The Next-gen is Going to Suck

[Izret101]

If i were to become a PC gamer i would demand too much from my PC.
I would either have to have a mega powerful one to run dual screen with normal PC functions on one screen and the game on another.

Or i would have to have 2 PCs running at once to accomplish the same effect.

As for the "Better on PC" arguement this has always been the case.
Home consoles always have been and will be inferior to high end PCs.

There is no way someone can refute the arguement.
But when comparing a 500$ console to a 500$ PC you generally will be getting more bang for your buck.

[Mike Leon]

I don't think PC games are always better. It's just coincidental that all of the 360 games I picked on before fall into that catergory. FPS and RTS games are pretty much automatically better because you get to use a mouse. The mouse is that big of a deal for those games. It still boggles my mind that more console games don't have mouse support. Why would you want to play a game like Counterstrike or Call of Duty with a controller instead of a mouse/keyboard?

Aside from FPS and RTS games, I have always thought console games are better. You plug them in and they work. You don't have to worry about windows conflicts or drivers of hardware compatibility. They're less hassle, and they can be optimized for uniform hardware much more efficiently than PC games that have to run on 1000 different configurations of machines. In general, I would say console gaming is better. Which is why it seems so bizzare to me that a lot of the most popular games out there right now have much better PC counterparts. It's even stranger that the trend seems to be growing with the next generation. That's just another part of what bothers me about the next generation.

[captain_nintendo]

I hate using the mouse on FPS games. Does that make me insane? I honestly like a controller better.  

[Dev1anc3]

I wish consoles would pick up on the Mouse / Keyboard as well. I'm not much of a PC gamer, but it makes no sense not to for FPS's. I remember playing on Quake 3 for the Dreamcast using Sega.net with a controller, and I'd always get owned and treated like a handicap by people using a KB and mouse, until I finally ended up getting a mouse to surf the web with (sega.net FtW!!), and actually tried using it for Q3. After that, I never played a FPS on the Dreamcast with a controller again. ImO The control you have with a KB and mouse in a FPS cannot be touched by any controller accept maybe the new "Wii-mote", and that's still to be determined. ...Sega knew this 6 years ago.

[Hydrobond]

If i were to become a PC gamer i would demand too much from my PC.
I would either have to have a mega powerful one to run dual screen with normal PC functions on one screen and the game on another.

Or i would have to have 2 PCs running at once to accomplish the same effect.

As for the "Better on PC" arguement this has always been the case.
Home consoles always have been and will be inferior to high end PCs.

There is no way someone can refute the arguement.
But when comparing a 500$ console to a 500$ PC you generally will be getting more bang for your buck.

Fullscreen games lock the mouse to the main screen and you would not be able to use the second screen while playing the fullscreen game.  2PC's is the only good way to accomplish that.

[Tynstar]

Which is why it seems so bizzare to me that a lot of the most popular games out there right now have much better PC counterparts.

It is not surprises that they my be better but most people cant afford to play the top games every year. PC gaming is like buy a new Xbox 360 every year. TOO DAMN EXPENSIVE!!!!!

[yap]

I wish consoles would pick up on the Mouse / Keyboard as well. I'm not much of a PC gamer, but it makes no sense not to for FPS's. I remember playing on Quake 3 for the Dreamcast using Sega.net with a controller, and I'd always get owned and treated like a handicap by people using a KB and mouse, until I finally ended up getting a mouse to surf the web with (sega.net FtW!!), and actually tried using it for Q3. After that, I never played a FPS on the Dreamcast with a controller again. ImO The control you have with a KB and mouse in a FPS cannot be touched by any controller accept maybe the new "Wii-mote", and that's still to be determined. ...Sega knew this 6 years ago.

Hey, good post.

I think one of the issues with keyboard and mouse in relation to consoles is that first of all it's ackward to use sitting on the floor in front of a television and secondly  its two additional perepherals other than a joystick to have dangling off of your console in front of the TV.  I had the keyboard on the Dreamcast as well, but it was just weird having it around my TV.  

I think the Wii controler will  be good in that it's wireless, but I'm not sure about the attachment.  It's probably going to be a mess to have 4 controllers and all their attachments all over the place.

But I totally agree that mouse and keyboard is the best way to play games like FPS and RTS, I'm just not sure if I want them attached to my console.

[jonlester]

I think some new games are really good and I think a lot of newer music really is worse.

I doubt if I'll own a 360 or a PS3 for a long time. I know they have unique architecture that allows a few special things but it seems absurd to spend more on a game console than a good PC would cost, and most new games have PC ports.

[Zanicnight]

I think the Next-Gen will be okay. Right now the Next-gen is become the current -gen and it will take some time for the better games to truly come to life. It is still to early in the day to say that the Next-gen will suck. There will be PC ports of some of the Games but not all of them. In time I thing people will come to enjoy the Next-gen, just have to give it some time.

[phoenix1967]

As the next gen unfolds, I think we'll be seeing more and more games that can be played on either the PC or a next gen console due to the processing power that the next gen consoles (esp. 360 and PS3) will be capable of handling. Console exclusives will therefore be less frequent than they are in the current gen, imo.

That being said, of course high-end PCs can and will be capable of more things than a console...as long as you keep up with the PC technologies required. I personally have no interest in upgrading my PC every 6 months when I can just get a capable console and not have to worry about upgrading it at all for 3+ years. Others have no problem with PC upgrading.

It all comes down to where you want to invest your money in order to get the gaming experience you desire at the time. My PC is 6 years old now, and I'm perfectly happy with just playing "light" PC games (i.e. Zelderex, online Poker, etc.) on it because I get more enjoyment out of console gaming. Everyone is different. There really is no "better".

[Joker_T]

All I do on PC now is multiplayer. Counter-Strike, Battlefield 2 and Call of Duty 2 are the only games that I turn on my machine for.