Well, that was a rather...disjointed rant.

One correction, though. It wasn't the software houses that did anything. It was the holding companies (ie: the Wall St schmucks) who have done the damage to gaming, and destroyed a couple dozen of successful companies in the process, in the name of the almighty dollar. And considering how loudly the game companies are howling at the console makers for forcing them to use 5-6 year old hardware that is in every way, shape, and form inferior, well..... Oh, and don't believe the console rhetoric; the truth is that the PC is still the most used platform, judged against any -one- platform. And since =none= of the console platforms are compatible, you have to judge one against one; not many against one.

 

And since I know of no company that actually supports previous versions..... (shrug).

 

Keep an eye open, Gareee. There should be something closer to release; it may not be as cheap as some would like, but it should be there. A nice starter rate for the maintenance contract, if nothing else..........