Is there a point in getting a 360 if you already have a gaming PC?

I was just wondering. I skimmed trough the 360 library the other day and saw almost no worthwhile games that aren't already on the PC.

With the PC's superior online capabilities and the ability to use the 360 controller, is there a point in spending money on the console if you already own a decent PC that can run any newly released game?

I dont see much point in it. There are barely any split screen games these days anyway, so the former allure of a console is quite diminished.

I dont see much point in it. There are barely any split screen games these days anyway, so the former allure of a console is quite diminished.

TerrorRizzing

This pretty much. However you can get one for the few exclusives and console exclusive multiplats it gets.

I was just wondering. I skimmed trough the 360 library the other day and saw almost no worthwhile games that aren't already on the PC.

With the PC's superior online capabilities and the ability to use the 360 controller, is there a point in spending money on the console if you already own a decent PC that can run any newly released game?

lizzardman666

I was just wondering. I skimmed trough the 360 library the other day and saw almost no worthwhile games that aren't already on the PC.

With the PC's superior online capabilities and the ability to use the 360 controller, is there a point in spending money on the console if you already own a decent PC that can run any newly released game?

lizzardman666

Alan Wake

Halo 3

Halo Reach

Gears 2

Gears 3

Fable 2

Lost Odyssey

Blue Dragon

Final Fantasy 13

Rareware new titles

Kameo

Banjo 3

.

All those are not for PC and are must buy for me

Nah there's not much of a point. ME series is vastly overrated, which would be the one thing i bet people on here try to convince you with.

Why do people use 360 controllers on their PCs? It makes you straight up worse, it's impossible to have better aim with a controller compared to a mouse.

It's not too difficult to imagine people being interested in the Xbox 360's, you know, exclusives.

Yes:

Exclusives

360/PS3 games

Preference

Not really no. I switched exclusively to 360 about 2 years ago because my patience for PC games being awkward ran out. New version of windows? upgrade graphics card? Great! now more of my games don't work, and the onces that do require hours of fiddly patching and tweaking, But thats just me ofc. The main thing a 360 brings is ease of use. I can happily buy any game knowing full-well it will work as intended - no patches, no conflicts with certain makes of graphics cards, no trawling tech help forums. Just switch on, insert disc, invite friends if online, open up some fresh cans o' whuppass. This plus you buy your $250 console and thats it for 5 or so years - no chasing money after money to get the latest game to work. However - if you've got a decent rig and more patience than me then I don't think you'd gain anything from a console as such.Smileyvirus

I know I'm probably wasting my time responding to this but really? New versions of windows.... really? And why you are upgrading your graphics card? Once you can play crysis on high you can play anything on high, why are you spending hours fiddling with patches and tweaking? I should ask the question.. how are you spending hours doing such things? I also laughed when you said console games have no patches, when infact almost everytime I start one for the first time there is a patch.

[QUOTE="iBear-"]

Why do people use 360 controllers on their PCs? It makes you straight up worse, it's impossible to have better aim with a controller compared to a mouse.

Slashkice

Because not every game is a shooter? Some genres are just better handled by a gamepad, or other peripheral. Racing games, fighting games, action games, etc. just don't control well with a keyboard and mouse.

Ah, I guess when I think of PC gamers I just imagine everyone playing CS because that's all i ever really used my comp for. My bad

Yes.

There is still 360 exclusives that don't go to pc.

You have friends playing on 360.

I dont see much point in it. There are barely any split screen games these days anyway, so the former allure of a console is quite diminished.

TerrorRizzing

Sport, fighting and racing games.

Nah there's not much of a point. ME series is vastly overrated, which would be the one thing i bet people on here try to convince you with.

Why do people use 360 controllers on their PCs? It makes you straight up worse, it's impossible to have better aim with a controller compared to a mouse.

iBear-

well, all and every inch of immersion is lost for me, when i have to use a keyboard

Xbox 360has the ease of use and cheaper factors, aside the many exclusives not on PC

Both have saved me millions, i am not wasting my time with installs, tweaking, virus killing, performance etc of PC and gain precious time from my actual life, that i otherwise waste without any meaning

Now 99% of my gaming time is actually playing, on PC 90% of my "gaming" time was handling the PC

And of course i dont have to upgrade every month to make new games playable

[QUOTE="Smileyvirus"]Not really no. I switched exclusively to 360 about 2 years ago because my patience for PC games being awkward ran out. New version of windows? upgrade graphics card? Great! now more of my games don't work, and the onces that do require hours of fiddly patching and tweaking, But thats just me ofc. The main thing a 360 brings is ease of use. I can happily buy any game knowing full-well it will work as intended - no patches, no conflicts with certain makes of graphics cards, no trawling tech help forums. Just switch on, insert disc, invite friends if online, open up some fresh cans o' whuppass. This plus you buy your $250 console and thats it for 5 or so years - no chasing money after money to get the latest game to work. However - if you've got a decent rig and more patience than me then I don't think you'd gain anything from a console as such.Espada12

I know I'm probably wasting my time responding to this but really? New versions of windows.... really? And why you are upgrading your graphics card? Once you can play crysis on high you can play anything on high, why are you spending hours fiddling with patches and tweaking? I should ask the question.. how are you spending hours doing such things? I also laughed when you said console games have no patches, when infact almost everytime I start one for the first time there is a patch.

I never said console games don't have patches - and everything else - yes. I had to trash my decent Radeon gfx card and replace it with a Nvidia simply because WoW didn't like it. If it hasn't happened to you doesn't mean it never happens to anyone.Smileyvirus

I can happily buy any game knowing full-well it will work as intended - no patches, no conflicts with certain makes of graphics cards, no trawling tech help forums.

Smileyvirus

First off here you said console games have no patches. Secondly I don't understand what your last sentence means. I never mentioned anything for you to give that statement. Hardware problems suck, both the 360, PS3 and wii have them.. infact the 360 is the worse offender this gen when it comes to hardware.

BTw 99% of PC games i have got lately did not even work until i installed new drivers

Trine still not working and Majesty 2 takes 10-15 minutes to ......... save !!!!

PC gaming is all about unfinished games making it out for gamers to test them, until patch 54 is out and finally work on nearly all systems

And the problem is that sometimes you never get the patch you are waiting for, having a unplayable game

PC gaming, as i said, is for those that have the time and patience to go though all that fuss to just play a game, which is supposed to relax you than enrage you

[QUOTE="Smileyvirus"]Burning money :D Xbox 360 - $250 ish and goes for about 6-8 years. Gaming rig - $2000 ish, then another $450 in a couple of years time for a graphics card upgrade. Then $400 later for a new shiny CPU - which ofc then won't work as your mobo is outdated, so another $150 on a new mobo. Ofc now you need more RAM so thats another $300. Then Microbucks release another version of windows when the last version was only out for about a year, so thats another $150. All upgraded and updated and shiny? - Ok now you bought the next big game, install, patch, click play - Noes! it doesn't like my graphics card! I got the 5000SuX version when I shouldv'e paid another $100 and got the 5001SuX! - back to the shop. Burning money :D lols.TerrorRizzing

You can get gams far cheaper later, and not everyone cares or constatly plays online either

It is like saying that PC gaming is 500$ a year extra just to play all MMOs on it, but truth is not everyone plays those MMOs

And it begins, I wonder how many people will fall for it.

[QUOTE="Smileyvirus"]

I never said console games don't have patches - and everything else - yes. I had to trash my decent Radeon gfx card and replace it with a Nvidia simply because WoW didn't like it. If it hasn't happened to you doesn't mean it never happens to anyone.

[QUOTE="Smileyvirus"]

I can happily buy any game knowing full-well it will work as intended - no patches, no conflicts with certain makes of graphics cards, no trawling tech help forums.

First off here you said console games have no patches. Secondly I don't understand what your last sentence means. I never mentioned anything for you to give that statement. Hardware problems suck, both the 360, PS3 and wii have them.. infact the 360 is the worse offender this gen when it comes to hardware.

Burning money :D Xbox 360 - $250 ish and goes for about 6-8 years. Gaming rig - $2000 ish, then another $450 in a couple of years time for a graphics card upgrade. Then $400 later for a new shiny CPU - which ofc then won't work as your mobo is outdated, so another $150 on a new mobo. Ofc now you need more RAM so thats another $300. Then Microbucks release another version of windows when the last version was only out for about a year, so thats another $150. All upgraded and updated and shiny? - Ok now you bought the next big game, install, patch, click play - Noes! it doesn't like my graphics card! I got the 5000SuX version when I shouldv'e paid another $100 and got the 5001SuX! - back to the shop. Burning money :D lols.Smileyvirus

[QUOTE="Smileyvirus"]Burning money :D Xbox 360 - $250 ish and goes for about 6-8 years. Gaming rig - $2000 ish, then another $450 in a couple of years time for a graphics card upgrade. Then $400 later for a new shiny CPU - which ofc then won't work as your mobo is outdated, so another $150 on a new mobo. Ofc now you need more RAM so thats another $300. Then Microbucks release another version of windows when the last version was only out for about a year, so thats another $150. All upgraded and updated and shiny? - Ok now you bought the next big game, install, patch, click play - Noes! it doesn't like my graphics card! I got the 5000SuX version when I shouldv'e paid another $100 and got the 5001SuX! - back to the shop. Burning money :D lols.Rougehunter

Nope. But you can get one real cheap off craigslist. But I don't reccomend doing that.

I have both and have found pretty good reasons for having both.

[QUOTE="Rougehunter"]

[QUOTE="Smileyvirus"]Burning money :D Xbox 360 - $250 ish and goes for about 6-8 years. Gaming rig - $2000 ish, then another $450 in a couple of years time for a graphics card upgrade. Then $400 later for a new shiny CPU - which ofc then won't work as your mobo is outdated, so another $150 on a new mobo. Ofc now you need more RAM so thats another $300. Then Microbucks release another version of windows when the last version was only out for about a year, so thats another $150. All upgraded and updated and shiny? - Ok now you bought the next big game, install, patch, click play - Noes! it doesn't like my graphics card! I got the 5000SuX version when I shouldv'e paid another $100 and got the 5001SuX! - back to the shop. Burning money :D lols.Smileyvirus

In a perfect world, if the PC could play ALL the games that are available on the 360, then you might have a valid point. But this is not the case. Also, online gaming is much preferred on the 360 in terms of communication. Trying to voice chat on a pc game has been a near impossible feat for me, does not seem to be worth pursuing any further. Live on the 360 just brings it all together seamlessly. While i do enjoy high end gaming on my pc, i have no problem going to my 360 for games like Forza 3, Gears of War 2, Alan Wake, Bayonetta, ...and i actually prefer playing CODMW2 online with the 360.

Exclusives and Friends having 360s.

NAI! Mai ep33n iz biggur dan URS! Sigh ok I'll get down to pedantics if thats what it comes to. Ok console patches. Yes consoles do have patches. 10 second download patches that are at best a minor inconvenience. Patches that don't bork the game and force you to reinstall (Yes it does happen - don't even try it). The second sentence you quoted wasn't directed at you, and wasn't a reply to you, a big clue as to why you maybe didn't get it. Right go on - your turn.Smileyvirus

What are you talking about, I am lost. I don't see how console patches are 10 seconds to dl either, MAG just hit me a 350 mb patch that took quite a while to DL. lol I like how you say console patches don't break the game, when I play fifa second player has to be set to controller 3 or else my game will freeze.. everytime.... this came from an update... I don't even know what your last sentence in this reply was about or your first one, but I do see what you are doing some I'm not bothering from here.

[QUOTE="lizzardman666"]

I was just wondering. I skimmed trough the 360 library the other day and saw almost no worthwhile games that aren't already on the PC.

With the PC's superior online capabilities and the ability to use the 360 controller, is there a point in spending money on the console if you already own a decent PC that can run any newly released game?

theseekar

Alan Wake

Halo 3

Halo Reach

Gears 2

Gears 3

Fable 2

Lost Odyssey

Blue Dragon

Final Fantasy 13

Rareware new titles

Kameo

Banjo 3

.

All those are not for PC and are must buy for me

[QUOTE="theseekar"]

[QUOTE="lizzardman666"]

I was just wondering. I skimmed trough the 360 library the other day and saw almost no worthwhile games that aren't already on the PC.

With the PC's superior online capabilities and the ability to use the 360 controller, is there a point in spending money on the console if you already own a decent PC that can run any newly released game?

imprezawrx500

Alan Wake

Halo 3

Halo Reach

Gears 2

Gears 3

Fable 2

Lost Odyssey

Blue Dragon

Final Fantasy 13

Rareware new titles

Kameo

Banjo 3

.

All those are not for PC and are must buy for me

Well, there is also ease of use and price

Why do you think i prefer 360 and xbox before that to gaming PCs ?

Because are far cheaper too, far easier to use without spending a second in non gaming crap and i can play all PC games i want on 360

The two PC games i wanted, Whispered World and Majesty 2 play fine on my non gaming PC, everything else i get for xbox 360

And i still get to play all those exclusives that are important to me from 360

So, when you can just buy a 199$ 360 and play all PC games i want (the ones that i would normally need a gaming PC for) AND its own exclusives i would never miss, what is the point of investing on a gaming PC ?

Why not. It has a good amount of A+ exclusives:

AAAE

Forza 2
PDZ
GRAW
Halo 3
Gears 2
Halo 3 ODST
Forza 3

AAE

Alan Wake
DOA4
PGR3
Kameo
Banjo Kazooie
Fable 2
Viva Pinata 2
Ace Combat 6
PGR4
Dead Rising
Saints Row
MotoGP 06
Scene it

AE

Stoked
Race Pro
Chromehounds
Crackdown
Amped 3
Namco Museum
Lost Odyssey
Scene it?
Naruto
Naruto The Broken Bond

Lets see. Xbox 360 £185. PC = equivilant to mine now that can run Crysis on Ultra High 2x AA 1080p at 40 FPS = £500 PC Games = £18-24 brand new on play.com Console Games = £40 brand new on play.com Saving £15+ per game, oh then theres the "YARR" option which I Dont need to go into because this forum's mods are far too quick with the suspension hammer. PC Online Fee = 0 Xbox online Fee = £30 a year. PC DLC (for the most part) = Free - £5 Xbox DLC = £10-15 Battery powered controllers I lol at.... Oh long story slightly shorter, Console gaming isnt cheap, and offers nowhere near as much in comparison outside of "ease of use" ... but im smart so thats no advantage lost. Blunt truth, deal with it. Only exclusives make Xbox worthwhile ... but even then .... its only a handful

I was just wondering. I skimmed trough the 360 library the other day and saw almost no worthwhile games that aren't already on the PC.

With the PC's superior online capabilities and the ability to use the 360 controller, is there a point in spending money on the console if you already own a decent PC that can run any newly released game?

pretty much No

Only a few excusives here and there almost all good games are on ps3 or pc

pretty much all games are on pc and run much better. imprezawrx500

Does the PC have Bayonetta or RDR? Nope. Does the Xbox 360? Yep. When you look at the reviewed games on Gamespot, only a little more than half of Xbox 360 games are also found on PC. That means you have a ****-ton of Xbox 360 games that arn't on PC.Stevo_the_gamer

Yeah, the 360 is a great secondary system.

anshul89

[QUOTE="anshul89"]Yeah, the 360 is a great secondary system.

Stevo_the_gamer

Does the PC have Bayonetta or RDR? Nope. Does the Xbox 360? Yep. When you look at the reviewed games on Gamespot, only a little more than half of Xbox 360 games are also found on PC. That means you have a ****-ton of Xbox 360 games that arn't on PC.Stevo_the_gamer

But these are only 2 games and I'm pretty sure that, as a Rockstar game, RDR will eventually come out on PC too.

Also, I forgot to mention earlier that JRPGs and racing/sports games don't interest me, as I've noticed that many people list them when recommending games for the 360.

But these are only 2 games and I'm pretty sure that, as a Rockstar game, RDR will eventually come out on PC too.

Also, I forgot to mention earlier that JRPGs and racing/sports games don't interest me, as I've noticed that many people list them when recommending games for the 360.

lizzardman666