Originally Posted by meatloaf01
I must laugh. It seems that shutting off the functions of logic and reasoning are necessary to enjoy a console, I mean, this article is complete and utter nonsense.
I'm guessing you haven't tried it then?
Oh, wait, so that aiming assistance they bundle in nearly all console FPS games is not an aimbot? The gamepad is so useless they all have aiming assistance that usually can't be turned off. Just more proof that the console is for DDR, fighting games and FIFA. Not shooters.
The point Parm was making was that everyone is on the same level.
Wait, what, did something suddenly happen that prevented you from moving your PC to the living room? Did someone glue it to the floor? Did someone suddenly prevent your PC from being connected to the TV, from running 1080p games (unlike consoles that scale up 720p or lower games), from using wireless peripherals, heck, even from using the Xbox 360 controller? You can do all that. You've been able to do all that for years. How can you just ignore that, and treat couch gaming as if it's something only the console can do, and that PCs simply have to be in the corner, on a desk? That's just completely bonkers.
Have you tried using a mouse and keyboard to play games while sat on your sofa? It's not the most comfortable of experiences.
Heard of Steam? Yeah, that online service on the PC that has more active accounts than Xbox Live and PSN.. Combined. It does all that, has done it for a while now.
And I still cannot get voice to work well over it, unless I actually use a third party program and then everyone playing has to use the same software as well as be on the same voice server (which if your not too familiar with the program is not that easy to figure out).
Steam again. And, of course, given the open platform you have the choice to use any applications you like. Unlike certain closed down platforms where all you can do is what the platform owner lets you do.
and Steam is not a closed program? can I play my retail copy of Quake/2/3/4 Doom/2/3 over steam? or even a game which steam doesn't recognise?
That's great, you're a gimp. I'm not going to go ahead and pay for an online service I already get for free on the PC,
I agree XBL should be free, however I also believe you get what you pay for with it.
I'm sorry, this kind of complete CRAP just couldn't go unchallenged. Your article is as full of holes as MS' business model.
I've been playing games since I was 3 (my dad started me at an early age, I'm now 30) and I found Parms' article similar to that of my gaming background (only I had an Atari 520ST not an Amiga).
And I'm sorry, but I find the 360 a much better platform for my games playing these days than the PC. And the Elitist 'PC-is-better-than-everything-else' attitude does get a little tiring
The PC just costs too much for me to keep upgrading to get the top end games looking respectable. My PC won't even touch Crysis, and the last game I got was UT3 which looks worse on my rig than Doom did (on my old 486) so until I actually get around to upgrading that is staying on my games shelf.