you know, i was a skeptic in the beginning but now i realize pc gaming is better

AND cheaper. from the system (in the long run) right down to the peripherals. while im not a SUPER active pc gamers, right now im only playing Portal but i think that i will now devote more time to the PC.

anyone else wanna "defect" (a little MGS 3 lingo! :lol: )with me!??

I finished Portal saturday, and yes, it was great. But hermits can keep their PCs, I'll be a console gamer 'till I die.

I don't play PC games anymore. Not saying they are bad, but just simply I'm not interested in any of their offerings (not to mention my 8800GT is now getting outdated)funsohng

If by outdated you mean able to play almost every game at 1680x1050 at 30-60fps then sure.

I don't play PC games anymore. Not saying they are bad, but just simply I'm not interested in any of their offerings (not to mention my 8800GT is now getting outdated)funsohng

I finished Portal saturday, and yes, it was great. But hermits can keep their PCs, I'll be a console gamer 'till I die.

felipebo

Glad someone atleast TRIED to give PC gaming a shot. :P Now go play Stalker - Shadow Of Chernobyl using the L.U.R.K mod. :) I recommend 1.05. Version 1.1 sucks really bad.

I consider myself a PC gamer, but you do you realize that you can get Portal on consoles too, right?

Well its all about personal preference.I dont game on a pc because im not rich.

The increasing prevalence of DRM has largely driven me away from PC games. If and when motion controls and their pointer accuracy can bring more RTS titles to the consoles I'll have little use for a gaming PC anymore.

I consider myself a PC gamer, but you do you realize that you can get Portal on consoles too, right?

saruman354

The increasing prevalence of DRM has largely driven me away from PC gaming. If and when motion controls and their pointer accuracy can bring more RTS games to the consoles I'll have little use for a gaming PC anymore.

ThePlothole

[QUOTE="ThePlothole"]

The increasing prevalence of DRM has largely driven me away from PC gaming. If and when motion controls and their pointer accuracy can bring more RTS games to the consoles I'll have little use for a gaming PC anymore.

slvrraven9

[QUOTE="ThePlothole"]

The increasing prevalence of DRM has largely driven me away from PC gaming. If and when motion controls and their pointer accuracy can bring more RTS games to the consoles I'll have little use for a gaming PC anymore.

slvrraven9

edit, beaten to it

[QUOTE="funsohng"]I don't play PC games anymore. Not saying they are bad, but just simply I'm not interested in any of their offerings (not to mention my 8800GT is now getting outdated)Snagal123

If by outdated you mean able to play almost every game at 1680x1050 at 30-60fps then sure.

[QUOTE="ThePlothole"]

The increasing prevalence of DRM has largely driven me away from PC gaming. If and when motion controls and their pointer accuracy can bring more RTS games to the consoles I'll have little use for a gaming PC anymore.

slvrraven9

Digital "Rights" (*snickers*) Management. It's any type of software whose sole purpose is to restrict how many computers a game can be used on. Supposedly it's to stop piracy, but the pirates usually manage to get around it. Which means all these restrictions really end up doing is harass us legitimate consumers and take away our second sale right.

Well its all about personal preference.I dont game on a pc because im not rich.

JordanizPro

[QUOTE="ThePlothole"]

The increasing prevalence of DRM has largely driven me away from PC gaming. If and when motion controls and their pointer accuracy can bring more RTS games to the consoles I'll have little use for a gaming PC anymore.

slvrraven9

[QUOTE="ThePlothole"]

The increasing prevalence of DRM has largely driven me away from PC gaming. If and when motion controls and their pointer accuracy can bring more RTS games to the consoles I'll have little use for a gaming PC anymore.

slvrraven9

It's something I've rarely had a problem with, except Ubis which prevented me from playing the damn game for the first week it got released. :x It can be an issue but I've never had many bad experiences with it. :)

pc gaming stands for "pure crap"rlake

pc gaming stands for "pure crap"rlake

You're wrong.

[QUOTE="JordanizPro"]

Well its all about personal preference.I dont game on a pc because im not rich.

saruman354

Precisely. Now take into account the price of console games, the initial price of the console, extra peripharels such as extra controllers, HDD, etc, not to mention online gaming (yes PSN your time is coming) insanely priced DLC and avatar clothing which you guys seem to get suckered into. Consoles are probably on par with PC gaming in terms of price. And value for money? PC all the way.

[QUOTE="JordanizPro"]

Well its all about personal preference.I dont game on a pc because im not rich.

saruman354

The Pc is superior, I buy all my mulitplat games on it when they are available for it. The problem I have with it is that some of my favorite games dont make it there, and I have to play the inferior console version. Also I think consoles have the better exclusives this gen as well.

AND cheaper. from the system (in the long run) right down to the peripherals. while im not a SUPER active pc gamers, right now im only playing Portal but i think that i will now devote more time to the PC.

anyone else wanna "defect" (a little MGS 3 lingo! :lol: )with me!??

slvrraven9

I don't even care that my PC costs more than a console.

I don't get why that's ever a concern for anyone. It's like people don't realize that computers are an essential tool that powers the world of today. Without em we'd be in the stoneage. There's just so much they can do. Can't say the same for consoles. Consoles do about 0.001% of the things PC's can do.

But from a gaming standpoint PC's still outclass console by far. Not to say consoles don't get good games, but the fact is that the most 3rd party support is on the PC's, and there is absolutely no limit to what game a PC can play. It's not like a console where RTS games are hindered by the fact that consoles don't have precise controls, or the ability to do so many tasks at once, or an fps game where they need aim-assist to function properly, and even then are much much slower paced than PCs there's still a lack of precision. And if there ever does occur a problem there happens to be these things on all PC's nowadays called USB ports, and they support thousands of peripherals including controllers.

PCs succeed in all areas of gaming. Consoles don't.

[QUOTE="saruman354"][QUOTE="JordanizPro"]

Well its all about personal preference.I dont game on a pc because im not rich.

JordanizPro

Have fun pirating games.SaltyMeatballs

Excuse me whilst I chip my xbox

[QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"]Have fun pirating games.lucfonzy

Excuse me whilst I chip my xbox

Oh snap.

There's also the fact that there can be literally thousands of free mods available for any game, which adds hours upon hours of gameplay to games, further increasing their value. Console gamers, on the other hand, pay $60 for Modern Warfare 2, then spend $30 more for 10 extra maps, 4 of which were in the first Modern Warfare.

There's also the fact that there can be literally thousands of free mods available for any game, which adds hours upon hours of gameplay to games, further increasing their value. Console gamers, on the other hand, pay $60 for Modern Warfare 2, then spend $30 more for 10 extra maps, 4 of which were in the first Modern Warfare.

saruman354

I always forget to add in the MOD argument when it comes to PC gaming! Well done, yes, PC's allow you to customise your game.. get this.. However you want!! Craaaazyyy... and the best part... its FREE woooaahhh.

Not to mention the heaps of free official DLC we get.

Have you considered the possibility that you just played a good game on the pc and it is making you think that pc gaming is so much better?

Get ready to pay $3000 every year if you want to play the latest games.

Have you considered the possibility that you just played a good game on the pc and it is making you think that pc gaming is so much better?

0diN_7

Yah, he should literally play the hundreds of other games worth playing on the PC from throughout the years, and start downloading mods people have created for the thousands of PC games out there, and play with those too before he comes to the conclusion that PC gaming is good.

Get ready to pay $3000 every year if you want to play the latest games.

2-10-08

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Get ready to pay $3000 every year if you want to play the latest games.

JordanizPro

[QUOTE="2-10-08"]

Get ready to pay $3000 every year if you want to play the latest games.

JordanizPro

Hmm, I'm going to be a little "out there" and say that neither of you are familiar with PC gaming.

Get ready to pay $3000 every year if you want to play the latest games.

2-10-08

I swear this place gets dumber by the minute sometimes.

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26986920&tag=topics%3Btitle

That's a link to a thread that shows how to build a computer that will max most games out today for $635. And I love this argument that you have to buy a completely new computer every year. Where did that come from? Like I said before, you upgrade your video card maybe every 3-4 years. How long was the Xbox out before the 360 was released? 4 or 5 years?

[QUOTE="JordanizPro"][QUOTE="2-10-08"]

Get ready to pay $3000 every year if you want to play the latest games.

lucfonzy

Hmm, I'm going to be a little "out there" and say that neither of you are familiar with PC gaming.

[QUOTE="JordanizPro"][QUOTE="2-10-08"]

Get ready to pay $3000 every year if you want to play the latest games.

lucfonzy

Hmm, I'm going to be a little "out there" and say that neither of you are familiar with PC gaming.

[QUOTE="lucfonzy"]

[QUOTE="JordanizPro"] I second thisJordanizPro

Hmm, I'm going to be a little "out there" and say that neither of you are familiar with PC gaming.

[QUOTE="Snagal123"]

[QUOTE="funsohng"]I don't play PC games anymore. Not saying they are bad, but just simply I'm not interested in any of their offerings (not to mention my 8800GT is now getting outdated)funsohng

If by outdated you mean able to play almost every game at 1680x1050 at 30-60fps then sure.

I can play Empire at medium on a single 8800GT, high when i enable SLI, but i do have a quad core and the game is quite CPU intensive.

[QUOTE="lucfonzy"]

[QUOTE="JordanizPro"] I second thisJordanizPro

Hmm, I'm going to be a little "out there" and say that neither of you are familiar with PC gaming.

[QUOTE="lucfonzy"]

[QUOTE="JordanizPro"] I second thisJordanizPro

Hmm, I'm going to be a little "out there" and say that neither of you are familiar with PC gaming.

Doesn't mean they have to.

I have my computer here that cost me $600. Plays everything I want it to play on high-max, and also plays Crysis around med-high settings. I typically play every game I own at 1920x1080 as that's what my monitor supports.

And I have a friend that has spent probably $2000 to juice his rig, so he can max out everything, and get the best out of his sound system. It's overkill, and he didn't need to do it, but he wanted to because he happens to very much enjoy adding to his PC. He tells me it gives him great joy to install new hardware in it.

[QUOTE="lucfonzy"]

[QUOTE="JordanizPro"] I second thisJordanizPro

Hmm, I'm going to be a little "out there" and say that neither of you are familiar with PC gaming.

I could say the same about console owners.

What about those people, and I know you are out there, who bought an Xbox 360 on release. And then bought the Elite. And then bought a limited edition Elite. They then bought limited edition controllers for their limited edition Elite. Now they are buying the brand new Xbox.

I'm sure there are also people out there who like to add some funky lights to their Xbox. Put it on a fancy stand. Buy a 52inch plasma TV, better yet a HD Projector and get 7.1 surround sound.