Poll: What do you use: Console or PC?
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If you didn't buy a mac in the first place you could've afforded that PC.EcoEclipse said:
Obnoxious cynical food for thought~
This must be a troll, but I'll bite anywayTrippy Turtle said:
How is Xbox live superior to any form of PC-based online play? And the Xbox controller itself goes for ~$40 dollars, a PC based version is a fraction of the price. Hell, a month and a half of sacrificed Xbox live covers it.
PC here. I haven't seriously played a console now for several years at least. Played a little bit of Spyro earlier this year, but that was a one-off sort of nostalgic thing.
I can't really enjoy PC games. I'm always flipping all the switches and dials trying to get the perfect balance between fast and fancy graphics.
I don't have a dedicated gaming rig, and really don't feel like dropping $1200 on one or paying $800 to build one and most likely fuck it up at some point on the way.
I'll stick with my PS3. Pop the game in, sit back, and enjoy the game.
I don't have a dedicated gaming rig, and really don't feel like dropping $1200 on one or paying $800 to build one and most likely fuck it up at some point on the way.
I'll stick with my PS3. Pop the game in, sit back, and enjoy the game.
I do have an Xbox360, but I only got it about a year ago and I still use my PC far more.
I'm not fantastic at shooters in general, but using a controller I might as well just stand there and get hit.
I'm not fantastic at shooters in general, but using a controller I might as well just stand there and get hit.
I use both consoles and PC.
PC for strategy and indie games. PS3 for more or less everything else as my PC doesn't have the power to run most AAA games.
I am considering gettting a gaming PC sometime soon, but I'd like to see what the next generation of consoles will offer before throwing any money down.
PC for strategy and indie games. PS3 for more or less everything else as my PC doesn't have the power to run most AAA games.
I am considering gettting a gaming PC sometime soon, but I'd like to see what the next generation of consoles will offer before throwing any money down.
Can't vote, as it's an average 50%/50% for both PC and PS3 for me. Most multiplayer fare and exclusives I enjoy on PS3, most titles where 720p or lower insults my eyes I enjoy on PC.
I am beginning to believe I really am the only one to prefer Xbox Live for online. I prefer it because: The friends list on Xbox Live. The easy switch between game chat and chatting with friends in another game. Matchmaking never works on PC for me on half the games.Sanat said:
The chat one is the main reason for me. I can be playing Halo (another reason now I think about it: Halo is awesome) and talking in game chat. Then my friend comes online and I want to talk to him. On PC it would be incredibly inconvenient to call them on Skype or something but on Xbox I can just invite them to a party chat no matter what game they are playing.
As a lesser reason, I really like achievements and comparing them with friends. Steam does achievements but on Xbox every game has achievements whereas on Steam it only has a few of the PC games I would be playing.
Also not every PC game works with an Xbox controller. Using a mouse and keyboard for any sort of first person game annoys the hell out of me.
PC and PS3. Most new games I now generally buy on PC, but some games just play better with a console. For instance, I got Assassin's Creed III on PS3, as I've played AC games both on PC and PS3 and PS3 just felt better to me. And of course there are the exclusives on both platforms.
i belong to the PC master race that elevates me far above the admittedly small horde of scummy console filth
actually the PS3 monopolises the TV so i can only play during the week days and im at work then darned work
and i don't have enough of my own room to fit a new tv of a decent size and a couch or bean bag so the PS3 is a glorified Blu-ray player now so the PC gets the most of my limited gaming time
actually the PS3 monopolises the TV so i can only play during the week days and im at work then darned work
and i don't have enough of my own room to fit a new tv of a decent size and a couch or bean bag so the PS3 is a glorified Blu-ray player now so the PC gets the most of my limited gaming time
360 and laptop. 360 is my main but I use my laptop for RTS/4X etc, stuff you actually need a mouse for.
Can't say I'm all that up to date though, my most recent game purchase was Skyrim, right now I'm playing through Metro 2033 again, for the so called "good" ending.
Can't say I'm all that up to date though, my most recent game purchase was Skyrim, right now I'm playing through Metro 2033 again, for the so called "good" ending.
Matchmaking is the devils work, so I for one is quite happy that it's not a thing in most PC games. Why anyone would settle for match making over proper dedicated servers baffles me. How would you kick and ban racists, cheaters and other assholes? No sir. Give me a dedicated server any day over being forced to play with random jerks on the internet. And that's not even mentioning the major flaws in using P2P for playing.Trippy Turtle said:
As for friends lists there are several programs, including Steam, that sort your friends out. Only issue can be to get everyone in one place, but I personally prefer to split it up.
I'm a bit confused why calling someone on Skype is more a hassle that party chat, but whatever. No need to use Skype. I personally use Mumble or TeamSpeak for all my multiplayer needs. For the Arma 2 sessions it's great to be be able to put people into different fire team channels with a command channel between the leaders. We still die hilariously though. Skype is a bandwidth hog I think, and I wouldn't use it while playing unless I had no choice.
Achievements can go die in a fire. I wish no games had them.
As for controllers, it's very rare indeed for a game not to support it these days unless we're talking Hearts of Iron or Crusader Kings 2. If for some made reason people want to use a controller they can, bar a scant few exceptions.
While I have a laptop that can play most games on high/ultra settings (bought three months ago), my gaming is still about half-and-half between my laptop and my 360.
Once this year ends, it'll likely switch more to the PC for most games, but for the next few months I'll likely be committing around an equal time to both.
Once this year ends, it'll likely switch more to the PC for most games, but for the next few months I'll likely be committing around an equal time to both.
