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| | (Post a comment) » Epic Games VP: Consoles Are Stealing Hardcore PC GamersIn a new Q&A over at the UK based Guardian Unlimited, Epic Games VP Mark Rein states that the new consoles are stealing players who would normally play hardcore PC games. Here is a snip:
I'm a real fan of the PC, but yes, consoles are definitely stealing a lot of hardcore gamers from the PC. When Call of Duty 4 came out, I heard some of our guys sitting around talking about the great game they'd had last night and I'm like, 'Hey guys, what server are you playing on? I'd love to come and join you,' and they said, 'Just send us a friends request,' It was at that point I realized they were all playing it on console. Plus, the sales of the console versions are something like ten times the sales of the PC versions. |  Previous news article | Back to main news | Next news article  |
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 Anuban (205)  Feb 01, 2008 - 06:50 pm
| Sounds like a bunch of jealous whiners to me ... why are you folks jumping on his back just because he has a REAL UBER system. These days REAL super rigs cost thousands ... sure you can get a nice mid range that is close to high end for under 1500 but not what is now considered a super rig and what he was obviously talking about and yes that is part of what defines a hardcore gaming enthusiasts is his/her rig. What are the rest of you folks talkig about. What person who is not a hardcore gamer have rigs that show the guts with all kinds of gamer BLUE light and LCSes? Not the average joe. And I will tell you what you won't be able to build a reliable Liquid cooled system for less than $2000. So yeah a $3000 is the exclusive realm of the super rigs and as good as my rig is I would still like to be part of that club. So yeah Soldier don't worry about these jealous folks ... go on with your bad self. :)
People should be aware that a super rig has at least a quad core or the fastest dual core that is the lowest cpu; high end motherboard with option to do tri-sli and 1333mhz bus, one GTX or Ultra card or two 8800GT or greater in SLi; Sound 7.1, 4 GB RAM 800Mhz lowest speed (pref DDR3); 10,000 RPM 150GB primary HD at least 500 GBs for backup/RAID, LCS (Liquid cooling system), 850 or greater PSU, Blu-ray drive, 22" monitor at least 1680x1050 res (pref 24" 1920x1200 res), G15 gaming keyboard or similar high end gaming kb, and of course a gaming mouse. Now all of this will cost you at least $2500 no matter how good of a shopper you are.» Login to reply to this |
uberbah (39) Feb 01, 2008 - 09:05 am
| » yawn
It's called being a big fish in a small pond, Sparky. You want to play shooters on the current consoles, your options are limited. On the PC side, not so much.» Login to reply to this |
RedRay (372) Feb 01, 2008 - 07:31 am | Edited on Feb 01, 2008 - 07:31 am
| | I've said it before and I'll say it again: PC gaming is alive, well and growing. At least globally. But all of that growth is coming in China and Korea. Those are probably the #1 & #3 PC gaming markets right now, and headed to #1 & #2 within a year or so. Those are markets where console gaming have near zero market share. But if you are a PC gaming dev and your ti*les are not friendly to those markets, then yes, you will be making idiotic statements like this fellow from Epic. » Login to reply to this |
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