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Which gaming device will last longer?

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Which gaming device will last longer?
Consoles
10% [8]
PC
81% [64]
Smartphones/Tablets
3% [2]
Cloud Gaming
6% [5]
Total Votes: 79

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  • Ricardomz
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 3:37 pm GMT

    Which gaming device do you thing that will endure over the years?

    Which gaming device do you thing that will endure over the years?

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  • SolidTy
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 3:40 pm GMT

    PC gaming in that four choice poll.

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    PC gaming in that four choice poll.

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  • jake44
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 3:43 pm GMT

    PC gaming. Consoles will eventually die out.

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    PC gaming. Consoles will eventually die out.

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  • Ricardomz
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 3:43 pm GMT

    SolidTy wrote:

    PC gaming in that four choice poll.

    And what if there was no poll? Would you choose differently?

    [QUOTE="SolidTy"]

    PC gaming in that four choice poll.

    [/QUOTE]

    And what if there was no poll? Would you choose differently?

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  • MercenaryMafia
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 3:45 pm GMT
    PC

    Sony has won. Game over.

    ps4

    PC
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  • SolidTy
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 3:46 pm GMT

    Ricardomz wrote:

    SolidTy wrote:

    PC gaming in that four choice poll.

    And what if there was no poll? Would you choose differently?

    I didn't vote in the poll at all. I only mentioned the poll in my post for posterity, in case the poll was later taken down as I've seen over the years in SW.

    However, I did answer your question with my post instead.

    Question in OP :

    "Which Gaming device will last longer?"

    I gave the answer I believe to be true with my post, PC gaming. Of course, I don't think the other options are going away anytime soon.

    Edited on Oct 5, 2012 3:48 pm GMT Edited 2 total times.

    2009-2010 SW King,The LAST SW HERO, Most Respected User, & 3x Hippy Manticore Ancient Award winning SolidTy:

    I am GOTY, Gamespotter of the Year!

    [QUOTE="Ricardomz"]

    [QUOTE="SolidTy"]

    PC gaming in that four choice poll.

    [/QUOTE]

    And what if there was no poll? Would you choose differently?

    [/QUOTE]

    I didn't vote in the poll at all. I only mentioned the poll in my post for posterity, in case the poll was later taken down as I've seen over the years in SW.

    However, I did answer your question with my post instead.

    Question in OP :

    "Which Gaming device will last longer?"

    I gave the answer I believe to be true with my post, PC gaming. Of course, I don't think the other options are going away anytime soon.

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  • locopatho
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 3:46 pm GMT
    All of them?
    They're all growing.

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    All of them? They're all growing.
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  • cainetao11
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 3:47 pm GMT
    SolidTy wrote:

    PC gaming in that four choice poll.


    I agree, although I read it wrong. I feel as long as smart phones are here, the handheld is dead.
    "The Xbox 360, PS3, Wii are products, not spouses. You don't owe them your lifelong faithfulness. As game consoles, their purpose is to let you play the games you want to play. Anyone who willingly denies themselves great games out of some delusional desire to remain loyal to some massive, multi-national corporation needs to re think things."
    [QUOTE="SolidTy"]

    PC gaming in that four choice poll.

    [/QUOTE] I agree, although I read it wrong. I feel as long as smart phones are here, the handheld is dead.
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  • YoshiYogurt
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 3:48 pm GMT
    cainetao11 wrote:
    SolidTy wrote:

    PC gaming in that four choice poll.


    I agree, although I read it wrong. I feel as long as smart phones are here, the handheld is dead.


    ROFL, no

    Next Gen: PC + WiiU

    PC Specs: i7 875k OCed to 3.6ghz, GTX 560, 4gb RAM, 60gb SSD + 300gb & 450gb 10k drives

    Consoles: NES, Genesis, PS1, Gamecube, Wii, 360, WiiU

    Handheld: GBC, GBA, GBmicro, DS, 3DS, iPhone3G, IpodClassic

    [QUOTE="cainetao11"][QUOTE="SolidTy"]

    PC gaming in that four choice poll.

    [/QUOTE] I agree, although I read it wrong. I feel as long as smart phones are here, the handheld is dead. [/QUOTE] ROFL, no
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  • campzor
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 8:04 pm GMT
    pc wont ever go away..
    i dont see consoles going either
    pc wont ever go away.. i dont see consoles going either
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  • rjdofu
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 8:15 pm GMT

    PC.

    Edited on Oct 5, 2012 8:16 pm GMT

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    PC.

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  • nameless12345
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 8:30 pm GMT

    If you asked this a few years ago I would say the PC.

    The IBM compatible PC exists since the early 80s and still no end in sight (of course the 80s ones and modern ones have little in common).

    However, times are changing.

    The PC and consoles will continue to exist but they will face big competition in the form of phones/tablets and cloud gaming.

    Let's put it that way - there are about 100 million Wii owners out there and about 70 million 360 & PS3 owners out there (and about 150 million DS/3DS and 70 million PSP/Vita owners).

    But there are millions upon millions of people owning a phone capable of running games.

    Maybe not very good games, but games nonetheless.

    And if you consider the expenses connected to game development on modern consoles, it doesn't take a blind man to figure out where the future of gaming is.

    Sure, the amount of classic PCs in the world is still the biggest, but most of them are capable of running only flash games or old games.

    The amount of enthusiast gamer PCs is clearly a lot lower than the "work" PCs.

    So if cloud gaming evolves and becomes a viable option, I can see it giving the consoles and PCs a run for their money in the not so distant future.

    But PC will of course continue to get games because it's a open platform and anyone can develop for it without any licensing fees or such.

    The future of consoles may be a bit more uncertain but at the same time people are still interested in dedicated gaming devices.

    They will just have to evolve and get some new or unique features.

    If you asked this a few years ago I would say the PC.

    The IBM compatible PC exists since the early 80s and still no end in sight (of course the 80s ones and modern ones have little in common).

    However, times are changing.

    The PC and consoles will continue to exist but they will face big competition in the form of phones/tablets and cloud gaming.

    Let's put it that way - there are about 100 million Wii owners out there and about 70 million 360 & PS3 owners out there (and about 150 million DS/3DS and 70 million PSP/Vita owners).

    But there are millions upon millions of people owning a phone capable of running games.

    Maybe not very good games, but games nonetheless.

    And if you consider the expenses connected to game development on modern consoles, it doesn't take a blind man to figure out where the future of gaming is.

    Sure, the amount of classic PCs in the world is still the biggest, but most of them are capable of running only flash games or old games.

    The amount of enthusiast gamer PCs is clearly a lot lower than the "work" PCs.

    So if cloud gaming evolves and becomes a viable option, I can see it giving the consoles and PCs a run for their money in the not so distant future.

    But PC will of course continue to get games because it's a open platform and anyone can develop for it without any licensing fees or such.

    The future of consoles may be a bit more uncertain but at the same time people are still interested in dedicated gaming devices.

    They will just have to evolve and get some new or unique features.

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  • Armoured_Mage
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 8:45 pm GMT

    theyre all pc's

    theyre all pc's

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  • nameless12345
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 8:47 pm GMT

    Armoured_Mage wrote:

    theyre all pc's

    When we say PC we actually mean "runs Windows and is open platform".

    [QUOTE="Armoured_Mage"]

    theyre all pc's

    [/QUOTE]

    When we say PC we actually mean "runs Windows and is open platform".

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  • TheWalkingGhost
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 8:53 pm GMT
    They will all die.
    They will all die.
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  • Jonwh18
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 9:02 pm GMT

    PC is never going anywhere.

    Smartphnes aren't going anywhere ether but they haven't even begun to be acceptable gaming devices to anyone with real standards .

    PC is never going anywhere.

    Smartphnes aren't going anywhere ether but they haven't even begun to be acceptable gaming devices to anyone with real standards .

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  • darkspineslayer
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 9:11 pm GMT
    I give it 5 years before most personal PCs are for gaming. Sure they will still be used in a business setting, but the casual Internet browser is going to have a tablet.

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    I give it 5 years before most personal PCs are for gaming. Sure they will still be used in a business setting, but the casual Internet browser is going to have a tablet.
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  • hippiesanta
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 9:30 pm GMT
    jake44 wrote:

    PC gaming. Consoles will eventually die out.



    no it won't ... it only evolves

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    [QUOTE="jake44"]

    PC gaming. Consoles will eventually die out.

    [/QUOTE] no it won't ... it only evolves
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  • organic_machine
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 9:31 pm GMT

    nameless12345 wrote:

    Armoured_Mage wrote:

    theyre all pc's

    When we say PC we actually mean "runs Windows and is open platform".

    But that is completely stupid.

    GUFU, the Film Appreciation Union.

    [QUOTE="nameless12345"]

    [QUOTE="Armoured_Mage"]

    theyre all pc's

    [/QUOTE]

    When we say PC we actually mean "runs Windows and is open platform".

    [/QUOTE]

    But that is completely stupid.

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  • ShadowsDemon
     
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    Oct 5, 2012 10:25 pm GMT
    PC

    /thread

    lolfail .

    PC /thread
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