@amd1290 You are correct in all that you say. However, PC gaming tends to suffer from micro-stutter in alot of cases. You do not get this on consoles. Running a game at a constant 30fps in a lower res without micro stutters is a far superior experience than running a game at a rediculously high res at 60fps but with the odd microstutter here and there.
@laizazn I agree with what you say for this game. Just don't forget that nearly all other cross platform games look and run better on the 360 compared to the ps3. Also portal 2 has sold the most on the 360 by a large margin. Which is a considerable feat when Valve actively support the PS3 and PC alot more than they support the 360. Just goes to show which is the most popular console ;)
@smiffy555 (i will get to the games after we fully investigate your hardware claim) So in 2007 you purchased a PC for 170 pounds. This was a full PC including a bad processor, bad graphics card and a low grade PSU. (since you used the word upgrade, i know you already had these components). Then you spent 230 pounds on a new PSU, new graphics card and extra ram. Here's why i think you are not telling the truth - In 2007, a 170 pound PC would of bought you - 1.5ghz processor, 512mb ram, onboard graphics card. To upgrade this for £230 would of bought you - your PSU, 2ghz processor, 1 gig of memory and an 8400 GTS at BEST. (and i am being extremely generous here, in fact that lot would of probably cost you 400 pound in total back then altogether) Not to mention the fact that your motherboard probably would of needed to have been upgraded for the new processor, which means you would of needed a new case aswell to house the mobo. So basically what you are saying is a 2ghz PC with an 8400GTS graphics card and 1 gig of RAM can run todays games in high settings. No, it cant. It cant even run them in low settings. That is why you are wrong :) The best thing you can do is tell me the specs of you 2007, 400 pounds PC that can run todays games in high settings.
@smiffy555 A new PC from 2007 costing £400 would of bought you - * 1.0 GHz Intel Pentium III or higher * 256 MB RAM * 1700 MB free hard drive space * 32 MB DirectX 9.0c Compatible Video card This kind of PC wouldn't even run todays games in LOW setting, let alone high. Heck, my phone is more powerful than a 2007 PC costing £400. With the greatest respect to you, your comment is full of bull.
@adema83 I completely agree with you. PC hardware has potential to completely obliterate 6 year old consoles into the ground. The fact of the matter though is it doesn't. And a major reason is that cross platform games hold PC power back. The end result is a PC gaming machine costing thousands of pounds to upgrade over a 6 year period playing the same game as a 6 year old console costing a few hundred pounds and not looking a great deal better. I never denied PC has potential to blow consoles apart graphically. But fact of the matter is that PC games do not blow console graphics apart. And new PC's costing thousands do not make games look a massive amount better than a 6 year old console costing hundreds. That is the situation.
@crusaderx7 Crysis 2 is an excellent example of what i am talking about. Check this video out - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gj6fgnMvQw On the left you have a high end PC system, on the right you have a 6 year old console. Yes, the PC version looks better, but only just. If you bought a PC 6 years ago, you would need to buy one 3 years later to play the newest games, then you would need to buy another PC 3 years later again to run Crysis 2. 3 x PC's in 6 years costing a minimum of 2400 pounds, compared to the 360 which if you bought 6 years ago cost 400 pounds. PC gaming is superior, but for the price you pay you simply can not beat the low cost of console gaming.
And here we go. My evidence why i think Gears of War 3 looks better than any other game ever made - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaUb6zSax9M I welcome anyone to post videos of games they think looks graphically better than GoW3. (graphically means overall look of the game, not just something that has higher resolution)
@snake_6483 I stand by my comment. Whilst Gears of War 3 on the 360 will operate on a lower resolution and have less lighting and lower resolution textures than a game like Crysis or Metro on the PC, the way it has been put together and runs trumps both these games. When you play GoW3 you will understand. The animations of the characters, the way the camera moves, the colours and artstyle used. The effects are mind blowing. It is simply the best looking game i have ever seen. Whoever said PC gaming is cheaper is delusional. The xbox cost 400 pounds when it was released 6 years ago. It still plays the newest games today. And they still look great. A new PC that could run all the newest games 6 years ago would cost a minimum of 800 pounds. In order to keep up with PC gaming you would need to buy a new PC every 3 years minimum. So it's 400 pounds for a console versus 800 punds for a PC + 800 punds for another PC 3 years later + 800 pounds for another PC 3 years later. To date we have 400 pounds for a console versus 2400 pounds for 3 x PC's if you want to keep up to date with the newest games. I have never understood the "PC gaming is cheaper" argument, because it is way more expensive.
@iamrob7 I own a high end PC and an xbox 360 and i can honestly say i love my PC more than any console. I also love my xbox 360. If i had a PS3 i would probably love that too. PC graphics are superior to consoles in every way possible. BUT.... The graphics between the 3 machines on cross platform games are not so far a part that they make the PC a great deal better. Crysis 2 look best on the PC, but the console ports are not that far behind. Portal 2 looks best on the PC, but the console ports are not that far behind. Here's my point - You need to spend 1000+ GBP (around 1,500 US dollars) in order to play games to their potential on a PC. Even a medium range PC that costs half the price won't play newest games amazingly well. You can pick a console up for around 200 US dollars and play all the latest games without so much as a hiccup. Consoles are 6 year old technology. What games can you play on a 6 year old PC? Price for price, you can not beat consoles, they last alot longer than PC's and still somehow manage to run the latest games whilst not looking so inferior to high end PC rigs. I'm sorry if that hurts you, but this is a fact. You wana know the best looking game i've ever seen so far - Gears of War 3 on the 360 (i am a beta player). It is the best graphically looking game i have ever seen. It beats any PC game i have ever seen hands down. And it's running on a console with 6 year old technology in it that costs 200 dollars or less.
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