| I have a Playstation 3 and I like it a lot. However, I was | | | | Now maybe we should not be looking at the consoles |
| sitting there thinking the other day, was I overlooking a | | | | themselves but at a home targeted operating system |
| great games console in my lap. If you have read any | | | | to run games and media with the lowest overhead |
| of my other articles, you would know the reason I | | | | from the OS. Most of us don't need the extra services |
| prefer the Playstation 3 was for its media capabilities | | | | that run on windows. We want to play music watch |
| as well as its game playing abilities. Now I'm starting to | | | | films and most of all play games. For the first 2 options |
| rethink my decision | | | | with a little bit of know how Linux would do a great job |
| I'm sitting in my office typing away on my 2.8 GHz | | | | but unfortunately the majority of games are produced |
| AMD PC it wasn't so long ago this was my gaming | | | | for the windows platform. I'm no programmer but how |
| passion. I would while away the evening playing games | | | | hard would it be to produce a streamlined operating |
| like empire earth, call of duty and a big favourite | | | | system optimised for the home media / games |
| operation flashpoint. Before I got a 42 inch LCD TV | | | | market? Sony have done a good effort with the PS3 |
| connecting the PC to the TV was not an option but | | | | front end but it doesn't work as well as Windows or |
| now things have changed. I can easily connect my PC | | | | the Ubuntu (Linux distro) front end. |
| and the picture is great. | | | | I still play my PS3 but I miss games that give you that |
| I'm not rethinking my decision because I have swung to | | | | level of control and interaction. I miss playing RTS |
| the dark side and want an Xbox 360 instead, as far | | | | games and first person shooters with a mouse. Most |
| as consoles go I prefer the PS3. I am rethinking my | | | | of all I miss editing my own missions witch never |
| decision because a PC would do everything I want | | | | seems to be an option on consoles. |
| from a console as well as a lot more. I want to be able | | | | This generation of consoles cannot compete with a |
| to watch movies play music as well as play games. | | | | PC with some great games that cannot be played |
| I started feeling like this about consoles, after I was | | | | effectively on a console at this moment in time with |
| reading up on the differences on playing GRAW2 on | | | | games like Eve-online and the RTS genre games. The |
| PC Vs Xbox 360 for example on the PC version you | | | | PC, or should is say the PC style of gaming with a |
| can order individual members of your team to do | | | | mouse and keyboard. I believe is the best way of |
| tasks on the console versions you have to order them | | | | gaming. |
| as a whole team. After this, I felt cheated why was | | | | Maybe all that is needed is the ability to use the mouse |
| the PC game more in depth then the console version. | | | | and keyboard within games and some good RTS |
| Consoles seem to be limited with regard to level of | | | | games and of course the ability to mod games I know |
| control and game play. | | | | that would make me happy, as a gamer. |