[QUOTE="Sheik_Yerbouti_"][QUOTE="trix5817"][QUOTE="Sheik_Yerbouti_"]As opposed to buying a new game, only to discover that now you have to upgrade all your system's components just to run the game competently, free up hard drive space, wait 20+ minutes for the game to install, search for and install updates and patches because the game wasn't released in perfect shape so that the developers could get it released earlier, waiting for an indeterminate amount of time for the game to boot up, and having it crash every now and then, seemingly at random.
I think we're done here.
trix5817
All the points there are false. You have obviously never touched a gaming PC. Sorry, that old commodore 64 of your's doesn't cut it.......
I am completely blown away by the stunning display of logic in your post, which has invalidated every one of my points. Amazing. /sarcasm
Come back when you can actively disprove any of what I've said, kid.
When you come up with a VALID arguement, and TRUE statements, come back, until then stick to playing Halo kiddo.
Requirements are listed right there on the back of the freakin box, if you can't read, that's not their fault. I have NEVER had compatablity problems, NEVER. I don't know if you have had any, because I'm not sure if you can read or not. Free up HDD space? What are you talking about? I have all the space I could possibly need. I had to free up HDD space for the 360 I used to have (for demos, trailers, etc etc), so your point is moot. It takes 5 minutes to install a game, if you can't wait that long, you've got some patience issues. Installing a game leads to more content and faster loading times. Install updates? Care to explain what these are? I've never heard of them. Patches you say? Most games these days patch automatically. It only improves the game and adds things, don't see how this is problem, but oook. Also, console games get patches too. You point is moot again. Patches are released to fix/improve things because many things aren't caught when testing the game, and were first found when the game was released. Waiting for an indeterminate amount of time for the game to boot? Care to explain? Never knew 5 seconds was too much to wait for, but alright. Very RARELY have my games ever crashed on me. Consoles freeze up, so I don't see where you were going with that one. You obviously haven't touched a gaming PC and know nothing about hardware, so please, don't even try.
Let me see now. I graduated from my technical college with a degree in CompSci and a CCNA certification to boot, yet I've never touched a gaming PC, nor do I know anything about PC hardware, is that right? Just keep those assumptions coming, kiddo.
For your information, I've been gaming for nearly 20 years now, on both PCs and consoles, and all of these points made earlier have rung true for me, even during the periods when I've actually been bothered to upgrade my PC, if not more so. Now take off those PC fanboy goggles, because you're not fooling anyone but yourself.
Additional points:
"Consoles freeze up, so I don't see where you were going with that one."
The amount of times consoles crash does not even begin to be comparable to how often PC games crash on average. You can ask just about any gamer, and this is what they'll tell you. I can count the number of times most of my consoles have crashed on me with one hand.
"Waiting for an indeterminate amount of time for the game to boot? Care to explain?"
Look up "indeterminate" in the dictionary, then get back to me.
"Also, console games get patches too."
A recent development, and again, not nearly comparable to what we see on average for PC games.
"It takes 5 minutes to install a game."
If you're talking about games dating back a few years, maybe. We're talking about the latest and greatest, most of which can take upwards of 4 times that much time.
"I have NEVER had compatablity problems, NEVER."
Honestly, if you think I'd believe that, then I'd have to say that you're the one who's never handled a gaming PC, at least not to any serious extent.
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