My opinion is basically the same as this guys, most of your guys PCs are more powerful because they where bought or updated recently, but my pc that is younger than my xbox and way more expensive cant run shit. So I'll say apples and orangesSober Thal said:
Poll: According to my peers, PC gaming is inferior to consoles.
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Hardware completely rapes all the consoles combined. As for games, PC gamers seem to get the short end of the stick a lot because developers just port things over now.
Mine wasn't even that much, and I maxed the thing out since I'm a software developer and use it for a server, along with gaming. You can even get an Alienware for less than $1,000.Danny 6Speed said:
I see a lot of people splitting it 50/50 because consoles are cheaper and easier.
But PCs are extremely easy to set up and you probably already have one anyways. Just go onto places like toms hardware and find benchmarks then buy the parts that are the most cost effective on the high end spectrum.
Consoles are cheaper because they sell them at a discount knowing they will charge you extra for games later to make up for it. Except that you have to replace your console much sooner than a PC user, because despite having better hardware most games are co-developed for the lowest common denominator which is consoles. Meaning that PC hardware can run the latest games for longer than a console can. There's a funny myth that console players like to spread that you have to constantly be buying new hardware and its super expensive. You can get a top of the line computer for between 500-700 and its going to last you 3-4 years easily before you even want to upgrade(unless you're a graphics whore.)
Literally the only thing different that consoles have better is plug-and-play, but I don't haul my computer around with my anyways so that's irrelevant.
But PCs are extremely easy to set up and you probably already have one anyways. Just go onto places like toms hardware and find benchmarks then buy the parts that are the most cost effective on the high end spectrum.
Consoles are cheaper because they sell them at a discount knowing they will charge you extra for games later to make up for it. Except that you have to replace your console much sooner than a PC user, because despite having better hardware most games are co-developed for the lowest common denominator which is consoles. Meaning that PC hardware can run the latest games for longer than a console can. There's a funny myth that console players like to spread that you have to constantly be buying new hardware and its super expensive. You can get a top of the line computer for between 500-700 and its going to last you 3-4 years easily before you even want to upgrade(unless you're a graphics whore.)
Literally the only thing different that consoles have better is plug-and-play, but I don't haul my computer around with my anyways so that's irrelevant.
Although I don't think anything of this whole PCs V Consoles, the whole it's gay it looks like a PC game is a perhaps one of the most "THE FUCK are you on about." things I've read on here in a while, what the hell makes it look like a PC game, as a matter of fact what the fuck makes something a PC game?!
Please give your friend a massive slap from me, preference of forehand or backhand is up to you, although i'd probably give him one of both just to be sure.
EDIT: Also tell him, "TIMMY YOU STUPID!" and no I don't care if he isn't called Timmy, he just stupid.
Please give your friend a massive slap from me, preference of forehand or backhand is up to you, although i'd probably give him one of both just to be sure.
EDIT: Also tell him, "TIMMY YOU STUPID!" and no I don't care if he isn't called Timmy, he just stupid.
These threads bring out the worst in people, they should be incur mod wrath like Vs threads and the like.
No disrepect to the OP intended.
No disrepect to the OP intended.
Consoles? Superior? HA HA HA HA HA!!!
I like my consoles as much as the next guy but they are limited in customization. That's why they can outperform them and get the best out of your games if you know what you're doing. Think of it as a reward for working for play.
I like my consoles as much as the next guy but they are limited in customization. That's why they can outperform them and get the best out of your games if you know what you're doing. Think of it as a reward for working for play.
My personal opinion as someone who gamed a long time with consoles only.
Are PC gamers better than console gamers? No
Is PC gaming superior to console gaming? Yes, PC gaming is superior.
I don't get why there is even an argument, you invest more and get more from your products. Yes it tends to be more costly and requires more elbow grease to get everything in top shape but in exchange you get more customization, freedom and better graphics.
I don't try and make it look like to people that my car that cost me 800 pounds is worth more than a BMW so I don't understand when people with consoles try to make the argument that their gaming rig is just as good as a PC.
PC gamers just choose to invest more money on their hobby and I see nothing wrong with that.
Are PC gamers better than console gamers? No
Is PC gaming superior to console gaming? Yes, PC gaming is superior.
I don't get why there is even an argument, you invest more and get more from your products. Yes it tends to be more costly and requires more elbow grease to get everything in top shape but in exchange you get more customization, freedom and better graphics.
I don't try and make it look like to people that my car that cost me 800 pounds is worth more than a BMW so I don't understand when people with consoles try to make the argument that their gaming rig is just as good as a PC.
PC gamers just choose to invest more money on their hobby and I see nothing wrong with that.
I have my consoles ON my PC!
(rather, I have an emulated Wii (looking to buy Monster Hunter Tri for it soon) and a PS3 that runs through a signal concatenator.)
... I haven't turned my PS3 on since Uncharted 3 finished. It's much handier being able to alt-tab and mess with other stuff while playing. Not to mention, what fun is a game where you can't browse the file tree and find the soundtrack?
(rather, I have an emulated Wii (looking to buy Monster Hunter Tri for it soon) and a PS3 that runs through a signal concatenator.)
... I haven't turned my PS3 on since Uncharted 3 finished. It's much handier being able to alt-tab and mess with other stuff while playing. Not to mention, what fun is a game where you can't browse the file tree and find the soundtrack?
Bethesda is in Microsoft's pocket right now. Nothing but XBOX demos, XBOX images, XBOX review copies, XBOX UIs... that was probably just the official company statement, perhaps "as routed through Microsoft."franconbean said:
I think people wouldn't rag on PC gamers so much if it weren't for the fact that it DOES end up costing people who aren't used to building a computer a lot more money than the PC people claim it does.
I'll give you an example. I priced a build I was going to put together myself earlier this year and got a total of around $600 for a MODEST computer, definitely not a strong computer. Yet not too long afterwards I talked to someone who worked with computers and told me I could have built the same thing for like $150, which I personally found very hard to believe because I'd compiled that first list WITH the help of friends who were a lot more computer savvy than I am.
I do, actually, think PC gaming is better for a large number of things, but there's a few things consoles just do better. If you give the PC a controller, however, that changes and the computer can pretty much do anything the consoles can, often better. Where the consoles typically have the edge is that they're geared specifically for games.. or at least they USED to be *sigh* so they handled the games with less issues than a computer might.
I'll give you an example. I priced a build I was going to put together myself earlier this year and got a total of around $600 for a MODEST computer, definitely not a strong computer. Yet not too long afterwards I talked to someone who worked with computers and told me I could have built the same thing for like $150, which I personally found very hard to believe because I'd compiled that first list WITH the help of friends who were a lot more computer savvy than I am.
I do, actually, think PC gaming is better for a large number of things, but there's a few things consoles just do better. If you give the PC a controller, however, that changes and the computer can pretty much do anything the consoles can, often better. Where the consoles typically have the edge is that they're geared specifically for games.. or at least they USED to be *sigh* so they handled the games with less issues than a computer might.
Blah de fucking blah, this is just as stupid and tiresome as any "console wars".
I prefer the PC for my very own reasons. I also prefer the Wii over the 360 and PS3 for my very own reasons.
I prefer the PC for my very own reasons. I also prefer the Wii over the 360 and PS3 for my very own reasons.
Probably either a rabid fanboy, or a person who has met a few PC elitists.
Generally a person getting into a console war doesn't really think there positions through, and appreciates brand loyalty and raw graphical power more then they appreciate quality design or aesthetics. Id bet he is saying that PCs don't have as good Graphics as a console. Which is just patently false. There's a lot of cost/benefit calculations to do when deciding on a system, but in terms of pushing those polygons, PC is the most powerful platform. But if you want to espouse a platform as superior because you own it, things like that won't interrupt your narrative.
Alternately, he might be just a bit too dedicated to his console, and met a rabid PC elitist, and he just wanted to give that person a proverbial middle finger.
Generally a person getting into a console war doesn't really think there positions through, and appreciates brand loyalty and raw graphical power more then they appreciate quality design or aesthetics. Id bet he is saying that PCs don't have as good Graphics as a console. Which is just patently false. There's a lot of cost/benefit calculations to do when deciding on a system, but in terms of pushing those polygons, PC is the most powerful platform. But if you want to espouse a platform as superior because you own it, things like that won't interrupt your narrative.
Alternately, he might be just a bit too dedicated to his console, and met a rabid PC elitist, and he just wanted to give that person a proverbial middle finger.
If you have the cash for a good rig (doesn't have to top of the line anymore thank god) or enjoy retro gaming PC is way better. Otherwise they are pretty much the same.
The problem is we are a bunch of pirates which pisses developers off so we don't get lots of games or they are delayed. Fortunately we have DotA and also everything comes to PC eventually so who cares.
Both groups have their fair share of morons though
The problem is we are a bunch of pirates which pisses developers off so we don't get lots of games or they are delayed. Fortunately we have DotA and also everything comes to PC eventually so who cares.
Both groups have their fair share of morons though
