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I think that I am in a very small minority when I think that PC gaming is better than console gaming. Sure consoles are great, but look at PlayStation games now and compare them to PC games.
I haven't bought a PC (or been given one) for about five years; instead I upgrade it. You can't upgrade consoles because they aren't made for that; and it is obvious they suffer from it. The main reason I prefer PC gaming is because it supports all genres. A lot of the best console games come out on PC, providing they aren't first or second party, and the PC can easily handle graphics to match or better that of a top of the range games console. What I also think is much better about PCs is that no matter what specs, if your computer isn't too old it can play a game. And if you invest the money, you can get great performance out of it.
Very few people my age play PC games, instead going with consoles. I try to dissuade them, but they just rip the PC on totally insignificant grounds. 'Oh, games always crash'. Not true, they'll only crash if your PC isn't too good or the specs aren't right. Otherwise, they'll crash as much as any console game. 'The games are boring'. Again, not true, because all their favourites (Tony Hawk, MGS, Final Fantasy) are on the PC, all with vastly improved graphics. Plus, the addition of keyboard makes playing shooters and strategy games much easier than fooling around with an 'ergonomic' (PS2) joypad.
The console market is steadily growing, and the PC market is rapidly declining in younger users. This creates a very tight market, being among the 20-30 year olds. And it shows, because many developers are developing games for consoles instead of the PC (cue Halo).
I'm just curious to see if there is anyone else out there who actually plays PC games more than console games. Currently, I am absorbed in Civilisation 3 and Champ. Manager. They are two of the best games ever, but in this restricted market are likely to do very poorly.
Don't have prejudice, because the PC is a killer machine.
I haven't bought a PC (or been given one) for about five years; instead I upgrade it. You can't upgrade consoles because they aren't made for that; and it is obvious they suffer from it. The main reason I prefer PC gaming is because it supports all genres. A lot of the best console games come out on PC, providing they aren't first or second party, and the PC can easily handle graphics to match or better that of a top of the range games console. What I also think is much better about PCs is that no matter what specs, if your computer isn't too old it can play a game. And if you invest the money, you can get great performance out of it.
Very few people my age play PC games, instead going with consoles. I try to dissuade them, but they just rip the PC on totally insignificant grounds. 'Oh, games always crash'. Not true, they'll only crash if your PC isn't too good or the specs aren't right. Otherwise, they'll crash as much as any console game. 'The games are boring'. Again, not true, because all their favourites (Tony Hawk, MGS, Final Fantasy) are on the PC, all with vastly improved graphics. Plus, the addition of keyboard makes playing shooters and strategy games much easier than fooling around with an 'ergonomic' (PS2) joypad.
The console market is steadily growing, and the PC market is rapidly declining in younger users. This creates a very tight market, being among the 20-30 year olds. And it shows, because many developers are developing games for consoles instead of the PC (cue Halo).
I'm just curious to see if there is anyone else out there who actually plays PC games more than console games. Currently, I am absorbed in Civilisation 3 and Champ. Manager. They are two of the best games ever, but in this restricted market are likely to do very poorly.
Don't have prejudice, because the PC is a killer machine.
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Don't forget Half-Life!! That's an AMAZING PC game!! Very popular for on-line gaming too!
I had a similar topic to this posted in GamesMaster a while back. It was about the PC being forgotten about beacuse of the next-generation consoles. Meaning it'll go back to being just an 'office machine'. It was tiled "RIP PC?"
I've probably mentioned this before, sorry to bring it up again, if I have.
I've probably mentioned this before, sorry to bring it up again, if I have.
Yes, upgrading an existing pc can be remarkaly cheap - put a new 1.4ghz cpu in for somewhere around £100 now. Don't buy in to the megahertz myth, 2ghz may be the fastest available cpu but a) You probably don't need that much speed and b) Any of the athlonXP cpus seem to be surpassing it in benchmarks which dont rely heavily on SSE2.
you can get good pcs from factorys if you just get the PC. My mate god a 1.2Ghz 256mg ram 32 geforce 2 for £400 because it didn't come with a monitor or any extras. Great deal if you've already got all the necessary peripherals.
Yes I do play pc games but not many run on my pc. Champ Man is just amazing. Right.
Well. I have to disagree.
My pc set me back a few of the old notes. It cost me £700 it came with printer and scanner and it was nearly top spec. (Top spec was 500mhz mine is 300mhz) This was 2 years ago.
Within 2 years the top spec is like 2500mhz. I can no longer play ANY pc games on my pc. Yes. They are good. But you have to go through so much damned trouble. Buy the game. Check specs. Upgrade computer. Etc. It all costs more money. But with consoles, ok every 5 years ish a new one comes out but you can just buy a game. Play. Have fun. You don’t have to go out and buy a new graphics card for your Playstation do you?
Ok.
New console. £200. Games. (All together) £200+ Memory Cards and the such £75
£475. This would not get you a pc that could play so many different games. Yes, It could. But then you run out of Hard Drive space. Basically I sum it up like this.
Pc. It does many things and is infinite. You can play games, go on the internet, even make web sites for cash. It’s a multimedia machine. Its not designed for games ONLY. Pc’s cost more to run. Buying upgrades, getting rid of viruses etc
Consoles. Made for games ONLY. Instant fun with mates. Controls are easy. Unlike configuring loads of controls for your PC. Costs less to run. Don’t break (Much) and no viruses. (Well, if gaming go’s online properly then we can all start worrying when your damn console gets a virus)
Well. I have to disagree.
My pc set me back a few of the old notes. It cost me £700 it came with printer and scanner and it was nearly top spec. (Top spec was 500mhz mine is 300mhz) This was 2 years ago.
Within 2 years the top spec is like 2500mhz. I can no longer play ANY pc games on my pc. Yes. They are good. But you have to go through so much damned trouble. Buy the game. Check specs. Upgrade computer. Etc. It all costs more money. But with consoles, ok every 5 years ish a new one comes out but you can just buy a game. Play. Have fun. You don’t have to go out and buy a new graphics card for your Playstation do you?
Ok.
New console. £200. Games. (All together) £200+ Memory Cards and the such £75
£475. This would not get you a pc that could play so many different games. Yes, It could. But then you run out of Hard Drive space. Basically I sum it up like this.
Pc. It does many things and is infinite. You can play games, go on the internet, even make web sites for cash. It’s a multimedia machine. Its not designed for games ONLY. Pc’s cost more to run. Buying upgrades, getting rid of viruses etc
Consoles. Made for games ONLY. Instant fun with mates. Controls are easy. Unlike configuring loads of controls for your PC. Costs less to run. Don’t break (Much) and no viruses. (Well, if gaming go’s online properly then we can all start worrying when your damn console gets a virus)
What's the spec?
that is a very good deal
I'm getting this crappy old thing (trust me, you've never seen such crap) fixed up from only 2GB hard drive to about 40GB, this hasn't got no graphics card or sound card,its memory is only about 4MB (yeah I know it sucks, and thats its max capability) and one of my friends who builds his own PC's is gettin it all fixed up for me to make it as good as a MAXX (sorry SR)all for under £200, now thats a deal
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