My PC with all its steam games , 22 inch sammy monitor and 5.1 surround sound cost me about 2300 at the time, it has an 8800gt and a quadcore.

My X360 with its $120 games has cost me at least $700 with the tv costing 2500.

For me consoles have been way more expensive.

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[QUOTE="my_name_is_ron"]i think a proper gamer needs as many of the consoles that feature the games they want to play. a proper gamer would appreciate that all 4 platforms have the pros and cons but in the end appreciates the fact that good games appear on pc, ps3, xbox and wii. infact, a proper gamer wouldn't start an argument on system warsmy_name_is_ron

So... you must not be a proper gamer?

i'm not starting an argument

Ok Ron leave it alone......

Most of my friends are PC gamers, our rigs range from low end to high end but we all prefer PC gaming over consoles.

For GTA4, Racing and sports games I purchased an xbox360 and a 42" 1080p Tv. I have played all the biggest xbox games and heres what i think.

Halo 3: Didnt like im, a mediocre FPS at best

GEOW: I could see potential but it just didnt gel with me, repetetive and boring

Forza2: Great game, im still playing it

GTA4: Love it, it doesnt deserve the scores it got though, no way. Everything in the distance is blurred, something you dont see on pc

Fight Night R 3 and FIFA 08: Great experience with friends, you cant replicate this on a PC

I think that a real gamer needs a console, preferebly a ps3 because that makes for a better PC/console combo and a high end PC. This combo allows for a wide variety of gameplay aswell as having the cuttign edge awesomness which is the PC. I strongly reccomend buying a PC.

Anyway, the reason consoles are not an option for me is Xbox live. Im sure PSN would be the same. Living in Australia XBL is riddled with Lag, absolutleey crippled to the point of not being able to play. Im sure this happesn for alot of people living in countries away from the American hosts.

"HAH lol dont blame XBL when you live Downunder Lol!" I have actually heard this before. Well PC always turns up a variety of servers with GREAT ping and no lag whatsoever. Cod4, CSS and other shooters are all a joy to play with the great servers, awesome graphics and a Mouse and keyboard.

P.S WOW runs like crap due to the servers being far away.

Add me with fr33byrd,

Quick review: So far im impressed by the gameplay and physics but the graphics leave alot to be desired. Aliasing and pop in completley ruin the immersion for me. Anything more then about 50 feet away is blurred so heavily that you cant see a thing, btw the reason i have it is coz i Live in Australia and i went to the mid night launch.

The reason i stopped playing just then is because after doing a mission the game froze and told me that the disc is unreaderble.....sigh..this is brand new.

The game plays much like the old GTAs and somehow feels very similar too. Im not rly liking this city so far probly due to the lack of recognizable landmarks and areas that there were in the older ones.

If i was a reviewer ild probs give this game:

Gameplay: 9 ( The most important aspect)

Story so far: 9

Graphics: 7 (Great up close but terrible any further, is this coz im on the 360?)

Sound: 10 , love that radio