Blizzard: World of Warcraft Not for Consoles

[tommysch]

[citation][nom]pumakrieg[/nom]A modest PC can kill any "graphics machine" console. Then again, they do cost more.[/citation]

Then again, you dont get 5 13yo yelling on their mommy sponsored Xbox while you play at any game online.

 

[jsm6746]

pc pwns all

 

[beans4you]

Blizzard could effectively use all that damn Japanese Gold farming money to sell WOW installed to a "Blizzard" labeled 60GB 360 HD with Blizzard labeled mouse and keyboard, which DO work on the 360 and PS3 also, on the ps2, thats what the usb ports are for... Microsoft has said, its entirely up to the Game devs to make this possible through software. Blizzard is just money hungry, and fits in well with Activision, Not that Microsoft is not either, leasing the options out but still. If WOW was going to go to a console it would have happened like stated, as soon as the 360 and ps3 hit the market. Just to bad Blizzard AND Activision are lazy and rather suck something dry before spending more money to make money...

in my mind the xbox-live network could really help keep things secure for this life sucking game but what do I know I have ADHD, LETS GO RIDE BIKES!

 

[logitic]

The Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 impressed me so much I never even bought one. Back in the day I had two xbox's. But now I only play on PC.

 

[r3t4rd]

[citation][nom]kravmaga[/nom]Get off my lawn, greenhorn. I've lived through times when I had to manually assign and manage irqs, install drivers that took up to 12 floppies and reboot my computer any time anything was disconnected out of its socket. Now, everything is usb plug and play and embeds a streamlined standard graphical user interface for your lazy arse's convenience. Back in my days, we troopered through dozens of hours learning and setting up ring networks just so that four of us could take turns dueling in warcraft 2 multiplayer. And we loved it! And we had to walk in the snow for ten miles...etc=PSeriously though, computers are not consoles. Convenience of use has zero relevance. Every day I plug my cintiq on it and work with maya, cs4, office and countless other 3rd party software that I can install to keep my department churning out work on time and pay for the mortgage...Just because I can also spend some odd 200 bucks on a graphic card and install steam or battlenet doesn't make it any more of a fair value comparison to a console.The day the console and PC focus groups overlap, that's when you know the ADD generation's all grown up and I'll know I'm too old for this shit.[/citation]
If you haven't noticed, alot of the people who post on here are teenagers to mid twenties who's voices haven't changed nor have thier balls yet dropped and have no clue in life. They regergitate what they know of in thier own little world. They also are closed minded and too ignorant to explore and pursue the real fun as what we GenX'ers have done. Sad truth is, much of these young "Net Generation" will remain as they were when they were 13yrs old into adult hood. Its just sad...real sad. We GenX'ers grew up with no PC gaming or internet like today. We grew up camping, playing ball in the streets or sand pits. We grew up biking miles and miles to our favorite fishing holes, Arcade, part of the forest where we made our tree house, as kids. *sigh* Damn makes me sound soooo damn old.

 

[m-manla]

That is fair. It would not work unless you can have cross-platform compatibility anyway.

 

[namecnassianer]

"wow would have been great on console. all they had to do was make a device that reads hotkey commands from your brainwaves and it would have been a hit."

That's what I was thinking, lol. The best thing about the console is the relative simplicity of the controls. In WoW, it is nigh unto impossible for a casual player to be competitive against a seasoned player who uses multiple macros, a programmed gaming mouse, and sh*tpot full of preset keys, especially in PVP.

Now, voice commands would be interesting...

 

[ssddx]

Since when is there not more hassle in gaming on a computer than a console? Consoles for the most part require nothing more than a HD install and perhaps an automatic system update to play. And as stated, on a computer you do have to worry about patches, drivers and hardware often enough. Playing an older game (w98 era or before) can bring it's own problems to bear as well.

In terms of graphics, perhaps a PS3 or the like may have trouble with crysis or the like, but then again so do many computer systems more than a few years old. Considering the permanent nature of the hardware used, I think consoles (at least the ps3) do darn well. Take a look at games such as Soul Calibur 4, Sacred 2 and Final Fantasy XIII and you will see what I mean.

In terms of the article? I dont believe wow, or a similar mmo would work quite right on a console. For me anyways, KB+M has always been the way to play.

 

[namecnassianer]

"wow would have been great on console. all they had to do was make a device that reads hotkey commands from your brainwaves and it would have been a hit."

That's what I was thinking, lol. The best thing about consoles is the relatively simple gaming controls. In WoW, it is nigh unto impossible for a casual gamer to be competitive against a seasoned player who uses multiple macros, a programmed gaming mouse and multiple preset keys, especially in PVP.

Now, voice command would be interesting...

 

[drksilenc]

[citation][nom]hollowtek[/nom]wow would have been great on console. all they had to do was make a device that reads hotkey commands from your brainwaves and it would have been a hit.[/citation]
yes so we can have automated macros and make the game more brainless

 

[mavroxur]

[citation][nom]Shadow703793[/nom]CPU has little to do when running games. A good X2 or hell possibly even a P4 with a 7800GTS would have blown away the 360.[/citation]


Show me a "7800GTS" first 🙂

 

[sliem]

Any MMO games must be played in PC because of its requirement of complex controls in order to compete. If the MMO game does not have PvP then it's a different story.

 

[blueomni]

I think consoles are great enternainement machines. They can play video games and currently do a lot of other stuff (movies, internet, music...).

But there are things that consoles like they are right now can't simply do - MMOs, FPS, RTS game types are typically PC games and for a good reason: keyboard and mouse.

There is also the target market factor. PCs are for more hardcore players who really enjoy graphics (and don't come up with "My console has great graphics too!" - It hasn't). Consoles are for casual gamers (WII), gamers who also enjoy a good Bluray film (PS3) and gamers who don't want to have much trouble setting up and installing games (XBOX).

Finally, and for those who say that PCs are a lot more expensive... you can't install Office suite, select a different browser, develop your own code, or even simply manage your money with a console... and more important, do all that while listening to music or watching a film.
One cannot lot at a PC as a gaming machine because no one buys a computer to just play games.

Hugs and kisses

 

[beans4you]

@R3t4rd, I hear ya. I recall 8 hour trail rides as of maybe 4 years ago lol.. I need to get back into it!.. yet I need a grand for a decent mnt bike as im to rough on them haha.. But yeah.. I didn't get a nes till i was 8, I don't know about irqs but i used to play blood, duke nukem doom and others back in the day at a computer shop, hourly charged*, Golden Eye on N64 was what really got me hooked on fps'ers ..and don't even get me started on tree houses.. 4 floors? yup.. its good to remember.

 

[IFLATLINEI]

No big loss there. I dont know anyone who ever said Man i wish Wow would come to PS3. LOL WoW Sucks!

 

[pumakrieg]

[citation][nom]TommySch[/nom]Then again, you dont get 5 13yo yelling on their mommy sponsored Xbox while you play at any game online.[/citation]

I am pro computer so i agree completely. I was just making a slight concession.

 

[etrnl_frost]

[citation][nom]Nimmist[/nom]The big thing consoles have going for them is the lack of PC style DRM. I know several people who have given up on PC gaming just because of the ridiculous DRM common in PC games.[/citation].... unwittingly wholeheartedly selling their soul to the console style of DRM... which is so prevalent and successful that the vast majority of the world don't even think it exists. Well played, consoles, well played.

 

[widcard]

Yeah, but if your a snot nosed 15 year old that has a mom screaming all the time to get off the console and take out the trash, Not having WoW come tho the console may not be a bad idea. PC gaming is just stupid expensive because that new game you just got is only getting a Max 45.FPS so shell out more money again to buy that new CPU/Motherboard/Video card.

 

[Guest]

Pc's will always be where the hardcore gamer gravitates to. I would love to play WOW with a bunch of people using controllers....I would pwn them so bad they would be on keyboards by nightfall.

I believe in the next few years we will see more gamers maturing and switching to pc.

Console = kiddy gaming
PC = in depth, moddable, mmo, complicated games