18th of July speculation and Twitter conversations.

[Michael Hornbuckle]

So Lord Kunos was a bit chatty on the Twitter machine this morning

EDIT: ask Stelios or Radek

 

[Blkout]

@Saleem Hodge After discovering AC I went out and spent something like $300 on a graphics card to play a single $30 dollar game. When you put it in perspective we should be paying a lot more for software as each of us would have many times that expense in the hardware side.
I know I am racing against guys with triples and shed loads of hardware.
In fact NVidia, AMD, Benq would be wise to subsidise/support studios like Kunos.

I feel your pain. AC is the reason why I bought a second GTX 780 to run in SLI.

 

[Ashley Cowan]

I feel your pain. AC is the reason why I bought a second GTX 780 to run in SLI.

@Blkout No Pain. Like Saleem was saying. Not bad bang for bucks compared to the hours we put it... although my base model was much cheaper than adding a 2nd GTX780

 

[Ben Lee]

I'd like to know how many of those "PC gaming" figures include facebook games and such like. I personally see no upward trend in hardcore PC gaming. The enthusiast computer fair I used to go to regularly is now a ghost town (I don't know how they can keep going), Dell are now using laptop parts in their smaller form factor desktops, retail shops are selling less and less desktops and more mobile hardware (laptops + tablets), no high street shops sell PC games any more etc etc.

 

[Turk]

I personally see no upward trend in hardcore PC gaming.

I have on another forum I'm part of. It's a large site with dozens and dozens of forums and you can see more and more people asking for recommendations for buying a PC. The likes of Assetto Corsa and other high end sims is convincing them to move over, the oculus rift is dragging a few over even now, I expect when it's released we'll see a big surge in PC sales.

The likes of steam sales, cheaper games over all, more hardware and control options, more weird games, there's a huge list of things PCs do that consoles won't even bother trying.

I think it might be the case that as you get older the console games just don't cut it anymore. I'm 34, I started gaming on a BBC micro, I've seen it all at this stage, I know AAA games will be all style and little substance. I don't want short gimmicky games anymore, I want something with debt that requires skill.

 

[Kjell Eilertsen]

I'd like to know how many of those "PC gaming" figures include facebook games and such like. I personally see no upward trend in hardcore PC gaming. The enthusiast computer fair I used to go to regularly is now a ghost town (I don't know how they can keep going), Dell are now using laptop parts in their smaller form factor desktops, retail shops are selling less and less desktops and more mobile hardware (laptops + tablets), no high street shops sell PC games any more etc etc.

It's figures of how much money has been spent on gaming related hardware, I find it hard to believe that you'll find much Facebook gaming related hardware upgrades.

 

[Dann Murillo]

Is it true that the 98T is coming on Friday?!?! Does anyone have any further details?

 

[Joao Alves]

This article would say contrary lol

Forbes Now: The Console War Is Over: The PC Already Won. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwrYeZox8

There never was a war... lol... It's always been a genocide with PC at the helm!

Now if EA and Ubisoft could just stop this mess their making...

 

[Joao Alves]

Last I heard was from (I think) Stefano saying that the only thing that would keep it from coming out on Friday, would be the AI still not being able to drive it. Other than that, the car is ready to go.

Hopefully it gets released this week. I can't wait to get slapped with 2.2HP/Kg!

 

[Juris]

I can't wait to get slapped with 2.2HP/Kg!

That sounds about the same ratio as my ex girlfriends mother. We politely called her Panzer.

Can we get KS to give us a Panzer?

 

[Blkout]

I think its been stated numerous times in the last year or two that PC gaming is growing. I attribute it to the fact that people have finally come to grips with DRM like Steam, Origin, Uplay, etc. Where as people fought it for years, now its becoming more accepted and people are starting to realize its not as bad as they once thought. That lead to more high profile and even lots of smaller indie games being released on Steam, Origin and Uplay which people are purchasing on sale now. I think now that the DRM battle is finally behind us, PC gamers are simply looking for a fair price now. Give us games at a fair price and we'll buy them. I can't even imagine how much revenue is made during Steam's big sales a few times per year.

 

[Steve Lorenz]

@Blkout We just need good games, not advertising and recycling.
I am bored of the typical Triple AAA Games and bought only one game of them in 2013.
I found more Games in the Early Access/Indie part than on the known labels including Assetto Corsa, Next Car Game and BeamNG!

 

[Deleted member 151827]

They can hold onto the 98t and give me my 458gt2!

 

[Leemstradamus]

Come to think of it I haven't bought any games this calendar year. Maybe a indie game. But I think all of that was at the end of 2013.

 

[Deleted member 151827]

lol's! I guess someone really wants that 98t! They gave me an x for saying what i did. haha lol

 

[Ryan Ogurek]

I gotta say, I'm excited for the 458 gt2, HOWEVER, despite the fact I probably won't be able to keep the 98T on the track, I am so excited to give that thing a go.

 

[Joao Alves]

I gotta say, I'm excited for the 458 gt2, HOWEVER, despite the fact I probably won't be able to keep the 98T on the track, I am so excited to give that thing a go.

Tiptoe it or it'll stick an axe in your back

 

[Deleted member 151827]

I gotta say, I'm excited for the 458 gt2, HOWEVER, despite the fact I probably won't be able to keep the 98T on the track, I am so excited to give that thing a go.

Congrats on the staff job.

 

[Ryan Ogurek]

Thanks @Doug Taylor

 

[Blkout]

Come to think of it I haven't bought any games this calendar year. Maybe a indie game. But I think all of that was at the end of 2013.

Pirate!

 

[Leemstradamus]

Pirate!

Quite the opposite! I don't play pirated games. Nothing has really gotten my interest peaked since AC was released. Only looking forward to GTA 5 for PC and Fifa15