30th April 2005, 12:52 PM
dude... the GBA and SNES have a gap of over ten years, we were talking about current gen systems and software and how that software is ported to other current gen gaming platforms.
If you want to believe marketing then I feel sorry for you. :D If i believed in marketing I wouldn't own a Gamcube. Just because a company tells you something doesn't mean it's true. They say Doom III is XBox exclusive so you buy IT instead of the PC version thinking that you'll get a better game. Companies try to blur the line between PC's and consoles because the gamers are so different and PC is a more involved process than consoles. PC gamers expect a ton of control over the options of the game, including full modding and patches. But consols will be there in the next few years so that line will disappear quickly.
Now, if i'm not mistaken, while Doom III on XBox lacks the modding capabilities of the PC version, it does have some exclusive levels, weapons or multiplayer options. Meaning that in fact the version on XBox is exclusive. In contrast, the PC version could (or already did) mod itself to have the exclusive levels, weapons or multiplayer options.
If that were to happen, to say that the version on XBox is still exclusive would be a mistake. As with saying that Halo is exclusive to XBox when in fact the exact same game exists on another gaming platform.
And thus ends my broadcast day in this thread.
If you want to believe marketing then I feel sorry for you. :D If i believed in marketing I wouldn't own a Gamcube. Just because a company tells you something doesn't mean it's true. They say Doom III is XBox exclusive so you buy IT instead of the PC version thinking that you'll get a better game. Companies try to blur the line between PC's and consoles because the gamers are so different and PC is a more involved process than consoles. PC gamers expect a ton of control over the options of the game, including full modding and patches. But consols will be there in the next few years so that line will disappear quickly.
Now, if i'm not mistaken, while Doom III on XBox lacks the modding capabilities of the PC version, it does have some exclusive levels, weapons or multiplayer options. Meaning that in fact the version on XBox is exclusive. In contrast, the PC version could (or already did) mod itself to have the exclusive levels, weapons or multiplayer options.
If that were to happen, to say that the version on XBox is still exclusive would be a mistake. As with saying that Halo is exclusive to XBox when in fact the exact same game exists on another gaming platform.
And thus ends my broadcast day in this thread.