1st May 2005, 11:05 PM
Okay.
PCs and consoles are so in competition it's not funny. And just like there are consoles that compete, there are countless PC manufacturers competing. But don't fool yourself for a second by thinking they are seperate markets aloof of the other. If that were so, you wouldn't see consoles trying to go online, and you wouldn't see so many PC controllers that so closely look like console controllers to play games ported from those consoles. Now, obviously Everquest will never do as well on PS2 as it has on PC, and Silent Hill will never see the success on PC that it has on consoles, but that both markets are trying so hard to incorporate the best features of their competitors into their own products is all the proof one needs to smell the competition. They are both gaming platforms. Granted, they play in slightly different ways, but saying that they are totally seperate is like saying that VCRs don't compete with DVD players, or that television doesn't compete with radio for your attention and advertising dollars. Just because the competition isn't totally direct doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
If you still think the world is flat, take a leap off the edge.
PCs and consoles are so in competition it's not funny. And just like there are consoles that compete, there are countless PC manufacturers competing. But don't fool yourself for a second by thinking they are seperate markets aloof of the other. If that were so, you wouldn't see consoles trying to go online, and you wouldn't see so many PC controllers that so closely look like console controllers to play games ported from those consoles. Now, obviously Everquest will never do as well on PS2 as it has on PC, and Silent Hill will never see the success on PC that it has on consoles, but that both markets are trying so hard to incorporate the best features of their competitors into their own products is all the proof one needs to smell the competition. They are both gaming platforms. Granted, they play in slightly different ways, but saying that they are totally seperate is like saying that VCRs don't compete with DVD players, or that television doesn't compete with radio for your attention and advertising dollars. Just because the competition isn't totally direct doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
If you still think the world is flat, take a leap off the edge.
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