Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "JohnT" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Consoles are dead! Date: 16 Sep 1998 14:46:38 GMT Organization: Network Technology Lines: 53 Message-ID: <01bde180$c8feb0c0$7fa74bc2@coco> References: <6t9jul$pf54@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <6t9pe6$pf55@chuka.playstation.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: nettech.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1155 Nick Slaven wrote in article <6t9pe6$pf55@chuka.playstation.co.uk>... > > JohnT wrote in message <6t9jul$pf54@chuka.playstation.co.uk>... > >Now, I am not saying that consoles are going to die out, far from it! > >However I am going to contest what you say about PC games. If most PC games > >give you some errors then YOU must be doing something wrong. I know my PC > >inside out and no games give me the sort of problems you are hinting at > even > >when I install them using the standard options that you should also use. > > This is the whole problem with PCs, users have to learn too much, any user > should be able to operate a PC without learning (most people simply > haven't got the time & therefore rely on the programmers to do a good job) > ie intuitive. > How would you feel about your VCR if you had to retune your TV everytime you > got a new video tape, you'ld probably not use it (lets face it the majority > of the population can't even program a VCR, hence video Plus ,so what hope > have they got with a PC when their game gives them some cryptic error > message). > Gaming is entertainment, if your average punter has to learn the inner > workings of the machine that is supposed to entertain them, then in my > mind some of that entertainment is lost. > I think that the PC vs console arguments are missing the point, the real aim > is a broader audience for games, if this turns out to be a console, Mac or a > more friendly PC (that plugs into your spanking new digital TV) then so be > it. > > Cheers > > Nick S > (who enjoys games on PCs & consoles) > This is why there are plenty of PC centers which are there to do the upgrades for you at a fair price. That's if you don't buy a PC with all the good stuff inside it already!! A good Windows 95 based game will install and run without any hassles even for those people who are total novices. These days you don't need to be a computer geek to own a PC. JohnT