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reply to Snakeoil

Re: The future of Gaming? PC or Console?

reply to Ghastlyone
I gave my xbox to my step-son about 2 years ago...haven't gamed on a console since.

The price argument is pretty pointless, since you're going to end up paying roughly the same amount for a console as you do a pc.

Just think:

xbox 360 elite ~$300
a second, third, and fourth controller ~$50-$150
2 or 3 games ~$120-$180 (let's face it, COD and Madden basically dominate console sales)
xbox live sub ~$7/mo.

That's roughly $600 start up cost excluding a television and isp costs, just so you can play the world's most popular football game or fps with 3 of your buddies online.

But to agree with several of you, the future is digital...I'll stick to my
PC, if only to avoid this situation:

reply to TheThing

I can't tell if he's an intellectual lightweight or just a really bad troll.

reply to McBrain
300 + 150 + 180 + 7 = 637. Yeah you can get a decent gaming pc(windows and KB+M included in price). Then hook it up to the same tv you would a console, download black mesa source, tf2, planet side 2, lol, spiral knights, GZdoom, the gpl version of railway tycoon(STFU, I LOVE trains), and any of the f2p games here »store.steampowered.com/genre/Fre···_4_4__12

Then once the sales start up you are saving money.

reply to Krisnatharok
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There is one genre which consoles can't touch. MMO's. The depth of MMO games are far greater than any console game.

But each has a bright future. What I don't get is why can't someone (or microsoft) make an emulator for us to play xbox games on a PC. Can't be that hard right?

reply to TheThing
If I had to choose, toss me into the crowd that thinks Console, however I think they both have their places as has been touched on already.

Where I think console comes out ahead is that it caters to the casual much more than the PC.

Me personally: I sit at a desk on a computer all day everyday at work. When I come home, I have VERY LITTLE want to do the same thing to game, so I pick up my 360 controller and either play a game or watch me some netflix/hbo go while lounging on my couch. With the way this world is going with more and more people sitting at a PC all day at work, I know for a fact I'm not the only one who feels that way.

This forum is a little biased(lol durr) but there are more people out there who would rather just pick up and play than who would want to go through the hassle of configuring everything a PC. Whether or not its easy to do is besides the point. People have enough on their minds and the reality is is that for most, it's one more thing they don't want to tackle if they don't have to.

Edit: Also, I drink beer, don't wear flannel, don't drive a pickup, and don't beat my non-existant wife

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Slydermv--In short.. hookers save lives.

reply to Grimm
You can use a controller with a pc, netflix too. Wireless KB+M even. the 'fact' that a console is more relaxable is a fallacy. You can sit on a couch and play on the pc just as much as a console, you dont need to sit at a desk to play pc.

I don't care if you like console more, if you do more power to you, but don't spread the myth that you cant sit back and relax on a couch with a pc like a console can. You can even hook it up to the same tv.

I don't get that either. There's a huge majority of console gamers out there that have no clue or knowledge about the fact that you can purchase Wireless Xbox 360 controllers for Windows PC gaming.

Don't believe me? Just read any comment sections on Youtube videos of PC gameplay using a 360 controller. LOL

Yeah its crazy, heck thats the main reason I was able to convert my little brother to the pc side. Well that and mods. At least all my personal gamer friends know this, most even do it.

Its mind boggling though, a wireless or even wired controller and be plugged into a pc but most people are amazed when they find out.

reply to TheThing
Dude chill the fuck out, seriously. I never attacked anyone or "spread any myth" bullshit as you say. Quit putting words into other people's mouths. I gave you my opinion, as others have also, and you jump down their throat. Take a chill-pill.

I know, I can use a controller on the PC. I don't want to though. And for that, a console fits the bill. Obviously my observations aren't known fact but the fact that there are so many consoles sold leads me to believe I'm not alone.

I'm also more into console exclusive titles that aren't sold for PC. And whether or not you want to retort that some or a lot of these can be had on the PC, if I can not legitimately purchase them, any other avenue is not worth the hassle for me.

AGAIN: my own opinion.
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Slydermv--In short.. hookers save lives.

reply to Ghastlyone

I prefer a console because that is what my friends have. Simple as that... well, that and I have a bunch of achievements with my XBL gamertag.

(I have a Wii (no Wii U as it does not have a Zelda exclusive yet and no, Wind Waker HD does not count), a PS3, a 360, and a PC with an EVGA GTX 670.)

reply to Goggalor

Ahhhhh, so it is a separate controller from the regular 360, using its own wireless receiver. Gotcha. Thanks.

OK truth is. In the future we're all going to grow up and not play games.