****Official Pc vs Console thread****

[hometeam]

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 -









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.



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~

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

And while your feverishly updating video card drivers and scouring message boards trying to figure out why your game keeps crashing to the desktop, I'm sitting on my couch actually PLAYING GAMES.

Sorry. I'm not computer illiterate, my games dont crash.

"feverishly updating drivers"... it takes more energy to register an account on this site than it does to update a driver.

[mschiefs1984]

Originally Posted by New World Order

I can't speak for anyone else, but I resell my games quite frequently.

You figure a solid gaming machine costs 500 or so. Factor in 3 new games a year ($150), Steam sales a year... $100? Mouse, keyboard, gaming monitor/tv and a nice chair to sit in during those long hours.

I can't hook up my tv in the family room and play with a m/k, it's just too inconvenient.

Plus, you have to wait an eternity for ports to come to pc, if they come at all.

Not to mention sports games:

UFC, Madden (Please god send 2k), MLB The Show, WWE series, Fight Night and who knows when PC will truly get a next gen NBA 2k. It could be a ps3 port for the next several years.

First thing

If you're willing to look you can find a good gaming PC for less then $500 you just have to be willing to look. I have a pc that is great at games that I spent a grand total of $255 for. That's including video card and ram that I bought to go with the PC. Ebay is wonderful for finding cheap PCs that are great for gaming if you are willing to do the work and find them.

But on the flip side games are cheaper on PC. I paid 29.99 for NBA 2k pc If I were to get a console version I would have paid double that. And I can mod my 2k to look great and more real with ESPN,TNT scoreboards. It's really nice

Next most PCs come with keyboard and mouse included.

you do make a good point about UFC Madden there are some console only games that I wish would be on PC. NBA 2k will most likely be a port but that's just 2ks greed. They could very easily make it up to nex gen standards but they refuse to.

[Setsuna]

I love console and will always pick that, but you can't play F2P games on a console that have paid type amount of content in it like you can on PC. There's no beating that.

[hometeam]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

And while your feverishly updating video card drivers and scouring message boards trying to figure out why your game keeps crashing to the desktop, I'm sitting on my couch actually PLAYING GAMES.

TBH, doesn't happen.

The fact that you made that statement, shows that you really don't understand.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

And while your feverishly updating video card drivers and scouring message boards trying to figure out why your game keeps crashing to the desktop, I'm sitting on my couch actually PLAYING GAMES.

Feverishly updating drivers? Come on, that's just silly. So is the idea of PC gaming crashing so much it would interfere with playing time.

[ArrowheadHawk]

My xbox freezes every now and then. Just saying.

[mschiefs1984]

Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

My xbox freezes every now and then. Just saying.

And lets not forget the whole RROD with the last xbox

PC games do from time to time crash but lets not pretend consoles are perfect

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

And while your feverishly updating video card drivers and scouring message boards trying to figure out why your game keeps crashing to the desktop, I'm sitting on my couch actually PLAYING GAMES.

not even close

I don't update my PC more than my XBox does when it says 'you must update or you will be unable to connect to xbox live' etc.

most of my PC updates are 1-click as well

[Setsuna]

Still I refuse to spend $1K on a GPU and consoles are more convenient to move.

[hometeam]

Originally Posted by Setsuna

Still I refuse to spend $1K on a GPU and consoles are more convenient to move.

If you spend 1k on a GPU your litteraly doing like 2 780s, which is 6x as powerful as a console :/

So yea, dont need to spend that kind of money.

Console more portable? Its a PC case layed on its side. In fact, there are tons of LAN party cases out there that are made specifically to be portable.

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by Setsuna

Still I refuse to spend $1K on a GPU and consoles are more convenient to move.

Think you are confusing a console with a PS Vita.

A console is a computer that requires a yearly $50 sub to use the internet you are already paying for.

[BigBeauford]

I can't wait until DayZ comes out on PS4!

[New World Order]

Dayz on Xbone and PS4 will be interesting.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by jd1020

Think you are confusing a console with a PS Vita.

A console is a computer that requires a yearly $50 sub to use the internet you are already paying for.

I don't pay a red cent to use my console. I pay the same price to game on my PS3 that I pay on my PC.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Fish

Feverishly updating drivers? Come on, that's just silly. So is the idea of PC gaming crashing so much it would interfere with playing time.

TBH, I haven't played a PC game since Windows XP. And yes, it was common back then. There's hundreds of forums with millions of posts dedicated to such things.