Posts from Consoles of our time. Auto-translated

While browsing the forum, I noticed that most forum users own some kind of console, and many enjoy console games (although how can you not love, for example, Mass Effect or Final Fantasy?). It must be acknowledged that consoles have never been as popular as they are now; they have long surpassed PCs in many ways. In Europe, it's already difficult to find someone who plays on a PC! And games in the CRPG (Computer RPG) genre are rare; the last game of that genre in the last 5 years was the incredible "The Witcher," but there are plenty of console exclusives.
And how do you feel about consoles? What games do you play (or simply enjoy), and which is better, Xbox 360 or PS3?

A PSP is better – it’s convenient to have it with you at all times, and you won’t be bored during breaks.

I don't play on consoles. I don't like them, and they don't interest me. There are already many good games and puzzles available on PC (and Heroes of Might and Magic falls into the latter category). So, for now, Heroes of Might and Magic is keeping me entertained.

Better than PS3. This console has much more powerful hardware than the Xbox 360, it reads Blu-ray discs, and the Xbox had a lot of defective units. However, the PS3 has far fewer good games than its competitor, as you correctly pointed out. Mass Effect is a prime example, and... well, you probably guessed it. :D Plus, playing on a TV is relaxing, but the downside is that game prices are high, although the consoles themselves are affordable. Sales follow European standards, and the reasons are clear. In addition, you need an HDTV with a 16:9 aspect ratio for a comfortable gaming experience. By the way, Mass Effect should be ported to our region, but I hope it will be released sooner than it took for Halo 2, which was two years. :) PS The Witcher is dead. :( PS2 The NES is the best. PS3 Logical conclusion. ;)

and in the game, the Witcher killed his adopted son.

Son? Witcher? oO Heh, I need to get it and play, but that's already off-topic.

They have long surpassed PCs in many ways.

I disagree, PC is the real deal! You can play and work on it, and you can't argue that for many games, a keyboard and mouse are better than a gamepad.

It's already hard to find someone in Europe who plays on PC!

It depends where, in Germany, most people have computers;)

And games of the CRPG (Computer RPG) genre are rare, the last game of that genre in the last 5 years was the incredible "Witcher", but...

...but there are plenty of people playing MMORPGs;)

but there are tons of console exclusives.

Which ones? Microsoft even ported their Gears of War to PC;)

What games do you play (or just like), and which is better, Xbox360 or PS3?

Dendy with Mario, tanks, and Contra:cool: :D And besides, PS3 is naturally better, it has a Blu-ray drive.
P.S. I'm buying a PSP this week;)

consoles are overrated, in my opinion. PCs are much more convenient, with a vast library of games, various possibilities, multimedia, and internet access. You can only buy a console to enjoy fighting games or "Japanese RPGs," as these games rarely appear on PCs.
The future belongs to PCs.

Nazgul, you are seriously mistaken. Gears of War was not made by Microsoft, but by Epic Games, who also created the well-known game Unreal 3. Here's some statistics: Gears of War sold 80,000 copies on PC, while Unreal sold 37,000 copies, even though these games were released in millions of copies on consoles. And, unfortunately, the vast majority of developers are focused on consoles. To be honest, I can't remember the last time I saw a game that was released only on PC; at best, they are multi-platform. I agree that mouse and keyboard are more convenient, but a joystick is much more hardcore. All joysticks on the PS3 are already motion-sensitive, meaning that any movement of the joystick is reflected in the game. The Wii is no longer a unique console in this regard. Furthermore... my opinion about the PS3 and Xbox is the same as Sandro's (you express yourself clearly). In fact, I used to be a hardcore PC gamer, but then I played on a PS3 on an HDTV for a while... I have to admit that the only thing holding back games for consoles and a complete transition is the inconvenience of the gameplay. It's still not comfortable to play Starcraft or Heroes on consoles, and of course, the price of consoles is not cheap. Regarding Mass Effect... unfortunately, it will probably be ported in at least a year, or more likely two, because it's currently the main selling point of the Xbox. By the time it's ported, the second part of the trilogy will already be out, and who will need the first one then? Those who are waiting for a port of Assassin's Creed may not need to wait, as the game turned out to be terrible. Ubisoft really doesn't know how to make games. And I'm surprised to hear myself say this, but the future is not with PCs, but with consoles. There's nowhere left for PCs to develop, but consoles have a lot of potential. P.S. Did The Witcher kill his adopted son?! >_O

Heh, I'm actually a PC gamer, and a hardcore one at that, and I'll stick with it (I don't have an HDTV or a console; I played on a friend's). You're right about the Assassin; having him run around collecting bonuses in the city within a time limit is a bit of a perversion of the concept of a hired killer. As for the idea that PCs have nowhere to go in terms of development, I strongly disagree. On the contrary, there are tons of possibilities for development; the only problem is with the publishers. For reference, unlike console games, PC games don't have a development ceiling. That's why the graphics for games like Gears of War, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (1-2), and many others, were specifically enhanced for PCs, with new features added. Of course, this also brings up other issues: poor game optimization, a large number of bugs due to inadequate testing (developers rely more and more on patches, figuring they can fix it later). I read that The Witcher might have some serious glitches depending on how you play, even to the point of making the game unplayable, so download the patches, folks! By the way, I also read a while ago that the next patch for Gothic 3 was going to be huge, and the developers wanted to release the game again with such a large package of fixes, like a mini-add-on. Has anyone heard any details about that?

You are seriously mistaken, Nazgul.

Absolute Evil doesn't make mistakes:smile51: xD

Gears of War was not made by Microsoft, but by Epic Games.

I know, but it is Microsoft that decides where and what to port, because they are the publisher.

Honestly, I don't remember when I last saw a game that only comes out on PC.

Have you ever heard of Heroes of Might and Magic 5? :D

No, I meant that there's nowhere for the hardware itself to develop further. Not in the sense that there won't be new graphics cards or processors, but rather that computers, you could say, haven't really changed in 10 years. They're improving, but not changing. Consoles, on the other hand, are gradually bringing us closer to a completely new platform. For example, due to the gyroscopic joysticks and large screen, they create an incredible sense of presence. This is no longer the PS1 that we played sitting in front of the TV; it's something that resembles a precursor to virtual reality... It's a shame I lost the link that showed the unreleased PS3 joystick, which changes shape and responds to everything happening in the game (handshake, recoil from a shot), and not with a small vibration, but with actual jolts. The joystick looks like a ball...
And The Witcher is really a game where the fifth chapter's quests can be impossible to complete, and the quality of the optimization makes you want to curl up in a corner in despair(((
And I also want to say that fanaticism is bad in any form. Every platform has something good, and one cannot replace the other. For example, I wouldn't be able to use only the PS3; I would wither away without StarCraft, Heroes, and many other games...

I know, but it's Microsoft that decides what and where to port, because they are the publisher.

I don't know exactly what Microsoft's policy is on this, but they simply give permission. How can you order an independent company to port something somewhere? They are not the publisher; they own the platform.

P.S.

Absolute Evil is never wrong.

You are, as always, right, my lord xD)))))

I don't know exactly what Microsoft's policy is on this, but it simply grants permission. How can you order an independent company to port something somewhere? They are not a publisher; they own the platform.

Uh... so how are they not a publisher? Let's look here: http://www.ag.ru/games/gears_of_war
What does it say?

Publisher: Microsoft

Any questions?:)

Microsoft is both a publisher and has the funds, and it manages many projects. An independent developer is very dependent on the publisher and will fulfill its requirements, especially those of a company like Microsoft. Creativity is always supported by money in this regard. However, I disagree about consoles. The sense of presence is not so much due to the console, but rather to the HD TV; with such a TV, you get a great sense of presence from both movies and Malakhov+. Joysticks and the like are just devices that can also be made for a computer. By the way, the Xbox 360 joystick can easily be connected to a computer via USB. And regarding the Xbox 360 console itself, it is practically a PC inside; you can even attach an additional hard drive.

Mystical joysticks for PCs are just dumb gamepads; that's what they're called. Maybe some people don't know that. I don't like dumb gamepads; they're terribly uncomfortable, and there's no talk of hardcore gaming; it's just about sprained wrists. Usually, this talk is full of unflattering expressions for sensitive, chubby ears. Honestly, I don't understand the phrase "consoles have room to develop, but PCs don't." Isn't new hardware power development? Aren't constant modifications, such as miniaturizing hardware and changing the appearance of PCs, progress? Or what, in the 41st millennium, will we all be sitting with the same system units, except blessed by the Emperor? P.S. Wii is a rare piece of crap. It's a stupid console with no more than ten games, and they're all sports games – tennis, bowling, jumping rope, and other crap. And yes, how will you play an action game or a strategy game by waving your hand in the air? P.P.S. He killed. He's a cruel person.