PC: I like my peripheral option of anything! (arcade sticks, joysticks/HOTAS, Mouse, keyboard, controllers, etc...)
But seriously there are only TWO reasons PC is the preferred platform.
- I can still play the games I have bought since I was a child, while the floppys may not still be useful, i could still use it if I wanted, I can still play TIE Fighter on my PC (first game I bought with my money) and Space Quest, Wolf 3D, hell even Jill of the Jungle. Let the sink in and blow your mind, in the span of time that I have still been able to play my very first games I have gone from VCR to DVD to BluRay and finally to digital media. 4 format changes and none compatible with the old except for digital media which is PC. Look at the game consoles, can I still play Grover's typing adventures (or whatever it was called) for the C64. How about Lock 'n Chase or Utopia for the Intellivision. Unless I still have a working box (or emulator for the PC) than no I can't.
-Graphics can be upped as much as you want, i.e. 1080p and higher. If you want cheap like a console then aim for 720p like a console, it costs the less than a console to buy a card that can do that if adding to a current pc. You still need a PC period, the cost of a normal desktop should not be included in those crazy figures people throw up for the "too expensive" argument, a normal desktop plus a $200 card will get most games to 720p w/ AA or 1080p and HDMI for TV output and mATX you can build a machine that is just a bit fatter than a console. And older games can be modded to be more than they where when the game was released, see Oblivion/ STALKER etc.
-Mods are great but not really a deciding factor, more of a "it would be nice."
PC - it only does EVERYTHING! *use Gary Oldman from "The Professional" voice*
But seriously there are only TWO reasons PC is the preferred platform.
- I can still play the games I have bought since I was a child, while the floppys may not still be useful, i could still use it if I wanted, I can still play TIE Fighter on my PC (first game I bought with my money) and Space Quest, Wolf 3D, hell even Jill of the Jungle. Let the sink in and blow your mind, in the span of time that I have still been able to play my very first games I have gone from VCR to DVD to BluRay and finally to digital media. 4 format changes and none compatible with the old except for digital media which is PC. Look at the game consoles, can I still play Grover's typing adventures (or whatever it was called) for the C64. How about Lock 'n Chase or Utopia for the Intellivision. Unless I still have a working box (or emulator for the PC) than no I can't.
-Graphics can be upped as much as you want, i.e. 1080p and higher. If you want cheap like a console then aim for 720p like a console, it costs the less than a console to buy a card that can do that if adding to a current pc. You still need a PC period, the cost of a normal desktop should not be included in those crazy figures people throw up for the "too expensive" argument, a normal desktop plus a $200 card will get most games to 720p w/ AA or 1080p and HDMI for TV output and mATX you can build a machine that is just a bit fatter than a console. And older games can be modded to be more than they where when the game was released, see Oblivion/ STALKER etc.
-Mods are great but not really a deciding factor, more of a "it would be nice."
PC - it only does EVERYTHING! *use Gary Oldman from "The Professional" voice*
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