You have a PC. Why not upgrade it, instead of buying a console?

[QUOTE="Meu2k7"][QUOTE="-Skeletor-"]

I agree.. xbox 360 is pretty much mostly titles that are also on the PC..

The ps3 has more exclusives but so does the PC but still there is lots of overlap in titles

the Wii on the other hand is WAY different than any kind of gaming experience and has mostly exclusives.. this is what PC gamers would not be able to experience

Final Verdict

Wii + PC = BEST COMBO THIS GEN to experience everything,

Gh0st_Of_0nyx

I agree with this:

PC = Mostly single player, most range of games, most in depth games and better online experiance.

Wii = Best Multiplayer Offline experiance, games that suit those around me that are not into the "Hardcore Aimed" games, including family, and female friends, I know thats a generilization, but its often true.

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="buuzer0"]Because I want to play games with friends in addition to total strangers. Most of my friends aren't into PC gaming, and most of them live far away from me since we're no longer in school together. Therefore, the consoles and their online services are the best way to play games together. Gh0st_Of_0nyx

Console on the other hand are geard towards having people come together. You will never see people come to your house just wana watch you play crysis on the highest stettings thats boring. Games like rock band and Guitar hero are console specific for the socialization effect it does to people something the PC is lacking.

Guitar Hero 3 is on the PC and allows user made songs ;) ironically enough it is a great version.

Now now, Not eveyone, dare i say even a MINORITY games in thier living rooms. I have a 32' HDTV right next to my PC, when I'm alone I game on the Monitor 20inch + Headset, its more immersive imo.

Xbox360/Wii/Guitar Hero 3 (PC) ( And next year Television once I'm in Uni ) are done via Windows Media Centre ( it has *some* benefits :P ) with 2.1 speakers.

I would be as bold to say that living room play IS indeed a Minority to the gaming audiance as a whole, but my point is, PC experiance isnt just Monitor + desk.

[QUOTE="clone01"][QUOTE="Meu2k7"][QUOTE="clone01"][QUOTE="PandaBear86"]

[QUOTE="SpinoRaptor"]I find playing on a controller far more comfortable than playing on a mouse and keyboard.Meu2k7

You can buy Xbox 360 gamepads for your PC :)

that's cool. now, where can i find the Halo3 PC edition. oh, never mind.

You taste in games doesnt go beyond the few 360 exclusives? oh well ... Halo 3 ... "Whoa".

i play a lot of other games besides Halo 3. nevertheless, its not available on PC. nor is mass effect or SMG.

Very well, though I can imagine SMG being playable on the PC around the same time Halo 3 comes, assuming the Wii's success continues, since its Emulation is similar to the GC, ( so long as you own the original game ).

Mass Effect is very likely even this year, Halo 3 next year.

What makes you interested in Starcraft 2? Wheny our not a PC gamer? that parts confusing.

That goes for alot of people in these threads "the only PC games that interest me is Starcraft 2 & Spore" ... are you all freaking kidding me? if you liked these genres in the first place you would require a PC anyway.

huh? i think you've got me confused with someone else. i've never been into the starcraft franchise. RTS aren't really my cup of tea.

[QUOTE="1carus"]

[QUOTE="SolidTy"]Lack of Adventure/Platform gamesSteppy_76

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.

yeah the genre was basically dead in 2006. 2007 saw the genre slowly returning, but 2008 is probably going to be the year of the adventure games. Digital distribution has really become a blessing for PC gaming.

For me, it's recreational. After work I like to relax on my lazyboy crack open a beer and pwn some people on my HDTV, and all the stresses from every day BS just melts away. Don't get me wrong, I love a good RTS every now and then, it's just some times after a PC 40 min session I feel more exhausted and drained then relaxed.

[QUOTE="1carus"]

[QUOTE="SolidTy"]Lack of Adventure/Platform gamesSteppy_76

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.

well just look at the adventure lineup for pc for next year, it looks pretty good. this year it was also not bad

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="buuzer0"]Because I want to play games with friends in addition to total strangers. Most of my friends aren't into PC gaming, and most of them live far away from me since we're no longer in school together. Therefore, the consoles and their online services are the best way to play games together. Gh0st_Of_0nyx

Console on the other hand are geard towards having people come together. You will never see people come to your house just wana watch you play crysis on the highest stettings thats boring. Games like rock band and Guitar hero are console specific for the socialization effect it does to people something the PC is lacking.

For me, it's recreational. After work I like to relax on my lazyboy crack open a beer and pwn some people on my HDTV, and all the stresses from every day BS just melts away. Don't get me wrong, I love a good RTS every now and then, it's just some times after a PC 40 min session I feel more exhausted and drained then relaxed.

VirtuaCast

Its what you make it. I can do exactly what you do. In fact I did it just this weekend. I hooked up my PC to my 50 inch plasma. Pulled up my gaming chair which I way way prefer more than some couch. Cracked open a few ice houses and played some STALKER. The his hole arguement falls short everytime. Plus each person has different levels of comfortability. I prefer my gaming chair or my coach. When I play my 360 I use my gaming chair.

PC is probably the most social platform. We practically invented the lan, and they number in the thousands of players. Not to mention there are hundreds of communities on the PC.Vandalvideo

lol, most social platform...good one...

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]PC is probably the most social platform. We practically invented the lan, and they number in the thousands of players. Not to mention there are hundreds of communities on the PC.Arjdagr8

lol, most social platform...good one...

World of Warcraft??? 10 million users.

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]PC is probably the most social platform. We practically invented the lan, and they number in the thousands of players. Not to mention there are hundreds of communities on the PC.Arjdagr8

lol, most social platform...good one...

lol, I know vandal doesnt agree with what I'm about to say, but im saying it anyway.

I'm 19, my Friends & I ideas about "Social" no longer consist of gaming around a swaety sofar nerding it up on a console, we go out! past that, when we cant be together we game, the PC in this department slaughters the consoles for expression of yourself/customizibility, and Microphones that are actually decent!

Your idea of social is very different to mine, XBox/PS3/Wii Online is very impersonal, PC is so much better in this department.

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]PC is probably the most social platform. We practically invented the lan, and they number in the thousands of players. Not to mention there are hundreds of communities on the PC.Arjdagr8

lol, most social platform...good one...

was going to buy a console but now can't be ar"£d. instead going to build a new pc, and move my present gaming pc down the living room and hook it up to the tv. already have a pc hooked up to the tv and play games like resident evil 4, portal, bioshock, psychonaughts but don't think it will play assains creed.

but conecting a pc to a tv is more than gaming, bbc iplayer, 4 on demand, napster, my entire music collection, upscales my dvds.....porn, its all good, plus lets not get into the dodgy downloading of tv episodes :)

convinced a friend of mine to do the same. he was going to buy a 360, now he's gonna get a pc and hook it up to the tv. though he does like he's small indendent games like sins of a solar empire and old games like fall out, so pc is the better solution for him.

So, all it takes is an 8800GT, and suddenly I'm playing with better graphics than a 360?Jandurin

Well I did say that you need 1-2 gigs of RAM and a mid-range dual core processor to compliment the 8800 GT. Most modern PCs should already have this. And yes, once that is done, you will easily beat 360 and PS3 graphics (remember, DMC4 is only 640p) :)

[QUOTE="Arjdagr8"]

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]PC is probably the most social platform. We practically invented the lan, and they number in the thousands of players. Not to mention there are hundreds of communities on the PC.Killfox

lol, most social platform...good one...

World of Warcraft??? 10 million users.

world of warcraft is a social game? lolololol. im talking about when you bring you friends around and play some games like rock ban, wii sports or other offline multiplayer games

[QUOTE="Arjdagr8"]

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]PC is probably the most social platform. We practically invented the lan, and they number in the thousands of players. Not to mention there are hundreds of communities on the PC.Vandalvideo

lol, most social platform...good one...

lets see:

my ram only goes up to 1 gig

I have no PCIexpress slots

and my cpu socket sucks

[QUOTE="Killfox"][QUOTE="Arjdagr8"]

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]PC is probably the most social platform. We practically invented the lan, and they number in the thousands of players. Not to mention there are hundreds of communities on the PC.Arjdagr8

lol, most social platform...good one...

World of Warcraft??? 10 million users.

world of warcraft is a social game? lolololol. im talking about when you bring you friends around and play some games like rock ban, wii sports or other offline multiplayer games

damn right they made a news report about it being so unhealthily addictive and anti-social

Im considering getting a PC but I still prefer the relaxed more sociable console approach

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="Arjdagr8"]

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]PC is probably the most social platform. We practically invented the lan, and they number in the thousands of players. Not to mention there are hundreds of communities on the PC.killab2oo5

lol, most social platform...good one...

[QUOTE="killab2oo5"][QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="Arjdagr8"]

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]PC is probably the most social platform. We practically invented the lan, and they number in the thousands of players. Not to mention there are hundreds of communities on the PC.Vandalvideo

lol, most social platform...good one...

I myself don't look up tournaments and what not because I don't ever go to them. The only big tourny I know of is DoATEC(Dead or Alive tournament),but I know of a lot of local medium sized tournaments.Anywhos,you said "PC is probably the most social platform." and I doubt that.killab2oo5

lets see:

my ram only goes up to 1 gig

I have no PCIexpress slots

and my cpu socket sucks

Mad_Rhetoric

PS3 main RAM is only 256mb

You can still use a 7300GS with AGP 8x

You don't need a high-end processor to suit 7300GS. My 2.4ghz Pentium 4 (my dads computer) does the job just fine :)

[QUOTE="Mad_Rhetoric"]

lets see:

my ram only goes up to 1 gig

I have no PCIexpress slots

and my cpu socket sucks

PandaBear86

You can still use a 7300GS with AGP 8x

A 7300GS is a waste of money even though it cost $38.00.

[QUOTE="PandaBear86"][QUOTE="Mad_Rhetoric"]

lets see:

my ram only goes up to 1 gig

I have no PCIexpress slots

and my cpu socket sucks

Deihmos

You can still use a 7300GS with AGP 8x

A 7300GS is a waste of money even though it cost $38.00.

Its actually a decent card. Its only crap when you compare it to 8800 GT and other high-end cards. Sure, it might never max Bioshock by any means, but remember that many console games are still 720p or 640p. Oh, and the 7300 GS still provides better graphics than the Wii.

[QUOTE="killab2oo5"]I myself don't look up tournaments and what not because I don't ever go to them. The only big tourny I know of is DoATEC(Dead or Alive tournament),but I know of a lot of local medium sized tournaments.Anywhos,you said "PC is probably the most social platform." and I doubt that.Vandalvideo

EDIT:Fixed some careless mistakes. e_e

[QUOTE="Deihmos"][QUOTE="PandaBear86"][QUOTE="Mad_Rhetoric"]

lets see:

my ram only goes up to 1 gig

I have no PCIexpress slots

and my cpu socket sucks

PandaBear86

You can still use a 7300GS with AGP 8x

A 7300GS is a waste of money even though it cost $38.00.

Its actually a decent card. Its only crap when you compare it to 8800 GT and other high-end cards. Sure, it might never max Bioshock by any means, but remember that many console games are still 720p or 640p. Oh, and the 7300 GS still provides better graphics than the Wii.

its a POS card. it doesnt matter that console games are in 640p and 720p as long as they look and run great. a 7300 will make games look and run like crap.

Also,link to the number of LAN's for both PC's and Consoles?Do you think every single LAN and tournament is recorded? Say for example in one year the PC has 5 tournaments total with 1,000 players each. 5,000 players total for the total amount of PC LAN's. But for consoles,there 200 LAN's with 25 players each...5,000 players total. The PC may have a few LAN's bigger in size...but both i'm sure both PC and consoles house thousands upon thousands of LAN parties that we never hear about. Again,I don't keep up with tournaments. So yea...that's why I think the way that I do.Also,don't forget that consoles like the PS2,gamecube,360,Wii,PS3...etc. allow up to 2-4 players offline. Do you think no one on console play split-screen now adays?Those numbers count to.killab2oo5

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="killab2oo5"]I myself don't look up tournaments and what not because I don't ever go to them. The only big tourny I know of is DoATEC(Dead or Alive tournament),but I know of a lot of local medium sized tournaments.Anywhos,you said "PC is probably the most social platform." and I doubt that.killab2oo5

there are plenty of console tournies and its much more social amongst friends under the same roof.

there are plenty of console tournies and its much more social amongst friends under the same roof.Arjdagr8

its a POS card. it doesnt matter that console games are in 640p and 720p as long as they look and run great. a 7300 will make games look and run like crap.Arjdagr8

I actually have a PC with a 7300GS card in it, so I am talking out of experience. Guess what? Its a good card, even though it cannot max modern games (You do not need to max a game to play it). I can play NeverWinter Nights 2 on this card, and this is one of the most un-optimised games I've seen.

[QUOTE="killab2oo5"]Also,link to the number of LAN's for both PC's and Consoles?Do you think every single LAN and tournament is recorded? Say for example in one year the PC has 5 tournaments total with 1,000 players each. 5,000 players total for the total amount of PC LAN's. But for consoles,there 200 LAN's with 25 players each...5,000 players total. The PC may have a few LAN's bigger in size...but both i'm sure both PC and consoles house thousands upon thousands of LAN parties that we never hear about. Again,I don't keep up with tournaments. So yea...that's why I think the way that I do.Also,don't forget that consoles like the PS2,gamecube,360,Wii,PS3...etc. allow up to 2-4 players offline. Do you think no one on console play split-screen now adays?Those numbers count to.Vandalvideo

Once again,I NEVER said the PC was not a social platform...I disagree. You said that it's probally more sociable than consoles...I only doubt that it is more sociable than consoles.killab2oo5

[QUOTE="Arjdagr8"]its a POS card. it doesnt matter that console games are in 640p and 720p as long as they look and run great. a 7300 will make games look and run like crap.PandaBear86

I actually have a PC with a 7300GS card in it, so I am talking out of experience. Guess what? Its a good card, even though it cannot max modern games (You do not need to max a game to play it). I can play NeverWinter Nights 2 on this card, and this is one of the most un-optimised games I've seen.

so whats the point in listening to the TC basing on what you said. he says why not upgrade it instead of buying a console. you say you do not need to max a game to play it.

edit: WTF i just realise you are the TC. what the hell contradiction much??!!!!

[QUOTE="Mad_Rhetoric"]

lets see:

my ram only goes up to 1 gig

I have no PCIexpress slots

and my cpu socket sucks

PandaBear86

PS3 main RAM is only 256mb

You can still use a 7300GS with AGP 8x

You don't need a high-end processor to suit 7300GS. My 2.4ghz Pentium 4 (my dads computer) does the job just fine :)

[QUOTE="killab2oo5"]Once again,I NEVER said the PC was not a social platform...I disagree. You said that it's probally more sociable than consoles...I only doubt that it is more sociable than consoles.Vandalvideo

[QUOTE="PandaBear86"]

[QUOTE="Arjdagr8"]its a POS card. it doesnt matter that console games are in 640p and 720p as long as they look and run great. a 7300 will make games look and run like crap.Arjdagr8

I actually have a PC with a 7300GS card in it, so I am talking out of experience. Guess what? Its a good card, even though it cannot max modern games (You do not need to max a game to play it). I can play NeverWinter Nights 2 on this card, and this is one of the most un-optimised games I've seen.

so whats the point in listening to the TC basing on what you said. he says why not upgrade it instead of buying a console. you say you do not need to max a game to play it.

edit: WTF i just realise you are the TC. what the hell contradiction much??!!!!

has anyone realised the contradiction that just happened in these posts. yes im quoting myself because this is just really confusing.

[QUOTE="Arjdagr8"][QUOTE="PandaBear86"]

[QUOTE="Arjdagr8"]its a POS card. it doesnt matter that console games are in 640p and 720p as long as they look and run great. a 7300 will make games look and run like crap.Arjdagr8

I actually have a PC with a 7300GS card in it, so I am talking out of experience. Guess what? Its a good card, even though it cannot max modern games (You do not need to max a game to play it). I can play NeverWinter Nights 2 on this card, and this is one of the most un-optimised games I've seen.

so whats the point in listening to the TC basing on what you said. he says why not upgrade it instead of buying a console. you say you do not need to max a game to play it.

edit: WTF i just realise you are the TC. what the hell contradiction much??!!!!

has anyone realised the contradiction that just happened in these posts. yes im quoting myself because this is just really confusing.

With PC gaming, you have a choice between whether you want to stick with old hardware and save money, or if you want new hardware and get the best graphics. However, you do not NEED to have new hardware to play most new games. How is this a contradiction?

No fighters and JRPGs FTL.Vanadium2k8

thats one of my reasons

[QUOTE="Vanadium2k8"]No fighters and JRPGs FTL.Arjdagr8

thats one of my reasons

[QUOTE="Arjdagr8"]

[QUOTE="Vanadium2k8"]No fighters and JRPGs FTL.Vandalvideo

thats one of my reasons

which is why i always say preference comes first

It does not have my favourite genre aka JRPGs... no FF, no KH, no Suikoden, no Tales of, No Disgaea, No Star Ocean... fail...

I only use the pc for mainly fps and rts games. Not to mention that consoles are more stable when it comes to games than PC...

It does not have my favourite genre aka JRPGs... no FF, no KH, no Suikoden, no Tales of, No Disgaea, No Star Ocean... fail...

I only use the pc for mainly fps and rts games. Not to mention that consoles are more stable when it comes to games than PC...

haris12121212

[QUOTE="haris12121212"]

It does not have my favourite genre aka JRPGs... no FF, no KH, no Suikoden, no Tales of, No Disgaea, No Star Ocean... fail...

I only use the pc for mainly fps and rts games. Not to mention that consoles are more stable when it comes to games than PC...

Vandalvideo