I forgot there was a multiplayer, so I was thinking "Why does it matter where you play a single player game?"
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This generation of consoles are considered reliable, are they? It's not 1989 anymore (he says, as if he were alive then), PCs don't spontaneously combust when you touch them (which they most certainly did way back then).
If you were buying new parts every 6 months, you were doing it wrong. As for requirements, you need to know whether your *insert hardware piece* is better than their minimum/recommended *insert hardware piece*.franksands said:
I know your making a joke, but let me get out the world smallest violin over to play over the issue of PC vs. Console. Anyone who argues over this crap needs to find some real issues to be upset over.
I'm baffled by all this "console gamer sitting on a couch with his/her widescreen TV".
I can do exactly the same thing on my PC. I use both my TV and my monitor, whenever I feel like to it, I just switch to my TV, grab my wireless 360 controller and start playing Skyrim at higher resolution, antialiasing and delicious 60 fps.
I'd do that if I had an HD TV to begin with. And a comfortable couch. And a PC powerful enough to output 1080p with antialiasing without melting itself.
But still, I'm pretty fine with my 19" monitor.
I can do exactly the same thing on my PC. I use both my TV and my monitor, whenever I feel like to it, I just switch to my TV, grab my wireless 360 controller and start playing Skyrim at higher resolution, antialiasing and delicious 60 fps.
I'd do that if I had an HD TV to begin with. And a comfortable couch. And a PC powerful enough to output 1080p with antialiasing without melting itself.
But still, I'm pretty fine with my 19" monitor.
I hate to say this, but playing PC games online isn't /becoming/ unusual, it never was very common. It seemed like it because it was once the only way to play games online, but at the time, gaming was still a niche hobby. Today, console gaming has become something with mass market appeal, while PC gaming is just as much of a niche as it always was. This leads to tons of people playing console games online (because modern consoles support it so well; there's a reason most online gaming happened on the PC last gen), but only incremental amounts more playing PC games online, making online PC gamers a minority among gamers as well as a minority within the general population.
And this is coming from someone who has been gaming online for over 10 years, and offline for somewhere in the area of 20. Gaming is just bigger than it used to be; you're no longer automatically a nerd simply because you enjoy videogames.
And this is coming from someone who has been gaming online for over 10 years, and offline for somewhere in the area of 20. Gaming is just bigger than it used to be; you're no longer automatically a nerd simply because you enjoy videogames.
Becoming? Sorry, I must have missed the mail, when did we STOPPED being that?
Because i don't want cheetos on my keyboard! Now, if you would bring some truffe hors d'oeuvre, that would be a different story, leave the wine to me.Souplex said:
Also insert here rant against EA and the current Bioware, a rant that i dont want to type and you don't want to read so...
True that, i am a nerd because i love playing videogames (among others).Owyn_Merrilin said:
What if my PC is set up at my couch and my desk is designed to let me lay back and play in comfort?rolfwesselius said:
I do not possess cake without also eating it apparently.
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My brother has the opposite problem. He wants the console version for some reason but all of my friends and myself are getting it for PC.
Funny thing is, even when I play something in my living room I end up standing in front of the TV anyway, being relaxed back in my couch makes my reaction time quite shite so I can't play properly...making my PC actually more comfortable. 
But there's also the fact that the PC isn't just a gaming method, it's a general device. I couldn't imagine not playing a game like Skyrim without access to a wiki or similar reference source a few keystrokes away. I also don't have (nor have I ever experienced) the "OMG UBAR MEGA SURROUND SOUND! FIVE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLBY RAAAAAAH! *pectoral dance*" (Sorry, was channeling Terry Crews for a moment...) and am perfectly happy with my headset. I personally don't like the notion of spending money on a machine just for gaming, as my PC is much more than that. I was raised with a computer so I'm literate enough in it to deal with most problems, and like the control that comes with it. I don't like the fact that when a console malfunctions, there's often jack-shit ye can do about it than send it back for a replacement if the warranty is still valid.
However, I know many people very much aren't well versed in such things, and don't wish to deal with it. Fixing a PC problem is very much a headache, even more so if you need to research heavily to understand why it's a problem. I can understand why people prefer the simplicity of a console, therefore I don't berate them unless they're being absolute arseholes about it...course then I berating them for an entirely different reason.
I'm tired and forgot I forgot where I was going with that post about halfway through. I just started typing thoughts at the Terry Crews bit...PC more complicated, but rewarded in certain ways. Console still valid entertainment, users not less people for doing. People need stop butthurt. Tired, rock no taste good.
But there's also the fact that the PC isn't just a gaming method, it's a general device. I couldn't imagine not playing a game like Skyrim without access to a wiki or similar reference source a few keystrokes away. I also don't have (nor have I ever experienced) the "OMG UBAR MEGA SURROUND SOUND! FIVE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLBY RAAAAAAH! *pectoral dance*" (Sorry, was channeling Terry Crews for a moment...) and am perfectly happy with my headset. I personally don't like the notion of spending money on a machine just for gaming, as my PC is much more than that. I was raised with a computer so I'm literate enough in it to deal with most problems, and like the control that comes with it. I don't like the fact that when a console malfunctions, there's often jack-shit ye can do about it than send it back for a replacement if the warranty is still valid.
However, I know many people very much aren't well versed in such things, and don't wish to deal with it. Fixing a PC problem is very much a headache, even more so if you need to research heavily to understand why it's a problem. I can understand why people prefer the simplicity of a console, therefore I don't berate them unless they're being absolute arseholes about it...course then I berating them for an entirely different reason.
I'm tired and forgot I forgot where I was going with that post about halfway through. I just started typing thoughts at the Terry Crews bit...PC more complicated, but rewarded in certain ways. Console still valid entertainment, users not less people for doing. People need stop butthurt. Tired, rock no taste good.
The coice between console and PC is focused on subjective matters. Basically what do you value? ease of use and a low price or being at the forefront of graphical potential and having access to a much wider library of games. Comfort varies but it really is more of a choice. The former matters infinetely more to me and ive found that while good graphics are nice you tend to not notice them much after an hour or two much like HD TV.
Of course if I were getting the Mass Effect 3, which I'm not for reasons I shall not discuss here, I would still be able to play it from my couch and on my widescreen TV even with the PC version. But I'm not buying either version of the game, again for reasons I shall not discuss here, and besides I hate online multiplayer anyway.
Well, that's the thing about online gaming; it's not something you have to do with friends. I rarely play with friends unless it's splitscreen or LAN.Caramel Frappe said:
See, that's where your ignorance shows. A gaming PC, in this day and age, lasts for years before you have to do even the most minor upgrade, and you can keep going for ages without upgrading just by lowering the settings. System requirements haven't been increasing as quickly as you're suggesting since the late 90's.NameIsRobertPaulson said:
Very true on the ease of access point. It's why I mostly spend my time on the 360.
I've lost track of the number of times I've had crashes to desktop, steam not responding or not connecting to servers (TF2 loadouts), laggy frame rates because of variable game and PC specs, and other issues while my Xbox has red ringed only once in many years. I remember an old Extra Credits episode too where they talked about how graphics are no longer the driving force behind upgrading anymore. The current PS3 and 360 specs are still good enough after so long.
In the end the PC fanboys/elitists are no better themselves than the console fanboys that would trash others on exclusive games or other meaningless issues. It's all preference. No clear superior answer.
I've lost track of the number of times I've had crashes to desktop, steam not responding or not connecting to servers (TF2 loadouts), laggy frame rates because of variable game and PC specs, and other issues while my Xbox has red ringed only once in many years. I remember an old Extra Credits episode too where they talked about how graphics are no longer the driving force behind upgrading anymore. The current PS3 and 360 specs are still good enough after so long.
In the end the PC fanboys/elitists are no better themselves than the console fanboys that would trash others on exclusive games or other meaningless issues. It's all preference. No clear superior answer.
Their choice.Kermi said:
One way of looking at this: I loathe Bioware games altogether (no, not even Neverwinter Nights - come at me, Biodrones) so trough my point of view, you're actually the one making a mistake. Ahah, enjoy your subpar game full of clichés.
So, what you said is, like, your opinion, man. If they refuse to play the game, or prefer to enjoy their gaming session trough the power of uTorrent, it's their choice. Many will probably visit a private sales website and buy it used, or just shamelessly pirate it.
Another way to look at this: If I don't want my PC games to have Origin or DRM, why should I give money to them by buying a console version anyway?
Either way, nobody is wrong, nor right. It's a matter of opinions, and I sure did not like the sound of your "holier-than-thou" attitude.
I might not like Bioware games, but at least I respect their choice. They like Bioware games, but don't want the "compromise" that DRM is.
Disclaimer: I own an xbox 360 and a PSP and I have nothing against consoles apart from the fact that we get shitty ports and even today's "core games" like CoD and Gears of War are pretty causal