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PC Gaming Podcasts - A Recurring Theme
Why is it that a large percentage of the content in PC Gaming podcasts is dedicated to repeatedly pointing out that the PC version of game is better that the console version. I have three problems with this: 1) If it's so evident and agreed upon already, why continue to talk out it - do they feel threatened by consoles?, 2) Shouldn't a platform of choice be up to the individual and not shoved down their throat?, 3) Shouldn't they focus on the games and not the platforms? I'd like to hear your thoughts on this.
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Also, pretty much every gaming podcast sucks.
But it's just wasted money if you want to release anywhere but PC, because you have two options - Either upgrade every Xbox that wants to play it(possible, but Microsoft would never approve it, and it would only be done by the hard-core modding community) or you can neuter your game to make it run on consoles, so that you can make some money.
As for controllers? Well, I like the idea of a joystick for moment, it's much better for fine control than a keyboard, where you have a binary input state, on or off. For most other things? Keyboard+mouse wins.
I'll admit, there are games that go better with a game-pad, but for the most part, Keyboard and mouse are superior.
Just for an example, let's take a Look at looking and aiming. On consoles, it's normally a thumb-stick, and on the PC, it's a mouse. Not a big deal, you say?
Well, let's pit my mouse - a well used Razer Krait, the bottom end of the Razer mice. It's a laser, to big buttons, and a scroll wheel, and buggerall else, but even though it's basically the little cousin of most of the "Gaming mice" out there, It'll tear the arse out of your "Designed just for gaming" controller and hear the lamentations of it's plasticy, rumble-enabled women. It's faster, provides greater accuracy translating your movements, and it's pretty much intuitive. The only disadvantage is that when you click, it shifts your aim, since you're moving your hand - a problem easily negated by assigning a second fire key on your keyboard.
And this still isn't shoving it down your throat, it's simply stating what's true, though admittedly with my usual odd phrasing and emphasis. Shoving it down someone's throat sounds like "OMG YOU CANNOT GAME ON THE PC, CONSOLES ARE BETTER 100% OF THE TIME AT 100% OF THINGS THAT ARE GAMING RELATED PC GAMING IS DEAD AND IF YOU THINK OTHERWISE YOU'RE WRONG!!!!!111!!ONE." You just did. Pleasure to be of service.
When listening to video game podcasts I'd like to hear more about the story, where the ideas came from, related media, and more general discussions about the game. I don't care if pointing the mouse cursor at the monsters head is better than moving the analog stick over it's head. Most people already have their platform of choice in mind before they buy a game, so I don't see the need of pointing out which is better again and again.
That may sound like a good thing to someone who doesn't have big skills, and just wants to have fun playing a game. It's a horrible thing if you care about winning and a high quality competition.