why do most of the people prefer console gaming over Pc's?

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]

I'm guessing that most people who play console games don't have a capable-enough PC to play the PC versions of those games. Laptops, netbooks, and tablets are become more and more prevelent, and most of them have an integrated GPU. So I don't think it's a simple "should I buy it for console or PC?" choice.

pitty8982

did forgot to mention about integrated gpu's those type of PC's are just meant for those that just want basic computing and maybe run some modern games. Also can scale the game if the integrated gpu is weak. Those type of PC's are disgrace. At least let the user aware because i ran into those type of customers complaing certain features of a game will not work properly only to find out that the INTEGRATED GPU LACKS OF FEATURES THAT THE GAME REQUIRES. such as SHADER MODEL 3.0. But then agian PC vendors wants to milk as much money out of ya as much as they can.

If you don't know about computer hardware that fine and i Understand. But please pay attention what the retail guy is saying or read the features before buying that PC or Laptop espeically Laptops when you run into a guy like me telling them the obvious reasons why certain games will not work. This is where the criticism of why people dislike pc gaming. These days there is hardly any "bunch of configurations" the developer only has to worry about the gpu amd Radeon or Nvidia intel or amd cpu. the rest is os which is also standard. Motherboard not really so when a publisher say "this x game will not be for pc due to "complicated configuration" that is bs. again using the "1999 excuse to avoid developing that game on the PC" Piracy yes that is an issue but its not the only problem. Main reason is they want money on a closed system and make more money on "extra content" PC you can bypass that with the "extra content"

It is like me saying "i am going to limit your bandwith usage of 250gb a month so you won't download a pirated copy of that movie" reality? they want you to go over the limit so they can overcharge you for overusage lol.

[QUOTE="pitty8982"][QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]

I'm guessing that most people who play console games don't have a capable-enough PC to play the PC versions of those games. Laptops, netbooks, and tablets are become more and more prevelent, and most of them have an integrated GPU. So I don't think it's a simple "should I buy it for console or PC?" choice.

DragonfireXZ95

You are wrong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlbOKarSxeY

[QUOTE="firefluff3"]

[QUOTE="jedikevin2"]

Umm...

1. You do have to lower firewalls etc and do a bit of haggling in settings expecially if you connecting to a wireless connection in your home for consoles.

2. So if a person has his computer hooked to his hdtv in his room and sits on a couch what do you say?

3. Consoles have upgraded and people have had to upgrade overtime.. More harddrive space, HDMI out etc to get the best options out the platform. Not everyone has but some have.

4. Um I would say, PC still has WAY more developers then any specific console platform I would say. I would say their is less developers on consoles for a specific platform compared to PC these days.

5. No way to prove your argument or negate it.

lowe0

There is a way to prove it.

1. they are just blind and stupid

2. most people dont know that

3. i guess

4. yup, indie game dev's probably wouldnt survive without pc, but most people game on console because "it has halo" or whatever.

5. Its just true, most casual gamers and mainstream gamers game on pc because their blind and don't know enough about pc gaming.

Im not arguing though, THATS the reason. and I answered the topic creators question. And i do disagree with everything lowe0 said apart from the first point, i was just pointing out the actual reason

[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"][QUOTE="pitty8982"] well modern Pc's with an integrated gpu can play the latest videogames, you just need to lower the settingsHakkai007

You are wrong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlbOKarSxeY

[QUOTE="Hakkai007"]

[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"] No they can't. I've tried Amnesia on an integrated chip set, the game wouldn't even load.DragonfireXZ95

You are wrong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlbOKarSxeY

Spending a thousand hours playing videogames every year and then saying that you prefer a more convenient platform is quintessentially silly.Brownesque

[QUOTE="Brownesque"]Spending a thousand hours playing videogames every year and then saying that you prefer a more convenient platform is quintessentially silly.lowe0

people who dont own a console but prefer pc gaming usually do not bother the quality of gaminghippiesanta

do you measure the quality of gaming by how capable a system is?

Why do most people drive automatic over transmission? Easy its more convienent even though we all know manual transmission is better and more efficient.

because it's much much cheaper and it's a lot less complicated TheGrudge13

I'm guessing that most people who play console games don't have a capable-enough PC to play the PC versions of those games. Laptops, netbooks, and tablets are become more and more prevelent, and most of them have an integrated GPU. So I don't think it's a simple "should I buy it for console or PC?" choice.

Teufelhuhn

Probably because it's a lot easier to put in a disc and play. On PC they have to install it. Then when they click on game icon some error message might pop out and they'll have to go through a lot of hassle trying to figure out whats wrong. But don't get me wrong, I love PC gaming and I rarely have this kind of problems.

Convenience. ferret-gamer

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]Convenience. JohnF111

Why do most people drive automatic over transmission? Easy its more convienent even though we all know manual transmission is better and more efficient.

The__Havoc

Probably because it's a lot easier to put in a disc and play. On PC they have to install it. Then when they click on game icon some error message might pop out and they'll have to go through a lot of hassle trying to figure out whats wrong. But don't get me wrong, I love PC gaming and I rarely have this kind of problems.

spaceninja818

simplicity.Meowmixxvi

because it's much much cheaper and it's a lot less complicated TheGrudge13

how is it complicated on Pc? it's become ridiculously easy to install a game!italygamer

Complication certainly isn't a word I would use, still, the idea is that consoles are, at their core, a more simplistic gaming option to many. Still, PC's can be remarkably easy, should you know what you are doing and set it up accordingly (i.e. things like reducing boot times).

[QUOTE="italygamer"]how is it complicated on Pc? it's become ridiculously easy to install a game!lundy86_4

Complication certainly isn't a word I would use, still, the idea is that consoles are, at their core, a more simplistic gaming option to many. Still, PC's can be remarkably easy, should you know what you are doing and set it up accordingly (i.e. things like reducing boot times).

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="italygamer"]how is it complicated on Pc? it's become ridiculously easy to install a game!italygamer

Complication certainly isn't a word I would use, still, the idea is that consoles are, at their core, a more simplistic gaming option to many. Still, PC's can be remarkably easy, should you know what you are doing and set it up accordingly (i.e. things like reducing boot times).

I wasn't strictly specifying boot times as a reason, just an example. Consoles are certainly not without there own hassles (PS3 updates, like you say, installations and other things), but PC's, as an open platform, are naturally susceptible to more complications. Troubleshooting can be bothersome (in rare instances, even downright annoying).

Consoles are, by design, easier to navigate and use than a PC. PC's benefit in a variety of ways by not following the same type of design.

Mostly because it doesn't have the games I want to play.TheMoreYouOwn

I'm a console gamer for a couple of reasons:

1) It's more comfortable to play my PS3... instead of sitting in a chair at a desk, I lie in my bed & play PS3.

2) PC gaming became too expensive for me. I was always upgrading hardware.

Plus, installation times suck. I decided to buy KOTOR today off Steam so I wouldn't have to deal with poor 360 emulation anymore, but their servers are so hammered that, despite the fact that my internet connection offers crazy fast download speed, it is 13% installed after an hour and a half. Popping in a disc is much easier.DarthBilf

Agreed that in that instance a disk-based installation would be easier. Still, DD has noteable benefits, such as the inability (for the most part) to lose the game, and infinitely backing up said game to disk or to an extraction file (for moving from computer to computer).

Still, it's Christmas time in the middle of their huge sales... The servers are no doubt hammered :P

[QUOTE="DarthBilf"]Plus, installation times suck. I decided to buy KOTOR today off Steam so I wouldn't have to deal with poor 360 emulation anymore, but their servers are so hammered that, despite the fact that my internet connection offers crazy fast download speed, it is 13% installed after an hour and a half. Popping in a disc is much easier.lundy86_4

Agreed that in that instance a disk-based installation would be easier. Still, DD has noteable benefits, such as the inability (for the most part) to lose the game, and infinitely backing up said game to disk or to an extraction file (for moving from computer to computer).

Still, it's Christmas time in the middle of their huge sales... The servers are no doubt hammered :P

These are some of the reason I like console better then PC.

- I like sitting on the couch playing games. KB/M set up works best at a desk.

- I sit at a PC for 8 hours a day at work

- I like games not available on PC (Uncharted, SMG, Halo, etc)

- I don't like drivers, updating, etc.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="DarthBilf"]Plus, installation times suck. I decided to buy KOTOR today off Steam so I wouldn't have to deal with poor 360 emulation anymore, but their servers are so hammered that, despite the fact that my internet connection offers crazy fast download speed, it is 13% installed after an hour and a half. Popping in a disc is much easier.bandicoot89

Agreed that in that instance a disk-based installation would be easier. Still, DD has noteable benefits, such as the inability (for the most part) to lose the game, and infinitely backing up said game to disk or to an extraction file (for moving from computer to computer).

Still, it's Christmas time in the middle of their huge sales... The servers are no doubt hammered :P

If in that one time servers were rammed with constand downloads, disk-based would be much quicker and easier -- as is the case with the poster I quoted. I then addressed significant advantages over disk-based regarding backup of game files, which is much easier than losing/breaking of game disks.

Consoles are easy. 99% of people don't have the time/patience to deal with PC gaming.

PCs are for the hardcore of the hardcore, where fortunes are made and lost in seconds, and getting headshots with a mouse requires more than luck.

couches, auto-aim, controllers, low costs keep PC gaming exclusive.

There is a reason we are called "elitist", because we are elite, elite = niche.

Accessibility.

Just like driving automatic is easier than driving manual.

For consoles all you have to worry about is that you own the console that the game is for. PC gaming isn't as easy. You need to make sure your PC meets the specs and you need to make sure your PC can run the game at whether setting you have it on. Not to mention you need to install it and some PC games do take a lot of space. Look at WoW, my WoW folder is almost at 30 GB.

Accessibility.

Just like driving automatic is easier than driving manual.

For consoles all you have to worry about is that you own the console that the game is for. PC gaming isn't as easy. You need to make sure your PC meets the specs and you need to make sure your PC can run the game at whether setting you have it on. Not to mention you need to install it and some PC games do take a lot of space. Look at WoW, my WoW folder is almost at 30 GB.

Shadow2k6

Now you have firmware updates, patches, bugs, hardware upgrades,multiple hour instalations...All the troubles on PC are on consoles now. Without much of the befits.

[QUOTE="TheMoreYouOwn"]Mostly because it doesn't have the games I want to play.bandicoot89

[QUOTE="bandicoot89"][QUOTE="TheMoreYouOwn"]Mostly because it doesn't have the games I want to play.TheMoreYouOwn

[QUOTE="TheMoreYouOwn"][QUOTE="bandicoot89"] most of the multiplats are on pc, tooaia89

with a PS3, he can get those exclusives and the multiplats.

[QUOTE="TheMoreYouOwn"][QUOTE="bandicoot89"] most of the multiplats are on pc, tooaia89

[QUOTE="aia89"][QUOTE="TheMoreYouOwn"] Not PS3 exclusives, which is the main reason I bought a PS3.trugs26

I see, although I don't understand how a bunch of exclusives can determine the purchase of a system, especailly when they got no replayability

I don't understand the point of this thread. It's been recently proven that most people, in fact, prefer PC gaming over consoles.

To not encounter silly nonsense like this

[QUOTE="aia89"][QUOTE="TheMoreYouOwn"] Not PS3 exclusives, which is the main reason I bought a PS3.FatCatPatRat

with a PS3, he can get those exclusives and the multiplats.

[QUOTE="trugs26"]

[QUOTE="aia89"] do you only play exclusives?aia89

I see, although I don't understand how a bunch of exclusives can determine the purchase of a system, especailly when they got no replayability

Exclusives are the driving element behind gaming systems. Been that way since the late 70's and early 80's. Atari, Colecovision fighing over the Pac-Mans and Donkey Kong's of the gaming industry. This isn't anything new. Not sure how you can say no re-playability either. (I'm assuming you have a PS3 so you can validate that statement)

Because they're cheaper lol

More accessible and less costly than apc.

especially when they got a capable computer?

why'd someone prefer the console version of a game, when it plays and runs better on their computer?

Some say because the Pc is a hassle or they hate keyboard + mouse and so on.

But, you just need to install the game and click on the icon and you're done. plus, you can play games on Pc with a controller, too.

Games are less expensive on Pc, you got wonderful deals on Steam, but someohow many gamers still prefer getting the weaker, more expensive console version of that game.

I understand exclusives and console only games, but when it comes to multiplats.. like who the hell witha fine Pc would play Mafia 2 on console?

Metroid_Other_M

Convenience. ferret-gamer

basically because they're masochist or don't give much value to money at all..

aia89

That is in no way true. A big part of why consoles are so popular is because of the age demographic and convenience. Around the time of the nes/snes/genesis is really when games began to become engulfed in our culture. It was this generation of gamers that supported the industry and continued to do so into adulthood. Now that these gamers are much older, priorities change. And, while they still may enjoy the occasional videogame, it is nowhere near a priority. Simple tasks on the pc, which aren't even complicated, become a "eh, why bother" as your prime focus is on more important aspects in your life.

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]Convenience. Heil68