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"McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Dragoncarer" <notrightnow@oops.haha> wrote in message
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>> "McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> "Dragoncarer" <notrightnow@oops.haha> wrote in message
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>>>> "cinefyl" <cinefyl@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>>> You know...I wonder if the delay has more to do with the PS3 and
>>>>> not the game.
>>>>>
>>>>> To wit: The xbox360 is due out around x-mas, and with shipping
>>>>> delay and bugaboos, folks won't have it up and running until
>>>>> January likely. So even if TRL was ready, no one could play it, it
>>>>> sits lonely on store shelves.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now comes the vaunted PS3..I assume TRL is going to be available on
>>>>> that platform, and wot a "juicy" title to launch right as the shiny
>>>>> new PS3 launches Spring06, tying the venerable TR franchise in its
>>>>> new suit along with the new PS3 and its jigawatts of power.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now...even if my scenario is not true, this delay *better* mean
>>>>> better control system for The Divine Ponytail. When AOD came out
>>>>> and I popped it on a few years back, my then 5 year old said,
>>>>> "Dad, is this is a dancing game? That lady is like dancing into a
>>>>> wall." Cinefyl
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *laughs*...young children truly are the best critics.
>>>>
>>>> Meanwhile, I wouldn't be surprised if the 'delayed' release date is
>>>> geared towards a marketing perspective...it would make sense.
>>>> Although Spring 06 is a long time to wait....there are, of course,
>>>> many other games that come out as staggered releases for each of the
>>>> platforms. Considering that TR has always been a Sony Pony, you'd
>>>> think they'd want to have it on PS3 first...but...I dunno. Or, at
>>>> least, release it on PS2 for Christmas and then stagger the Xbox
>>>> version, before releasing the Xbox360. AFAIA, however, there is no
>>>> indication that it will be available in PS3 version.
>>>
>>> ********** P C *********** There IS no console
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>>> McG.
>>>
>> Hey, consoles are appropriate for some people, McG. Not everyone can
>> afford an equivalent computer (graphics wise) to a console -
>> certainly with the specifications of the PS3 and Xbox360!
>
> And you are looking at $300 to $400 per for those too, right? IMO,
> developing for consoles begets stagnation in the industry. Someday I
> *might* knuckle under and get a console, but I seriously doubt it. The
> specs for those two brand new consoles will be run over in a year by PC's
> OR even before they make it to the stores! And where the abilities of the
> PC are increasing, the consoles stagnate until three or four years (or
> more) down the line they're replaced by a new gen console. I'm sure there
> are people that don't want the fuss of having to game on a PC. The money
> end of the topic is moot point to me. Only the capabilities matter.
> McG.
>
Yeah, well, that's what I said! Not everyone can afford high-end PC systems,
and to keep upgrading them every so often. For many, a once-off investment
in a console that will last for at least 3 years is the best possible
option. All games that come out during the lifetime of that console will
work on the console - no problems. And the graphics will only get slightly
better. If you buy the equivalent priced components for a PC, new and new
games will only look cruddier and cruddier - you won't get their full
capabilities.
Yes, if price is no matter, then there's really no excuse for getting a
console. Other than many games don't come out on the PC, and as Cinefyl
said, it comes to a matter of control comfortability.
Like Halo2.
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