Disagree. MS's initiatives will mean it'll be easier to develop sims
simultaneously for the Xbox and PCs, so Sony will have to follow suit. The
demographics of consoles are trending upward into PC territory. Console and
PC "entertainment" s/w sales are abt. equal (50 mil/yr.), but developers
spend roughly 10 as much on consoles. PCs will become a niche market,
consoles will co-opt PC games, and brainless console games (e.g., side
scrollers) will migrate to cell phones. In fact, it's already happening.
> >I tend to agree with David. The fact that two decent SIMs are out on
> >platforms marks the start of a paradigm shift in the market for higher
end
> >products aimed at enthusiast ***s as well as kids.
> Two...decent... sims! omg stop the press everybody. I'm sorry but it'll
be
> DECADES until we see not a shift, but a blend of both market. Look at
every
> high-end product for non-mainstream games, look at the niche markets,
etc...
> There's a reason Microsoft doesn't have FS2004 for their X-Box. Or that
> there's no Falcon 3 neither <G> "Mommy, why does it take 15 minutes of
> pressing buttons before I take off ".
> > This is a good thread to mark in your diary for review in a couple of
> > years to see which way things went.
> That one, and lotsa other DGF-inducted threads tehehe.
> It's not the PC that will become consoles, it's the consoles who will
become
> PC's.
> > 3. High end video cards are now costing much more than a complete
console
> > system, and more that complete low end PC systems.
> High end video cards are not only for ***.
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