Why would anyone not own a gaming PC?

too much hassle like installing games and dealing with errors etc

sikanderahmed

Because it's so hard to click the next button right?

why do i need a PC when i have a 360?RoboThreat

for the superior versions of the 360/PC multiplats and the fact that the PC has more exclusives than all consoles combined.

though I have my own gaming pc, and i love it, i can think of a few reasons not to get one:

1. price- though you CAN build a rig for $500, it would be fairly average. one of the main points of having a gaming pc is the increase in power and graphics compared to consoles, so that reason goes out the window when your pc is more or less on par with consoles for $200-300 more

2. games- perhaps the console exclusives simply appeal more to an individual. who are you to say someone should like crysis and starcraft more than demon's souls or halo?

3. friends- maybe all of someone's friends has a certain console. if he got a gaming rig, he wouldn't be able to play with them, and that's a big deal for some people

4. technical knowledge- if you want a cost effective pc, you have to build it yourself. not that it's very hard to do, but not everyone knows how, and not everyone wants to know how. some people prefer to buy a gaming system, plug it in, and play

why do i need a PC when i have a 360?RoboThreat

though I have my own gaming pc, and i love it, i can think of a few reasons not to get one:

1. price- though you CAN build a rig for $500, it would be fairly average. one of the main points of having a gaming pc is the increase in power and graphics compared to consoles, so that reason goes out the window when your pc is more or less on par with consoles for $200-300 more

2. games- perhaps the console exclusives simply appeal more to an individual. who are you to say someone should like crysis and starcraft more than demon's souls or halo?

3. friends- maybe all of someone's friends has a certain console. if he got a gaming rig, he wouldn't be able to play with them, and that's a big deal for some people

4. technical knowledge- if you want a cost effective pc, you have to build it yourself. not that it's very hard to do, but not everyone knows how, and not everyone wants to know how. some people prefer to buy a gaming system, plug it in, and play

Sword-Demon

why do i need a PC when i have a 360?RoboThreat

For the huge amount of exclusives it has over a 360?

That is, if you like those particular exclusives.

[QUOTE="04dcarraher"][QUOTE="NVIDIATI"]

lmao...

This would have been a lot cleaner:

...but not nearly as cool :P

GTSaiyanjin2

though I have my own gaming pc, and i love it, i can think of a few reasons not to get one:

1. price- though you CAN build a rig for $500, it would be fairly average. one of the main points of having a gaming pc is the increase in power and graphics compared to consoles, so that reason goes out the window when your pc is more or less on par with consoles for $200-300 more

2. games- perhaps the console exclusives simply appeal more to an individual. who are you to say someone should like crysis and starcraft more than demon's souls or halo?

3. friends- maybe all of someone's friends has a certain console. if he got a gaming rig, he wouldn't be able to play with them, and that's a big deal for some people

4. technical knowledge- if you want a cost effective pc, you have to build it yourself. not that it's very hard to do, but not everyone knows how, and not everyone wants to know how. some people prefer to buy a gaming system, plug it in, and play

Sword-Demon

1) NeoGAF, built a 500 dollar PC back in 2009 (probably cheaper now) that can run Crysis 30FPS + atat 1680x1050

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=366177

2) Preference is preference, its subjective. But what is objective is the PC has far more exclusives.

3) If people didn't just stick with consoles this wouldn't be a problem.

4) Websites like NCIX will build it for you for 40 dollars (with combo) if you don't want to build it.

[QUOTE="locopatho"][QUOTE="Logan832"] That too! I don't mind the mouse.. But keyboard keys have always seemed uncomfortable and awkward to play games with.clyde46

2) Preference is preference, its subjective. But what is objective is the PC has far more exclusives.argetlam00

[QUOTE="sikanderahmed"]

i enjoy TF2 on 360 more then TF2 on pc, pc version is great as well

argetlam00

How is that even possible? :| Have you ever tried TF2 on PC?

[QUOTE="argetlam00"]2) Preference is preference, its subjective. But what is objective is the PC has far more exclusives.IronBass

So people aren't interested in large # of exclusives, mods and superior multiplats?

So people aren't interested in large # of exclusives, mods and superior multiplats?argetlam00

[QUOTE="argetlam00"]So people aren't interested in large # of exclusives, mods and superior multiplats?IronBass

That doesn't make any sense.

That doesn't make any sense.argetlam00

It makes a lot of sense.

Different people are interested in different things.

So is life.

[QUOTE="IronBass"][QUOTE="argetlam00"]2) Preference is preference, its subjective. But what is objective is the PC has far more exclusives.argetlam00

So people aren't interested in large # of exclusives, mods and superior multiplats?

[QUOTE="argetlam00"]That doesn't make any sense.IronBass

I can't see how you can LIKE having fewer games.

[QUOTE="argetlam00"]

[QUOTE="IronBass"] Yes, it's a fact. But if a person's preference (confirmed subjective) is not interested in them, that's reason enough for not owning a gaming PC. Which answers your question on the thread's title. RoboThreat

So people aren't interested in large # of exclusives, mods and superior multiplats?

PC has so many exclusive games, superior (often FAR superior) multiplats and top quality mods that there is something for everyone. Just look through Webners list.

[QUOTE="IronBass"][QUOTE="argetlam00"]That doesn't make any sense.argetlam00

I can't see how you can LIKE having fewer games.

If the fewer games are the ones he wants to play then it makes sense.

I can't see how you can LIKE having fewer games.argetlam00

Numberof games is a faceless statistic. The actual games is what get people interested, not a number.

Example: Subject A is interested in BioShock, Bayonetta, ME2, Halo Reach, Red Dead Redemption and Alan Wake. He buys a 360 accordingly.

Somebody telling him "but the PC has more games" means little to him, since he is interested in those games. You could even list PC exclusives that are similar to those games, still irrelevant, he's interested in those games, not similar games.

As I said, different people are interested in different things.

It will be very difficult to go on with this discusion if you continue ignoring the huge subjectivity involved.

[QUOTE="argetlam00"]

[QUOTE="IronBass"] It makes a lot of sense. People like different things. So is life.phatkav

I can't see how you can LIKE having fewer games.

If the fewer games are the ones he wants to play then it makes sense.

Like I stated before, PC has so many games, superior multiplats and mods that it has something for everyone. Just look through adrian wernerlist. I understand holding a console for exclusives, I have a PS3. But that still doesn't give me a good explanation of why one would ignore the PC when it offers so much.

[QUOTE="RoboThreat"][QUOTE="argetlam00"]

So people aren't interested in large # of exclusives, mods and superior multiplats?

argetlam00

PC has so many exclusive games, superior (often FAR superior) multiplats and top quality mods that there is something for everyone. Just look through Webners list.

[QUOTE="clyde46"][QUOTE="locopatho"] Must agree here too. Moving with WASD is super lame.antifanboyftw

[QUOTE="argetlam00"]

[QUOTE="RoboThreat"] I know i am not. The exclusives you talk about i doubt that will even appeal to me.RoboThreat

PC has so many exclusive games, superior (often FAR superior) multiplats and top quality mods that there is something for everyone. Just look through Webners list.

Cause the only thing PC has are RTS and MMO's right :roll:

BTW, saying "I don't care for mods" is a hilarious statement that makes no sense. Why would you not care for something that you get for FREE that makes your game FAR better?

[QUOTE="Sword-Demon"]

though I have my own gaming pc, and i love it, i can think of a few reasons not to get one:

1. price- though you CAN build a rig for $500, it would be fairly average. one of the main points of having a gaming pc is the increase in power and graphics compared to consoles, so that reason goes out the window when your pc is more or less on par with consoles for $200-300 more

2. games- perhaps the console exclusives simply appeal more to an individual. who are you to say someone should like crysis and starcraft more than demon's souls or halo?

3. friends- maybe all of someone's friends has a certain console. if he got a gaming rig, he wouldn't be able to play with them, and that's a big deal for some people

4. technical knowledge- if you want a cost effective pc, you have to build it yourself. not that it's very hard to do, but not everyone knows how, and not everyone wants to know how. some people prefer to buy a gaming system, plug it in, and play

NVIDIATI

[QUOTE="NVIDIATI"]

[QUOTE="Sword-Demon"]

though I have my own gaming pc, and i love it, i can think of a few reasons not to get one:

1. price- though you CAN build a rig for $500, it would be fairly average. one of the main points of having a gaming pc is the increase in power and graphics compared to consoles, so that reason goes out the window when your pc is more or less on par with consoles for $200-300 more

2. games- perhaps the console exclusives simply appeal more to an individual. who are you to say someone should like crysis and starcraft more than demon's souls or halo?

3. friends- maybe all of someone's friends has a certain console. if he got a gaming rig, he wouldn't be able to play with them, and that's a big deal for some people

4. technical knowledge- if you want a cost effective pc, you have to build it yourself. not that it's very hard to do, but not everyone knows how, and not everyone wants to know how. some people prefer to buy a gaming system, plug it in, and play

Ravensmash

The past and the distant future are irrelevant. We are comparing the now.

[QUOTE="RoboThreat"][QUOTE="argetlam00"]

PC has so many exclusive games, superior (often FAR superior) multiplats and top quality mods that there is something for everyone. Just look through Webners list.

argetlam00

Cause the only thing PC has are RTS and MMO's right :roll:

it has alot more than consoles. It may have alot muliplat games... but i have a console for that.

Maybe now, but could you have built an equally powerful PC to a 360 for that price at the start of this gen? And won't it be the same next gen, when a console will equal a mid-high end PC for £300?Ravensmash

Consoles are always more powerful than computers at launch, but the lead only lasts for mere months; technology moves on, consoles do not. If we are to compare consoles of today to computers of 2005, shall we also use the prices for HDTV's from 2005? No?

Didn't think so.

[QUOTE="argetlam00"]

[QUOTE="RoboThreat"] i don't care for mods. i dont care for RTS games or MMO's. I am content with my games on my console. RoboThreat

Cause the only thing PC has are RTS and MMO's right :roll:

it has alot more than consoles. It may have alot muliplat games... but i have a console for that.

Alright so your saying that the fact that PC has more MMO and RTS games than consoles is a NEGATIVE on the PC? Right....Yes it has multiplat games, but they are significantly superior than the console versions. Especially when we include mods. Some multiplats are so superior on PC, like TF2, that they are practically completely different games.

BTW, saying "I don't care for mods" is a very weak attempt to dismiss a very important feature. Why would you not care for something that you get for FREE that makes your game FAR better?

BTW, saying "I don't care for mods" is a hilarious statement that makes no sense. Why would you not care for something that you get for FREE that makes your game FAR better?argetlam00

[QUOTE="RoboThreat"]

[QUOTE="argetlam00"]

Cause the only thing PC has are RTS and MMO's right :roll:

argetlam00

it has alot more than consoles. It may have alot muliplat games... but i have a console for that.

Alright so your saying that the fact that PC has more MMO and RTS games than consoles is a NEGATIVE on the PC? Right....Yes it has multiplat games, but they are significantly superior than the console versions. Especially when we include mods. Some multiplats are so superior on PC, like TF2, that they are practically completely different games.

BTW, saying "I don't care for mods" is a very weak attempt to dismiss a very important feature. Why would you not care for something that you get for FREE that makes your game FAR better?

And if you like fighting and Action Adventure games the pc gets romped. It all comes down to your main prefrence im not sure why that is so hard for you to understand. How is the pc version of GOW3? Castlevania:LOS, RDR, Tekken 6, SC4, BB o wait there is no pc version my bad.

I was a PC-only gamer, up until just before the end of last gen. I got sick of all the PC-related problems, and instabilities. I saw how much focus and resources were being put into the console-gaming market. Then I also noticed, that all my friends had bought one machine, that lasted them 6+ years and still played everything smoothly. For too many people, computers are to much work to keep them functioning properly. Unless you have a STRICTLY gaming only rig, you're bound to run into problems eventually, even with the proper protection. In the end, I am glad I am playing(mostly) consoles at this point, because I think (imo) PC devs are getting sick of the amount of piracy in the PC-gaming market. Just look at the sales figures, considering how many computers there are out there, these numbers are pathetic. Not saying consoles don't have piracy issues, just obviously PC has a WAY bigger problem. Therefor publishers and developers alike see console sales number often(and easily) in the millions. only a few PC games have the same sales, and they mostly come from one company.dRuGGeRnaUt

Bull****. Because it's only been this gen that consoles were capable of playing games smoothly through the entire generation right? :lol:

[QUOTE="argetlam00"]BTW, saying "I don't care for mods" is a hilarious statement that makes no sense. Why would you not care for something that you get for FREE that makes your game FAR better?RoboThreat

Then I'm assuming you totally despise games like Counter Strike. After all, those were mods before. All I can say is that I highly doubt you even played a game with a mod to judge.

[QUOTE="argetlam00"]

[QUOTE="RoboThreat"]

it has alot more than consoles. It may have alot muliplat games... but i have a console for that.

TheSterls

Alright so your saying that the fact that PC has more MMO and RTS games than consoles is a NEGATIVE on the PC? Right....Yes it has multiplat games, but they are significantly superior than the console versions. Especially when we include mods. Some multiplats are so superior on PC, like TF2, that they are practically completely different games.

BTW, saying "I don't care for mods" is a very weak attempt to dismiss a very important feature. Why would you not care for something that you get for FREE that makes your game FAR better?

And if you like fighting and Action Adventure games the pc gets romped. It all comes down to your main prefrence im not sure why that is so hard for you to understand. How is the pc version of GOW3? Castlevania:LOS, RDR, Tekken 6, SC4, BB o wait there is no pc version my bad.

How is the console version of Crysis 1? Or Stalker? Or Starcraft 2?

[QUOTE="RoboThreat"]

[QUOTE="argetlam00"]

Cause the only thing PC has are RTS and MMO's right :roll:

argetlam00

it has alot more than consoles. It may have alot muliplat games... but i have a console for that.

Alright so your saying that the fact that PC has more MMO and RTS games than consoles is a NEGATIVE on the PC? Right....Yes it has multiplat games, but they are significantly superior than the console versions. Especially when we include mods. Some multiplats are so superior on PC, like TF2, that they are practically completely different games.

BTW, saying "I don't care for mods" is a very weak attempt to dismiss a very important feature. Why would you not care for something that you get for FREE that makes your game FAR better?

[QUOTE="argetlam00"]

[QUOTE="RoboThreat"]

it has alot more than consoles. It may have alot muliplat games... but i have a console for that.

TheSterls

Alright so your saying that the fact that PC has more MMO and RTS games than consoles is a NEGATIVE on the PC? Right....Yes it has multiplat games, but they are significantly superior than the console versions. Especially when we include mods. Some multiplats are so superior on PC, like TF2, that they are practically completely different games.

BTW, saying "I don't care for mods" is a very weak attempt to dismiss a very important feature. Why would you not care for something that you get for FREE that makes your game FAR better?

And if you like fighting and Action Adventure games the pc gets romped. It all comes down to your main prefrence im not sure why that is so hard for you to understand. How is the pc version of GOW3? Castlevania:LOS, RDR, Tekken 6, SC4, BB o wait there is no pc version my bad.

[QUOTE="TheSterls"]

[QUOTE="argetlam00"]

Alright so your saying that the fact that PC has more MMO and RTS games than consoles is a NEGATIVE on the PC? Right....Yes it has multiplat games, but they are significantly superior than the console versions. Especially when we include mods. Some multiplats are so superior on PC, like TF2, that they are practically completely different games.

BTW, saying "I don't care for mods" is a very weak attempt to dismiss a very important feature. Why would you not care for something that you get for FREE that makes your game FAR better?

WhenCicadasCry

And if you like fighting and Action Adventure games the pc gets romped. It all comes down to your main prefrence im not sure why that is so hard for you to understand. How is the pc version of GOW3? Castlevania:LOS, RDR, Tekken 6, SC4, BB o wait there is no pc version my bad.

How is the console version of Crysis 1? Or Stalker? Or Starcraft 2?

Are those fighting and action adventure games? Why is it so hard for you to grasp this concept hermits. It depends on what kind of games you like its as simple as that.

[QUOTE="RoboThreat"][QUOTE="argetlam00"]BTW, saying "I don't care for mods" is a hilarious statement that makes no sense. Why would you not care for something that you get for FREE that makes your game FAR better?argetlam00

Then I'm assuming you totally despise games like Counter Strike. After all, those were mods before. All I can say is that I highly doubt you even played a game with a mod to judge.

[QUOTE="argetlam00"]

[QUOTE="RoboThreat"]

it has alot more than consoles. It may have alot muliplat games... but i have a console for that.

RoboThreat

Alright so your saying that the fact that PC has more MMO and RTS games than consoles is a NEGATIVE on the PC? Right....Yes it has multiplat games, but they are significantly superior than the console versions. Especially when we include mods. Some multiplats are so superior on PC, like TF2, that they are practically completely different games.

BTW, saying "I don't care for mods" is a very weak attempt to dismiss a very important feature. Why would you not care for something that you get for FREE that makes your game FAR better?

But why? "I just don't". :roll:

[QUOTE="WhenCicadasCry"]

[QUOTE="TheSterls"]

And if you like fighting and Action Adventure games the pc gets romped. It all comes down to your main prefrence im not sure why that is so hard for you to understand. How is the pc version of GOW3? Castlevania:LOS, RDR, Tekken 6, SC4, BB o wait there is no pc version my bad.

TheSterls

How is the console version of Crysis 1? Or Stalker? Or Starcraft 2?

Are those fighting and action adventure games? Why is it so hard for you to grasp this concept hermits. It depends on what kind of games you like its as simple as that.

No, but 2 were FPS. So consolites don't like FPSs now? :| And this is the only fighter I need for the PC. ;)

[QUOTE="RoboThreat"][QUOTE="argetlam00"]

Alright so your saying that the fact that PC has more MMO and RTS games than consoles is a NEGATIVE on the PC? Right....Yes it has multiplat games, but they are significantly superior than the console versions. Especially when we include mods. Some multiplats are so superior on PC, like TF2, that they are practically completely different games.

BTW, saying "I don't care for mods" is a very weak attempt to dismiss a very important feature. Why would you not care for something that you get for FREE that makes your game FAR better?

WhenCicadasCry

But why? "I just don't". :roll:

[QUOTE="IronBass"][QUOTE="argetlam00"]2) Preference is preference, its subjective. But what is objective is the PC has far more exclusives.argetlam00

So people aren't interested in large # of exclusives, mods and superior multiplats?

[QUOTE="TheSterls"]

[QUOTE="WhenCicadasCry"]

How is the console version of Crysis 1? Or Stalker? Or Starcraft 2?

WhenCicadasCry

Are those fighting and action adventure games? Why is it so hard for you to grasp this concept hermits. It depends on what kind of games you like its as simple as that.

No, but 2 were FPS. So consolites don't like FPSs now? :|

I own a gaming pc and im a consolite and of the fps you mention only Crysis ws good i thought Stalker sucked and its not even that critcally accalimed so why do you guys act like its the next big AAA hit. If we want to compare exclusive FPS consoels have just as many its RTS and MMO where pc gets most of its high quality exclusives that are not on consoles and consolites dont care abou that. I enjoy SC2 and WC3 but thats about the only RTS I get into.