1. Why do you feel that one platform (PC,Consoles) is better than the other?
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PC:
- Higher end components with greater capability (Video Graphics, RAM, Hard Drive, etc)
- More User Interface inputs (Keyboard, Mouse, Joy Stick, etc)
- More mature gaming community
Consoles:
- Cheaper entry into gaming
- Less technical expertise required from the operator. The game WILL function by putting the disc into the device.
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2. Which technilogical innovations have changed the Gaming Industry? (New recommended topic of discussion)
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- Flat screen monitor
- Inexpensive large flat High Definition (HD) screen Televisions
- Broadband internet with the ability to stream video and game online
- Digital downloads instead of CD/DVD disks
- Interactive motion detection capability
- Piracy/Hacking/Digital Rights Management (DRM)
- The Google Search engine allows PC Gamers to fix gaming issues that were previously game killers.
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3. PC-Gamers: What types of injustices have been committed against the PC-gaming world?
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- PC game franchises/series have transferred game development to the console platform market
- PC game complexity lowered to accomodate the console hardware and audience
- The desire to capture Activision Call of Duty dollars has destroyed many other PC games
- Always online to combat piracy means games can not be played without a capable internet connection
- In combination with the previous line, digital downloads downgrades ownership of the game into a rental
- Removal of the ability of fans to modify the game (mods)
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4. Console Gamers: What types of injustices have been committed against the Console-gaming world?
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- Due to hardware constraints; smaller maps, player counts, and fewer features
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5. Future of Gaming:
a. Which platform is winning gaming market share battle?
Ans -Consoles. There is still hope with games like Minecraft, ArmA, DayZ, and PlanetSide 2. Perhaps hope is vaporizing as all but ArmA will be releasing a console version of their game to the console platform. The BIG console dollars corrupt the whole industry.
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b. How are the current trends going to effect the future of gaming?
Ans - Innovation has occurred on the PC platform and is later transferred and simplified for the console market. The PC is a spring board to enter the console market. I believe the PC market will continue to shrink.