FSAA/Anti-aliasing/Major resolution problem (merged)

[ryuzu]

Originally Posted by Avatar

So, is the 360 better for gaming? I've always thought that PC's are the best platforms for gaming. YOu can't buy silent hunter, DW, IL2, or any other sim for that matter on consoles. I think that the really old nintendo came out with silent service way back in the day, but that's about it, right? I'll settle for less graphic quality, which is weird, for a better game, like a simulation. The reason it's weird is that I thought PC's were or are supposed to be better than a console. I mean, that's why we hand over the big bucks for a computer. Maybe I'm way off base, but it seems that most video game companies make console games on a pc, I think.
anyway, I'm not afraid of consoles, I have a ps2, but I want all the extra goodies that a pc can offer. For example, in GTA:SA, the map is very small compared to the world wide maps of simulations.
I guess the future will hold all the answers, but I'll be there playing games!

For sims, the PC is the only platform you can really use - but then again, the sim market is struggling to survive. First Person Shooters are still best on PCs (if only because of the mods) but there are some console examples that are stealing some of the PC thunder (Halo, R6 Vegas, CoD3 are some current examples).

For anything else (e.g. regular gaming) the odds are it'll be easier to play on a console since 1) things work first time (although the latest console patches are a worrisome development) 2) the game is configured/optimised for the console 3) everyone will have basically the same install, so multiplayer is easier to set up and use. Besides which there are many extremely good games which are not available for PC (well emulation is a different matter!).

As for hardware prices - yes a good spec. PC costs more than a contemporary console, but the games on the console are often almost twice as much as their PC counterparts, and do not get discounted as quickly/heavily. As a result PC vs console costs are actually not that much different. PC costs more upfront, while Sony and MS sell their consoles at a loss in order to make up the difference on game sales. Nintendo do make a profit on their consoles, but then again, the Wii (like the Gamecube before it) is lower spec'd than the other consoles of the generation.

r.