On Sat, May 20, 2006 at 09:37:20AM +0100, Bob Dove wrote:
it is all overkill and I'll stick to 'doze 2K. Of course, it is the gaming fraternity who need the blistering power that BBBG is tapping into. Problem
I'm not so certain of that tbh, as most people who want to play games now just buy consoles don't they? Only the real nutters who have lots of money play games on PC's now. This is why Microsoft released the Xbox and Xbox 360. I've pretty much ditched PC gaming entirely as it's far too expensive to keep up with the constant hardware upgrade cycle, and I think I'm going to stick with gaming consoles. My PS2 has lasted fairly well considering I got it the week of launch in the UK although it cost me 300 quid I've had it for 5 1/2 years now and it's still not outdated as there is a constant stream of new titles for the platform which I reckon will be in production for some years yet (and the hardware is likely to be on sale for much longer yet as Sony only just stopped producing the original Playstation console in March, and that was released 12 years ago in Japan).
I found it quite strange this week when people were reacting to the proposed 425 quid launch price of the PS3 saying how high it is but when you consider a pretty basic gaming PC will set you back at least double that, and that'd be for something medium powered, you'd be looking at over a grand for a good gaming machine and then having to spend ~350 quid a year on upgrading the damn thing. To me 425 quid sounds like a bargain if it allows you to play the latest games for the next 6 years or so. At the price you pay to play PC games you could just buy an Xbox 360 now, and a PS3 when that's released and an Nintendo "Wii" when that's released and at least you'd not be spending money on upgrades for a good few years yet.
Thanks Adam