The majority of people on this forum are posting on a PC. If so, why not upgrade it, instead of buying a console? I know a lot of people will say "but a gaming PC is too expensive", but that is no longer the case anymore. For only $250 USD (or even less), you can buy an Geforce 8800GT, which can produce graphics that can beat the PS3 and 360. Thats right people, the 8800GT costs the same as a Wii, but beats the graphics of any next-gen console. How can we say that PC gaming is expensive if this is the case? Yeah I know that the graphics card is not the only thing that matters, but apart from that, all you need is 1-2 gigs of RAM along with a mid-range dual core processor in order to compliment a Geforce 8800GT, nothing major. Oh, and don't forget the mouse and keyboard advantage you have over consoles. Not only does PC gaming offer better graphics, better controls, better pricing, but also better online in many situations.

Heres a friendly tip for people who feel that PC gaming is expensive: You don't need to buy a top-of-the-range PC to play Crysis, because this game can have its graphics downscaled to meet your PCs hardware. And guess what? If you play Crysis on "medium low" settings,, the graphics CAN still beat Gears of War on the 360, as well as Uncharted on PS3 :D

As for me, I have been a PC gamer since childhood, but unfortunately I am stuck with a laptop for now, so I cannot upgrade it, although I am saving my money to customise my own desktop for gaming :)

Cause there are certain games available on consoles that aren't available on PC.the-very-best

Also, as I said earlier, it's best to have the best of BOTH worlds than just one.

I'd say the reason is because they'd rather buy the console.

I myself would rather upgrade the PC though.

Because I enjoy playing with consoles.club-sandwich

Play a shooting game on a console, then on the PC, and you will never want to touch a gamepad for shooting games again. After playing FarCry on my laptop just 30 minutes ago, I felt so comfortable with the keyboad and mouse. You lose so much accuracy and control with gamepads.

Gamepads are better for racing games, fighting games and Platformers. However, you still can buy a gamepad for your PC if needed :D

Because of these :

Lack of Fighting Games

Lack of Adventure/Platform games

The ability to easily play on my Giant HDTV

My favorite games missing from PC development

The lack of multiplayer without another PC for most games

The Western styled games push, not enough Eastern Developers

That's just a few, there you go.

[QUOTE="club-sandwich"]Because I enjoy playing with consoles.PandaBear86

Play a shotting game on a console, then on the PC, and you will never want to touch a gamepad for shotting games again. After playing FarCry on my laptop just 30 minutes ago, I felt so comfortable with the keyboad and mouse. You lose so much accuracy and control with gamepads.

Gamepads are better for racing games, fighting games and Platformers. However, you still can buy a gamepad for your PC if needed :D

....I play FPS games on both consoles and PCs regularly, and I have yet to 'never want to touch a gamepad again'.

[QUOTE="club-sandwich"]Because I enjoy playing with consoles.PandaBear86

Play a shooting game on a console, then on the PC, and you will never want to touch a gamepad for shooting games again. After playing FarCry on my laptop just 30 minutes ago, I felt so comfortable with the keyboad and mouse. You lose so much accuracy and control with gamepads.

Gamepads are better for racing games, fighting games and Platformers. However, you still can buy a gamepad for your PC if needed :D

Then where are the fighting, platformers and racing games for PC? GTR was a joke on a good day.

[QUOTE="club-sandwich"]Because I enjoy playing with consoles.PandaBear86

Play a shooting game on a console, then on the PC, and you will never want to touch a gamepad for shooting games again. After playing FarCry on my laptop just 30 minutes ago, I felt so comfortable with the keyboad and mouse. You lose so much accuracy and control with gamepads.

Gamepads are better for racing games, fighting games and Platformers. However, you still can buy a gamepad for your PC if needed :D

umm.... because I enjoy other genres of games besides RTS & MMORPG's

PC's are only superior in these 2 genres imo, and only because of the Kb/m.

I find playing on a controller far more comfortable than playing on a mouse and keyboard.SpinoRaptor

You can buy Xbox 360 gamepads for your PC :)

Cause there are certain games available on consoles that aren't available on PC.the-very-best

[QUOTE="SpinoRaptor"]I find playing on a controller far more comfortable than playing on a mouse and keyboard.PandaBear86

You can buy Xbox 360 gamepads for your PC :)

...Or, you could get a 360...

Because my PC doesn't have motion controls or Nintendo games.

...so I do both. PC and console.

[QUOTE="SpinoRaptor"]I find playing on a controller far more comfortable than playing on a mouse and keyboard.PandaBear86

You can buy Xbox 360 gamepads for your PC :)

Yeah I know, but some PC games just don't work with a controller.

Because MGS4, FF13, Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, GTA4 and host of other games arent coming to the pc. And no a 8800gt isnt going to beat the graphics of a console on all games. Good luck running Assasins Creed or DMC4 as well as a console with that card. Polaris_choice

PS3 uses a Geforce 7 series card with 256mb VRAM. I don't see how it beats a Geforce 8800GT with 512mb VRAM.

Because MGS4, FF13, Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, GTA4 and host of other games arent coming to the pc. And no a 8800gt isnt going to beat the graphics of a console on all games. Good luck running Assasins Creed or DMC4 as well as a console with that card. Polaris_choice

Because MGS4, FF13, Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, GTA4 and host of other games arent coming to the pc. And no a 8800gt isnt going to beat the graphics of a console on all games. Good luck running Assasins Creed or DMC4 as well as a console with that card. Polaris_choice

joke post of the day :lol:

Nothing better than buying that 8800 gt and finding out that you can't put it in your pc because you don't have pci-express. That's the best part of PC. You can play old games with a new computer but you can't put new parts into an old computer.Drathyl

My laptop was cheap and is portable and does a great job for me while I am working.

When I am relaxing and want to play a game I will use one of my consoles. Life is good and I have never had to fiddle with any settings on any of my machines except to turn the sound up or down for years :)

Exclusives are much better on a console. Especially when you consider that most of PC's library is already available to the average forum poster. Upgrading your computer will probably only give you access to 5 or 6 new games that are worth buying.chutup

Oh, so wrong.

Crysis

Stalker

Company of Heroes

Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

Sins of a Solar Empire

The Witcher

GTR 2

Dawn of War: Winter Assault

Dawn of War: Dark Crusade

World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade

Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

Battlefield 2

Battlefield 2142

Age of Empires 3

Age of Empires 3: The Warchiefs

Age of Empires 3: The Asian Dynasties

Myst V

Black & White 2

Civilization IV

Neverwinter Nights 2

[QUOTE="Drathyl"]Nothing better than buying that 8800 gt and finding out that you can't put it in your pc because you don't have pci-express. That's the best part of PC. You can play old games with a new computer but you can't put new parts into an old computer.Tiefster

Because of these :

Lack of Fighting Games

Lack of Adventure/Platform games

The ability to easily play on my Giant HDTV

My favorite games missing from PC development

The lack of multiplayer without another PC for most games

The Western styled games push, not enough Eastern Developers

That's just a few, there you go.

SolidTy

but its still considered an out dated gaming pc :P

P4 3.0 ghz

1 GB DDR1 RAM

x1950GT 256mb

Lack of Adventure/Platform gamesSolidTy

Okay, let's get one thing sorted out. Adventure games AREN'T on consoles, at all. What you are referring to is the "action adventure" genre, which is completely different. PC owns the adventure market through and through, and saying "Lack of adventure games" is merely wrong.

When I say adventure I mean games like Myst, Broken Sword, Monkey Island, Zork, Sam and Max - these are adventure games, and there's really nothing on consoles that resembles an adventure game at all.

For a graphics card that powerful most of the users on here would have to buy a new power supply, including me, as well as a few other accesories such as fans and so on. Those add up. And as my current case can't fit a new power supply because of an oddly placed metal bar I would have to buy a new case.BumFluff122

Cases cost NOTHING you can find them online for as little as $20 NZD which is like $16 USD. Sure that'd likely be a second hand case but its still good.

Oh and even a pretty piss weak PSU will run a single 8800 perfectly fine.

For a graphics card that powerful most of the users on here would have to buy a new power supply, including me, as well as a few other accesories such as fans and so on. Those add up. And as my current case can't fit a new power supply because of an oddly placed metal bar I would have to buy a new case.BumFluff122

The 8800 GT uses a 65 nanometre manufacturing process, so it is VERY power efficient due to the small size of its transisters. The card is not physically large either. You must be thinking of the 8800 GTX, which uses a 90 nanometre manufacturing process and is thus much larger than the 8800 GT, while giving minor perormance increase.

Upgrading their PC is something every gamer should at least consider, even a small upgrade can open up a huge library of games. Unfortunately if you're behind too much, building a whole new PC is pretty much required.

Hermits are like those certain Christian Fundementalists that evangelize on the city streets. It's annoying.FrozenLiquid

TAKE. THAT. BACK.

That holds true to the crazy ones who will never touch a console because it isn't elite enough for them. But that over generalization hurts my secular heart like nothing else.

If a hermit looks through the same kaliedoscope that you and your consolite friends use we see almost the same picture... except its one of a crazy communist who denounces something that they can't attain themselves.