Describes a videogame ported to PC from a console system, or co-developed for both console and PC, that is percieved to suffer from the alleged shortcomings of console gaming.
Symptoms of console-itis include save points, low texture/graphical detail, poor or no mouse support, lack of gameplay depth, and limited configuration options.
Presumably, with consoles becoming more and more like PCs, console-itis will become less and less of an issue in the days and years to come in the future of the age of tomorrow.
Symptoms of console-itis include save points, low texture/graphical detail, poor or no mouse support, lack of gameplay depth, and limited configuration options.
Presumably, with consoles becoming more and more like PCs, console-itis will become less and less of an issue in the days and years to come in the future of the age of tomorrow.
There are too many examples to list. Just think of almost any console game ported to PC that you've played, and there's your example.
by Phlegatu August 13, 2005
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Symptoms include inferior graphics, sluggish gameplay, clumsy user interfaces, checkpoint-based save systems, a lack of dedicated servers, limited customization and simplified game mechanics.
Symptoms include inferior graphics, sluggish gameplay, clumsy user interfaces, checkpoint-based save systems, a lack of dedicated servers, limited customization and simplified game mechanics.
It was clear that due to the overwhelming amount of negative user reviews of Modern Warfare 2 for PC that Infinity Ward had contracted consolitis.
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Consoleitis, is the problem of console-to-computer ports, where gameplay, is reduced to mindless, bashing of buttons, without any intellectual stimulation.
Square Enix’s “Life Is Strange” series, “Star Ocean: Towards The End of Time,” and “Nier: Automata,” avoid consoleitis, by having deeply philosophical storylines.
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Bro 2) Yeah I agree! Those who think they are skilled have severe consolitis!
Bro 2) Yeah I agree! Those who think they are skilled have severe consolitis!
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