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Yeah cuz it's such a pain in the ass to connect the pc to tv via hdmi.
PC is infinitely better for games like Skyrim and Fallout.
Dem mods, man.
Yeah cuz it's such a pain in the ass to connect the pc to tv via hdmi.
I prefer console gaming for a number of reasons, including but not limited to my own stubbornness. But I don't go so far as to think PC gamers are stupid losers who've made a wrong decision.
People get way too ing attached to their own preferences and personal tastes.
it is acutally. PC on the living room is not a choice for most people anyway
Big board game fan?
That's great, I have no problem at all with that. One of my favorite games of the past year is Faster than Light, which has incredibly basic graphics.
Yup, that pic I posted from Skyrim has like 80 mods installed.
You can build a MicroATX PC with a case the same size as a console. You can also buy the x51 from Alienware which is their attempt at the console crowd. Next un-researched "point" please.
I think one aspect of this PC - Console debate that has been overlooked has been cost. I personally love logging on to Steam and taking advantage of a -75% sale on one of the top games. I have saved a ton of cash since making the switch. I got Max Payne 3 for 14.99, GTA IV complete pack for 7.99, Sleeping Dogs was even 2.99 at one point. Even when the game isn't on sale, they are 49.00 opposed to the 59.00 because they can be downloaded, so that adds up too.
People would rather buy a box tbh.
Main thing about consoles are that they are more socially acceptable than PCs with guests and spouses. Your spouse may think worse of you gaming on a pc than on a console in the livingroom. Friends coming over are more comfortable just picking up the second controller to play Madden with you.
I do miss those pc gaming days of old though.
You do have a point, but I just cant see how this is an issue. First, the PC is hooked up to the side of the TV, as part of the entertainment center. I have two wireless Xbox controllers connected to the PC. Steam's Mode operates similiarly to the home pages of the consoles. It's only difference is cost, TBH. Second, my spouse wouldn't be my spouse if she didn't accept me as me. But yes, she did have a hard time accepting it compared to a console, but because of the price.
Then get new friends.
omg u nerd why do you like technology so much I'm going to get my smartphone out to take a picture of you cuz ur so nerdy haha nerd
THIS is the best argument for the console vs PC argument. Being able to customize games is nice vs waiting around for the next DLC to pay for. The graphics argument is moot IMO. The difference between one system or another has been pretty marginal for years now.
My thing is that I just don't have time to play games like I used to. And since we've entered the smartphone/tablet era, I don't use my PC as much as I used to and it isn't worth it to me to spend money to get a top-end computer. There's a small handful of games I'll s out for every year and it's just easier to get them on console.
Last edited by Darius McCrary; 02-27-2013 at 11:09 PM.
Umadbro?
U definitely mad.
If you have $500 to blow on machine that does little else but play games, you really aren't too hard up for $$$.
Games are a LOT cheaper on computer, and for similar money you can build a desktop that's just as powerful as the new consoles.
Nah I'd never pay that much for a console. Just illustrating how, while you make many good points, you have an insular view on the topic.
I'll accept that criticism with the caveat that many people who are dismissing PCs as viable are doing so with an archaic vantage point in many areas. This isn't 2000. PCs are easier to use than ever, and the power gap between a PC and a console seems to be growing.
All that said, there are some interesting features to the PS4. I haven't entirely ruled out getting one, but it's going to take something really special to pull me in that direction.
One really amazing feature that I haven't even realized until late is that if you buy a game for PC on a cloud based service, it's instantly and eminently available when you build a new rig.
Another thought: Sony should package a PSVita with the PS4 at a discounted price. It would be a great way to push both systems and give them more of a mobile userbase.
Yea but they wouldn't do it because it makes too much sense.
Until Pcs meld more commonplace with TV areas in the typical household, consoles will always have footing. Especially when you consider that people living paycheck to paycheck somehow find money to buy iPads, they'll most def have money to buy a console which they can set up next to the TV, and play games seconds after taking it out of the box.
Handhelds are a thing of the past. The PSP failed misserably, I expect the Vita to suffer the same fate.
The games for those things are almost as much as the games for consoles themselves.
http://gizmodo.com/5987717/sonys-4k-...at-100gb-a-pop
Oh, and by the way, a typical 4K movie download will chew up more than 100 GB of bandwidth.
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I know that article is mostly about 4K movies but I just had a good laugh at those movies being 100 GB per movie. Can't see Netflix streaming that type of movie anytime soon.
"as Sony announced plans to roll out a lot more movies for the service in time for summer. And you should have them downloaded and ready to watch just in time for fall."
ROFL
This is one of those ideas you would like to implement into your system but ultimately doesn't work. Or at least not without any sort of alternative route.
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