Why buy an Xbox when you can get a gaming Rig?

what's the point of a kitchen, just go to McDonalds.

Pretty much my feelings as well. It's worth the extra cost, and if you play a lot of games, it quickly catches up to console in terms of affordability.

Anyway, as I said in another thread, some people are happy driving used cars, some are happy driving cheap economy models, some want to drive sports cars, while a few want to dump a lot of cash on exotics. I'm not going to sit here and tell you what's "better" for anyone because that depends on their wants and needs; but you can't sit there in your 1993 Honda Civic and tell me the guy that dropped a bit more money than you on a new Mustang or Charger is wasting his money.

Yeah, there's nothing wrong with consoles... Shit, I just started a new game on Xeno 2 and put in 50 hours already. I just prefer a more capable PC for my multiplats. I'm happy with a PS4 Pro, Switch and PC.

Exactly. Why bother making a full course meal that only select few enjoys when you can go buy at overrated junk fast food restaurants that somehow everyone loves.

LOL seriously.

That's a good point.

Yes

Cant afford initial cost

Group of friends already play Xbox.

Reasons other than above I don't understand, reasons like the console experience and I just prefer playing on a console.

4K blu ray drive, friends are on Xbox, the S is like 200 bucks, and it’s more family friendly.

I don’t mind if my nephews/nieces play on my Xbox or PS4 but I don’t like them on my gaming rig.

They can but they rarely have bugs that make part of a game or feature unplayable/unusable. Not saying it doesn't happen but quality control is much better on consoles.

@ahmedkhan1994: in this age of release now and patch later, it's not that rare

Why indeed.

I hate playing games on a PC its so much easier to play them on a console

Cause I can

Xbox is for people that don't like playing online against Cheaters.

Honest, I'm just impatient. I hate fuzzing around with system specs and graphics settings and always wondering if I need a new video card or more memory or whatnot. Consoles are just easier. Plug and play. Of course, I hate the fact that console game now needs an update and install.

I actually had an Xbox One S for a few weeks, but decided to trade it in as I just wasn't getting that much use out of it. Luckily I'd bought it on the black friday sales and with a friend's Tesco discount, so pretty much broke even.

That's not a knock against the Xbox of course, it just comes down to personal preference since I dislike being restricted to a tv for gaming these days. Maybe I'm just a handheld hipster, but I imagine it would have ended up being the same buyer's remorse if I had picked up a PS4 instead.

Now then to the Xbox One's credit I actually enjoyed the gaming experience on it more than with PC. The controller is great, it's a sleek and silent design, an affordable 4K bluray player (I don't have a 4K tv though), backwards compatibility is awesome and the services seem like superb value. It's true that PC is unmatched in terms of its back catalog, but with some older stuff there's occasionally the hassle of compatibility with different versions of Windows or hardware setups. Not a problem with the Xbox.

Additionally, the UI isn't half as bad as people make it out to be, and the exclusives are really good fun, particularly if you like your multiplayer stuff.

So yeah despite not sticking with it myself, I can certainly see why somebody would prefer the Xbox One over PC gaming or vice versa. With PC you do get access to that sweet strategy genre of course! It just comes down to the way you most enjoy gaming really, as there are pros and cons to both.

More family friendly? Haven't heard that one before. Could you elaborate? Your explanation seems more like a personal preference to me.

I started PC gaming when I was 5. And that was with friggin MS DOS! Though I guess I can see some not being as intrepid as myself at that age. If explicit content was more of what you were getting at, consoles (and heck, even phones) have web browsers too. So I don't really see much difference there.

MS DOS, now those were the days.

Hold on while go buy an Xbox and a XIM4 and hook up a keyboard and mouse.

I'll see you in game while I circle strafe around you!

@The_Stand_In: Consoles are cheaper for parents to buy their kids. ESP when they go on sale for 200 bucks all the time.

And if the kids get made and toss a controller or trips on a cord it’s easier to make them do chores to replace a cheap console then it is a pc.

Not saying PCS are complicated I think they very user friendly these days. It’s more of a price factor and not letting the youngins play on it without supervision.

And as for the content. all devices can access the internet these days so I agree with you on that. Parental controls can be put on any device.

This guy already said it like 3 posts in:

"Maybe they don't want to deal with the headaches and troubleshooting that come with constant windows, nvidia, and other updates. (I've had the HDR break in Assassins creed origins on my PC 2 times already because of windows updates not being compatible with the game, took me a day and a half to get it fixed and i lost my enthusiasm to play the game in the process, heck i still have to finish it but im scared to boot it up and find HDR broken again since its been months since i got on the game.)"

basic shit like that.

Nice alt.

Maybe because it easier to play on and it and it's more plug and play then the pc.

@undefined: same reason people buy a PS4 instead of a PC.

@avenger85: Ah, okay. I see what you are getting at. That makes sense. Thanks for the response.

I was wondering this myself and generally, they don't. It's like a kid's party and the grown up's are completely neglectful of the carnage going on around them.

However. It is also genius. Because it is the most active forum and the main reason these forums are still going as strong as they are because it encourages lively debate.

I didn't realise 'butthurt' was a meme and thought I was being name called when I only kind of was. I suppose you give a meme a pass because it's shorthand for bitter and scorned about something you can't do anything about. I didn't realise that at first though.

It's pretty rough and tumble so although it's active, it's not very friendly.

For the record there is no difference between PS4 and XBOXONE. Apart from Sony are better than MS so PS4 is better. Damn I got sucked in.

To answer the topic. You buy a console because you are too lazy to build a machine, set it up and sit at a desk.

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