Dear Future Gamer

In response to Michael Foster's letter in FG40 concerning PC programmers being lazier than console programmers, there are too many variables for PC programmers to think about. A PC game has to run on all types of systems to get the most customers, whatever the hardware and software configuration, but too many PC games don't deliver. It says 'PII 266 recommended' on the box', you go home and put it in your PII 300 or whatever and it doesn't work properly, even when you have all the damn specs above what it needs. This is always happening to me.

Consoles have the same hardware on the same platform, of course, so programmers have it easier. PC programmers have a harder time and, as a result, some games crash your system, have ridiculously high specs or are just rubbish. I prefer games on console. Some PC games are great but the PC isn't reliable. So yes, I'm saying that PC games programmers are a bit lazy or just don't take as much care when creating their games because they know that if someone wants to play them badly enough, they'll upgrade.

Robert Hague

FG: Erm, sorry Robert, but you start off by saying PC programmers have a harder time writing games because there are so many variables to contend with, which is a good point, and then state that you think they're lazier than console programmers because they'll assume players will upgrade their machines. Which is it? I'm still waiting for some programmers to get back to me on this one too, or are you all too busy coding games that only run on PII 450s?