[QUOTE="doubutsuteki"][QUOTE="Jalannom"] Im broke. And I stilllove PC games. I've been playing it since my highschool days. which was about 8 years ago. The problem with PC gaming is that upgrades are getting ridiculously expensive. Buying a PC is definitely worth it, (watch movies, mp3, games,download, communicate,go online) its endless how much you could do on it. But I don't like the way they make us upgrade our videocards and operating system so I could play the newest direct X. I also don't like the way the PC gaming companies turn their back on us and go into the consoles and many sports titles are not available for the PC. Now I'm serious about buying a Xbox 360 instead ofreplacing my agpmotherboard, a new graphics card, and a new CPU. I could just be happy playing Battlefield 2142 on my AGP system for a while.Until Icould afforda killer rig or they make things easier for me,thats just the way its going to stay.:cry:
Jalannom
Oh, so you'd rather buy a completely new console than upgrading your PC; you don't like the way you're forced to buy a new videocard and get a new operating system, but you're perfectly fine with buying a completely new machine??
Enough said.
Are we supposed to take you seriously?
You aren't broke, you are deluded.
Ok. Im not broke. Butwhat Imeant to say is thatI spent alot of money (IMO) on computer gaming and my imaginary savings account for PC gaming is broke.Maybe I wasnt a smartest shopper but I did shop on black friday and anniversary sales events at frys. You can call me whatever you want.
I'm not really into calling people things, but your post was so full of bull.
Maybe if youre into WOW or stretegy games, you probably wont understand where Im coming from.
I'm not into WOW, but I enjoy strategy games, especially turn-based strategy games.
I've been playing PC for a long time and I spent almost every single penny on PC gaming so far. A few years ago I couldnt decidebetween a $300 video card and xbox 360.I ended upspening 300 dollars on a 7800GS AGP from Newegg just when 360 came out.
Well, you can spend alot on a PC. No doubt. In theory it could be the same on a console system - although then it would probably not be considered a console anymore - but you're not given that kind of freedom there. You are stuck with the same hardware until a new console comes out. A PC is expensive, if you buy all the latest hardware for it as soon as it comes out. Which is a waste of money if you ask me - but go ahead and spend all you want, fellow PC gamers out there, I'm not going to tell you how much money you should spend. You can spend alot and get good stuff.
Now whats making me sick is how theres so many xbox,wii and ps3 exclusives that I've been wishing to play. Sports games such as 2K series, boxing series, fighting games are not available for PCs. I got so pissed when they made Call of duty 3 only available for consoles. Didnt it start as a PC franchise? I didnt meant to start a console vs PC fight in here, but I think its just too expensive to upgrade and stay up to date with the newestgames.Remember,PCgames are notfree either.
The first Call of Duty game was for the PC, you are right about that. There are many more exclusive titles for each system, like you said. I don't like it. I'm not defending it. I'm not defending anything. I'm just trying to figure out what you're on about.
I am probably what you would call a "smart buyer", so therefore I cannot relate to what you say about the PC being so expensive compared to consoles. But does one really have to be so smart to avoid buying expensive hardware when it isn't really neccessary? I think not, but I might be wrong. I am sure there's still a ton of games that your PC can play, but if you want to play the newest games upon release - well then it's not that strange that you're going to need more recent hardware, is it? Again, on a console you're stuck with the same hardware. Sure, if you cannot afford new hardware it doesn't matter, so you're right there. But even so, there's much more freedom on a PC than on a console. Patches, mods, new content that you can download to expand a game - not to mention the overall freedom that you have on a PC, but not on a console.
If I already have a computerthats capable of playinggames such as battlefield 2142, do you think its actually worth itfor me toupgrade my PC for DX10? Iknowwhat PC's are capable of, I own one!If I dont own a PC Im sure that 700 dollar rig will be worth more thanthe Xbox 360. But once again, I have a PC already. I would love to play the newest DX10 games, but I just think its not worth it to spend extra 300+ on my rig to play it.
You might feel cheated for having spent so much on your PCs, and what with DX10 and Vista, I don't like it either. So I agree there. They're basically forcing you to upgrade to Vista eventhough the games could work fine on XP. Now that's money wasted!
And this is it! What is so different? Microsoft forces you to upgrade to Vista, while your favourite developers start to develop exclusively for consoles. Upgrading to Vista or getting one of them new consoles, is it really that different? You're angry about it, but you just choose to go to the consoles. I cannot see what it has to do with the cost of PC hardware. Besides, a current generation console too isn't that cheap. Most people already have a PC - you do too - but not a Xbox 360 or PS3. Do you get more "bang for your bucks" on a console? Are consoles better? Overall, I think no - personally. To me it just sounds like you want to get a console instead of buying new PC hardware. And there's nothing wrong with that. But PCs aren't bad just because you spent most of your money on PC hardware. Consoles might be a bit different, but they have their negative sides too.
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