PC gaming is so easy...

You know the way console people get ripped apart if they call PC gaming complicated or frustrating?

And how it's so easy and there's never any problems?

Yet here's a few threads from the PC forum, page 1:

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27360080&tag=topics%3Btitle = trouble installing

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27359819&tag=topics%3Btitle = severe slowdown (on a good PC)

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27357340&tag=topics%3Btitle = crappy FPS (on a good PC)

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27360001&tag=topics%3Btitle = trouble installing

These people seem to have good PCs and know what they are doing, yet have problems anyway!

So can PC people at least admit that bad ****, crashes, bugs and errors do indeed happen quite a bit on PC, and, RROD or broken disc aside, a 360 game will work 100% of the time?

You know the way console people get ripped apart if they call PC gaming complicated or frustrating?

And how it's so easy and there's never any problems?

Yet here's a few threads from the PC forum, page 1:

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27360080&tag=topics%3Btitle = trouble installing

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27359819&tag=topics%3Btitle = severe slowdown (on a good PC)

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27357340&tag=topics%3Btitle = crappy FPS (on a good PC)

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27360001&tag=topics%3Btitle = trouble installing

These people seem to have good PCs and know what they are doing, yet have problems anyway!

So can PC people at least admit that bad ****, crashes, bugs and errors do indeed happen quite a bit on PC, and, RROD or broken disc aside, a 360 game will work 100% of the time?

locopatho

YLOD

RROD

:roll:

YLOD

RROD

:roll:

You know the way console people get ripped apart if they call PC gaming complicated or frustrating?

And how it's so easy and there's never any problems?

Yet here's a few threads from the PC forum, page 1:

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27360080&tag=topics%3Btitle = trouble installing

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27359819&tag=topics%3Btitle = severe slowdown (on a good PC)

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27357340&tag=topics%3Btitle = crappy FPS (on a good PC)

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27360001&tag=topics%3Btitle = trouble installing

These people seem to have good PCs and know what they are doing, yet have problems anyway!

So can PC people at least admit that bad ****, crashes, bugs and errors do indeed happen quite a bit on PC, and, RROD or broken disc aside, a 360 game will work 100% of the time?

locopatho

No I can't as it's untrue for me. I can only speak for myself, but I haven't had a game or my PC crash on me in years. In fact I have my PC on for weeks at a time most of the time.

PC gaming takes work, but as with anything else the more you put in the more you get out. I can get way more out of my PC than I could ever dream of doing with a console. I thought everyone knew console gaming was easier and for people who do not want to get technical or do not understand. Though have fun with your YLOD and RROD.

A major Sigh on this thread. I thought its a proven fact that problems can occur on PC's and infact many console fans use it to detriment Pc gamers. I don't think anyone ever put it in some glories light of asolute ease as you are making it out to be. There is a strike contrast though from a console rrod that kills the system compared to someone having problems getting a game to work nominally on their PC.

[QUOTE="88mphSlayer"]

YLOD

RROD

:roll:

lowe0

at least you get what you pay for

Meh i might get flamed but the more consoles become multi media like the 360 and ps3 pc gaming will probably start to plummet, only thing really not done that much or well on consoles is mmo's but I expect that to change in the future (and honestly thats all i use my pc for, gaming wise, and i dont consider myself a pc gamer)

why are you bothering.. they'll never admit it no matter how true it is, or, as they are, they will try to turn it into a positive.. which is pretty funny. fastr

Maybe because for some of us its the truth. I've had my PC on for up to 50 days straight without a single issue. Right now my PC has been on for 7 days not a single issue.

why are you bothering.. they'll never admit it no matter how true it is, or, as they are, they will try to turn it into a positive.. which is pretty funny. fastr

*shrugs* i've had a YLOD and a broken bluray drive (had to pay out $150), and a RROD on my 360

haven't had a single hardware problem with my gaming PC, and the few driver errors were fixed in a few minutes

i've actually had about 3x as many hardware problems with my intel imac, which has gone through a dead microphone, dead dvd drive, 2 dead hard drives, and some overheating issues

So can PC people at least admit that bad ****, crashes, bugs and errors do indeed happen quite a bit on PC, and, RROD or broken disc aside, a 360 game will work 100% of the time?

locopatho

Happen quite a bit? No, no I can't admit that.

They do happen, but I'm not sure why people without any experience with technology are so afraid of it.

Seriously, I've been PC gaming since I was around 8 years old, and built my first custom rig when I was 14. I have no idea how to fix problems on my own. You know what I do if I see an error pop up? I go to google, type in the problem, and typically find 5-6 discussions about how to get the problem working.

In this passed year I remember installing Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines on my computer, and it didn't work. I typed in google my problem, and they said it was because I had 4gb of ram instead of 2gb, and they gave me a simple solution to how to fix that. I don't even remember how to fix it, but it quite literally took like a minute to type in my problem, and get an answer and I was playing.

And this is literally with every game I've ever played. Downloaded Daggerfall recently, didn't work, came to the PC forums here at Gamespot to ask why, and within minutes people told me I needed Dosbox, and gave me a link.

These hassles are not these insane brain-twisting riddles that require the minds of the greatest rocket scientists to solve. Been doing it since I was 8. And it also doesn't happen every game. Of the hundreds upon hundreds of PC games I've played in my life I have maybe encountered around 5 errors I can remember, and it typically has something to do with the game being old and my hardware/software being new. Being able to fix those problems is so much better than owning a PS3 and just knowing I can never play a PS2 game on it because Sony took that away from me.

RROD or broken disc asidelocopatho

[QUOTE="locopatho"] RROD or broken disc asideGeneral_X

This is my only problem with PC gaming really. Nothing ever works for everyone. If all my friends buy the same game and we try to play together, something is bound to go wrong for someone. Of course we have similar problems like this on the consoles, but the issues annoy me more on the PC, especially hardware failure.

I have had a N64, PS1, PS2, PS3, Xbox and a gaming PC, only the PC failed once. Got the PC in 2003 ( had PC's before, they just weren't really good), failed a year ago, had that Blue Wall of Death or whatever it is called. Got a new PC a year ago, and have had no hardware faults, but it got so annoying fixing up those Oblivion mods, but it works perfectly now:)

Anyways, all consoles and all PC's can fail, the PC's are harder to use, but its kinda worth it in the end.

It's not perfect, that should be obvious. But on a good up to date PC it's more rare than people think, and usually the fix is just a google search away. In the case of bad ports you should just be aware of what you buy.

With greater obstacles comes greater freedom, imo the trade-off is worth it. If something doesn't please you with a console game, whether it's controls, graphics, framerate or in-game stuff, you're **** outta luck. On PC you can at least try to remedy it.

But I can understand the consolite perspective too, trading some freedom for a peace of mind.

I've had a few busted 360 and one broken Ps3. Never had a problem PC part. Go figure.

YLOD

RROD

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your pc has been on for 7 days.. and thats some kind of accomplishment? My PC stays on for months, only going off for power outages.. I don't get your point. Fact is console gaming is much less of a hassle then pc gaming, there is just no way around it. Buy a game, play the game, as simple as that. No dl's, no new drivers, no software comparability issues. MUCH less expensive, it's hooked up to your TV, so bigger and easier playing environment. Easier for split screen because again, TV and couch usually. There are a few PC gamers saying, oh I don't have problems, sooo..? I know people that have 360's from launch that haven't RROD, so I guess that means xbox's don't have RROD right?fastr

PC gaming is definetly more complicated and frustrating than gaming on a console.

But the rewards and freedom more than make up for it.

[QUOTE="fastr"]your pc has been on for 7 days.. and thats some kind of accomplishment? My PC stays on for months, only going off for power outages.. I don't get your point. Fact is console gaming is much less of a hassle then pc gaming, there is just no way around it. Buy a game, play the game, as simple as that. No dl's, no new drivers, no software comparability issues. MUCH less expensive, it's hooked up to your TV, so bigger and easier playing environment. Easier for split screen because again, TV and couch usually. There are a few PC gamers saying, oh I don't have problems, sooo..? I know people that have 360's from launch that haven't RROD, so I guess that means xbox's don't have RROD right?CentricStorm

You know the way console people get ripped apart if they call PC gaming complicated or frustrating?

And how it's so easy and there's never any problems?

Yet here's a few threads from the PC forum, page 1:

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27360080&tag=topics%3Btitle = trouble installing

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27359819&tag=topics%3Btitle = severe slowdown (on a good PC)

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27357340&tag=topics%3Btitle = crappy FPS (on a good PC)

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27360001&tag=topics%3Btitle = trouble installing

These people seem to have good PCs and know what they are doing, yet have problems anyway!

So can PC people at least admit that bad ****, crashes, bugs and errors do indeed happen quite a bit on PC, and, RROD or broken disc aside, a 360 game will work 100% of the time?

locopatho

I've been playing PC games for about 10 years, in those 10 years i can count on both my hands the ammount of times a game ran below expectations (yeah they run bad when your PC is clogged up with viruses and isn't up to the task, but in this category i mean when the games requirements were met), the game didn't want to install for no aperant reason (its a freak occourance because there are so many variables in a PC but its extremley rare).

But i can't count the ammount of times my consoles (Xbox 1, PS3) had slowdowns for no reason, didn't wanna run a game for no reason etc.

your pc has been on for 7 days.. and thats some kind of accomplishment? My PC stays on for months, only going off for power outages.. I don't get your point. Fact is console gaming is much less of a hassle then pc gaming, there is just no way around it. Buy a game, play the game, as simple as that. No dl's, no new drivers, no software comparability issues. MUCH less expensive, it's hooked up to your TV, so bigger and easier playing environment. Easier for split screen because again, TV and couch usually. There are a few PC gamers saying, oh I don't have problems, sooo..? I know people that have 360's from launch that haven't RROD, so I guess that means xbox's don't have RROD right?fastr

consoles are cheaper then PC's.fastr

There's no denying that console gaming is more hassle free compared to PC gaming, thats the whole point. With that said the more effort you put into a PC the more you'll get in return, but with a console what you get is what you get, so they both have their upsides and downsides (the PC has more upsides).

yeah they run bad when your PC is clogged up with viruses and isn't up to the taskchaplainDMK

There's no denying that console gaming is more hassle free compared to PC gaming, thats the whole point. With that said the more effort you put into a PC the more you'll get in return, but with a console what you get is what you get, so they both have their upsides and downsides (the PC has more upsides).

Snugenz

[QUOTE="fastr"]consoles are cheaper then PC's.CentricStorm

[QUOTE="chaplainDMK"]yeah they run bad when your PC is clogged up with viruses and isn't up to the taskCentricStorm

There's no denying that console gaming is more hassle free compared to PC gaming, thats the whole point. With that said the more effort you put into a PC the more you'll get in return, but with a console what you get is what you get, so they both have their upsides and downsides (the PC has more upsides).

Snugenz

I was pointing out that games usualy run badly on a PC because its clogged up. All it takes is a quick format and your up and running again. And no antivirus will protect you if you use the internet alot. There were probabbly 10 new viruses created in the time it took me to write this post...

don't assume that people on the pc forum know what theyre doing :D

[QUOTE="CentricStorm"][QUOTE="fastr"]consoles are cheaper then PC's.fastr

Now factor in that the PC does more than just games

[QUOTE="CentricStorm"]This depends entirely on the methods used to determine which is the cheapest platform, and it does also depend upon what type of gaming setup a user wants.fastr

[QUOTE="fastr"][QUOTE="CentricStorm"] This depends entirely on the methods used to determine which is the cheapest platform, and it does also depend upon what type of gaming setup a user wants.treedoor

Now factor in that the PC does more than just games

[QUOTE="fastr"][QUOTE="CentricStorm"]This depends entirely on the methods used to determine which is the cheapest platform, and it does also depend upon what type of gaming setup a user wants.CentricStorm

[QUOTE="treedoor"]

[QUOTE="fastr"] Ok, right now, you can get an xbox for $150 dollars for bottom of the line. It can play any xbox 360 game (except for.. ff online? the only game that require a HD that I can think of) it can play any 360 game that will be released in the next 4-5 years depending on it's life span. so.. find a pc for 150 dollars, that can play any game on pc now, and for the next 4-5 years. fastr

Now factor in that the PC does more than just games

Then why don't you? Would save you a bit of money you no longer have to use for your PC

[QUOTE="fastr"][QUOTE="treedoor"]

Now factor in that the PC does more than just games

treedoor

Then why don't you? Would save you a bit of money you no longer have to use for your PC

Thanks to OnLive, PC Gaming is easy.