Dirty Dragon
Well-Known Member
Microsoft didn't kill PC gaming, Hameed you give them too much credit for something they had little influence on. Desktops were and are on the decline and pretty much only enthusiasts still use them. Consoles are cheaper and easier to use "plug and play" so more popular in the mainstream. It is the same reason mobile gaming is expanding at the expense of both both PC and consoles. Microsoft is in some ways a victim of their inability to foresee the change.
Sad because PC is by far the best platform to game on, and the best game play makes full use of the mouse + keyboard combo. It angers me that some of the best PC games are being designed for console use as well which usually implies a sub-optimal control / interface design and limits game design choices.
It is also not true you need the most modern and expensive hardware to keep up to date. My desktop is almost 4 years old and I have no issues with performance. On the newest games you can drop the graphics to medium which looks almost the same and doesn't effect game play at all. Even if you wanna take full advantage of the eye candy, you need only get a newer graphics card (few $100) the rest of the parts make practically no difference.
Sad because PC is by far the best platform to game on, and the best game play makes full use of the mouse + keyboard combo. It angers me that some of the best PC games are being designed for console use as well which usually implies a sub-optimal control / interface design and limits game design choices.
It is also not true you need the most modern and expensive hardware to keep up to date. My desktop is almost 4 years old and I have no issues with performance. On the newest games you can drop the graphics to medium which looks almost the same and doesn't effect game play at all. Even if you wanna take full advantage of the eye candy, you need only get a newer graphics card (few $100) the rest of the parts make practically no difference.