The reasons why I'm not sticking much to consoles anymore

is merely the fact that I can get most of the games on Pc, even with a modest GPU ( NVIDIA 9600 GT 1GB ).

• Honestly I make it a matter of principle not to pay for xbox live, because I can get to play games online without paying elsewhere.

• Consoles usually make all games run decently and you don't have to worry about specs, while Pc gaming can provide more hassle at times. but often a "google it" move leads you to the solution. it really doesn't take much Pc's savviness to play games really.

• Poor amount of exclusives these days, where a cross-platform approach is for most devs necessary. The only exclusives I could really enjoy on consoles came from games like Alan Wake and Uncharted, but few exclusive titles don't make it worth owning a console or more for me. Nintendo is not being considered here, because it's exempt from this lack of exclusives, yet it's plagued by different problems, like lack of 3rd party support and lack of HD, which for me is becoming a big issue, being used to play games in HD.

• Facebook, Twitter, Browser etc on consoles make them look like wannabe Pc's. I can get all those things on a Pc and they work better.

• Nowadays I consider computers and smartphones the most useful devices, since they can offer so much in terms of multifunctionality, therefore I consider an electronic device worth in proportion to how many things it can dowell, so my money would rather go there, than to one (or more) these devices than that try to do so many things, which are, though, done better on other platforms - mainly Pc's - and even struggle against Pc at doing the one thing that they're studied for: gaming.
  
  It sounds incredible to me that such gaming focused machines cannot really do much better an be a true alternative to Pc, this latter more than just a gaming machine.

All in all I think Pc gaming is the way to go these days and this comes from someone who loved consoles, but because they offered so much that could not be found elsewhere.

thoughts?

Good to see you've given console gaming a good go, looking at your sig.

I finished Uncharted 2 and other games not listed in my sig. it only shows those fromthe welcome back program for some reasons

Good to see you've given console gaming a good go, looking at your sig.

DarthJohnova

I finished Uncharted 2 and other games not listed in my sig. it only shows those fromthe welcome back program for some reasons

aia89

I myself have over 1200 achievements, but I guess i'm no more credible than him.Plagueless

Only 1200 achievement?

[QUOTE="aia89"]

I finished Uncharted 2 and other games not listed in my sig. it only shows those fromthe welcome back program for some reasons

Plagueless

[QUOTE="aia89"]

I finished Uncharted 2 and other games not listed in my sig. it only shows those fromthe welcome back program for some reasons

Plagueless

It's always been PC + Nintendo as my platforms of choice.

[QUOTE="Plagueless"][QUOTE="aia89"]

I finished Uncharted 2 and other games not listed in my sig. it only shows those fromthe welcome back program for some reasons

aia89

[QUOTE="aia89"][QUOTE="Plagueless"] Riiiiiiight. That also explains why one of those accounts has no avatar, and that both the accounts have the same 3 games played. For all we know those could be extra profiles from your buddy's PS3.Plagueless

He's not bashing, he was making reasonable assumptions based on facts and opinions. He wasn't insulting it, he just stated the facts and his opinion of those facts. Now if the facts are insulting then that's not his fault, and the opinions are only his views of the facts.

From the looks of your sigs I'd say you haven't even given console gaming much of a chance.

I have a feeling Sony will just milk its high selling IPs next-generation, and won't invest in new UNIQUE IPS, not just new ones. For shame. Nintendo and PC next generation, I guess.ShadowDeathX

is merely the fact that I can get most of the games on Pc, even with a modest GPU ( NVIDIA 9600 GT 1GB ).

• Honestly I make it a matter of principle not to pay for xbox live, because I can get to play games online without paying elsewhere.

• Consoles usually make all games run decently and you don't have to worry about specs, while Pc gaming can provide more hassle at times. but often a "google it" move leads you to the solution. it really doesn't take much Pc's savviness to play games really.

• Poor amount of exclusives these days, where a cross-platform approach is for most devs necessary. The only exclusives I could really enjoy on consoles came from games like Alan Wake and Uncharted, but few exclusive titles don't make it worth owning a console or more for me. Nintendo is not being considered here, because it's exempt from this lack of exclusives, yet it's plagued by different problems, like lack of 3rd party support and lack of HD, which for me is becoming a big issue, being used to play games in HD.

• Facebook, Twitter, Browser etc on consoles make them look like wannabe Pc's. I can get all those things on a Pc and they work better.

• Nowadays I consider computers and smartphones the most useful devices, since they can offer so much in terms of multifunctionality, therefore I consider an electronic device worth in proportion to how many things it can dowell, so my money would rather go there, than to one (or more) these devices than that try to do so many things, which are, though, done better on other platforms - mainly Pc's - and even struggle against Pc at doing the one thing that they're studied for: gaming.
  
  It sounds incredible to me that such gaming focused machines cannot really do much better an be a true alternative to Pc, this latter more than just a gaming machine.

All in all I think Pc gaming is the way to go these days and this comes from someone who loved consoles, but because they offered so much that could not be found elsewhere.

thoughts?

aia89

Good to see that us PC gamer's have "converted" you to PC gaming. :) I remember your thread from 2010 where you were arguing as to why console gaming is better than PC gaming.

And I do agree with putting twitter, fb, etc. on consoles is a total wannabe PC. Try twitting using a gamepad, that's just lol.

I do agree that smartphones and PC's are the most useful device. If I want to update my status I could do easily do it on a smartphone but on my PS3 I would have to use the joystick to move over every letter and then hit x, that's a painfully and lame way to do status update.

BTW, you should get Steam and look at the sales that they have like the holiday, summer and weekend sales. I brought from example Assassins Creed II for like $5.00 even the newer Assasins Creed costed like $37 on Steam during the Holiday Sales compared to $60 on the consoles. Not to mention we don't have to pay $60 for Xbox Live for multiplayer, we could just do that for FREE on Steam.

I have a feeling Sony will just milk its high selling IPs next-generation, and won't invest in new UNIQUE IPS, not just new ones.

For shame. Nintendo and PC next generation, I guess.ShadowDeathX

Yep. I'll be investing on a Wii-U next generation, in which is guaranteed to be the most powerful next generation & has awesome 1st/2nd party games more so than Sony's lackluster 1st/2nd party games (plus it'll have all those awesome 3rd party games as well).

[QUOTE="Plagueless"][QUOTE="aia89"]

I finished Uncharted 2 and other games not listed in my sig. it only shows those fromthe welcome back program for some reasons

AzatiS

It's possible to lose and gain credibility on these forums? :|

[QUOTE="AzatiS"][QUOTE="Plagueless"] Riiiiiiight. That also explains why one of those accounts has no avatar, and that both the accounts have the same 3 games played. For all we know those could be extra profiles from your buddy's PS3.MLBknights58

It's possible to lose and gain credibility on these forums? :|

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]I have a feeling Sony will just milk its high selling IPs next-generation, and won't invest in new UNIQUE IPS, not just new ones.

For shame. Nintendo and PC next generation, I guess.garland51

Yep. I'll be investing on a Wii-U next generation, in which is guaranteed to be the most powerful next generation & has awesome 1st/2nd party games more so than Sony's lackluster 1st/2nd party games (plus it'll have all those awesome 3rd party games as well).

I admit, it will be better than current gen consoles but a decent margin, but it really doesn't stand a change against the xbox 720 and (when it comes out) the ps4. As long as the ps4 doesn't use an extremely complicated CPU like the ps3 it will most likely be the best console next-gen, also it's probably coming out in 2016 or somewhere arond there).

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]I have a feeling Sony will just milk its high selling IPs next-generation, and won't invest in new UNIQUE IPS, not just new ones.

For shame. Nintendo and PC next generation, I guess.garland51

Yep. I'll be investing on a Wii-U next generation, in which is guaranteed to be the most powerful next generation & has awesome 1st/2nd party games more so than Sony's lackluster 1st/2nd party games (plus it'll have all those awesome 3rd party games as well).

I admit, it will be better than current gen consoles but a decent margin, but it really doesn't stand a change against the xbox 720 and (when it comes out) the ps4. As long as the ps4 doesn't use an extremely complicated CPU like the ps3 it will most likely be the best console next-gen, also it's probably coming out in 2016 or somewhere arond there).

allllrighty then. well.....buh-bye!