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PC Gaming Isn't Going Anywhere 102

Grimrod writes "Dave Long, one of the editors of GamerDad, has a unique look at the PC as a game platform and how it gets forgotten among the constant barrage of console gunfire in his latest Long Shot column. From the article, 'It might never be like 1998 again on the computer, the year that PC gaming was probably at its very peak, but it's far better than analysts and even armchair soothsayers would have you believe. I got caught up in the hype myself to a certain extent. I started to believe I didn't need the computer for games. Now that I'm back on the inside with current hardware, I realize again how dumb that idea was.'"
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PC Gaming Isn't Going Anywhere

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  • Me too (Score:3, Funny)

    by Linus Torvaalds ( 876626 ) on Saturday July 23, 2005 @12:41AM (#13142207)

    I got caught up in the hype myself to a certain extent. I started to believe I didn't need the computer for games.

    Yeah, me too. I thought that if I stared at the CD and concentrated really hard, that I could play the game purely with the power of my mind.

    Damn hype.

  • by Jacius ( 701825 ) on Saturday July 23, 2005 @02:22PM (#13144910)
    A PC can do whatever you make it do, not just what Sony and Microsoft thinks you should do with it.

    Dear PC user,

    Thank you for writing. We at Microsoft are aware of this issue, and you will be relieved to know that we have partnered with several major computing companies to ensure that in the future, your PC will not do what you want it to do.

    Thank you for your concern.

    Signed,
    Microsoft Palladium team

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