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Tue 18/03/03 at 10:28
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I expect everyone kows what a LAN gaming centre is, well its predominantly for pc's but would anyone be interested in one for consoles, if you could play online against other people using fast braodband access, on all three major consoles!

can anyone here please register their interest, and whether they would be interested.

thanks
Tue 18/03/03 at 12:58
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Flanders wrote:
> Untitled - stop replying and quoting the original post - trying to
> just get your word count up like that is just retarded.
>
> And the answer to your original question is NO.

im not, im just replying so that other people can see what post im replying to. who cares about word count?????? i dont even know what mine is,. what do u get for it???? nothing, so maybe ur that sad, but im not
Tue 18/03/03 at 12:00
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Untitled wrote:
> what figures?

Figures that support your theory on consoles being more popular than PC gaming.
Tue 18/03/03 at 11:57
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Untitled - stop replying and quoting the original post - trying to just get your word count up like that is just retarded.

And the answer to your original question is NO.
Tue 18/03/03 at 11:54
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Insane Bartender wrote:
> Untitled wrote:
> Console gaming is bigger than pc gaming, what???
>
>
> Where do you get the figures for that from?

what figures?
Tue 18/03/03 at 11:51
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Untitled wrote:
> Console gaming is bigger than pc gaming, what???


Where do you get the figures for that from?
Tue 18/03/03 at 11:50
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Jive wrote:
> Just one flaw that I can see here, cost and charges.
>
> Setup costs of the centre would be incredible, how many consoles would
> you imagine having there? Your talking about having it setup in Uni,
> sheesh there's alot of slackers with time to burn there so that would
> be potentially huge.
>
> Plus you'd need all the different console, decent sized TV's, plus
> innumerable copies of the different games.
>
> How much would you envisage charging each person to play, you've
> already said that playing at LAN parties costs in excess of £30
> and thats for a weekend and thats with everyone turning up with their
> own equipment and copies of the games.
>
> I can't even think how setting up a centre like this would be
> financially viable although it sounds like a good idea. High Street
> wise, you it just wouldn't be viable either, the space you'd need
> would incur some huge rent fees as well.


hopefully we could buy second hand consoles, and games. charges would be a few pounds an hour, we would mainly only have the online games, and the most popular titles, also, people would be free to bring their own games.
it would be expensive to set up, but it wouldnt be on a highsteet probably somewhere out of town, but stilla cessible, thats got to sorted yet,

i guess we could say people need to bring their won consoles but what would be the point?
Tue 18/03/03 at 11:37
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Just one flaw that I can see here, cost and charges.

Setup costs of the centre would be incredible, how many consoles would you imagine having there? Your talking about having it setup in Uni, sheesh there's alot of slackers with time to burn there so that would be potentially huge.

Plus you'd need all the different console, decent sized TV's, plus innumerable copies of the different games.

How much would you envisage charging each person to play, you've already said that playing at LAN parties costs in excess of £30 and thats for a weekend and thats with everyone turning up with their own equipment and copies of the games.

I can't even think how setting up a centre like this would be financially viable although it sounds like a good idea. High Street wise, you it just wouldn't be viable either, the space you'd need would incur some huge rent fees as well.
Tue 18/03/03 at 11:28
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Insane Bartender wrote:
> Untitled wrote:
> b)console gaming is bigger than pc gaming
>
> eh?

Console gaming is bigger than pc gaming, what???
Tue 18/03/03 at 11:26
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Untitled wrote:
> b)console gaming is bigger than pc gaming

eh?
Tue 18/03/03 at 11:23
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why, i just think that,
a) if people are willing to lugg their pc around the place to play in a social environment against other popel then why wouldnt they be willing to do the same in a console based environment, where the console and games owuld already be suppied?

b)console gaming is bigger than pc gaming, so surely the demad would be there

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