Im burned out on current gen consoles

So console gaming with ps3 and xbox 360 seems to be getting stale and I dont play games much anymore. Will buying a gaming pc revive my enjoyment of playing games? I mainly want better graphics. Playing games you cant get on consoles looks fun too.

I have no idea. What makes you think I would now what would revive your own personal enjoyment of playing games?

There are a lot of good games on the Wii too if you haven't got that console yet.

So console gaming with ps3 and xbox 360 seems to be getting stale and I dont play games much anymore. Will buying a gaming pc revive my enjoyment of playing games? I mainly want better graphics. Playing games you cant get on consoles looks fun too.

slipknot0129

It's probably just burnout in general. A gaming PC isn't going to help.

So console gaming with ps3 and xbox 360 seems to be getting stale and I dont play games much anymore. Will buying a gaming pc revive my enjoyment of playing games? I mainly want better graphics. Playing games you cant get on consoles looks fun too.

slipknot0129

I doubt a PC will help. If there is not aparticular game you want to play on the PC, then graphics wont help.

PC games have a lot more depth, and the sound quality is far better than console as well. I barely play my 360 anymore and the PS3 hasn't been used in 2012 at all I think :shock:
That's mainly because of Skyrim but if a game is out on all 3 platforms then I always get the PC version as they are the best

A lot of games are just copying other games nowadays especially FPS ( COD ) gaming in these genres is starting to get old as once you've played one you've played them all. On top of that is over casualising of perfectly good game franchises, hand holdy design of console games these days like Splinter Cell Conviction and the new Rainbow six games and all your favorite old franchises being turned into FPS's like Syndicate, Fallout and XCOM as well as all this Kinect crap that we keep seeing, I can see why you would be getting bored of it.

The PC however doesn't only give you different franchises and different genres to play with that are pretty much non existent on consoles, it also gives you the opportunity to make your own games or modify existing ones. That's not to say it isn't without its fair share of hand holdy console ports but it does have a massive selection of games both new and old that aren't designed for 12 year olds and with all those games and everything else you can do on the PC relating to your hobby, its pretty hard to get bored.

Join the party :cool:

I think the TC needs to differentiate between real gaming burnout and a case of "grass is greener next door."

For me, if it's the first, a gaming PC isn't going to make any difference. Burnout is burnout.

I've experienced the latter a few times especially when I was still gaming at 1440x900 and below. Once I moved up to my sweet spot of 1080p, I became satisfied. Right now, I don't really feel inclined to move to up to the next higher resolution.

I doubt a PC will help. If there is not aparticular game you want to play on the PC, then graphics wont help.

GTSaiyanjin2

So console gaming with ps3 and xbox 360 seems to be getting stale and I dont play games much anymore. Will buying a gaming pc revive my enjoyment of playing games? I mainly want better graphics. Playing games you cant get on consoles looks fun too.

slipknot0129

So console gaming with ps3 and xbox 360 seems to be getting stale and I dont play games much anymore. Will buying a gaming pc revive my enjoyment of playing games? I mainly want better graphics. Playing games you cant get on consoles looks fun too.

slipknot0129

I'm bored of gaming in general, even though there's still a ton of games I've yet to try this gen ... This feeling usually comes and goes, so I'm sure I'll snap out of it eventually.

There are a lot of good games on the Wii too if you haven't got that console yet.

Demonjoe93

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So console gaming with ps3 and xbox 360 seems to be getting stale and I dont play games much anymore. Will buying a gaming pc revive my enjoyment of playing games? I mainly want better graphics. Playing games you cant get on consoles looks fun too.

PS3FanMan4Life

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There are a lot of good games on the Wii too if you haven't got that console yet.

ionusX

What? There are plenty of good games on the Wii. Not as many as on the PS3 but still plenty of good games to play.

And they're not all Nintendo IPs either.

So console gaming with ps3 and xbox 360 seems to be getting stale and I dont play games much anymore. Will buying a gaming pc revive my enjoyment of playing games? I mainly want better graphics. Playing games you cant get on consoles looks fun too.

slipknot0129

Get a PC.. you'll like gaming again. Diablo 3, BF3, Crysis 2, Witcher 2, (any multiplat) will all give you a new sense of love for gaming. Consoles are quite shoddy, the difference is beyond the margins into full blown legendary upgrade.

I'm not, call me crazy but I still think these consoles still have plenty of power left (well mostly just the PS3). Plus our current economic climate isn't ready for a new console release IMO, I do have the money to buy a new one, but I don't really think it would worth it dropping down 350-400 bones (hopfully they will be in that launch price range) because I have some more important things to spend money on right now.

Current gen is fine for me.

The PC can provide some very different kinds of games to consoles. For example, I recently played through SCII and an adventure game which were both something new for me, and a nice change. In my case though, there's still plenty I want to play on consoles, including new IPs, and I'm more than satisfied with PS3/360 graphics.

i agree, i wanted a hot little 5 year affair with the 360 and ps3 i had no idea i would be marrying and growing old with them.

oh well it makes little difference really, i have already begun to just replay my old games and sock away money for next gen.

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So console gaming with ps3 and xbox 360 seems to be getting stale and I dont play games much anymore. Will buying a gaming pc revive my enjoyment of playing games? I mainly want better graphics. Playing games you cant get on consoles looks fun too.

haberman13

Get a PC.. you'll like gaming again. Diablo 3, BF3, Crysis 2, Witcher 2, (any multiplat) will all give you a new sense of love for gaming. Consoles are quite shoddy, the difference is beyond the margins into full blown legendary upgrade.

+1

There are a lot of good games on the Wii too if you haven't got that console yet.

Demonjoe93

How is playing the same game with sightly higher res on a PC going to make it more enjoyable to play?

How is playing the same game with sightly higher res on a PC going to make it more enjoyable to play?

Adamantium4k2

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How is playing the same game with sightly higher res on a PC going to make it more enjoyable to play?

mitu123

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How is playing the same game with sightly higher res on a PC going to make it more enjoyable to play?

DarkOfKnight

2. Still looks better.

3. LOL.

You are "burnt out" because you aint experiancing the pure gaming bliss that is the Sony PS3.

Mountains and mountains of exclusives ova' here baby!

The PS3 encapsulates all that is gaming. Pure gaming bliss at its finest baby!

Who needs new consoles when Uncharted 2 already looks better than Crysis on a GTX 580! Dat dere console optimisation son. And that barn bursting stable of world class exclusives is going to continue to grow for the next 10 years.

Sony Domination Continuation.

Join the party :cool:

Eponique

Not me. I still play my Genesis, Saturn, and Gamecube a bunch. Even the legendary Dreamcast gets a spin now and then. I'm fine with the state of gaming right now. If they do bring out a new system I will be interested though.

Not me, I got like two dozen games in the backlog to enjoy. I love this generation.

Not me. I still play my Genesis, Saturn, and Gamecube a bunch. Even the legendary Dreamcast gets a spin now and then. I'm fine with the state of gaming right now. If they do bring out a new system I will be interested though.

godzillavskong

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Not me. I still play my Genesis, Saturn, and Gamecube a bunch. Even the legendary Dreamcast gets a spin now and then. I'm fine with the state of gaming right now. If they do bring out a new system I will be interested though.

DarkOfKnight

So console gaming with ps3 and xbox 360 seems to be getting stale and I dont play games much anymore. Will buying a gaming pc revive my enjoyment of playing games? I mainly want better graphics. Playing games you cant get on consoles looks fun too.

slipknot0129

PC does seem a good place to go lately. I agree though, the current gen consoles have overstayed their welcome.

[QUOTE="DarkOfKnight"][QUOTE="godzillavskong"]

Not me. I still play my Genesis, Saturn, and Gamecube a bunch. Even the legendary Dreamcast gets a spin now and then. I'm fine with the state of gaming right now. If they do bring out a new system I will be interested though.

mitu123

same here

I never get burned out on gaming.

The trick is to not play too much of a certain game, or genre too much, and always explore new games and experiences.

Yes there is a ton more variety, many more genres, and far more games in general, but those don't mean all that much unless you actually want that.

Don't buy a PC just to play console games you could already play. That's not going to help your situation at all.