Amen

I think a large number of PC gamers want the ability to create and download custom content, which you can't really do on consoles.  PCs also shine in the area of online multiplayer.

I got 8Gigs of ram in my PC just waiting for my copy of windows 7.

Frogboy, you amaze me with your insight sometimes

Great to hear the 64-bit version of Havok is finally out.  I was looking on Intel's site and still didn't find any reference to that being available.  I'd think Intel would make a big announcement about that!

I always thought because it's in their best interest that AMI and nvidia should finance a few pc exculsive games with graphics and scale only the pc can deliver. Do they want to sell graphics cards? Well give me a reason too.

of course by the time that everyone is over to 64 bit computing then 128 bit will come around... 

Suprised at the OP to be honest. I don't see any relationship between how much memory address space a game needs and how 'dumbed down' or otherwise it is.

Sure, limitations are limitations, but that's always going to be the case. Many 'hard core' gamers hold up games from the 80s and early 90s as 'non dumbed down' games, yet they were completely limited by technology compared to today. Likewise one day we'll look back on tommorow's 64bit games and wonder how they could have coped with the limitations. But will we accuse them of being dumbed down because of that limitation?

I don't think so - gameplay has always, and will always be, king in determining whether a game is 'dumbed down' - and creative talents (including those at Stardock) are more than capable of producing great games within whatever technological limitations they find themselves.

It is most halarious when a developer (im guessing its more thier publisher forcing them to) says "The console version wont comprimise the PC game". Ha. EVERY time.

Im assuming they get more money doing it that way of course, but I don't like being lied to. Its a shame businesses don't get increased sales for honesty lol.

I have nothing against 'console games' (I play quite a few ports even mediocre ones). I don't like the way they cause such negative effects on a PC games. Lets just hope the positives keep growing also.

IMO, the market will eventually split entirely if it hasn't already.  People say PC gaming is 'dying' but in reality it's just gone back to the way is was in the earlier days of gaming.  All the simple, flashy action games will become console only.  PC will mainly shift to RTS, turn based strategy, adventure and complex RPGs; games that take advantage of the greater RAM and keyboard & mouse style controls.  Just like it was when PC gaming was ruled by games like X-Com, Syndicate, Command and Conquer, and Sierra's 'Quest' games.  Capcom is about only company that still makes big-budget action games for PC, and even this interest seems to have already come to an end with no announcement of a PC Super Street Fighter 4 or the new DLC packs for Resident Evil 5.

Is this a problem?  Not really.  The laziness of Modern Warfare 2's lack of dedicated servers shows that perhaps it's best if the console developers stick to consoles, and PC developers stick to PC.  Each platform has its stengths, and it's best for everyone when developers take full advantage of them.  Mutliplatform games go with the lowest common denominator, which is the 360 these days.  I would rather have PC game made for PC, than a 360 port that utterly fails to take advantage of the PC's greater power and control layout.

And yes, anyone who installs a new OS that isn't 64-bit really needs a lecture on its advantages.  I don't even know why MS offers a 32-bit version of Windows 7.  While Windows XP mode for older software support, it's really time to move on.