The wii definitely intrigues me. I like the idea of a special control scheme and talented developers focusing on that experience. I think you're right about consoles, Bill & Mark. I laughed hard reading Mark's response, though, especially the last part!!!
I think Mark is on to something too about the console experience--the developers know what they are developing and how it will be experienced. With a PC game, who knows if the person will have a GTX 280 or some ancient card? I'd say that a game like F.E.A.R. running on a low-end machine is just a totally different experience than the same game run on high-end system. With a console, though, you know exactly what the specs will be and can tailor the game for that.
The wii definitely intrigues me. I like the idea of a special control scheme and talented developers focusing on that experience. I think you're right about consoles, Bill & Mark. I laughed hard reading Mark's response, though, especially the last part!!!
I think Mark is on to something too about the console experience--the developers know what they are developing and how it will be experienced. With a PC game, who knows if the person will have a GTX 280 or some ancient card? I'd say that a game like F.E.A.R. running on a low-end machine is just a totally different experience than the same game run on high-end system. With a console, though, you know exactly what the specs will be and can tailor the game for that.
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