Dylan, some people still like having a console. PC vs Console is a stupid argument -- they are different. I like both. I have both. I play both.
Really?
I was in the midst of console 'wars' when I was a kid (ooo, looking at over 20 years now. Thanks for making me feel really old).
I know the joys of consoles. I grew up with a Mega Drive and a PC in the house. My mates had (between them) a NES, Master System, SNES. One friend even got the Jaguar and a 3DO (he was a rich kid). I remember the wars between which console was best very well.
Thing is, it really was a competition as each console had real identity. With the advent of these new consoles there is none. They are just mid-range PC's in a customized box. Much like Apple Macs are now just PC's that run a different OS. For all of the games you want to play (bar a couple of exclusives for each platform) it really comes down to brand loyalty. All of the games are all cross platform now. Thus really negating the need for having actual gameplay reasons for picking one over the other.
Now the big arguements over specs (which is ridiculous when I remember the true spec wars, specs which would make an actual difference to how the game looked. I remember Gunstar Hero's breaking all kinds of ground as they got the Mega Drive to display 128 colours when they system was only capable of 64......at a time when the SNES was mopping up with it's 256 colour display ability. Red Zone on the Mega Drive giving FMV clips from a cartridge, and no hardware acceleration. The SNES giving the amazing 3D world in Mario Kart. Donkey Kong Country and its rich, colourful world. I am talking REAL innovation).
No, for some reason, innovation is now seen as making something more realistic, even though as 'real' as it feels it is actually a million miles from being realistic. I think that 'game' consoles should get back to games. Either give us some truly kick ass hardware to actually get excited about, or get back to making games be games, rather than a pale imitation of real life.
