Hello people of the internet, long story short, if all goes well (which is a phrase I'm growing increasingly hesitant to use given how many hoops I've already had to jump through.) I should have a game-ready PC with windows 7 (I was offered windows 8 but I heard that a lot of programs I'm gonna want aren't compatible) an i7 processor 8GB of RAM and a sapphire radion HD 7970 (I think) graphics card, I'm not very tech-savvy but the person I spoke to on the phone when discussing it assures me it should be able to run any game I throw at it, and I'm getting this at around £800 which is apparently a £500 discount, (I'm getting it on a disabled student's allowance, bit I have to pay the difference for the upgrades and also warranty and insurance also I'm having it assembled for me, with microsoft office and some antivirus software with a 22inch HD monitor, so I assume it's a pretty good price for everything
so anyway, I've wanted to experience the PC gaming scene for a long time (also I've grown quite tired of the whole "no backwards compatibility" thing, it's my understanding that a PC game is a PC game and can be made to run regardless of age
so my question is, aside from the obvious (more games, mods and flexibility) how does the PC scene differ from consoles? I'm hoping it will be easier to find a multiplayer session with, well...fun people, I mean I have no complaints for console multiplayer, except that no one ever communicates and when they do it's not a pleasant experience, so the word "team" as it's used in multiplayer games evidently has a very broad definition, is that any better on PC?
also can someone describe Steam sales to me? how good are they generally? I have a steam account but the laptop I'm currently using can barely load up the program
one thing I'm also particularly looking forward to is to be able to play RTS games again, I've been out of the loop since 2002, so could someone also recommend a good one? hell good PC games in general, I can normally get into pretty much any genre
so anyway, I've wanted to experience the PC gaming scene for a long time (also I've grown quite tired of the whole "no backwards compatibility" thing, it's my understanding that a PC game is a PC game and can be made to run regardless of age
so my question is, aside from the obvious (more games, mods and flexibility) how does the PC scene differ from consoles? I'm hoping it will be easier to find a multiplayer session with, well...fun people, I mean I have no complaints for console multiplayer, except that no one ever communicates and when they do it's not a pleasant experience, so the word "team" as it's used in multiplayer games evidently has a very broad definition, is that any better on PC?
also can someone describe Steam sales to me? how good are they generally? I have a steam account but the laptop I'm currently using can barely load up the program
one thing I'm also particularly looking forward to is to be able to play RTS games again, I've been out of the loop since 2002, so could someone also recommend a good one? hell good PC games in general, I can normally get into pretty much any genre