Poll: Why do you use the gaming platform you use?

[Nickompoop]

Why do you use your platform of choice? For example, I'm a PC gamer, and I use the PC because I like to customize and work on my computer, PC games are usually cheaper than console games, and I can use Steam.

Now, I know most people are PC gamers on this site, so keep things respectable for console gamers. Besides, there's not much separating the two groups, is there?

 

[Vault boy Eddie]

I game on my PC because the games I like to play(FPS, RTS) are better on a PC. I gave away my 360 and I rarely use my PS3 except for GT5 and other games that would be shit on a PC.

 

[noxymoron19]

Im a primary PC gamer because I like steam. And I've found that people are generally nicer and more fun to play with on PC over Xbox Live.

 

[AvsJoe]

I am a PS3 gamer because that's the console I own. I'm a console gamer at heart and I am only able to afford one machine; I chose the PS3 because PSN was free. It's a decision I regret because I like the 360's exclusives a bit more (Fable fan).

 

[HassEsser]

I use PC because it is better than everything in every way possible.

 

[Johnnyallstar]

PC for everything it has, Xbox 360 because I bought it when Halo lan parties were still in vogue.

 

[Shadow Druid]

PC, Xbox 360, PS2 and WII

where is the fun in limiting yourself to one mode of play.

 

[00slash00]

pc and ps3. pc is just...better. for console gaming a have a ps3 because neither the wii or the 360 have any exclusive games that interest me in the slightest

 

[Daaaah Whoosh]

My friend made me listen to the Halo 3 soundtrack. I instantly decided to buy an xbox.

 

[MellowFellow]

I play on Xbox 360 and PC, but the Xbox is my main platform. I use a 360, because I had an original xbox and I like the games that are on it. Plus most of my friends have 360s and I like playing with my friends online from time to time.

 

[Spazztic]

PC.

Oh I have a Wii, PS3, and 360. I just don't play them. Practically every game I like on one of those consoles (Excluding the Uncharted and Infamous games) I can find either on Steam or through Gamestop for the PC.

It's not that I don't like the consoles. I just don't necessarily need them.

Now, if we were to suddenly start getting exclusives just for consoles, then I'd be more inclined to say PS3.

 

[Fightgarr]

I have a 360, and I got it because at the time the PS3 was a $700 bluray player with about 12 games. Originally I got my 360 as a means of playing Oblivion (a game which, funnily enough, I'm npt very fond of anymore). Now, I'm glad I have it. I find the XBLA easy to use and has a lot of titles I'm interested in. However, my roommate has a PS3, so I don't find myself particularly limited in terms of selection (other than the obvious limitation of living on a student budget). At this point in the console generation (with me not particularly concerned about multiplayer, or owning any blurays), I don't really think it matters all that much which of them I use.

I don't use a PC to game because I have a Macbook Pro(I did not specifically choose it, it was a gift). I have Windows 7 on boot camp, but I've only used that to play point and click adventure games. With the memory I have alotted, I don't think it would function as an effective gaming rig, and while I could devote more space to the windows side of the partition, I prefer to allot as much space for photoshop and psd files on my Mac side as possible.

As handhelds go, I own a PSP. The PSP attracted me more than the DS because it had more titles I was interested in at the time when I got it. I wanted to play the Dissidia games (which I still do), and Monster Hunter, Crisis Core and a bunch of other titles attracted me to it. However, I'm finding that the DS is looking more and more attractive as my desire for "moar puzzlez!!" increases, it having a large catalogue of games ready to satiate that particular hunger.

So there's my preferences, I guess. Herp-a-derp, I like stuff.

 

[Veldel]

I play PS3,360,PS2,PS1,Gamecube,N64,SNES,PC,DS,Gameboy,Gameboy Color,Gameboy Advance, because I love to play them and enjoy them all

 

[Austin Howe]

PlayStation 3, because a DualShock controller feels like sex in my hands. It's the pinnacle of great controller design.

 

[Eisenfaust]

i tend to use pc, mainly because it's (generally) more versatile/user friendly/easier to multitask with

it's also easier to cheat, so there's that

failing that i'm a 360 man

 

[DeadlyYellow]

Playstation 3. I have a competent PC, but using a mouse heavily for prolonged periods of time causes some pretty severe pain in my hand.

 

[Arisato-kun]

I use my PS3 because I love the controller, I use the media server capabilities, I like the built in wireless, free online and I think the exclusives are the best on the market.

 

[Mallefunction]

PlayStation3. My first console was a PS1 and honestly, I've just loved the games for it. The exclusive titles are a great deal of fun, but most importantly for me, I love the controller. My hands are too tiny for the original Xbox controllers and I HATE how Nintendo changes their controller designs from console to console. Just when I get used to the placement on one, they change it again.

I do have some PC games, but the problem I have with it is that I constantly have to run on the lowest settings for them to be at all playable.

...and I admit that I've got a GameCube and a DS Lite. The DS is STRICTLY for nostalgia (Pokemon HeartGold) and the GameCube is pretty much just for the Mario titles that are great fun at parties. Other than that, they never get used.