I was playing Elite (84) on my Acorn Electron, and it was out on the BBC Micro as well. So no, it wasn't PC exclusive from Day One:
Why it's not a big deal that i'm no longer playing Elite Dangerous
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I was playing Elite (84) on my Acorn Electron, and it was out on the BBC Micro as well. So no, it wasn't PC exclusive from Day One:
Commodore C64-Commander here! o7
(and Amiga 500 for First Encounters)
Jeez, we're (getting) really old in here!
Commodore FTWCommodore C64-Commander here! o7
(and Amiga 500 for First Encounters)
Jeez, we're (getting) really old in here!
I dunno. When rockstar decides one of their new games is a console exclusive with pc coming sometime in the distant future I don't see it as me being victimized as some second class gamer, but rather as a business decision from a corp I can do with as I please. As long as I dont own the majority of the shares I can just shrug when they prioritize another platform, or part of the gameplay, for their next update.
well, so your saying BBC Micro was not a Personal Computer ?
Atari 128Commodore C64-Commander here! o7
(and Amiga 500 for First Encounters)
Jeez, we're (getting) really old in here!
then intel 386dx
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Are you seriously comparing a BBC Model B (or Acorn Electron for that matter) to a PC?
Because.....no. Just no. We didn't have hard drives, SSDs, or even Internet back then. Elite on the Electron didn't even have stars! It couldn't handle them.
Loading the game took around 7 minutes from good old cassette tape.
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We rock!
Commodore FTW
Commodore C64-Commander here! o7
(and Amiga 500 for First Encounters)
Jeez, we're (getting) really old in here!
Veteran Elite Commanders, Assemble!
anything you could program and reprogram was considered a personal computer back then. with my Atari I had to play a A tape to it and leave a room. lol
You can leave my dreams and desires out of it.
Veteran Elite Commanders, Assemble!
Yeah, but still, back then, I see PC as one of these:
And certainly not this masterpiece of hardware which helped me start my computer programming career:
^^^ Perfection
vvvvDoesn't change the fact that the money console players spend on ED is the same as PC players.This very much depends on how you define a "PC". It's certainly not declared by performance and inside Consoles it's PC technology working anyway. Maybe the modular aspect of modern PCs? In this case a C64 can't seriously be called a PC.
for reference:
Personal Computer
This definition explains the meaning of Personal Computer and why it matters.www.techopedia.com
Another interesting read on the topic:
which suggests that PC owners have generally spent much more money on their gaming rigs than console owners. So if someone really feels the need to determine which camp deserves to be considered first, the answer should be obvious.
PC vs Console – What’s the Difference?
PC and console gamers have been at for it decades, but which device really reigns supreme? Learn all the differences between PCs and consoles.learn.g2.com
If FDEV no longer want my money, (and that's the message I'm getting as a ex-console player), that's fine, no big deal to me. I'll spend my money on content from other developers supporting console, and have been for several months now.
I was too busy playing chess (and other games) with WOPR.
Have you ever considered a career on stage?
Somewhere there's a drama society crying out .. and I think a fairy just died too? Probably a whole woodland glade full!
I'm sure that's EXACTLY what Frontier are thinking!