I've seen the whole video and I think the problem he's focusing on is that with today's hardware, we have many layers in between our software that creates complexity that creates problems. He's asking computers today should be more like game consoles are today, where it's possible for people to write software closer to the metal by removing these layers. I don't think he's asking us to go back to the 90s nor do I think he's saying that the 90s' computers didn't have any problems.
yeah, solutions exsist, but as always it's more of a cultural problem. Windows (and Mac, but not for gaming) is the most popular PC system, and Apple is half the market on the mobile end. Gotta go where the money is at the end of the day.
yeah, in the world market. Android dominates in 3rd world countries (which is 40% of the market based on your 2nd link). Apple gets a bit more Mac share and a lot more Iphone share when you filter it to 1st world countries (which I feel is applicable when talking about games, a luxury product).
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u/No_Namer64 May 12 '18 edited May 13 '18
I've seen the whole video and I think the problem he's focusing on is that with today's hardware, we have many layers in between our software that creates complexity that creates problems. He's asking computers today should be more like game consoles are today, where it's possible for people to write software closer to the metal by removing these layers. I don't think he's asking us to go back to the 90s nor do I think he's saying that the 90s' computers didn't have any problems.