WildTangent CEO Declares Consoles Dead in the future

[SUBMAN1]

Hmm. Crack smoker?

-S

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54254

[Raptor1]

I don't think the consoles are dead as long as there's money to be made off them

I just can't stand those idiots that say that PC gaming is dead though, ugh

[SUBMAN1]

Consoles can't do the complex games that a PC can do. Sims for one.

-S

[Sailor Steve]

The vast majority of gamers don't seem to care about sims. They just want the bang.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The vast majority of gamers don't seem to care about sims. They just want the bang.

The Sims may disagree with you.

When there is a gluttany of sims on the market, then yeah, probably not a good market to be in. But people get cravings for sims, such as what was seen when SHIII was released. It was the number 1 selling game for quite a while - beating out all other games.

-S

[Captain Vlad]

There is of course the old (for computer stuff, anyway) theory that we'll all be using the same hardware for gaming, television, communication, etc sooner or later anyway.

[Seeadler]

Originally Posted by Raptor1

I just can't stand those idiots that say that PC gaming is dead though, ugh

PC gamer are still on the winners road
http://www.fatfoogoo.com/2008/08/npd...n-2008-report/

[GlobalExplorer]

Originally Posted by Captain Vlad

There is of course the old (for computer stuff, anyway) theory that we'll all be using the same hardware for gaming, television, communication, etc sooner or later anyway.

I dread that day.

Consoles dying sounds too good to be true. I guess the damn things will never die.

[Captain Vlad]

Originally Posted by GlobalExplorer

I dread that day.

You dread everything.

I guess the damn things will never die.

There's been some damned good console games.

[Raptor1]

There have been some good console games, but I'll rather have a PC any day

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Raptor1

There have been some good console games, but I'll rather have a PC any day

I have a GC. Was neat for about 15 minutes. Got 1 or 2 good games for it. That is it.

-S

[Captain Vlad]

In general, I agree. Most titles I want to play are PC, and if they start out as a console game, they're usually ported over. There are, however, quality games for pretty much every platform made, and I don't have any superiority issues about what machine I play the game on, though I used too.

[Task Force]

I dont realy care for Play station, nintendo,xbox,ect. For one thing the systems dont have enough buttons to play very complex games. (they couldnt make a torpedo calculation if they had to) And they dont have many games that intrest me. I will always enjoy PC games more than Console games, I guess its because ive been playing with computers since I was five years old. (started with RR tycoon 2)

[CaptHawkeye]

Consoles as we know them definantly aren't going to continue. Rather, they'll probably just monopolize the home entertainment center as the singular provider of digital media. Replacing the dedicated VCR/DVD with its own built in, all encompasing capabilities. I don't understand why people on both sides of the industry insist on comparing computers to consoles at any time. They exist on completely seperate development cycles and trends and their problems don't really affect eachother.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

But people get cravings for sims, such as what was seen when SHIII was released. It was the number 1 selling game for quite a while - beating out all other games.

Was it? I thought I remembered people commenting on it not being anywhere near the top, but doing well "for a sim".

I guess that's what I get for thinking.