Comments on: Grand Theft Auto IV vs. games on the Mac http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/06/19/grand-theft-auto-iv-vs-games-on-the-mac/ Ted Landau is the founder of MacFixIt. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:10:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: david http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/06/19/grand-theft-auto-iv-vs-games-on-the-mac/#comment-1620 david Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:24:30 +0000 http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/06/19/grand-theft-auto-iv-vs-games-on-the-mac/#comment-1620 Thanks for the article. We should also note that movies reach a much wider audience. Average ticket price at $8. So 600 million divided by 8 is of course a lot more than 500 million divided by 60. I started gaming in the late 70s when I worked at a foosball/pool hall. We started getting in all of the 1st gen arcade games, and I've been gaming since. I only have a PS3 now. After 2 XBoxes RRD on me I gave up with that. I bought GTA4 and couldn't figure out what all the hype was about. I didn't think it was that great. You can't even control the camera when you are running around but you can when you are driving, Go figure. AND it doesn't even run in 640P across HDMI. What's up with that??? Consoles may be next-gen but they games definitely are NOT. Yet. There are some titles (Wipeout, GT) that I am looking for, but I bet a big buzz will be the iPhone and iPod. It could REALLY be the new handheld platform. As long as they don't port only Nintendo games. Please. Since I use a Mac at work for the last 20 or so years, I have no particular interest in playing any games on it. The PS3 is fine: best BD player you can get, best 1080 up-convert player you can get and it surfs (kinda) and plays media from all the standard storage devices. I use is as much for non-gaming. Here at work (glad this site isn't Websensed) we have a lot of gamers, and we are always discussing the state of the industry and what games we are playing. We are al waiting for the developers to make some great games instead of v3 or v4. The industry is just so young compared to almost all other forms of entertainment but you're right Ted: we will see a tons of games for the iPhone, Thanks for the article.
We should also note that movies reach a much wider audience. Average ticket price at $8. So 600 million divided by 8 is of course a lot more than 500 million divided by 60.

I started gaming in the late 70s when I worked at a foosball/pool hall. We started getting in all of the 1st gen arcade games, and I’ve been gaming since. I only have a PS3 now. After 2 XBoxes RRD on me I gave up with that.

I bought GTA4 and couldn’t figure out what all the hype was about. I didn’t think it was that great. You can’t even control the camera when you are running around but you can when you are driving, Go figure. AND it doesn’t even run in 640P across HDMI. What’s up with that??? Consoles may be next-gen but they games definitely are NOT. Yet.

There are some titles (Wipeout, GT) that I am looking for, but I bet a big buzz will be the iPhone and iPod. It could REALLY be the new handheld platform. As long as they don’t port only Nintendo games. Please.

Since I use a Mac at work for the last 20 or so years, I have no particular interest in playing any games on it. The PS3 is fine: best BD player you can get, best 1080 up-convert player you can get and it surfs (kinda) and plays media from all the standard storage devices. I use is as much for non-gaming.

Here at work (glad this site isn’t Websensed) we have a lot of gamers, and we are always discussing the state of the industry and what games we are playing. We are al waiting for the developers to make some great games instead of v3 or v4.

The industry is just so young compared to almost all other forms of entertainment but you’re right Ted: we will see a tons of games for the iPhone,

]]> By: Ted http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/06/19/grand-theft-auto-iv-vs-games-on-the-mac/#comment-1619 Ted Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:05:38 +0000 http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/06/19/grand-theft-auto-iv-vs-games-on-the-mac/#comment-1619 [quote comment="1618"] Since I got my Wii, I don't have as much interest in Mac gaming as I once did. However, these games are not able to be replicated there so I do care.[/quote] True enough. Like the iPhone, the Wii offers features available nowhere else. That's a key reason for Wii's popularity, despite having graphics that are inferior to its competitors. - Ted

Since I got my Wii, I don’t have as much interest in Mac gaming as I once did. However, these games are not able to be replicated there so I do care.

True enough. Like the iPhone, the Wii offers features available nowhere else. That’s a key reason for Wii’s popularity, despite having graphics that are inferior to its competitors.

- Ted

]]> By: Allen D http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/06/19/grand-theft-auto-iv-vs-games-on-the-mac/#comment-1618 Allen D Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:32:00 +0000 http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/06/19/grand-theft-auto-iv-vs-games-on-the-mac/#comment-1618 Ted, I don't disagree with the decline of Mac gaming. However there are 3 games on the way that will either bring it back or, by their lack of success, kill it dead. Call of Duty 4 (due in September), Spore (likewise) and Starcraft 2 (due whenever they feel like it). Allen PS - Since I got my Wii, I don't have as much interest in Mac gaming as I once did. However, these games are not able to be replicated there so I do care. Enough to replace my aging G5 with a new iMac with a beefy graphics card. The Spore Creature Creator Demo makes this investment look like it might be worth it. We will know soon. Ted,

I don’t disagree with the decline of Mac gaming. However there are 3 games on the way that will either bring it back or, by their lack of success, kill it dead.

Call of Duty 4 (due in September), Spore (likewise) and Starcraft 2 (due whenever they feel like it).

Allen

PS - Since I got my Wii, I don’t have as much interest in Mac gaming as I once did. However, these games are not able to be replicated there so I do care. Enough to replace my aging G5 with a new iMac with a beefy graphics card. The Spore Creature Creator Demo makes this investment look like it might be worth it. We will know soon.

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