PC or Console next-gen?

I want to buy a gaming system that will endure through the years? Will the gaming market be stronger on the PC or on the consoles on the future?

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Buy a PC. Have fun with games of next-generation, this generation, and past generations with no to little hassle. :)

Buy a PC. Have fun with games on next-generation, this generation, and past generations with no to little hassle. :)ShadowDeathX

Yes, that is a huuuuuge pro. The only real con for me is the console exclusives I don't want to miss, but the PC also offers some interesting titles. However, I can't afford both.

Also, I feel myself very addicted to PC (at least I did when I was a PC gamer back in 2005) and consoles don't really addict me that much, so I get more time to do other stuff.

I say PC, because I have never gamed as much as I have since I switched to PC.

Buy a PC. Have fun with games of next-generation, this generation, and past generations with no to little hassle. :)

ShadowDeathX

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Buy a PC. Have fun with games of next-generation, this generation, and past generations with no to little hassle. :)

DarthClark

Not really, a lot of console games now require installs aswell. At least on the PS3 because my cousin has one.

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]

Buy a PC. Have fun with games of next-generation, this generation, and past generations with no to little hassle. :)

DarthClark

Both, one console (the one with the exclusives for your taste) and a nice pc

PC

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]

Buy a PC. Have fun with games of next-generation, this generation, and past generations with no to little hassle. :)

DarthClark

I have all my games permanently installed on my hard drive and they auto update, so i would say your wrong....but good try

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]

Buy a PC. Have fun with games of next-generation, this generation, and past generations with no to little hassle. :)

DarthClark

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]

Buy a PC. Have fun with games of next-generation, this generation, and past generations with no to little hassle. :)

DarthClark

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[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]

Buy a PC. Have fun with games of next-generation, this generation, and past generations with no to little hassle. :)

DarthClark

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danygo1996

I say PC, because I have never gamed as much as I have since I switched to PC.

seanmcloughlin

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MrYaotubo

WOW do you think they are related?

Go for PC so you can play all games from multiple generations on a single system. PC also has some advantages; superior multiplats, better graphics and performance.

For me personally, the only console I'm eyeing for in next-gen is the PS4. But I will only buy it for exclusives though, so when Sony has released enough exclusives, I'll buy it.

Not gonna get a console from Microsoft and Nintendo. They're dead already.

PC updates and PC games update in the background.

For me PS3 updates are way more annoying.

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]

Buy a PC. Have fun with games of next-generation, this generation, and past generations with no to little hassle. :)

DarthClark

Fortunately my PC and PS3 are connected to the same monitor, so I can swap to PC and play something while the PS3 was very very slowly updating/installing.

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]

Buy a PC. Have fun with games of next-generation, this generation, and past generations with no to little hassle. :)

DarthClark

Everyone is entitled to believe what they want. Even when it isn't true.

[QUOTE="DarthClark"][QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]

Buy a PC. Have fun with games of next-generation, this generation, and past generations with no to little hassle. :)

GhoX

Fortunately my PC and PS3 are connected to the same monitor, so I can swap to PC and play something while the PS3 was very very slowly updating/installing.

You didn't drop another $50-120 on your PS3 to get a better HD? Damn I found it to be a necessity.

PC.

As mentioned, it's got no generations, and you'll be able to play most games from the past, the present and the future.

I would say instead wait until the enxt gen consles become affordable, maybe even towards the end of the next generation. This way, you'll have played just about everytying worth playing on PC, and towards the end of the gen, you cna pick up a discounted console for under $100, and play all the exclusives you missed - each probably available for super cheap.

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MrYaotubo

I wasnt trying to say that pc users suck, im a pc gamer anyways :D

PC for me. I can game on it. I can surf and post here at Gamespot SW with it. Plus, if I'm taking a break from gaming on it and otherwise not doing productive work on it, I can edit my console screengrabs with it.

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[QUOTE="DarthClark"] Consoles = plug and play PC=endless updates and installsslimjimbadboy

Fortunately my PC and PS3 are connected to the same monitor, so I can swap to PC and play something while the PS3 was very very slowly updating/installing.

You didn't drop another $50-120 on your PS3 to get a better HD? Damn I found it to be a necessity.

Console for me...like every gen.

Honestly I don't plan on buying a next-gen console right now. The Wii-U sucks because it's wimpy and has a gimmicky controller that will probably give me a migrain, the Xbox 720 will likely suck because it won't have enough exclusives and will focus on Kinect, and the PS4 may well suck because Sony can't afford a repeat of the PS3 and will likely just copy their competitors (i.e. casualization and cheap hardware).

Besides, I'm having too much fun with my PC, and by the time the next gen rolls around I will be making some even beefier upgrades to my rig. I won't want to drop money on a console, because since they'll end up costing $400-500 I would rather just spend that money on PC hardware and games. The PC is a true bastion for hardcore gaming, and with the rapid casualization of consoles it may well end up being the last bastion.

At least on PC, if people don't like the games that are being made they can make their own and self-publish them. I doubt a game like Artemis would have happened on a console.

If its anything like the other gens: PC

-> It lasts longer each gen, (doesn't have dry spells near the end like consoles)

-> Gfx always top notch (again, no end of gen gfx cap like consoles)

-> Usually the most exclusives/games/genres

-> Tends to stray away from gimmicks which result in more casual titles (kinect/wii/move; WiiU lol handscreen)

WiiU all the way :)

a true gamer supports all gaming.k2theswiss

Then why enter this sub-section, muchless this thread?

a true gamer supports all gaming.k2theswiss

All people cant buy every system and every game that come, better support 1system well

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danygo1996

Console gamers

well Both really. But at the start of a Gen I tend to feel it more valuable to get a PC, since the Console Exlusives don't tend to appear much the first years.

In the end pros and cons give away for preferences, so its down to what you really want TC, not what is most logical.

Get both duhGamingVengeance

srs

build a gaming pc and get at least 1 console.

[QUOTE="DarthClark"][QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]

Buy a PC. Have fun with games of next-generation, this generation, and past generations with no to little hassle. :)

princeofshapeir

Get a PC. Better multiplats, better graphics, superb exclusives, more options for play (KB + Mouse or Controller) and mods.

srs

build a gaming pc and get at least 1 console.

Masenkoe

Get a PS4 bro, the exclusives alone are worth it :cool:

I prefer consoles, PC is my least favorite platform. I even prefer Wii and other motion controls over it.

Inb4HermitsComeToBurnMyHouseDown

PC obviously, and a side console if there are must have exclusives you want