BioSergeant
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ATTENTION: Do not flame or criticize this thread, I took deep thought into what I was saying so I would not sound rude or irritated in any way. I would highly appreciate friendly posts. If you have something to say contradicting my opinions, please post in a mature fashion and I will respect your opinion.
If you managed to open this thread, you're awesome, I practically love you.
It's the same old story again. Day after day more and more prefer a console. My friend now prefers a console. After three years of propaganda and being ill informed, my friend believes consoles are the better choice over the PC with lack of knowledge. Of course I am upset about his decision and I want him to delve a little bit into the world of PC gaming so he can make a real decision.
In order to do that, I'd like to give him as many legitimate reasons possible of why PC gaming might be the better choice for him. That's where I need your help. You need to help me create an epic list of why PC gaming might be the better choice. So post as many reasons possible as you like and I will add them to the epic list. Epic is big so lets give it our best shot! By the way, if you can provide a very good and well thought out reason that I find deserving of extra attention to. I will add your name to the PC Loyalist List. Sorry, there's no real awards involved, just the glory of being of being on the list. So lets begin!
Remember, legitimate reasons only.
PC Loyalist:
wildfire99
krameriffic
Nenu
{EB}NuTSymPToM{EB}
Krenum
n3g471v3 d3c1b3l
EPIC LIST:
Mods Free content is hard to argue against.
Steam Ease of use, access to older, hard to find titles, automatic updating
Better Control M+KB is superior for FPS, RTS, and complex MMO type games.
Better Graphics Consoles are outdated months after release if not sooner.
Multilayer Dedicated community servers with good administrators are irreplaceable.
Community Customization Mods, maps, skins, etc keep games alive for years.
Price It doesn's cost an arm and leg anymore to get high end visuals due to more affordable and effective solutions (IE Geforce 8800GT is $150 to $190)
MMO games Does that need explanation?
Teamspeak/Ventrillo The next big step in online comunication. Far more robust than online chatting with the consoles.
Innovation Devs are more willing to Risk new ideas on the PC platform. With consoles, it's about being cookie-cutter and following the trend. In PC gaming, it's about creating trends, both in software and hardware. The PC market remains the industry's guinea pig, and a haven for tweakers. F1 racing isn't for everyone, but for those who do, it's pure power and innovation. The other guys can go autocross with their consoles.
Functionality They can do way more than just games. They are not dedicated to one purpose and can serve you in a huge number of ways!
Games/Prices New releases are $50 for the PC while the consoles charge $60, even for the same exact game! There's a long list of good titles for the PC too.
Competition the PC is where the serious and competitive gaming scene exists. Opportunity The fact that indie evelopers are much more likely to develop for the PC. The same cannot be said for consoles.
Performance PCs can achieve much higher framerates.
Resolutions Higher resolutions (up to 2560x1600 !!)
Display Settings Can enable higher quality settings that are absent from most console games.
Preference You get to choose which quality enhancements suit you and your display best.
Controller Choice You're not stuck with just a keyboard and mouse configuration. You can plug in an Xbox 360 controller via USB to play.
More Games PCs have a wider variety of games as they are not restricted by choice of controller.
Price Ratio Games tend to be cheaper on PC
Compatibility Theres a long history of games that are still compatible with your current PC. Consoles are restricted to only playing games for the current system and maybe some games from the previous gen system only.
Freebies! There are a huge amount of free games and other fun software on the PC
Upgradability PCs can be upgraded to meet the standards of new better quality games, promoting Game Developers to write even better quality games for PC.
Multitask A PC can do many more things at once.
Repairability You can fix your PC if something is disfunctional and if you dont have the required part its quick and easy get one. Beats sending your Xbox 360 away for weeks to fix the dreaded RRoD
Warrantys You can clean inside of your PC without voiding warranty of anything You can also mod your PCs cooling to suit its environment without voiding warranty.
Pride When you build your very own PC with your own hands, there's a sense of pride and real owner shop in it.
Aesthetics If you thought faceplates were cool. Check out modern cases, most of them are beautiful. You can also put in LEDs of many different colors to add to the visual yum yum.
Digital Downloads Yep, you don't even have to waste gas to drive down and buy a copy, you can purchase and download the game from the comfort of your seat.
Mobility Despite what you might hear, there are micro ATX case solutions you can build yourself so you can take it to a friends and have a little one on one... or eight on eight.
If you managed to open this thread, you're awesome, I practically love you.
It's the same old story again. Day after day more and more prefer a console. My friend now prefers a console. After three years of propaganda and being ill informed, my friend believes consoles are the better choice over the PC with lack of knowledge. Of course I am upset about his decision and I want him to delve a little bit into the world of PC gaming so he can make a real decision.
In order to do that, I'd like to give him as many legitimate reasons possible of why PC gaming might be the better choice for him. That's where I need your help. You need to help me create an epic list of why PC gaming might be the better choice. So post as many reasons possible as you like and I will add them to the epic list. Epic is big so lets give it our best shot! By the way, if you can provide a very good and well thought out reason that I find deserving of extra attention to. I will add your name to the PC Loyalist List. Sorry, there's no real awards involved, just the glory of being of being on the list. So lets begin!
Remember, legitimate reasons only.
PC Loyalist:
wildfire99
krameriffic
Nenu
{EB}NuTSymPToM{EB}
Krenum
n3g471v3 d3c1b3l
EPIC LIST:
Mods Free content is hard to argue against.
Steam Ease of use, access to older, hard to find titles, automatic updating
Better Control M+KB is superior for FPS, RTS, and complex MMO type games.
Better Graphics Consoles are outdated months after release if not sooner.
Multilayer Dedicated community servers with good administrators are irreplaceable.
Community Customization Mods, maps, skins, etc keep games alive for years.
Price It doesn's cost an arm and leg anymore to get high end visuals due to more affordable and effective solutions (IE Geforce 8800GT is $150 to $190)
MMO games Does that need explanation?
Teamspeak/Ventrillo The next big step in online comunication. Far more robust than online chatting with the consoles.
Innovation Devs are more willing to Risk new ideas on the PC platform. With consoles, it's about being cookie-cutter and following the trend. In PC gaming, it's about creating trends, both in software and hardware. The PC market remains the industry's guinea pig, and a haven for tweakers. F1 racing isn't for everyone, but for those who do, it's pure power and innovation. The other guys can go autocross with their consoles.
Functionality They can do way more than just games. They are not dedicated to one purpose and can serve you in a huge number of ways!
Games/Prices New releases are $50 for the PC while the consoles charge $60, even for the same exact game! There's a long list of good titles for the PC too.
Competition the PC is where the serious and competitive gaming scene exists. Opportunity The fact that indie evelopers are much more likely to develop for the PC. The same cannot be said for consoles.
Performance PCs can achieve much higher framerates.
Resolutions Higher resolutions (up to 2560x1600 !!)
Display Settings Can enable higher quality settings that are absent from most console games.
Preference You get to choose which quality enhancements suit you and your display best.
Controller Choice You're not stuck with just a keyboard and mouse configuration. You can plug in an Xbox 360 controller via USB to play.
More Games PCs have a wider variety of games as they are not restricted by choice of controller.
Price Ratio Games tend to be cheaper on PC
Compatibility Theres a long history of games that are still compatible with your current PC. Consoles are restricted to only playing games for the current system and maybe some games from the previous gen system only.
Freebies! There are a huge amount of free games and other fun software on the PC
Upgradability PCs can be upgraded to meet the standards of new better quality games, promoting Game Developers to write even better quality games for PC.
Multitask A PC can do many more things at once.
Repairability You can fix your PC if something is disfunctional and if you dont have the required part its quick and easy get one. Beats sending your Xbox 360 away for weeks to fix the dreaded RRoD
Warrantys You can clean inside of your PC without voiding warranty of anything You can also mod your PCs cooling to suit its environment without voiding warranty.
Pride When you build your very own PC with your own hands, there's a sense of pride and real owner shop in it.
Aesthetics If you thought faceplates were cool. Check out modern cases, most of them are beautiful. You can also put in LEDs of many different colors to add to the visual yum yum.
Digital Downloads Yep, you don't even have to waste gas to drive down and buy a copy, you can purchase and download the game from the comfort of your seat.
Mobility Despite what you might hear, there are micro ATX case solutions you can build yourself so you can take it to a friends and have a little one on one... or eight on eight.