PC-XBOX360-PS3

[OverTheBelow]

ok lets say u had to choose an X360,PS3 or a WII

 

which one will u choose?

I'd buy an xbox since there are more games I am interested in and I hear the online is better too.

[qwerty555]

ok lets say u had to choose an X360,PS3 or a WII

 

which one will u choose?

I'd buy an xbox since there are more games I am interested in and I hear the online is better too.

for ps3 you dont have to pay to play online but for xbox you do

[kaptainkoolkat]

Now the fanboys start comming out

[Mister Pink]

PC is obviously the more advanced and technically superior. However, knowledge of how PCs, graphics cards and troubleshooting potential problems with either a game crashing, specifications and whatnot is extremely preferable.

 

Consoles, are ready to go. They are more mobile and don't require the user to have much technical know how. It's obviously why consoles are the more popular option.

 

If you grew up on PC gaming, moving on to a console (I imagine) would be like a serious downgrade. If you have the best it's really hard to go down a step.

 

For me, I grew up on console gaming. I pick it up as I go along and go about my business. Viewing graphics on a good PC is like a bonus or a peak into the future of console gaming (visualy/graphically).

 

To say that one is better than the other is a bit....eh.. I dunno. Yes, technically a PC is better but it's all about what suits the user. It annoys me when folk get fanboyish over platforms. As I said, what ever suits your needs, shall do.

[james227uk]

ok lets say u had to choose an X360,PS3 or a WII

 

which one will u choose?

I'd buy an xbox since there are more games I am interested in and I hear the online is better too.

for ps3 you dont have to pay to play online but for xbox you do

And that affects the situation how? I'm not really bothered about having to pay for online.

[coin-god]

ok lets say u had to choose an X360,PS3 or a WII

 

which one will u choose?

I'd buy an xbox since there are more games I am interested in and I hear the online is better too.

for ps3 you dont have to pay to play online but for xbox you do

And that affects the situation how? I'm not really bothered about having to pay for online.

Well, some people are.

[Tyler]

Let's just say that the payment for online play on xbox is worth it. Ps3 multiplayer generally isn't has potent or enjoyable.

[ptiko]

Ps3 multiplayer generally isn't has potent or enjoyable.

So paying to play online makes playing MW2 just that little bit better huh?

[Tyler]

Ps3 multiplayer generally isn't has potent or enjoyable.

So paying to play online makes playing MW2 just that little bit better huh?

I think you've misheard me. I don't play many multiplayer games as is, but the ones I do play usually include Halo or the likes. I have nothing against Ps3 as a console, but I just think the multiplayer is even more immature than xbox's.

[ptiko]

Ps3 multiplayer generally isn't has potent or enjoyable.

So paying to play online makes playing MW2 just that little bit better huh?

I think you've misheard me. I don't play many multiplayer games as is, but the ones I do play usually include Halo or the likes. I have nothing against Ps3 as a console, but I just think the multiplayer is even more immature than xbox's.

Misread

 

To be honest, I wouldn't say either is better. They're as bad as each other.

[Algonquin Assassin]

If you grew up on PC gaming, moving on to a console (I imagine) would be like a serious downgrade. If you have the best it's really hard to go down a step.

 

Not necessarily. Although I used to own an Atari, and a Sega Megadrive the majority of my early gaming years was spent on a PC.

 

This was around 94-96. When I got my PS1 in 97 I never looked back. I've only played a couple of PC games in the last 13 years, but for me consoles are much easier to live with now.

 

I just hate going back to using a keyboard, and a mouse. I know you can hook up a controller, but that defeats the purpose of playing on a PC. Might aswell play on a console.

 

Graphically I've seen some amazing looking PC games, but honestly I don't think consoles are that much different. Infact I think the differences are a bit exaggerated.

 

IMO I don't think either platform is "better" than the other. There are advantages, and disadvantages to owning a console, or a PC. I currently game on a console, because that's what I like to do.

 

[OverTheBelow]

If you grew up on PC gaming, moving on to a console (I imagine) would be like a serious downgrade. If you have the best it's really hard to go down a step.

 

I just hate going back to using a keyboard, and a mouse. I know you can hook up a controller, but that defeats the purpose of playing on a PC. Might aswell play on a console.

No it doesn't. You forgot about mods, better framerate and blah blah the usual better graphics?

 

 

I play Call of Duty 6 better at 1080p when compared to playing at console's blurry 600p because I can see more detail and less smudge.

[vertical limit]

i used to play cod mw2 at 1080i and there were amazing

[tubbs51]

it all depends on the players likes and dislikes... i like the 360's controllers and i hate the PS3s (too damn small and it feels too flimsy), i prefer xbox's exclusives more than the PS3's (i love Fable and Halo and i cant stand Metal Gear or Killzone), I like to party Chat with friends when we're playing different games... i dont mind paying for online capabilities cause in my opinion i prefer the xbox's stuff more than PS3... and yes i have played the PS3.... the only thing i like is LBP im jealous of that of everything MS can buy rights to as well i would want LBP

[vertical limit]

it all depends on the players likes and dislikes... i like the 360's controllers and i hate the PS3s (too damn small and it feels too flimsy), i prefer xbox's exclusives more than the PS3's (i love Fable and Halo and i cant stand Metal Gear or Killzone), I like to party Chat with friends when we're playing different games... i dont mind paying for online capabilities cause in my opinion i prefer the xbox's stuff more than PS3... and yes i have played the PS3.... the only thing i like is LBP im jealous of that of everything MS can buy rights to as well i would want LBP

i 1000% agree on that

[d0mm2k8]

 

but honestly I don't think consoles are that much different. Infact I think the differences are a bit exaggerated.

To see the real difference between PC and console, just pop your GTA IV into your 360/PS3 then go look at the ENB Series thread

[ptiko]

I think another main reason I love PC gaming over consoles is that its personal/custom. Yeah, consoles are some what easy compared to PC but there is nothing like building your own gaming PC

[The-King]

I grew up on console gaming with my only access to a PC being computers of Mac design. Always had a slight interest in PC gaming, but I never really knew enough to justify even considering the purchase of a high end PC, upon graduating High School my grandmother bought me a laptop and I made sure to choose a decently powerful one (far from as powerful as I'd like now that I actually know what's what in regards to hardware) and since then I've fallen in love with PC gaming and everything about it. Now I have every intent to buy a gaming rig once I can scrounge enough money together for one.

 

It's truly wonderful and there's so much more immersion and feeling to it than any other form of gaming, it's undeniable.

[baptiste]

The whole "it depends on the person" argument really doesnt carry any weight in this case because the question was: which is best, not which is best for you.

 

 

Like it or not, factually speaking, PC gets better graphics, better control over content, mods, and the mouse/keyboard combo which will always be infinitly better than a controller in a very large portion of game types.

FPS, TPS, MMO's, RPG, RTS are all games who end up being vastly superior on the pc; with RTS and MMO's simply not existing on console. And as for FPS and TPS, you dont need to be a f*cking detective to figure out a mouse is more accurate and faster than a controller, no matter how much auto-aim you shove into a console. The only exception being if you REALLY suck and cant actually aim with a mouse at all and have to rely on console auto-aim to do anything.

 

I'll grant you that racing games are probably better on console, but seeing as if your a racing game buff, you should have a wheel, which is obtainable on console and PC, then this argument is pretty futile. Action-Adventure are also probably better on console, which is the only real point that I will grant.

 

Dont get me wrong, I see how I'm coming off as a PC fan-boy, but I actually own a 360, for the sole reason of getting certain games that dont come out on PC, and I absolutly love my 360 for that. GTAIV, RDD, Halo3/reach come to mind. You could consider that a strenght, and I'm sure some people would, but it wont end up counting for THAT much in the end. Plus, PC gets its own exclusifs if you really wanna keep score.

 

 

As for 360 vs PS3, the argument here is pretty futile imo, as it comes down, to which exclusifs you wanna play in 95 percent of the times. You wanna play Halo/fable/GoW or do you wanna play GoW/Heavy Rain/MGS4?

 

Controller type is also of concern, but really if all the games you wanna play are on another console, I've no doubt a large amount of gamers would make the switch.

 

With consoles, actually getting into the argument of which is better is completly retarded, because apart from games, none REALLY shines above the other like the PC does over console.

Edited November 8, 2010 by baptiste

[vertical limit]

Consoles are more fun to play with

 

[Reconite]

Consoles are more fun to play with

Can I ask what makes consoles more fun to play with for you?

[baptiste]

Consoles are more fun to play with

As Reconite pointed out, its more fun to play for you. I myself dont really care why, but PC remains the stronger platform.

[vertical limit]

Consoles are more fun to play with

Can I ask what makes consoles more fun to play with for you?

The controller,the 50 inch hd TV and also you can play with friends at your place.

[CharmingCharlie]

 

The controller,the 50 inch hd TV and also you can play with friends at your place.

Firstly if you wish to use a controller you can do that on the PC as well, if you wish to use a 50" display guess what you can do that with a PC as well. The only thing you are left with is split screen gaming which from what I have seen is pretty much dead on the consoles these days unless you count sh*tty party games that no self respecting gamer would be seen dead playing.

 

At least with a PC if you choose to connect it up to your 50" TV you actually do get true HD 1080p rendered graphics, rather than the faux 1080p on consoles which is usually sub HD res upscaled to 1080p

Edited November 16, 2010 by CharmingCharlie

[GrandMaster Smith]

The controller,the 50 inch hd TV and also you can play with friends at your place.

Oh pleaseeeeeeeeee, firstly if you wish to use a controller you can do that on the PC as well, if you wish to use a 50" display guess what you can do that with a PC as well. The only thing you are left with is split screen gaming which from what I have seen is pretty much dead on the consoles these days unless you count sh*tty party games that no self respecting gamer would be seen dead playing.

Me and my friends play halo reach split screen quite a bit and its pretty entertaining. Sure the smaller screen can be crappy but its well worth it imo. It is much more difficult to set up a lan party with a bunch of pc's compared to getting four people on one screen no doubt.. And yeah you can use a controller with a pc but doesn't that somewhat defeat the purpose?

 

PCs are powerhouses and dominate console on specs no doubt, but the simplicity of being able to just pop in a disc and knowing (for the most part) it'll boot up right away is peace at mind especially compared to what you have to go through sometimes getting a game to work on a pc. It is all personal preferences no matter what, one is not 'better' than the other because each one has their own percs and cons.

If you want an outdated motion controller, get a wii, if you want an updated motion controller, get a ps3, if you want a full body motion device with bugs here and there, get the kinect. Not one is perfect but i doubt any of them are completely horrible neither. Its just each to their own.

[Moonshield]

 

...unless you count sh*tty party games that no self respecting gamer would be seen dead playing.

Hahaha, "self-respecting gamer"? I mean, I know you're salty that your life-sized blow up liara doll can't play games with you, but some people that actually have friends might enjoying throwing down on some party games before going out for the night.

[CharmingCharlie]

 

but the simplicity of being able to just pop in a disc and knowing (for the most part) it'll boot up right away is peace at mind especially compared to what you have to go through sometimes getting a game to work on a pc.

Wow you guys have to put a disc in ? damn all I have to do is click a link and my game starts what could be simpler than that ? I don't think it is fair to throw the "console games always work" argument around either, from what I have seen games on the consoles have bugs and issues just as bad as the PC these days.

 

 

but some people that actually have friends might enjoying throwing down on some party games before going out for the night.

Then I am glad I don't have any friends like that.

[GrandMaster Smith]

but the simplicity of being able to just pop in a disc and knowing (for the most part) it'll boot up right away is peace at mind especially compared to what you have to go through sometimes getting a game to work on a pc.

Wow you guys have to put a disc in ? damn all I have to do is click a link and my game starts what could be simpler than that ? I don't think it is fair to throw the "console games always work" argument around either, from what I have seen games on the consoles have bugs and issues just as bad as the PC these days.

 

 

but some people that actually have friends might enjoying throwing down on some party games before going out for the night.

Then I am glad I don't have any friends like that.

lol i dont get why you have to have a stick stuck sideways up your butt about it.. you like pcs better, good for you. Others like consoles better.. the whole point of my post was to show that neither is better, it all comes down to the individuals own personal preferences.

 

[Reconite]

 

Consoles are more fun to play with

Can I ask what makes consoles more fun to play with for you?

The controller,the 50 inch hd TV and also you can play with friends at your place.

All of which can be done on PC with half a brain between you and a copy of Left 4 Dead.

[CharmingCharlie]

I merely pointed out that playing a game on the PC is not quite the Herculean effort that people like to make it out to be these days. You seem to be quite proud of the fact all you have to do is "pop in a disc" to play a game on a console. I simply pointed out I don't even need to "pop in a disc" to play a game.

 

I totally agree with you that platform choices are personal I never seek to convert any one to become a PC gamer. However I don't like things being misrepresented when it comes to the PC. You clearly tried to show that consoles are so easy because you just put a disc in and I corrected that by showing PC's can be just as easy to game on if not easier at times.