Carmack: PCs Not Important As Consoles

Tom's Games had the chance to sit down with John Carmack for a brief chat regarding Rage, id Software's upcoming game slated for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

[Zerodin]

He is correct.
You can make more money making games for two consoles and the PC, then the PC by itself.

[M337ING]

Isn't it always better to release a game on multiple platforms than 1?

I can turn that argument on its side and say that its better to release a game on 2 consoles and pc instead of just one console.

[th3james]

i have been a pc gamer since i was 2, but i also play alot of consoles. When pc gaming had developers creating titles that utilized pc specific features it was good. they could afford to make pc exclusives because there was not as much piracy and games were cheaper to dev.

now most developers realize their game will not always be a AAA title. So they cut quality by dividing up dev teams to create console water'down game.

these devs are just lazy and blame piracy. Valve has had and still has a huge community of gamers, because they create games that people will buy and go back to year after year

[Fishy80]

i think people had enough upgrading their pc graphic cards.
also there is alot of cheaters in pc version whatever what game ur playin.

well am 28 year old gamer... to be honest i used to say pc's r the best for gaming, but lately i decided to stick up with Consoles ^ - ^`

[solar]

nice. another retard taking what someone says out of context and making stupid ass interpretations. no where did Carmack says consoles are more important than PC's.

[devilhunterx]

Is this guy related to the Monkey in the White House? He sure flip flops a lot

[deeznuts]

First off Barack hasn't won yet, second of all ,that is derogatory.

But I do agree, barack does flip flop quite a bit.

[Charmers]

I see Carmack is opening his gob again. Might I suggest he shuts up and gets on with producing something worth playing. The last ID game I bought was Doom 3 and felt that was a pretty poor excuse for a game (great tech demo though). So he needs to do less talking and more working.

[name]

List of comments made:

The 360 is a better console for games than the PS3
The PS3 has the potential to have better graphics than the 360
PS3's blu ray will give it better graphics than the 360 in rage
THe PC isn't as important as consoles

Next week teaser: The PC is the best thing ever

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Heh,yeah he does seem to be talking alot lately.
Maybe he's just trying to make some hype for his new game..that i didnt even know existed and have no intention of buying..

[Charmers]

Carmack and ID are doing a game ?????? last I heard they just did tech demo's and then threw a tantrum and blame piracy for the fact no one is interested in paying £40 for a tech demo.