But those games you can just play solo. Having the option to play with friends is the reason I stick with my xbox. I built a gaming pc and now I rarely use it for games except RPGs because of my friends.BloatedGuppy said:
Should I get a 360 or PC?
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Uh...there seems to be a critical failure of understanding, here.Brotha Desmond said:
The XBOX is 10 year old architecture. AAA games today still run on that thing. You don't need a bleeding edge rig to play AAA games on the PC. Hell, my girlfriend is playing them on a 4-5 year old rig and she's STILL maxing everything. That cheapo PC you highlighted is more than capable of handling the current generation of games. The same games you'd be playing on the XBOX. You could probably buy a used PC for even cheaper and do just as well.
That's because PC gamers are power obsessed lunatics, not because you actually NEED that potent a machine. There are very, very few games out that would even begin to tax my GF's machine, let alone mine, and mine ain't even state of the art. Even a low end PC total is miles more powerful than a 360. MILES. If you don't feel a burning need to buy a 28 inch monitor and crank your AA through the roof and turn on every DX11 feature you can find, your games will run just fine even on an aging rig.Brotha Desmond said:
Can people please start reading earlier posts. I even posted the computer I had in mind.
I know I said "price isn't an issue" because I meant between the two specific options I had. I can either spend roughly $600 on a computer or 200 on an Xbox.
I know I said "price isn't an issue" because I meant between the two specific options I had. I can either spend roughly $600 on a computer or 200 on an Xbox.
The Escapist is hardly the place to come for a balanced opinion.
I abandoned the PC in 08 and never looked back. Go for the 360. You'll save money, your games will run properly, and you'll have the benefits of hard copies, like chatting up that sexy gamestop manager.
I abandoned the PC in 08 and never looked back. Go for the 360. You'll save money, your games will run properly, and you'll have the benefits of hard copies, like chatting up that sexy gamestop manager.
If money is not an option, then i would definitely suggest going for the PC, and get a 360 controller for it. You dont have to pay extra to play online, you have many more games available and you can do a lot more with a pc. You can also use different browsers on it! 
Did i mention STEAM yet?
Did i mention STEAM yet?
That PC there is alright, but its video card is easily its weakest link. It'll be fine for Angry birds, sure, but if you can get a similar rig with something like a 6850 instead of a 6670 (or build your own), you'll get a much more long-lasting rig, as well as something that could handle AAA games quite a bit better. And the price difference between those cards is only something like $60.
I'm gonna remind the PC Gamers of a little pal of mine:
Origin.
You can't play Mass Effect, Battlefield, Dead Space or any good EA game without it.
*Sits back, folds arms smugly and waits for PC people to yell me into the core of the Earth*
Also, Microsoft host sales on games and DLCs every week- last week it was Oblivion and Skyrim, and it's how I got Deus Ex: The Missing Link.
Origin.
You can't play Mass Effect, Battlefield, Dead Space or any good EA game without it.
*Sits back, folds arms smugly and waits for PC people to yell me into the core of the Earth*
Also, Microsoft host sales on games and DLCs every week- last week it was Oblivion and Skyrim, and it's how I got Deus Ex: The Missing Link.
To me, at this stage of the game I would say PC. There are very few true exclusives to the 360 vs the PC. PC has more overall functionality. Dependent on your arrangement With a simple wireless mouse & keyboard, (and if you are a stickler like I am, you can get a 360 PC wireless controller transponder) you can connect a PC to a modern HDTV and use in the consoles home turf the "on the couch" layout. (actually thats one of the very very few things that Windows 8 makes easier)
Dont get me wrong, the 360 is a good console in its own right. But I feel you have infinitely more gaming options,(especially old games thanks to GoG, and indie games thanks to Bundles.... Fuck steam as it is wrongly over hyped) more multitasking options, more longevity and use out of a PC than you will out of a 360. So Unless you are REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEALY into Halo and/or Kinect games (and Kinect can be used on PC TOO) it just makes the most practical sense to go with the more adaptable platform.
Edit: Personal comparison... My Home entertainment center in my living room is 3 42 inch LEDs stretched to surround mode with the center being 3d enabled., I have 360, PS3 and PC connected. My physical library of games is predominantly 360 (pushing 50 vs PS3s 10), but my PCs digital library of games is well over 100. Honestly I would say, I have used the 360 only in the last year, right at 500 hours. The PC in comparison has been used closer to 5000 hours in that same time. Just my situation, but simply illustrating one individuals level of use comparatively.
Dont get me wrong, the 360 is a good console in its own right. But I feel you have infinitely more gaming options,(especially old games thanks to GoG, and indie games thanks to Bundles.... Fuck steam as it is wrongly over hyped) more multitasking options, more longevity and use out of a PC than you will out of a 360. So Unless you are REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEALY into Halo and/or Kinect games (and Kinect can be used on PC TOO) it just makes the most practical sense to go with the more adaptable platform.
Edit: Personal comparison... My Home entertainment center in my living room is 3 42 inch LEDs stretched to surround mode with the center being 3d enabled., I have 360, PS3 and PC connected. My physical library of games is predominantly 360 (pushing 50 vs PS3s 10), but my PCs digital library of games is well over 100. Honestly I would say, I have used the 360 only in the last year, right at 500 hours. The PC in comparison has been used closer to 5000 hours in that same time. Just my situation, but simply illustrating one individuals level of use comparatively.
I would like to see your specs because thats pretty messed up, perhaps there are some issues with your software. My ancient system which i gifted to a relative of mine runs it perfectly fine and its more than 8 years old. I never even imagined that angry birds was such a power hungry beast, lol.Brotha Desmond said:
I know I'm meant to hate Origin because of freedoms or something but I'm not really sure why. It doesn't do anything. Is it meant to do something sinister?Gone Rampant said:
Is XBOX live supposed to be somehow preferable? Are you making an argument about consoles being a superior open-source experience to PCs?
I'm confused.
I'm not yelling, by the way, but I can yell about something if you want. A good yell can be cathartic.
It's hard to recommend either because I don't know what you like to play.
Honestly if money isn't an issue go ahead and get the PC. You can't beat the library of titles. You can also use a gaming PC for other things like encoding video, designing CAD projects, and tons of other stuff you simply can't do on a console (like write a paper!).
I personally own both a gaming PC and a 360.
Honestly if money isn't an issue go ahead and get the PC. You can't beat the library of titles. You can also use a gaming PC for other things like encoding video, designing CAD projects, and tons of other stuff you simply can't do on a console (like write a paper!).
I personally own both a gaming PC and a 360.
Origin's run by EA, the company who lives off money and made their own Steam-Expy just because they presumably weren't getting enough from their games on Steam. Have you been on the forums the last few months? Bashing EA's the new ME3 Ending outrage.BloatedGuppy said:
I'm not saying LIVE's better, just that the weekly sales are more common then the Steam massive sales that cover everything.
The only info I could find.kasperbbs said:
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Bashing EA isn't the "new" anything. They've been evil for a very, very, very long time. Origin is a complete non-event, though, in their long history of vile misdeeds. Frankly anything that makes Bioware DLC easier to acquire gets a thumbs up from me, that old system was God's punishment for an evil world.Gone Rampant said:
Steam has weekly sales as well, mind you. I can't speak to the quality of LIVE sales, but I've always been given the impression that on a game by game basis PC gaming is cheaper than console gaming, and by a fairly significant margin.
Think the driving point of that is Origins "Scan, Identify and report" functionality that is built into the client that spys on your installed programs and hardware and reports it back to EA regardless of if you consent to it or not. That is something 360 doesnt do... If for no other reason they essentially already know that info. Doesnt mean MS wouldnt try to do the same, doesnt mean EA is any less wrong for doing it, and it doesnt mean this kind of over zealous corporate control over gaming should not be resisted ANYWHERE it presents itself, be it on Origin, Steam, Sony, MS, etc.BloatedGuppy said:
We as gamers HAVE to start taking responsibility for how the industry behaves and what we allow them to get away with, because they are pushing the industry into pretty orwellian territory.