pc only gaming

Right now i only game on a windows pc . I had other systems but i no longer do . My bro has a ps3 and a 360 i had a wii. bro moved out and took his systems . i did buy a ps3 but was short lived cus my pc died so i needed money for a new one so i sold it . sold my wii as well

so here i am right now pc only gaming.

Pc really does have its advantages . but i still really miss console gaming . So many games i can't play that i want . no galaxy 2 no heavy rain no litle big planet and so on .

i am wondering why so many gamers pick pc only .

Pc has the most advantages but it also is by far the biggest pain

i hate windows 7 so much. windows is slow and unsafe to use

I dont like how pc is dead at retail i hate downloading games i want some thing for the cash i spend

I cant remember the last time i got a pc game that worked out the box . i have to wait until they fix the game . empire has 100s of bugs when it first came it . it was almost broken

pc has become less relevant where its advantages are not as big as they once were.

I've been using Win7 for almost a week now and it is great. :?SparkyProtocol

compare to vista yes no linux or osx no

windows is not unsafe and 7 doesnt suck. you are in a minority (really tiny minority) of people who cant get games to work and its probably because you just dont take care of your PC. also console games have tons of glitches too.

windows is not unsafe and 7 doesnt suck. you are in a minority (really tiny minority) of people who cant get games to work and its probably because you just dont take care of your PC. also console games have tons of glitches too.

ironman388

Massive amount of virues and spyware say hello . My games work they are just full of bugs . i have to wait for when ever the devs get around to fixing them . after like 2 up 3 updates crysis still had bugs empire total war was no where near ready when it first came out . sims 3 has graphics bugs my sims looked like there hair is falling out .

Yes consoles have bugs but it is less of a problem

When playing a single system, you're always gonna miss out on many great games. Whether they appeal to you is something else entirely.

Windows 7 is a fantastic OS, and runs much better than Vista, and I like it much better than XP.

You hating something about retail isn't necessarily the platforms fault, more the informed buyers fault for moving over to an arguably better delivery system.

Windows 7 is by far my favorite OS. It's a pleasure to use.

About PC gaming; I agree with you, it has it's advantages, huge ones imo, but i find myself missing my Xbox and even PS3 at times (I didn't sell them, i just can't be arsed to turn them on)

That and i don't really know much new PC titles that are worth buying :(

I've been using Win7 for almost a week now and it is great. :?SparkyProtocol

in comparison to vista yes....compared to xp, linux, osx not so much.

Edit: i use W7 also

I game on my PC only because it is cheapest and see no reason to get a dedicated gaming machine when I have a perfectly good one.

[QUOTE="SparkyProtocol"]I've been using Win7 for almost a week now and it is great. :?slvrraven9

in comparison to vista yes....compared to xp, linux, osx not so much.

Edit: i use W7 also

I game on PC exclusively. I grew up on consoles (Got an Atari 2600 for Christmas 1983, was an addict from then on) but after the SNES and Genesis era PC games grabbed my interest.

Here's why I don't bother with consoles:

1. If I like a game, I can play it for years and in some cases (IL2:Sturmovik) for a decade. If I go on PC and play a 10-year-old online game, I have no trouble finding servers. If I tried to do that on consoles, I'd be pretty frustrated.

2. I don't always agree with the devs. For instance, in Oblivion, I don't like the level-scaling the enemies do, I don't like the fact that you don't have to eat and sleep, and I hated the fact that the windows didn't light up at night. All solved with a handful of mods, and now I can enjoy the game thoroughly.

3. I don't like controllers, and especially thumbsticks. My biggest gripe against thumbsticks is 'return to center'. So let's say you start off with the thumbstick in the center, and you need to move the crosshair to aim. You have to go through the whole gradient of turn speeds (pushing a little makes you turn slow, pushing the thumbstick a little more makes turn go faster, etc.) to get to the thumbstick position of the speed you want to turn. And then, you have to go back down through the turn speeds because the stick will 'return to center' when you let it go. So now you're turning fast, and as the stick returns to center it has to traverse back through the slow speeds. This all happens in a split second, but it's enough to screw with my head so that my brain screams "turning in the game and my muscle movements are not in synch!"

4. I have all kinds of attachments and gadgets for flight sims that just won't work on consoles.

5. There's more but I have someone picking me up to go play disc golf :D so I'll be back later.

>i hate windows 7 so much. windows is slow and unsafe to usedontshackzmii

I have a gaming PC so I can do everything* in one box vs maintaining both a console and non-gaming PC. Besides, flight sims are my primary genre.

* Web Browsing, E-mail, video-editing and transcoding, Office Work, etc.

[QUOTE="ironman388"]

windows is not unsafe and 7 doesnt suck. you are in a minority (really tiny minority) of people who cant get games to work and its probably because you just dont take care of your PC. also console games have tons of glitches too.

dontshackzmii

Massive amount of virues and spyware say hello . My games work they are just full of bugs . i have to wait for when ever the devs get around to fixing them . after like 2 up 3 updates crysis still had bugs empire total war was no where near ready when it first came out . sims 3 has graphics bugs my sims looked like there hair is falling out .

Yes consoles have bugs but it is less of a problem

Stay away from the porn sites and you won't have that problem. :lol:

Lol at Win7 being un usable.Been using it since launch and honestly i think its everything Vista should have been and feels like the logical follow up to XP.

I could easily play nothing but PC and be happy. Wait...I already do essentially. ;)

The only game I've played on consoles in the past week or so is NHL 10 (on 360). PC has it's advantages and always will. In fact, the only disadvantage to PC is you have to upgrade every few years. Other then that, it's perfect.

[QUOTE="SparkyProtocol"]I've been using Win7 for almost a week now and it is great. :?dontshackzmii

compare to vista yes no linux or osx no

i like it more than OSX atm

that can easily change, although i'm selling off my intel iMac now after 4 years of use, first time i'll be PC-only since 2001 and that's okay with me at this point

Knowing the direction current generation devs are taking, you might run out of games eventually. I wouldn't be surprised if Team Garry ports Gmod in the next few years.

PC gaming is the best on paper, but there are many hassles and issues that often come up with it , which most hermits on this boards don't like to admit, PC gaming is by no means bad, it's very viable, my most preferred, but I can see why someone would want to use a console instead. it takes patience to put up with PC gaming.

PC gaming is the best on paper, but there are many hassles and issues that often come up with it , which most hermits on this boards don't like to admit, PC gaming is by no means bad, it's very viable, my most preferred, but I can see why someone would want to use a console instead. it takes patience to put up with PC gaming.

Dead-Memories

Generally that depends purely on your understanding of a PC. If you have literally no understanding then the smallest thing will confuse you. But it's not difficult to understand a PC. Hell, Windows alone does most of the stuff for you when it comes to gaming. Put in disc, install, play. But, I'd say if you have no understanding of a PC whatsoever then those people shouldn't even be near a PC.

PC gaming is the best on paper, but there are many hassles and issues that often come up with it , which most hermits on this boards don't like to admit, PC gaming is by no means bad, it's very viable, my most preferred, but I can see why someone would want to use a console instead. it takes patience to put up with PC gaming.

Dead-Memories

This is like the 3rd thread in a couple days that's the exact same thing: A bunch of console fanboys making a thread about how PC gaming is not as good. Was there some PC bashing convention recently where we suddenly decided it was cool to make things up like "pc gaming is such a hassle", and "there are only strategy games on pc", or my favorite "playing for more than 3 hours hurts my wrist"?

The only people who hate on Vista are the people who's PCs are not strong enough to run it. I've been using it since launch and I've had literally no problems with it. I find it superior to XP in everyway. Better performance, DX10, superior UI. I don't understand all this hate for Vista. I've never had a crash, or blue screen, but I've had tons with XP. :roll: Vista is a great OS.

The only people who hate on Vista are the people who's PCs are not strong enough to run it. I've been using it since launch and I've had literally no problems with it. I find it superior to XP in everyway. Better performance, DX10, superior UI. I don't understand all this hate for Vista. I've never had a crash, or blue screen, but I've had tons with XP. :roll: Vista is a great OS.

RiddleMeThat

Stop assuming things. I hate on Vista becuase it drops 16-bit support and drops support for the classic Joystick port. Just because you like Vista doesn't mean people don't have a good reason to not like it.

I have windows 7 installed on my desktops and laptops.

One of my laptops only has 1 gig of ddr2 667mhz ram and an intel gma 950 and it runs windows 7 blazing fast.

I can also play Need for Speed Most Wanted, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory and Infernal on it.

I never had trouble with Windows 7, only a few quick fixable problems with Vista and the same for XP.

I tweak and mod everything I can from drivers to video games and that is why I like the PC over Macs or Consoles.

I like having the ability to customize things to my liking and only PC really offers it on a broad spectrum.

[QUOTE="SparkyProtocol"]I've been using Win7 for almost a week now and it is great. :?slvrraven9

in comparison to vista yes....compared to xp, linux, osx not so much.

Edit: i use W7 also

I'd disagree.

-XP is outdated and inferior to Windows 7 in every respect. The only thing on which you could argue in favor of XP is hardware requirements, but that becomes completely irrelevant with any modern machine (some might mention software compatibility, but Windows 7's XP Mode makes that irrelevant.)

-Some Linux distros are making great strides, but they're still not there in terms of viability as a full-time desktop OS for the average user. Many common features that are *very* easily configurable in Windows 7/OS X require stupidly complex steps under Linux simply to *enable*, even in the most mainstream distros like Ubuntu.

-OS X is nice, but to say its software library is inferior to that of Windows 7 would be an understatement. Many Mac users keep Windows 7 on their machines (whether it be in dual-boot or a VM) for this very reason. That's not to say you can't perform a number of tasks effectively with native software..but if you're doing much more than checking your e-mail or browsing the web, chances are you'd be more productive if you just used Windows 7.

[QUOTE="RiddleMeThat"]

The only people who hate on Vista are the people who's PCs are not strong enough to run it. I've been using it since launch and I've had literally no problems with it. I find it superior to XP in everyway. Better performance, DX10, superior UI. I don't understand all this hate for Vista. I've never had a crash, or blue screen, but I've had tons with XP. :roll: Vista is a great OS.

br0kenrabbit

Stop assuming things. I hate on Vista becuase it drops 16-bit support and drops support for the classic Joystick port. Just because you like Vista doesn't mean people don't have a good reason to not like it.

[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]

[QUOTE="RiddleMeThat"]

The only people who hate on Vista are the people who's PCs are not strong enough to run it. I've been using it since launch and I've had literally no problems with it. I find it superior to XP in everyway. Better performance, DX10, superior UI. I don't understand all this hate for Vista. I've never had a crash, or blue screen, but I've had tons with XP. :roll: Vista is a great OS.

Skittles_McGee

Stop assuming things. I hate on Vista becuase it drops 16-bit support and drops support for the classic Joystick port. Just because you like Vista doesn't mean people don't have a good reason to not like it.

Everyone I know who sticks to XP does so because many of their gadgets won't work, because they're 16-bit. There's a LOT of business software that still runs in 16-bit, too, especially at places like quicklubes and brake centers and car repair.

And Majority =/= everyone.

Everyone, by definition, means without exception. The English language really isn't so difficult.

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"][QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]

Stop assuming things. I hate on Vista becuase it drops 16-bit support and drops support for the classic Joystick port. Just because you like Vista doesn't mean people don't have a good reason to not like it.

br0kenrabbit

Everyone I know who sticks to XP does so because many of their gadgets won't work, because they're 16-bit. There's a LOT of business software that still runs in 16-bit, too, especially at places like quicklubes and brake centers and car repair.

And Majority =/= everyone.

Everyone, by definition, means without exception. The English language really isn't so difficult

And that last part would be relevant if I had said he was right on "everyone". I did not. But as you said, English isn't so difficult :|

[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"] But he probably is correct for the majority of people. Many people seem to just hate Vista because other people say it sucks. I can't even count how many people, when asked, can't actually tell me what's so bad about VistaSkittles_McGee

Everyone I know who sticks to XP does so because many of their gadgets won't work, because they're 16-bit. There's a LOT of business software that still runs in 16-bit, too, especially at places like quicklubes and brake centers and car repair.

I'm not the one who said 'everyone who says this believes that'. You didn't say 'many people' or even 'the majority', but just bashed everyone without cause.

And that last part would be relevant if I had said he was right on "everyone". I did not. But as you said, English isn't so difficult :|

Skittles_McGee

'The only people' can be summarised as 'everyone'. You meant the same. And I'm refferring to 'riddle me that', not you.

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"][QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]

Everyone I know who sticks to XP does so because many of their gadgets won't work, because they're 16-bit. There's a LOT of business software that still runs in 16-bit, too, especially at places like quicklubes and brake centers and car repair.

br0kenrabbit

I'm not the one who said 'everyone who says this believes that'. You didn't say 'many people' or even 'the majority', but just bashed everyone without cause.

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"][QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]

Stop assuming things. I hate on Vista becuase it drops 16-bit support and drops support for the classic Joystick port. Just because you like Vista doesn't mean people don't have a good reason to not like it.

br0kenrabbit

Everyone I know who sticks to XP does so because many of their gadgets won't work, because they're 16-bit. There's a LOT of business software that still runs in 16-bit, too, especially at places like quicklubes and brake centers and car repair.

And Majority =/= everyone.

Everyone, by definition, means without exception. The English language really isn't so difficult.

Wii and PC are the only way to go, gaming bliss. 80 percent of the games on PS3/360 are better on the PC anyway. And Wii has innovative, unique games that complement the PC in some ways. WiiC is the best.

[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"] But he probably is correct for the majority of people. Many people seem to just hate Vista because other people say it sucks. I can't even count how many people, when asked, can't actually tell me what's so bad about VistaSkittles_McGee

Everyone I know who sticks to XP does so because many of their gadgets won't work, because they're 16-bit. There's a LOT of business software that still runs in 16-bit, too, especially at places like quicklubes and brake centers and car repair.

And Majority =/= everyone.

Everyone, by definition, means without exception. The English language really isn't so difficult

And that last part would be relevant if I had said he was right on "everyone". I did not. But as you said, English isn't so difficult :|

Exactly. Most of the complaints I hear about Vista is "it's too slow" or "it's buggy as hell". I've experienced none of these problems. It seems CERTAIN people, not everyone, just hate on it because it's been seen as a terrible OS. Every peice of software I've used, and every gadget seems to work flawlessly. Obviously this is just my experience, but for the people who hate on it just for the sake of it, should hush. :roll: You obviously have legitimate reasons so I'll apologize for lumping you in with the bandwagon jumpers. :P I know for a fact ALOT of users stick to XP because they believe it's superior to Vista, when most of the features they may miss they probably never used, similar to the Other OS support for the PS3.

[QUOTE="ironman388"]

windows is not unsafe and 7 doesnt suck. you are in a minority (really tiny minority) of people who cant get games to work and its probably because you just dont take care of your PC. also console games have tons of glitches too.

dontshackzmii

Massive amount of virues and spyware say hello . My games work they are just full of bugs . i have to wait for when ever the devs get around to fixing them . after like 2 up 3 updates crysis still had bugs empire total war was no where near ready when it first came out . sims 3 has graphics bugs my sims looked like there hair is falling out .

Yes consoles have bugs but it is less of a problem

Apparently you do computers wrong. Since I built this machine in 2007 I have never once had a virus that caused a crash, the thing has always booted up in about 30 seconds, never have had a major compatability problem with a game (except a few ATI issues with an older game). I only recently started using virus stuff...

[QUOTE="RiddleMeThat"]

The only people who hate on Vista are the people who's PCs are not strong enough to run it. I've been using it since launch and I've had literally no problems with it. I find it superior to XP in everyway. Better performance, DX10, superior UI. I don't understand all this hate for Vista. I've never had a crash, or blue screen, but I've had tons with XP. :roll: Vista is a great OS.

br0kenrabbit

Stop assuming things. I hate on Vista becuase it drops 16-bit support and drops support for the classic Joystick port. Just because you like Vista doesn't mean people don't have a good reason to not like it.

They also dropped DirectSound which was very annoying as a lot of older games used that for surround sound.

[QUOTE="slvrraven9"]

[QUOTE="SparkyProtocol"]I've been using Win7 for almost a week now and it is great. :?SparkyProtocol

in comparison to vista yes....compared to xp, linux, osx not so much.

Edit: i use W7 also

[QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

[QUOTE="ironman388"]

windows is not unsafe and 7 doesnt suck. you are in a minority (really tiny minority) of people who cant get games to work and its probably because you just dont take care of your PC. also console games have tons of glitches too.

Wasdie

Massive amount of virues and spyware say hello . My games work they are just full of bugs . i have to wait for when ever the devs get around to fixing them . after like 2 up 3 updates crysis still had bugs empire total war was no where near ready when it first came out . sims 3 has graphics bugs my sims looked like there hair is falling out .

Yes consoles have bugs but it is less of a problem

Apparently you do computers wrong. Since I built this machine in 2007 I have never once had a virus that caused a crash, the thing has always booted up in about 30 seconds, never have had a major compatability problem with a game (except a few ATI issues with an older game). I only recently started using virus stuff...

Same. Never once have I had a blue screen, crash, even a lockup. My computer runs as smooth as when I first built it, and my 1TB HDD is filled with over 800gig of content. I think it should be made official that virus and spyware problems should not be a legitiment con against PC gaming, because it's all down to the end user. Installing a free antivirus program, Avast preferably, coupled with Ad-Aware, should be fundemental to all PC users, eliminating this tired old excuse.

Right now i only game on a windows pc . I had other systems but i no longer do . My bro has a ps3 and a 360 i had a wii. bro moved out and took his systems . i did buy a ps3 but was short lived cus my pc died so i needed money for a new one so i sold it . sold my wii as well

so here i am right now pc only gaming.

Pc really does have its advantages . but i still really miss console gaming . So many games i can't play that i want . no galaxy 2 no heavy rain no litle big planet and so on .

i am wondering why so many gamers pick pc only .

Pc has the most advantages but it also is by far the biggest pain

i hate windows 7 so much. windows is slow and unsafe to use

I dont like how pc is dead at retail i hate downloading games i want some thing for the cash i spend

I cant remember the last time i got a pc game that worked out the box . i have to wait until they fix the game . empire has 100s of bugs when it first came it . it was almost broken

pc has become less relevant where its advantages are not as big as they once were.

dontshackzmii

Right now i only game on a windows pc . I had other systems but i no longer do . My bro has a ps3 and a 360 i had a wii. bro moved out and took his systems . i did buy a ps3 but was short lived cus my pc died so i needed money for a new one so i sold it . sold my wii as well

so here i am right now pc only gaming.

Pc really does have its advantages . but i still really miss console gaming . So many games i can't play that i want . no galaxy 2 no heavy rain no litle big planet and so on .

i am wondering why so many gamers pick pc only .

Pc has the most advantages but it also is by far the biggest pain

i hate windows 7 so much. windows is slow and unsafe to use

get a better rig and virus protection

I dont like how pc is dead at retail i hate downloading games i want some thing for the cash i spend

Steam, in most cases, is better than retail

I cant remember the last time i got a pc game that worked out the box . i have to wait until they fix the game . empire has 100s of bugs when it first came it . it was almost broken

Games from Steam usually work fine "out of the box" (auto-updates)

pc has become less relevant where its advantages are not as big as they once were.

Subjective

dontshackzmii

Sounds like your problem is a matter of tastes as opposed to actual flaws with PC gaming (and we all know those don't exist).

[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"] But he probably is correct for the majority of people. Many people seem to just hate Vista because other people say it sucks. I can't even count how many people, when asked, can't actually tell me what's so bad about VistaVaasman

Everyone I know who sticks to XP does so because many of their gadgets won't work, because they're 16-bit. There's a LOT of business software that still runs in 16-bit, too, especially at places like quicklubes and brake centers and car repair.

And Majority =/= everyone.

Everyone, by definition, means without exception. The English language really isn't so difficult.

Hey, fun fact, that doesn't work for 16-bit DEVICES.

[QUOTE="ironman388"]

windows is not unsafe and 7 doesnt suck. you are in a minority (really tiny minority) of people who cant get games to work and its probably because you just dont take care of your PC. also console games have tons of glitches too.

dontshackzmii

Massive amount of virues and spyware say hello . My games work they are just full of bugs . i have to wait for when ever the devs get around to fixing them . after like 2 up 3 updates crysis still had bugs empire total war was no where near ready when it first came out . sims 3 has graphics bugs my sims looked like there hair is falling out .

Yes consoles have bugs but it is less of a problem

[QUOTE="Vaasman"]

[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]

Everyone I know who sticks to XP does so because many of their gadgets won't work, because they're 16-bit. There's a LOT of business software that still runs in 16-bit, too, especially at places like quicklubes and brake centers and car repair.

And Majority =/= everyone.

Everyone, by definition, means without exception. The English language really isn't so difficult.

br0kenrabbit

Hey, fun fact, that doesn't work for 16-bit DEVICES.

[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]

[QUOTE="Vaasman"]Hey fun fact, you can run almost any program you could in 16 bit and xp by using compatability mode.

Vaasman

Hey, fun fact, that doesn't work for 16-bit DEVICES.

Since in my first post quoted above I said 'many of their gadgets won't work'. Which was in response to a statement about Operating Systems, not games.