As far as putting the actual components of a computer together, I can find multitudes of people even here in the middle of bumfuck tennessee (some would do it for free!) so that's not much of an issue nowdays.
Now back when I started my pro pong gaming career and you had all these vacuum tubes, those were a bitch.
Building my PC was one of the most nerve-wracking things I've ever done. At the beginning, when I placed my CPU into my Motherboard, I accidentally pout it in at an angle, then pulled it out, scratching the pins against the socket, and redoing it. That is exactly what everyone and everything says not to do, and the whole time up to turning it on for the first time I was sweating and whimpering in anxiety. It ended up being fine, but that was not fun.
You don't need a gaming laptop to play games. Any laptop with a discrete graphics card will do okay.
Actually, this has a lot to do with the kind of games you want to play--but then again, that would also determine whether you prefer PC or console gaming.
I have a laptop with an integrated video card and I can still run things like Oblivion and Fallout. Fallout requires DARK VOODOO MAGICKS to run properly, and it's a bit slow, but it works. As Synthesis noted, having a discrete graphics card would let you play just about anything you wanted, as long as you don't want to set the graphics too high.
A gentleman needn't have muscles like a hulking brute to be well-versed in fisticuffs, and one presumes the metaphor carries into these matters. One can have a PC and play very many games on it without any significant system requirements at all; many of these are very reasonably priced, or free.
Mostly I don't like FPS / graphics-heavy type games (popular / recent / trash-with-graphics), so system requirements rarely bother me. I'm more of an indie/puzzle/RPG/platform/browser game player.
The PC is not very good at acting like a console. That is not the optimal use of the PC, as it presently stands. The PC is its own thing, a very fine and admirable thing, separate from consoles.
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mrt144King of the NumbernamesRegistered Userregular
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This pc building crap is defintely not the essence of whether pc gaming is worth it.
It was all your nerves' fault. CPU installation has 2 parts: softly drop the CPU on the socket, using zero force (that's why it's called a ZIF socket). You just put it on top of the socket and let it go. Then you close the little lever. A calm 2 year old can do it. There is absolutely no need for any technical skill or knowledge whatsoever. It's the exact same thing as putting a DVD on the tray.
I'm not trying to offend you, again, you screwed up because you were nervous.
If you can't do it, just take the parts to a PC shop and have them do it.
Building my PC was one of the most nerve-wracking things I've ever done. At the beginning, when I placed my CPU into my Motherboard, I accidentally pout it in at an angle, then pulled it out, scratching the pins against the socket, and redoing it. That is exactly what everyone and everything says not to do, and the whole time up to turning it on for the first time I was sweating and whimpering in anxiety. It ended up being fine, but that was not fun.
When I was constructing my P200 I rotated the thing wrong (the only thing different was 3 pins missing in one of the corners), pushed it in, pulled it out, went , geeeeently bent the pins into shape and tried again. :P
And yeah, putting RAM into old motherboards is always scary. Especially when they're already mounted in the case (because fuck taking everything apart just to upgrade RAM) and the motherboard is bending half an inch inwards as you're applying force.
I don't think you realize that randomly sarcastically saying the PC is doomed when nobody's saying the PC is doomed is kinda your defining character trait now.
It is? I usually find his posts fairly helpful and sensible. Huh, guess I was wrong.
He says helpful and sensible things once he gets the requisite dooooooooom out of the way.
Look man, I'm not really sure what your issue is with me here, I think you're making this far too personal by half. But if you're really finding all my posts so distasteful then maybe it would be best if, I dunno, you place me on your ignore list or something so that you don't need to read anything I post ever again.
I don't think you realize that randomly sarcastically saying the PC is doomed when nobody's saying the PC is doomed is kinda your defining character trait now.
It is? I usually find his posts fairly helpful and sensible. Huh, guess I was wrong.
He says helpful and sensible things once he gets the requisite dooooooooom out of the way.
Look man, I'm not really sure what your issue is with me here, I think you're making this far too personal by half. But if you're really finding all my posts so distasteful then maybe it would be best if, I dunno, you place me on your ignore list or something so that you don't need to read anything I post ever again.
Nah, you do contribute some interesting and worthwhile things, just thought I'd bring it up since I'm sure you don't realize you do it.
It was all your nerves' fault. CPU installation has 2 parts: softly drop the CPU on the socket, using zero force (that's why it's called a ZIF socket). You just put it on top of the socket and let it go. Then you close the little lever. A calm 2 year old can do it. There is absolutely no need for any technical skill or knowledge whatsoever. It's the exact same thing as putting a DVD on the tray.
I'm not trying to offend you, again, you screwed up because you were nervous.
If you can't do it, just take the parts to a PC shop and have them do it.
Saying "no offense" doesn't make it any less offensive. This whole post was pretty damn offensive actually.
This is only my second year as a PC gamer (jumped ship from the PS3), but I'd say it's definitely worth it. Granted, I haven't gotten to the point that I've had to do any upgrades, but I can't imagine the cost would make me regret my switching over.
Some form of PC modification knowledge is practically necessary for PC gaming, considering the hefty percentage of pre-assembled computers sold that can't play complex games out of the box.
Solution: find a local vendor who will let you custom build a PC and then assemble it for you. There's a chain of these shops in Calgary who has very competitive parts pricing. You pay $40 to have the hardware assembled and DOA tested (e.g. to the point where it waits for an OS on the hard drive or install disc), or $75 for build + OS install. One of my builds I paid them the $40 because I was really busy at the time, the last I did it myself for fun. You can buy warranty from this shop on custom builds for a reasonable price too (they instantly replace the broken component and RMA it themselves).
No need to bother with Alienware, HP, Dell and that other pre-built crap if you want a gaming machine.
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It is. Unless you aren't considering price as a factor in whether it is worth it. Building a PC is cheaper, therefore making PC gaming more worth it.
No it isn't.
If you built a gaming rig back when the 360 was released, it wouldn't run a single game released today. You either need to stay on top of the occasional upgrade or build a whole new one every few years.
And sure, you can say you built a PC for $500, but it's not powerful enough to run modern games on the highest settings perfectly smooth. When I was playing PC games, I hated when games ran like shit. It wasn't "cheap" to keep up with the tech and increasing recommended specs.
For a console, you buy it once and it runs whatever games are released for it. Aside from complete hardware failure resulting in warranty service (or perhaps replacement), there are no further added costs.
It is. Unless you aren't considering price as a factor in whether it is worth it. Building a PC is cheaper, therefore making PC gaming more worth it.
It is literally the most boring conversation you can have when it comes to PC gaming. Stop boring me with your stupid boring analysis (wait, it isnt even that. It's "Building a PC is hard" "No it isn't" "Yes it is" No it isn't") of how hard and cost effective is it to build a PC.
Make PC gaming fun.
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MongerI got the ham stink.Dallas, TXRegistered Userregular
It is. Unless you aren't considering price as a factor in whether it is worth it. Building a PC is cheaper, therefore making PC gaming more worth it.
It is literally the most boring conversation you can have when it comes to PC gaming. Stop boring me with your stupid boring analysis of how hard and cost effective is it to build a PC.
Make PC gaming fun.
PC gaming? Fun? Man, Farmville is :arrow: We're hardcore up in hizzle.
I don't think you realize that randomly sarcastically saying the PC is doomed when nobody's saying the PC is doomed is kinda your defining character trait now.
It is? I usually find his posts fairly helpful and sensible. Huh, guess I was wrong.
He says helpful and sensible things once he gets the requisite dooooooooom out of the way.
Look man, I'm not really sure what your issue is with me here, I think you're making this far too personal by half. But if you're really finding all my posts so distasteful then maybe it would be best if, I dunno, you place me on your ignore list or something so that you don't need to read anything I post ever again.
Nah, you do contribute some interesting and worthwhile things, just thought I'd bring it up since I'm sure you don't realize you do it.
Subedii is fine. He's not bothering (nor has ever bothered) me. A couple people in this thread have already mentioned the same. It would be nice if we could move on.
This pc building crap is defintely not the essence of whether pc gaming is worth it.
I agree with this completely.
I tried a couple of times back on page 19 to get things back on topic, but alas people would rather blabber on about the merits of building a computer.
PC gaming isn't supposed to be fun. Its supposed to be painful, because we all love pain. The less fun and more clunky the games, the more we enjoy ourselves. In fact, if you are having fun playing any video game, you probably have some issues.
To me, PC gaming was only worth it during the CS era. I went to so many tournaments for CS back in the day, and winning prize money or hardware was always worth it. But now I could care less. I bought a shit-tastic laptop for web-browsing and StarCraft and console for everything else.
To me, PC gaming was only worth it during the CS era. I went to so many tournaments for CS back in the day, and winning prize money or hardware was always worth it. But now I could care less. I bought a shit-tastic laptop for web-browsing and StarCraft and console for everything else.
Ok, I'm convinced, I'm gonna buy an Xbox tomorrow. :? :? :?
That's a good first step, but you still have to plug that in, download updates, and use the disk tray.
fuck that shit man i demand that games just show up in the air in front of me while I walk the dog.
That's all too complicated I just want convenience.
Something I forgot to mention earlier, is that the console only surpasses the PC in North America and Japan, everywhere else, pc reigns supreme.
Where'd you get this info from? I'm too sure that down here in Mexico consoles are a lot more popular than PCs, people don't even know you can game on a PC.
It's probably owing to the fact that consoles aren't "officially" released in many countries (e.g., the PS2 being "released" in Brazil in 2008) so this could be why sales not showing up.
PC gaming will always be worth it to the people that enjoy PCs over consoles. The whole issue of console exclusivity, being willing to accept paying through the nose for shitty DLC, lock-in walled-garden online services... It's a completely manufactured mindset created by the software industry because it's better for them.
Your EA sports title only stops working online or FPS matchmaking breaks because the developers of that title put a wall up around the online multiplayer that in years past didn't use to be there.
In the "good old days" of PC gaming, the late-90's and early 2000's, half the awesome games that gained traction were actually Mods, and the other half were just well-maintained titles that the developers distributed open dedicated server platforms for and put out new content to foster brand loyalty.
We're kidding ourselves if we think piracy isn't a real problem but nothing's really changed. People's mentality determines if they're going to rip something off, not how much it's locked down. If it's too hard to pirate then broke tech-savvy thirteen year-olds aren't going to BUY a copy, they'll just play a game that's easier to pirate.
The people who grab it off steam or walk into EB and buy it were going to do that anyway.
The real issue, which is starting to resolve itself now that services like Steam (and similar) are gaining more traction, is that people want both quantity AND quality for their money. They're now starting to get that on the PC again. So yes, it is worth it.
It is. Unless you aren't considering price as a factor in whether it is worth it. Building a PC is cheaper, therefore making PC gaming more worth it.
It is literally the most boring conversation you can have when it comes to PC gaming. Stop boring me with your stupid boring analysis (wait, it isnt even that. It's "Building a PC is hard" "No it isn't" "Yes it is" No it isn't") of how hard and cost effective is it to build a PC.
Make PC gaming fun.
To some of us building a pc is a fun game.
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mrt144King of the NumbernamesRegistered Userregular
It is. Unless you aren't considering price as a factor in whether it is worth it. Building a PC is cheaper, therefore making PC gaming more worth it.
It is literally the most boring conversation you can have when it comes to PC gaming. Stop boring me with your stupid boring analysis (wait, it isnt even that. It's "Building a PC is hard" "No it isn't" "Yes it is" No it isn't") of how hard and cost effective is it to build a PC.
Make PC gaming fun.
To some of us building a pc is a fun game.
And that's a retarded argument for why PCs are worth purchasing for actual games, not meta-tinkerer games.
It is. Unless you aren't considering price as a factor in whether it is worth it. Building a PC is cheaper, therefore making PC gaming more worth it.
It is literally the most boring conversation you can have when it comes to PC gaming. Stop boring me with your stupid boring analysis (wait, it isnt even that. It's "Building a PC is hard" "No it isn't" "Yes it is" No it isn't") of how hard and cost effective is it to build a PC.
Make PC gaming fun.
To some of us building a pc is a fun game.
And that's a retarded argument for why PCs are worth purchasing for actual games, not meta-tinkerer games.
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FiggyFighter of the night manChampion of the sunRegistered Userregular
edited May 2010
Lots of wanna be mods up in here telling everyone what to talk about. Why don't we talk about what we want to talk about in the confines of the thread topic and the more popular vein will end up going forward.
At least, that's how every other thread on this forum works. We've never needed mrt144's telling us what to say.
Also, PC gaming instilled in me that the very first thing you do when starting any game up for the first time is go to the Settings menu. I wager a lot of people just hit New Game. It really is a matter of whether you enjoy spending the first 30 minutes of your new game tinkering with settings before finally plunging into it.
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FiggyFighter of the night manChampion of the sunRegistered Userregular
Also, PC gaming instilled in me that the very first thing you do when starting any game up for the first time is go to the Settings menu. I wager a lot of people just hit New Game. It really is a matter of whether you enjoy spending the first 30 minutes of your new game tinkering with settings before finally plunging into it.
I'm the same way. When I bought a 360, I went into the settings for the first game I played and thought, "Shit... brightness? That's it?"
Also, PC gaming instilled in me that the very first thing you do when starting any game up for the first time is go to the Settings menu. I wager a lot of people just hit New Game. It really is a matter of whether you enjoy spending the first 30 minutes of your new game tinkering with settings before finally plunging into it.
I'm the same way. When I bought a 360, I went into the settings for the first game I played and thought, "Shit... brightness? That's it?"
Definitely.
Though in my case its usually "Great, the control scheme sucks and I'm stuck with it."
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FiggyFighter of the night manChampion of the sunRegistered Userregular
Also, PC gaming instilled in me that the very first thing you do when starting any game up for the first time is go to the Settings menu. I wager a lot of people just hit New Game. It really is a matter of whether you enjoy spending the first 30 minutes of your new game tinkering with settings before finally plunging into it.
I'm the same way. When I bought a 360, I went into the settings for the first game I played and thought, "Shit... brightness? That's it?"
Definitely.
Though in my case its usually "Great, the control scheme sucks and I'm stuck with it."
Yeah, that's what sucks sometimes about consoles, though it's not often an issue for me. On PC, I often would remap controls. Crouch, jump, and use would almost always need remapping for me.
PC gaming is definitely more versatile, that's for sure.
Also, PC gaming instilled in me that the very first thing you do when starting any game up for the first time is go to the Settings menu. I wager a lot of people just hit New Game. It really is a matter of whether you enjoy spending the first 30 minutes of your new game tinkering with settings before finally plunging into it.
Thing is, that also means that if a game stutters a bit with the default settings, you aren't stuck with just living with the occasional lagging. When I got my PS3. I was kind of surprised that games sometimes lagged a little. I expected that since it's a platform with known specifications, that kind of thing wouldn't really happen.
Of course, this also ignores the option on PC of doing a little extra effort and using internet guides or driver options to pretty games up beyond even what their settings allow as well.
I spent the last five years without what I would consider a gaming PC. This past March I bit the bullet and purchased one of those Asus G73JH's gaming laptops. After that purchase, I have touched my PS3 only to play Guitar Hero or watch Blu-Ray's on a bigger screen. Even then - my laptop has a HDMI out, so any flavor I want, I have.
The lures are many: control scheme, modability, mobility, versatility. If I want to play a game at a coffee shop, or in bed, or on the couch while the wife is watching a show, or take it across country, play on a plane - I can do that with my laptop. I can't do that with a console.
I get sharp visuals, crisp audio, relief from having to have a disc inserted, multi-tasking, the list goes on. Sure - there are some DRM issues, but guess what? There's probably a crack for that. And I also don't have to worry about having Sony or MS forcing software on me at their leisure that could significantly alter my system. See Sony's recent PS3 "update" for reference.
I also am not worried about backwards compatibility. I can play a game from 1985 if I want. I can play games on an emulator from consoles. I can do just about anything I want. It is nice to have such choice. On top of that, the games tend to be cheaper. I would argue that between cheaper games, and services like Steam and D2D with their sales, that the price difference isn't that much of an issue.
I like my PS3 for the occasional must have exclusive, but overall I feel the PC provides a smoother and more immersive experience whose mobility and versatility more than makeup for the extra money invested.
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MongerI got the ham stink.Dallas, TXRegistered Userregular
Also, PC gaming instilled in me that the very first thing you do when starting any game up for the first time is go to the Settings menu. I wager a lot of people just hit New Game. It really is a matter of whether you enjoy spending the first 30 minutes of your new game tinkering with settings before finally plunging into it.
Thing is, that also means that if a game stutters a bit with the default settings, you aren't stuck with just living with the occasional lagging. When I got my PS3. I was kind of surprised that games sometimes lagged a little. I expected that since it's a platform with known specifications, that kind of thing wouldn't really happen.
Of course, this also ignores the option on PC of doing a little extra effort and using internet guides or driver options to pretty games up beyond even what their settings allow as well.
A lot of console developers will still regularly push the system just a bit beyond what it can output smoothly, especially during cutscenes. I don't know how many console games out there will actually hold a steady framerate 100% of the time, though it may or may not actually be noticeable.
It is. Unless you aren't considering price as a factor in whether it is worth it. Building a PC is cheaper, therefore making PC gaming more worth it.
No it isn't.
If you built a gaming rig back when the 360 was released, it wouldn't run a single game released today. You either need to stay on top of the occasional upgrade or build a whole new one every few years.
And sure, you can say you built a PC for $500, but it's not powerful enough to run modern games on the highest settings perfectly smooth. When I was playing PC games, I hated when games ran like shit. It wasn't "cheap" to keep up with the tech and increasing recommended specs.
For a console, you buy it once and it runs whatever games are released for it. Aside from complete hardware failure resulting in warranty service (or perhaps replacement), there are no further added costs.
I spent the last five years without what I would consider a gaming PC. This past March I bit the bullet and purchased one of those Asus G73JH's gaming laptops. After that purchase, I have touched my PS3 only to play Guitar Hero or watch Blu-Ray's on a bigger screen. Even then - my laptop has a HDMI out, so any flavor I want, I have.
The lures are many: control scheme, modability, mobility, versatility. If I want to play a game at a coffee shop, or in bed, or on the couch while the wife is watching a show, or take it across country, play on a plane - I can do that with my laptop. I can't do that with a console.
I get sharp visuals, crisp audio, relief from having to have a disc inserted, multi-tasking, the list goes on. Sure - there are some DRM issues, but guess what? There's probably a crack for that. And I also don't have to worry about having Sony or MS forcing software on me at their leisure that could significantly alter my system. See Sony's recent PS3 "update" for reference.
I also am not worried about backwards compatibility. I can play a game from 1985 if I want. I can play games on an emulator from consoles. I can do just about anything I want. It is nice to have such choice. On top of that, the games tend to be cheaper. I would argue that between cheaper games, and services like Steam and D2D with their sales, that the price difference isn't that much of an issue.
I like my PS3 for the occasional must have exclusive, but overall I feel the PC provides a smoother and more immersive experience whose mobility and versatility more than makeup for the extra money invested.
No man, we're wrong. The other guys told us that PC games are not fun. And here I thought I've been having tons of fun for the last 20 years. How stupid I was.
For every bad Halo game and lack of Netflix on the 360, there is a hacker or game that just refuses to work (I'm looking at you DiRT 2) on the PC.
I live in Canada by the way, which is why I say this.
As has been said before, it's pointless to debate which one is the "best", as it is a decision best left up to the H/A forum. By which I mean that it's a decided by the conditions and preferences of the person making the decision. I would consider the games, technical knowhow, budget, and country of the person asking as being some of the most important factors.
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Now back when I started my pro pong gaming career and you had all these vacuum tubes, those were a bitch.
Moral: I have no idea.
I have a laptop with an integrated video card and I can still run things like Oblivion and Fallout. Fallout requires DARK VOODOO MAGICKS to run properly, and it's a bit slow, but it works. As Synthesis noted, having a discrete graphics card would let you play just about anything you wanted, as long as you don't want to set the graphics too high.
A gentleman needn't have muscles like a hulking brute to be well-versed in fisticuffs, and one presumes the metaphor carries into these matters. One can have a PC and play very many games on it without any significant system requirements at all; many of these are very reasonably priced, or free.
Mostly I don't like FPS / graphics-heavy type games (popular / recent / trash-with-graphics), so system requirements rarely bother me. I'm more of an indie/puzzle/RPG/platform/browser game player.
The PC is not very good at acting like a console. That is not the optimal use of the PC, as it presently stands. The PC is its own thing, a very fine and admirable thing, separate from consoles.
I'm not trying to offend you, again, you screwed up because you were nervous.
If you can't do it, just take the parts to a PC shop and have them do it.
And yeah, putting RAM into old motherboards is always scary. Especially when they're already mounted in the case (because fuck taking everything apart just to upgrade RAM) and the motherboard is bending half an inch inwards as you're applying force.
Look man, I'm not really sure what your issue is with me here, I think you're making this far too personal by half. But if you're really finding all my posts so distasteful then maybe it would be best if, I dunno, you place me on your ignore list or something so that you don't need to read anything I post ever again.
Nah, you do contribute some interesting and worthwhile things, just thought I'd bring it up since I'm sure you don't realize you do it.
Saying "no offense" doesn't make it any less offensive. This whole post was pretty damn offensive actually.
This is only my second year as a PC gamer (jumped ship from the PS3), but I'd say it's definitely worth it. Granted, I haven't gotten to the point that I've had to do any upgrades, but I can't imagine the cost would make me regret my switching over.
It is. Unless you aren't considering price as a factor in whether it is worth it. Building a PC is cheaper, therefore making PC gaming more worth it.
No need to bother with Alienware, HP, Dell and that other pre-built crap if you want a gaming machine.
No it isn't.
If you built a gaming rig back when the 360 was released, it wouldn't run a single game released today. You either need to stay on top of the occasional upgrade or build a whole new one every few years.
And sure, you can say you built a PC for $500, but it's not powerful enough to run modern games on the highest settings perfectly smooth. When I was playing PC games, I hated when games ran like shit. It wasn't "cheap" to keep up with the tech and increasing recommended specs.
For a console, you buy it once and it runs whatever games are released for it. Aside from complete hardware failure resulting in warranty service (or perhaps replacement), there are no further added costs.
It is literally the most boring conversation you can have when it comes to PC gaming. Stop boring me with your stupid boring analysis (wait, it isnt even that. It's "Building a PC is hard" "No it isn't" "Yes it is" No it isn't") of how hard and cost effective is it to build a PC.
Make PC gaming fun.
Subedii is fine. He's not bothering (nor has ever bothered) me. A couple people in this thread have already mentioned the same. It would be nice if we could move on.
All right, people. It is not a gerbil. It is not a hamster. It is not a guinea pig. It is a death rabbit. Death. Rabbit. Say it with me, now.
I agree with this completely.
I tried a couple of times back on page 19 to get things back on topic, but alas people would rather blabber on about the merits of building a computer.
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PC gaming isn't supposed to be fun. Its supposed to be painful, because we all love pain. The less fun and more clunky the games, the more we enjoy ourselves. In fact, if you are having fun playing any video game, you probably have some issues.
Can you explain why or how this happened?
That's a good first step, but you still have to plug that in, download updates, and use the disk tray.
fuck that shit man i demand that games just show up in the air in front of me while I walk the dog.
That's all too complicated I just want convenience.
Where'd you get this info from? I'm too sure that down here in Mexico consoles are a lot more popular than PCs, people don't even know you can game on a PC.
It's probably owing to the fact that consoles aren't "officially" released in many countries (e.g., the PS2 being "released" in Brazil in 2008) so this could be why sales not showing up.
Your EA sports title only stops working online or FPS matchmaking breaks because the developers of that title put a wall up around the online multiplayer that in years past didn't use to be there.
In the "good old days" of PC gaming, the late-90's and early 2000's, half the awesome games that gained traction were actually Mods, and the other half were just well-maintained titles that the developers distributed open dedicated server platforms for and put out new content to foster brand loyalty.
We're kidding ourselves if we think piracy isn't a real problem but nothing's really changed. People's mentality determines if they're going to rip something off, not how much it's locked down. If it's too hard to pirate then broke tech-savvy thirteen year-olds aren't going to BUY a copy, they'll just play a game that's easier to pirate.
The people who grab it off steam or walk into EB and buy it were going to do that anyway.
The real issue, which is starting to resolve itself now that services like Steam (and similar) are gaining more traction, is that people want both quantity AND quality for their money. They're now starting to get that on the PC again. So yes, it is worth it.
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To some of us building a pc is a fun game.
And that's a retarded argument for why PCs are worth purchasing for actual games, not meta-tinkerer games.
hey, it's almost retarded as "Make PC gaming fun"
hmmmm
At least, that's how every other thread on this forum works. We've never needed mrt144's telling us what to say.
I'm the same way. When I bought a 360, I went into the settings for the first game I played and thought, "Shit... brightness? That's it?"
Definitely.
Though in my case its usually "Great, the control scheme sucks and I'm stuck with it."
Yeah, that's what sucks sometimes about consoles, though it's not often an issue for me. On PC, I often would remap controls. Crouch, jump, and use would almost always need remapping for me.
PC gaming is definitely more versatile, that's for sure.
Thing is, that also means that if a game stutters a bit with the default settings, you aren't stuck with just living with the occasional lagging. When I got my PS3. I was kind of surprised that games sometimes lagged a little. I expected that since it's a platform with known specifications, that kind of thing wouldn't really happen.
Of course, this also ignores the option on PC of doing a little extra effort and using internet guides or driver options to pretty games up beyond even what their settings allow as well.
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The lures are many: control scheme, modability, mobility, versatility. If I want to play a game at a coffee shop, or in bed, or on the couch while the wife is watching a show, or take it across country, play on a plane - I can do that with my laptop. I can't do that with a console.
I get sharp visuals, crisp audio, relief from having to have a disc inserted, multi-tasking, the list goes on. Sure - there are some DRM issues, but guess what? There's probably a crack for that. And I also don't have to worry about having Sony or MS forcing software on me at their leisure that could significantly alter my system. See Sony's recent PS3 "update" for reference.
I also am not worried about backwards compatibility. I can play a game from 1985 if I want. I can play games on an emulator from consoles. I can do just about anything I want. It is nice to have such choice. On top of that, the games tend to be cheaper. I would argue that between cheaper games, and services like Steam and D2D with their sales, that the price difference isn't that much of an issue.
I like my PS3 for the occasional must have exclusive, but overall I feel the PC provides a smoother and more immersive experience whose mobility and versatility more than makeup for the extra money invested.
All right, people. It is not a gerbil. It is not a hamster. It is not a guinea pig. It is a death rabbit. Death. Rabbit. Say it with me, now.
I meant cheaper than buying a prebuilt.
No man, we're wrong. The other guys told us that PC games are not fun. And here I thought I've been having tons of fun for the last 20 years. How stupid I was.
I live in Canada by the way, which is why I say this.
As has been said before, it's pointless to debate which one is the "best", as it is a decision best left up to the H/A forum. By which I mean that it's a decided by the conditions and preferences of the person making the decision. I would consider the games, technical knowhow, budget, and country of the person asking as being some of the most important factors.
Steam: CavilatRest