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WanMan
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| Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:02 am Post subject: New Alien vs Predator game = new HTPC? |
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This is a fun video of the upcoming AvP game.
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akajester
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Cheaper to get it for xbox 360 than rebuild your pc.  I wouldn't want to junk up my htpc with video games.
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WanMan
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You know, I am thinking of getting L4D2 for the Xbox. Only problem is the reviews are recommending the PC version because the 360 graphics engine cannot produce sufficient framerates.
Now, how would I expect the 360 to perform fo a more challenging game?
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akajester
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I haven't checked out L4d2 (just dl'd the demo the other night) but I looked at comparisons of dragon age vs pc and the 360 actually looked better in most cases.
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WanMan
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| akajester wrote: | | I haven't checked out L4d2 (just dl'd the demo the other night) but I looked at comparisons of dragon age vs pc and the 360 actually looked better in most cases. |
Well, if it isn't all that video processing intensive then I would say that isn't a surprise.
But when you have a game developed to take advantage of 'todays' most powerful video processing engines then you are looking at a three year old graphics engine in the 360.
And I've heard plenty of [blind] folks claim something looked better, but I am not picking on that aspect. Folks buying HDTVs and sitting so far back they cannot resolve anywhere near HDTV resolutions will claim it looks better. Sure, to analog NTSC.
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WanMan
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So, you point is that because one game looks better on the 360 than a PC that another game must somehow being out of line, lying, or something absurd? If Dragon Age looks better on the 360 AND I were interested in playing it I'd no doubt play it on the 360. I am no longer a platform loyalist. But, if I am looking for the best presentation in a game I am interested in, and that required something more than what a console could provide then I am ok with that condition, too.
Mind you, when you buy into a console platform you buy into a fixed hardware generation for 4-5 years. I guess expecting games to evolve the graphics departments at that rate is good for someone (you?), but undoubtedly not for everyone.
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