Poll: PC vs Console reasons

[SycoMantis91]

I would never personally take this into consideration when making my gaming choices, but I think it has legitimacy. If you can't stand to sit at a computer chair with a keyboard it can totally kill the experience and vice versa for any other form of physical convenience while gaming. We all know when we feel uncomfortable it's damn near impossible to concentrate on anything that doesn't have to do with re-attaining said comfort.

 

[legendp]

Ehhh this thread >_o

So my question is do you think controller or T.V should be reason for playing on console or pc

Should be a ? there my good man; forgive my grammar nazism but as a teacher it's my job and it's a tough habit to break.

In short:
T.V. Yes, under circumstance.
Controller not really no. Find some drivers or splash out on a 360 controller.

Also: please Escapist's don't come at me with Steam, I went over Steam above and I use Steam alongside my consoles. I don't wish to have arguments over Console Vs. PC, it's a waste of time, people like what they like.

So the general idea seems to be that T.V's and PC are in a different room. Yeah I'll agree with that, and I'll admit that installer controller drivers on a PC can be a bit of a hassle. Yes the question was poorly worded wich has probaly led to a more agressive response. I also forgot splitscreen, which for me is one of the best things about owning a console.

However people try to keep the flaming down, I apologise if I have offended anyone, It's just I see the PC vs console debate raised all the time but this side of it rarely gets mentioned

 

[Soxafloppin]

You can go out of your way to do the controller/sofa thing but most don't.

Personally I play on consoles for convenience, Buy a new console every 7-8 years, buy games for it play them, sell on the ones I don't want, buy more games, no upgrades or anything like that.

I'm not saying that consoles are better than P.C, In terms of hardware its no contest but I'm not exactly a super hardcore gamer I just play games so console is the choice for me.

 

[Caffiene]

I can understand the controller being more convenient when youre sitting on the couch...

But for me my TV is my PC (second screen connected to TV card), so sitting in front of the TV or PC isnt much different

 

[VeneratedWulfen93]

Your argument is invalid. People can easily us a tv instead of a moniter for their pc and many pc games support the use of a 'gamepad'.

PC can do everything a console can and many more things that a console cannot do due to it's limitations as a platform. There's no question that PC is better, it's just more expensive and perhaps more complicated for the less tech minded people out there.

I'm relatively tech minded and believe I could put a good PC together. I could also afford one. I just prefer console gaming, its how I've been gaming since the 90s granted acknowledgement that obviously a PC is a more powerful system which I do play occasionally but only on strategy games like DoW 2. Its not that people "can't" build a PC its normally because they don't want to. Saying that every person who doesn't play PC is poor and has no knowledge of how a PC works is just plain ignorant.

 

[anaphysik]

Ha, I'm backwards on this:

-> I hate most modern controllers, particularly the 360 one. I prefer a keyboard.
-> I have no couch, only a substitute futon, which isn't as comfortable as my chair+ottoman.
-> I already need a PC for school/work/goofing-around-time. Games are sort of like a bonus. A console is basically only good for playing games.
-> For some reason, even my laptop's shite integrated graphics (Intel HD) are good enough for playing the games I'd care to play (e.g.: lags a bit on ME1, but plays ME2 & ME3 just fine). (Unlike the stereotypical PC gamer, I've never been a graphics whore, so what's it matter?)

That being said, I do occasionally play me some consoles - just not from this generation. My N64, Gamecube, and second-hand NES and PS2 still get some love.

 

[Popadoo]

I sit on my coach to use my gaming PC.
All bow to me!
Just kiddin'.
OT: Keyboard and Mouse are better tools for controlling what's going on on-screen in my opinion, but I understand if people want to use a controller, that's fine I guess.
But the coach thing doesn't make sense, since you can plug any computer into a TV.

 

[babinro]

Yes, the argument is perfectly reasonable and valid.

People are familiar with setting up their gaming room or living room with a t.v and couch. Everything is designed to suit the decor of the room.

Not all families like the idea of placing a computer in the picture. In addition things are inherently more complicated when you incorporate the computer into the setup. The living room is designed for people of all ages, not just the gamer or the tech savvy.

The PC game pad has also been a very poor experience in general. I seldom have a PC game where the game pad will immediately function half as well as a console controller without calibrations or troubleshooting. Perhaps it's because my PC gamepad was old or not the 'right' one at the time.

A PC can replicate the experience of a console, but there are barriers to entry in terms of decor and ease of use.

 

[MeChaNiZ3D]

I think the main thing is money vs modding. You can't do anything to a PS3 or Xbox game (well, not anything outlandish), but I like being secure in the knowledge that I only have to buy a console once and they have to make the games for it, not the other way around. I also like a controller better, but mouse is more responsive and more accurate, so at the end of the day, I think it's all habitual. That said, I'll always be a Playstation user. Unless they pull that BS with the used-games and backwards compatibility and the Xbox 720 does have those features. In which case I'll switch to PC (f*** you Microsoft, I'll never pay for online. ).

Oh and Armored Core is my favourite game/series of all time, so I'd like to stay with Playstation if possible.

 

[MeChaNiZ3D]

Why bother with splitscreen when everything is on-line anyway? The only reason people use splitscreen was because internet access wasn't universal. However, 20 years later, internet is widely used.

No. Just no. Online is NOT a replacement for splitscreen. Can you really say that playing aginst some faceless guy who may or may not even be on a mic is equal to playing against someone sitting next to you? Not all gamers are antisocial enough to not have any friends they can bear to be in the same room as.

Or you know play with friends who you know online instead of having to move stuff between houses all of the time. Just putting it out there.

You do...know what splitscreen is, don't you?

 

[idarkphoenixi]

Your argument is invalid. People can easily us a tv instead of a moniter for their pc and many pc games support the use of a 'gamepad'.

PC can do everything a console can and many more things that a console cannot do due to it's limitations as a platform. There's no question that PC is better, it's just more expensive and perhaps more complicated for the less tech minded people out there.

I'm relatively tech minded and believe I could put a good PC together. I could also afford one. I just prefer console gaming, its how I've been gaming since the 90s granted acknowledgement that obviously a PC is a more powerful system which I do play occasionally but only on strategy games like DoW 2. Its not that people "can't" build a PC its normally because they don't want to. Saying that every person who doesn't play PC is poor and has no knowledge of how a PC works is just plain ignorant.

If you want to make it a matter of personal opinion then someone else might say they prefer gaming on a DS, or playing on iPad apps. A debate like that will lead nowhere since you're essentially just going in circles. What I'm saying is that from a technical standpoint the pc is capable of everything that a console is and more. Fantastic games like the TW series are not put onto the console because it simply can't handle it and is limited by not having a keyboard and mouse.
At a logical point of view, the pc is better and most likely always will be simply because of what it's capable of. But we will always have personal preference and theres nothing wrong with that, some people like pepsi and some like coca cola.

 

[The White Hunter]

So the general idea seems to be that T.V's and PC are in a different room. Yeah I'll agree with that, and I'll admit that installer controller drivers on a PC can be a bit of a hassle. Yes the question was poorly worded wich has probaly led to a more agressive response. I also forgot splitscreen, which for me is one of the best things about owning a console.

However people try to keep the flaming down, I apologise if I have offended anyone, It's just I see the PC vs console debate raised all the time but this side of it rarely gets mentioned

I concur, it's an interesting thing to discuss and explore, but I always get fed up when people flame over it and start throwing around accusations of being a "fanboy" and other such nonsense ):

Drivers arent a huge issue for me, though it was a pain finding drivers for a dualshock 3 and then diving through the settings buried deep in the game to make it recognise it as a 360 controller.

[Edit] So, what's up with that OnLive? (; From what I've heard it's a pretty good alternative to a huge hardware investment and you can do that on whatever you darn well please, StormDainProductions on youtube is midway through a mini-series on it.

Give it a few years to flesh out and for internet speeds in my area to actually be passable for it and it's the future.

 

[Gecko clown]

If I'm honest, the reason I didn't use a PC for a LONG while for gaming was mainly because how much of a pain it is to get one working. And then once you've faffed around for a while and you finally get your hardware working you have to go through installation. AND THEN, even after spending ages installing your brand new game there's no guarantee its going to work as soon as you put the disk in, or even if it'll work at all. The two big reasons that you should go PC over console is the fact that its much easier to play with your friends and also the GIGANTIC indie platform and cheap, but great games, that you can get from platforms like Steam.

 

[Kathinka]

I think ever since services such as Steam took to the mainstream, PC Gaming is hands down the best option.

With PCs you can surpass the hardware of a console system, you can enhance a game's personal value to you by modding it to your liking, and you can control virtually any game more effectively using the mouse + keyboard combo.

Now it used to be a valid argument against PCs that for most people, consoles gave them much better bang for their buck. After all, a console would cost maybe 300 while a good gaming PC would be around 800. The thing is, this used to be based upon the fact that console games and PC games were the same price, this isn't a fact anymore.

The prices you can get a game for on your PC is now drastically lower than the price you would pay for with a console, especially if you're buying games on special sale. Unless you're a very occasional gamer, within the lifespan of your PC you are likely going to even out the total average cost per game between PC and console when accounting for the rig cost.

I bought my current PC a few months ago and in that time the amount of money I've saved buying games I actually wanted is already above 100 dollars.

also, nowadays you can easily put a pc together for the price of the console that is many a times more powerfull. so that more power for the buck argument is out of the window too.

hell, building a pc NOW that surpasses the known specs of the xbox720 that comes out in late 2013 is only between 3- and 400 bucks. and by when that thing comes out it will be even cheaper of course.

 

[natster43]

I don't think so. Then again I sit on a couch when I play games on my computer (it is a laptop.)

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

But lord if the PC gaming community does anything to make most people feel like PC gamers.

That's just holdover from when the vocal sections of the emu scene made efforts to distance themselves from general PC gaming in the mid 90s.

 

[Matt King]

i have a fantastic reason for playing on consoles instead of pc i am fairly poor, (as in there is no way i could put a couple of hundreds of pound towards something without saving up for a year oh so) (16 btw) and i won an xbox 360 in an arcade so that is why i play xbox

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

Why bother with splitscreen when everything is on-line anyway? The only reason people use splitscreen was because internet access wasn't universal. However, 20 years later, internet is widely used.

No. Just no. Online is NOT a replacement for splitscreen. Can you really say that playing aginst some faceless guy who may or may not even be on a mic is equal to playing against someone sitting next to you? Not all gamers are antisocial enough to not have any friends they can bear to be in the same room as.

Or you know play with friends who you know online instead of having to move stuff between houses all of the time. Just putting it out there.

You do...know what splitscreen is, don't you?

No. No I don't think that I have ever experience this thing called split screen. I just decided to come on to a forum and bash it for no reason other than to troll people and look like an idiot. It isn't like if you don't have the right aspect ratio the screen is fucked up due to split and trying to find working controllers and batteries and then only having a limited amount of people to play aren't problems with it. Not to mention people being dicks and screen looking. Yes split screen really was the epitome of multiplayer gaming.

I never siad splitscreen is a replacement for online. And how much stuff do you need to move between houses? A controoler, that's about all. My brother and I play games together a lot, though we xan't with most because it doesn't offer splitscreen, meaning we'd have to fork over more money just to play together.

And I never online was a total replacement I gave an alternate scenario to your bleak, dystopian future. That is all well and good for people who live close to each other and for people with sibling who wish to play games and no it should not be fully removed. So yes, obviously a controller is too much for people.

 

[Wintermoot]

you know you can get wireless controllers for the PC you know that right? it,s a silly reason IMHO.

 

[MeChaNiZ3D]

You do...know what splitscreen is, don't you?

No. No I don't think that I have ever experience this thing called split screen. I just decided to come on to a forum and bash it for no reason other than to troll people and look like an idiot. It isn't like if you don't have the right aspect ratio the screen is fucked up due to split and trying to find working controllers and batteries and then only having a limited amount of people to play aren't problems with it. Not to mention people being dicks and screen looking. Yes split screen really was the epitome of multiplayer gaming.

My point is you don't have to move anything around except maybe a controller.