Epic Games' Tom Sweeney on PC gaming, Vista problems, and more

Posted Mar 11, 2008 at 4:58AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Tags: Epic Games, Facebook, GPU, Intel, interviews, MySpace

Mainstream PC users usually don't put into mind gaming as one of their primary reasons for buying their units. The biggest uses for their PCs would mostly focus on for checking their email, or simply updating their Facebook or MySpace accounts.

This was one of the dilemmas Tim Sweeney, Epic Games CEO and founder, talked about in an interview conducted by TG Daily. He also expressed his opinion on how the PC is currently having trouble keeping up with the competitive gaming market that the consoles are monopolizing, as well as some possible solutions that the PC industry can go with if it wants to competitively make some headway against its rivals.

Sweeney also pointed towards the message that most current game developers are sending to gamers when it comes to getting the best bang out of their PC gaming buck as one of the biggest mistakes in the industry. It used to be that mainstream PC users can play just about any game on their machines with optimal results.

Games nowadays rely on high-end user specs if they want gamers to enjoy their gaming experience. A simple downscaling solution wouldn't cut it either because of the huge margin created by PC manufacturers when producing their machines.

Another fault he pointed out was the continuation of Vista 32-bit version instead of sticking to an exclusive 64-bit platform. This causes old problems like virus and spyware to bog down user systems, thus making the PC platform unsuitable for optimal gaming conditions.

TG Daily also asked his opinion on the idea of using external graphic cards which can be plugged into your PC and raise its visual performance. Sweeney liked the idea of using a PC as "an out-of-the-box workable gaming platform". However, this might not be a viable solution for gamers who want to properly step up their machines for gaming purposes.

Sweeney proposed his own solution to change the way how the PC industry can keep up with the current gaming trends:

If you look into the past, CPU makers are learning more and more how to take advantage of GPU-like architectures. Internally, they accept larger data and they have wider vector units: CPUs went from a single-threaded product to multiple cores...

Then, every PC, even the lowest performing ones will have excellent CPUs. If we could get software rendering going again, that might be just the solution we all need. IntelÂ’s integrated graphics just don't work. I don't think they will ever work.

It looks like PC manufacturers, and the industry itself, have a big job on their hands if they want to keep up with the standards of using today's PCs as a solid gaming platform instead of an all-around performance machine. In any case, we'll just have to wait and see if they are indeed up to this enormous task.

This story sucks? This story rocks!

Vote Now!

(0)

(0)

• Accessories
• Add-ons
• Applications
• Artwork
• Batteries
• Cheats
• Deals
• Emulators
• Events
• Featured Articles
• Firmware
• Flash Applications
• Flash games
• Game Demos
• Games
• Hacks & Exploits
• Homebrew Applications
• Homebrew Demos
• Homebrew Development
• Homebrew Emulators
• Homebrew Games
• Homebrew Themes
• How-To
• Humor
• Imports
• Interviews

• Magazines
• Mods
• MY QJ
• News
• Off Topic
• On Shelves This Week
• Opinions & Analysis
• Podcasts
• Previews
• PSP Go
• PSP Minis
• PSP Slim & Lite
• QJ How-To Series
• QuickJump QuickGuide
• QuickJump QuickPeek
• Reviews
• Rumors
• Scans
• Screenshots
• Site News
• Titles
• UMD Movies
• Videos
• Weekend Warrior
• Wi-Fi

Sitemap

Newest Downloads

05/22/2012 - 05/27/2012

RGLoader 0v290 Beta	05/27/2012
WiiMod 3.2	05/27/2012
WiiMC v1.2.7	05/25/2012
True Blue Firmeware v2.7	05/24/2012
3DS Video Converter v2.3	05/24/2012
Mobile Assault 1.8.2	05/24/2012
PSP Tools Alpha 0.1	05/22/2012
Newton War	05/22/2012
DaedalusX64 r766	05/22/2012
PSPMarble	05/22/2012
The Undead 4 - Nazi Zombies	05/21/2012
3DSExplorer v1.2.1	05/21/2012
J-Runner v0.2 Beta 275	05/19/2012
Priiloader 0.8 Beta 3	05/19/2012
Quake Rev PAK release 4	05/19/2012

Most Comments this Month
Sound Off: On Game Expirat..	(57)
Pokemon Liquid Crystal! K..	(12)
neur0n Knocks Out An Updat..	(4)
Homebrew - PSP/PS3 PKG Dec..	(3)
Hellcat Working On Recover..	(3)
Japanese gamers fire back..	(2)
PSP homebrew - Lamecraft o..	(2)
PSP Homebrew: 6.xx PRO Onl..	(2)
PSP homebrew - Lamecraft o..	(2)
FreePlay: eLoader for the..	(1)
PSP homebrew - CFW 6.20, 6..	(1)
PSP homebrew - GoTube v1.2	(1)
Custom Firmware PRO-B9 for..	(1)
PSP homebrew - Prometheus..	(1)
Bust Out Your PSP For This..	(1)
PSP homebrew - PSP Install..	(1)
GTA:LCS Cheat Trainer for..	(1)
Custom Firmware 6.35 PRO-B..	(1)
GTA: LCS Cheat Device v0.3	(1)
Square Enix announces Fina..	(1)
LUA Little Fighter 2 v1.60..	(1)
PSP homebrew - LameCraft	(1)
VSHPong Gamma now with On/..	(1)
CSPortable 0.74 - added ne..	(1)
Modern Warfare 3 visits Ji..	(1)

Top Jumps this Month
neur0n Knocks Out An..	(94)
Bust Out Your PSP Fo..	(84)
Pokemon Liquid Cryst..	(78)
PSP homebrew - LameC..	(59)
PSP Comics Reader v2..	(48)
PSP Homebrew: 6.xx P..	(41)
Hellcat Working On R..	(39)
PSP homebrew - DSonP..	(38)
PSP Homebrew - PSPDi..	(37)
neur0n Gives You Mor..	(36)
PSP GBA v1.2: Gamebo..	(30)
Sound Off: On Game E..	(29)
Another CFW Goodie F..	(27)
Soywiz Releases PSP..	(25)
Sound Off: Should Ap..	(24)
GTA: Liberty City St..	(22)
Homebrew - PSP/PS3 P..	(22)
PSP Google Chrome po..	(19)
EA Shuts Down More S..	(19)
PSP homebrew - Mario..	(19)
PSP homebrew - PSP L..	(17)
PSP homebrew - PSP..	(17)
PSP CFW: 6.60 ME & L..	(16)
PSX2PSP v0.7: a new..	(16)
PSP homebrew - Audio..	(16)

Quick Jump Daily Digest

Epic Games' Tom Sweeney on PC gaming, Vista problems, and more

Related Stories:

Comments