PC gamers = terrible console gamers?

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#1 dearles
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I am a former die-hard pc gamer who is trying to convert to console... I've finally faced the music: pc gaming is just about dead. The poblem is that i suck. Online competition in fps games is a favorite past time, but while i own all day long on pc i just cant get it together on console. The controller gives me nothing even close to precision and i'm getting slaughtered out there. Help!! Is there something i just don't know that other people do, or do i just need years and years of practice to get good on consoles?

Any tips for this old dog would be greatly appreciated.

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#2 YoJim8obaJoe
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I play PC and console and it just down to getting used to using a pad,if you have problems using pad try getting the FragFX controller/mouse if you play PS3,the left stick is like the wii controller and the right stick is controlled with a mouse. :)

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#3 LiftedHeadshot
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How the F is PC gaming dead may I ask?
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#4 Treflis
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Only thing I'm bad at on Console that I'm good at on a PC is first person shooters.
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#5 Legendaryscmt
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If you were a die hard PC gamer, you'd realize that it's far from dead.

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#6 DragonRebel0908
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I'm a console gamer myself. I don't play PC games. I only play flash games on the computer and very seldomly the "e" word.

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#7 0Tyler0
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Uhh, PC gaming is not dead.. I don't know what you're playing Anyways, you just got to get used to it. I own a xbox360 and can hold my own on it
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#8 Alter_Echo
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Only thing I'm bad at on Console that I'm good at on a PC is first person shooters.Treflis
Same. And only because the controls are so much more absofrickinlutely terrible. I can never get stick sensitivity where i want it in order to even get a remote fraction of the same responsiveness i get with a mouse.
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#9 Vesica_Prime
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I'm mostly a PC gamer, but I call still play Call of Duty rather well with a X360 controller.

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#10 darkmask1991
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Console Gamers= Terrible PC gamers.
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#11 ydnarrewop
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dearles I don't think the problem is a pc gamer inevitably becoming a sour console gamer. It seems that you're a fps pc gamer. And, for that reason and that reason alone I would agree that the cross-over from pc fps to console fps will be, and assuredly is, a slippery slope to traverse. However, I play 360, ps3, and pc games and I consider myself to be at the very least good on these mediums. Soooooo, you can't really use the term gamer without remembering the fps in your post. My suggestion would be practice. The skills you undoubtedly have, you just have to get used to the good ol' joystick my friend :)
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#12 muthsera666
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Console Gamers= Terrible PC gamers.darkmask1991
Not true. I just prefer the console. No install needed. Just put the disc in the tray and go. And I greatly prefer the controller to K/M.
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#13 dark-warmachine
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Console Gamers= Terrible PC gamers.darkmask1991
Yeah right.

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#14 TheFlamingHobo
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PC gaming is dead? Not this, again. My dad is mainly a PC gamer and he can usually pick up and play with a Playstation 3 or an Xbox 360 pad, without too much of a hassle.
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#15 flipin_jackass
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Regarding FPS on console and precision, it's just a matter of practice. Regading PC gaming dying - maybe just in EB games. There are lots of services like Steam keeping it going and very much alive.
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#16 bad_fur_day
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Because FPS on a console is crap. Get FPS on PC. Everyone knows that, it will never be dead. You only need a console to play the console only games.

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#17 Frenzyd109
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Im good at both, but since I've been playing FPS games on the PC, I dont ever want to go back to a controller
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#18 Dogswithguns
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Because FPS on a console is crap. Get FPS on PC. Everyone knows that, it will never be dead. You only need a console to play the console only games.

bad_fur_day

Not true, FPS on consoles feels like home. where keyboard and mouse feels clunky to me..... dont get me wrong, I play both.

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#19 Quadster
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terrible console gamers? maybe with modern fps games but not with other genres I'm quite rounded when it comes to console and pc gaming, i prefer FPS on a PC, like mirror's edge for example, but both PC and consoles can use control pads. as an example, emulators would be better suited to using control pads or a PC platformers or even racing games like track mania. I'm quite a good when playing console games, actually, i hone my gaming skills playing mostly 2d platformers (like SMB3, sonic 2, DKC and metroid) just to stay sharp.
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#20 somegtalover
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How the F is PC gaming dead may I ask?LiftedHeadshot
Exactally
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#22 somegtalover
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[QUOTE="bad_fur_day"]

Because FPS on a console is crap. Get FPS on PC. Everyone knows that, it will never be dead. You only need a console to play the console only games.

Dogswithguns

Not true, FPS on consoles feels like home. where keyboard and mouse feels clunky to me..... dont get me wrong, I play both.

Hell no, its the opposite
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#23 dakan45
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Well in consoles fps are meh, they should be on pc, you dont really get the precission you need in games like stalker for example, but in consoles all you need to do is to move the thumbstick close to what you aiming and TADA!!!! You dont have the precision on consoles to be honest, but there isnt much room for improvement.
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#24 muthsera666
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[QUOTE="somegtalover"][QUOTE="Dogswithguns"]

[QUOTE="bad_fur_day"]

Because FPS on a console is crap. Get FPS on PC. Everyone knows that, it will never be dead. You only need a console to play the console only games.

Not true, FPS on consoles feels like home. where keyboard and mouse feels clunky to me..... dont get me wrong, I play both.

Hell no, its the opposite

Nah, I prefer shooters on console as well. I love the feeling of a controller in my hands.
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#25 deactivated-5c47d700b56ab
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fps are easier on the pc because of better control and maneuverability. just play constantly with a controller. practice makes perfect.
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#26 z827
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I really doubt PC games are dead yet...All you need is a gaming computer + the knack of finding a proper game.I prefer FPS and RTS/RTT on the PC either way,shooting games in consoles are way too awkward for me.But as for the rest of the genres,I prefer them to be on consoles.But as for RPG,I like it whether it's on PC or console.Either way,both sides have their pros and cons.

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#27 Trooperdx3117
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How could you think PC gaming is dead TC, I got 2 games recently that were released for the PC Arma 2 and Empire total war, both of these are fantastic games and im afraid it would be damn near impossible to port either of those games to 360 or PS3. To be honest though i've never had a problem controlling games on consoles and pc's frankly I think FPS work quite well on both systems but I think many third person action games such as Batman Arkham asylum are better on console.
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#28 3aNkabot
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You just need time, I used to play Cod4 on pc and when my V card died, I switched playing the ps3 version of CoD4, it sucked at start, but the more I played and got used to the controls the easier the game felt. Try changing the analog sensistivity, I found that custom sensitivity 4 is the best all around in the game.