Thoughts on the PC gamer "master race"

[Gearhead mk2]

I've heard this term thrown around quite a lot, and I must say, I see no evidence supporting the phrase. I am a console gamer first and foremost, but I play a lot of PC as well and there is no difference. The community is the same, the games that are considered good are good on both sides (generally) and both the keyboard-and-mouse control and gamepad control can be equally accurate and frustrating. Who came up with the idea of PC's being inherently better and who actually believes it?

 

[Wickatricka]

I just switched to PC gaming and I can tell why people say its the master race, Better graphics, better controls, and more games. All around better imo.

 

[SilentCom]

Master gamer is more like it. Actually, it's often because a lot of PC gamers are serious hardcore gamers and have been gaming before consoles became the big hit that they are today. I'm sure there are other reasons, but I think my simple explanation would suffice.

 

[QuadrAlien]

Well, seeing as I'm pretty sure the phrase originated as a joke in Yahtzee's review of The Witcher, the fact that said phrase might now being taken seriously by some people is downright frightening, to say the least.

 

[Souplex]

They're dinosaurs who refuse to go extinct despite its inevitability.
Some might manage to evolve into birds, but those that won't, won't last,

 

[Cprl Caboose]

Not to mention the community isn't made up of 7 year old children screaming into their mic. PC gamers are usually much older than the console crowd and are usually (keyword usually) more mature.

 

[Vhite]

Because right to call other people "dirty peasants" for no good reason is something thats worth fighting for.

 

[Richardplex]

PC gamers are the master race, just accept it. With

Better:
hardware
control methods
mods
more games
backwards compatibility
graphics

etc etc

Consoles are the scrubs, and the PC gamers are gods among insects. I still don't consider myself one of them yet, but I'm being sucked in. Damn you steam and your sales and my younger brother eating my discs for the ps3.

Edit: Yatzee coined the term? Well, I've learnt something new.

 

[Rawne1980]

The main reason it gets thrown around is you'll find more "hardcore" PC gamers.

With regards to actual gaming it's all down to preference.

Some people prefer consoles and some prefer PC's. I'm a PC gamer mainly because I can do more with my games. I can mod them and tweak them to do whatever I want them to do. If you've got a high end system then the graphics and gameplay is smooth as hell.

They both have their own pro's and cons but the big one is cost.

A console is a 1 time payment and you can play any game that gets released.

A PC is a constant cost if you want to keep up to date. It's constant updates for drivers and replacement of certain parts to keep it up to par.

 

[Gibboniser]

Ehh for the most part it is said tongue in cheek. Pity the ones that believe it. I play both extensively, and your right about the controls, have you ever tried to play a decent platformer or driving game with just mouse and keyboard? Good lord.

 

[Fooz]

I've heard this term thrown around quite a lot, and I must say, I see no evidence supporting the phrase. I am a console gamer first and foremost, but I play a lot of PC as well and there is no difference. The community is the same, the games that are considered good are good on both sides (generally) and both the keyboard-and-mouse control and gamepad control can be equally accurate and frustrating. Who came up with the idea of PC's being inherently better and who actually believes it?

i dunna who came up with it tbh

i play PC Games and Console Games equally, and tbh, i prefer PC for Single Player Games with the mods and graphics and such

but i prefer to play console online with my friends etc

 

[personion]

PC gamers are just as superior as every other type of gamer (well, you know, except wii of course, because honestly). I mean, if you want to be one of those lower class citizens who use consoles, be my guest!
I joke, in all seriousness.

 

[Wickatricka]

They're dinosaurs who refuse to go extinct despite its inevitability.
Some might manage to evolve into birds, but those that won't, won't last,

Wow.

 

[Souplex]

They're dinosaurs who refuse to go extinct despite its inevitability.
Some might manage to evolve into birds, but those that won't, won't last,

Considering consoles use PC parts it means PC gaming can't go without the downfall of consoles or else the console makers would have to go back to designing every aspect of the hardware all over again.

Who said anything about PC's themselves? We still need web browsers, word processors, and all that fun stuff.
The idea of using your work tool to play games better suited to other mediums is the only thing that's obsolete.

 

[Space Spoons]

If there were a gaming master race, wouldn't it be the gamers who played on both platforms? After all, there are some games you can't play on the console, and there are some games you can't play on the PC, thereby rendering both platforms equally limited, with the only way to overcome this limitation being the ability to play on both.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Because life is all about feeling superior to other people.

It's inherent to all life on Earth.