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#101 PS3_3DO
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[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"][QUOTE="AdrianWerner"][QUOTE="FlockofSpagheti"]

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="FlockofSpagheti"]Dint you see sid sayin' that thing?? "Civilization Revolutionis the game I've always wanted to make!"... sounds like this is the main game... and read th NExtGen article again man... "This year NamcoBandai has Hellgate: London, a PC RPG cum, shooter that it is co-publishing that with EA. Given the company's newfound penchant for cross-platform development, I ask if an Xbox 360 version is likely. Karlsson won't confirm it, but he admits that it's highly unlikely that such a notion is far from the company's planning calendar."x_boyfriend

It still deosn't matter. All the games I said are still exclusive. You've shown me nothing to the contrary. Neither of your links showed that these games were going to the consoles like you claimed.

spore going to DS, hellgate hinted at for 360 by that dude... new civ game that sid wants to make coming to consoles only, and a Pc one hasn't been announced...

And? We still get exclusivity on SPORE and Hellgate, at least for now.

Those are going to consoles. :lol: You hermits can have your PC's that you have to upgrade every month! :lol:

Yeah, and you can keep your crapbox that crashes every month.

Funny not one crash for me. :| Now it's time for you to buy a new videocard oh and good luck not crashing Vista.

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#102 Danm_999
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You mean like Lost Planet? :lol: GRAW 2 is better on 360 and so is R6V and Bioshock is going to be the same on the PC and360 bet on it.Oh and I meant to say you have to upgrade your PC'severy Six months. ;)

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GRAW on 360 and PC were different games with different developers, a little hard to compare. I haven't played GRAW 2 on PC, so I can't argue with your opinion there.

As for R6V, the PC version is so similar to the 360 version I think the PC version gets the edge for better visuals, KB/M support and a cheaper price tag.

Bioshock will be exactly the same, except the PC version will have better visuals (Dx10 compatible) and mods.

And no, you don't need to upgrade your PC every 6 months.

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#103 Danm_999
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Funny not one crash for me. :| Now it's time for you to buy a new videocard oh and good luck not crashing Vista.

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But unfortunately for you and your argument, your not everybody. The 360 has a much higher failure rate than PCs or their components.

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#104 Taz-Bone
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Because it is more expensive than PS3.
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#105 PS3_3DO
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[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

Funny not one crash for me. :| Now it's time for you to buy a new videocard oh and good luck not crashing Vista.

Danm_999

But unfortunately for you and your argument, your not everybody. The 360 has a much higher failure rate than PCs or their components.

Sucks for them. :D As long as my 360 lasts until after I play Halo 3 for a few weeks I am going to be happy! :D

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#106 no_submission
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PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.
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#107 PS3_3DO
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PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.no_submission

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

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#108 Metroid_Time
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[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.PS3_3DO

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

Because consoles cost alot in PAL regions.

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#109 RDS_Phoenix
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I love PC gaming, have been hooked for long periods of time on Guild Wars, Counterstrike, Half Life 1 and 2, Deus Ex, The Sims (I love the voyeurism lol) - the problem I now have is a 9-5 office job, where I sit all day on a computer with a mouse and keyboard in my hands. What I don't want to do is get home, turn on my PC (built from scratch of course) and sit there in my free time with a mouse and keyboard in my hands. It's hooked up to my HDTV and I game on my bed so it's not the comfort factor, it's simply that I want to do something different with my hands (don't get rude lol) than KBM all night. I know gamepads are available and work well, but I don't want to play Guild Wars or Counterstrike with a gamepad.

I did a lot more PC gaming when I was at uni, and wasn't on a PC all day. I do feel that console gaming does offer a slightly higher sense of escapism than the PC does. It's simply to do with the perfect input devices for the type of games that I would rather play on the PC - FPS, Strategy, MMORPG, etc which I don't want to use a gamepad for.I love the PC as a gaming device, and I'm sure I will go back to playing it a lot more when I finish my job and go back to Uni (two weeks!)

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.PS3_3DO

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

Because a PS3 costs nearly $900 here. (UK) - whereas acomparible gaming PC built from scratch is available for around $700.

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#110 jbisco25
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pc gaming is what you make it, some love it other hate it, it your choice at the end.
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#111 PS3_3DO
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I love PC gaming, have been hooked for long periods of time on Guild Wars, Counterstrike, Half Life 1 and 2, Deus Ex, The Sims (I love the voyeurism lol) - the problem I now have is a 9-5 office job, where I sit all day on a computer with a mouse and keyboard in my hands. What I don't want to do is get home, turn on my PC (built from scratch of course) and sit there in my free time with a mouse and keyboard in my hands. It's hooked up to my HDTV and I game on my bed so it's not the comfort factor, it's simply that I want to do something different with my hands (don't get rude lol) than KBM all night. I know gamepads are available and work well, but I don't want to play Guild Wars or Counterstrike with a gamepad.

I did a lot more PC gaming when I was at uni, and wasn't on a PC all day. I do feel that console gaming does offer a slightly higher sense of escapism than the PC does. It's simply to do with the perfect input devices for the type of games that I would rather play on the PC - FPS, Strategy, MMORPG, etc which I don't want to use a gamepad for.I love the PC as a gaming device, and I'm sure I will go back to playing it a lot more when I finish my job and go back to Uni (two weeks!)

[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.RDS_Phoenix

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

Because a PS3 costs nearly $900 here. (UK) - whereas acomparible gaming PC built from scratch is available for around $700.

The 8800 GTX costs $550.

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#112 skrat_01
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[QUOTE="RDS_Phoenix"]

I love PC gaming, have been hooked for long periods of time on Guild Wars, Counterstrike, Half Life 1 and 2, Deus Ex, The Sims (I love the voyeurism lol) - the problem I now have is a 9-5 office job, where I sit all day on a computer with a mouse and keyboard in my hands. What I don't want to do is get home, turn on my PC (built from scratch of course) and sit there in my free time with a mouse and keyboard in my hands. It's hooked up to my HDTV and I game on my bed so it's not the comfort factor, it's simply that I want to do something different with my hands (don't get rude lol) than KBM all night. I know gamepads are available and work well, but I don't want to play Guild Wars or Counterstrike with a gamepad.

I did a lot more PC gaming when I was at uni, and wasn't on a PC all day. I do feel that console gaming does offer a slightly higher sense of escapism than the PC does. It's simply to do with the perfect input devices for the type of games that I would rather play on the PC - FPS, Strategy, MMORPG, etc which I don't want to use a gamepad for.I love the PC as a gaming device, and I'm sure I will go back to playing it a lot more when I finish my job and go back to Uni (two weeks!)

[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.PS3_3DO

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

Because a PS3 costs nearly $900 here. (UK) - whereas acomparible gaming PC built from scratch is available for around $700.

The 8800 GTX costs $550.

Last time I checked didnt need an 8800GTX in your PC :roll:

What about 8800 GTS 320mb prices hu?

Or 8600 prices for that matter.

Besides those cards surpasses all the current consoles GPUs anyways.

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#113 Daytona_178
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I love my PC, but iam looking forward to building my next PC!
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#114 Subcritical
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PC gaming is great. I wish I had more time to devout to it as I once did.

Consoles, I don't like too much. What really gets me is Microsoft. Their vision for gaming is 180 degrees the opposite of mine. I enjoy the PC because it is open and users receive benefits and have unlimited options. Microsoft is trying very hard to destroy all of this so they can control everything, remove choiceand ultimately increase the cost of gaming.

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#115 skrat_01
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PC gaming is great. I wish I had more time to devout to it as I once did.

Consoles, I don't like too much. What really gets me is Microsoft. Their vision for gaming is 180 degrees the opposite of mine. I enjoy the PC because it is open and users receive benefits and have unlimited options. Microsoft is trying very hard to destroy all of this so they can control everything, remove choiceand ultimately increase the cost of gaming.

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Apple is pretty much what Msoft would be like, if they won their Court case (U.S.A vs Msoft or somthing) a while back, and sold their own brand of PCs.

And I hate Apple....

Not to mention I hate the ideao of games for windows live.

And to think Msoft ditched PC gaming back in 01, thinking that the fanbase would shift to the Xbox, and gradually die out. Hmmm guess they f-ed up big time eh :P

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#116 imprezawrx500
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[QUOTE="x_boyfriend"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"][QUOTE="AdrianWerner"][QUOTE="FlockofSpagheti"]

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="FlockofSpagheti"]Dint you see sid sayin' that thing?? "Civilization Revolutionis the game I've always wanted to make!"... sounds like this is the main game... and read th NExtGen article again man... "This year NamcoBandai has Hellgate: London, a PC RPG cum, shooter that it is co-publishing that with EA. Given the company's newfound penchant for cross-platform development, I ask if an Xbox 360 version is likely. Karlsson won't confirm it, but he admits that it's highly unlikely that such a notion is far from the company's planning calendar."PS3_3DO

It still deosn't matter. All the games I said are still exclusive. You've shown me nothing to the contrary. Neither of your links showed that these games were going to the consoles like you claimed.

spore going to DS, hellgate hinted at for 360 by that dude... new civ game that sid wants to make coming to consoles only, and a Pc one hasn't been announced...

And? We still get exclusivity on SPORE and Hellgate, at least for now.

Those are going to consoles. :lol: You hermits can have your PC's that you have to upgrade every month! :lol:

Yeah, and you can keep your crapbox that crashes every month.

Funny not one crash for me. :| Now it's time for you to buy a new videocard oh and good luck not crashing Vista.

sorry but I haven't bought a new video card in over a year so there goes the every 3 month myth :lol:

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#117 Subcritical
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[QUOTE="Subcritical"]

PC gaming is great. I wish I had more time to devout to it as I once did.

Consoles, I don't like too much. What really gets me is Microsoft. Their vision for gaming is 180 degrees the opposite of mine. I enjoy the PC because it is open and users receive benefits and have unlimited options. Microsoft is trying very hard to destroy all of this so they can control everything, remove choiceand ultimately increase the cost of gaming.

skrat_01

Apple is pretty much what Msoft would be like, if they won their Court case (U.S.A vs Msoft or somthing) a while back, and sold their own brand of PCs.

And I hate Apple....

Not to mention I hate the ideao of games for windows live.

And to think Msoft ditched PC gaming back in 01, thinking that the fanbase would shift to the Xbox, and gradually die out. Hmmm guess they f-ed up big time eh :P

It is good to see that other people are aware of what MS has done and is attempting to do. Your observations regarding Apple are correct, that is why I ditched Apple backin 1999.

Also, I agree with your sentiments regarding Games for Windows and Microsofts movement in 2001 with the Xbox. Your observations strike the Bullseye.

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#118 imprezawrx500
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[QUOTE="Danm_999"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

Funny not one crash for me. :| Now it's time for you to buy a new videocard oh and good luck not crashing Vista.

PS3_3DO

But unfortunately for you and your argument, your not everybody. The 360 has a much higher failure rate than PCs or their components.

Sucks for them. :D As long as my 360 lasts until after I play Halo 3 for a few weeks I am going to be happy! :D

and what if it dies 10mins after you put halo 3 in? :lol:

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.PS3_3DO

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

um here in nz ps3 = $924usd :lol: or games $100usd :lol: or x360 $540 usd :lol: while there is a whopping $1 difference for a amd 64 4000+ x2 or $30 for the e6600 or how about this $145 vs $156 for the athlon x2 5200 x2. you get it now? console and their games are very over priced outside of america

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#119 imprezawrx500
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[QUOTE="RDS_Phoenix"]

I love PC gaming, have been hooked for long periods of time on Guild Wars, Counterstrike, Half Life 1 and 2, Deus Ex, The Sims (I love the voyeurism lol) - the problem I now have is a 9-5 office job, where I sit all day on a computer with a mouse and keyboard in my hands. What I don't want to do is get home, turn on my PC (built from scratch of course) and sit there in my free time with a mouse and keyboard in my hands. It's hooked up to my HDTV and I game on my bed so it's not the comfort factor, it's simply that I want to do something different with my hands (don't get rude lol) than KBM all night. I know gamepads are available and work well, but I don't want to play Guild Wars or Counterstrike with a gamepad.

I did a lot more PC gaming when I was at uni, and wasn't on a PC all day. I do feel that console gaming does offer a slightly higher sense of escapism than the PC does. It's simply to do with the perfect input devices for the type of games that I would rather play on the PC - FPS, Strategy, MMORPG, etc which I don't want to use a gamepad for.I love the PC as a gaming device, and I'm sure I will go back to playing it a lot more when I finish my job and go back to Uni (two weeks!)

[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.PS3_3DO

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

Because a PS3 costs nearly $900 here. (UK) - whereas acomparible gaming PC built from scratch is available for around $700.

The 8800 GTX costs $550.

and that has both the ps3 and x360 combinded beat. so your point?

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#120 Danm_999
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[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.PS3_3DO

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

It's Europe. Not Africa. There's not widespread poverty, especially not in Western Europe. Apart from Russia and parts of Eastern Europe the distribution of wealth is pretty good for the majority of the population.

European nations are 4 of the top 5 highest countries in Human Development Index in the world (the other being Australia).

As for CPUs and GPUs, they aren't THAT expensive. Remember, you don't need to buy a new 8800 or Core 2 Duo every 6 months like you seem to believe. It's actually much cheaper than console gaming, where the 360 and the PS3 are at their most expensive.

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#121 Macolele
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Consoles are nice and cheap but that will soon be over. And there're plenty of RTS which consoles can't.
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#122 x_boyfriend
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[QUOTE="Danm_999"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

Funny not one crash for me. :| Now it's time for you to buy a new videocard oh and good luck not crashing Vista.

PS3_3DO

But unfortunately for you and your argument, your not everybody. The 360 has a much higher failure rate than PCs or their components.

Sucks for them. :D As long as my 360 lasts until after I play Halo 3 for a few weeks I am going to be happy! :D

Hey man, if I blew a bunch of cash on a supposedly-great piece of hardware, I'd pray it'd last more than "a few weeks".

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#123 RDS_Phoenix
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[QUOTE="RDS_Phoenix"]

I love PC gaming, have been hooked for long periods of time on Guild Wars, Counterstrike, Half Life 1 and 2, Deus Ex, The Sims (I love the voyeurism lol) - the problem I now have is a 9-5 office job, where I sit all day on a computer with a mouse and keyboard in my hands. What I don't want to do is get home, turn on my PC (built from scratch of course) and sit there in my free time with a mouse and keyboard in my hands. It's hooked up to my HDTV and I game on my bed so it's not the comfort factor, it's simply that I want to do something different with my hands (don't get rude lol) than KBM all night. I know gamepads are available and work well, but I don't want to play Guild Wars or Counterstrike with a gamepad.

I did a lot more PC gaming when I was at uni, and wasn't on a PC all day. I do feel that console gaming does offer a slightly higher sense of escapism than the PC does. It's simply to do with the perfect input devices for the type of games that I would rather play on the PC - FPS, Strategy, MMORPG, etc which I don't want to use a gamepad for.I love the PC as a gaming device, and I'm sure I will go back to playing it a lot more when I finish my job and go back to Uni (two weeks!)

[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.PS3_3DO

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

Because a PS3 costs nearly $900 here. (UK) - whereas acomparible gaming PC built from scratch is available for around $700.

The 8800 GTX costs $550.

Way to read the post there...

I said a COMPARIBLE gaming PC - as in, one that can match the performance of a PS3 or 360. A PC built for half the price of a PS3 or 360 can match it in terms of performance, and it's silly to say otherwise. I'm not slamming the PS3 or 360 at all, I'm just saying that for their actual capabilities, they are almost double the price of a PC that can do the same thing.

Don't forget, I am primarily a console gamer, for reasons I already explained. However, using price as an argument against the PC is a very, very silly thing to do - if anyone can go out right now and build a comparible PC for half or two thirds the price of a PS3, which they can, that leaves them another half or one third of the budget to upgrade their PC to run the next generation of games that will hit the PC. Thus having a PC to run games with better graphics NOW, and ability to upgrade to play games with even better graphics in future for the price of one PS3 now - whilst console players (like myself remember) are limited to paying the full amount straight away and not having any upgrade path at all for when games become too intensive.And that's where the PS4 and 720 come in - and the cycle starts over.

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#124 AdrianWerner
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[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.Danm_999

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

It's Europe. Not Africa. There's not widespread poverty, especially not in Western Europe. Apart from Russia and parts of Eastern Europe the distribution of wealth is pretty good for the majority of the population.

European nations are 4 of the top 5 highest countries in Human Development Index in the world (the other being Australia).

As for CPUs and GPUs, they aren't THAT expensive. Remember, you don't need to buy a new 8800 or Core 2 Duo every 6 months like you seem to believe. It's actually much cheaper than console gaming, where the 360 and the PS3 are at their most expensive.

Not only that. Console games in Europe are horribly expensive and since everyone needs PC anyway it's much cheaper option to choose pc for gaming.This is true also for poor countries. It's ironic that consoles are popular only in the few selected richest countries.

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#125 turgore
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I love my pc but not for gaming ...like it was okay but it won't play the new stuffa and I don't wanna upgrade. Anyway I could'nt live without my music on this computer , Facebook and youtube.
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#126 trix5817
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[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"][QUOTE="RDS_Phoenix"]

I love PC gaming, have been hooked for long periods of time on Guild Wars, Counterstrike, Half Life 1 and 2, Deus Ex, The Sims (I love the voyeurism lol) - the problem I now have is a 9-5 office job, where I sit all day on a computer with a mouse and keyboard in my hands. What I don't want to do is get home, turn on my PC (built from scratch of course) and sit there in my free time with a mouse and keyboard in my hands. It's hooked up to my HDTV and I game on my bed so it's not the comfort factor, it's simply that I want to do something different with my hands (don't get rude lol) than KBM all night. I know gamepads are available and work well, but I don't want to play Guild Wars or Counterstrike with a gamepad.

I did a lot more PC gaming when I was at uni, and wasn't on a PC all day. I do feel that console gaming does offer a slightly higher sense of escapism than the PC does. It's simply to do with the perfect input devices for the type of games that I would rather play on the PC - FPS, Strategy, MMORPG, etc which I don't want to use a gamepad for.I love the PC as a gaming device, and I'm sure I will go back to playing it a lot more when I finish my job and go back to Uni (two weeks!)

[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.RDS_Phoenix

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

Because a PS3 costs nearly $900 here. (UK) - whereas acomparible gaming PC built from scratch is available for around $700.

The 8800 GTX costs $550.

Way to read the post there...

I said a COMPARIBLE gaming PC - as in, one that can match the performance of a PS3 or 360. A PC built for half the price of a PS3 or 360 can match it in terms of performance, and it's silly to say otherwise. I'm not slamming the PS3 or 360 at all, I'm just saying that for their actual capabilities, they are almost double the price of a PC that can do the same thing.

Don't forget, I am primarily a console gamer, for reasons I already explained. However, using price as an argument against the PC is a very, very silly thing to do - if anyone can go out right now and build a comparible PC for half or two thirds the price of a PS3, which they can, that leaves them another half or one third of the budget to upgrade their PC to run the next generation of games that will hit the PC. Thus having a PC to run games with better graphics NOW, and ability to upgrade to play games with even better graphics in future for the price of one PS3 now - whilst console players (like myself remember) are limited to paying the full amount straight away and not having any upgrade path at all for when games become too intensive.And that's where the PS4 and 720 come in - and the cycle starts over.

Does that guy really think you need a 8800GTX? Wow....just, wow. A 8800GTS runs Crysis maxxed in DX10. A 7800GTX in DX9.

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#127 RDS_Phoenix
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[QUOTE="RDS_Phoenix"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"][QUOTE="RDS_Phoenix"]

I love PC gaming, have been hooked for long periods of time on Guild Wars, Counterstrike, Half Life 1 and 2, Deus Ex, The Sims (I love the voyeurism lol) - the problem I now have is a 9-5 office job, where I sit all day on a computer with a mouse and keyboard in my hands. What I don't want to do is get home, turn on my PC (built from scratch of course) and sit there in my free time with a mouse and keyboard in my hands. It's hooked up to my HDTV and I game on my bed so it's not the comfort factor, it's simply that I want to do something different with my hands (don't get rude lol) than KBM all night. I know gamepads are available and work well, but I don't want to play Guild Wars or Counterstrike with a gamepad.

I did a lot more PC gaming when I was at uni, and wasn't on a PC all day. I do feel that console gaming does offer a slightly higher sense of escapism than the PC does. It's simply to do with the perfect input devices for the type of games that I would rather play on the PC - FPS, Strategy, MMORPG, etc which I don't want to use a gamepad for.I love the PC as a gaming device, and I'm sure I will go back to playing it a lot more when I finish my job and go back to Uni (two weeks!)

[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.trix5817

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

Because a PS3 costs nearly $900 here. (UK) - whereas acomparible gaming PC built from scratch is available for around $700.

The 8800 GTX costs $550.

Way to read the post there...

I said a COMPARIBLE gaming PC - as in, one that can match the performance of a PS3 or 360. A PC built for half the price of a PS3 or 360 can match it in terms of performance, and it's silly to say otherwise. I'm not slamming the PS3 or 360 at all, I'm just saying that for their actual capabilities, they are almost double the price of a PC that can do the same thing.

Don't forget, I am primarily a console gamer, for reasons I already explained. However, using price as an argument against the PC is a very, very silly thing to do - if anyone can go out right now and build a comparible PC for half or two thirds the price of a PS3, which they can, that leaves them another half or one third of the budget to upgrade their PC to run the next generation of games that will hit the PC. Thus having a PC to run games with better graphics NOW, and ability to upgrade to play games with even better graphics in future for the price of one PS3 now - whilst console players (like myself remember) are limited to paying the full amount straight away and not having any upgrade path at all for when games become too intensive.And that's where the PS4 and 720 come in - and the cycle starts over.

Does that guy really think you need a 8800GTX? Wow....just, wow. A 8800GTS runs Crysis maxxed in DX10. A 7800GTX in DX9.

Not even that - he was saying that an 8800GTX is comparable to the graphics capability of a PS3. Which is, quite frankly, absurd.

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#128 Timesplitter14
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Oh yeah PC has ALL my respect. More than consoles, but I play more consoles fornow.
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#129 Meu2k7
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[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.PS3_3DO

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

You are crossing a line now ....

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#130 IgGy621985
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[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.PS3_3DO

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

You're from Yankland, I presume?

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#131 PS3_3DO
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[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.IgGy621985

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

You're from Yankland, I presume?

Yeah I am from America and proud of it! 8)

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#132 smokeydabear076
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[QUOTE="IgGy621985"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.PS3_3DO

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

You're from Yankland, I presume?

Yeah I am from America and proud of it! 8)

So am I. Happy fourth of July.8)
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#133 PS3_3DO
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[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.Meu2k7

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

You are crossing a line now ....

I meant in Eastern Europe countries.

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#134 PS3_3DO
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[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"][QUOTE="IgGy621985"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.smokeydabear076

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

You're from Yankland, I presume?

Yeah I am from America and proud of it! 8)

So am I. Happy fourth of July.8)

Happy fourth of July everybody! :)

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#135 smokeydabear076
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[QUOTE="Meu2k7"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.PS3_3DO

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

You are crossing a line now ....

I meant in Eastern Europe countries.

Well I am pretty sure that jobs still exist in other countries.
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#136 AdrianWerner
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[QUOTE="Meu2k7"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.PS3_3DO

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

You are crossing a line now ....

I meant in Eastern Europe countries.

You know..there is that awful stereotype of "ignorant american" here in Europe... and you're just strenghtening it

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#137 StephenHu
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It makes me feel smart when I work and learn about computer components to build the perfect computer suitable and customized for my own needs. It's like a personally designed console. I worked hard to get my games to run smooth.
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#138 FrozenLiquid
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[QUOTE="MADVLAD123"]You can't convert me by inferring that I'm close minded. I wouldn't make this choice if I haven't had some experience in the past. I've played games on my PC before yes, but I never liked playing them on my PC. Listen, you can keep going on sounding like some infomercial telling me how PCs are great and stuff. But you're not going to convince me of anything. I just don't like PC gaming. Man, can't a guy have his own opinion without being criticized about it. Kinda reminds me of Jehova's witnesses popping up at my front door trying to convert me. Vandalvideo
You seem to be mistaken here. I never attempt to disprove an opinon. I merely push to prove that such opinions are entirely unfounded and based almost entirely upon predisposition. The PC can provide the same experience as consoles. Fact. Where did I say, "OMG PCS ARE TEH GREATZORZ". You are inferring too much here. I'm merely pointing out facts. Take them as you will. The more times you attempt to put out misguided facts, the more times I'll correct you.

Actually, I'd like to know if someone can put a game disk in a PC for the first time and watch it load up on screen. Or do you still have to go through the install process?

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#139 FrozenLiquid
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[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"][QUOTE="Meu2k7"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.AdrianWerner

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

You are crossing a line now ....

I meant in Eastern Europe countries.

You know..there is that awful stereotype of "ignorant american" here in Europe... and you're just strenghtening it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp4iI59BfpQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnFb1RpK5Qw&mode=related&search=

I'm just passing on the message. And Borat immortalized this idea of Americans on screen.

Americans may be ignorant, but some of them are pretty intelligent. Some know they don't know, and that's wise in itself (Socrates, anyone?)

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#140 Danm_999
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[QUOTE="Meu2k7"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.PS3_3DO

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

You are crossing a line now ....

I meant in Eastern Europe countries.

The EU is actually decreasing the economic disparity between Eastern and Western Europe, as their economic growth is converging with the West's.

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#141 Danm_999
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp4iI59BfpQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnFb1RpK5Qw&mode=related&search=

I'm just passing on the message. And Borat immortalized this idea of Americans on screen.

Americans may be ignorant, but some of them are pretty intelligent. Some know they don't know, and that's wise in itself (Socrates, anyone?)

FrozenLiquid

That's more the stereotype of Americans in Australia than Europe. It ain't much different though.

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#142 IgGy621985
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[QUOTE="IgGy621985"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.PS3_3DO

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

You're from Yankland, I presume?

Yeah I am from America and proud of it! 8)

lol dude. Well, in that case, sorry to hear that

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#143 IgGy621985
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[QUOTE="Meu2k7"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.PS3_3DO

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

You are crossing a line now ....

I meant in Eastern Europe countries.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot to answer to your pile of crap you just wrote.

I'm actually from one of that "can't afford processors, videocards" Eastern European countries. Croatia, maybe you've heard for it.

I'm typing this right now on AMD 4600+ X2, 2 gigs of Corsair XMS, 8800 GTX with Windows Vista Home Premium. No, CPU aint exactly top of the line because I'm still on socket 939, but it could be considered as a high-end configuration.

Oh and yeah, we also eat each other and everything between the counter-strike match pause.

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#144 Meu2k7
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[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"][QUOTE="Meu2k7"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.FrozenLiquid

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

You are crossing a line now ....

I meant in Eastern Europe countries.

You know..there is that awful stereotype of "ignorant american" here in Europe... and you're just strenghtening it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp4iI59BfpQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnFb1RpK5Qw&mode=related&search=

I'm just passing on the message. And Borat immortalized this idea of Americans on screen.

Americans may be ignorant, but some of them are pretty intelligent. Some know they don't know, and that's wise in itself (Socrates, anyone?)

:lol:

"How many Eiffle Towers are there in Paris?"

"I say about 10"

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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#145 mestizoman
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wow, guys thx for the unnoficial "bumpage"

now lets get this show on to 3000

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#146 PS3_3DO
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[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"][QUOTE="Meu2k7"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.IgGy621985

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

You are crossing a line now ....

I meant in Eastern Europe countries.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot to answer to your pile of crap you just wrote.

I'm actually from one of that "can't afford processors, videocards" Eastern European countries. Croatia, maybe you've heard for it.

I'm typing this right now on AMD 4600+ X2, 2 gigs of Corsair XMS, 8800 GTX with Windows Vista Home Premium. No, CPU aint exactly top of the line because I'm still on socket 939, but it could be considered as a high-end configuration.

Oh and yeah, we also eat each other and everything between the counter-strike match pause.

I am sorry if I offended you that wasn't my intention. It's a known fact that for years Eastern Europe didn't have a strong economy if that changed in the last few years then good. Oh and if it wasn't for America you would be speaking German. 8)

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#147 RDS_Phoenix
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Please don't start with anything about World War 2 - it's quite clear from Xbox Live that the majority of Americans have absolutely no idea that the war had been raging for many years before they even bothered joining in and finishing off a weakened German resistance. There was NO reason to bring up the war in any way, especially not in system wars. Now please go back to the page where you mentioned the 8800GTX and answer my post which completely destroys your (and every other console specific fanboys) argument.
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#148 IgGy621985
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[QUOTE="IgGy621985"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"][QUOTE="Meu2k7"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.PS3_3DO

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

You are crossing a line now ....

I meant in Eastern Europe countries.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot to answer to your pile of crap you just wrote.

I'm actually from one of that "can't afford processors, videocards" Eastern European countries. Croatia, maybe you've heard for it.

I'm typing this right now on AMD 4600+ X2, 2 gigs of Corsair XMS, 8800 GTX with Windows Vista Home Premium. No, CPU aint exactly top of the line because I'm still on socket 939, but it could be considered as a high-end configuration.

Oh and yeah, we also eat each other and everything between the counter-strike match pause.

I am sorry if I offended you that wasn't my intention. It's a known fact that for years Eastern Europe didn't have a strong economy if that changed in the last few years then good. Oh and if it wasn't for America you would be speaking German. 8)

Ich sprache Deutsch, vielen dank. Nicht sehr gut, aber ich spreche es.

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#149 mestizoman
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Please don't start with anything about World War 2 - it's quite clear from Xbox Live that the majority of Americans have absolutely no idea that the war had been raging for many years before they even bothered joining in and finishing off a weakened German resistance. There was NO reason to bring up the war in any way, especially not in system wars. Now please go back to the page where you mentioned the 8800GTX and answer my post which completely destroys your (and every other console specific fanboys) argument.RDS_Phoenix
lol

rofl

stopped reading rigfht there

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#150 trix5817
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[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"][QUOTE="Meu2k7"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

[QUOTE="no_submission"]PC gaming is preferred in most European counties.FrozenLiquid

How can they afford the high prices of the newest CPUs, Videocards in those countries.

You are crossing a line now ....

I meant in Eastern Europe countries.

You know..there is that awful stereotype of "ignorant american" here in Europe... and you're just strenghtening it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp4iI59BfpQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnFb1RpK5Qw&mode=related&search=

I'm just passing on the message. And Borat immortalized this idea of Americans on screen.

Americans may be ignorant, but some of them are pretty intelligent. Some know they don't know, and that's wise in itself (Socrates, anyone?)

You do know they edit those videos to only show the stupid responses, right? They could do the exact same thing in any country and make them look stupid.......