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0 pointsvegardx13y ago0 comments

Compared to computer games today the PS3 is incapable. Point in case: Battlefield 3, where they have to limit the game to 24 players, where PC has 64 players. And it has been like that a long time now, with many games.

That's why I like Ouya, it focuses on another market, a market where consoles generally have done really great, arcade style games. Also, with the possibility to use it as a media center is a killer feature for many people.

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slantyyz13y ago

>> Compared to computer games today the PS3 is incapable.

It's seems like there are very two distinct paths that gamers come from: 1) arcade/old-school consoles and 2) computer FPS, RTS, MMOs.

Coming from #1 myself, I find it interesting that the majority of people from #2 really only consider their path to be "true gaming". They're the ones who are always demanding more CPU power, more memory, etc, and basically seem to ignore that there are games that are not FPS, RTS or MMOs.

Coming from #1, I don't have any complaints about underpowered consoles, and I play plenty of games running off 3D engines like Street Fighter IV, Tekken, Burnout, etc. I don't even touch FPS, RTS or MMOs. While I'm sure #1's are in the minority these days, there are still large numbers of us who buy consoles to play games that aren't best played with PCs, keyboards and mice.

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