DISCover PC Gaming Console
by Eric Petersen · in General Discussion · 04/16/2004 (9:59 am) · 10 replies
#2
04/16/2004 (11:23 am)
LOL. It's pointless. Hey, what about the Phantom console? It's better, but not much... 
#3
I have a Playstation 2 and a Dreamcast (and an old N-64, and one of those joysticks with ten Atari 2600 games on it) for those times I want to play a game in front of the TV. They cost about as much as a new video card for my computer.
04/16/2004 (11:58 am)
Quote:They are after the PC gamer that does not want to deal with loading graphics drivers and other "difficult" tasks. This is a non-market.This market is called the 'console market.'
I have a Playstation 2 and a Dreamcast (and an old N-64, and one of those joysticks with ten Atari 2600 games on it) for those times I want to play a game in front of the TV. They cost about as much as a new video card for my computer.
#4
It is a non-market, PC Games on a PC "console".
04/16/2004 (12:14 pm)
Yeah, that is my point Jay, people either want a console to play console games or a PC to play PC games, who in their right mind wants this hybrid thing they are pushing! It is a non-market, PC Games on a PC "console".
#5
The problems with a system like this are nearly infinite, but to start off, how about the fact that most PC game text will be unreadable on a TV screen? There is a reason why console games use giant fonts....
How about the fact that nobody wants to sit in front of their TV using a keyboard and mouse and many PC games aren't well suited for gamepad play?
Terrible, terrible idea. These people must need a tax write-off for next year or something; that is the only way this makes sense.
04/16/2004 (12:37 pm)
It boggles my mind that someone (probably multiple someones) was stupid enough to invest any money or time into something like this.The problems with a system like this are nearly infinite, but to start off, how about the fact that most PC game text will be unreadable on a TV screen? There is a reason why console games use giant fonts....
How about the fact that nobody wants to sit in front of their TV using a keyboard and mouse and many PC games aren't well suited for gamepad play?
Terrible, terrible idea. These people must need a tax write-off for next year or something; that is the only way this makes sense.
#6
04/16/2004 (12:54 pm)
I can't blame ppl for trying to push the PC into the console market for sales, but yeah, this is not a good direction, if not a bad idea. If they want to get into the console market, they would probably have better success at making a pc that is more user friendly. Not having to fork over close to 3000 bucks for a system that can run today's games might also help :) 
#8
What a bunch of DICS.
NOTE:
I need to sleep.
04/16/2004 (1:34 pm)
Digital Interactive Corporation SystemsWhat a bunch of DICS.
NOTE:
I need to sleep.
#10
04/18/2004 (10:16 am)
Ill buy 10
Torque Owner Jarrod Roberson
It is a solution for a non-problem. They are after the PC gamer that does not want to deal with loading graphics drivers and other "difficult" tasks. This is a non-market. They have been pushing this thing since LASTER YEARS 2003 E3 and CES!
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