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#1 drekula2
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i'm typing this on my awesome $2600 megatank gaming PC right now.

phones have innovated a lot over the past 10 years.  pc's - not as much.

1. consoles are more living room friendly.  pc's are private.

2. consoles are much more portable.

3. consoles have more mainstream titles on them, period.

4. consoles are cheaper (on initial purchase)

5. consoles (while suffering graphically) have more consistent performance

6. consoles are easier to use and more accesible for newcomers

7. consoles are better at split-screen multiplayer (aka more social)

8. lastly, nobody gives a crap about dota 2.  make episode 3 and then we'll talk.

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#2 deactivated-5d6bb9cb2ee20
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Most of your points have not been applicable in roughly five years
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#3 Zero5000X
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Let's take a walk on the wild side!
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#4 bigmoobys
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they arent

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#5 YearoftheSnake5
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:lol: prepare yourself.

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#6 Trail_Mix
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:lol: prepare yourself.

YearoftheSnake5

This. :?

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#7 bigmoobys
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mainstream sucks reason kurt cobain killed hmself thanks assholes

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#8 Badosh
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Who the hell is this kid, and who the hell let him in SW?
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#9 bigmoobys
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xbox brand sucks balls now thanks mainstream assholes

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#10 lawlessx
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Who the hell is this kid, and who the hell let him in SW? Badosh
looks like he couldn't wait to reach lvl 10
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#11 deactivated-5d6bb9cb2ee20
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xbox brand sucks balls now thanks mainstream assholes

bigmoobys
Shit, you're back.
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#12 drekula2
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Who the hell is this kid, and who the hell let him in SW? Badosh

uh its just me gabe newell

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[QUOTE="bigmoobys"]

xbox brand sucks balls now thanks mainstream assholes

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Shit, you're back.

He always comes back sadly...
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#14 Badosh
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[QUOTE="Badosh"]Who the hell is this kid, and who the hell let him in SW? drekula2

uh its just me gabe newell

gtfo
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#15 Evo_nine
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I agree with OP

Theres a reason why they call them hermits

I stopped PC gaming years ago when i found out how much better gaming was on a comfy couch and a 65' plasma with surround sound.

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#16 NoodleFighter
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Oh boy another level 10 and the first thread they make is a troll thread

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#17 bigmoobys
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I agree with OP

Theres a reason why they call them hermits

I stopped PC gaming years ago when i found out how much better gaming was on a comfy couch and a 65' plasma with surround sound.

Evo_nine
Hello im uneducated i didnt know i could put my pc in the living room and play on a hdtv and use a controller. derpity derp derp.
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#18 bigmoobys
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[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="bigmoobys"]

xbox brand sucks balls now thanks mainstream assholes

mitu123

Shit, you're back.

He always comes back sadly...

You assholes werent there to buy xbox in 2001 dayone launch as soon as your local store opened up. Sadly you are a fake xbox gamer and i pee in your face.

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#19 TheKingIAm
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Noone cares about PC games.
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#20 mitu123
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[QUOTE="mitu123"][QUOTE="charizard1605"] Shit, you're back.bigmoobys

He always comes back sadly...

You assholes werent there to buy xbox in 2001 dayone launch as soon as your local store opened up. Sadly you are a fake xbox gamer and i pee in your face.

You sound mad.O_o

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#21 bigmoobys
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Noone cares about PC games.TheKingIAm
Because they're false gamers like false metalheads
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#22 YearoftheSnake5
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[QUOTE="mitu123"][QUOTE="charizard1605"] Shit, you're back.bigmoobys

He always comes back sadly...

You assholes werent there to buy xbox in 2001 dayone launch as soon as your local store opened up. Sadly you are a fake xbox gamer and i pee in your face.

lolwut?? :lol:

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#23 Lumpy311
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[QUOTE="mitu123"][QUOTE="charizard1605"] Shit, you're back.bigmoobys

He always comes back sadly...

You assholes werent there to buy xbox in 2001 dayone launch as soon as your local store opened up. Sadly you are a fake xbox gamer and i pee in your face.

Thank you, thank you so much for the laughs

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#24 bigmoobys
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[QUOTE="bigmoobys"]

[QUOTE="mitu123"]He always comes back sadly...YearoftheSnake5

You assholes werent there to buy xbox in 2001 dayone launch as soon as your local store opened up. Sadly you are a fake xbox gamer and i pee in your face.

lolwut?? :lol:

I was up at bestbuy at 10 am thats their opening time to buy xbox in 2001 november 15th 2001. Yeah false gamers stop pretending to be me because you arent.
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#25 bigmoobys
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All you are saying is i wanna be just like bigmoobys are you trying to idolize me?

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#26 CaseyWegner
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beating them how?

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#27 Evo_nine
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[QUOTE="Evo_nine"]

I agree with OP

Theres a reason why they call them hermits

I stopped PC gaming years ago when i found out how much better gaming was on a comfy couch and a 65' plasma with surround sound.

bigmoobys

Hello im uneducated i didnt know i could put my pc in the living room and play on a hdtv and use a controller. derpity derp derp.

herp derp could would shoulda fact is your PC isnt in your living room is it??

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#28 bigmoobys
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[QUOTE="bigmoobys"][QUOTE="Evo_nine"]

I agree with OP

Theres a reason why they call them hermits

I stopped PC gaming years ago when i found out how much better gaming was on a comfy couch and a 65' plasma with surround sound.

Evo_nine

Hello im uneducated i didnt know i could put my pc in the living room and play on a hdtv and use a controller. derpity derp derp.

herp derp could would shoulda fact is your PC isnt in your living room is it??

my console is located on my desk. derp derp derp heeeheee im not a dumbass.
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#29 Trail_Mix
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[QUOTE="bigmoobys"] Yeah false gamers stop pretending to be me because you arent.

All you are saying is i wanna be just like bigmoobys are you trying to idolize me?

bigmoobys
I think you're taking this whole situation a bit too seriously.
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#30 mitu123
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im not a dumbass.bigmoobys
Now that's ironic coming from someone who makes dumbass posts all the time.O_o

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#31 bigmoobys
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[QUOTE="Trail_Mix"][QUOTE="bigmoobys"] Yeah false gamers stop pretending to be me because you arent.

All you are saying is i wanna be just like bigmoobys are you trying to idolize me?

bigmoobys
I think you're taking this whole situation a bit too seriously.

No not really dreamcast was on my desk using my pc moniter because of the vga connection you could use higher resolution than tv screen.
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#32 blackace
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i'm typing this on my awesome $2600 megatank gaming PC right now.

phones have innovated a lot over the past 10 years.  pc's - not as much.

1. consoles are more living room friendly.  pc's are private.

2. consoles are much more portable.

3. consoles have more mainstream titles on them, period.

4. consoles are cheaper (on initial purchase)

5. consoles (while suffering graphically) have more consistent performance

6. consoles are easier to use and more accesible for newcomers

7. consoles are better at split-screen multiplayer (aka more social)

8. lastly, nobody gives a crap about dota 2.  make episode 3 and then we'll talk.

drekula2
1, 6 and 3 are really the only ones I see that still hold true. Let's go over them. 1. Consoles are definitely easier to set up on a HDTV then a PC. Mainly because a PC has a lot more wires. Most PC gamers are going to keep their PC connected to a HDTV. Game console stay connected to HDTV for the life of the console. 3. Consoles seem to have more games that EVERYONE wants to play. They also have quirky games that more gamers want to play like Persona, Catherine, Heavy Rain, etc... Popular console gamers are more hyped for the public then PC games. Last PC game I've seen hyped was SimCity. 6. Console games are definitely easier and more accessible to casual and newcomer gamers. That's a fact. If you gave a new gamer a PC & game and a game console & game, and told them to load the game up and play, I think it would be much easier doing it on a game console. As for the other items. 2. You have laptops and IoS which are basically portable PC's. So you can take PC gaming with you. 4. Consoles are still a little cheaper overall, but not that much. You can still get a decent PC for $500-$600 (without a monitor of course). 5. Console game have a set performance. If it's bad, it's going to always be that way. With PC if the performance is bad, it can be configured to be better. It really depends on the PC hardware. It can be consistent. 7. It depends. PC can do split screen with 2 monitors side by side. Just run the game on a LAN and everyone can play on their own PC or laptop. 8. I don't really care about DOTA 2 or 3. I don't even have time to touch that beast.
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#33 bigmoobys
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[QUOTE="drekula2"]

i'm typing this on my awesome $2600 megatank gaming PC right now.

phones have innovated a lot over the past 10 years.  pc's - not as much.

1. consoles are more living room friendly.  pc's are private.

2. consoles are much more portable.

3. consoles have more mainstream titles on them, period.

4. consoles are cheaper (on initial purchase)

5. consoles (while suffering graphically) have more consistent performance

6. consoles are easier to use and more accesible for newcomers

7. consoles are better at split-screen multiplayer (aka more social)

8. lastly, nobody gives a crap about dota 2.  make episode 3 and then we'll talk.

blackace

1, 6 and 3 are really the only ones I see that still hold true. Let's go over them. 1. Consoles are definitely easier to set up on a HDTV then a PC. Mainly because a PC has a lot more wires. Most PC gamers are going to keep their PC connected to a HDTV. Game console stay connected to HDTV for the life of the console. 3. Consoles seem to have more games that EVERYONE wants to play. They also have quirky games that more gamers want to play like Persona, Catherine, Heavy Rain, etc... Popular console gamers are more hyped for the public then PC games. Last PC game I've seen hyped was SimCity. 6. Console games are definitely easier and more accessible to casual and newcomer gamers. That's a fact. If you gave a new gamer a PC & game and a game console & game, and told them to load the game up and play, I think it would be much easier doing it on a game console. As for the other items. 2. You have laptops and IoS which are basically portable PC's. So you can take PC gaming with you. 4. Consoles are still a little cheaper overall, but not that much. You can still get a decent PC for $500-$600 (without a monitor of course). 5. Console game have a set performance. If it's bad, it's going to always be that way. With PC if the performance is bad, it can be configured to be better. It really depends on the PC hardware. It can be consistent. 7. It depends. PC can do split screen with 2 monitors side by side. Just run the game on a LAN and everyone can play on their own PC or laptop. 8. I don't really care about DOTA 2 or 3. I don't even have time to touch that beast.

lol pc is equal vga cable to hdtv weeee keyboard and mouse and powercord woohoo

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#34 bigmoobys
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vga cable ,powercord,kinect wire,controller wire it's level.

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#35 Bebi_vegeta
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i'm typing this on my awesome $2600 megatank gaming PC right now.

phones have innovated a lot over the past 10 years.  pc's - not as much.

1. consoles are more living room friendly.  pc's are private.

2. consoles are much more portable.

3. consoles have more mainstream titles on them, period.

4. consoles are cheaper (on initial purchase)

5. consoles (while suffering graphically) have more consistent performance

6. consoles are easier to use and more accesible for newcomers

7. consoles are better at split-screen multiplayer (aka more social)

8. lastly, nobody gives a crap about dota 2.  make episode 3 and then we'll talk.

drekula2

Just about all of your points are wrong...

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#36 bigmoobys
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Most hdtv's have vga input connect cable from video card to hdtv restart computer.

 

wow im playing on hdtv in my living room.

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#37 Evo_nine
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imagine using a keyboard mouse in the living room.....

yeah no.

stick to your desks hermits, away from everyone else, consoles own the living room.

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#38 Bebi_vegeta
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[QUOTE="bigmoobys"][QUOTE="Evo_nine"]

I agree with OP

 

Theres a reason why they call them hermits

 

I stopped PC gaming years ago when i found out how much better gaming was on a comfy couch and a 65' plasma with surround sound.

Evo_nine

Hello im uneducated i didnt know i could put my pc in the living room and play on a hdtv and use a controller. derpity derp derp.

 

herp derp could would shoulda fact is your PC isnt in your living room is it??

 

 

I have one in the living room... what's wrong with that ?

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#39 guard12
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Who the hell is this kid, and who the hell let him in SW? Badosh

This sums up my thoughts for this thread

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#40 DragonfireXZ95
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This just in: TC is an idiot.
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#41 bigmoobys
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imagine using a keyboard mouse in the living room.....

yeah no.

stick to your desks hermits, away from everyone else, consoles own the living room.

Evo_nine
You could use the controller as a mouse control the mouse cursor with the analog stick
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#42 CaseyWegner
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imagine using a keyboard mouse in the living room.....

 

 

yeah no.

 

 

stick to your desks hermits, away from everyone else, consoles own the living room.

Evo_nine

why not use a controller?

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imagine using a keyboard mouse in the living room.....

yeah no.

stick to your desks hermits, away from everyone else, consoles own the living room.

Evo_nine
If you can't enjoy being in every part of your domain, you're doing something wrong.
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#44 rjdofu
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lolwut?
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#46 Evo_nine
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[QUOTE="Evo_nine"]

imagine using a keyboard mouse in the living room.....

yeah no.

stick to your desks hermits, away from everyone else, consoles own the living room.

bigmoobys

You could use the controller as a mouse control the mouse cursor with the analog stick

controllers arent optimised for PC's

PC controllers suck. you know this, i know this....lets not kid ourselves.

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#47 Bebi_vegeta
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[QUOTE="bigmoobys"][QUOTE="Evo_nine"]

imagine using a keyboard mouse in the living room.....

 

 

yeah no.

 

 

stick to your desks hermits, away from everyone else, consoles own the living room.

Evo_nine

You could use the controller as a mouse control the mouse cursor with the analog stick

 

controllers arent optimised for PC's

PC controllers suck. you know this, i know this....lets not kid ourselves.

You mean there's no aim assist ?

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#48 menes777
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[QUOTE="Evo_nine"]

imagine using a keyboard mouse in the living room.....

 

 

yeah no.

 

 

stick to your desks hermits, away from everyone else, consoles own the living room.

CaseyWegner

why not use a controller?

Or a wireless mouse or keyboard.

One of those little keyboards thats about the size of a smart phone?

Or one of those special PC remotes that looks like a TV remote but that really is made for PC?

Or how about using a Kinect?

Or how about using a Wii Mote?

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#49 rjdofu
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[QUOTE="bigmoobys"][QUOTE="Evo_nine"]

imagine using a keyboard mouse in the living room.....

 

 

yeah no.

 

 

stick to your desks hermits, away from everyone else, consoles own the living room.

Evo_nine

You could use the controller as a mouse control the mouse cursor with the analog stick

 

controllers arent optimised for PC's

PC controllers suck. you know this, i know this....lets not kid ourselves.

It can use xbox360 controllerand everything is customizable

/conversation.

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#50 lostrib
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Dafuq is this shit?