wraggster
February 8th, 2011, 21:22
An anonymous reader tips an article about 'consolitis,' the term given to game design decisions made for the console thatspill over and negatively impact the PC versions of video games (http://www.firingsquad.com/games/Firing_Points_Consolitis/)."Perhaps the most obvious indicator of consolitis, a poor control scheme can single-handedly ruin the PC version of a game and should become apparent after a short time spent playing. Generally this has to do with auto-aim in a shooter or not being able to navigate menus with the mouse. Also, not enough hotkeys in an RPG — that one’s really annoying. ... Possibly the most disastrous outcome of an industry-wide shift to console-oriented development is that technological innovation will be greatly slowed. Though a $500+ video card is considered top of the line, a $250 one will now play pretty much any game at the highest settings with no problem. (Maybe that’s what everyone wanted?) Pretty soon, however, graphics chip makers won’t be able to sustain their rate of growth because the software is so far behind, which will be bad for gamers on consoles as well as PC."http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/02/08/054235/Putting-Up-With-Consolitis