What is the BEST Game System?

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by CHIEF4EVER

I have always played most of my games on PC but I had to do something different. I am on the road for 3-4 straight weeks and thus have no chance to play my PC games anymore. Thus the need for a console game that doesn't blow up my inverter in my rig. I don't understand why MS delayed the release of the new game for the PC for so long but can understand your frustration.

I understand perfectly - Bill and his Microsuck goons want me to buy a friggin XBox.

Or more to the point, they want parents of kids who want the game for Christmas to buy an XBox.

It's all marketing. And greed. And bullshit. Like Microsuck hasn't reamed the universe for enough cash.

[stanleychief]

Originally Posted by frazod

I understand perfectly - Bill and his Microsuck goons want me to buy a friggin XBox.

Or more to the point, they want parents of kids who want the game for Christmas to buy an XBox.

It's all marketing. And greed. And bullshit. Like Microsuck hasn't reamed the universe for enough cash.

Actually from a development standpoint, it is a lot easier to develop a game when the hardware is basically a known entity in the equation. It might be possible they are building the game for the Xbox, then go back and retouch the code to port it to the PC. Architectually the two are basically the same, however there are millions of different combinations of hardware items when your build a PC.

The QA cycle I'm sure has to account for this on the PC version whereas the Xbox does not. I could be completely wrong, and Microsoft could indeed have some marketing reason behind this, but I'm sure those with Xbox consoles are glad they don't have to wait for a PC version to become 100% stable when their version is ready to ship.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by stanleychief

Actually from a development standpoint, it is a lot easier to develop a game when the hardware is basically a known entity in the equation. It might be possible they are building the game for the Xbox, then go back and retouch the code to port it to the PC. Architectually the two are basically the same, however there are millions of different combinations of hardware items when your build a PC.

The QA cycle I'm sure has to account for this on the PC version whereas the Xbox does not. I could be completely wrong, and Microsoft could indeed have some marketing reason behind this, but I'm sure those with Xbox consoles are glad they don't have to wait for a PC version to become 100% stable when their version is ready to ship.

One advantage to waiting is that the PC version has more features (extra levels, quests, etc.) than the XBox version. This was true of the original KOTOR as well. The extra stuff eventually came to the XBox version as downloadable upgrades, but that took several months.

My neighbor has an XBox and is holding out for the PC version.

Still, I'd rather play the half-assed version on the PC now and get upgraded later. Oh well.

Clearly, patience isn't one of my (few) virtues....