Kyle Hansen wrote: > PC users brag up and tout the beauty of their platform and what it really comes > down to is this: There is only one area that PC's outperform Mac's... and that is > in the arena of Video games. The arguments always come back to that. And reason > that Mac's lag in the video game arena isn't even Apple's fault. It is the fault > of game developers writing code for the platform with the most users. I understand > it. It's a business.
Yes, I agree. There are a lot more PCs out there then Macs so it's commercialy better to develop PC games than for the Mac although some developers finally code for PC and Mac at the same time now. Diablo 2 and Myst 3 are good examples. > Same reason that hackers and Virus authors attack the PC > platform with 60,000 more virii than are written for the Mac (again, that's a plus > for a Mac user). I am glad that game developers write for the PC and then port > successful games over to the mac. If you really think about it, it works out in > our favor. The idiot 13 year old PC gamers (read ***beta testers***) get to try > 100 different games each year and only the best 15 ever make it over to the Mac. Well yes, but there are a lof of games I would like to play which aren't available for the Mac, like Commandos 2 f.e. That is the reason I'll be buying a PC soon, yes even me. But only for playing games. I'm thinking of gettin' a P3 1Ghz with a Geforce 2. Speaking of playing games on Macs and PCs. My bro has a P3 600 with a TNT2 16 MB and I have B&W 400 with a Voodoo 5 64 MB, but games such as UT look much better on his PC than on my Mac. Games look more 'real' on PCs, games on Macs look more cartoonish I must admit. I think that's because the implenation of DirectX on Windowz is better than the Macs equivalent. > True. I got a Playstation 2 yesterday!!!!! Talk about graphics. I'm in > loooove. Yeah I know :) You definitley have to check out Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec. Damn, that looks good. And for next year, you'll have to check Metal Gear Solid 2. I have seen the 2 demos on my PS2 and it was astonishing! -- Marc van Gemert | MacSonar Support Team http://www.macsonar.net | http://www.macdesk.net ------------------------------------------------- "Computer games don't affect kids. If Pacman affected our generation, we'd be all be running around in darkened rooms munching pills and listening to repetitive music." -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
