vint_cool Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 I've been playing games on the PC since the age of doom and wolf 3D. Never played anything on a console b4 until x360 happened. This has been my first console exp and to be honest I just dont feel I'm adjusted to this at all. Sure, the games are great, the gfx look awesome and no more frequent h/w upgrades....still, it doesnt feel like I'm gamin....I just feel I'm watching a movie or watching a soap or something when I play games over my LCD TV ! Anyday, I can play GTA SA or Farcry on my PC for 5-6 hours at a stretch....but on my x360, at the max, I can spend only 2 hours, before I get bored, put down the ctrlr and get back to my PC ! Anybody else with me, or its just me - ranting about console gaming...? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiLLFesT Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Not I. I find it easy to game on pretty much anything, as long as the games are good. From what I see, it's easier to make the transition from console to PC rather than vice-versa. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4050602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindancer Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 I am mainly a console gamer, it is only recently i have started to get into PC gaming. The one great quality about PC is you are able to mod your games and make them more interesting. But i get slightly annoyed about having to upgrade just to play the latest game. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4050617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanillainy Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 I only really play Console when i can't get internet access. All PC games i play are online. But when PS3 comes, then ill be playing console. I don't find it difficult, just takes a while to adjust i guess. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4050729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loman Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 (edited) I'm a PC gamer myself, but I use a gamepad for every game I can, and I play the games through my TV, so it's almost like a console. I do play PS2/xbox at my friends' houses, but I never have any luck with them when I buy them. I've owned two PS2s, and they both died within 2 months of purchase. First time I got a replacement, second time I got a refund. While they were working, they barely played any game, unless I tried and tried to get it to work for hours. I F*CKING HATE DISK READ ERRORS. This could have just been bad luck on my part, though, because my friend has had his PS2 since they came out, and he never gets a DRE. I've never owned an xbox, but 80% of my friends do, and they all complain about them (yet when I suggest they get into PC gaming, they just laugh). I love FPSs with the mouse and keyboard, but I can't play them at all with a controller. My friends think the mouse and keyboard sucks for all gaming, most of them won't even try using them. The new generation of consoles have a graphical advantage over most common PCs today, but if you have the money you can build a PC that blows the X360 out of the water. I'm using a Geforce 7600GT (a mid-high-range card), and it looks every bit as good as anything I've seen on X360 (which honestly, isn't much, lol), I can't imagine what two 8800's in SLI would be like. Admittedly, they wouldn't do much good without a dual-core processor and a ton of RAM, which is going to cost about $1500-2000 by the time you're finished, But, you can space that cash out over a few months/a year, and your new PC would outlast this new generation of consoles by years. I could go on and on about the advantages of PC gaming, but I'm sure someone else could do the same about the advantages of consoles. I like both of them, honestly, a game is a game. In conclusion: PC Gaming = for computer people, Console Gaming = for everyone. Damn, this is the longest post I've made in a long time Edited February 14, 2007 by Loman Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4050759 Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopskin Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 i Honestly dont have a good enough PC to play most games (HP Pavilion A730N) so i use consoles anyway. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4050821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moth Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 i would b into pc gaming but my computer is crap for most games. and when i evr play my pc i played games like the sims and command and conquer. i play my ps2 to death and surpisingly it hadn't broke yet cause the movers dropped it a couple of times and it still works. try that with your pc. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4050835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exkabewbikadid Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 It's just my opinion, but I think PC gaming is starting to die. The PS3 and the X360 are both pushing very high-end graphics and using parallel processing as well. Obviously PC gaming will pull ahead once again when DirectX 10 features are being fully utilized. The problem is that flagship graphics cards and multicore processors are not cheap but a must when you have a monitor capable of displaying 3+ megapixel resolutions. Of course, I could settle for mid-range at 1024x768 with no AA or AF and run the latest games at passable framerates, but I know I hate doing that as do a lot of others. Add in the new element of one day needing a PPU card which isn't cheap and things start to look a little out of hand. Eventually, the graphics, physics and AI in games will reach a plateau, not because of hardware limitations, but because there is simply nowhere left to go. I think when the PS4 and Xbox 4320 come around, the hardware will be powerful enough to handle anything that lands on a PC for years to come and the PC will become even less attractive to develop for. What is sad about all of this is that neither the douchebags at Microsoft or Sony have shown any inclination towards designing new controllers that are suited for FPS-style games (I have to give Sony some credit with the sixaxis design, but it seems to be too little too late). At least Nintendo got off their asses and tried something new. Hell, I don't care if they offered the specialized controller as an accessory that you have to pay an extra $50 for. But untill that day comes, all console versions of FPSes are completely bastardized by analog controllers. Back to the original point... I used to be mostly a PC gamer, but I'm burned out on PC gaming. I'm actually burned out on gaming, period. I think once GTA4 (or possibly Crackdown) lands, I'll end up being soley a console gamer. I can't be bothered to build another gaming PC. The FPS genre with k/m will be missed though. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4050933 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vint_cool Posted February 14, 2007 Author Share Posted February 14, 2007 It's just my opinion, but I think PC gaming is starting to die. The PS3 and the X360 are both pushing very high-end graphics and using parallel processing as well. There, there, my friend, thats not true WoW:Burning crusade sold 2.5 million copies on the day of its release just recently. And this game is "PC" exclusive Its not perhaps the gfx, but the gameplay as well which matters ! And moreover the best selling game of all time - "Sims" series sold most of its copies on PC at the time of PS2 and xbox ! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4051005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_-playero-_ Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 It's just my opinion, but I think PC gaming is starting to die. The PS3 and the X360 are both pushing very high-end graphics and using parallel processing as well. Obviously PC gaming will pull ahead once again when DirectX 10 features are being fully utilized. PC gaming will become less and less attractive. But I see a problem in that. Both PS3 and X360 and Wii are great, but they have limits and those will be reached in 3-5 years. By that time PCs will have a very big advantage over consoles. I mean, anyone with resources can upgrade their PC whenever a new generation of GFX card comes out, but I gaming console cant be upgraded. I don't usually game on my PC cause my gfx card is a lame piece of sh*t. I do love Command and Conquer, Rise of Nations and alike. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4051183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sainraja Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) I prefer both, but it really depends on games. I prefer action/adventure, fighting, shooting games (Resident Evil 4) on consoles. I like PC for RTS games. I've got Warcraft II, Warcraft III (with expansion), StarCraft (with expansion), Age of Empires, Empire Earth, Command and Conquer series on the PC. Here is link to my game collection: http://www.gamespot.com/users/sainraja/games_table?mode=own Edited February 15, 2007 by sainraja Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4052320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTAThomas Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) I've been a PC gamer for a few years after switching from PS2. I spent maybe a thousand dollars on my computer and I can't play some of these new games now. The new video cards are going to cost well more than a Premium 360! I don't think I'm going to be a PC gamer much longer. Edited February 15, 2007 by GTA_Thomas Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4052545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brutuz Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 I'm a PC gamer at the moment, WHen I get my PS3, (2009) I'll start being a Console Gamer again. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4052979 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moth Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Both PS3 and X360 and Wii are great, but they have limits and those will be reached in 3-5 years. yeah but in 5-6 years there will be a the ps4 and xbox 3 and wii 2 or something. and the fact that pc gaming is expensive is that might later on in my life pc gaming will only be for the rich cause a $400 for a graphics card every couple of years is way to much. i pay $700 for a ps3 and not having to worry for a long time will until the ps4 or something comes out. there are some games that i love that are on the pc but most of them i need to buy a new computer cause my pc is crap. the best game i have is the sims 2 and its expesive packs and the other games i would love to play but can't like act of war direct action and high tension. i am a consle gamer because it is cheaper then pc gaming Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4052995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Freak-2001 Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 I've always leaned towards PC gaming more but I've always been into consoles. This in the last 12 months has changed slightly, my PC gaming is declining. A few factors as to why, money I don't have the money to pump into maintaining an up to date and game capable PC so of course the games that I can play are limited. Because of this I bought a 360 so that I could still keep up with games that have PC-like qualities at least until PC's once again take the lead. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4053130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.A.B. Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 The reason I've been turned off of gaming on PC's is because of the upgrading. My computer isn't exactly the strongest around. I'm not gonna waste $2000.00 on upgrading it. With consoles, you just pop in the disk and play, it's much much simpler. But I am into emulating. The only games I've ever played on my PC are games that where for other consoles that I didn't want to waste money to get. Like GTA:SA Civilization, The Sims and Simcity are the only exceptions. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4053134 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIP YEK NOD Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 I tend to go through it in cycles, being a heavier console gamer the first 1-2 years, and a heavy pc gamer the next 3-5 years of the consoles life cycles. of course, if a good new console game or a good new pc game comes out, during that gaming sectors downtime in my cycle, i still play it and such. in the end, though i usually get the better gaming out of the consoles, simply due to the pop-in-and-play nature of them, however there is only 1 past gen console game i play regularly(guitar hero) while there are tons of "past gen" pc games i play regularly due to the ability to update the graphics of older games as the newer technology comes along. total annihilation in 720p is teh sex, and that is a 9 year old game Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4053155 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Consoles are just cheaper. Plus you don't have to keep updating them to play the newest games. I don't play games on my PC much because it can't handle that many games. It's too expensive to get high-end computers when you could just get a console or two and a nice LCD TV. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4053590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vint_cool Posted February 16, 2007 Author Share Posted February 16, 2007 maybe i just feel so becoz, there arent enuf good games on x360 as of now ! Maybe I would have played GTA SA for hours on a console - although cant imagine that as of now ! Let me buy crackdown and see how long I can hook myself to it Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4053714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
original gangster Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 (edited) I tend to use my PC for games like Oblivion, Sims, RTSs or FPSs. Xbox360 for console exclusives such as Gears, THP8 or Saints Row. Wii for the Nintendo exclusives and of course, the motion sensing which you can't do on a PC. Overall I'm more into PC gaming, I prefer it because my comp can run games quite well on medium - high settings, mods enhance life, and keyboard + mouse works well for all the games I play. Consoles still have their advantages over PC gaming though: - has games that you can't get on PC. - some games work better with a controller. - don't have to worry about whether you'll be able to run the game or not, all you need is a console and a TV and you're ready to go. - more affordable. Edited February 16, 2007 by original gangster Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4054124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
3niX Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Well... Wii for the Nintendo exclusives and of course, the motion sensing which you can't do on a PC. Hah! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4054144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
original gangster Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Well... Wii for the Nintendo exclusives and of course, the motion sensing which you can't do on a PC. Hah! Yeah I've seen that before, it's cool but it looks like you have to make some jerky movements for the aiming and turning. I wouldn't mind having the 360 Laptop though. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4054187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline_Mad Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 I'm into console and PC gaming equaly, I started off playing the Megadrive, then went onto the Saturn and when i found out Tomb Raider 2 wasn't coming to the saturn, my dad sugested getting a PC, then shortly after we got our first PC we got a free Playstation from a friend of my dads, from then on Ive been alternating between PC and Consoles. But nowadays i tend to play my PC more because of online games like SA-MP, Counterstrike and UT2004, plus alot of the games i have on PC have a bigger lifespan than those on PS2 bacause of mods/downloads and expansion packs. I definitely need to get a PS3 cos my PC can't run all the new games that have been coming out lately, weird thing is though as i found out a few days ago, it can run Half Life 2 Fine with everything set high, but can't play Halo smoothly with everything set low, but the Graphics on HL2 set High are 10 times better than Halo set Low, must be to do with the engine the games uses or something like that. Kind of similar to a couple racing games on PS2, Flatout 2 has amazing graphics on the PS2 and runs smoothly with all the destruction n stuff going on, but Need For Speed Most Wanted's Graphics are crap on the PS2 and has a crap framerate. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267240-pc-to-console-transitiongetting-difficult/#findComment-4054888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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