PC Gaming vs Console Gaming

Gornot said:

Oh, no... No no no no no no NO!!! PLEASE, this is the ONLY place on the whole friggin' internet that does NOT discuss PC gaming VS. console gaming, please DO NOT start this.

its too late, its been posted and i gots my popcorn. KICK THE CONSOLES ASS PC *cheers for the home team*

Let me start by saying I own both a PC and Xbox so I honestly don't care what conclusion people come to because either way I win.

Solarstarshines said:

Hello everyone,This post is about which platform is the least coastliest way of Gaming

Console, hands down. Not doubt about that at all.

Solarstarshines said:

paying $50 per game not to mention controlers downloadble content that you have to buy also even if you have dsl or cable you would stil have to pay a fee to online game on any system besides pc

Most new games for my 360 will cost me £45 tops. New PC games retail will be much cheaper, but since I buy on Steam they still tend to be £35 or above. Specially for the likes of Battlefield and CoD. So there's not much difference there.

Same argument for controllers could be made about mouse and keyboard. Some people like to get stupidly fancy mouse and keyboard set ups that cost a ton.

I think the only system that charges for online play is 360. To be fair you get a far better service than the other consoles. Patches and updates being an example. Nearly always small files on 360 but huge downloads on PS3.

Solarstarshines said:

The argument i recieved is i have to update my gpu every year and the games that will be new in 3 years wouldnt work on my gpu

Well you don't have to do that. A good GPU could last you three years. Yeah, it won't be top end but it will still run pretty good. Plus Consoles try to get like a 10 year life span. A game on on both consoles and PC will probably look better on the 3 year old GPU than the 3 year old console.

It's really a case of each to their own. I've said in other threads I use my systems for different things. My 360 is what I use for DVD play, big MP games that I want to play with friends, exclusives and FIFA type games that don't benefit from PC. I use the PC for exclusives, games that have MP but I don't care about and want a better SP experience with all the optional extras.

Solarstarshines said:

@klyehimself You couldn't be more right cheers to you

Atleast i can see how sensability would come into play with what you're saying i wish people could come up with a valid point like you well waiting and seeing to geto more info on this topic

personally i don't mind playing 360 or any other gaming system i grew up that way but to just simply to tell me in conversational chats that pc gaming is dead are off thiere rocker ! that is the whole reason why i started this i switch from console gaming to pc cause it obviously was more atractive to me plus i figure if you're going to use a mini version of a pc like dvd games chatting on line buying all the periphials why not just invest in a good pc ......

Yeah, people who say PC gaming is dead don't seem to have a clue. As far as I know Valve constantly report that Steam is forever growing. I think the big boost in consoles isn't so much people jumping over from PC but just more people gaming in general. Both platforms will continue to grow. PC aint going anywhere.

kylehimself said:

Solarstarshines said:

@klyehimself You couldn't be more right cheers to you

Atleast i can see how sensability would come into play with what you're saying i wish people could come up with a valid point like you well waiting and seeing to geto more info on this topic

personally i don't mind playing 360 or any other gaming system i grew up that way but to just simply to tell me in conversational chats that pc gaming is dead are off thiere rocker ! that is the whole reason why i started this i switch from console gaming to pc cause it obviously was more atractive to me plus i figure if you're going to use a mini version of a pc like dvd games chatting on line buying all the periphials why not just invest in a good pc ......

Yeah, people who say PC gaming is dead don't seem to have a clue. As far as I know Valve constantly report that Steam is forever growing. I think the big boost in consoles isn't so much people jumping over from PC but just more people gaming in general. Both platforms will continue to grow. PC aint going anywhere.

i might also add that Microsoft i(who hasnt released a PC game in 3 years) is advocating for developing pc games now and has 3 games to come out soon.

pparks1 said:

Consoles are less costly...but they offer less options, more simplistic gameplay, less modifications and often graphics that are a bit lacking.

I'm not sure how you can say that a kick butt gaming card is "only" the same price as 5 console games. You gotta buy those PC games too. Sure, maybe they are $10 cheaper at launch (or in the case of StarCraft 2, the same price).

depends on how much gameing you do, the 10$ extra per game does add up. 10 games is already $100 more then 10 pc games.

and activision is just being greedy by always tacking on the $10 now.