Which Game System?

[saintchristopher]

I've got a Wii, but it's a Wii, so, yeah.

This.

Honestly, I like my ps3. I've never been much for PC gaming, since i've only had one non-Mac computer in my life (my laptop, which is now DEAD. another thread for another day.)

If you have an HD television, i strongly recommend the PS3. Just for the Blu-Ray alone. I swear The Dark Knight looks even better than it did on the IMAX screen.

 

[feather240]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883228007
What do you think about this one?

Edit: PC>Mac correct?

 

[Shapsters]

I would like to know why you would NEVER NEVER NEVER EVER EVER pay for Xbox live, is $5 a month really so bad?!

 

[feather240]

I would like to know why you would NEVER NEVER NEVER EVER EVER pay for Xbox live, is $5 a month really so bad?!

Yes, yes it is. No one should be forced to pay for internet twice, even if you're paying for servers.

 

[cocoadog]

Xbox for community (I don't care if live isn't free it's like buying one game a year), pc for the single player experience and being able to play garrysmod, and the ps3 for being a paperweight oh and the last guardian whenever that comes out.

 

[Shapsters]

I would like to know why you would NEVER NEVER NEVER EVER EVER pay for Xbox live, is $5 a month really so bad?!

Yes, yes it is. No one should be forced to pay for internet twice, even if you're paying for servers.

Well then have fun on your PC/PS3 because the 360 sucks without the fairly cheap in my opinion Live. Also Macs are terrible when it comes to games, so don't bother with that. And if you are too cheap to pay for Live, then you will not like the PC because unless you pay lots and lots of money you will need to put money into it.

PS3 it is then!

 

[unrealking93]

I have a pc,ps3,xbox 360,and a wii, but i mostly play 360 and pc games.

But i recommend the 360.

 

[feather240]

I would like to know why you would NEVER NEVER NEVER EVER EVER pay for Xbox live, is $5 a month really so bad?!

Yes, yes it is. No one should be forced to pay for internet twice, even if you're paying for servers.

Well then have fun on your PC/PS3 because the 360 sucks without the fairly cheap in my opinion Live. Also Macs are terrible when it comes to games, so don't bother with that. And if you are too cheap to pay for Live, then you will not like the PC because unless you pay lots and lots of money you will need to put money into it.

PS3 it is then!

I'm okay with single payments, I don't buy recurring things because then I don't own them no matter how much money I put in them.

 

[Borrowed Time]

PC all the way here, though that's mainly because I build my own. Only way to go IMO. Though, my kids do have a Wii, they haven't touched the thing since I helped them build their own PC. BWAHAHAHA! Come to the dark side my children! We have cookies, waffles and PIE!

I think the PC is the better choice. I'm currently working on building a computer online. It is about $830 dollers and will destroy most games (I hope). Try www.cyberpowerpc.com. It is easy to built one there.

Yup, you can build a decent gaming rig using parts from www.newegg.com for $750 easy.

 

[Zand88]

Xbox 360 - No pubic hair.
PS3 - No games.
PC - No life.
Wii - No penis.
Mac - No games.

Hope that explains it. (Hopefully everyone can take a joke.)

Also, go PC.

 

[leady129]

I've got a Wii, but it's a Wii, so, yeah.

And what, pray tell, is wrong with a wii ... ... (glare) ... ... ...

Anyway.

I do most of my gaming on a mac... ... running windows... It's faster than my mates PC which is only four month olds. (my macs nearing a year.)
If your willing to shell out the money this is the way to go. May run into some issues if the software doesn't recognize a dedicated graphics card as everything is inbuilt into the motherboard, but most of these can be easily bypassed.

 

[SnowCold]

You have a Wii for casual and nintendo games, so buy a PC for harcore games.

 

[feather240]

What about this PC? It's not even $600.

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Infinity_8000_Dream/

 

[MiserableOldGit]

id advise a pc if you dont already have one. The main reason is that games are cheaper (MANY are free or free to play online) also a pc isnt JUST a gaming platform so you have a full media centre and home office should you ever need that.

Depending on the kind of games you like you can get a new pc for any thing from £300.
That being said id recomend looking at the DELL website who have a good history of making pc's as you say you dont want to make one your self. Ive been using a dell pc which is now about 3-4 years old. cost me about £800 originaly and is still fine for playing the latest games and online gaming (fallout 3, and DDO are 2 big examples for you.) Id avoid pc world and similar shops. If you have LOTS of money check out alien ware. Also Ill say that the most important things to note when buying a pc for gaming are the amount of RAM, and the quality of the grafix card. Also try to go for a seperate sound card as onboard sound will deter from the pc's overall performance.

The only think that may turn you away from pc is if you prefer the idea of geting some mates round to play games in your lounge - consoles do this much better. PC gaming is multiplayer only in the sense of playing with others over the internet or over a local area network.


One quick question..... how did u write on this forum with no pc?? im slightly baffled?

 

[feather240]

I have a PC, it's for school though. It actually has an Nvidea GPU and 1gig of ram so I can play some games on it.

 

[Scary_Bob]

I'm gonna go with PS3, simply because mine's arriving in the post today, very excited right now!

 

[Death916]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883228007
What do you think about this one?

Edit: PC>Mac correct?

thats...beautiful

 

[Iskenator67]

The online on the 360 is worth it, you get a years worth of service for $60. It has a lot of good games and a decent community. Aside from the system shitting itself from time to time, it's worth it.

 

[TimeLord]

You should add "The online is free BECAUSE it's shit" to your fact list about the PS3. I own a PS3, Xbox 360, and a gaming PC, and majority of my gaming is on my Xbox 360 due to the exceptional service that is Xbox Live.

What exactly do you plan on playing majority of the time? If multiplayer doesn't matter to you, then it sort of alters what you need from the console.

I really dont mean to start a war here but I dont see the difference between xbox live and PSN, XBL costs and PSN doesnt.

Why do people think XBL has better support?

EDIT: I have both systems so im not a fanboy of one of them.

EDIT EDIT: Get a pc, they are much better

 

[GrandAm]

One thing I notice with a PS3 is when a new game is installed and the machine wants to update as well...It takes FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRR to be able to start playing. 360 doesn't seem to have this problem. I would look up both system motion contrl devices coming out "soon" to see if they have an influence on your decision.

If your limit is $1000 for the PC. Even if you build it, for $1k that PC will not last long. You could always take that $1k limit and buy both consoles and their best games to boot.