Post by Eorl @ 09:52am 12/11/14 | 42 Comments
"My sense is that the game console platform is not likely to enjoy the heydays when it was really unambiguously the only and the best game platform to enjoy games," CEO Jen-Hsun told investors (via WCCFtech).
"It’s just not true anymore. There are just too many other ways to enjoy games. Without any question is that the PC is continuing to expand the number of titles. Great titles are coming to the PC. It is continuing to grow and the quality of titles is growing up ever so fast."
"The PC has become the world’s largest game platform. [In] China [and] developing countries around the world, PC is a piece of platform they already own. They can upgrade it two, three, four times without having to change the basic platform. So the total of cost of ownership of a game PC is quite attractive."
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Posted 10:13am 12/11/14
They explained all this over a year ago...
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-consoles-g
Posted 10:16am 12/11/14
when was that?!
Posted 10:19am 12/11/14
Posted 10:28am 12/11/14
Only an idiot would believe this. The average person doesn't want a PC gaming experience.
Posted 10:32am 12/11/14
really i get asked all a time what a decent cheap pc around $600-$1000 to play MOBA games.
Posted 10:33am 12/11/14
I am staggered by how popular MOBAs are - I only play Dota 2 but I figured it was massively out of reach of the vast majority of the population because of the steep learning curve and the level of complexity. But I've watched the monthly player count go from half a million to something like 9m now. Amazing.
Posted 10:36am 12/11/14
Posted 10:42am 12/11/14
Ever since AMD have made all a generations APUs. You been under a rock eh?
Posted 10:48am 12/11/14
The guy is saying that he believes the average person WILL want a PC for their gaming experience, not necessarily currently, but in the not too distant future.
Steam OS is certainly going to help this situation.
Posted 10:49am 12/11/14
Posted 10:52am 12/11/14
Posted 11:35am 12/11/14
Posted 11:38am 12/11/14
Posted 11:40am 12/11/14
While there's no denying there is certainly a market for PC gaming, and a lot of enthusiasts who either stick with it or those - myself included - who in many cases would prefer a PC for most games - it's not universal, and there's plenty of people out there who just want a device without the pain of a keyboard and desk chair. Consoles aren't going anywhere for this or next generation, and come 2017-2018 sales of the PS5 aren't going to flop just because it's a console.
Posted 11:43am 12/11/14
Just kind of reeks of Nvidia trying to pander to their core demo; like most marketing claims it is baseless and can be ignored
Posted 12:01pm 12/11/14
Posted 12:02pm 12/11/14
Posted 01:19pm 12/11/14
You don't have to download the MOBA's if you don't want to ;)
The only thing it will do is bring more market share to PC in the long run.
Posted 01:37pm 12/11/14
If only there were some kind of bus which allowed input devices that typically use basic serial communication such as keyboard and mice to be used universally.
Posted 01:44pm 12/11/14
Posted 01:56pm 12/11/14
Posted 02:25pm 12/11/14
pretty much how i read it lol
that would work out very nicely for nvidia if it were the case
that doesn't mean anything to anyone except PC only fanbois though
how are microsoft and sony competing against it? there is a reason most games the days are made for console primarily and then get ported to PC
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Posted 03:20pm 12/11/14
Why people can't just enjoy games on their platform of choice and let others do the same baffles me. Does other people playing games on console directly affect how much fun you'll have gaming on PC? Does other people gaming on PC have any impact on the fun you can have playing on a console? Its so pointless even arguing it, you can't use arguments like "But on a technical level, the specs are better" to convince people to game on a PC instead of a console, because like pave said, the only people who give a s*** about things like that are PC evangelists in the first place. People are going to follow the games and follow the experiences they want to have to the platforms that are going to offer it to them.
Posted 03:50pm 12/11/14
I have a dedicated gaming room with a 3D projector, a 120" screen and a full blown cinema sound system. So yes I am a dedicated gamer and have been for the past 25 years plus an I.T. engineer. As you can see from my setup I can definitely tell the difference in graphics sound and overall quality. Well I used to love my PC but just grew tired of it for a simple reason. When I finally get my game time I DO NOT want to fiddle with installing drivers, with crashes, figuring out why it does nbot work as it should , millions of setup options etc.. i JUST want to play and relax.
Since the PS4 I never looked back just love it the controls are as precise as a mouse once you get used to it (I used to agree that nothing came close to the mouse) and I just switch it on and play. No crashes no setups no headaches, controls are always familiar. The final straw with the PC for me was WatchDogs I was really looking forward to it installed it and guess what on my hyper gaming pc it was like a slide show I threw the f.... out and bought it for PS4 same graphics same everything and NO hassle. You can argue all you want I've got it all and this is the reality of it.
I went through the same scenario when the PS1 came out it was just a relief and enjoyed the hell out of it. Don’t bash me for it, this is how a lot of people feel. Also don’t start on how WatchDogs can be fixed to run smooth as that is my point.
Cheers and happy gaming for all of us on any platform we love.
Posted 04:41pm 12/11/14
Posted 04:53pm 12/11/14
Posted 05:05pm 12/11/14
I think it shows a pretty fundamental lack of broader perspective really.
I can see this being a press release that may come back to bite nVidia in the rear when, inevitably, the next gen console tenders for GPU maker come about.
Posted 05:25pm 12/11/14
they will just make a headline "console games leap back to the forefront of gaming due to nvidia powahhhhh!" or something equally hilarious.
Posted 06:04pm 12/11/14
The tegra chips seem to have lost their popularity and their other mobile gaming attempts have been huge flops. They are still making great PC components but with AMD making a killing in the console market they are in a great position to under cut nvidia by even greater margins than they currently do if they want to get all throat cutty about it. What might even be making it worse is that developers are going to be optimizing games for AMD without any financial encouragement from AMD due to their console monopoly.
I hope they get their s*** together because AMD can be a bunch of lazy f*****s and without nvidia I think we could see a big stagnation in advancements in graphics.
Posted 06:28pm 12/11/14
But seriously, the number of console gamers who are stuck in the 1990s. So many of them don't realise a PC can be plugged into a TV, surround sound system and utilise both k/b, mouse and controller and hence played on the comfort of your couch
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Then try discuss total cost of a PC vs console, these idiots add on the cost of the monitor.
But they neglect to mention the $2000 TV they are viewing the console games on.
This debate is never going to be argued by sensible people who will fair-dinkum compare apples to apples.
As others have said, just play what you want on whatever console you want. And know that consoles provide a great experience with 'lesser' equipment.
Basically its the standard rule of quality: you get what you pay for.
Posted 10:18pm 12/11/14
Steam is trying to involve themselves into the OS of your future telly. That's it.
Posted 10:34pm 12/11/14
Posted 08:40am 13/11/14
Posted 10:02am 13/11/14
I only paid 4x what a console of those days cost. Nowadays you can build a great pc for 2-3x the cost of a ps4.
Secondly if you are seriously telling me that you can't handle all the updates you are talking out of your arse not comparing apples to apples. I have an Xbox360 and PS3 and everytime I turn those on i have to update 20mins worth of patches. Then I put in a game that I haven't played in a while and again 30 mins of patching.
So the point is: if you don't use a system often of course you will have to patch it a lot on the odd occasion you turn it on. If you keep a pc up to date then it runs like a dream.
And there is no way clicking the accept button on your nvidia or windows update every few weeks is intellectually difficult!
Posted 10:32am 13/11/14
Posted 11:43am 13/11/14
Posted 03:23pm 13/11/14
Thats why I only post here once in decade. Simply no point...
Posted 05:06pm 13/11/14
*Sn*******
Posted 05:13pm 13/11/14
hyper gaming machine" and then whinge like a f***** when it doesnt work.
What will happen in the future a move towards standardised machines similar to consoles., except a proper computer. They do exist now but in different forms. I think valve is working on this issue right now.
Posted 05:17pm 13/11/14