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I think PC gaming is probably better, but console gaming is just easier.
Too many times I've been in the middle of a Pc game only to have it crash my piece of crap computer. I'd much rather just play on a console system where you don't have to worry about it crashing or whether or not your system has enough RAM.
Theres ONE FACT that SHUT THE FUCKs UP PC GAMERS.And yes, I am a PC Gamer, and it DID SHUT MY FUCK UP.
When DOOM 3 came out, my Geforce 4 TI4600 i bought 6 months back for a huge fortune couldnt cope with it.I bought the Geforce 6600 PCI-X recently to play the game
And then one fine day, DOOM3 came out for stinkingly cheap X-BOX.And it looked AWESOME!
I hate my PC, and i wanna return my Graphic Card
umm yeah I wondered how this had that many replies already then i seen that this thread is 2 years old ...
anyway PC is better you can patch things up you can download stuff free no modding :P using mouse is better to shoot then a stupid right analog stick.
things can be fixed once on disk its fucked better graphics better speed
everything
so mikael_schiffe i have no idea why you bumped this maybe to stir trouble or im guessing your a well known member
Well considering the GF4 came out in what, 2002? Do you really expect it to play the latest games?
I've got a Radeon 9700 Pro which is old by top end gamers standards but it still manages to own anything my PS2 or Xbox can put out.
Bigger screen makes for worse, not better, graphics. Unless the resolution can match the size of the screen, pixels will become blocks. PC gaming is in a different league to console gaming.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vamp
Experimental releases always on consoles? Thats retarded, console games are MADE on PCs. The first FPS was on...... PC, I could go down a looooooong list of genres created/perfected on the PC.
The graphics aren't better, full stop. I agree that they are fairly good for what they are (733mhz celeron Xbox matching a 1.5ghz or so PC), but the graphics on the Xbox Doom 3 come no way close to a properly equipped PC.
The screen sizes.... I'd rather play a game at high resolution on a 19" monitor than at 640x480 on a low rez TV, the fonts are totally unreadable, enemies on a horizon are incomprehensible blobs.
If consoles are better than PCs, why are console manufacturers trying to incorporate more PC like functions; online gaming, DVD/video playback, wireless functionality...
Having games released first doesn't really make much of a difference to the machine and its quality, it just means Sony or Microsoft with their software licensing for consoles will pay a few million to have it exclusively console so they'll make a bunch more money.
I semi-agree with the painting/music comment, but in most respects it'd probably be better explained by comparing consoles to Windows and PCs to Linux.
And at half your other comments, you don't own a PC decent enough to enjoy the games, so your opinion is not allowed.
(Hitman 2 is hardly a revolutionary game, its fun but the same problems and almost exactly the same gameplay as the first one. Thats evolution baby. It had a simultaneous PC/console release, the PC looked and played better (you seriously can't aim a mouse with a sniper rifle, its akin to using a keyboard to drive a car)
Oh, I forgot to mention what I thought was the most idiotic comment in this thread, by Vamp.
Halo got a higher graphics score on console than it did on PC...
Idiot.
Of course a top of the line release on what at the time was the most powerful machine going, rivalling PCs, will get a higher score FOUR YEARS AGO than it would as a non-imrpoved port of a 4 year old out of date (graphically) console game.
Oh, and you consolers can go suck my Far Cry. I own an Xbox, but still.... HAH.
EDIT: Double post, meh. I forgot the edit feature, thing.
if a game gets a lower score for graphics on pc than it did on console, that means the PC is capable of better graphics than the console :unsure:
i'd disagree about consoles getting all the original games too. as far as i know console homebrew is a myth. i know of a good few home-made PC games and mods though.
I'm old school so graphics don't mean much to me. It is nice when a game has good visuals but it will always be gameplay that makes it for me. Which is why I'd choose a PC over a console any day of the week, for the sheer variety of games I can play. From the "big" commercial games like GTA:SA and Doom 3 to the freeware games like Stick RPG to the vast range of abandonware games hosted at places like The Underdogs.
Plus I've never liked gaming with a pad, modding my console smacks of effort and I defiently can't afford to be paying for games.
hey cheese you realise your withchese account ahs dropped to 9997 posts :P
and this thread is 3 years old people do know that dont they?
You have a console but no TV :huh:Quote:
Originally Posted by MCHeshPants420
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Originally Posted by Peerzy
Theoretically speaking, if I had a console it would be a pain to mod it. I still have a PSX from when I had a working TV but my PC can emulate that just as well...
It's back on 10k now but I'm sure teh mods are deleting them when my back is turned. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Adster
I noticed the thread was old, but it's still a half-interesting topic. Okay, actually it's a done-to-death topic but nevermind... :lol:
Oh jesus christ - Why is it every tech forum anyone comes to, there's same bloody this vs that debates on games, going on and on, through countless threads, and worn down?
I'll bite my tongue on this for now, but here's an idea thought: What if - Just imagine - the PC and each console were there for different types of gamer?
Oh, and the PC is the only thing that has Total Annihilation. Total Annihilation is the best game ever, was and still is way ahead of its time. Truly great. You can't play it on your damn console, either.
Wow... I just read the first post and I realized just how much I was talking out of my ass... :P
*blush*
i like both. i usually only play my gamecube with my friends (double dash, MOH Frontline, SSB Melee)
I'm going to actually say something important here, so listen up.
Consoles and PCs are the same on average. However, they're compltely different in terms of gameplay. Some games are simply better on a console, such as Fighting games, Racing games and games along the lines of GTA. PC, however, is much better for FPS games and MMORPGs. Sure, there are emulators for the consoles, but it's nowhere near the same, even if you have an adapter that lets you use your console controller on the PC. The experience of playing GTA:SA on the computer is much different than when I played GTA:VC on my PS2, even with my PS2 to USB adapter.
When ps3 and xbox360 are release, i think pc gaming will be obsolete lol....
my pc wont handle the next gen games....
when that happens, PC prices will probally go down. Athlon 64's prices will probally go down. i mean they even just came out with a 4800+....Quote:
Originally Posted by Guyver
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Originally Posted by Monkeee
id rather buy a ps3 or xbox360 than buy another computer...
I feel the same way;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Guyver
I had PS1 and i gave it away to my sister's kids because i thought it sucked.
A friend of mine has the PS2 and I thought it's better than PS1, but still sucked.
Im curious about the PS3 thought, or the XBox and whatnot,
but most likely will not get either since I like the PC better.
There's just too so many things PC can do and consoles cannot.
I dont think the next gen. consoles wil be superiour over PC's,
maybe for Games for awhile (up til new hardware comes available)
but comparing consoles to pc is just silly anyways, imo.
When it comes to games I was never really into OnLine gaming,
I tried the Diablo and it sucked pretty bad, same with Americas Army
(which is probably coming out for console later :O ) and didnt like it,
too many cheaters. The idea is nice but given the human nature...
However, at a LAN party things are different, and much more fun.
Im clearly not a Gamer enough, hehe...
Die Hard gamers probably dont give up so easily.
:D
Maybe upcoming consoles are really cool, who knows,
I might even get me one.
:)
lol same here for now..... there's no games out right now that my comp cant handle... for now...... :mellow: but besides all i play is World of Warcraft.... its like heroine..Quote:
Originally Posted by asmithz
i think everybody hsould just give up on this whole debate thing. its pointless and neither side ever wins.
Agree'd, even more so that people are argueing about two consoles that still have at least 6 months till release date and no real gameplay footage has been released.
I'll be buying the console that offers the best in modability, such as media players, playing copied games and such. Which was in the case of the current three, the Xbox.
Ok...
You can buy controllers for your computer..
You can play online easier on your computer..
You can adjust the AF and AA on your computer to make the graphics look far surperior to console...MUCH smoother edges..
You can hook your computer up to a large screen and it will look great..
but if you dont know a lot about computers and mods and shit then yah a console is a LOT eaiser..
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Originally Posted by bigdawgfoxx
True, and computer games are easier to pirate. However you can't invite 3 friends over and play some Burnout 3/Halo 2/Whateverfloatsyourboat on your PC can you?
you can lan party.
off-topic: last night we got generals working over GIT and coupled with teamspeak it rawks :01: second best thing to a lan party and unless you're drunk and can't do with the hassle... lan party>4 player console
IMO anyway