Re:The Golden Age of X86 Gaming
by kakwa_ on Saturday May 21, 2016 @05:43PM
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Maybe that's exactly the reason why consoles are successful.
It provides an unified device, which lasts around 8 years, which permits to play recent titles, which is simple to setup up and which is comparatively cheap.
The PC I'm typing this message is a 9 years old thinkpad, and I would not attempt to play any "less than 5 years old games" on it.
Some people don't give to much of a shit about highly impressive graphics and just want to play the fucking game without checking the "minimal configuration required".
However if consoles tend to be like PCs (same or worst hardware, same or worst upgrade process, etc), they will just become meaningless.
It provides an unified device, which lasts around 8 years, which permits to play recent titles, which is simple to setup up and which is comparatively cheap.
The PC I'm typing this message is a 9 years old thinkpad, and I would not attempt to play any "less than 5 years old games" on it.
Some people don't give to much of a shit about highly impressive graphics and just want to play the fucking game without checking the "minimal configuration required".
However if consoles tend to be like PCs (same or worst hardware, same or worst upgrade process, etc), they will just become meaningless.