Yes, the PS3 is expensive. We get it. That doesn't mean, however, that any story involving money must involve yet another puerile dig at the price tag.
I get the feeling a few people missed the point. I'll admit to not knowing who Mark Rein is, so I've no bias one way or another. What I took from this is that the install base of home PCs is huge, yet a great many of these are incapable of playing the latest games - be they old or have integrated video. So what if someone sees a new game that they would like to play?
In this scenario, they have a choice: upgrade/replace the machine to bring it up to spec to play the game, or buy a console if the game's available. Given most people's reluctance to start replacing components and the confusion surrounding video card models (I'm looking at you, ATI.), they are lost customers.
Blaming Intel is a fairly simplistic and successfully headline-grabbing thing to say, but the issue is a real one.
Apple preparing another large London store?
Mar 6th 2008 5:03AM (TUAW.com)The KRCS place just isn't the same.
Berlin hotel offers cel-shaded room to guests
Nov 15th 2006 8:25PM (Joystiq)Epic's Mark Rein: Intel is killing PC Gaming
Jul 12th 2006 10:08AM (Joystiq)In this scenario, they have a choice: upgrade/replace the machine to bring it up to spec to play the game, or buy a console if the game's available. Given most people's reluctance to start replacing components and the confusion surrounding video card models (I'm looking at you, ATI.), they are lost customers.
Blaming Intel is a fairly simplistic and successfully headline-grabbing thing to say, but the issue is a real one.
Why are there no famous video game critics?
Jul 4th 2006 9:02AM (Joystiq)