For a given game, PC or console?

[Delusibeta]

While usually PC, not automatically. Especially if it's a crappy port (see: all Call of Duty games since MW2) or laden down with obnoxious DRM (see: UbiDRM).

 

[ChaoticLegion]

PC... better graphics, better control options, larger potential modding community, often better and larger multiplayer capabilities.

I have a £1500 gaming PC so personally I can find no positive upside for me buying a game on a console.

 

[efeat]

PC for the three Cs:

Customization, Community and Controllers.

Though I am admittedly biased in my opinion. My day job is working with/fixing computers in a business environment, so any technical problems I encounter at home are non-issues, since I can fix them almost immediately.

Regardless, the way you can tweak and change and mod PC games to suit your fancy is something I could never give up.

 

[WOPR]

Console, for the controller and achievements.

Steam has achievements, many flash sites have achievements, and if you want a controller get a Game-pad with choices of PS2 style, 360 style, Arcade style, NES style and so on.

Your argument is invalid.

Achievements on the 360 go on my gamercard and contribute to my gamerscore. Many games aren't compatible with gamepads and when I'm playing a PC game, I want to play with a mouse and keyboard.

True it won't go on a card; but I should mention, 100% of games are gamepad compatible it's called a "Logitech Profiler"

Heck I play Flash games with my game pad (mostly beat em ups)

But yes it doesn't go on a card, but it's kinda a nerd score...
True I like achievements, but I only have 3-4 games and all of them are 75%-90% done

while most people I know have dozens of games all 10%-20% done and they have more achievements "score" because they're more rich and spoiled *shrugs*

So a score can be taken either way, a good number of people I know refer to it as "stupid"

anyways I'm starting to rant and get off topic


In short
Gamepads work on all games, and score doesn't go on a care

EDIT: actually, flash sites like Kongregate, and Newgrounds do have scores

 

[Daffy F]

Generally Console. I like getting achievements too much. I would generally say that I wouldn't want to play RTS's on consoles, but C&C: Red Alert 3 proved me wrong. I love it for my Xbox!

 

[WOPR]

Console, for the controller and achievements.

Steam has achievements, many flash sites have achievements, and if you want a controller get a Game-pad with choices of PS2 style, 360 style, Arcade style, NES style and so on.

Your argument is invalid.

No, it's pretty valid. If he already has a console, he already has the controller, why would pay money for one for PC?

Also, flash sites have nothing to do with that, we're talking about retail games that can be bought either on consoles or on PC.

Also, not every game goes with Steam, thus not every new PC game has achievements.

OT: I usually like the console controls more and my PC is not particularly powerful, and I hate freeing up disk space and stuff, so it's usually consoles.

However, the PC is excellent for Valve games and niche simulation titles.

Well he had to spend money on the console and it's controllers.
and yeah yeah I've heard the "Flash games don't count" argument but as far as I'm concerned games are games. One just costs money.

and yeah, not all games are on steam, a lot are though, and with the constant sales, it's pretty dang good.

Yeah I've had trouble with freeing up disk space as well; my computer's currently full, but I do have all the games I need/want so I don't mind.

And "niche simulations"?
I'm drawing a blank... Sorry...

I say computer is best for RPG/RTS games, and FPS too considering that Mouse > Joystick; but that one's more preference

I only have consoles for Beat 'em ups, Fighters, and side-scrollers. (the 3 things computer can't do better)

 

[FightThePower]

It depends. Generally I stick to the PC for FPSs and RTSs and use the console for third-person games...however I wish I got Black Ops on 360 instead of on PC.

 

[BreakfastMan]

Well, since my computer is crap for gaming, I would have to say console. I really have no other option at the moment.

 

[Morgue13-2]

The only reason people own consoles is because we did not used to all have computers and no-one is willing to say "Your x-box is now just a crappy computer that can do less. We're going to stop selling them." It is pure commercialism. We no longer need consoles, but we buy them because developers make us need them with exclusive titles and such.

People who say their computers are no good for gaming, the only intensive part of almost all games is the graphics, so turn them down. If you care much about graphics, you don't care about games. Plus the cost of upgrading a PC to one that can play a lot of games is less than the cost of buying an entire set of duplicate hardware.

 

[Sneeze]

It really depends on the genre of the game for me, for the most part I prefer the mouse and keyboard combo but there are some games it simply doesn't work for, platformers, most driving games and hack-n-slash type games (though I rarely play them). I never usually bother with mods or the likes so it really is just down to the choice of which control system I prefer for the game in question.

 

[Nimzar]

It would depend on the game really.

Though I do have a slight leaning toward PC gaming. JRPGs, Most 3rd Person adventure/action games, games with a lot of driving in them, fighting games, etc I prefer to play on a console though. RTS, wRPGs, FPSs, puzzlers I prefer to play on my PC...