Just about finished with PC Gaming...
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Yep i moved from PC gaming to console gaming, mainly due to games that consoles have that PC don't. i see my PS3 as universal device it can play all new and hot AAA tittles and have games that pc doesn't. Don't care about graphics or how much powerful pc is, i just want games. So yeah that's why i never upgraded my PC since 2006 and only going to buy new one when it breaks.
For me, the thing tempting me to get a console is that... well, it always seems all the good stuff is console-exclusive. The PC is, and for the foreseeable future will remain, a more competent and powerful gaming platform. Problem is that consoles are much easier to develop for. No need to test alternative configurations, you know exactly what you've got to work with, and... how shall I put this... an on average less demanding audience. (Come on, fair's fair - the average Wii player isn't going to be as demanding as the average PC gamer.)
The upshot is that all the good stuff comes to consoles first - and then if it ever comes to PC, chances are it'll be a slapdash port and will never see any of the DLC (Burnout Paradise, Saints Row 2, I'm looking at you two.). This all results in people buying those games on consoles instead, so developers think the PC as a platform is dying, so they continue abandoning us PC holdouts in even greater numbers.
Developers: we PC gamers are still here, we still pay a premium for gaming on what to us is the best and most customisable system available. We are, on average, older and with more disposable income. We'd love a return to the glory days, where DLC was patches (or, believe it or not, actually part of the original game - a crazy idea, I know).
So yeah, I'd love to get an Xbox and a PS3. I probably will, when I have some cash to burn. But for the foreseeable future, the PC will remain, for me, the ultimate gaming rig. So please, devs, let us PC gamers get the same content as the console gamers.
The upshot is that all the good stuff comes to consoles first - and then if it ever comes to PC, chances are it'll be a slapdash port and will never see any of the DLC (Burnout Paradise, Saints Row 2, I'm looking at you two.). This all results in people buying those games on consoles instead, so developers think the PC as a platform is dying, so they continue abandoning us PC holdouts in even greater numbers.
Developers: we PC gamers are still here, we still pay a premium for gaming on what to us is the best and most customisable system available. We are, on average, older and with more disposable income. We'd love a return to the glory days, where DLC was patches (or, believe it or not, actually part of the original game - a crazy idea, I know).
So yeah, I'd love to get an Xbox and a PS3. I probably will, when I have some cash to burn. But for the foreseeable future, the PC will remain, for me, the ultimate gaming rig. So please, devs, let us PC gamers get the same content as the console gamers.
You could do what I did and get a PS3 used. It was cheap, though buying such hardware used is always a risk. It's worked out for me, and the PS3 is really the place to go for exclusives (that or the Wii. The 360, though it is my main platform, is pretty bad in that area). Speaking of a Wii, you can find it used for about $100 if not less. It might be worth it if you like Zelda, Mario, Metroid, and know of some Gamecube games you'd like to play.awmperry said:
I was exactly like you until about 6 months ago. It takes a bit more investments than consoles, but building a PC isn't that hard. I'm 16 and I can take apart and rebuild a computer. You don't need a degree in engineering or something.Ulquiorra4sama said: