****Official PC vs Console thread****
 

Well, with the way some threads get going in here, and not wanting to poop in other peoples threads, I figured this is a good way to pass some time.

I wouldn't be mad if a mod went through the last PC V Console posts in the next gen thread and moved them over

I'll start -

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I would like to point out the above image that currently the revenue for consoles is currently higher. This is because console games, on average, are nearly twice the price of PC titles.

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DISCUSS

edit: I would like to bring conversation in other threads to this thread as they appear, to avoid hijacking legit console or other media threads~

"Relax on my couch!!!!1111"

Well since you bring up one of the most graphically challenging games that exist, let me tell you, that a 650ti will run arma 3 at 1080p (true 1080p, something an xboxone cant even do) at medium high settings (far better than what a console could achieve) for about 120 bucks.

lol that was quick

That's what the PC owner said.

:D

Actually you brought it up.

And who doesn't have a chair and desk?

And did you know, that you can run a PC gaming setup with that same HD TV, using the same TV stand, sitting on the same couch? Using controllers of all kinds, plus mouse and keyboard, plus a huge offering of other peripherals?

Mouse and Keyboard.

I can write off a badass computer as a business expense, too.

I had a nice graphics card when GTA 4 was released and I still had trouble with the frame rate with acceptable visuals. If you go back and look there were a lot of people who had powerful computers who had trouble running the game.

I'll agree that pc is better for rpg, but nothing more.

BOOOOOOOOM

Speaking of that, They did a test pulling the HDD out of the ps4 and replacing it with an SSD. It did have some performance increase, but is limited by the hardware and does not really give that INSTANT load that you can get with PC.

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I didn't have a desk where I could put a pc. I bought a Ibuypower tower, m/k, 60 dollar office chair and a desk.

It got expensive.

PC's completely annihilate consoles in the FPS department.

Mouse aiming is sooooo much better than "autoaim".

Then you are still in need of conversion!

I want to add to that, that over time, you make that money back as the console grows older. On console, every game is 60 bucks. Period, PLUS you need to pay an extra 50 a year to be able to use the online features, plus the internet you already pay for.

You didn't HAVE too though, just like you don't HAVE to buy a new tv/couch etc. If you run the PC as you do a console, you can have the EXACT same configuration. You can set it on the floor.

Which was my point.

Consoles do sports 11tybillion times better.

Come one come all and let the peasants be converted or smote! BRING YE CONSOLE PEASENTS AND TAKE THY MEDICINE

I just read that article last night.


Wow.

i havent built a pc since 2007 and i have no desire to anymore, before i used to every 2 years when i was into MMO's once that obession stopped so did my PC interest. I just use my desktop for general surfing and media now days.

My PC gaming days are pretty much over unless something in the gaming community changes. I dont think it will, not for a while anyways. Also, sports gaming gets the shaft on gaming. Then you have games that come out much much later then console release.

yeah, graphics are better, but if thats all, im good. Im not a graphics freak.

Graphics are not the only thing that is better. Its really the ALL POWERFUL MULTI-USE that is better, along with graphics, games, game price, modification, scalability, upgradability. And so on and so on.

Some PC games piss me off due to bugs.

I couldn't play Dead Rising 2 because it simply wasn't compatible with my computer. I tried all of the fixes and even purchased another disc and tried it with no avail.

Thank goodness I only spent $9. LMAO

Do you really want to get out your m/k in the middle of the family room? At least that would be my problem

Because of so many choices in hardware configurations this can sometimes happen.

99% of the time games just work, rarely do you run into this.

Also, dead rising 2 is a console port. Any console ports only get peon status in the master race hierarchy.

I do... if you don't want a cord, get wireless, just like you would with an xbox controller.

Shouldn't a console port have no problem working on pc?

Playing with a controller is useless on pc. There is no aim assist, making it near impossible to do well in a pc game.

Nooooooo!

I was thinking about purchasing Fallout (FPS version) and Left 4 Dead. :(

Not always, because they have already been handicapped due to being on a console in the first place. When they port them, depending on how invested the developer is in releasing a quality game, there have been times when they don't work as well or have bugs.

This is nothing inherent in the PC that causes this, it is the product of development teams.

Actually there is. I also use my controller to play nba 2k games flawlessly.

Do not fret, Fallout is PC first, ported to console.

Dunno what to tell you about L4D, there is a reason it sucks :P

That's what I meant earlier. Sometimes when you see a game that is going to be released for consoles you know the developers are going to put forth their best product. When you hear it's also for pc you really don't know what to expect because the pc version isn't a top priority, for some.

How many on that chart are truly blockbuster AAA titles? I don't know, just asking. Plus, the 2 consoles just launched.

This can happen yes. Most of the time, it has not, see NBA 2k games. My prediction is that those days are over, since the 'next-gen' consoles ARE PC's now, rather than a mix of PC and proprietary hardware.

More than a few.

Not to mention, many pc games that are not considered 'AAA" titles are better games, that end up giving more people more gaming hours. See games like Terraria and the soon to be released Starbound. (not that consoles don't have some of these games, it is just far more prevalent in PC titles)

Both games are maybe 'A' titles, but have sold millions of dollars in units and have infinite replay ability.

Once you are part of the PC master race, you will realize that AAA does not guarantee a games quality or success.

Holy Shit!

Bioshock collection for $15.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DOD0TZG/...KSQTMMDCJAXHF0

COME ONE COME ALL I NEED MORE PEASANTS TO WORSHIP AT THE FEET OF GABEN

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Most companies just outsource the port of a game from console to PC to a different company all together. The companies dont want to deal with it. They pay a company to port it for them and god only knows what your going to get.

Yea, money grab a lot of the times.

Fortunately my NBA 2k games have been flawless ports, though I am disappointed that 2k14 is the 360 version and not the next gen.

But any group of guys can create a game with a cheap engine like Unity, put it up for download and market it as an AAA game.

I am part of the pc master race

The last console I purchased was a Wii 4 years ago.


Are game companies really forcing people to purchase "upgrades" to complete a game?

Did they ever patch sim city? I wanted to buy it but it looked like it was full of glitches.

Do you think console game developers do not do the same thing? That engines are not shared and outsourced between companies?

Not to mention, Unity is a great engine, so what if they make AAA titles by using a licensed engine that is relatively inexpensive. That just means more games at a cheaper price. Chalk another one up for PC master race!

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They did, but it still sucks ass. The game is a blatant money grab with tiny city sizes (that has been said will never increase) lots of DLC and microtransactions already. EA gave it 'The Sims' treatment where they will push out DLC 5 times a year for the next 6 years.

Wait for the origin sale and grab it for 5 or 10 bucks.

Agreed. Though this does not predicate the fact that one platform is superior to the other~


I think steambox may finally revolutionize the console and bring PC gaming to the peasant masses.

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Not only does my PC do my gaming.
Its my DVR.
It streams media to every room in my house
And was more powerful than a PS4 2 years ago.

PC can emulate all of my favorite NES, SNES, Genesis, etc.games from the 90's and 00's for free (since I already own the original....errr......ya).

How do you stream the media? Do you have computers at every TV?

I stream my stuff via chromecast, cant speak for mr tribe.

I probably have about 150 movies downloaded on my PC.

Very simple to just hook up via HDMI to the big screen.

Love it. Been watching Game of Thrones lately.

I still play Goldeneye 64 on my pc eod. I still think it's the best game of all time.

I'm just saying. Anyone can get a group of developers together and put the game up for download online, therefore I wouldn't consider it an AAA game.

AAA is all budget.

Has nothing to do with a game being good.

Bold part -

This is a good thing.

i get all 2k games for free straight from 2k. I used to do alot of information gathering for them when they changed their company from just games to actually interacting in social media. They hit me up on their 2K forums and since then, all i do is send an email when a game comes out and the version i want then the next day its in my mail. lol

2K is some cool ass dudes.

Roku in 2 rooms.

Laptop to flat screen 1 room.

Yup.

LOVE the 64 and SNES emulators.

Playing a link to the past lately and it is truly that.

How is that?
Same as Roku?
Do you use Plex or something.
I wanna look into it and give one of my Roku to my sister so she can watch Netflix.

Dont know how Roku works, basically you just plug the chromecast in, set it up, then you can use your PC or smartphone/tablet as the remote, some apps have built in streaming like netflix or hulu, or, you can stream anything from your chrome browser, works pretty much flawlessly.

ahem. pc. that is all.

Holy Crap. You can stream youre browser?

Thats awesome.

Yep. I have yet to come across any bug or flaw in the system. I stream hulu plus from my cell phone while I lay inbed and use it as the remote. Its amazing tbh especially considering chromecast is only 35 bucks .. and you can have one on each tv and stream separately.

Theoretically, I think you can stream from your smartphone or tablet chrome browser as well, though I have not tried.

Consoles win.

what is this i dont even

Pay 300+% more.... get 10% better graphics. Seems worth it LMAO LMAO

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wrong.

I have pretty much put this myth to bed in this thread already. But let me do it again.

Every time you buy a game for console, the PC cost effectiveness gains even more ground.

NSFW

Lol
Clueless.

Dedicated servers? Do you know how many patches I have waited for broken online games that never arrived?

Let's just break it down. This is coming from someone who has a next gen console and a pc. If you like rpg then pc wins hands down. If you hate rpg then console wins hands down.

So console wins! Argument over.

So let me get this straight:

If I buy a game it might not work (See deadrising 2 discussion earlier in thread), I get to play practically unknown (compared to Uncharted, Gears etc..) exclusives, I have to haul a big ass tower around to play on my tv, worry about the biggest games if/when they come to pc (GTA MGS etc..), worry about servers and if a game sucks or I don't want it anymore I can't resell it.

PC gaming is the best!

Games that 'might not work' is .01% of all titles.

The exclusives are not unknown, they are only unknown to you, they sells tens and hundreds of thousands of copies. To go with that, just because you don't know it, does not mean it is not high quality.

You don't have to haul around a big ass tower. one, why would you move it? two, if you want to compare directly on size, you can build PCs of the same size and smaller and more powerful, if you are determined to have the 'console experience'.

Not sure why you would worry about servers. Dedicated servers give stability and performance.

Waiting for patches on broken games? Consoles have to be patched too, for example GTA V is still broken.

While your right you usually cannot trade PC games back in, but when you are buying them for 10 games for 5 bucks, and 10 bucks for AAA titles just a few months after release, which BTW, you keep forever, and no matter how the hardware changes you can still play them.

The only games that console does better is football games, its not really sports overall, just football, because EA does not make madden for PC. Every other console sport game is on PC as well, with tons of PC exclusive sports titles. And the PC is MORE than capable and can be argued better suited to sports games, since it can do EVERYTHING a console can do in EVERY WAY and more.

I fully expect to see a PC football game when other companies besides EA are allowed dot make them.


All it takes is a little education, and you can enhance your entertainment experience by abandoning the console~

You don't even have to move your computer. You can get a long ass monitor cable and a wireless keyboard.

And FPS, and 3rd person games, and racing games.....

I don't play PC games because it further inflates your stupid ****ing heads. Consoles For Life.

I'd love to build my first PC. How hard is it?

console gaming is for lazy people.

not very

I suggest starting with a PC at one of those 'build your own' places.

You can customize and choose what components you want.

Then you can upgrade it in the future a piece at a time and learn slowly.

The only thing that is difficult at all is the motherboard.

get a full size case so you have some flexibility

The PC exclusives are unkown compared to console exclusives, of course they are.

You do have to haul the tower around. If I want my tower where my big tv is, I have to play with a m/k in the middle of the family room.

You pay for live/psn and at least have some reassurance that the console game will get patched. With PC it's either hit or miss.

Great, so now I have to wait long after a game is released to get a deal, when I could buy the game, play it for a month and then resell it.

You need to play Fifa for PC, it's absolute garbage. Fifa 14 pc is a last gen game. This is from the pc forums at gamefaqs on the difference between Fifa 12 console and pc:

1.Origin sucks

2. If you buy the disc version of the game, you won't be able to update to the latest patch version. You'll need to download the whole game from Origin to apply the patch.

3. PC version has serious stuttering issues even on the best PC spec and on any setting. If you happen to get "cursed" by this, then there really is no way to rectify it as EA is too stupid to figure it out.

I have hundreds of games from Steam sales and humble bundles that I will never have time to play. Its hard out here for a PC gamer.

You must have spent a lot of money

I'm sure I've spent a few hundred, but not as much as you might think. You can get a lot of quality games for cheap with the humble bundles. I buy pretty much every one that comes around.