I've already made the change.....and I suspect other have too!!!
Great post!!!!
I made the switch to console gaming about a year ago and have tried going back to the PC for various FPS sessions only to be bored out of my skull. I used to play online for hours at a time. I think part of the reason is all the "cheating" that's going on. It really doesn't make much sense to cheat in a FPS, only I guess what's going on is there are those out there that have to highest kill total, and thus the cheating aspect.
The other part that used to drive me crazy was all the foul language while online, and mostly from little kids!!!! It got so you couldn't have a decent, clean game (of killing, pretty good!!!!). I tried to introduce my dad to online FPS gaming and I've never heard him utter even a "damn" before. After 20 minutes of Call of Duty on the PC he got an ear full of stuff.
Now, I still play FPS games on my Xbox and PSII, but rarely go online, mainly for the same reasons as on the PC.
You can't beat games like "Fable", "Jade Empire" and "Star Wars, KOTOR" on the console. I love the Halo's and the Half Life's too, but I agree that there needs to be a change both on the PC and the console.
We've discussed this before on AA, regarding platform games being few and far between. There has been renewed excitement now that Nintendo released "Super Mario World" for the DS. I love these type of games and is the main reason I'm setting up the old Sega Genesis and Sega CD, just to play "Sonic" again, the old fashioned way!!!
My PC isn't used for much anymore besides surfing the web, which isn't all bad, not when I've go the console(s) sitting right next to me, luring me away...
Great post!!!!
I made the switch to console gaming about a year ago and have tried going back to the PC for various FPS sessions only to be bored out of my skull. I used to play online for hours at a time. I think part of the reason is all the "cheating" that's going on. It really doesn't make much sense to cheat in a FPS, only I guess what's going on is there are those out there that have to highest kill total, and thus the cheating aspect.
The other part that used to drive me crazy was all the foul language while online, and mostly from little kids!!!! It got so you couldn't have a decent, clean game (of killing, pretty good!!!!). I tried to introduce my dad to online FPS gaming and I've never heard him utter even a "damn" before. After 20 minutes of Call of Duty on the PC he got an ear full of stuff.
Now, I still play FPS games on my Xbox and PSII, but rarely go online, mainly for the same reasons as on the PC.
You can't beat games like "Fable", "Jade Empire" and "Star Wars, KOTOR" on the console. I love the Halo's and the Half Life's too, but I agree that there needs to be a change both on the PC and the console.
We've discussed this before on AA, regarding platform games being few and far between. There has been renewed excitement now that Nintendo released "Super Mario World" for the DS. I love these type of games and is the main reason I'm setting up the old Sega Genesis and Sega CD, just to play "Sonic" again, the old fashioned way!!!
My PC isn't used for much anymore besides surfing the web, which isn't all bad, not when I've go the console(s) sitting right next to me, luring me away...