Gears of War release date announced

[aevirex]

That is exactly why I bought a 360. I hated the fact I had to upgrade my computer multiple times just to make it the best and run games as top quality and not at medium settings. With the 360 I can lay back in a beanbag or on the couch and just relax while I play instead of sitting inches away from my monitor. Its not that don't PC game any more, I still do, but the fact I can be as relaxed as possible is a main selling point for me.

Plus a lot of games that are multi release for consoles and PCs are generally developed for consoles now anyways, so I might as well play the game the way it was intended.

but don't forget the HDTV, which might be standard in the US, but it is not in europe (+its about twice as expensive)...

@tomwiththeweather: i completely agree with you, play it on the platform it was designed for (think of the control of RE4 on GC and PS2 (which is imho worse)).

[von*ferret]

i might seriously buy a 360 for this game. Depends on the reviews and if I can get a job soon enough to earn money. But hot damn this game looks hot. If this is supposed to be the new halo, then I'm sure there will be plenty of fun to come.

[Tequila]

If not this then you need to buy a 360 for Dead Rising. The demo is out now and taking NAMES.

[Ginger Lord]

I'll stick with a Wii. I have no intention of spending huge amounts of money on a PS3 (with unproven technology that if like Sony's previous adventures, will fail) or a 360 which all the games I'd like will be on PC anyway. Not to mention having a HDTV to get the most out of them, they're insanely expensive, Not gonna buy a £500 PS3 and £1500 TV.

I'll get some mates round with the Wii and have a much better time.

[ReNo]

Prices on HDTV's aren't as unreasonable as they once were. I just bought a £600 32" Hyundai Q321 HDTV from Novatech and it looks fucking awesome, big difference over standard def sets. Granted, this isn't exactly a Panasonic or Sony here, and it certainly isn't the perfect TV (fairly clunky UI, and the built in digibox is rubbish), but if you are looking for an HDTV to link up to a PC or use with your 360, its a great bargain. Also picked up some Logitech Z-5500 speakers at the same time - not cheap but holy crap my gaming pleasure has increased significantly since this A/V overhaul!

/sales pitch

Gonna try out this Dead Rising demo tomorrow, been looking forward to it for a while now

[Taylor]

Ah, the old PC and Console arguments are sprouting up.

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  [*:22fenajh]Most console games, when ported to the PC platform suck ass, and by the same token most PC games converted to a console platform suck ass.
  [*:22fenajh]PC and Console games typically handle completely different genres. I’m not going to play a RTS on a console, and I’m sure as hell not going to play something like DMC on a PC.

Given this, I don’t know why these arguments are so common. If the game is coming out on both platforms, get the platform it’s the most fun to play it on. If you think consoles are the spawn of Satan then there is no helping you.

The argument that it will look better put through your top of the range PC doesn’t make up for the gameplay lost. And I find it funny this is usually followed up with “so I can’t justify the cost.” You’ve looked through all the options and brought a top end PC. Money is, presumably, no object.

I brought Silent Hill 2 for the PC after playing on the PS2, I figured with the improved graphics it would just be Silent Hill 2++; But no, it was shit. The only conceivable way I could control the character as well as on the PS2 would be plugging a replica joypad. Not to mention they bundled in some quicksave option. Why, exactly? Oh noes, I’m scared, best hit F5 and run around carefree. What a great feature for a game based around tension.

I’ve also played Command and Conquer: Red Alert on the Playstation and PC. I think you can sum up my opinion based on my experiences with both, with the acronym: LOL.

[ginsengavenger]

I play games on my DS more than anything else these days

[Belgarion]

and my video card just died. noooooooo...

not that I wouldn't have had to upgrade everything else to play it anyway. 6 months. then i will do everything all over again. DX10 hardware will be out then too. gotta think Crysis at the same time.

[ReNo]

I'm hanging off upgrading my PC until the DX10 cards hit - now just seems a bad time to invest in a top of the line PC setup when, by the way people seem to hype it, DX10 (together with Vista) is gonna change everything.

And Taylor, you are a wise man. If only everybody could see it that way. It's not a competition, nor does it have to be mutually exclusive. PC's and consoles compliment each other perfectly by covering totally different ground, and the ground thats shared, well go with your preference. PC vs. Console arguments are pretty much as useless as MS vs. Sony vs. Nintendo arguments.

[Lee3dee]

I bought a 360 mainly to play Gear of War and Oblivion. Unfortunately, i have only picked up GRAW so far. With all the PS3 shortages that you know will happen when its released, consumers will start looking to the next best system, the xb360 or Wii with games that look amazing.

Having seen GoW in person a few months ago, I will be pre-ordering the collectors edition .

[ReNo]

I'd buy more collector's editions if they didn't put them in shit boxes. I find all these carboard/tin/whatever "special" boxes nothing but an annoyance - they look out of place amongst the standard boxes and don't fit in DVD racks properly a lot of the time. I had the option of buying PDZ in regular or special editions for exactly the same price and vouched for the standard edition, simply because it used the normal box style.

/rant

[Erratic]

I'd buy more collector's editions if they didn't put them in shit boxes.

Or if they were worth buying. Mostly I get them just for the dvd convenience, otherwise i've never purchased a special edition that was actually worth it (excluding Warcraft III) and I've picked up quite a few.

[MJ]

ill wait for the pc version..

[FrieChamp]

ill wait for the pc version..

I'm afraid that's going to be a long wait son.

Anyway just came across this video, kinda funny

http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=10156

[Izuno]

ill wait for the pc version..

I'm afraid that's going to be a long wait son.

Anyway just came across this video, kinda funny

http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=10156

Looks pretty cool...but somehow it reminds me a lot of killswitch...though I know it's not the same game. Any other good trailers handy? Just want to see more gameplay besides shooting from cover.