#need to hook up my ps3 so i can play demons souls again.

[fearandhungies]

i just got incredibly misty eyed thinking about how happy i am that im getting the demons souls artbook like i love her i love demons souls soooo mcuuhhh ue ue ue ue ue ue ue

[videostak]

also since its like a legitimate setup and not just everything stacked on top of each other i cant just easily switch game audio cables for games that use stereo so rn i have the sfc cable in which works with sfc snes gamecube and n64 and then i have the ps1 cable also and that works with ps1 2 3 but rn i just have 1 and 3 im lettig my friend borrow my ps2 in exchange for me borrowing his ps3 but i purposefully put in the cables that supported the most/more than one console.but its gonna be a real hassle switching out cables when i want to play other stereo consoles i have like pc engine and saturn especially the pc engine cause ive been itching to play that again lately T-T but like dont wanna hook it all up ad then end up not playing it. especially since i really need to play demons souls  and also been wanting to play parappa again. tho im goping to get ike one of those things that either extends component cables so i can switch easier by having the in be coming out of the table back or either thinking of getting something that lets u plug in multiple things and switch a switch to change what input you want it to be on and that would also be like coming out from the back. tho rn i dont relaly need to worry abt that since im not like hardcore gaming rn and even then ive been wanting to get into this mindset of u kno hooking up one console and dedicating to it especially ones with very difficult games

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Is it wrong to wish for more Xbox on my PC?

The lights dim, Journalist close their tablets and laptops, wrapping up their belongings as they leave. Microsoft has concluded their Windows January event. Showcasing Windows 10 latest build, giving the public its first look since their debut Windows 10 announcement back in September 2014. Now when it comes to Windows OS, there's possibly over a million different things Microsoft can demo, yet they took the time to demo Xbox Live on Windows 10 platform, even showing off how Valve Steam running too. All n all it was a good presentation, but what really teased my appetite, when Fable was playing across platform, seamlessly. 

Which is another bread crumb Microsoft teases us with. Never full diving in, never giving the full experience. They simply give a glimpse of what could possibly be more of, then sit back and watch the reaction. Now if you've been following Microsoft and their Press shows long as I have, none of this is new. For every single version of Windows OS since XP, Microsoft is always talking big on gaming promises, yet never deliver the full experience. One of the reasons why Steam service has been so popular is simply because of Microsoft absence.

The idea of Microsoft entire gaming library being available for both Xbox and PC has been either a wet dream or nightmare depending on who you ask. It's a debate that always reappears when (shocker) Microsoft goes to showcase its latest OS. Gears of War for Windows Vista, ring any bells? The very debate of this subject actually goes waaaay back, to the original Xbox days. 

When Microsoft was promoting the Xbox back in the early 2000s, one of the most exciting and tantalizing possibilities was PC titles being available on the Xbox. At the time, you really didn't have any options to play a PC game on the TV, besides detaching your computer and dragging it to your living room and using a VGA port (If your TV had that). Which obviously was not an option for most. So the Xbox was a slice of heaven, an answer to the ever problematic situation of PC gaming and living room entertainment. 

Over the course of the original Xbox life span, several titles from PC did appear, Quake, Doom, Unreal, quickly jump to mind. Then some of Xbox exclusives did appear on PC as well, including Halo 1 & 2, Fable,  ect. So for the most part there was this give and take balance between the Xbox and Windows PC. 

However, when it came to the 360, that give and take relationship between PC and Xbox slowly began to change. I've debated and argued on possibly why Microsoft suddenly decided to keep Xbox exclusive titles locked down on the Xbox 360, while ignoring its PC fanbase. But at this point, what's done is done, though the idea of Microsoft having more balance between Xbox and PC continues to always linger. 

So the simple question is why not? Why should Microsoft continue to keep Xbox titles locked to its Xbox hardware? What's preventing Microsoft from opening the flood gates and explode the PC gaming scene? Is it piracy concerns? Could it be the extra development for titles? Would titles on both platforms threaten Xbox sales? 

There's a long list of questions, but those few kind of sum up the more burning concerns over this. Honestly, when you skim through those, you realize many of these issues have already affected the Xbox or no longer apply. Piracy has affected both the Xbox and Xbox 360 for years. Then, with the Xbox One, which will be running the Windows 10 platform come late this year. It pretty much is now a PC. While I'm no developer, it does appear a build once, works for both platform situation - However - I do acknowledge there is a bit more work to a PC title, that requires more optimization, larger pool of hardware and drivers to work with. 

"The possibility of Xbox exclusives being on PC could threaten sales of the Xbox One."

The biggest reason that ultimately prevents Microsoft for allowing this fantasy from coming true, is the possibility of Xbox exclusives being on PC could threaten sales of the Xbox One. But not to say Microsoft hasn't ever tried seeing fan reaction. Adam Isgreen, the Creative Director for Microsoft has teased the idea of Killer Instinct coming to PC via forum poll, asking on how fans felt and over all it was with mixed reaction. Some loved the idea, while others despised the idea of losing an Xbox exclusive to PC. Doing so would turn Killer Instinct the dreaded multiplat status. Sure, a title being both on Xbox and PC would be Multi-platform, but still Exclusive to Microsoft. Let me repeat that, clear as I can be: Still Exclusive to Microsoft.

But is that acceptable for the Xbox elitist crowd? No such heresy will ever happen in the house of Xbox and that's just the thing. Xbox has a large and very vocal fanbase that's loyal and happy just how the Xbox Platform is. Which there's nothing wrong with that, why rock the boat when your fans are happy and buying products? Hell, i'm a big Xbox fan and have no issue saying that. I'll never forget the night when I first purchased a hub to hook up multiple Xbox's together and played Halo 1 with 16 players for the first time. It was a life changing gaming experience, that Microsoft gave me. Not Sony, Not Nintendo, but Microsoft. But never once, In all my years being an Xbox fan, did I feel a hint of anger or frustration when Microsoft ever announces an Xbox title for PC.

Though I do see how seeing an exclusive jumping ship to another device, despite still being exclusive to the company may frustrate some fans. The best way I can think it as, if your favorite and local city NFL team were to pick up and move to another city. For example, the St. Louis Rams, who are looking to move from St. Louis to LA. It's still the Rams, it's still the same roaster of players. Just the city location will be changing. You could still root for your team...but its not the same anymore. For a St.Louis or Missouri resident, It's no longer "their" team. They lose that special relation with the team. So I can see how for a big Xbox fan, to feel a slight bit of disappointment when a title they loved and enjoyed exclusively to the Xbox Platform, is now available on the PS4 or PC.

Microsoft clearly knows this, as it skirts around the theme best it can. Microsoft even announced the ability to play Xbox One games on your PC via streaming. Which completely dumbfounded me, as you would still need an Xbox One and wouldn't most people want it the other way around? Play PC games through your Xbox One? But the more I thought about it, the more I realized it was a brilliant move, again Microsoft test the water, never threatening its fan-base and seeing how PC fans take to it. 

I see nothing wrong with Xbox games, making an appearing on PC. I seriously doubt if any exclusives go multi-plat for PC would end Xbox life. The Xbox didn't end when Bioshock went multi-plat, nor did it end with Mass Effect, Ninja Gaiden, or even when Bungie separated itself to start producing Multi-platform titles.

The Xbox is still here and Microsoft will continue teasing.

But, the Xbox is not the only system to have this conflicting battle of Multi-platform Gaming. Sony is another company that's been also testing the waters of having its titles play on other systems without the words PlayStation slapped across it. Yet, you really don't hear a single whimper about it from Sony fans. On the contrary, Sony fans actually seem neutral to it. Over the past few years Sony has announced several products that will be offering access to Sony library of titles, without the need to purchase a PlayStation.

Several years ago Sony announced a Cell phone program PSM (PlayStation Mobile) that allowed approved certified android devices to purchase PlayStation titles. Xperia phones, Sharp Aquos, HTC,ect. All have access to PSM, yet not once hear a PS Vita owner cry out in foul over this. No stones were tossed, no forum exploded to hear that *Gasp* a Sony Xperia phone owner playing Playstation titles. 

"You didn't hear any PS3 owners crying out about this, nor did anyone set their PS3 on fire"

Or how about Sony new service, PlayStation Now. Which is also available on Sony TV's, Blu-ray players and even Samsung TV sets (Coming sometime this year for Samsung TV's). Again, you didn't hear any PS3 owners crying out about this, nor did anyone set their PS3 on fire about it. Sony been very open and aggressive about growing the PlayStation Brad, opening up the possibilities of seeing PlayStation Now and PSM on a broader range of devices. 

To be real here for a moment, If I were to wake up one morning, read the news that PlayStation Now would be coming to Windows OS, I wouldn't even blink an eye. I wouldn't expect an explosion of terror or hatred about it. Instead, I would suspect comments like "Hey, this is great! I sold my PS3 recently, but now I can still play the games on PC"  Or  "Fantastic! Now even more people can enjoy Demon Souls! I need more Souls!!!"

Also, it's not like Sony hasn't lost a long list of exclusives either; Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Grand Theft Auto, Devil May Cry, ect. I could go on and on the list of exclusive games Sony has lost. Memories are still fresh of seeing Peter Moore on stage, slowly rolling up his sleeve to reveal, Grand Theft Auto is now on the 360. One of the biggest bombshells from the previous console gen. 

Yet the sky hasn't fallen, the PS4 is selling like hot cakes and seeing a bit more Xbox on the PC shouldn't worry anyone. 

It should be welcomed.