lo motomoto
   You aint ruining anything m8, i totally agree with you, I prefer my PC for gaming due to mainly playing shoot em ups and strategy games, I only use my xbox for Pro evo and streaming music from a network drive to my cinema surround system, to be honest, if it wasn't used to stream music my xbox would be as idle as my Wii.

Nothing compares to a custom built gaming PC.

I am, i have to say now, Pro-Console when it comes to gaming. Yes, there are pro's and cons to PC's and Consoles. One of the main ones i've heard is the accuracy of FPS shooting with a mouse, as moto has said aswell. But that is just an advantage of PC gaming, but everyone uses a mouse, so it's not like it's any easier. I prefer consoles myself. Consoles are primarily built for gaming, although now they seem to be fitting them with every ability, from downloading movies to burning toast. But PC's are used for alot more things.

I cannot doubt that PC's definitely have the best graphics. BUT, with cost comparison, the likes of the Xbox and the PS3 are so much cheaper, and there's not too much difference. High Def. Call of Duty doesn't look too bad for me, and it's cost me alot less than it would've done to make a custom top of the line PC.

PC's also require alot more fiddly diddly. Load up times are far quicker with consoles, you have to install all these secondary programmes, such as your graphics card driver etc. Games actually have to be installed onto a hard drive, instead of the game just running straight from the off. Consoles are much more plug in and go IMO.

When it comes down to gaming, you can't beat Game Consoles. They've got Game in there name for a start, instead of being called a Personal Computer. What so 'gamey' about that?

Between consoles, it's a toughy to call, but presently, i'm an Xbox, and partial Wii guy. PS3's are just like the Frosties and Crunchy Nut problem. "Frosties is just Crunchy Nut for low lifes". "Well Crunchy Nut is just Frosties for w*nk*rs". I wouldn't go as far as to offend PS3 owner, but they do seem to more purpose built for the rich kids. (Example- Bluray- "I've got 20 more pixels than you peasant").

Of course, when i got an xbox, i went for the best. the big 120 gb, gorgeous Xbox Elite, partially because at the time, it had larger storage than the PS3. Sure, it makes abit of a racket, but i love it.

When i say partial Wii guy, i don't mean it makes me go "Ooh, i'm bored, i know, i'll turn the Wii on, that's good." It's rather when i've got other people with me, it's better to play it with somebody else. Even then, Wii session will last about half an hour. The Wii just doesn't cut it. Think of the primary gamer audience. Think of the amount of them who are 'largely built' middle aged men? They won't want to play a game if they have to move. Think of the amount of them who are kids/young teenagers, they want to be adult, so they're going to play the likes of Gears of War 2 and Call of Duty. Little kids sure get the most entertainment, but surprisingly, kids demand alot of variation (eg. look at the amount of colours you find on kids toys, the amount of shapes). Games can get repetitive and boring. I don't see who Nintendo are aiming at to be quite honest.

PC Gaming beats console gaming hands down. Better controls for FPSs with all the top titles appearing for Windows i.e. Bioshock, COD, Crysis. then you have simulation and rts such as the Sims or Command and Conquer which end up being terrible to play on consoles.

And don't even get me started on the amount of freeware on PC. The cost argument is lessened even further when you consider you can play versions of Quake, Battlefield and Wolfenstein for free. I could live off freeware to be honest.

I use my Xbox 360 mainly for fighting and sports games, and my wii for Nintendo exclusives

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Lol have seen so many of these arguments online, on forums I have visited.

And I shall put my opinion in like so many millions of other mindless users online.

PC = World of Warcraft = End of discussion :S

Really I should be a massive PC gamer as Strategy (RTS), Shooters and MMO are all better on PC, and these are the games that make me drool.

But tbh, I much prefer FPS on the console, and add the whole RPG thing and I find it hard to decide which to choose.

So it always comes down to..... Get up, sit in a chair, wait for the PC to start (not that long with the new PC but meh) load the game, play.......... Or...... Lay on my bed, pick up a controller, get started.

You guess who wins.

Sonic Chris wrote:
> Warhunt's batting for the side ;D

Not a brilliant way of phrasing :S ha ha

Anyway, I am mixed. I should be a PC Gamer and due to WOW I was, as my PS3, 360 and Wii collection gathered dust.

Now I am mainly on PS3 as my addiction wears off and I break from WOW for a little while. (Lost the 360 and Wii in the "friend divorce" when my mate moved out of our flat :D :D )

And there is your answer. It's rubbish.

WOW still holds a massive massive fan base. It is a multi million (if not billion) pound enprise. It could not do this without keeping content fresh etc (although some users would disagree that Blizz do this :S)

They don't though do they? Realistically....be honest.

They maintain servers, which are small fry in comparison to any populer MMO, and they realise what new content?

Take COD4 away and all content realised ever before is miniscule. A new map, a new game style etc is not that much work. And when I have seen an FPS realise decent new content you have to pay for it. PSN and XLive.

But still they can't really be compared. MMO's need monitoring, GM's etc etc. But if tehy did run the same thing, COD4 would be like a tenner a month :D

Sonic Chris wrote:
> But you only really get the benefit when you're a higher level
> player. When i was in WoW, i got up to about lvl 20 or somewhere
> round there. All this new content that came out, the majority
> seemed to be new areas to explore and new missions, that really
> was only meant for high level players. Don't get me wrong, new
> stuff it released, but alot of it is for the better players.

This is true, I suppose. Some of the content for WOW does effect lower levels but only really by coincidence or ripple effect. They do change the lower levels to make them easier to get to high levels though :D

But yeah I see your point, but its still on a different level to FPS I think. And I looked at PSN the otehr day after reading this and any add ons/packs I could find for download had to be paid for :(