John Carmack on PC & Console Hardware
out on hardware issues on Eurogamer reflects comments from the id Software
technical director that while it would be "great" if the console life-cycle
would be longer, the lure of "first mover advantage" will probably "be far
too tempting" and will inspire an acceleration of the release of new hardware.
Thus he hopes that Rage will hit store shelves during the sweet spot of
the current console cycle, "and not when everybody knows what's coming next
Christmas." He concludes with a discouraging outlook for the PC, as he feels
that no amount of console missteps will reestablish the PC as the dominant
gaming platform: I think there are inherent challenges for the PC
platform that consoles don't have that I would be surprised to see that desktop
PC box making Sony and 360 and Wiis and everything obsolete. I don't think
that's going to happen.
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