Mac as a Gaming Platform?

[Ashley Aitken]

Hi Timothy (et al.),

Thanks for your post.

On 29/12/2006, at 2:34 AM, Timothy Reaves wrote:

> 	Whereas I generally understand your point here, it isn't really  
> valid.  A game console is $300-$500 with games about $50.  The two  
> Mac's I have are $3000 each, and games are $39-$59.  You are not  
> saving anything by using the Mac (or PC) as a gaming system; it  
> simply financially doesn't add up.

Doesn't add up?  I mentioned we already had a Mac for the children  
and wanted to get more use out of it.  A games console and the  
expensive games are clearly an additional cost.

> 	Secondly, as was pointed out, controllers on the PC may be more  
> pre-configured, but no two are alike.  Again, only the consoles  
> will do that.

And I say again, it doesn't have to be that way. Mac/PC define a  
controller standard (not necessarily a standard controller, but at  
the very least a naming convention for standard controls/buttons etc.)

> Having said that, I looked at both of the share ware apps you  
> mention, and liked neither; I use ControllerMate ( http:// 
> www.orderedbytes.com/controllermate/ ).  At first it took a bit to  
> figure out the UI, but once I did, I love it.

Whilst that is an interesting solution (taking a somewhat different  
approach) it still requires configuration of the controller for each  
game ... it should all just work.

Cheers,
Ashley.

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Ashley Aitken
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