Graphicsgasim

Modern computing is great. We can crunch numbers in a jiffy. We can play the best modern day games. We can chat with others that are several states away. But all is not well in computer paradise...

As I have said, computers are great. We are constantly moving towards more realistic graphics. With your Half Life 2's and your Oblivion's, PC gaming is constantly getting better. Every game, a step forward.

Modern computing has opened up PC gaming to a group of people that wouldn't be gaming other wise: the motion-sick. Myself included. Modern computing has enabled those who would otherwise be unable to have a good time, play.

But, therein lies the problem. If I want to play, oh say, Elder Scrolls 4, I need a top of the line computer. Nvidia 7300, 2GB of Ram, relatively current processor.

Here, come away with me. I borrowed Oblivion from my friend. I pop it in, and am utterly perplexed, and a little sick. My computer cannot handle oblivion. I even downloaded a patch to allow the game to run on lower settings, and I still couldn't play for over an hour.

See, modern computing is both a blessing and a curse. One one end, there are new games coming out, aimed at pressing the limits of technology, leaving the cheap and tech-no-how's in the dust. On the other hand, there is an ever increasing amount of technology to back up this constant evolution of gaming.

PC gaming needs to slow down, take a break, and stop trying to one-up itself. Sometimes, the greatest games out there (Counter Strike and World Of Warcraft for example) don't need an uber nice top of the line $3k plus computer. There will always be innovation, and the technology will eventually be there to support it. But motion sick and otherwise PC gamers shouldn't have to wait for the technology to support the next best game to become affordable!