For me, it's that if I buy a game on my console, I know it will run on the console. I don't get that guarantee with my PC. I like both, but I do prefer console. Other advantages (for me personally) is the gamepad, and the seating.
Because only gamers are that ridiculously obsessed with creating caricatures about all of their subcommunities, and with constantly trying to differentiate themselves from the more invested members, to prove how "normal" they are.GunsmithKitten said:But you know what the interesting thing is? I never hear of a "Ferrari Master Race" out there, even among the big time motorheads and car fanciers. Interesting, neh?Somonah said:Another pc vs console topic where i can post this and be amazing
console = Kia
PC = Ferrari
One is cheap and chearful. Other is about high performance and optional extras
That's not the argument because both require an identical level of skill. Actually, that's the argument. PCs were designed to be easy to use and they are. Claiming their complexity is superior to everyday objects like cellphones or washing machines is inane.Zhukov said:"Did you say you stream movies on Netflix? Clearly you're too lazy or stupid to jump in a car and go down to the DVD rental joint."
You are being unfair there. If someone doesn't learn how to use the PC, it isn't because they are STUPID, but because they are ignorant.ElPatron said:That's not the argument because both require an identical level of skill. Actually, that's the argument. PCs were designed to be easy to use and they are. Claiming their complexity is superior to everyday objects like cellphones or washing machines is inane.Zhukov said:"Did you say you stream movies on Netflix? Clearly you're too lazy or stupid to jump in a car and go down to the DVD rental joint."
Anyone who can perform tasks such as learning how to drive can use a PC. It's not the same thing as flying a helicopter or learning Quantum Mechanics. And anyone able to drive that claims that PCs are too hard to use is lying to himself and using stupidity as an excuse.
There are a myriad of reasons to chose console over a computer, but complexity is not an issue. If I'm not mistaken a lot of you people are posting on computers so you obviously can deal with their complexity.
That whole "Master Race" joke was made up to mock PC gamers, to begin with.GunsmithKitten said:When the PC'ers cop the "We are a Master Race over you" because of it? I'd say it does become a warranted mentality.Entitled said:Like when they try to spin this as something to be proud of, that their platform's lack of features is an advantage, and start patting each other on the back over how awesome they are for being normal, down-to-earth folks and not obsessive, arrogant graphics whores like surely every PC gamer must be, who would assemble his own system, or even dare to point out that you can do things beyond a console's capabilities.
Yeah, I would be at least as pissed as at the time when I bought a PS3 game then I realized that I only have a PS2.wrightguy0 said:do any of you really think you wouldn't be pissed if you bought a PC to play a game, and then you discovered that the release you wanted 6 months later wouldn't work on your computer because the requirements were too high.
Ignorance is tolerable. The refusal to learn isn't.Entitled said:You are being unfair there. If someone doesn't learn how to use the PC, it isn't because they are STUPID, but because they are ignorant.
No. They can use a gamepad because a lot of modern technology has button clad "pads" for entry of data such as cellphones or TV remotes.Entitled said:In the same way as some casual mobile gamers or Wii gamers are too ignorant to learn how to use a gamepad, and which games would run on any given console. They could learn it, any sane person up to 3 years old could learn it, they just don't CARE.
Yeah, that was a long but uninteresting analogy.Entitled said:snip
No.Entitled said:Like when they try to spin this as something to be proud of, that their platform's lack of features is an advantage, and start patting each other on the back over how awesome they are for being normal, down-to-earth folks and not obsessive, arrogant graphics whores like surely every PC gamer must be, who would assemble his own system, or even dare to point out that you can do things beyond a console's capabilities.
Well I also don't give a shit about graphics (my PSU is in it's deathbed so I've been playing recent AAA games at 1024x800, feelsgoodman.jpg).RatRace123 said:It has more games that I want to play and I don't care enough about high quality graphics, (...) I like playing with a controller over a keyboard and the computer's I've had have been far less reliable than consoles.
Good, your store clerks actually have an idea of what videogames are. Because the majority don't, and sometimes they can't even differentiate between consoles.Akalabeth said:Conveniently you didn't quote the related text talking about specs and so forth.
Take this conversation:
Mother "Can this game run on a, DS XL?"
Employee "No that's a game for the 3DS, all the DS games are on that shelf"
>situation that would be prevented by not shopping for games with your mother
That's because you have never seen xbox shelves in my country. It's outright pathetic. They can't even fill a whole shelf with them while PC and PS3 dominate.Akalabeth said:Not only that, but on the subject of accessibility how many brick and mortar retailers stock a significant amount of PC games? The shelf at EB Games has been getting smaller and smaller, I'm guessing Gamestop is the same way. Most of the games at Best Buy and Future shop seem to be MMOs. There's not exactly a huge selection available. Whereas the three consoles all have an aisle devoted to them for the most part.
Not everyone trades their games. I buy used but never trade in.Akalabeth said:Don't forget trading in used games to get credit on other used or new games. I got both Dark Souls and Deus Ex for FREE when I traded in three other games (MW3, BF3, and Gears3).
>lots of people make impulse purchases because games are so cheapAkalabeth said:And Steam sales are no different than regular retail. You wait for it to go on sale. That's cool. I wait for games to be reduced to 20-40 dollars. Even then I have games I haven't played yet, I can't imagine what most Steam libraries look like. A guy on a forum I visit recently said he has a backlog of 80 games to play on steam. And yet people still try to convince me that steam sales are good for the consumer. Spent money to buy 80 games, haven't played any of them. What a joke.
That's cool. Except for the part that I didn't give a flying fuck about Blu-Ray (I actually wanted HD-DVD to win because fuck Sony) and I've never wanted to watch a film in Blu Ray because pretty graphics don't make stories any better, they were like 30-40?/movie at launch and you still needed a Full HD tv to make the most of it.Akalabeth said:Also when the PS3 launched it was still the cheapest blu-ray player. So yes, affordability. When the PS3 launched it was probably also cheaper than a comparable computer (with a blu ray drive installed).
I bought my x360 Elite for 200? (turns invisible in the dark) + a game which was 75? (because EA).Akalabeth said:I bought my 360 for 300 CDN, it came with four games (Halo ODST, Forza3, Lego SWOT and Wolfenstein). Can't get a computer for that price, even if you factor in the price of the TV. Certainly can't get a good gaming computer for that price.
I am proud of almost 4 years squeezed out of a 250? PC without a single upgrade. I had Lady Luck on my side because that time was just perfect to buy PC components, they had a lot of things just dropping prices.Akalabeth said:People who talk about playing the newest game talk about spending more than a thousand bucks on their rig, sometimes more than 2000. Parents can't afford that.
Akalabeth said:Gaming consoles are also a lot more social.
Name 5 games released on xbox/ps3 this year that include split screen competitive multiplayer modes.Akalabeth said:Have a group of friends, or even two friends in the same room playing from the same screen.
Cyberdogs. It was released back in the DOS era. Since then many games have used same screen multiplayer.Akalabeth said:When has anyone done that with a computer? I've never done that with a computer, EVER.
[small]Well I'll be damned, because to play games you don't have to do that.[/small]GunsmithKitten said:Browsing and typing on a computer are not the same as monkey'ing with it's innards.ElPatron said:There are a myriad of reasons to chose console over a computer, but complexity is not an issue. If I'm not mistaken a lot of you people are posting on computers so you obviously can deal with their complexity.
It's not.00slash00 said:pc gaming is expensive
It doesn't.00slash00 said:and involves at least a decent amount of technical knowledge