, PC’s and consoles are merging and I, for one, will not be totally surprised if, sooner or later, they become the same thing.
RBS
The differences between console and PC gaming are numerous in amount and are rather large differences. Let’s look at a few of them:
1) PC’s have more power than consoles do, so, naturally, they’re going to have better graphics. Which is true. You just need to glance at Black and White to see that that is true. Don’t get me wrong, console graphics are usually of a very high standard but because consoles lack the power that the PC’s have, it’s just not POSSIBLE to use graphics of the PC’s standard.
2) PC’s use CDs, so that allows for the games to be larger... much larger. Your average PC game is absolutely huge. Even the PS2 can’t compare to a PC in this department... yet anyway. Because PC’s have this ability, it gives the developers and creators of the games a chance to really let their imaginations run wild. With this extra space they can put more detail into their games making them more life like and enjoyable.
3) With PC’s being connected to Internet it allows for Online Gaming, which gives the player the chance to play against other people who could be anywhere in the world.
Looking at the last point two points, you’ll probably be thinking "Hang on, the Dreamcast and the Playstation 2 can do that". Well, you’re right, they can. And that’s exactly my point.
Over the years consoles have evolved into much more than just things to play games on. You can now play online, in fact, you can even surf the Net using your PS2 or your Dreamcast. That ability is now not exclusive to PC’s only. Some of them use CDs so THAT is now no longer exclusive to PC’s. Like I’ve said CDs are bigger than cartridges so the developers can do more with a game that’s going to be put on CD.
Graphics as well. True, at the moment the graphics on a PC game are better than they are on consoles but not by much they’re not. With the release of the GameCube and the X-Box within the next year, console graphics standards will be raised. They will just as good as PC graphics.
Consoles and PC’s have begun to merge together. Now longer is it just PC owners that can play people in Australia, PS2 and Dreamcast owners can as well. For not much longer is it going to be just PC owners that can have near photo-realistic graphics, soon enough GameCube and X-Box owners will be able to as well.
If this is happening now and in the very near future then what is it going to be like in the distant future? Will consoles and PC’s be totally merged by then? Will we be able to type up work and other things, surf the Internet and play very good looking, very large games on consoles then?
Who knows? From what’s happened so far I would definitely not rule out that possibility. All I can say is this, PC’s and consoles are merging and I, for one, will not be totally surprised if, sooner or later, they become the same thing.
RBS
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