http://uk.pc.gamespy.com/pc/spore/707976p1.html
That was just FYI, not exactly part of the debate.GameSpy: Still PC only?
[Will Wright]: Well, actually we are going to go on all platforms, but we will come out on PC first. We will even come out on cell phones and stuff.
The fact is, PC games have a larger number of high quality games that consoles do. They've been around longer, so they have the history going for them. Games designed for PCs are generally much better on PCs. Games designed for consoles are generally much better on consoles (Halo PC kinda sucks).
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Guys, you're quoting huge loads of text over and over. My scroll wheel is dying!
A lot of the games that drunkymonkey mentioned are also on consoles, but I figured I wouldn't comment on that as it doesn't really move this debate forward. Let's try not to be hysterical about this debate.
No normal person has played Smash Bros Brawl (remember, Miyamoto is a God), so you really can't form an opinion on it. It's easy to imagine what it would be like if it's online, but you can't say it will be like that since it hasn't been experienced yet.
Despite the idea that "consoles stomped all over PCs", the PCs are still here. They go through their ups and downs, but they won't be 'stomped out' completely. There are things you can do on the PC that just don't work right on a console, like RTSes. It only seems like things might have 'died' for PC gaming because console gaming is so much more 'mainstream' and public. You hear "OMGWTF AERIS DIES" on forums a lot more than "Wow, anti-aliasing does wonders to Half-Life."
Deathknight, we understand your preference. But if you had access to a capable PC and were able to play the awesome games you'd be singing a different tune. I happen to come from both sides and have expressed my preference on this particular poll (consoles) based on generality (or communist, depending how you look at it :P).
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