Fans of every gaming platform (and those with vested interests in) like to toot their own horn and Microsoft's Games For Windows senior director Kevin Unangst (unsurprisingly) does just that in an interview with Gamasutra.
Microsoft Exec Heaps Praise On PC Gaming
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Figures Microsoft would love a platform where you can control practically everything from when you can activate and play your game to how often your spy programs have to call home to make sure you're not suddenly a criminal. Why does this not surprise me?
I'll gladly give up PC gaming (for the expense, the bugginess, the pain in the ass doing matchmaking and hosting with firewalls etc.) when they finally develop an FPS control that doesn't absolutely suck on a console. Wiggling two tiny nubs is no way to play a shooter.
I even bought a 360 just b/c I wanted to try Gears, but never got more than 1/3 of the way through it b/c I just can't stand the controls. Great for racing and platformers, terrible for shooters.
I even bought a 360 just b/c I wanted to try Gears, but never got more than 1/3 of the way through it b/c I just can't stand the controls. Great for racing and platformers, terrible for shooters.
Yep I got a 360 so I could play GTA4 and the controller really detracts from the experience. I can't stand navigating or aiming with a controller. In short, it sucks balls.
There is hope though, check this out (360 keyboard and mouse): http://warishellgaming.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21351
It shoyuldnt bee too hard to put support intot he xbox os for keyboard and mous i mean they do have USB dont they? but then it also would come down to the game utilising that support but i guess a patch wouldnt hurt
Im not a console player myself
Im not a console player myself
wow, keyboard/mouse for the 360 might just mean i won't suck at aiming in console fps anymore 
i played halo 2 on live for the first time _ever_ yesterday and man... i really suck at it. i mean, i always came out last with something like 4 frags while the winner had 25. that was kind of frustrating
i played halo 2 on live for the first time _ever_ yesterday and man... i really suck at it. i mean, i always came out last with something like 4 frags while the winner had 25. that was kind of frustrating
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If Microsoft brought mouse and keyboard to the 360 I can hear all the console people complaining and the inevitable CONTROLLER ONLY!! servers.
I'm still scratching my head as to why M$ hasn't put out their own (with 360 logo that is the only keyboard and mouse config that works) out on 360 yet. They're totally into the money thing so you would think heres a chance to bring over some PC gamers and make money in the process. ????????
As far as PC being at the forefront I agree but developers more interested in making money then fans (thats just the way I see them) jumping ship and going to console will slow progress down on the platform. But in the long run PC will win. I think that 360 and PS3 gamers who haven't been exposed to high resolution gaming that PC gamers have been enjoying for a decade or so were just shocked when they saw something running above 640X480 and once that demographic gets used to it they will look for the next jump in graphics. I think there are a lot of people out there who have only been exposed to consoles discovering PC and once you go to PC most of us choose that as our preffered platform. Thats my experience.
I'm still scratching my head as to why M$ hasn't put out their own (with 360 logo that is the only keyboard and mouse config that works) out on 360 yet. They're totally into the money thing so you would think heres a chance to bring over some PC gamers and make money in the process. ????????
As far as PC being at the forefront I agree but developers more interested in making money then fans (thats just the way I see them) jumping ship and going to console will slow progress down on the platform. But in the long run PC will win. I think that 360 and PS3 gamers who haven't been exposed to high resolution gaming that PC gamers have been enjoying for a decade or so were just shocked when they saw something running above 640X480 and once that demographic gets used to it they will look for the next jump in graphics. I think there are a lot of people out there who have only been exposed to consoles discovering PC and once you go to PC most of us choose that as our preffered platform. Thats my experience.
Microsoft do, do a Mac version of office I think. Im willing to bet thats about right, otherwise there would be linux and mac versions of live games...
Then again microsoft is trying to get in bed with open source so it could be possible for the future. I think it would be a good thing personally because perhaps the fact most games are windows based is hurting the industry.
People can complain about piracy or intel intergrated all they want but no one has even considered opening up the whole PC market. More people that can play games would probably mean more people playing games, but oh well, its about control hey?
If that wasnt obvious anyways... duh
cool
It's rather scary
Kevin Unangst: "And who knows, in that vision of the future, everything may be called a PC, right?"
Random PC-gamer: "Wrong. Absolutely wrong."
On the other hand I'd love to call my toilet a "PC" as well! All hail the revolution...
Your eyes work just fine.
If Microsoft can pick themselves up to a level that a gamer like me can respect them, I'll probably also throw myself naked, coated in ham glaze, off a cliff into a herd of rabid wolverines who are high on angel dust.
Microsoft <-----------(the bloody universe)-----------------------> PC Gaming
The gist I got was, "We will mix and match anything from any platform in order to maximize our revenues."
Gaming with a controller is easy as long as that's the only way you game.
Gaming with a controller is easy as long as that's the only way you game.
Well said
another aspect is that by releasing the API's to their core and dx they hope to unlock the market in china which in turn would mean big money.
Do you have trouble reading or comprehending?
"that could have went to talking into rockstar/take2's ear for GTA4 PC."
Get it? No?!
MICROSOFT STARTED SOMETHING CALLED GAMES FOR WINDOWS AND THUS HAVE SOME POWER IN ASKING DEVELOPERS TO MAKE GAMES FOR THEIR PLATFORM.
sigh.