Gamescom 2014: PCs Used To Showcase Games..Please give cheap hits
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To be fair, PC can be set to console spec setting (give or that), so developers can test the game, without hooking up an xbox or Dev kit. However, putting a dummy xbox is just poor judgement, & people will accuse them of trying to deceived people.
They should just put a small sign that games is on PC, but set to X1 spec, as the game is still in development. It will save all the drama.
They should just put a small sign that games is on PC, but set to X1 spec, as the game is still in development. It will save all the drama.
Two things I don't get:
1) Why anyone is surprised by this
2) Why people get mad and/or blast companies for doing this
We all know games are developed on PC then moved over to their console counterparts. Why would ANY developer take the time and expense of putting code into console form just to show a small part of it at a conference? It would make no sense.
So long as what they show is an honest representation of the final product then there's no reason to get riled up about it.
What I get ticked off about is that they're still creating games with consoles in mind and dumbing down the PC version for "parity". Now that's something to actually be surprised and mad about.
1) Why anyone is surprised by this
2) Why people get mad and/or blast companies for doing this
We all know games are developed on PC then moved over to their console counterparts. Why would ANY developer take the time and expense of putting code into console form just to show a small part of it at a conference? It would make no sense.
So long as what they show is an honest representation of the final product then there's no reason to get riled up about it.
What I get ticked off about is that they're still creating games with consoles in mind and dumbing down the PC version for "parity". Now that's something to actually be surprised and mad about.
It wouldn't be half as bad if thy didn't put dummy Xbox.
As for parity, its mainly to save development cost I guess, or Console makers 'encourage' developers to make their game as close to PC as possible. There is like only one way to do it....
As for parity, its mainly to save development cost I guess, or Console makers 'encourage' developers to make their game as close to PC as possible. There is like only one way to do it....
Seems like MS and Sony love dat Nvidia hardware to show off their games. Can't say I blame them. Nvidia's Gpus combined with their superior drivers over AMD's, provide the best stability.
Microsoft and Sony and possibly even Nintendo have done this for years now. I don't see the big deal, as long as they aren't trying to deceive, which I don't feel they have.
So games coming to PC were shown off on a PC and this is some how the worst thing to ever happen since the last worst thing to ever happen. Please, give me a fookin break.
The thing is no one knows if these games will look as good, on consoles, as they do now after they go gold.
Probably.
Gaming is a funny industry, because history never changes. Yet people act like it's a new thing every year. Although some are smart enough to know, but just troll for clicks.
Back in the 80s, gaming mags and game boxes would sometimes show a pic of the best version (C64/Amiga), but the actual game would look like junk if it was for a lower end system. I know, because when my bros and I bought Apple II games, the real Apple games looked like ass compared to those great looking C64/Amiga images on the back of the box.
That was Ubisoft at the MS presser, AC Unity wasn't show at Sony's press event.
Batman Arkham Knight was on PC at Sony's show though. I think with 3rd parties they decide how they want to show their games anyway.I think what the people are talking about here is that the playable games on the show floor aren't being played on the consoles but on computers. I would guess they don't want to send all of those debug units out when they are still working hard on the games and it's just easier for them to send out PC's but I can't say for sure.
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That was Ubisoft at the MS presser, AC Unity wasn't show at Sony's press event.
I think what the people are talking about here is that the playable games on the show floor aren't being played on the consoles but on computers. I would guess they don't want to send all of those debug units out when they are still working hard on the games and it's just easier for them to send out PC's but I can't say for sure.
Yeah you're right. It was Batman.
On the second part of your post I agree as well. I just hope all the games shown are a damn near identical representation of the final product.
You show off these things on what's going to make the game look/run best with unoptimized code. You also want to show it off on something that can run flawlessly while being cramped up.
PCs fit the bill over some small console boxes.
PCs fit the bill over some small console boxes.
Nice to see many reacting 'so what'. Seriously, what the f*** is so new about this? Hasn't this been a case for years, even during the first year of this generation?
I think you missed the point
I take it that was aimed at me.
The point here seems to be they want site clicks and decided to bitch about something not worth bitching about.
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