[QUOTE="TheElfChild"]
So, I hate gaming on a PC for two reasons:
First, I like playing on a couch. I hate playing with a keyboard and mouse, because it means I have to sit up straight. When I game, I game to relax. When I'm sitting up at a computer, I'm doing homework or something else, not gaming.
subrosian
My PC screen is 80", I use a couch for my "chair", and I have a 5.1 surround sound system with lossless audio. How big is your HDTV screen that your 360 is hooked up to? :P
Second, I like being able to buy a game and not have to worry about compatibility issues - this obviously can be solved through having the proper hardware and virtual computer - it's not the biggest problem. TheElfChild
My $750 machine has a pair of 250 GTS in SLI, 4gb of RAM, and an Athlon x2 7850 - there is not a game on the market that doesn't run on it. I use STEAM and System Requirements Lab to take care of the rest.
Other than that, I'm perfectly willing to admit that the PC has the widest selection of games and is the best platform out there for variety.
I've been craving RPGs, and the PS3 isn't cutting it. So it's time for me to look other places. I'm thinking of either getting a 360 or getting a good gaming PC.
If I get a PC, I plan on buying a 360 controller to play my games with, and I plan on hooking it up to my TV in my living room - allowing me to play it on my couch. I intend to use it to play games with a controller, not a keyboard and mouse.
Which is the better buy, with that in mind?
TheElfChild
See - you know you can play on the couch - so there was no point to your earlier comment :P The better buy is a PC for three simple reasons.
1. Hardware is flexible - you can game with the controller, screen, and audio setup you'd like. If your idea of "PC gaming" is a 14" notebook that you can take with you to school, they make that. If your idea of PC gaming is a couch setup, they make that. If your idea of PC gaming is a four foot tall tower filled with four GPUs, a pair of quad-core processors, and 16gb of RAM, they make that too.
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2. Software is flexible - you have years of software, all mod-able to have graphics enhancements, new content, new storylines, etc. Your games tend to age better because the community is tweaking them with widescreen support, enhanced textures, etc.
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3. PC does more - yes, your PS3 can play Blu-Ray movies, and your 360 can stream Netflix - but a PC can do both, and your homework, and your real work, and browse the internet, and run software, and develop software. PC is the platform that they *make games on* - it does more than any console can do. Everyday tasks like watching YouTube videos, playing music, and burning CDs, all benefit from a faster computer.
Thanks for the response, but again, you missed why I prefer to play on a couch. When you're using a Keyboard and mouse, you have to be sitting forward. I like sitting back. Even in the most comfortable office chair, I can't do that (I've played WoW on a friend's gaming rig in her chair, and I still wasn't comfortable. I've also gamed on a couch before, and again, there just isn't a relaxing position when using a keyboard and mouse.)
As for "The PC does more", I understand that, but this 4 year old laptop does everything I need for homework just fine.
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