If Mass Effect and Halo 3 go to PC would there be a reason to own a 360?

Not really, unless you enjoy the console exclusives that 360 gets -- the racing games, fighting games, etc. I'd go with the pc in a heartbeat, but that's just my personal preference. Kb/m support, mods, better graphics, free online, cheaper games -- and the pc gets its own great exclusives too. You can also build a decent gaming rig for around $600, so it's not that expensive.

I went the pc instead of 360 route, but hey, different strokes for different folks.

if i've played all PS3's AAAs on my xbox whats the reason to own ps3?Burnout_Player0

Cheap blu-ray :(

if you feel like waiting 1 or 2 years than go ahead

personally i like playing halo 3, and mass effect now as opposed to waiting 2 years

plus if you play online halo 3 for xbox360 is a must considering you will have access to amuch larger community of fans to play online with..

if i've played all PS3's AAAs on my xbox whats the reason to own ps3?Burnout_Player0

[QUOTE="Burnout_Player0"]if i've played all PS3's AAAs on my xbox whats the reason to own ps3?LastSamurai14

Those were all reviewed AAA?

Well you could always get the 360s other great exclusives, Gears and Bioshock. Oh wait.taikthebate

Name me one person who's playing Gears of War on the PC. Name me one that was playing it last Nov., when it came out. Nothing? Hmm, well, how many people were playing Halo 2 a few years ago on the PC? And how many will be playing Halo 3 within the next year? None??

Besides that, if games like Dead Rising, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, Forza, etc. don't appeal to you, then no,there's no reason for you to own a 360, since you clearly don't like the 360's games. For those of us who do, however, there's no reason to own a gaming PC. ;)

It depends how much you want these games.

If all I wanted on the PS3 was MGS4 which was going to end up on the PC in a couple years (lets say for arguments sake), your saying I'd be better off with a PC? Even if I desperatley want the game? Just letting the PS3 version sit on the shelves because it may eventually get ported?

[QUOTE="LastSamurai14"][QUOTE="Burnout_Player0"]if i've played all PS3's AAAs on my xbox whats the reason to own ps3?taikthebate

Those were all reviewed AAA?

What about Warhawk, Resistance, Motorstorm, VF5? Oh right, sorry, I forgot that anything that doesn't get AAA isn't worth playing. Excuse me while I throw away MGS, MGS3, SMT: Digital Devil Saga, and some other "crappy" games.

ike to play sitting on my couch not infront of my computer which can't run those as good as my 360 anyways, so they PC versions are worthless to mefighttothedeath

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[QUOTE="LastSamurai14"][QUOTE="Burnout_Player0"]if i've played all PS3's AAAs on my xbox whats the reason to own ps3?tskeeve

Those were all reviewed AAA?

What about Warhawk, Resistance, Motorstorm, VF5? Oh right, sorry, I forgot that anything that doesn't get AAA isn't worth playing. Excuse me while I throw away MGS, MGS3, SMT: Digital Devil Saga, and some other "crappy" games.

He said they were AAA. We were not talking about the quality of any of those games.

[QUOTE="fighttothedeath"]ike to play sitting on my couch not infront of my computer which can't run those as good as my 360 anyways, so they PC versions are worthless to meVandalvideo

It's physically impossible, just like you absolutely can not hook a controller up to a PC.

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="fighttothedeath"]ike to play sitting on my couch not infront of my computer which can't run those as good as my 360 anyways, so they PC versions are worthless to metaikthebate

It's physically impossible, just like you absolutely can not hook a controller up to a PC.

[QUOTE="Burnout_Player0"]if i've played all PS3's AAAs on my xbox whats the reason to own ps3?LastSamurai14

I love it when cows talk goodexclusives, since they're NOT GETTING ANY FOR MONTHS! Enjoy our one year old 360 ports.

With PC gaming, anything can go wrong, such as programs conflicting and system requirements. With consols, it's ether the disc or the system.Legendaryscmt

It's been almost a decade since I last saw one of those problems, except for random scratched discs errors. Unless you're trying to run a dos game in windows vista. :)

And console gamming is far from problem free.

[QUOTE="taikthebate"]Well you could always get the 360s other great exclusives, Gears and Bioshock. Oh wait.SeanBond

Name me one person who's playing Gears of War on the PC. Name me one that was playing it last Nov., when it came out. Nothing? Hmm, well, how many people were playing Halo 2 a few years ago on the PC? And how many will be playing Halo 3 within the next year? None??

Besides that, if games like Dead Rising, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, Forza, etc. don't appeal to you, then no,there's no reason for you to own a 360, since you clearly don't like the 360's games. For those of us who do, however, there's no reason to own a gaming PC. ;)

lol idk lyke tim3d exclusuves?

[QUOTE="taikthebate"]Well you could always get the 360s other great exclusives, Gears and Bioshock. Oh wait.SeanBond

Name me one person who's playing Gears of War on the PC. Name me one that was playing it last Nov., when it came out. Nothing? Hmm, well, how many people were playing Halo 2 a few years ago on the PC? And how many will be playing Halo 3 within the next year? None??

Besides that, if games like Dead Rising, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, Forza, etc. don't appeal to you, then no,there's no reason for you to own a 360, since you clearly don't like the 360's games. For those of us who do, however, there's no reason to own a gaming PC. ;)

CRYSIS!!!

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[QUOTE="LastSamurai14"][QUOTE="Burnout_Player0"]if i've played all PS3's AAAs on my xbox whats the reason to own ps3?tskeeve

Those were all reviewed AAA?

What about Warhawk, Resistance, Motorstorm, VF5? Oh right, sorry, I forgot that anything that doesn't get AAA isn't worth playing. Excuse me while I throw away MGS, MGS3, SMT: Digital Devil Saga, and some other "crappy" games.

I'm quite positive that nobody is refering to those games as "Crappy" Although, you did imply that said games warhawk, Heavenly Sword, R&C, Infamous, Uncharted, FFXIII, and MGS4 were reviewed AAA, he was just pointing out the flaws in your argument.

I'd prefer not to wait to play a port of an X-box 360 game on my PC when I could just play it on the 360 months, sometimes years earlier.

Besides, how many games that are on the PC would have been PC only if it werent for Microsoft pushing for a 360 release? You see, the only downfall to owning a 360 (Games related) is that some games are on the PC also, and if you don't care about exclusivity, then there is no downside to the 360's game lineup.

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="fighttothedeath"]ike to play sitting on my couch not infront of my computer which can't run those as good as my 360 anyways, so they PC versions are worthless to metaikthebate

It's physically impossible, just like you absolutely can not hook a controller up to a PC.

Well technically you can hook up a 360/ps3 controller to your PC and use it for games and I am already using an HDTV as my pc monitor. The only thing that makes me want a 360 is the games and the price but the turn offs are the failure rate, PCs price in comparison and the fact that its best games will probably end up on the PC and will look and run better.

Lately I've been contemplating whether or not I should buy a 360 and after listening to the recent Hotspot podcast I realised Mass effect is more than likely going to be ported to the PC as kotor was and Halo 1 and 2 are already on the Pc so there's really nothing stopping them from releasing halo 3 on the Pc too. And then I thought if all of the 360s big games (bioshock, Halo 3, Mass effect, Gears) end up going to the PC is there any point in owning a 360 or am I just better off buying a high end PC. I will probably end up getting the 360 because a good pc is expensive but do you guys think MS is making a wrong move by porting all of its big titles to another platform?MGS9150

Games going to the PC has no play in why I don't want a 360. I don't want a 360 because of the design flaw. Please save the retard "but teh 3 year warrenty" comments. I plan on playing my system for more than 3 years, plus I don't want to have to keep sending my system in for repairs even if it is free.

Two games - two reasons to own the 360.

When PC has those two old ones - 360 gamers may be playing the new ones !

1) Gears2

2) M.E. 2

I buy now b/c i cant stand to wait !!!!

Give me todays newspaper - you can have yesterdays. ;)

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[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="fighttothedeath"]ike to play sitting on my couch not infront of my computer which can't run those as good as my 360 anyways, so they PC versions are worthless to meMGS9150

It's physically impossible, just like you absolutely can not hook a controller up to a PC.

Well technically you can hook up a 360/ps3 controller to your PC and use it for games and I am already using an HDTV as my pc monitor. The only thing that makes me want a 360 is the games and the price but the turn offs are the failure rate, PCs price in comparison and the fact that its best games will probably end up on the PC and will look and run better.

lol sarcasm in my post. I have my wireless 360 controller hooked up to my PC, but can't put it on the TV as I live with five of my friends.

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[QUOTE="taikthebate"]Well you could always get the 360s other great exclusives, Gears and Bioshock. Oh wait.nmaharg

Name me one person who's playing Gears of War on the PC. Name me one that was playing it last Nov., when it came out. Nothing? Hmm, well, how many people were playing Halo 2 a few years ago on the PC? And how many will be playing Halo 3 within the next year? None??

Besides that, if games like Dead Rising, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, Forza, etc. don't appeal to you, then no,there's no reason for you to own a 360, since you clearly don't like the 360's games. For those of us who do, however, there's no reason to own a gaming PC. ;)

CRYSIS!!!

I'm not trying to say that for PC gamers there's no reason to own a PC, I'm trying to say that for fans of console games, PC games don't really measure up (PCs favor FPS and RTS and lack a lot of Japanese developer support, consoles are just the opposite). Personally I'm not that interested in Crysis, so for me that wouldn't be a system seller even if it was on one of the consoles.

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[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="fighttothedeath"]ike to play sitting on my couch not infront of my computer which can't run those as good as my 360 anyways, so they PC versions are worthless to meVandalvideo

It's physically impossible, just like you absolutely can not hook a controller up to a PC.

Not very good to do that. Playing PC games on TV doesn't look right.

With PC gaming, anything can go wrong, such as programs conflicting and system requirements. With consols, it's ether the disc or the system.Legendaryscmt

Not very good to do that. Playing PC games on TV doesn't look right. PS3_3DO

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="fighttothedeath"]ike to play sitting on my couch not infront of my computer which can't run those as good as my 360 anyways, so they PC versions are worthless to metaikthebate

It's physically impossible, just like you absolutely can not hook a controller up to a PC.

Honestly, if you're going to go through all the trouble of hooking up your PC to your TV, and using one of the 360 USB controllers for the computer, you're essentially playing a console. The only difference is that you traded a less expensive, easier to use console for a more expensive, more complex one.

Which one's better? That's a value judgement. As someone already pointed out, you buy a PS3/360 game, you know it'll work on your system. You buy a PC game, you can have conflicts (Vista incompatibilty, DX versions, graphics card, processor, etc.). This isn't to say that either one is a better way to play games, but some people like knowing that what they buy will always work on the system they have. Others like to tinker with their system and improve it, so that it will play the games they have better, and be able to potentially play games they haven't bought yet.

But really, even if the PC and 360 shared all games, there'd still be an argument for owning each one.

[QUOTE="Legendaryscmt"]With PC gaming, anything can go wrong, such as programs conflicting and system requirements. With consols, it's ether the disc or the system._Pedro_

that's laughable. With pc gaming you can fix most problems yourself, when a console has problems (360) you are pretty much screwed.

Maybe you can fix most problems yourself, but for people who aren't entirely computer savvy, playing games on the computer may seem like fun, but it can turn into a nightmare.

[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]Not very good to do that. Playing PC games on TV doesn't look right. Vandalvideo

Do you have your PC next to your big screen TV?

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[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="fighttothedeath"]ike to play sitting on my couch not infront of my computer which can't run those as good as my 360 anyways, so they PC versions are worthless to meSeanBond

It's physically impossible, just like you absolutely can not hook a controller up to a PC.

Honestly, if you're going to go through all the trouble of hooking up your PC to your TV,

Trouble? If you have wireless internet at home it's easier to hook your pc to a TV than a console.

Which one's better? That's a value judgement. As someone already pointed out, you buy a PS3/360 game, you know it'll work on your system. You buy a PC game, you can have conflicts (Vista incompatibilty, DX versions, graphics card, processor, etc.). This isn't to say that either one is a better way to play games, but some people like knowing that what they buy will always work on the system they have. Others like to tinker with their system and improve it, so that it will play the games they have better, and be able to potentially play games they haven't bought yet.But really, even if the PC and 360 shared all games, there'd still be an argument for owning each one.SeanBond

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]Not very good to do that. Playing PC games on TV doesn't look right. PS3_3DO

Do you have your PC next to your big screen TV?

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[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="fighttothedeath"]ike to play sitting on my couch not infront of my computer which can't run those as good as my 360 anyways, so they PC versions are worthless to meSeanBond

It's physically impossible, just like you absolutely can not hook a controller up to a PC.

Honestly, if you're going to go through all the trouble of hooking up your PC to your TV, and using one of the 360 USB controllers for the computer, you're essentially playing a console. The only difference is that you traded a less expensive, easier to use console for a more expensive, more complex one.

Which one's better? That's a value judgement. As someone already pointed out, you buy a PS3/360 game, you know it'll work on your system. You buy a PC game, you can have conflicts (Vista incompatibilty, DX versions, graphics card, processor, etc.). This isn't to say that either one is a better way to play games, but some people like knowing that what they buy will always work on the system they have. Others like to tinker with their system and improve it, so that it will play the games they have better, and be able to potentially play games they haven't bought yet.

But really, even if the PC and 360 shared all games, there'd still be an argument for owning each one.

No there isn't the pc is better flat out. Looks better, plays better, controls better and is completely customizable. No reason to game on a console over a PC if all the games were the same.

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[QUOTE="Legendaryscmt"]With PC gaming, anything can go wrong, such as programs conflicting and system requirements. With consols, it's ether the disc or the system.SeanBond

that's laughable. With pc gaming you can fix most problems yourself, when a console has problems (360) you are pretty much screwed.

Maybe you can fix most problems yourself, but for people who aren't entirely computer savvy, playing games on the computer may seem like fun, but it can turn into a nightmare.

Then get savvy.

Xbox 360: Pop in and Play

PC: Verify system requirements, download patches for the game and video card, install the game and pray that it works, play with the video settings for an hour (minimum), and play until you hit a game crashing bug. Rinse and repeat.

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[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="fighttothedeath"]ike to play sitting on my couch not infront of my computer which can't run those as good as my 360 anyways, so they PC versions are worthless to meSeanBond

It's physically impossible, just like you absolutely can not hook a controller up to a PC.

Honestly, if you're going to go through all the trouble of hooking up your PC to your TV, and using one of the 360 USB controllers for the computer, you're essentially playing a console. The only difference is that you traded a less expensive, easier to use console for a more expensive, more complex one.

Which one's better? That's a value judgement. As someone already pointed out, you buy a PS3/360 game, you know it'll work on your system. You buy a PC game, you can have conflicts (Vista incompatibilty, DX versions, graphics card, processor, etc.). This isn't to say that either one is a better way to play games, but some people like knowing that what they buy will always work on the system they have. Others like to tinker with their system and improve it, so that it will play the games they have better, and be able to potentially play games they haven't bought yet.

But really, even if the PC and 360 shared all games, there'd still be an argument for owning each one.

Most of the 360s best games plus PC exclusive, with a controller to play games like RE4? I'll take PC.

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[QUOTE="Legendaryscmt"]With PC gaming, anything can go wrong, such as programs conflicting and system requirements. With consols, it's ether the disc or the system.SeanBond

that's laughable. With pc gaming you can fix most problems yourself, when a console has problems (360) you are pretty much screwed.

Maybe you can fix most problems yourself, but for people who aren't entirely computer savvy, playing games on the computer may seem like fun, but it can turn into a nightmare.

Honestly pc gaming hasn't been a nightmare since windows XP. Windows XP simplifies everything to the extreme. The PC not only offers less problems, but is easier to play games on than consoles. I doubt the 100million people who bought the sims are all PC geniuses.

Xbox 360: Pop in and Play

PC: Verify system requirements, download patches for the game and video card, install the game and pray that it works, play with the video settings for an hour (minimum), and play until you hit a game crashing bug. Rinse and repeat.

Berserker_2

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[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="fighttothedeath"]ike to play sitting on my couch not infront of my computer which can't run those as good as my 360 anyways, so they PC versions are worthless to menmaharg

It's physically impossible, just like you absolutely can not hook a controller up to a PC.

Honestly, if you're going to go through all the trouble of hooking up your PC to your TV, and using one of the 360 USB controllers for the computer, you're essentially playing a console. The only difference is that you traded a less expensive, easier to use console for a more expensive, more complex one.

Which one's better? That's a value judgement. As someone already pointed out, you buy a PS3/360 game, you know it'll work on your system. You buy a PC game, you can have conflicts (Vista incompatibilty, DX versions, graphics card, processor, etc.). This isn't to say that either one is a better way to play games, but some people like knowing that what they buy will always work on the system they have. Others like to tinker with their system and improve it, so that it will play the games they have better, and be able to potentially play games they haven't bought yet.

But really, even if the PC and 360 shared all games, there'd still be an argument for owning each one.

No there isn't the pc is better flat out. Looks better, plays better, controls better and is completely customizable. No reason to game on a console over a PC if all the games were the same.

*sighs* Really? So you're telling me that all gaming PCs run Bioshock better than the 360? You're telling me that all people who play videogames prefer kb/m to a controller (this is where the "controls better" comes from, I'm assuming?). You're telling me everyone who plays videogames would rather keep their PC streamlined and running quickly (weekly maintenance, defragging, deleting unused files, etc.) than just let their PC go to hell, and pop in a 360 disc?

Be serious. Just because you prefer it, doesn't mean everyone does. Some people don't have any interest in "customizing" their system; they just want to play games. As I said earlier, just because you have enough knowledge of computers, time, desire, etc.,doesn't mean everyone does.

Xbox 360: Pop in and Play

PC: Verify system requirements, download patches for the game and video card, install the game and pray that it works, play with the video settings for an hour (minimum), and play until you hit a game crashing bug. Rinse and repeat.

Berserker_2

ROFL. Checking system requierments - 10 seconds, patches not always nessacary and about a few minutes, you can get DVD version, video settings take me about two minutes, and bugs are in 360 games.