Why won't console Gamers convert to PC Gaming?

Why are console gamers so brainwashed into buying a PS3, Wii, 360 when they could be having a better experience on the PC? If consoles are computers as well then why don't people convert to PC gaming? When there are such great games on the PC such as Wow, Crysis/warhead, Far Cry 2, Gears of War, FEAR, FEAR 2, Stalker, Bioshock, Quake 4, Doom 3, Call of Duty 4 & 5, Fallout 3, Deadspace and the list goes on...Why still won't people convert to PC gaming?

here is not system wars forum.

FPS games are best for PC. Everything else, 360 will always win. Which is why i play it the most now.lordlunch2

i strongly disagree with that, while you might not play them, rpgs, strategy/rts, as well as any game that provides mod support will be better on pc.

here is not system wars forum.

teardropmina

[QUOTE="teardropmina"]

here is not system wars forum.

UltimateGamer95

what do you mean? you're not talking about PC gaming, you're talking about PC and Console, and you say PC is better...then someone comes in saying Console is better, and then another someone comes in saying PC is better, and so on...this is a cIassic System Wars thread.

ADD:

oh, btw, considering that there are many console trespiissers and many people are multiplaform gamers...this thread can go the SW route or turn into a PC gaming bashing thread. go job!

i like jrpg's, third person shooters, action adventure platformer type games, horizantal and vertical scrolling shooters, fighting games..... why wouldn't i try to play those on my pc.... hmmm.... oh yeah, because those are the games the pc has very little of (excluding current gen ports)

There are alot of reasons. This is from a PC Gamer:

1. Comfort: you get to sit on a couch in front of a big tv, whats not to love?

2. Price: Consoles cost about 300 bucks. while the games are slightly more expensive, and if you want a good mid-high end system your gonna shell out 700 bucks. at a new game price that would take about 40 games to make the price even.

3. Splitscreen: there are very few games that are splitscreen for pc, and this is where console gaming thrives, you can get a group of friends and play each other when your bored, instead of switching off.

4. Girls: When you bring a girl home they (i should say most) dont want to see some massive 3 foot tall computer with its led's flashing and fans buzzing, an xbox or a playstation or a wii underneath the tv isnt too bad.

5. Community: While i dont really care about the community in games that much (minus mmo's) i do love xbox live. it connects gamers and shows their achievements accross ALL games. steam only does steam games, and i personally hate buying from steam, i like my boxes.

6. Games Selection: PC has a huge back catalog of games, but consoles get more AAA titles at the moment. Gears of war 2, halo 3, ect that the pc will never get. sure, there are still pc exclusives, but there are more console exclusives.

PC's have alot of pros, but thats not what im trying to defend right now.

PC gaming isn't for everyone.

There are alot of reasons. This is from a PC Gamer:

1. Comfort: you get to sit on a couch in front of a big tv, whats not to love?

2. Price: Consoles cost about 300 bucks. while the games are slightly more expensive, and if you want a good mid-high end system your gonna shell out 700 bucks. at a new game price that would take about 40 games to make the price even.

3. Splitscreen: there are very few games that are splitscreen for pc, and this is where console gaming thrives, you can get a group of friends and play each other when your bored, instead of switching off.

4. Girls: When you bring a girl home they (i should say most) dont want to see some massive 3 foot tall computer with its led's flashing and fans buzzing, an xbox or a playstation or a wii underneath the tv isnt too bad.

5. Community: While i dont really care about the community in games that much (minus mmo's) i do love xbox live. it connects gamers and shows their achievements accross ALL games. steam only does steam games, and i personally hate buying from steam, i like my boxes.

6. Games Selection: PC has a huge back catalog of games, but consoles get more AAA titles at the moment. Gears of war 2, halo 3, ect that the pc will never get. sure, there are still pc exclusives, but there are more console exclusives.

PC's have alot of pros, but thats not what im trying to defend right now.

joshthor

[QUOTE="joshthor"]

There are alot of reasons. This is from a PC Gamer:

1. Comfort: you get to sit on a couch in front of a big tv, whats not to love?

2. Price: Consoles cost about 300 bucks. while the games are slightly more expensive, and if you want a good mid-high end system your gonna shell out 700 bucks. at a new game price that would take about 40 games to make the price even.

3. Splitscreen: there are very few games that are splitscreen for pc, and this is where console gaming thrives, you can get a group of friends and play each other when your bored, instead of switching off.

4. Girls: When you bring a girl home they (i should say most) dont want to see some massive 3 foot tall computer with its led's flashing and fans buzzing, an xbox or a playstation or a wii underneath the tv isnt too bad.

5. Community: While i dont really care about the community in games that much (minus mmo's) i do love xbox live. it connects gamers and shows their achievements accross ALL games. steam only does steam games, and i personally hate buying from steam, i like my boxes.

6. Games Selection: PC has a huge back catalog of games, but consoles get more AAA titles at the moment. Gears of war 2, halo 3, ect that the pc will never get. sure, there are still pc exclusives, but there are more console exclusives.

PC's have alot of pros, but thats not what im trying to defend right now.

UltimateGamer95

hey, i said most lol :P there are some really cool ones, but in general, girls think its nerdy....same with alot of guys.

There are alot of reasons. This is from a PC Gamer:

1. Comfort: you get to sit on a couch in front of a big tv, whats not to love?

2. Price: Consoles cost about 300 bucks. while the games are slightly more expensive, and if you want a good mid-high end system your gonna shell out 700 bucks. at a new game price that would take about 40 games to make the price even.

3. Splitscreen: there are very few games that are splitscreen for pc, and this is where console gaming thrives, you can get a group of friends and play each other when your bored, instead of switching off.

4. Girls: When you bring a girl home they (i should say most) dont want to see some massive 3 foot tall computer with its led's flashing and fans buzzing, an xbox or a playstation or a wii underneath the tv isnt too bad.

5. Community: While i dont really care about the community in games that much (minus mmo's) i do love xbox live. it connects gamers and shows their achievements accross ALL games. steam only does steam games, and i personally hate buying from steam, i like my boxes.

6. Games Selection: PC has a huge back catalog of games, but consoles get more AAA titles at the moment. Gears of war 2, halo 3, ect that the pc will never get. sure, there are still pc exclusives, but there are more console exclusives.

PC's have alot of pros, but thats not what im trying to defend right now.

joshthor

[QUOTE="joshthor"]

There are alot of reasons. This is from a PC Gamer:

1. Comfort: you get to sit on a couch in front of a big tv, whats not to love?

2. Price: Consoles cost about 300 bucks. while the games are slightly more expensive, and if you want a good mid-high end system your gonna shell out 700 bucks. at a new game price that would take about 40 games to make the price even.

3. Splitscreen: there are very few games that are splitscreen for pc, and this is where console gaming thrives, you can get a group of friends and play each other when your bored, instead of switching off.

4. Girls: When you bring a girl home they (i should say most) dont want to see some massive 3 foot tall computer with its led's flashing and fans buzzing, an xbox or a playstation or a wii underneath the tv isnt too bad.

5. Community: While i dont really care about the community in games that much (minus mmo's) i do love xbox live. it connects gamers and shows their achievements accross ALL games. steam only does steam games, and i personally hate buying from steam, i like my boxes.

6. Games Selection: PC has a huge back catalog of games, but consoles get more AAA titles at the moment. Gears of war 2, halo 3, ect that the pc will never get. sure, there are still pc exclusives, but there are more console exclusives.

PC's have alot of pros, but thats not what im trying to defend right now.

UltimateGamer95

People just want their games to work. They want to buy a system and have it work right out of the box with little to no set up. This is something that the PC currently dosen't offer. You could go to Dell and have them build you a high end computer but everything they offer is over priced and under powered. If you want a gamimg computer your only "real" option is to build it yourself or have someone you know build it for you, which isn't an option for everyone. PC games also tend to be proned to glitches and bugs. When FC2 cameout on STEAM the online multiplay didnt work. It was up to the users to fix this issue. I've had random crashes in left4dead that have left me with no other option other than reinstall the game. Most people would have no idea what to do if their games stopped work randomly, which is something that happens all the time in the PC gaming work. The majority of people don't want to have to open their computer up and upgrade some part every year or two. They could get a GTX295 that would last them 4 year, but why would you? The price to value ratio heavely favors getting something like a HD4850 which would need replacing every other year. Xbox360 / PS3 users don't know that, and they dont want to know.

The reason I game almost exclusively on my PC is that I LOVE fixing my computer, making it faster, installing applications to increase speed and productivity. I love looking at all of the new video cards, memory, CPUs that come out. Most people don't want to involve themselves with that, and that's why they stick to concels.

this is so system war...

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"][QUOTE="joshthor"]

There are alot of reasons. This is from a PC Gamer:

1. Comfort: you get to sit on a couch in front of a big tv, whats not to love?

2. Price: Consoles cost about 300 bucks. while the games are slightly more expensive, and if you want a good mid-high end system your gonna shell out 700 bucks. at a new game price that would take about 40 games to make the price even.

3. Splitscreen: there are very few games that are splitscreen for pc, and this is where console gaming thrives, you can get a group of friends and play each other when your bored, instead of switching off.

4. Girls: When you bring a girl home they (i should say most) dont want to see some massive 3 foot tall computer with its led's flashing and fans buzzing, an xbox or a playstation or a wii underneath the tv isnt too bad.

5. Community: While i dont really care about the community in games that much (minus mmo's) i do love xbox live. it connects gamers and shows their achievements accross ALL games. steam only does steam games, and i personally hate buying from steam, i like my boxes.

6. Games Selection: PC has a huge back catalog of games, but consoles get more AAA titles at the moment. Gears of war 2, halo 3, ect that the pc will never get. sure, there are still pc exclusives, but there are more console exclusives.

PC's have alot of pros, but thats not what im trying to defend right now.

chandu83

[QUOTE="joshthor"]

There are alot of reasons. This is from a PC Gamer:

1. Comfort: you get to sit on a couch in front of a big tv, whats not to love?

2. Price: Consoles cost about 300 bucks. while the games are slightly more expensive, and if you want a good mid-high end system your gonna shell out 700 bucks. at a new game price that would take about 40 games to make the price even.

3. Splitscreen: there are very few games that are splitscreen for pc, and this is where console gaming thrives, you can get a group of friends and play each other when your bored, instead of switching off.

4. Girls: When you bring a girl home they (i should say most) dont want to see some massive 3 foot tall computer with its led's flashing and fans buzzing, an xbox or a playstation or a wii underneath the tv isnt too bad.

5. Community: While i dont really care about the community in games that much (minus mmo's) i do love xbox live. it connects gamers and shows their achievements accross ALL games. steam only does steam games, and i personally hate buying from steam, i like my boxes.

6. Games Selection: PC has a huge back catalog of games, but consoles get more AAA titles at the moment. Gears of war 2, halo 3, ect that the pc will never get. sure, there are still pc exclusives, but there are more console exclusives.

PC's have alot of pros, but thats not what im trying to defend right now.

UltimateGamer95

lol im already a sole pc gamer. i dont touch consoles unless im with freinds. these pros for consoles in my opinion though are undenyable.

I prefer to play on the PC as I find it to be more Immersive when playing games. I do own a PS3 but thats just for the exclusive games that dont come out on the PC. I am thinking about getting a Wii cos they look like a lot of fun but the PC will always be my first love.RedDanDoc

[QUOTE="RedDanDoc"]I prefer to play on the PC as I find it to be more Immersive when playing games. I do own a PS3 but thats just for the exclusive games that dont come out on the PC. I am thinking about getting a Wii cos they look like a lot of fun but the PC will always be my first love.dakan45

[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="RedDanDoc"]I prefer to play on the PC as I find it to be more Immersive when playing games. I do own a PS3 but thats just for the exclusive games that dont come out on the PC. I am thinking about getting a Wii cos they look like a lot of fun but the PC will always be my first love.RedDanDoc

The problem with PC gaming now is that the experience you get on a PC is almost the same as a console. chandu83

The problem with PC gaming now is that the experience you get on a PC is almost the same as a console.
Take Wolfenstein for example. There is absolutely no difference between the PC and consoles versions (I am told). So what's the point in having a high end PC? Of course, there is always Crysis, but for someone who doesn't care about Crysis, what is the point? You are now starting to get RTS on consoles. Microsoft (the company that is supposed to support PC gaming) won't even released Gears of War 2 on PC, even after so many days of its release on console.
Bottomline is, there is no real incentive to be a PC gamer. Its sometime we do because we love it. chandu83

Also, ridiculous DRM on PC games is another factor. Although companies are slowly getting the hint that going overboard on DRM kills sales.zomglolcats

Wait. I'm converting from xbox 360 to a gaming PC, so that's not entirely true.

It is as simple as this... consoles are cheaper, Easier to move around and are more suitable when playing with groups of friends. Computers are great for people who are very into gaming, but for the amount of 'casual gamers' out there, not ideal.

[QUOTE="joshthor"]

There are alot of reasons. This is from a PC Gamer:

1. Comfort: you get to sit on a couch in front of a big tv, whats not to love?

2. Price: Consoles cost about 300 bucks. while the games are slightly more expensive, and if you want a good mid-high end system your gonna shell out 700 bucks. at a new game price that would take about 40 games to make the price even.

3. Splitscreen: there are very few games that are splitscreen for pc, and this is where console gaming thrives, you can get a group of friends and play each other when your bored, instead of switching off.

4. Girls: When you bring a girl home they (i should say most) dont want to see some massive 3 foot tall computer with its led's flashing and fans buzzing, an xbox or a playstation or a wii underneath the tv isnt too bad.

5. Community: While i dont really care about the community in games that much (minus mmo's) i do love xbox live. it connects gamers and shows their achievements accross ALL games. steam only does steam games, and i personally hate buying from steam, i like my boxes.

6. Games Selection: PC has a huge back catalog of games, but consoles get more AAA titles at the moment. Gears of war 2, halo 3, ect that the pc will never get. sure, there are still pc exclusives, but there are more console exclusives.

PC's have alot of pros, but thats not what im trying to defend right now.

UltimateGamer95

Why are console gamers so brainwashed into buying a PS3, Wii, 360 when they could be having a better experience on the PC? If consoles are computers as well then why don't people convert to PC gaming? When there are such great games on the PC such as Wow, Crysis/warhead, Far Cry 2, Gears of War, FEAR, FEAR 2, Stalker, Bioshock, Quake 4, Doom 3, Call of Duty 4 & 5, Fallout 3, Deadspace and the list goes on...Why still won't people convert to PC gaming?

UltimateGamer95

It has nothing to do with being brainwashed (or for that matter stupid, kids or lazy). Some people prefer to play on consoles. It's a diffrent enviroment, diffrent machine, diffrent functionality. To insinuate that 'they' are somehow brainwashed for not liking the same platform you do is kinda stupid.

With that said, a couple of things in the post stood out to me as incorrect:

- The PC does not have no or fewer new high end titles when compared to the consoles. Almost all AAA titles are released on the three high end platforms (PC,X360 and PS3). While each platform has it's own set of exclusives, saying that the PC is missing out is incorrect unless your looking at a very limited set of genres (mainly Jrpgs). No, it's true we didnt get Halo 3, Gears of War 2 or Metal Gear Solid. but along the same lines the Xbox or PS didnt get Crysis, the Sims 3, STALKER / STALKER Clear Sky. The list of each of the three platforms could go on, but the PC has more exlusives being released than any other platform.

- DRM, it's true that a couple of games have had some really restrictive DRM, but it has largely become a thing of the past (a few instances still exists). Yeah it's a annoying but consider that 99% of PC games have the same or often less DRM than you do on an XBOX360 or a PS3.. you need the disk undamaged and in the drive to play. Yes.. The consoles have DRM as well.

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"]

Why are console gamers so brainwashed into buying a PS3, Wii, 360 when they could be having a better experience on the PC? If consoles are computers as well then why don't people convert to PC gaming? When there are such great games on the PC such as Wow, Crysis/warhead, Far Cry 2, Gears of War, FEAR, FEAR 2, Stalker, Bioshock, Quake 4, Doom 3, Call of Duty 4 & 5, Fallout 3, Deadspace and the list goes on...Why still won't people convert to PC gaming?

It has nothing to do with being brainwashed (or for that matter stupid, kids or lazy). Some people prefer to play on consoles. It's a diffrent enviroment, diffrent machine, diffrent functionality. To insinuate that 'they' are somehow brainwashed for not liking the same platform you do is kinda stupid.

With that said, a couple of things in the post stood out to me as incorrect:

- The PC does not have no or fewer new high end titles when compared to the consoles. Almost all AAA titles are released on the three high end platforms (PC,X360 and PS3). While each platform has it's own set of exclusives, saying that the PC is missing out is incorrect unless your looking at a very limited set of genres (mainly Jrpgs). No, it's true we didnt get Halo 3, Gears of War 2 or Metal Gear Solid. but along the same lines the Xbox or PS didnt get Crysis, the Sims 3, STALKER / STALKER Clear Sky. The list of each of the three platforms could go on, but the PC has more exlusives being released than any other platform.

- DRM, it's true that a couple of games have had some really restrictive DRM, but it has largely become a thing of the past (a few instances still exists). Yeah it's a annoying but consider that 99% of PC games have the same or often less DRM than you do on an XBOX360 or a PS3.. you need the disk undamaged and in the drive to play. Yes.. The consoles have DRM as well.

Its simple actually. I was a PC gamer only for about 3 years. Over the last year and a half the good games coming out for it are beginning to thin alot. Where its stands today, the only game I play on my PC is Call of duty WAW, and will play modern warfare 2 when it arrives. FPS games are best for PC. Everything else, 360 will always win. Which is why i play it the most now.lordlunch2

You forgot about:

Strategy games
RPGs
Simulations, both arcade and hardcore
Adventure games

Simply put, PC has the better library of games...we dont get the most hyped titles anymore (or we do, and theyre just multiplatform), but the quality if just better on PC.

If anything, action is what you shouldnt play on PC because it translates so well to console.

Using a mouse and keyboard is too complicated for some of them.