1st May 2005, 12:07 AM
Woah...
Well, I've said what I will about this and stand by that... I'll only add that as of yet OB1 hasn't shown any real evidence that proves beyond reasonable doubt that such a small number of people actually do this. Also, if the markets are so seperate, why ARE all these games being made for both PC and all 3 consoles exactly? If they really were such different markets, would it not be assumed that they would ONLY release a game for one or the other, and ignore porting altogether? Sorry, but how do you KNOW most people aren't making decisions like "should I get a PC or a game system?" even though I get that question like ALL THE TIME from people who don't know any better, the sorts of people who hire other people to clean spyware off their old machines.
I guess what I'm saying is a degree in marketing seems utterly meaningless. What exactly did they teach you there aside from basic economics?
Well, I've said what I will about this and stand by that... I'll only add that as of yet OB1 hasn't shown any real evidence that proves beyond reasonable doubt that such a small number of people actually do this. Also, if the markets are so seperate, why ARE all these games being made for both PC and all 3 consoles exactly? If they really were such different markets, would it not be assumed that they would ONLY release a game for one or the other, and ignore porting altogether? Sorry, but how do you KNOW most people aren't making decisions like "should I get a PC or a game system?" even though I get that question like ALL THE TIME from people who don't know any better, the sorts of people who hire other people to clean spyware off their old machines.
I guess what I'm saying is a degree in marketing seems utterly meaningless. What exactly did they teach you there aside from basic economics?
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)