tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post112290372363371246..comments2024-02-19T19:53:01.688-08:00Comments on Cathode Tan: To PC or not to PCJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-1122920159724283182005-08-01T11:15:00.000-07:002005-08-01T11:15:00.000-07:00Our apartment is what most architects would consid...Our apartment is what most architects would consider <I>narrow</I>, and one of the main reasons not to throw controllers at our place is the risk you run of damaging the tube.<BR/><BR/>That's an excellent point though. What isn't "extreme" ... but what is "acceptable"? And will continue to be acceptable for at least the next couple of years? It's really hard to tell since most gaming media caters to the "What, you only have <B>one</B> 6800? Loser." crowd.<BR/><BR/>What would chince this for me easily is ... is this something that could be small, relatively quiet and not crazy expensive. But then when I think of it like that, I realize I just described a PS3 or XBox. <BR/><BR/>It does almost make you wonder why MS doesn't just make the XBox PC compatible.<BR/><BR/>And you're absolutely right. PC games are still a much more fertile ground for gaming. And with the tangible mod & indie community, that's not likely to change.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-1122918227320829112005-08-01T10:43:00.000-07:002005-08-01T10:43:00.000-07:00There are two separate questions here. Do you want...There are two separate questions here. Do you want a PC that allows you to play the next generation of games, or do you want a PC that allows you to play them at the near maximum graphic quality?<BR/><BR/>We can all agree that minimum specs are near useless for actual advice, but they do give you an idea of where designers are targeting their games. As of now, most are shooting for a 2 GHz machine with a run-of-the-mill 3D card. If you want the pretty stuff, a 2.8 will likely be the minimum, so long as you have a lot of RAM.<BR/><BR/>My wife and I both game, and have found that gaming has driven almost all of our tech upgrades. Gaming convinced us to move to DSL. And to get 1 GB RAM for my laptop. And to have the laptop weigh 700 pounds.<BR/><BR/>But it is a quandary. PCs will have, I think, the most revolutionary games in the near future. Black and White was PC. Sims was PC. Spore will be PC. The Movies. World of Warcraft. As great as the consoles are, the PC is still the testing ground for a lot of gaming ideas.<BR/><BR/>I guess you have to decide how important being a part of that world is to you. We don't have a console, and I miss it because so many of my friends and colleagues do and I am cut out of that world.<BR/><BR/>And my couch is pretty far from my TV.Troy Goodfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891972271809557897noreply@blogger.com