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CGW Editor-in-Chief Jeff Green spoke with Firing Squad about the change and also posted on the 1UP message boards to clarify the […]
CGW Editor-in-Chief Jeff Green spoke with Firing Squad about the change and also posted on the 1UP message boards to clarify the magazine's position for concerned readers.
Hi everyone,
I am just returning from a business conference, so I don't have too much time this very second, but I promise I will be back later to answer questions. And I'll probably also blog about it later to attempt to tell a more complete story.The bottom line, however, is that this is a GOOD thing. We will all miss the "CGW" name, for sure. I've been with the mag for 9 years, and have been a reader for about 20. So I know how significant this is. But you need to understand most of all that we are going to be the same staff, writing the same articles, with the same point of view. All your favorites will still be there, like Tom V. Bruce. Microsoft has NO say over our editorial content, and, in fact, it's part of the legally binding contract that they not interfere. So it's not even just a gentleman's agreement -- it's a legal reality.
But the proof will be in the pudding, as someone's grandma once said. You'll see, when you pick it up, that it's still us, that we have the same tone, the same attitude, the same writing style. So as significant as this may seem, once the initial shock wears off, I'm hoping you'll see this as not a bad thing. Microsoft is seriously upping their commitment to PC gaming. That's a good thing. And do I mind being a part of that? I do not. Not at all.
Not that I care that much anyway. Occasionally I'd pick up CGW every once in awhile but Play/GameInformer/CPU/Wired are the mags I usually read. I only pick up a CGW if there's nothing else and I'm really bored (and haven't kept up with gaming news on the web for awhile).
I do find it distressing that MS is taking over yet another area that has been around for a long time. Sysinternals last week, CGW today. What's next? VOGONS? heh. 😉
IMO, "Games for Windows" is pretty damn lame. WTF. What about Linux/Mac? With news that the MAC is going to start focusing on gaming more it seems like a pretty bad decision to focus on "Games for Windows". OSX is gaining ALOT of traction, I see people buying Mac laptops left and right....and I tried one out the other day and was really impressed (more by the fact of OSX running on X86 than anything else tho).
It's especially odd that MS/Ziff decided to do this now since Vista isn't even out yet and will not be on consumer's desktops for quite awhile even when it is eventually released. (The fact that it's not going to be released this Christmas really doesn't help things there).
Microsoft is seriously upping their commitment to PC gaming.
Is this a good or a bad thing? The cynic in me thinks bad. I'm unfortunately one of those people that tends to think in the long-term, whereas I've noticed most gamers/tech people tend to think in the short term. MS shouldn't be "upping" there commitment to PC gaming. They should already be there. They've had all of this time and now they are suddenly "upping" their commitment to "PC" (Don't they mean Windows\Vista?) gaming,
If they want to "up" their commitment to "PC" gaming mabye they update their Application Compatibility Database included in Windows 2000/XP? When's the last time they bothered to do that?
How about including some of your Vista gaming features into XP? (Not the kernel related features) but the game organization features?
Rant for today finished.
