First off this is not to have a PC Vs Console debate.
Ok so we all know that PCs have better graphics than consoles due to their better hardware and DX11.
This is great.
But what PCs do not have for me is the bridge between balancing the better looks with multi-player playability.
Now what I would love would be to have a PC game than you can have on your TV and you and your mates can do what you would with say a PS3 and 4 controllers.
Go in there.
Turn it on.
Load up the game.
*insert here perhaps a small amount of config stuff like press X to activate the controller.*
Then all 4 of you can go and play.
Sweet
I just feel that PC gaming is missing the aspect of people playing on the same screen while enjoying the better looks.
If like me you had the N64 and the gamecube you will remember the good old days of going over to your mates house, few of you there playing Mario cart or golden eye and it was such good fun!
For me PC gaming is just a lot of people all over the world in different locations on their own playing a game with other people playing on their own.
So from the social aspect of playing the game with other people who are not 1000 miles away there is none.
I would love it to have some mates round, get some controllers connected to the PC and we all have a gaming session with the pc looks and the console multiplayer aspect all rolled into one.
Now unless I have missed something big time here there are no modern or new games that can perform this function?
Also it would be sweet, as was mentioned in another thread, if we could have cross-platform gaming.
For me I think the first game creator that gets a game that has an online part to work with PS3, Xbox360 and PC would set the benchmark for playability.
Some work would have to be done either to balance the game by allowing the console gamers some sort of auto aim or indeed create a few types of match finding rooms:
e.g.
PC only
PS3 only
Xbox only
xbox + PS3
xbox + PS3 + PC (using gaming pads)
xbox + PS3 + PC (KB+Mouse)
Or instead of doing this game by game it could be done via a 3rd party program that can communicate your multiplayer traffic to its servers which can connect the consoles and PCs together.
You can download and add programs and games onto the Xboxes and PS3s now with their dashboard and PSN (respectively) so why not create something to download there which will allow you to play certain games with others on different platforms.
I dont know if it is a bit too ambitious but I think if I/we on here can come up with some good ideas then perhaps I would email or post a letter to some game developers and see what they think.
Maybe I am the only one who is thinking these things but if not maybe we could submit our ideas and see what they come back with.
Anyways I realize that I have been rambling for far too long now so leave some feedback if you want and add any ideas or thoughts you have had.
Josh
Ok so we all know that PCs have better graphics than consoles due to their better hardware and DX11.
This is great.
But what PCs do not have for me is the bridge between balancing the better looks with multi-player playability.
Now what I would love would be to have a PC game than you can have on your TV and you and your mates can do what you would with say a PS3 and 4 controllers.
Go in there.
Turn it on.
Load up the game.
*insert here perhaps a small amount of config stuff like press X to activate the controller.*
Then all 4 of you can go and play.
Sweet
I just feel that PC gaming is missing the aspect of people playing on the same screen while enjoying the better looks.
If like me you had the N64 and the gamecube you will remember the good old days of going over to your mates house, few of you there playing Mario cart or golden eye and it was such good fun!
For me PC gaming is just a lot of people all over the world in different locations on their own playing a game with other people playing on their own.
So from the social aspect of playing the game with other people who are not 1000 miles away there is none.
I would love it to have some mates round, get some controllers connected to the PC and we all have a gaming session with the pc looks and the console multiplayer aspect all rolled into one.
Now unless I have missed something big time here there are no modern or new games that can perform this function?
Also it would be sweet, as was mentioned in another thread, if we could have cross-platform gaming.
For me I think the first game creator that gets a game that has an online part to work with PS3, Xbox360 and PC would set the benchmark for playability.
Some work would have to be done either to balance the game by allowing the console gamers some sort of auto aim or indeed create a few types of match finding rooms:
e.g.
PC only
PS3 only
Xbox only
xbox + PS3
xbox + PS3 + PC (using gaming pads)
xbox + PS3 + PC (KB+Mouse)
Or instead of doing this game by game it could be done via a 3rd party program that can communicate your multiplayer traffic to its servers which can connect the consoles and PCs together.
You can download and add programs and games onto the Xboxes and PS3s now with their dashboard and PSN (respectively) so why not create something to download there which will allow you to play certain games with others on different platforms.
I dont know if it is a bit too ambitious but I think if I/we on here can come up with some good ideas then perhaps I would email or post a letter to some game developers and see what they think.
Maybe I am the only one who is thinking these things but if not maybe we could submit our ideas and see what they come back with.
Anyways I realize that I have been rambling for far too long now so leave some feedback if you want and add any ideas or thoughts you have had.
Josh