Game Advice: Skyrim for Ps3 or PC?

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So Skyrim makes it's debut very soon and I am at a bit of a dilemma.

I have been a console gamer all my life. My family never could afford real good computers, I think the best we ever got was the equivalent of a Walmart eMachine with barely enough ram to keep Vista even running and a video card with enough memory to display the colors in Paint and that's about it.
(Disclaimer: I don't know if video cards actually work that way exactly but you get the point)

So now in prepping for college I'm saving up for a real nice laptop, probably an HP that should be able to run games quite nicely. 6 gigs of RAM, quad core, all that fun stuff, but I won't be able to afford it for several weeks, not until Black Friday, conveniently.

Applying Wadsworth's Constant, here's the deal:
Skyrim is reserved under my name for the day it arrives. But playing it on PC has many more benefits. The Mod community, setting options so it runs as nice as it does etc. After reviewing the requirements here:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/113823-Skyrim-PC-Requirements-Revealed
I've deduced my new laptop should reach the recommended settings just fine, otherwise known as playing the game on "high quality", not "Ultra". So tell me members: Is it worth the wait to get Skyrim on a PC instead? How do "high" settings compare to a PS3's standard running of the game? Anyone tell me from experience, or will I have to wait and see? Any input is nice.

 

[Aoper]

I played both Morrowind and Oblivion on the PC. Just yesterday I played through Oblivion again, this time with a team of companions of my choosing, and a totally modded character; race, weapons, armor, textures, everything. It was a blast, to say the least. I HIGHLY suggest getting Skyrim for the PC, especially because you will be able to run it. There is no reason not too, you know? As for the settings, Oblivion with high PC settings looks a lot better then console Oblivion. Plus the keyboard and mapping, and the mouse, all around better to me.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

Applying Wadsworth's Constant, here's the deal:
Skyrim is reserved under my name for the day it arrives. But playing it on PC has many more benefits. The Mod community, setting options so it runs as nice as it does etc. After reviewing the requirements here:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/113823-Skyrim-PC-Requirements-Revealed
I've deduced my new laptop should reach the recommended settings just fine, otherwise known as playing the game on "high quality", not "Ultra". So tell me members: Is it worth the wait to get Skyrim on a PC instead? How do "high" settings compare to a PS3's standard running of the game? Anyone tell me from experience, or will I have to wait and see? Any input is nice.

First thing to keep in mind is that hardware types that end with with an M (mobile rated kit) is nowhere near as powerful as desktop kit. For example a GTX260 M won't be good enough to run Skyrim on high because it's far less powerful than a standard GTX260.


How do the average PC high settings compare with a PS3... well, I've just been babysitting my nephews PS3, got it plugged into my monitor and all, and I've got to say the PS3's graphics are pretty much a mix of what would be medium and low settings for the PC. High settings give you smoother shapes, crisper edges, more detailed textures, the works, and on good titles high range dynamic light and shadow instead of that BLOOM EVERYTHING shit.

I've had people say to me they can't tell the difference between PS3 and high end PC graphics... they either need to stop sitting 12' away, get their eyes checked or stop talking out of their arses.

 

[Sovereignty]

I'd go with the PC copy personally. Since I've become a PC gamer I find it harder to return.

The whole keyboard + mouse thing was a sort of pain in the ass and totally killed my immersion (even if most people say it's best.) But I just figured out how to connect my controller to my PC and bam. Even better.

Seriously there is no reason what so ever to get a single player game for a console. Not saying that they're bad, or that PC is better. But the experience is just greater... Not to mention replay value is more apparent on most PC titles due to the modding scene.



If your PC runs it and is above the minimum required specs do it. Most consoles are running games at the lowest possible settings anyhow.

 

[ErrorCode1337]

First thing to keep in mind is that hardware types that end with with an M (mobile rated kit) is nowhere near as powerful as desktop kit. For example a GTX260 M won't be good enough to run Skyrim on high because it's far less powerful than a standard GTX260.


How do the average PC high settings compare with a PS3... well, I've just been babysitting my nephews PS3, got it plugged into my monitor and all, and I've got to say the PS3's graphics are pretty much a mix of what would be medium and low settings for the PC. High settings give you smoother shapes, crisper edges, more detailed textures, the works, and on good titles high range dynamic light and shadow instead of that BLOOM EVERYTHING shit.

Wow, just the answers I was looking for. I'll make sure to really check out my laptop specs to see how the "mobile" versions of it's components will measure up well, if anything. Otherwise thanks for the input guys, that's everything I was looking for. I may just wait out for the PC version after all!