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The PC is the ONLY viable platform for the hardcore gamer...
Console only gamers are all just 'casual gamers'...
This isnt to say that if you play games on your console you're a 'casual' gamer... but if the console is your only or primary games machine then that is the best you can hope for...
If I may make an analogy...
You can enjoy watching movies... you can even watch movies every day... but if all your doing is watching Ferris Bueller, Matrix, Star Wars, etc... then your just a casual movie water... not an avid fan...
equally...
You can enjoy playing games... you can even play games every day... but if all your doing is playing basic, less intricate and involving titles, that are largly unconfigurable... then your just bubblegum playing... a 'casual' player...
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Though the initial outlay for the machine, and subsequent upgrades may be higher. Since every full price game purchased will be £20+ cheaper than the console equivelent, ny the time 5 games have been purchased, you will have saved £100+
UT is only just to be released for the PS2...
However it can be picked up for £5 for the PC.
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If you cant afford a F1 racing car in the first place... no matter how much you winge and complain bout its cost, you'll never be a F1 driver...
Equally the hardware costs are required to provide the range of tools and abilites provided only by a PC. Arguments that people may not be able to afford the outlay for the machine dont mean that the requirement to be more than a casual gamer should be dropped...
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The unique opportunities provided by the PC system to tailor games to suit the tastes or requirements of the individual gamer is, in the early 21st century, unique to the machine. No console has ever provided the ability to define the ingame attributes of software as much. Have such an array of software able to suit their specific tastes.
Those of you who are console gamers, discussing the console wars, and the polygon count of the GC Vs XB and are not discussing the future of gaming, just the future of 'casual' gaming.
Console only gamers are all just 'casual gamers'...
This isnt to say that if you play games on your console you're a 'casual' gamer... but if the console is your only or primary games machine then that is the best you can hope for...
If I may make an analogy...
You can enjoy watching movies... you can even watch movies every day... but if all your doing is watching Ferris Bueller, Matrix, Star Wars, etc... then your just a casual movie water... not an avid fan...
equally...
You can enjoy playing games... you can even play games every day... but if all your doing is playing basic, less intricate and involving titles, that are largly unconfigurable... then your just bubblegum playing... a 'casual' player...
---
Though the initial outlay for the machine, and subsequent upgrades may be higher. Since every full price game purchased will be £20+ cheaper than the console equivelent, ny the time 5 games have been purchased, you will have saved £100+
UT is only just to be released for the PS2...
However it can be picked up for £5 for the PC.
---
If you cant afford a F1 racing car in the first place... no matter how much you winge and complain bout its cost, you'll never be a F1 driver...
Equally the hardware costs are required to provide the range of tools and abilites provided only by a PC. Arguments that people may not be able to afford the outlay for the machine dont mean that the requirement to be more than a casual gamer should be dropped...
---
The unique opportunities provided by the PC system to tailor games to suit the tastes or requirements of the individual gamer is, in the early 21st century, unique to the machine. No console has ever provided the ability to define the ingame attributes of software as much. Have such an array of software able to suit their specific tastes.
Those of you who are console gamers, discussing the console wars, and the polygon count of the GC Vs XB and are not discussing the future of gaming, just the future of 'casual' gaming.
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Grix Thraves wrote:
> But it's like me saying that all men that like wearing blue clothes
> are gay.
Are they... mmmm... explains a lot ... :)
given that...
Socrates is a man
All men are mortal
Therefore Scoretes is Mortal
is a classic example of predicate logic...
What I'm saying is...
Casual gamers use only consoles
consoles are what you discuss
Therefore your discussing casual games
:)
> But it's like me saying that all men that like wearing blue clothes
> are gay.
Are they... mmmm... explains a lot ... :)
given that...
Socrates is a man
All men are mortal
Therefore Scoretes is Mortal
is a classic example of predicate logic...
What I'm saying is...
Casual gamers use only consoles
consoles are what you discuss
Therefore your discussing casual games
:)
But it's like me saying that all men that like wearing blue clothes are gay.
No evidence. Just a statement.
No evidence. Just a statement.
Grix Thraves wrote:
> "Those of you who are console gamers, discussing the console
> wars, and the polygon count of the GC Vs XB and are not discussing
> the future of gaming, just the future of 'casual'
> gaming."
But haven't yourself given one decent reason why
> this statement is true either.
Yes I have... thats my whole argument... consoles are for casual gamers... so discussing the future of consoles = discussing the future of casual gamers...
Predecate logic :)
> "Those of you who are console gamers, discussing the console
> wars, and the polygon count of the GC Vs XB and are not discussing
> the future of gaming, just the future of 'casual'
> gaming."
But haven't yourself given one decent reason why
> this statement is true either.
Yes I have... thats my whole argument... consoles are for casual gamers... so discussing the future of consoles = discussing the future of casual gamers...
Predecate logic :)
"Those of you who are console gamers, discussing the console wars, and the polygon count of the GC Vs XB and are not discussing the future of gaming, just the future of 'casual' gaming."
But haven't yourself given one decent reason why this statement is true either.
But haven't yourself given one decent reason why this statement is true either.
Grix Thraves wrote:
> You refer to console gamers as casual gamers...
But the console
> market is much more exciting and interesting than the PC games
> market... and there is a lot more to talk about. Saying that talking
> about it is casual is lunacy.
Why? ... Sorry, but your denying my statement... but not giving any reasons why its wrong...
I didnt say there was anything wrong with discussing consoles... I didnt say the console market wasnt more interesting...
> You refer to console gamers as casual gamers...
But the console
> market is much more exciting and interesting than the PC games
> market... and there is a lot more to talk about. Saying that talking
> about it is casual is lunacy.
Why? ... Sorry, but your denying my statement... but not giving any reasons why its wrong...
I didnt say there was anything wrong with discussing consoles... I didnt say the console market wasnt more interesting...
You refer to console gamers as casual gamers...
But the console market is much more exciting and interesting than the PC games market... and there is a lot more to talk about. Saying that talking about it is casual is lunacy.
But the console market is much more exciting and interesting than the PC games market... and there is a lot more to talk about. Saying that talking about it is casual is lunacy.
Grix Thraves wrote:
>Your theory is flawed.
Why?
>Your theory is flawed.
Why?
I play mostly PC games.
I prefer to talk about console games.
Your theory is flawed.
I prefer to talk about console games.
Your theory is flawed.
The PC is the ONLY viable platform for the hardcore gamer...
Console only gamers are all just 'casual gamers'...
This isnt to say that if you play games on your console you're a 'casual' gamer... but if the console is your only or primary games machine then that is the best you can hope for...
If I may make an analogy...
You can enjoy watching movies... you can even watch movies every day... but if all your doing is watching Ferris Bueller, Matrix, Star Wars, etc... then your just a casual movie water... not an avid fan...
equally...
You can enjoy playing games... you can even play games every day... but if all your doing is playing basic, less intricate and involving titles, that are largly unconfigurable... then your just bubblegum playing... a 'casual' player...
---
Though the initial outlay for the machine, and subsequent upgrades may be higher. Since every full price game purchased will be £20+ cheaper than the console equivelent, ny the time 5 games have been purchased, you will have saved £100+
UT is only just to be released for the PS2...
However it can be picked up for £5 for the PC.
---
If you cant afford a F1 racing car in the first place... no matter how much you winge and complain bout its cost, you'll never be a F1 driver...
Equally the hardware costs are required to provide the range of tools and abilites provided only by a PC. Arguments that people may not be able to afford the outlay for the machine dont mean that the requirement to be more than a casual gamer should be dropped...
---
The unique opportunities provided by the PC system to tailor games to suit the tastes or requirements of the individual gamer is, in the early 21st century, unique to the machine. No console has ever provided the ability to define the ingame attributes of software as much. Have such an array of software able to suit their specific tastes.
Those of you who are console gamers, discussing the console wars, and the polygon count of the GC Vs XB and are not discussing the future of gaming, just the future of 'casual' gaming.
Console only gamers are all just 'casual gamers'...
This isnt to say that if you play games on your console you're a 'casual' gamer... but if the console is your only or primary games machine then that is the best you can hope for...
If I may make an analogy...
You can enjoy watching movies... you can even watch movies every day... but if all your doing is watching Ferris Bueller, Matrix, Star Wars, etc... then your just a casual movie water... not an avid fan...
equally...
You can enjoy playing games... you can even play games every day... but if all your doing is playing basic, less intricate and involving titles, that are largly unconfigurable... then your just bubblegum playing... a 'casual' player...
---
Though the initial outlay for the machine, and subsequent upgrades may be higher. Since every full price game purchased will be £20+ cheaper than the console equivelent, ny the time 5 games have been purchased, you will have saved £100+
UT is only just to be released for the PS2...
However it can be picked up for £5 for the PC.
---
If you cant afford a F1 racing car in the first place... no matter how much you winge and complain bout its cost, you'll never be a F1 driver...
Equally the hardware costs are required to provide the range of tools and abilites provided only by a PC. Arguments that people may not be able to afford the outlay for the machine dont mean that the requirement to be more than a casual gamer should be dropped...
---
The unique opportunities provided by the PC system to tailor games to suit the tastes or requirements of the individual gamer is, in the early 21st century, unique to the machine. No console has ever provided the ability to define the ingame attributes of software as much. Have such an array of software able to suit their specific tastes.
Those of you who are console gamers, discussing the console wars, and the polygon count of the GC Vs XB and are not discussing the future of gaming, just the future of 'casual' gaming.
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