What is your honest opinion on console flamewars?

[BigTortoise]

There are pros and cons for everything. Really I think it all comes down to consoles versus PC gaming.

-Everything has exclusive games so that doesn't really matter.
-Gaming is expensive. While consoles run for 2-300 dollars, a quality gaming PC would cost around 6-700. And that's if you know how to build one. If not then it'll cost you up to $1k
-Online communities? Well I've had better experiences with PC gaming. (And I prefer fabulous as opposed to ******.)
-Maybe it's just me but I find a controller much easier to use than a keyboard (for MOST games. Valve games seem to be handled better with my keyboard.)
-Games coming at 50-60 bucks a piece is a huge setback on money. PC's have the upper hand here because of direct downloadable games allowing lower prices (and no tax).


Surely there's more to the list but the main focus of this is:

CONSOLE: For those who don't game hardcore. They have a small collection of games they enjoy playing and can make last a while.

PC: Hardcore gaming. Anyone who wants a large collection of games and plays for a large fraction of their day. You can always plug a controller into the computer if you need to.


(Disclaimer: I'm a PC gamer and kick sand at console gamers.)

 

[Brutal Peanut]

"Seriously, just give it a rest already. This is just pointless! No, NO! No more. Sh! The both of you, honestly,..."

 

[Ashcrexl]

people still do console wars? i thought we had already long grown past this. i mean it's 2011!

 

[ManInRed]

It's not the console its the game. Anyone trying to argue consoles is just silly announcing their meaningless bias. Besides, the last generations of console wars were much better anyways. This generation seems like a pretty weak war, considering how few exclusive titles there are and the mutually assure surviver of all the consoles.

 

[DustyDrB]

My opinion: if you participate in console flame wars, you're either a 13 year old or an adult with a bad case of arrested development. That includes you too, PC gamers.

 

[FalloutJack]

Fuck console wars and all the debates which resemble them. I think the Escapist knows by now that I unilaterally hate them, so I need not go into details.

 

[Twilight_guy]

The console war is dumb to me. Its a bunch of fanboys having a dick waving contest for a faceless company that doesn't even know they exist. Honestly if someone is that insecure about their console choice they need therapy for their chronic fear of failure not internet arguing. The world would be a better place without console wars.

 

[DaHero]

Rivarlies, both between companies and their fans, have always been there.

Nintendo and Sega had a friendly competition, mostly in good fun ("Nintendon't" is hilarious) and Nintendo won in the end.

N64 vs PSX was so interesting, it practically spawned two distinct gaming directions. Everybody, especially the gamers, won.

The PS2 won its generation by the sheer number of great games, even if most of them also came out on GCN or the PC or whathaveyou. Sony won so hard, Nintendo made a waggle-platform next, to avoid the tough fight altogether.

Then the XBox came along, and the Console Wars were born. "My cheap assortment of near-identical hardware running 98% of the same games is much better than yours, you dirty fanboy!" Every gamer lost.

The PC was only dragged into this because for the first time since the Commodore64, their plastic boxes full of fans could compare to some of our mid-range machines, so naturally everybody made sure we would lose some, too. Misery loves company?

It's not very admirable of PC Gamers to let themselves be dragged into these ego-measuring contests (especially since it's kindergartners inviting full-grown men...), but there you go.

And all that just because the guys who make the most money in PCs decided to give everyone cheap and easy access to online trash-talking. Good job, Bill Gates.

End of thread.

 

[maximusw00t]

It took me awhile but i saved up enough money and i have all 3 consoles and im working on upgrading my current computer, So i gives no shits

 

[Racecarlock]

Every console and PC VS. Console war can just go die. They can all just go and die. I am inferior to no one because of my platform choice, and I am not destroying the gaming industry.

 

[AkaDad]

I think console flamewars suck and they're a waste of energy, kinda like the PS3.

 

[Astoria]

It's so stupid. It's all a matter of opinion and just because someone's is different to yours doesn't make them inferior. Can't we all just game together happily? Is that really so much to ask?

 

[PlasmaFrog]

They're a lot alike the Special Olympics; even if you win, you're still retarded.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

My lump of plastic and wires makes me a better person than your lump of plastic and wires which performs the same function, that function being a hobby we both enjoy and should probably be embracing eachother for.

 

[BoredDragon]

Meh, I have all consoles and an alienware laptop so much of the console wars don't effect me. However, my true opinion has been said many times on this thread already. Screw the console wars because most of it seems to boil down to which system has the best exclusive titles anyway.

 

[BoredDragon]

They're a lot alike the Special Olympics; even if you win, you're still retarded.

roflmao, I must hold onto this simile for future use

 

[BoredDragon]

They're adorable, really. I find them a lot of fun to watch, if only because they seem to parallel the level of dedication that many people show towards their political party or personal beliefs. People need to realize and understand that console wars are generally pointless and a waste of argumentative effort best spent solving real problems, but until they do, they'll remain a decently amusing pasttime.

people still do console wars? i thought we had already long grown past this. i mean it's 2011!

Haven't you heard? Duke Nukem Forever came out and there are people who actually defend it, so obviously we have culturally grown up quite as much as we like to think.

Obvious joke is obvious, before Duke fans start flinging things at me. >_>

People are actually defending this piece of shit? I forgive a lot to a game that's based around humor, but even I can't get over the below average graphics, boring fights, and horrid controls. There aren't even that many funny jokes. All characters swear like fucking 14-year-olds and not even in the inventive way like Bulletstorm. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WI...
*backs away from keyboard*

sorry, I'll stop before I go into full rant mode. God I'm not even a fan of this series

 

[Plucky]

I honestly can't remember a time in my life where the Console Wars really struck, we were mostly suckled by Nintendo and Sega at the time, by the time the Dreamcast came out, we were mostly Nintendo people in our house.

Thenagain, not having our own money besides christmases and birthdays would lead us to buying games then...


But today, the console war isnt that big of a deal, sure each console is good in it's own right, but some excedes the others in a few fields, note it might be a bit biased, but the Wii was the last console i played seriously..and that was months ago, the PS3 was only played on for the PSX games i bought from the store and the Xbox has been unloved since Dead Rising. :/


The Wii is sorta barebones, but their first party games are nicely supported with quality titles most of the time, both Galaxies was pretty great and felt more closer than Sunshine ever did, it also has their own store for buying emulations of games from a pool of consoles, but their lack of a content tied user-based system could be a bit problematic if your Wii dies and they are a bit behind in interactive media in some cases.

Now the PS3, does it have much in the 1st party games department besides both Little Big Planets, Wipeout, Ape Escape and...umm...Uncharted? and their store libaries focuses slightly less on the game and more about media in general, you can get videos and such, you could either rent them for a number of days or just buy it on the spot, heck you can even play your PSX games and downloaded videos on the go with the PSP which is great, again, its an aspect that beats the Wii allthough Nintendo has the 3DS. (Nes or maybe even Snes games could be good there)


Now the Xbox...no offence, but again, i havn't even played it since Dead Rising and that was Nintendo Hard, i barely remember the Online system nor can i remember it's stance on purchased content, is it locked to the console? or is it per user but it requires it to be connected online before you can view/use them?


Ive been out of the loop in console gaming for so long that ive turned into a PC gamer now, Steam is probally my Oyster and various MMOs such as WoW, Runescape and Kingdom of Loathing is my Side dish.