Fate of console gaming

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I think that the future of video games is more with PCs and handled ports. So far games on computers had been limited by the frequent necessity of upgrading the systems for be able to play the latest games. But as the graphics are more and more costly, the compagnys are likely eventually to cut in that part and thus making the game available for most PCs. Because almost everyone got a PC, this open a HUGE market. Also, PCs are much more versatibles that home consoles.

I myself have become quite interested in a lot of tv shows. But I find anime quite a good thing to watch, if you want some recomendations of what might interest the gamer I could offer a few. For starters there is the anime version of Devil May Cry, though I am having a little trouble find the first episode online, it is good for fans of the series.

One looking straight at gamers is the .hack series which is based around a futuristic game called "The World", kind of like a virtual reality MMO. It is both an anime series of people playing a game, and a game series of playing a game. I would especialy recomend .hack//sign, it is a good watch and can be good for conecting emotionaly. especialy when yo find parts of why the character play the game, such as escaping family, do something you can't noramly, and even playing to act like someone you can't normaly (more confident).
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There are so many good ones, maybe recomend Dennou Coil, that is quite popular with many who have seen it, and has some lovely emotional parts. It is set in the not too distant future where the inernet is all arond them and seen via special glasses, and they have a variety of things such as pets and digital gadgets that are like being inside a game.

Hard choice to give decide what to lastly reccomend, I am choosing between The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Spice and Wolf and Clannad. All three are good, though Haruhi is curently the only one with an english dub, Spice and Wolf is getting one soon, and Clannad's series is thought to be one of the best emotionaly as well as very funy, it's sequel series curently in #2 slot on ANN. One of my personal favirouts, few things have made me laugh and cry so much, and is also based on a game, plus I realised recently that a bunch of the character may have aspergers traits.
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I wonder when Game Consoles are going to be PC Hardware with a special operating system. That would me you might be able to upgrade them and maybe cheaper to make.

The article in the OPs message is poorly informed. Consoles are on the rise. Sure the console market is down but the economy is also down, so that makes sense.

PCs are lagging behind because you kinda need to know how to think to use one (does your PC have the system specs to play game x? drivers up to date? Is your hardware good? Windows or Linux?). There is many variables with a PC but a console, you just put the disc/cartridge in and viola it plays.

The games market will not shrink though. A lot of bored, cashed up westerners with no wars to fight need entertainment. With the consoles grabbing adults and older gamers now, especially now consoles can be connected to the net, the market can only grow.

Lastly while Microsoft did lose money on the Xbox that isn't a problem. First the Xbox only games make them much more money (Halo for example). Secondly the internet service for Xbox live is subscription based, you need to pay. The OPs article shows a lack of economics knowledge.

Sounds like the author of the article just wants to pick a fight. CONSOLES will ALWAYS win. And my favorite hands down is the 360.

I've done gaming for a good part of my life, and I understand what he means by "novelty".

I played A LOT of GoldenEye and Perfect Dark as a kid. I LOVED them! Do I play FPS games anymore? No. Why? The experience isn't new enough for me to even bother, and I get bored of almost every FPS I play now.

I played A LOT of RPGs! Only a lot of the OLDER ones though because the newer ones don't really offer much that I haven't already experienced. So what happens? I try the new ones out at a friends place and get bored pretty quick.

Games just can't hold my interest like they used to. I have seen and done too much in gaming in the 90s and early 2000s. I still play games, but I DO NOT spend money on them. I don't think they are worth my money.

Another problem I have with gaming nowadays is the lack of functional options. I see increasing amounts of useful things such as CONTROLS being taken away from me. Fallout 3 does not support southpaw, for example. I cannot play this game on a console, I play southpaw! Less and less controls constricts my playing comfort and deters me from playing. Even some computer games don't allow you to change your controls! Ridiculous. So partly, the industry may just be killing itself via alienation of it's gamers in small ways such as this. Who knows though, most people don't seem to care about losing useful things so long as their favorite video game character has a new coat they can wear.

I am glad I do not spend money on games anymore.