Why do PC games cost less then console games when they are sometimes better?

1. They dont have to pay royalty fees to Sony or MS so they can charge less.

2. You fail for saying that the console version of a game is usually better

1. They dont have to pay royalty fees to Sony or MS so they can charge less.

Guybrush_3

1. They dont have to pay royalty fees to Sony or MS so they can charge less.

2. You fail for saying that the console version of a game is usually better

Guybrush_3

Well excuse me for having a different opinion. Not all of us think the same on SW y'know.

They're always better on PC. Brainkiller05

lol joke post i hope.

You pay for quality. On ps3 every game is on Blu-ray and is up to a certain standard. so you have to pay for that luxury.

on pc and 360 people ship broken games and then make excuses like "oh, we will patch it" and then theirs piracy. so its cheap.

[QUOTE="Brainkiller05"]They're always better on PC. LunchBox-

lol joke post i hope.

You pay for quality. On ps3 every game is on Blu-ray and is up to a certain standard. so you have to pay for that luxury.

on pc and 360 people ship broken games and then make excuses like "oh, we will patch it" and then theirs piracy. so its cheap.

1. They dont have to pay royalty fees to Sony or MS so they can charge less.

2. You fail for saying that the console version of a game is usually better

Guybrush_3

This, reganding the cost, everything else concerning the quality of the game is pure fanboyism.

[QUOTE="Brainkiller05"]They're always better on PC. LunchBox-

lol joke post i hope.

You pay for quality. On ps3 every game is on Blu-ray and is up to a certain standard. so you have to pay for that luxury.

on pc and 360 people ship broken games and then make excuses like "oh, we will patch it" and then theirs piracy. so its cheap.

Haha so by you're logic, 360 games should be priced lower than PS3 games? Yet they are equal in price.

I'm pretty sure 360 has beaten out ps3 a few times and vice versa... and the majority of multiplat games for pc are better (a select few however, do suck)

[QUOTE="Brainkiller05"]They're always better on PC. LunchBox-

lol joke post i hope.

You pay for quality. On ps3 every game is on Blu-ray and is up to a certain standard. so you have to pay for that luxury.

on pc and 360 people ship broken games and then make excuses like "oh, we will patch it" and then theirs piracy. so its cheap.

[QUOTE="Brainkiller05"]They're always better on PC. LunchBox-

lol joke post i hope.

You pay for quality. On ps3 every game is on Blu-ray and is up to a certain standard. so you have to pay for that luxury.

on pc and 360 people ship broken games and then make excuses like "oh, we will patch it" and then theirs piracy. so its cheap.

You pay for quality. On ps3 every game is on Blu-ray and is up to a certain standard. so you have to pay for that luxury.LunchBox-

Is this why PS3 multiplat games always have inferior graphics and performance issues compared to 360, not to mention PC? So far, being on BD has shown pretty much no advantage: sells are still better on 360, graphics are still better on PC. So, what "luxury" are we talking about?

[QUOTE="Brainkiller05"]They're always better on PC. LunchBox-

lol joke post i hope.

You pay for quality. On ps3 every game is on Blu-ray and is up to a certain standard. so you have to pay for that luxury.

on pc and 360 people ship broken games and then make excuses like "oh, we will patch it" and then theirs piracy. so its cheap.

[QUOTE="Brainkiller05"]They're always better on PC. LunchBox-

lol joke post i hope.

You pay for quality. On ps3 every game is on Blu-ray and is up to a certain standard. so you have to pay for that luxury.

on pc and 360 people ship broken games and then make excuses like "oh, we will patch it" and then theirs piracy. so its cheap.

Why do you respond to a "joke post" with a joke post yourself? :?

All the fanboyism comments that have and will be made aside; you are really paying for the developers licensing fees. This is Microsoft's, Sony's, Nintendo's platform and if you want access to their audience they want a cut of your profits.

That's why console companies are willing to sell their systems at a loss, getting the install base is paramount to convincing developers it is worth making a game for that platform. They make their money back from game sales, the developers of course need to make their money back so the licensing cost gets passed on to the consumer

PC doesn't have licensing fees because there is no owner, PC is an open platform and everyone is invited to develop for it if they wish.

Microsoft and Sony charge the developers a fee for realising a game on their platform.

PC gaming is owned by no one so no licencing fee.

[QUOTE="Brainkiller05"]They're always better on PC. LunchBox-

lol joke post i hope.

You pay for quality. On ps3 every game is on Blu-ray and is up to a certain standard. so you have to pay for that luxury.

on pc and 360 people ship broken games and then make excuses like "oh, we will patch it" and then theirs piracy. so its cheap.

[QUOTE="LunchBox-"] You pay for quality. On ps3 every game is on Blu-ray and is up to a certain standard. so you have to pay for that luxury.Arronaxxx

Is this why PS3 multiplat games always have inferior graphics and performance issues compared to 360, not to mention PC? So far, being on BD has shown pretty much no advantage: sells are still better on 360, graphics are still better on PC. So, what "luxury" are we talking about?

Call me when the PC can do stuff like Final Fantasy 13, Killzone 2, or Metal Gear Solid 4.

[QUOTE="Arronaxxx"]

[QUOTE="LunchBox-"] You pay for quality. On ps3 every game is on Blu-ray and is up to a certain standard. so you have to pay for that luxury.Hungry_Jello

Is this why PS3 multiplat games always have inferior graphics and performance issues compared to 360, not to mention PC? So far, being on BD has shown pretty much no advantage: sells are still better on 360, graphics are still better on PC. So, what "luxury" are we talking about?

Call me when the PC can do stuff like Final Fantasy 13, Killzone 2, or Metal Gear Solid 4.

That is not a rule of thumb that the PC version is always better. I don't know if what the others in this topic said is right or wrong (probably right) but maybe its also cheaper because NOT all computers are installed with good graphics card.

The performance on every PC will be different unlike consoles which give a consistent & stable gaming experience. So, that might be a reason too. Its just a thought and not a fact, so avoid flaming please.

[QUOTE="Hungry_Jello"][QUOTE="Arronaxxx"]

Is this why PS3 multiplat games always have inferior graphics and performance issues compared to 360, not to mention PC? So far, being on BD has shown pretty much no advantage: sells are still better on 360, graphics are still better on PC. So, what "luxury" are we talking about?

ParadiddleFill

Call me when the PC can do stuff like Final Fantasy 13, Killzone 2, or Metal Gear Solid 4.

Lol good one, but jokes aside what PC games can do better than the games I just mentioned?

Call me when the PC can do stuff like Final Fantasy 13, Killzone 2, or Metal Gear Solid 4.

Hungry_Jello

Do the same when PS3 has Mass Effect, Crysis or World In Conflict.

Call me when the PC can do stuff like Final Fantasy 13, Killzone 2, or Metal Gear Solid 4.

Hungry_Jello

Can do? It already can, but those games are console exclusive. Don't tell me you actually think if any of them were brought to PC it couldn't handle them?

I swear some people don't know what is under the hood of these console systems...

[QUOTE="Hungry_Jello"][QUOTE="Arronaxxx"]

Is this why PS3 multiplat games always have inferior graphics and performance issues compared to 360, not to mention PC? So far, being on BD has shown pretty much no advantage: sells are still better on 360, graphics are still better on PC. So, what "luxury" are we talking about?

ParadiddleFill

Call me when the PC can do stuff like Final Fantasy 13, Killzone 2, or Metal Gear Solid 4.

[QUOTE="Hungry_Jello"]

Call me when the PC can do stuff like Final Fantasy 13, Killzone 2, or Metal Gear Solid 4.

AnnoyedDragon

Can do? It already can, but those games are console exclusive. Don't tell me you actually think if any of them were brought to PC it couldn't handle them?

I swear some people don't know what is under the hood of these console systems...

[QUOTE="Hungry_Jello"]

Call me when the PC can do stuff like Final Fantasy 13, Killzone 2, or Metal Gear Solid 4.

AnnoyedDragon

Can do? It already can, but those games are console exclusive. Don't tell me you actually think if any of them were brought to PC it couldn't handle them?

I swear some people don't know what is under the hood of these console systems...

I was asking if PC had any games that could match the qualities of the ones I just mentioned.

[QUOTE="ParadiddleFill"][QUOTE="Hungry_Jello"]

Call me when the PC can do stuff like Final Fantasy 13, Killzone 2, or Metal Gear Solid 4.

tOtalPWNaAe

Call me when the PC can do stuff like Final Fantasy 13, Killzone 2, or Metal Gear Solid 4.Hungry_Jello

[QUOTE="tOtalPWNaAe"][QUOTE="ParadiddleFill"] whats your phone #:Pj/k?Teufelhuhn

lol well i edited it anyways just in case

[QUOTE="Arronaxxx"]

[QUOTE="LunchBox-"] You pay for quality. On ps3 every game is on Blu-ray and is up to a certain standard. so you have to pay for that luxury.Hungry_Jello

Is this why PS3 multiplat games always have inferior graphics and performance issues compared to 360, not to mention PC? So far, being on BD has shown pretty much no advantage: sells are still better on 360, graphics are still better on PC. So, what "luxury" are we talking about?

Call me when the PC can do stuff like Final Fantasy 13, Killzone 2, or Metal Gear Solid 4.

[QUOTE="Arronaxxx"]

[QUOTE="LunchBox-"] You pay for quality. On ps3 every game is on Blu-ray and is up to a certain standard. so you have to pay for that luxury.Hungry_Jello

Is this why PS3 multiplat games always have inferior graphics and performance issues compared to 360, not to mention PC? So far, being on BD has shown pretty much no advantage: sells are still better on 360, graphics are still better on PC. So, what "luxury" are we talking about?

Call me when the PC can do stuff like Final Fantasy 13, Killzone 2, or Metal Gear Solid 4.

[QUOTE="tOtalPWNaAe"][QUOTE="ParadiddleFill"] whats your phone #:Pj/k?Teufelhuhn

I was asking if PC had any games that could match the qualities of the ones I just mentioned.

Hungry_Jello

Define what you mean by "qualities", because that is a very subjective term.

Technology? Graphics? Storyline? Polish?

[QUOTE="Hungry_Jello"]

I was asking if PC had any games that could match the qualities of the ones I just mentioned.

AnnoyedDragon

Define what you mean by "qualities", because that is a very subjective term.

Technology? Graphics? Storyline? Polish?

I think the majority fo pc games can match and surpass each of the games you mentioned... such as Crysis, Dawn of War II, Empire: Total War, Sins

Even games such as Mass Effect and Gears of War are superior on pc in every respect.

I think when he said qualities, he used a subjective term on purpose, making it more difficult to attain what exactly displays similar "qualities"

[QUOTE="Hungry_Jello"]

I was asking if PC had any games that could match the qualities of the ones I just mentioned.

AnnoyedDragon

Define what you mean by "qualities", because that is a very subjective term.

Technology? Graphics? Storyline? Polish?

Technology Graphics and Polish. I know the PC can match gameplay with consoles.

[QUOTE="Arronaxxx"]

[QUOTE="LunchBox-"] You pay for quality. On ps3 every game is on Blu-ray and is up to a certain standard. so you have to pay for that luxury.Hungry_Jello

Is this why PS3 multiplat games always have inferior graphics and performance issues compared to 360, not to mention PC? So far, being on BD has shown pretty much no advantage: sells are still better on 360, graphics are still better on PC. So, what "luxury" are we talking about?

Call me when the PC can do stuff like Final Fantasy 13, Killzone 2, or Metal Gear Solid 4.

I was asking if PC had any games that could match the qualities of the ones I just mentioned.

Define what you mean by "qualities", because that is a very subjective term.

Technology? Graphics? Storyline? Polish?

Technology Graphics and Polish. I know the PC can match gameplay with consoles.

[QUOTE="AnnoyedDragon"][QUOTE="Hungry_Jello"]

I was asking if PC had any games that could match the qualities of the ones I just mentioned.

Hungry_Jello

Define what you mean by "qualities", because that is a very subjective term.

Technology? Graphics? Storyline? Polish?

Technology Graphics and Polish. I know the PC can match gameplay with consoles.

Technology it can beat, as much older pc's can match console specs... Graphics generally goes hand in hand with developers and technology, it depends on the power behind the engine, and how good the engine really is. Higher rez textures, HDR, being able to stream more due to ram and also CPU speed

[QUOTE="AnnoyedDragon"][QUOTE="Hungry_Jello"]

I was asking if PC had any games that could match the qualities of the ones I just mentioned.

Hungry_Jello

Define what you mean by "qualities", because that is a very subjective term.

Technology? Graphics? Storyline? Polish?

Technology Graphics and Polish. I know the PC can match gameplay with consoles.

[QUOTE="AnnoyedDragon"][QUOTE="Hungry_Jello"]

I was asking if PC had any games that could match the qualities of the ones I just mentioned.

lundy86_4

Define what you mean by "qualities", because that is a very subjective term.

Technology? Graphics? Storyline? Polish?

I think the majority fo pc games can match and surpass each of the games you mentioned... such as Crysis, Dawn of War II, Empire: Total War, Sins

Even games such as Mass Effect and Gears of War are superior on pc in every respect.

I think when he said qualities, he used a subjective term on purpose, making it more difficult to attain what exactly displays similar "qualities"

Obvious flamebait is obvious btw.MadExponent

haha i think anybody arguing such a none-debatable point is just ridonculous

[QUOTE="Brainkiller05"]They're always better on PC. LunchBox-

lol joke post i hope.

You pay for quality. On ps3 every game is on Blu-ray and is up to a certain standard. so you have to pay for that luxury.

on pc and 360 people ship broken games and then make excuses like "oh, we will patch it" and then theirs piracy. so its cheap.

Err doesn't work like that cowman.

Technology Graphics and Polish. I know the PC can match gameplay with consoles.

Hungry_Jello

Ok I'm going to do something that is next to suicide in SW and admit a flaw with my platform, polish. PC titles rarely have the polish of console titles because it is impossible to account for every possible hardware and software configuration. People are afraid to admit this because everyone in SW hold up their platforms as being perfect and defend it against all criticisms, however like the RROD on the 360 there are just some things that are part of a platform that won't go away no matter what you think.

That said the typical console fanboy will read that and blow it out of proportion, this is SW were everyone is desperately looking for any sort of ownage after all. The reason this doesn't bother me is because it's a compromise, I accept the lower level of polish (we do have our gem developers though) for increased freedoms. Not everyone will share that preference but I am just speaking for myself after all.

Now with that long windedness aside, if you think PC games are not as technologically and graphically advanced as console games then you're smoking something.