Poll: PC gamer getting a console...OH NOES!

[MegaManOfNumbers]

Uh-oh, flame war COMMENCE!!

 

[Lizmichi]

Stick with the PC and PS2. Just add to your catalog of games you already have. Hell get a DS even and try some handheld games like Golden Sun. That would be cheaper. I have a gaming laptop I got 4 years ago and I can still play allot of today's games easy.

 

[GLo Jones]

Get either a PS3 or a 360, just keep away from the Wii.

Also, if you've gotten back into DW, might I suggest the new DW7? It's literally the best thing since sliced sex.

 

[Inkidu]

[pc cost rant]
To everyone saying that PC gaming is to expencive, congrats on doing it wrong I guess? Seriously, how did someone spend 2000$ on a PC and trash it three years later? There is no possible way it was "cutting edge" if you already trashed it. Honestlly, I have a PC from 2000 that still runs most games and all it needed was a $50 video card... three years ago. No it can't run crysis at max but it will still run CoD and L4d and everything else fun.
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With that little explosion out of the way, I would say ps2. That's the only Sony system I've ever liked and I've owned all three. PS3 is a big blu-ray plaer though so if you don't mind the lackluster games (no I didn't like Uncharted so shoot me) then at least you have that.

But really, you have the PC for yourself and the largest, most indepth and some of the best games ever made already on the ps2 so it's really up to you.

Yeah, but I can go out and get Crysis 2 for my 360 and it will run no questions asked. PC, good luck.

Some main points of contention with the PC.

1. Constant upgrading. It does get expensive. You can buy a 360 and a ton of games for what you would spend on a good gaming PC. Hell a seven hundred dollar PC is still more expensive.

2. Tech savvy required. Consoles win on the ease-of-use front every time. PC people might think this makes them elitist, but whatever.

3. The graphics gap is getting smaller. I had a friend who lauded Assassin's Creed 1 on his PC over the console version. Sure it looked a little smoother, but when it was said and done it was not worth the thousands and thousands of dollars he sank into that monster.

4. Ownership. You do not own a PC game, you own a console game. It's impossible to sell a PC game back or trade it in (in most places), but consoles. I own that disk. It's mine. I can do whatever I want with it.

Some points of small contention.

1. Movement. Sure a mouse is more accurate, but hell, it hardly matters that much to the average gamer. Maybe in the N64 days.

2. No rumble, WTF. Sure you can get a USB controller, but that kills having the keyboard and rodent.

 

[Chameliondude]

Dont get a wii, all their good games came out in year 1 and the rest is shovelware.

Well, if you want to retain your pcnessness on a console and get the new tekens, ps3 is about to get steam, with crossover achievments and online, it also has a web browser and plays all video formats, if you like halo and gears get a 360\

The differences in consoles basically comes down to exclusives and friends now, as the difference paid for a ps3 would probily balance out with a year or two of gold membership, so halo and gears, or uncharted, lbp, infamous, killzone and gow

 

[Inkidu]

Wait... you're a PC gamer... but the PS3 is far too expensive? lol.

Yea, getting a little tired of that argument so please stop.

PC gaming is only expensive to those that have to be on the bleeding edge of technology. You can build a PC that will keep you gaming for at least 10 years without having to upgrade very much and it will only cost you around $700, $1000 at the most.

As for the console choices out there, I'd go for a PS3, they're about the same as a 360 now and it seems to me there's a wider choice of games out there for it, plus it's a Blu-Ray player on top of that.

I'm going ahead and calling this. I had a top-of-the-line PC built in 2006 for $2,000 dollars American. It lasted me all of three years and then it needed a three hundred dollar upgrade. It still can't run The Witcher. That's less than four years, not even half your decade theory.

Why? Browns mother-effing Law and all its variations. PCs grow at an exponential rate. I abandoned the PC. I think it's a sinking ship, whether or not you agree I don't care. I know I can get a brand-new PS3 for the cost of my upgrade alone.

If you paid 2,000 dollars for a PC that can't play any games then you have been scammed. Pure and simple. Don't come crying when the market takes advantage of a consumer that doesn't research.

Oh, it played games, for about three years. It was unstoppable. I had that one built because at the time the top-of-the-line AlienWare (Obviously not one customized to hell and back) was twice as much for the same specs. Don't accuse me of not doing my research especially over the internet. I got the exact same stuff as that one, but I didn't pay extra for a name. It's not hard match item A to item B. The point is that they don't go on nearly as long as ten years.

 

[Choppaduel]

Stick with it.

Between the ps2 + PC you've got a huge catalog of quality games to play.

 

[Judgement101]

PS3 is about the same price as the 360 last time I checked. Some 360 exclusives are ported to the PC anyway, so I'd recommend the PS3 if anything.

Actually you can get an old xbox for hald the price of a PS3.

OT: Having basically every console from the past 2 gens, I have to say PS3 has excellent games but the shoulder buttons are just.......terrible. I recommend a PS3 or a PS2. (PS2 only if you manage to find: Silent Hill 2, Persona 3 and 4, Shadow of the Colosus, and Persona 3 FES) (YES there is a difference between 3 and 3 FES)

 

[mysecondlife]

if you and your gf are having fun with PS2, just save your money. It's the best console of last decade.

but if you're compelled to buy current gen console, I recommend Ps3.

Despite the whole lawsuit mess, 2011 is the year for Ps3 considering exclusives and PSN-Steam integration.

 

[Mxrz]

Don't buy a used console. Just don't. It is almost impossible that they are not refurbs, and will die again before long. Both the PS3 and 360slim are $299. Most PS3s have 160-320gb HDs now, and can take any standard 2.5. This is a pretty serious advantage over the 360s that only take MS ones which, last I looked, cost around $90 for a 20GB.

Anyway, PS3 has better exclusives, free PSN, and an insane number of games coming this year too. Not to hate on the Xbox, but it really does seem like MS has switched gears to the Kinect. Demon Souls, Uncharted, Heavy Rain, Infamous, LBP, GT5, MGS4, etc. are some of the best games released in the last 7-8 years, and should be experienced. . . .especially if you're really into pulling the whole "PC Master race!" bullshit. At least know what your dismissing, etc.

 

[Choppaduel]

>OP is PC gamer
>OP finds PS3 to expensive

*squak*
PC gaming is moar expensive hurr durr.
*sqwaaaaaaaaaak*


quit parroting ignorant rhetoric & do some research.

The difference in cost of a near top of line PC and a console is made up by a drop in price of games from digital distribution (ala steam & they're massive sales) over time.

and then theres PCs with comparable computing power to consoles which are laughable, but very cheap.

Also if you are the kind of person willing to break the rules, PC games can be free.

and if not there are things like the humble inde bundle: http://www.humblebundle.com/
where you choose the price, and it goes to charity.

 

[Silas13013]

[pc cost rant]
To everyone saying that PC gaming is to expencive, congrats on doing it wrong I guess? Seriously, how did someone spend 2000$ on a PC and trash it three years later? There is no possible way it was "cutting edge" if you already trashed it. Honestlly, I have a PC from 2000 that still runs most games and all it needed was a $50 video card... three years ago. No it can't run crysis at max but it will still run CoD and L4d and everything else fun.
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With that little explosion out of the way, I would say ps2. That's the only Sony system I've ever liked and I've owned all three. PS3 is a big blu-ray plaer though so if you don't mind the lackluster games (no I didn't like Uncharted so shoot me) then at least you have that.

But really, you have the PC for yourself and the largest, most indepth and some of the best games ever made already on the ps2 so it's really up to you.

Yeah, but I can go out and get Crysis 2 for my 360 and it will run no questions asked. PC, good luck.

Some main points of contention with the PC.

1. Constant upgrading. It does get expensive. You can buy a 360 and a ton of games for what you would spend on a good gaming PC. Hell a seven hundred dollar PC is still more expensive.

2. Tech savvy required. Consoles win on the ease-of-use front every time. PC people might think this makes them elitist, but whatever.

3. The graphics gap is getting smaller. I had a friend who lauded Assassin's Creed 1 on his PC over the console version. Sure it looked a little smoother, but when it was said and done it was not worth the thousands and thousands of dollars he sank into that monster.

4. Ownership. You do not own a PC game, you own a console game. It's impossible to sell a PC game back or trade it in (in most places), but consoles. I own that disk. It's mine. I can do whatever I want with it.

Some points of small contention.

1. Movement. Sure a mouse is more accurate, but hell, it hardly matters that much to the average gamer. Maybe in the N64 days.

2. No rumble, WTF. Sure you can get a USB controller, but that kills having the keyboard and rodent.

Except you obviouly didn't. NO ONE can say they "did their research" and then three years later, have it crap out on them. If you can say it with a straight face, you were ripped off, scamed, cheated, whatever you want to call it. I have one of the best gaming PC's in addition to all my old ones, (3.9ghz processor, 8gm RAM, 2.5 TB hard drives, dx11 graphics card ect) and it STILL didn't cost me over 900$.

And what's this rubbish about "not owning a PC game?" I have disks for 99% of my games. How is that "not owning it"? Yes there is a code for it but an uninstall will make the game valid again. I've sold many of my PC games with no problems.

Ease of use is rubbish as well. Are you telling me you can't turn on a computer and pop in a disk? Or are you talking about putting one together? Any 5 year old child can put a computer together, I've seen it done. There is only one way for the parts to go together. If you are the type of person who puts the squeeky hammer in the square hole, that's fine, but using that as evidence to say putting a square block in a square hole is not a good idea, espically when people will listen to you.

I'm still not sure where you are getting "thousands and thousands" of dollars from, but again, you don't have to spend the money to make a pc look better than a console. My friend's old pc can run AC-Bro on high and it cost him as much as a 360 does now, and it has no sign of needing an upgrade anytime soon.

But I think you hit big on the aiming bit about it not mattering to an average gamer. An average gamer looks at a $2000 gaming pc and decides that pc gaming is expencive. Someone who actually decides to get into gaming will be able to use a severa year old PC and keep up with the best of them.

But in the end, stick with what you got. The pc and ps2 will both last you for years to come.

 

[icyneesan]

>OP is PC gamer
>OP finds PS3 to expensive

*squak*
PC gaming is moar expensive hurr durr.
*sqwaaaaaaaaaak*


quit parroting ignorant rhetoric & do some research.

The difference in cost of a near top of line PC and a console is made up by a drop in price of games from digital distribution (ala steam & they're massive sales) over time.

and then theres PCs with comparable computing power to consoles which are laughable, but very cheap.

Also if you are the kind of person willing to break the rules, PC games can be free.

and if not there are things like the humble inde bundle: http://www.humblebundle.com/
where you choose the price, and it goes to charity.

You totally misunderstood what i meant. I meant that the PS3 is equal to the price of a good rig and that the OP is odd for thinking that a PS3 is to expensive when s/he is a PC gamer.

 

[TheBaron87]

[pc cost rant]
To everyone saying that PC gaming is to expencive, congrats on doing it wrong I guess? Seriously, how did someone spend 2000$ on a PC and trash it three years later? There is no possible way it was "cutting edge" if you already trashed it. Honestlly, I have a PC from 2000 that still runs most games and all it needed was a $50 video card... three years ago. No it can't run crysis at max but it will still run CoD and L4d and everything else fun.
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[pc cost rant]
To everyone saying that PC gaming is to expencive, congrats on doing it wrong I guess? Seriously, how did someone spend 2000$ on a PC and trash it three years later? There is no possible way it was "cutting edge" if you already trashed it. Honestlly, I have a PC from 2000 that still runs most games and all it needed was a $50 video card... three years ago. No it can't run crysis at max but it will still run CoD and L4d and everything else fun.
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With that little explosion out of the way, I would say ps2. That's the only Sony system I've ever liked and I've owned all three. PS3 is a big blu-ray plaer though so if you don't mind the lackluster games (no I didn't like Uncharted so shoot me) then at least you have that.

But really, you have the PC for yourself and the largest, most indepth and some of the best games ever made already on the ps2 so it's really up to you.

Yeah, but I can go out and get Crysis 2 for my 360 and it will run no questions asked. PC, good luck.

Some main points of contention with the PC.

1. Constant upgrading. It does get expensive. You can buy a 360 and a ton of games for what you would spend on a good gaming PC. Hell a seven hundred dollar PC is still more expensive.

2. Tech savvy required. Consoles win on the ease-of-use front every time. PC people might think this makes them elitist, but whatever.

3. The graphics gap is getting smaller. I had a friend who lauded Assassin's Creed 1 on his PC over the console version. Sure it looked a little smoother, but when it was said and done it was not worth the thousands and thousands of dollars he sank into that monster.

4. Ownership. You do not own a PC game, you own a console game. It's impossible to sell a PC game back or trade it in (in most places), but consoles. I own that disk. It's mine. I can do whatever I want with it.

Some points of small contention.

1. Movement. Sure a mouse is more accurate, but hell, it hardly matters that much to the average gamer. Maybe in the N64 days.

2. No rumble, WTF. Sure you can get a USB controller, but that kills having the keyboard and rodent.

You forgot the biggest advantage of PC gaming: freedom. We get to choose how we want to communicate with friends. We get community-made content like mod. Our games support addons and UI customization. We can use a USB controller if we desire and have far more designs to pick from. Most of our DLC is free. We also get the games that couldn't be done on console, while the only reason we don't get console games is fear of the big bad pirates. Really, the only reason Microsoft even got into the console business is because they realized they had given away too much freedom with their OS that they couldn't take back, and saw how much they could profit from a single mass-produced gaming device where all content is filtered by them and they get a cut of everything. Consoles are basically just pre-built PCs marketed to gamers with the difference that all software on them must be licensed. You may save money on your mass-produced hardware and time (all 2 hours of it) on learning to put it together and maintain it (lol 30% failure rate), but you're paying huge premiums for convenience and sometimes just the privilege of ignorance. In the long run, think how much you save in replay value when you get a PC game that you can play for months and not get tired of, free DLC, user content, and most importantly, not having to pay for LIVE on top of your ISP's bill.

Anyway, on topic: here are 100 great indie games for PC I bet you haven't tried, and nearly every one of them is free http://caltrops.com/article0031_01.php

You totally misunderstood what i meant. I meant that the PS3 is equal to the price of a good rig and that the OP is odd for thinking that a PS3 is to expensive when s/he is a PC gamer.

You're talking purely numbers though. Yeah, PS3 launched at $599, and a good PC costs about $599, but you have completely ignored what you're actually GETTING for those numbers. Your bank account is deducted the same amount but what VALUE are you getting for that price? In those terms, the PC is the much, much better deal.

 

[Choppaduel]

[pc cost rant]
To everyone saying that PC gaming is to expencive, congrats on doing it wrong I guess? Seriously, how did someone spend 2000$ on a PC and trash it three years later? There is no possible way it was "cutting edge" if you already trashed it. Honestlly, I have a PC from 2000 that still runs most games and all it needed was a $50 video card... three years ago. No it can't run crysis at max but it will still run CoD and L4d and everything else fun.
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With that little explosion out of the way, I would say ps2. That's the only Sony system I've ever liked and I've owned all three. PS3 is a big blu-ray plaer though so if you don't mind the lackluster games (no I didn't like Uncharted so shoot me) then at least you have that.

But really, you have the PC for yourself and the largest, most indepth and some of the best games ever made already on the ps2 so it's really up to you.

Yeah, but I can go out and get Crysis 2 for my 360 and it will run no questions asked. PC, good luck.

Some main points of contention with the PC.

1. Constant upgrading. It does get expensive. You can buy a 360 and a ton of games for what you would spend on a good gaming PC. Hell a seven hundred dollar PC is still more expensive.

2. Tech savvy required. Consoles win on the ease-of-use front every time. PC people might think this makes them elitist, but whatever.

3. The graphics gap is getting smaller. I had a friend who lauded Assassin's Creed 1 on his PC over the console version. Sure it looked a little smoother, but when it was said and done it was not worth the thousands and thousands of dollars he sank into that monster.

4. Ownership. You do not own a PC game, you own a console game. It's impossible to sell a PC game back or trade it in (in most places), but consoles. I own that disk. It's mine. I can do whatever I want with it.

Some points of small contention.

1. Movement. Sure a mouse is more accurate, but hell, it hardly matters that much to the average gamer. Maybe in the N64 days.

2. No rumble, WTF. Sure you can get a USB controller, but that kills having the keyboard and rodent.

1. upgrading. Constant in not accurate. In the 4 years I've owned my PC, I've only replaced the graphics card. hd 5850. It runs games at max settings, very smoothly.

2. tech "savvy." computers are a part of your life, not learning about them is being willfully ignorant of something that has a MASSIVE impact on your life, which is despicable.

3. ass cree. outdated game. In order to prove this point you'd need to use a game that was designed for PC, not ported, and one thats more recent by a few years.

4. ownership. I'm not familiar with the law in this area, but apparently you don't "own" a PS3 either if you aren't allowed to jailbreak it (the geohot thing) Besides, you can make/aquire copies of PC games easily, if your hard for a physical copy. About resale... In December I was looking to buy Fallout: New Vegas, in store it was $70 + tax, (defiance, OH, if ur rly interested in how much tax there is) and on Steam it was $25 flat. So I don't need to resell my copy of FL:NV to get a better deal than anyone who bought the console version.

The small stuff you mentioned is entirely subjective. I don't like rumble. I do like a gamepad for games like Saints Row 2, a mix of TPS + driving. The rest of the time I prefer mouse + keyboard.

 

[Choppaduel]

>OP is PC gamer
>OP finds PS3 to expensive

*squak*
PC gaming is moar expensive hurr durr.
*sqwaaaaaaaaaak*


quit parroting ignorant rhetoric & do some research.

The difference in cost of a near top of line PC and a console is made up by a drop in price of games from digital distribution (ala steam & they're massive sales) over time.

and then theres PCs with comparable computing power to consoles which are laughable, but very cheap.

Also if you are the kind of person willing to break the rules, PC games can be free.

and if not there are things like the humble inde bundle: http://www.humblebundle.com/
where you choose the price, and it goes to charity.

You totally misunderstood what i meant. I meant that the PS3 is equal to the price of a good rig and that the OP is odd for thinking that a PS3 is to expensive when s/he is a PC gamer.

oh, my mistake. You do see why I reacted that way though right?

 

[Atmos Duality]

The Wii is essentially a dead system at this point.
It has a whopping ONE GAME that has any real hope. Everything else is either an obscure gem or shovelware.