PC Gaming Elitism

[omega 616]

7) I wouldn't say it's cheaper, it depends on what you get. 250gb PS3 with uncharted 2 - £285, my pc (remember, low - mid performance) £330 then I had to buy a monitor (£90), mouse (£32), speakers (£50), keyboard (£10) and a game.

I use a mouse and keyboard set for $8 and chances are ill be headshotting more people than a $40 controller.

Monitor? Like a TV you buy it if you need it. Then again you can plug the PC up to the TV as well. Mate has his up to a 37" one. Also if thats the case then the speakers are not needed for certain TV's or Monitors.

The ORIGINAL point is that If you intend to play 2-3 games then a console is fine. If you intend to play ALOT of games like many people do you WILL be spending alot of money and it will cost more than a PC in the long run.


Using comebacks like "Console + Game = 200 LOL CHEAPER!" does not an argument make.

In fact the argument on price was already made a page back with a price comparison.

99% of people already own a tv so you can't really include the price in a console.

I didn't actually pay for my PS3 controller. On a separate note, on bad company 2 I have more headshots than body shots, although that is down to the guns recoil.

I have an old school tv so I can't hook it up to that and most people (I know anyway) have monitors for there pc's. So while it is possible I still think more people use a monitor.

Unless you compare a 360 and a pc, then the 360 is more expensive due to online costs. I see the PS3 being a damn site cheaper than a pc.

So my low end pc is still more expensive than my ps3, so whats the cost of a high end pc with a mouse and keyboard? (I ignored the monitor tv to help you out a little) £500? £600?

I looked at some kind of booster than cost over a grand, I would really hate to pay the bill on building the most expensive pc.

Not only are you buying games your buying pc upgrades, so that small saving on new games is being lost in that area. PS3 devs have make games to compatible with the hardware, I imagine pc devs are aiming for the most powerful hardware all the time but catering for the rest who can't afford to keep up with the tech.

Using an argument like "that isn't an come back 'cos I said so" isn't a good argument, either.

 

[Withard]

Please refer to previous page with PS3 price breakdown.

 

[ejb626]

Get me this man's adress he needs to be throttled. Seriously I hate those PC gamers who pulled all that technical bullshit out of their ass and call console gamers "poor" oh yes and the whole "YU JUST HAV A CUNTR0leR WIT LIEK THR33 BOTTONZ 4ND 4Y3 HAV A H0L3 K33BO4D LOLZ" but there's fanboys for everything. (No offense to the many PC gamers on this site, I'm sure you guys are nothing likr this guy, at least I hope)

 

[Withard]

Brilliant counter argument there.

 

[The_Graff]

Every gaming platform has its elitists. The PC is no different.

true, but PC Elitists are justified and correct in their elitism.

and much further up their own asses

again, true, but justified.

 

[omega 616]

Please refer to previous page with PS3 price breakdown.

Brilliant counter argument there.

If you are talking to me quote me, so I can answer you back. Although with high content posts like that I don't know how I will cope.

Saying "brilliant counter argument there" is steeped in so much irony it makes me a little woozy.

Also, completely writing off an entire argument by saying it is void doesn't make you look smart either.

I am not flaming you just pointing out that if you want to be taken atleast remotely seriously then follow those tips. I might be wrong alot (and subsequently get ripped apart) or have controversial views but atleast I try.

 

[Nokterne]

Just play whichever you like the most and stop caring so much. It's pathetic.

 

[Withard]

Please refer to previous page with PS3 price breakdown.

Brilliant counter argument there.

If you are talking to me quote me, so I can answer you back. Although with high content posts like that I don't know how I will cope.

Saying "brilliant counter argument there" is steeped in so much irony it makes me a little woozy.

Also, completely writing off an entire argument by saying it is void doesn't make you look smart either.

I am not flaming you just pointing out that if you want to be taken atleast remotely seriously then follow those tips. I might be wrong alot (and subsequently get ripped apart) or have controversial views but atleast I try.

Unfortunately the Irony doesnt apply beings as it was a conversational response to your post...not an actual counter argument. Hence the INTRAWEBZ usage of Sarcasm.

The post I did on the previous page has already been backed up and further put across to the ridiculous notions that people DONT want free stuff or want cookies. Its illogical and doesnt hold water.

 

[omega 616]

Unfortunately the Irony doesnt apply beings as it was a conversational response to your post...not an actual counter argument. Hence the INTRAWEBZ usage of Sarcasm.

The post I did on the previous page has already been backed up and further put across to the ridiculous notions that people DONT want free stuff or want cookies. Its illogical and doesnt hold water.

Oh, I get it. Your counter argument was crap so now it wasn't a counter argument, it was a conversation. I will need the memo on that next time.

I know, it's a shocker. Not all people are the same, not all people want free stuff. I lived in a place, for 3 years, that often held sessions were plenty of food was provided to eat (including pizza's, jerk chicken, curries etc. it could feed like 20 people) while the session took place ... I never took anything, not even once.

Another way of thinking about it is, if you go to a convention with 100+ stalls all giving away free pens, do you take pens from all the stalls?

The analogies are slightly off, admittedly. The core element is the same though, just 'cos there is free stuff doesn't mean you have to take/use it.

 

[thatstheguy]

I regret ever making this thread.

 

[PissOffRoth]

The only thing that I think the PC has on consoles is indie mods. Child-killing in Fallout 3? Check. First person GTA IV? Badass. Custom get-ups in your favorite RPG? I'm won.

 

[SovietSecrets]

I regret ever making this thread.

Come on you couldn't see the console/PC people duking it out here? Its pretty funny actually.

OT: I own a console and a PC, but I will always consider myself to be a PC gamer and have no shame about it. Why? Because I built my PC with my own hands and take immense pride in the work and the time I have put into it to be able to play any damn game I want at max settings muahahaha.

 

[omega 616]

I regret ever making this thread.

So how come you just necro'd it? It's been dead for about 4 months!

(Wow, just read some of my old comments on here and I sound like a douche .... I am surprised I haven't had mod wrath. I really do come across badly, sorry people, you know I loves ya!)