Both have their pros and cons. The PC has superior graphics and customization, at the cost of high prices. You can constantly upgrade a computer to stay top of the line, whereas consoles stay essentially the same for their 5-7 year lifespan.
Consoles have lower graphics capabilities, but for a lower cost (generally). You also never have to worry about compatibility issues so long as you remember which console you own. Upkeep is generally easier, and thus far console owners haven't had to worry about viruses. And of course, there are flagship titles you'll get on a certain console and nowhere else.
I have to go with consoles because I can't afford to keep my computer upgraded, and there's just very few games available on the PC that I am interested. Consoles have the stuff I like. I think there's like...one game for the PC out right now that I want that I can't get for my PS2 or 360.
But, really, it's just one of those things that comes down to personal opinion.
For me I prefer consoles for most genres, however.
I prefer to play RTS games on the PC, as well as MMO games, also games where the multiplayer is better the more people are playing. Like Battlefield 2, I would only play that on a console if they also could have 32 vs 32 matches on huge maps.
So to sum up:
PC - RTS and big multiplayer games
Console - the rest
I dont really know how you can use viruses as an example of con for PC gaming considered most people have a computer anyways and if they do alot of PC gaming they would use for everything else, unlike a console.
I dont have a problem spending alot of money every 4 years or so to buy, or overhaul a system when I use my system pretty much 24/7, while my Wii and 360 is just for gaming, if no games are released they just sit there and collect dust.
But I agree with Lana, its more of an opinion and alot of times that opinion is based on how much money you make a work.
Originally posted by Smasandian
Yeah, well you dont need to.I'm spending a shitload because I want too.
But if you live in the States, you can easily upgrade a computer, or fully build one for $1100. According to PC gamer, an e6700 Duo, 2gb of ddr-800, 250GB HD, and a 8800 GTX 768MB videocard is $1166.
That's a sweet system and can play any PC game on high settings outside of Crysis.
Do you realize that 1100$ is a lot of a money to a lot of people? You sith there and say it's only 1100 bucks without flinching. A lot of people aren't so dedicated and can't afford to randomly go blow upwards a thosuand dollars just to play some video games.
As I said the PC is for the hardcore gamer, not casual.
Understandable, but I'm just commenting on how you say that you dont need to spend thousands of dollars to play PC games, and I just said you dont need to spend that much cash to play PC. That was for a midrange system, there is another one that he has for $500 bucks that could easily play most games.
Another thing is that if you use a computers alot, an extra $500 bucks to add in a decent processor, RAM and videocard is the same price for a console nowadays. You need a computer, you spend $500 bucks on a computer used for the Net, Word and other things, but if you want to play games on it too, well, there's an extra $500 bucks to upgrade to play games and play games at really good settings too. That's the same price as a console, or even less if your talking about the PS3 when it was first released.
Another thing, if everybody wants to play console games at the top quality well, if you dont have an HDTV, well, there
s $1500 for both (if you want to go cheap).
And PC games are not just for hardcore gamers, thats a misunderstanding. The most popular games in terms of sales have always been PC games and those are generally casual games anyways. The Sims, WOW and others are for casual gamers and they have amazing sales. So both console and PC are hardcore, or casual. I would actually think that most console games are meant for hardcore players than PC games, we just tend to dwell on high end games like Crysis, the Dooms and the Half Lifes.
Originally posted by Smasandian
I dont have a problem spending alot of money every 4 years or so to buy, or overhaul a system when I use my system pretty much 24/7, while my Wii and 360 is just for gaming, if no games are released they just sit there and collect dust.
I use my Wii pretty much 24/7 and not just for playing games but also browsing the net...but now I'm no the PC. 360 is collecting dust...I haven't touched it since Halo 3 came out but my Wii is an everyday thing. I perfer the Wii because well unlike a PC to play the best game (with best graphics) I don't need to spend money for updates on the Wii. Moment I got Galaxy I was ready to play it. When I got Battle for Middle-Earth II for the PC...I basically couldn't play it on the lowest setting so I got a new PC.
Really it comes down to the owner. I wish Nintendo would release a keyboard attachment for the Wii to make typing easier but hey what can I do? Plus it comes down also to the games.
Not gonna say which one is "better", there is no definitive answer. But I prefer the consoles, always have and always will. One big strike on PC is the price of course.
Reasons for console include playing on my tv, which i understand PCs do as well, but i dont want to do every day PC stuff on my tv. I prefer the controller to the mouse and keyboard, especially the 360 controller which I think is the best controller to date. I like that consoles dont have to worry about performance, atleast if the developer does there job. I like just popping in the disk instead of installing cd after cd.
I think the setup for the xbox 360 is just perfect, xbox live, the media stuff, everything is just setup easily to use. My 360 and PS3 have become my entertainment centers, they play my movies, my games, my pics, and my music.
That's one thing I absolutely hate is that if the game doesnt work on your console, its pretty much ****ed and hopefully you can get your money back if its a disc issue, but if it isnt, well, your screwed until the developers decided to patch your game through XBOX Live.
Atleast with the PC, if the game doesnt work, well, there's alot of people out there that find out how to fix that game and usually companies release patches as soon as possible.
If your going to play Graphic powerhouses such as Crysis or Bioshock on comp, sure, you'll have to spend a good amount of cash on computer upgrade. Games such as Guild Wars, World of Warcraft, and etc aren't demanding in graphics, yet they are one of the most popular games out there.
I play both. I find playing on a console somewhat smoother since I know that I will be up to date on technology for the next five years, and added to that althought consoles have problems too, the computer has much bigger variety of glitches. Sure, a red ring of death may come up once in a while, but I rather get a red ring of death and send my Xbox for repair for a week or two instead of spending sleepless nights trying to understand why the hell my computer is trying to sell me viagra, or to understand which software installed on my computer is crashing this game back to desktop althought all my hardware requirements meet it.
I can't favor one over the other, in controls I favor the computer by alot, and by it's compatibility with all the gear sold out, with all the jacks and plugs, and the creative patch and mod communities out there for nearly every game. The graphics and speed are higher for a full upgraded computer, but I find the console to be a tad less frustrating.
frustration is a good point, ime a computer player and i can get frustrated by a random bug or what not, although i think computers are just so difficult to use for someone who would just want to play games or who does not have family members or know anyone who can fix them fairly easily, also looking after your computer is hard to remember, like Defragmentation, disk checks, having up to date anti vius software and cleanups, confusing but if you defragemented and checked every day with up to date software you could likely never get a serious bug or any at all
but for me PC always, my fave games FPS, RTS and RPG all work best on here, ive always used keyboard and mouse and like the setup, ime more comfortable with it and i think its even been tested what is the best hardcore setup for gaming, board/mouse or controller on console, the PC won by a landslide victory.
i just like to be able to turn off a game and go on the net or a wordprocessor if ive got some work to do quickly, i could be doing work and have a game running in the background to play for 10/20 mins between working to keep myself from sleeping or getting completly bored, its things like that which are great
and ofc the price we come to, but hell, how much is the average Playstation game? playstation 3 games over in the UK are sometimes £40/£50, i can get basically all PC games even big hits like Crysis for maybe £24/£27 ime surprised in price we forget the enormous price diffrence for games, if all my games cost me as much as PS3 games id be overflowing with dept, also why do people keep saying "constantly upgrading" its true, you have to upgrade for the best performence on the latest PC games (ofc when looking at high performence needed, we look at Crysis) like Crysis, but hell i got my PC a couple of years ago, maybe less than that for about £500, (not sure the price in dollars) i think ive only upgraded my processor since then, cant remember the price but it wasnt much in comparison and i could play Crysis on low settings still and even when the next gen consoles (PS3) came out, i had already beaten all their processing powers and highest resolutions so i say no to people who think you have to constantly upgrade your PC, you would be wrong, my £500 PC with its cheaper games VS PS3 which costs like £4/500 maybe, prob £300 with its £40 games, meh...my PC wins every time in everything but complication, the consoles are less complicated
who has a small monitor? you can have massive things for TVs, and you can use a big screen if you really wanted to for your gaming, personally i wouldnt prefer to have a big screen somtimes for my monitor, basically because you need to be looking at the whole thing and id prob get eye twicthiness or ache if i tried to look at my big screen for as long as i want to play my games
my monitor is only small but i enjoy it still
Originally posted by coolmovies
But people with consols can make the most of it becouse they have a Big HD tv screen where as we only have a small monitar
You realise that you can get like 26 inch HD monitars for a decent price now right? And that you can hook your PC up to a 50 inch HDTV if you wanted. That's not really an issue anymore.
And that your alot closer to the screen than the TV.
I always felt that I get a better experience and I feel in a strange sense more involved with the game I'm playing on the PC than the console just because I'm alot closer to the screen.
When I play scary games, I always get freaked out by the PC one, than the console.