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Re: New Fable Screens
Old 08-06-2004, 03:48 PM   #11
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Default Re: New Fable Screens

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Originally Posted by Null
bit of an over exaggeration there the coin flips both ways on that type of subject because 5 years from now i'll be able to put in a game and run it on my pc, knowing it may not run the greatest, but will run. however 5 years from how to play a new console game i'll have to buy a new console. and that sucks.
True, but when the amount of ram you need to buy is the same cost as a new console or close to it, it amounts to the same thing. Example: I have a Dell with 2 Ram slots that have to be identical. Right now I have 256 in each. If I want to upgrade, I have to toss out both 256 and buy 2 512. Thats a new console... or two or three.

God forbid you need to get a new graphics card or a new processor. PC gaming is an expensive excercise with a very short half life when it comes to tech advances and standards. I got a brand new PC a year ago with a 256 ATI card, 512 RAMBUS and a 2.6 GH processor and I thought I would be set for a while... meanwhile it didn't take long for games like Farcry to chug my PC and even blow it out of the water.

Consoles are just a better value over a longer time. This isn't to say I don't like PC gaming, because I own more PC games than console games, but consoles are just a better value for what you get.
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