At last, PC gaming is looking better:

[testpattern]

i think there are a couple of things keeping pc gaming going:

1 - it is constantly evolving. hardware upgrades mean that games look better and better and physics systems also get better...we'll see what happens with physx. yeah the xbox360 looks great now but it will look the same in 2 years whereas a pc in 2 years will have evolved and probably look better. but yeah downside is you have to keep outlaying to keep up.

2 - consoles have never been terribly good at making strategy, rpg or fps games. maybe this will change but the pc is still the main proponent for these types of games.

but i guess this is just like that mid-90s super nintendo vs megadrive (by the way the super nes sh/ts all over the megadrive. not.).

[Haly]

Not sure about consoles being poor at making rpg games. It entirely depends on the type of RPG, if you're thinking Baldur's Gate style then yes the PC is much better. But when you look at the huge amount of Japanese RPGs for consoles ranging from Chrono Trigger, Phantasy Star, Shining Force, Final Fantasy etc, I'm not so sure there.
As a big RPG fan I've always found the majority of good RPGs on consoles, mainly the SNES, PS1 and more recently the PS2.

[leowyatt]

Strategy games don't really work for me on the 360, but I need to try the LOTR and C&C games to see. I think FPS work really well as I think Gears is proof (I think they are more of a challenge on a console than the PC)

RPGs I haven't really play many, started Fable 1 which was awesome and have to get back into that. So I think RPGs on something like the 360 would work really well and I don't see any reason they would be better on a PC.

[testpattern]

Originally Posted by Haly

Not sure about consoles being poor at making rpg games. It entirely depends on the type of RPG, if you're thinking Baldur's Gate style then yes the PC is much better. But when you look at the huge amount of Japanese RPGs for consoles ranging from Chrono Trigger, Phantasy Star, Shining Force, Final Fantasy etc, I'm not so sure there.
As a big RPG fan I've always found the majority of good RPGs on consoles, mainly the SNES, PS1 and more recently the PS2.

touché
but i didn't say poor, i merely said not terribly good

[Haly]

I'd say they were terribly good then Or at least the ones I posted. Both formats have their crap RPGs and their good ones Although personally I tend to just play them all eventually

[Zirax]

As a heads up, hospital tycoon is out tomorrow. I'll be nabbing a copy of this

[Haly]

I'll be acquiring it hopefully

[Dutch Guy]

Originally Posted by testpattern

2 - consoles have never been terribly good at making strategy, rpg or fps games. maybe this will change but the pc is still the main proponent for these types of games.

Strategy games are CPU limited so that makes a PC a good platform compared to consoles, FPS games (imo) play a lot beeter with a mouse and keyboard than a controller but I disagree about RPG's

I am a big fan of Final Fantasy and those games alone were enough to justify buying a PS1 and PS2, now the wait is for Final Fantasy XIII for the PS3

[Haly]

I can't decide with FPS games, I find them difficult to compare. I played Counterstrike for many years and loved it, and using the keyboard and mouse, yet I still feel at home with Gears of War and Shadowrun with a controller.
I'm not a huge fan of FPS games these days but the few that I do like I get really into.

[Daz]

Originally Posted by Dutch Guy

Strategy games are CPU limited so that makes a PC a good platform compared to consoles

Do you still hold to that even with these current generation consoles (Wii aside)? Particularly the cell processor, give it 18 months for the devs to get their heads around it and there's some serious CPU power there.