LOL consoles PC Master Race FTW

[baseline bum]

lol grass? I haven't played video games in a couple years but grass wasn't really high on my list of reasons to play a game when I did play. nor was a fire.

[baseline bum]

Personally, I find Crysis 3 to have the most impressive grass in PC gaming.

[baseline bum]

I didn't inhale, tbh

I never exhaled

[DJR210]

bringing up the release date when 3 years later it looks better than supposed "next gen" console crap released last week

i don't see why pc users keep fallating over graphics and performance. imo the reason to me why pc is better is because you can open multiple windows, play music in the background, and use a keyboard to hot key any and everything.

It's simple. Graphics help immerse you into a believable world. If you are a gamer, then how do you not appreciate visuals? If you are a casual gamer, then why do you own a PS4? What significant improvements does it give you over your PS3?

brushing off graphics and performance as irrelevant but dropping 400.00+ on a new system to get better graphics and performance

[DJR210]

Personally, I find Crysis 3 to have the most impressive grass in PC gaming.

No way. It looks nice, but Far Cry 3 has better grass. The best grass IMO is the Grass Fields mod I installed from the screen above.

[baseline bum]

No way. It looks nice, but Far Cry 3 has better grass. The best grass IMO is the Grass Fields mod I installed from the screen above.

If you have an i7 you can ramp the system spec to very high to make Crysis 3 grass sway in the wind tbh

[DJR210]

If you have an i7 you can ramp the system spec to very high to make Crysis 3 grass sway in the wind tbh

, you must not have played the games I mentioned.

Also, it doesn't take an i7 to get dense animated grass. I run Crysis 3 on ultra with an i5. The only setting I need to lower to stay at 60 is anti-aliasing.

lol grass? I haven't played video games in a couple years but grass wasn't really high on my list of reasons to play a game when I did play. nor was a fire.

The grass is one of probably 35 graphic mods I've installed. It combined with the lighting effects really makes certain scenes impressive. You need to see it in action.

[jeebus]

nigs, the grass looks fine. God himself was impressed.

be friends

[baseline bum]

The grass is one of probably 35 graphic mods I've installed. It combined with the lighting effects really makes certain scenes impressive. You need to see it in action.

This is the best Skyrim mod to see in action

[DJR210]

This is the best Skyrim mod to see in action

I'll keep my fapping and Skyrim as seperate activities, thanks though.

[baseline bum]

I'll keep my fapping and Skyrim as seperate activities, thanks though.

But I fap to to the Crysis 3 grass.

[DJR210]

But I fap to to the Crysis 3 grass.

[Cry Havoc]

brushing off graphics and performance as irrelevant but dropping 400.00+ on a new system to get better graphics and performance

It's funny how this is routinely brought up but never responded to.

Not to mention paying $60 for a game.

[ElNono]

I'll respond:

- You pay $400 because that's where the new games come out
- You don't pay for games

[DJR210]

Damn, two things Nono will never miss an opportunity to defend..Manu, and console peasantry. Anyways, most of the top games are also released on Xbox and PS3, so might as well enjoy those versions seeing as how the graphics don't matter. While we're at it, dust off the old CRT's.

[ElNono]

Damn, two things Nono will never miss an opportunity to defend..Manu, and console peasantry. Anyways, most of the top games are also released on Xbox and PS3, so might as well enjoy those versions seeing as how the graphics don't matter. While we're at it, dust off the old CRT's.

I am... just finished COD: AW, now playing my career on 2k15, and anxiously awaiting for AC:Unity...

I'm not forking $400 for the PS4 until there's an ODDE available.

[ElNono]

and you know I have no problem with PC gaming... it doesn't add up to me particularly, but if it works for other peeps, more power to them...

[The Reckoning]

i don't understand why PC users have to constantly defend their $1000 rig. i just prefer the console community because it's less hardcore. gaming should be a leisure activity, not a sport.

just as a compe ion. are y'all able to come up with a $400 build that's legal and does more than a ps4 with the same mobility? i see a lot of builds but they never include the price of an OS and other software...

[baseline bum]

i don't understand why PC users have to constantly defend their $1000 rig. i just prefer the console community because it's less hardcore. gaming should be a leisure activity, not a sport.

just as a compe ion. are y'all able to come up with a $400 build that's legal and does more than a ps4 with the same mobility? i see a lot of builds but they never include the price of an OS and other software...

If the Steambox takes off in 2015 then yes, you will be able to build a legal $400 system that will be much stronger than a PS4, as Linux is free. Right now the $100 for Windows makes that impossible though. You could make the argument that the lower cost of games off Steam could justify the extra $100 spent. One thing you have to factor in though is the PS4 isn't $400. It's $435 because you have to pay tax, which you don't building a computer with parts bought out of state.

[Cry Havoc]

just as a compe ion. are y'all able to come up with a $400 build that's legal and does more than a ps4 with the same mobility?

I was unaware that carrying your 52" LED TV with you places counted as "mobile".

I'm on a 15" MSI laptop that will run almost any game on high (and laugh at consoles while doing so) and weighs 7 pounds.

Nothing about a console is "portable", but yes, you can make a fragbox that's nearly the same size, AND upgrade-able down the line.

I built this rig 2 years ago for $550.

https://pcpartpicker.com/b/9st6Mp

[Cry Havoc]

If the Steambox takes off in 2015 then yes, you will be able to build a legal $400 system that will be much stronger than a PS4, as Linux is free. Right now the $100 for Windows makes that impossible though. You could make the argument that the lower cost of games off Steam could justify the extra $100 spent. One thing you have to factor in though is the PS4 isn't $400. It's $435 because you have to pay tax, which you don't building a computer with parts bought out of state.

You also have to pay a yearly subscription for online access.

[ElNono]

If the Steambox takes off in 2015 then yes, you will be able to build a legal $400 system that will be much stronger than a PS4, as Linux is free. Right now the $100 for Windows makes that impossible though. You could make the argument that the lower cost of games off Steam could justify the extra $100 spent. One thing you have to factor in though is the PS4 isn't $400. It's $435 because you have to pay tax, which you don't building a computer with parts bought out of state.

Would love a Steambox-style of PC that you just plug and play out of the box, without the Steam subscription. But then I guess you would call it a console?

[baseline bum]

Would love a Steambox-style of PC that you just plug and play out of the box, without the Steam subscription. But then I guess you would call it a console?

I meant the Linux game support so you don't have to pay the $100 Windows tax which is the biggest thing separating gaming PCs from the PS4 when it comes to value for your dollar.

[Cry Havoc]

Would love a Steambox-style of PC that you just plug and play out of the box, without the Steam subscription. But then I guess you would call it a console?

Maybe if the console was open source for development, had humble bundles that promoted indie games for almost no cost for hundreds of hours of gameplay, an open driver system that allowed for compatibility with any USB device or peripheral, would allow you to upgrade it so that you aren't playing games on extremely limited hardware, and had cloud based syncing AND full backwards compatibility with every other console you ever own, sure, then it might be the equal of a PC that you could call a console.

[ElNono]

I meant the Linux game support so you don't have to pay the $100 Windows tax which is the biggest thing separating gaming PCs from the PS4 when it comes to value for your dollar.

I know what you were talking about. It just made me think what would it be the perfect gaming PC for somebody like me.

Convenience (AKA laziness) is a big factor for me. I already loathe the rare occasions when I sit down to play a game and the 360 wants to install a dashboard update.

I think a big selling point of the Steambox is to retain that convenience. Turn it on, goes straight to Steam, play your games. If it needs any driver/opengl/directx updated, it gets taken care for you, nothing external you have to deal with/messing up your gaming experience (anti-virus, the chinese hacker flooding your SMB ports, etc). I wanna turn it on, pick a game and play. I want that out of the box, I don't want to put the time to configure a PC like that. I don't really care for "upgradeable" either if it's only $400 and has a 4+ year lifespan/support. Obviously, needs to have the AAA les supported, otherwise it's not worth it.

But then I look at that description, and it's really what we call a console these days.