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#1 Cdscottie
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[QUOTE="Hakkai007"]

[QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"] But can you do it with steam?

i5750at4Ghz

Why does it matter if you can or cannot do it with steam if any computer can do it without paying 50USD a year.

If I want to watch videos or listen to music I can just go to any other website for free.

Steam is for gaming and it does that best.

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This is like the PSP fanboys arguing that the PSP was better because of it's media features when the games were what mattered most on a "game" system.

Because that the entire point of the debate, steam vs live vs psn.

But why would you want a program such as steam include features that won't be utilized due to it already being a part of the OS? Plus, with the other options on the consoles you are stuck with one program to run said music or one program to watch said movies. With the PC, we get to choose which programs we want to use for those files.
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#2 Cdscottie
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[QUOTE="Xtasy26"]

Steam:

  • Up to 75% off retail games
  • Biggest collection of library of games going back 10-15 years
  • Downloading latests games directly to your PC and just hit "Play" and pay no taxes when you buy it(no need to go to store and buy, plus pay more for tax)
  • Automatic update of latest patches and updates for games
  • Having the opportunity to download and play the FULL GAME before buying it.
  • Forums for each game
  • Best part play Multiplayer on all games FOR FREE

Xbox Live:

  • Pay $50 each year. Fail
  • Can't download latest games and just play have to go actual store or order it online (pay more taxes for games).
  • No where near the collection of library for games
  • No where near the deals for games

PSN:

  • Can't download latest games and just play have to go actual store or order it online (pay more taxes for games).
  • No where near the collection of library for games.
  • No where near the great deals for games.

PC's Steam is the best gaming service in the World. Nuff Said.

TheSterls

Can i get Netflix and download my favorite TV shows off Steam? No

No Steam doesn't allow you to download your favorite TV shows but you can utilize Netflix directly to the PC....toss in the fact that you can hook your computer to your TV and you aren't missing anything...
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#3 Cdscottie
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[QUOTE="Ondoval"]

[QUOTE="dbzfreak123"]

Bad company 2 sure was fun for awhile, but it cannot compare to the epicness of which is battlefield 2.

the_ChEeSe_mAn2

Those unstoppable jets and chopters in BF 2 were all except epic. Community is still halved in infantry only servers due the poorly balanced vehicles.

And that is why I think BF 2142 > BF2. More balanced vehicles and better gameplay mechanics.

I completely agree. BF2142 is vastly superior to BF2 in regards to weapon balance/vehicle balance. Toss in Titan mode and you have a truly superior game. As for BC2, it was fun but dear god it gave me a hallowed feeling inside as if I shouldn't be considering it a battlefield game. It felt more like an arcade shooter then a warzone style game. Oh and before anyone jumps down my throat, BF1942 is still the king.
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#4 Cdscottie
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[QUOTE="1q3er5"][QUOTE="Captain__Tripps"] Not really since PC is capable of more than what is possible on console... snover2009

Exactly.

Well I think that is discriminating against people who dont play on PCs.

Wouldn't having any exclusives on a certain system be discriminating one person or another? I'd rather a developer take advantage of the platform instead of going towards the lowest common denominator, which is a lot of the cases is the console side of things.
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#5 Cdscottie
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I'm running a 4870 512MB card and no issues so far. I assume you updated to the latest driver and all that? Have you tried updating your other hardware drivers such as chipset and sound? Sometimes they can cause problems with performance in some games while others work fine.
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#6 Cdscottie
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Lol the PC is horrible platform it will never catch up to might of consoles, bias article is bias. Dolohov27

Bias? CBC is a crown corporation news broadcaster. Why would they even be biased? Especially seeing how on their front page they were talking about the midnight release of Halo: Reach, as well as doing their very first video game review ever today. So biased it does not seem to be, especially seeing how consoles are mainly the articles they have ran before this exact article....

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#7 Cdscottie
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[QUOTE="Frozzik"]

[QUOTE="kobraka1"] [QUOTE="Frozzik"]

[QUOTE="kobraka1"]

i go to canada a few times a month. no offense but canadiens do not know poop about games.

kobraka1

This made me actually laugh out loud.

but it is true. i go to cranbrook and calgary all the time. it is like talking about games to a wal-mart employee who is working in the electronics dept. you know those people? i just wait til im back in idaho where they can tell me what system god of war 3 is on.

How so? Canadians are almost exact copies of Americans. We like the same music, TV, movies, and VIDEO GAMES as you guys do. Sure, we have a 10th of the population has but it doesn't mean we know nothing in regards to gaming. Now, can I steal that brush you are painting an entire country with?

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#8 Cdscottie
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[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"]

[QUOTE="sikanderahmed"]

i bet that includes people who play those web browser games

Zero5000X

So? Console numbers include people playing Wii, Singstar and other stuff like this.

Yea, but browser games can be played on more than one platform.

Linux, Windows, or Mac are all technically "PCs" and thus can all be declared just that.
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#9 Cdscottie
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[QUOTE="Cdscottie"][QUOTE="warmaster670"]

To bad whatever source you got your info from more than likely counts playing casual games as gaming.

warmaster670

But couldn't you also consider the person who owns the Wii and only plays Wii Sports and Fitness as a casual gamer? Does that mean because your definition of a gamer, you do not count the owner of the Wii as a Gamer and thus means that they should not be listed in the list stating which is most played? Same can be said for the people who all they do is sit down and play 1 vs 100 all day long on Xbox Live.

If someone plays a popcap game every once in a while, they should not be in a thing like this, at least with a wii you have to9, you know, actually buy a wii, everyone and there mother already owns a pc.

Now if thoise stats were relating to gaming pcs maybe it would actually mean something, as it stands it could be counting people playing solitaire, and if you need to count that you need to rethink your support.

A gamer is a person who play a Video game. It does not state that it has to be a $60 investment per game to be considered one. Sure, Popcap and other browser based games may not have the same model as many big budget game but they do make money and are technically video games.

As for the hardware, that is the beauty of PC Gaming. You can build/buy a computer for exactly the level of gaming you wish to do. If you only play browser based games, you will not be needed the same computer specs as a person who wants to max out Crysis. This means that almost all computers can be deemed "Gaming PCs". Now if you are referring to specific hardware, such as dedicated Video cards or higher end Processors then it would be hard to differentiate between Gaming PCs and Workstation PCs.

Either way, a person playing a casual game is just as much of a gamer as yourself.

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#10 Cdscottie
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To bad whatever source you got your info from more than likely counts playing casual games as gaming.

warmaster670
But couldn't you also consider the person who owns the Wii and only plays Wii Sports and Fitness as a casual gamer? Does that mean because your definition of a gamer, you do not count the owner of the Wii as a Gamer and thus means that they should not be listed in the list stating which is most played? Same can be said for the people who all they do is sit down and play 1 vs 100 all day long on Xbox Live.