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Oscar The Grouch,Nov 23 2005, 10:32 AM Wrote:Can someone please explain to me the following:

If a computer has many different types of configurations and consoles have one type, why do console versions of games cost more than their PC counterparts? 

Wouldn't there be more R&D put into compatability with PC games and therefore an increased cost?

Maybe its the standard crap car concept.  Cheap car, expensive parts/maintenance/operation.

Also, from your post on costs, a P4EE dual core is not even necessary.  We can make due with a 3200+ AMD 64 or a 3800+ AMD 64 dual core.
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Question 1: Because they can sell for that much, people will pay that. I never understood this cause until recently, console games had shitty graphics and 'content' (utilization from the controller vs. what you can do on a computer game)

Question 2: I would assume so but as I mentioned above somewhat, it's the hype of consoles therefore they can sell them for as much as they want.

Personally I'll always stick with a computer when it comes to gaming. I've played the majority of the systems over the past 15 years (with exception to the new ones, 360, PS3 "obviously") and they don't hold anything compared to a computer system when it comes to graphics, game play, detail of the game including user input, etc.

Oh another thing, for $500 you can buy a Dell 3.something setup with 512 ram right now (monitor extra) but that is only a couple hundred bucks. So for $800, you get a computer that can and does do a hell of a lot more then any console can do including the new ones coming out.