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General discussion (archive)Fallout 3 game of the year edition(81 posts)(81 posts)
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Posted April 28, 2011
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rjspring: One reason I prefer console gaming for modern games, don't worry about BS DRM or having to upgrade my hardware every other month to get the best graphics the game can run.

Yet another reason I miss the good ol days when GOGs were new...
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StingingVelvet: You're frankly insane if you think we have to upgrade more now than we did then.
I've had my PS3 since 2007 - you think you can play games you buy today on the same machine you had back then with all the graphics settings set on high? I think not.

Console developers continue to refine their games to better utilize the console hardware, so the 3rd Uncharted game that is due out this year is going to look better than the first one with THE SAME hardware I bought back then.
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rjspring: One reason I prefer console gaming for modern games, don't worry about BS DRM or having to upgrade my hardware every other month to get the best graphics the game can run.
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movieman523: The Steam version of Fallout 3 has no DRM that I'm aware of, at least if you run the .exe directly. And the launcher only seems to have Steam DRM.

As for upgrading, PC games have been stagnating for years because they're just ports from consoles with far, far less powerful hardware. There are probably only a handful of games on the market that can stress a high-end PC these days because it's about a bazillion times more powerful than the consoles most games were designed for.

Heck, my laptop plays any game I've bought in recent years with high to maximum graphics settings and the GPU is only twice as fast as the one I bought in 2005 for my old desktop machine (and used until 2008).

Not to mention that talking about not having to worry about DRM on consoles is amusing when the Playstation network is down now and for the forseeable future.
I consider steam itself a form of DRM as it requires an internet connection to function.

You may be able to get buy without upgrading your hardware, but you are not going to be able to top out the graphics in your games on that same hardware as time goes by (not the case with a console).

Agreed, PSN issue has been a pain - but I personally don't play multiplayer games so it has little no to no effect on me.

I'm not a console fanboy by any means, I still love PC games - I just stopped appreciating how expensive it got to keep up on the curve with hardware. PCs still have consoles beat when it comes to RTS games, you can't beat the keyboard and mouse with those
Post edited April 28, 2011 by rjspring
Posted April 28, 2011
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rjspring: PCs still have consoles beat when it comes to RTS games, you can't beat the keyboard and mouse with those
The test by Microsoft proves the same goes for FPS ;)
Posted April 28, 2011
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rjspring: PCs still have consoles beat when it comes to RTS games, you can't beat the keyboard and mouse with those
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Pheace: The test by Microsoft proves the same goes for FPS ;)
No argument here, though I have adjusted to the game pad since playing with it more.
Posted April 28, 2011
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rjspring: I've had my PS3 since 2007 - you think you can play games you buy today on the same machine you had back then with all the graphics settings set on high? I think not.
Yes, I think so actually. Even if not on some games you can still play them at much higher quality than a PS3 does.

That's sort of irrelevant though, the point was you acted as if upgrading today is worse than it was before, which is just completely false. Upgrading in the late 90's and early 2000's was much, much more frequently needed due to faster advancements in graphics.
Posted April 28, 2011
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StingingVelvet: Upgrading in the late 90's and early 2000's was much, much more frequently needed due to faster advancements in graphics.
Not to mention it was actually more expensive as well. These days a mid-range card (GTX560/HD6850) is more than capable of 1920x1080 will all the trimmings.
Posted April 28, 2011
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StingingVelvet: Upgrading in the late 90's and early 2000's was much, much more frequently needed due to faster advancements in graphics.
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Delixe: Not to mention it was actually more expensive as well. These days a mid-range card (GTX560/HD6850) is more than capable of 1920x1080 will all the trimmings.
Yup.

More directly in answer to his question my best friend has an nVidia 8800, which came out in 2006, and he can play every PC game that comes out. Yes, he plays them at 720p and sometimes without AA or Physx and whatnot, but so does the PS3.
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