Alien426 Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 CGW's January issue had the full games Deus Ex, Thief 2 and Warlords Battlecry. There was a lot of confusion and complaining about the medium they were on, though. CGW dared to introduce the DVD to American PC gamers! In Europe (or more precisely in Germany) it's common for the magazines to offer (monthly!) DVDs on the cover. They are loaded with videos (game / movie trailers, game reviews...), demos, mods and the likes. I'm wondering if there are in fact so few Americans who own a DVD drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I'm from outside the USA and have a DVD drive. i think games on DVDs will become more common soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Jones Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 dvd will never be as successful as cd, it will be gone "soon", replaced by "non-mechanical" medias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinkie Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Man I live in the US and have 3 DVD drives on 3 different computers, how's that for awesome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamNMax Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I'm from the U.S. and I have both a DVD and a CD drive. Yeah, my P.C. kicks ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huz Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I reckon Americans are just too dumb to cope with having games on DVD. I hear they've only recently grasped the concept of the compact disc in a non-frisbee context, so throwing another identical-looking format into the mix is asking for trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Isaac Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I live in the UK and I have a DVD drive. I usually buy the DVD edition of PC Gamer aswell, which is great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinkie Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Frisbee's rule.... what? c....d....? d...v...d...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien426 Posted March 23, 2004 Author Share Posted March 23, 2004 I'm relieved. I now know I'm preaching to the wrong poeple, but there still seem to be a lot of guys who want to juggle with 6 CDs when installing UT2004. A good graphics card is around $200 and a DVD drive $30. You obviously need a lot of video power to run Unreal Tournament, so why not shell out some more bucks to get a decent drive?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huz Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Originally posted by Huz I reckon Americans are just too dumb to cope with having games on DVD. I hear they've only recently grasped the concept of the compact disc in a non-frisbee context, so throwing another identical-looking format into the mix is asking for trouble. Whoa, Huz, that's some completely awesome unintentional pun action you've got going there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinkie Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Unintentional my butt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guybrush122 Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Unintentional your butt? Dude, you're thinking of "bun", not "pun".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feral Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Actually, when PC Gamer changed to a monthly DVD, there was outcry that PC Zone weren't offering DVDs... Oh, and I feel this is an unfair battleground, since this board is for nerds who own such items as DVD drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Goya Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Originally posted by SamNMax I'm from the U.S. and I have both a DVD and a CD drive. Yeah, my P.C. kicks ass. On one of my computers I have a DVD drive and a CD Drive and on the other I have just a CD drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinkie Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Amatuers, three computers, each with a DVD-ROM and a CD burner. Let the good times roll.... I need a DVD burner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feral Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 5 computers, 4 DVD drives, 3 CD burners, 2 CD drives...1 Feral. Go me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinkie Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 Dude, you got me whipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptdc Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 Why do you need 5 computers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feral Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 My mum's, my dad's, my brother's, mine and a sercer. OK, so they're not mine per sé, but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 DVD ROM drive on my PC, CDRW drive on my PC, DVD ROM drive on my laptop, and then a 2 DVD players, but I'm only mentioning them as a filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptdc Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 Ahhh, I see. I need to get a DVD writer/rewriter/+-whatever sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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