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MBO · 06-February-06, 10:56 AM

The Consoles are always going to be chasing the PC come on now.

Simply because where Consoles failed to realise and establish themselves in all forms and areas of gaming, the PC market drove forward. basically for long periods Consoles never considered the Internet to be anything apart or tied to gaming, and left it be just creating there own form of multiplayer games that could link a console or 2 together.
The consumer has now realised that it isn't so much the single player of a game, but the multiplayer that makes them choose to purchase these games.. Multiplayer especially online multiplayer games now out sell other games simply because you know they will last longer in terms of playability and value for money, heck even the enjoyment factor.

Consoles have been playing catch-up for many years, and that process will stay the same.
You have seen the gap close recently with the X-Box 360, but PC still edges the market due to games like Call of Duty 2 will stay the same on X-Box 360 or require the consumer to pay money to obtain get new features to the game... whereas the PC version of the same game has mods, and new features made and consistently being made all the time.

PC games are very versatile and can be changed or modified, whereas Console games never really have been, no doubt in a few more years that will change but it hasn't for now and thats why Consoles are always playing catch-up.

06-February-06, 10:56 AM		#3 (permalink)
MBO Apex Techie Wannabe	The Consoles are always going to be chasing the PC come on now. Simply because where Consoles failed to realise and establish themselves in all forms and areas of gaming, the PC market drove forward. basically for long periods Consoles never considered the Internet to be anything apart or tied to gaming, and left it be just creating there own form of multiplayer games that could link a console or 2 together. The consumer has now realised that it isn't so much the single player of a game, but the multiplayer that makes them choose to purchase these games.. Multiplayer especially online multiplayer games now out sell other games simply because you know they will last longer in terms of playability and value for money, heck even the enjoyment factor. Consoles have been playing catch-up for many years, and that process will stay the same. You have seen the gap close recently with the X-Box 360, but PC still edges the market due to games like Call of Duty 2 will stay the same on X-Box 360 or require the consumer to pay money to obtain get new features to the game... whereas the PC version of the same game has mods, and new features made and consistently being made all the time. PC games are very versatile and can be changed or modified, whereas Console games never really have been, no doubt in a few more years that will change but it hasn't for now and thats why Consoles are always playing catch-up.