Quoting cannibalbob7,
reply 25
I've said it before and I'll say it again; Microsoft needs to make a 'gaming os' for PCs.
Windows wastes a lot of resources for those only interested in gaming.
Gaming is the primary reason that I use Windows. I have never really looked at any other OS because the only reason I upgrade or build a new machine every couple of years is for gaming. If i didn't game, I am sure any other OS could do email and word proc or whatever just fine. I have never understood why Microsoft leaves gamers high and dry all the time. My gaming habit is the reason I move forward on hardware and software. My writing habit could be supported on any OS and probably many other devices other than a full sized desktop computer.
Exactly! with the way the PC game market is going I am wondering if my current system will be my last windows based PC. I build my PCs for one purpose only and that is to game. If there is no more decent games and all I needed a machine to do office level work or web surfing, etc I would have migrated over to ubuntu or some other form of Linux permanently. I certainly don't need all the hardware bells and whistles to run Linux smoothly.
I'm really surprise the open source community hasn't developed high quality game engine similiar too the unreal engine for linux where small developers can focus on content creation and without having to spend a boatload on licenses fees. This would definately light a fire under Mircosoft to make a more solid commitment to windows based games.
Unless console systems start to intergrate a mouse/keyboard interface I doubt I will ever transition to a console system. I just can't stand console controllers.
