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I saw this over at Kotaku and I just had to share. This is literally the best video game advice I have ever seen...and probably the funniest.
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I'm always torn on this. Yes, you can get better graphics on a computer, but you also have to spend a shitload more money. You buy a console and you know that it will be able to play just about every game that comes out for it, minor accessories might be required. but still in the long run you still come out cheaper. For a computer you start off with something that is good this year, but then will need to be upgraded a few times. Lets look at this, the Xbox 360 came out in 2005, PS3 and Wii in 2006. Since that time, 2 versions of windows came out, to play DX10 games you would have had to at least upgrade to 1 of those. Lets look at hardware. How many gamers still have the same computer for playing games that they had back in 2005 or even 2006? Hell how many still have the same one from 2009?
I see nothing wrong with using a console to play games in addition to your computer. they all have their place in my opinion.
For the extra money you get the better and more immersive experience the PC brings you. Play the latest COD on a map smaller than the original Quake MP maps, then play Bad Company 2. Tell me if that difference in experience (calling in a helicopter by holding a button, or jumping in a helicopter with 4 of your buddies and firing the minigun yourself) isn't worth the extra $$$.
I'm always torn on this. Yes, you can get better graphics on a computer, but you also have to spend a shitload more money. You buy a console and you know that it will be able to play just about every game that comes out for it, minor accessories might be required. but still in the long run you still come out cheaper. For a computer you start off with something that is good this year, but then will need to be upgraded a few times. Lets look at this, the Xbox 360 came out in 2005, PS3 and Wii in 2006. Since that time, 2 versions of windows came out, to play DX10 games you would have had to at least upgrade to 1 of those. Lets look at hardware. How many gamers still have the same computer for playing games that they had back in 2005 or even 2006? Hell how many still have the same one from 2009?
I see nothing wrong with using a console to play games in addition to your computer. they all have their place in my opinion.
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I'm always torn on this. Yes, you can get better graphics on a computer, but you also have to spend a shitload more money. You buy a console and you know that it will be able to play just about every game that comes out for it, minor accessories might be required. but still in the long run you still come out cheaper. For a computer you start off with something that is good this year, but then will need to be upgraded a few times. Lets look at this, the Xbox 360 came out in 2005, PS3 and Wii in 2006. Since that time, 2 versions of windows came out, to play DX10 games you would have had to at least upgrade to 1 of those. Lets look at hardware. How many gamers still have the same computer for playing games that they had back in 2005 or even 2006? Hell how many still have the same one from 2009?
I see nothing wrong with using a console to play games in addition to your computer. they all have their place in my opinion.
I'm always torn on this. Yes, you can get better graphics on a computer, but you also have to spend a shitload more money. You buy a console and you know that it will be able to play just about every game that comes out for it, minor accessories might be required. but still in the long run you still come out cheaper. For a computer you start off with something that is good this year, but then will need to be upgraded a few times. Lets look at this, the Xbox 360 came out in 2005, PS3 and Wii in 2006. Since that time, 2 versions of windows came out, to play DX10 games you would have had to at least upgrade to 1 of those. Lets look at hardware. How many gamers still have the same computer for playing games that they had back in 2005 or even 2006? Hell how many still have the same one from 2009?
I see nothing wrong with using a console to play games in addition to your computer. they all have their place in my opinion.
Yes, you can get better graphics on a computer, but you also have to spend a shitload more money.
To get graphics comparable to 360 or ps3 does NOT cost a shitload these days. i bet you could build a xbox360 killer for less than $400. i'm a few months outta date with the hardware since changing jobs but yeah i bet well under 400 would give you 360 level graphics.
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You misunderstood my comment there. Not to keep up with the xbox360/PS3, but to keep up with top of the line PC video games and always be able to play every new game at the highest quality settings. The complaint is that console games look like crap and that you can get much better quality in pc games, at the same time a lot of hardcore gamers on pc always want the latest hardware to be able to play games with all graphical settings maxed out. In order to do that, that is what cost a shitload. Spending $1000+ every year to two to keep your computer with the current top of the line video card, cpu and memory. And to at least upgrade past XP. Did you spend more than $500 on your computer hardware since Nov 2005? if so then you spent more to play games on your computer than the people that bought a xbox 360 spent to play games.
I was just trying to point out you bought that xbox 360 / PS3 or whatever when it came out, you spent $X and you know that every game that comes out for that system will play perfectly fine on your console, you might need to buy something like the move controller, kinect or something like that for some games. but regardless the game will play on your console without you needing to check to see if you have enough memory, or a good enough video card... You built a computer back in 2005, you go out today to buy a game and you need to check the system requirements to see if it even meets the min requirments. Even if it does, you won't be ble to get the best possible quality out of the game. So you will probably need to go out and upgrade your video card, and upgrade from XP to be able to use DX10 at least...
I fully agree with you about being able to build a computer for $400 to play games with the same graphics results as a console like that.
The 4850 is around $90 right now and will run ANY game at max or near max settings at 1680x1050.
All we need is a GOOD BROWSER (ps3 blows, wii really blows, xbox doesn't have one?) on the console and a top-o-the-line GPU and we will get a killer console. Throw in hardware upgrades every 3 years and the console will never die out. A moddable, upgradable part console with a legit, full HTML browser... that's all we want Microsoft and Sony, get with the fucking times you R&D people.
Sports, racing and many RPG's ( not MMORPG's ) I believe are best on a console. FPS, RTS and MMORPG are best on a PC. Thats my opinion.
Price aside I'll say the same thing I always do in console vs PC gaming.
#1. Expandability.
--- Once you have a good PC platform, each new gaming generation is $200 - $300 away for a CPU and GPU upgrade to stomp a console. If you started with a good CPU like those lucky early adopters of the E6600 and especially Q6600, your upgrade is only $150 - $200 for a better gpu.
#2. Modability.
--- PC has long owned the console front in the ability to mod games and create and freely distribute new content. Sure there are downloadable maps and weapons n stuff for the X360 and PS3 but sometimes you have to pay for it when you can get the exact same thing on PC for free and my favourite example are the maps. literally hundreds of user made maps available for CoD4 and you only get a few on console.