High Specs needed. Not much of a diff. with consoles. Useless unless you don't own any console.
I'll simply tell the difference with the console version
- Differents graphics...
If you have the lasted COMPATIBLE videocard and specs on the market.
Ok. So, how should I put this? There is big difference of graphics between the PC and console version. Is it better? It's up to you to take a choice. The PC version offer less realistic graphics if we're looking at reality. The glow of metalic surfaces, if your computer can run it, is like... too much! The textures and the glow makes EVERY cars, in the game, looks like if they were brand new. (On the console, it looks like the reflect and textures were not too much and not too low... Just correct to be called "Normal used usual car"). The characters aren't better either. Their skin and form look even more detailed, but in the wrong way. Giving more details isn't always a good thing (just think about the HD TV and the news reporters issus...) since they're, now, looks like Barbies with their "too soft and polished to be realist" skins.
- Some change like in the number of citizen and cars in view...
Wow... More citizen to be killed and car to be crashed... What's the use of it? The only issus, in console version, about number of car and citizen in on multiplayer while being far from the main groups while having the option "Lots of traffics" which deliberatly put all the cars to 2-3 groups maximum. And, now, you can do a destruction dirby with up to 100 cars instead of 25... Well, now, you'll be able to see a trail of cars that's crashed up, on the highway, that goes beyond the point of view... What a change to the game! Wow, it's so usefull that I almost burk on my keyboard.
- Video Editor...
Another kind of thing to add the the Youtube chronicles... "Did you see it? Did you see it? I did it! I have lost 3 hours in making a stun short useless movie! Now, I'll be a the king of Youtube!"... Well, in your dreams, kids!
- Private Radio Station...
Ok... So, in the Xbox 360 at least, we can bring the XBox-Menu and start our own track and listening to musics even while being ouside of cars and we can change the music at will... This has evolved into a private radio that you can just listening to it while driving, that you can't change track (since it 1 radio station which play all your music in turn) What a evolution! It's like he we redo the weels with square angles!
So... Why should I buy this game on PC instead of on a console? There are the 3 reasons :
1. You don't own either a PS3 nor a XBox360.
2. You're short on cash and his price will fall fast enought to 30-40$ instead of the common console price of 45$-60$.
3. You prefer keyboards and mouse over joystick.
Otherwise, you should consider keep your money or buy on a console...