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I have always been a great fan of PC Gaming, I couldn't tell you why but I just am. Although I have been tempted by new consoles such as the X-Box and the Playstation 2 I still like to play my PC.
I'm sure many people here feel the same unless the main use for their computer is the internet.
However, with the short life-span of a computer these days (aka it is now old in a year or so and half the price) I feel PC Gaming is suffering as the growing demand for specs.
New games like "Mafia" I would love to play but my PC would simply freeze and I'd to swear at it again and then go cry in the corner. It's not that old yet I can't play a great new game so whats the point of buying a PC... well I'm sure games won't be the main aspect.
People must get bored and sick of wondering if the game will work or not and eventually give up and go buy a console and enjoy not having a bug infested, freezing computer to deal with.
What's your views please?
I'm sure many people here feel the same unless the main use for their computer is the internet.
However, with the short life-span of a computer these days (aka it is now old in a year or so and half the price) I feel PC Gaming is suffering as the growing demand for specs.
New games like "Mafia" I would love to play but my PC would simply freeze and I'd to swear at it again and then go cry in the corner. It's not that old yet I can't play a great new game so whats the point of buying a PC... well I'm sure games won't be the main aspect.
People must get bored and sick of wondering if the game will work or not and eventually give up and go buy a console and enjoy not having a bug infested, freezing computer to deal with.
What's your views please?
Marx wrote:
> New games like "Mafia" I would love to play but my PC would
> simply freeze and I'd to swear at it again and then go cry in the
> corner. It's not that old yet I can't play a great new game so whats
> the point of buying a PC... well I'm sure games won't be the main
> aspect.
Not a problem I really have...
I'm still using the same P2 450 I picked up in 1998, and I've just finished having an online blast of Unreal Tournament 2003 online, with every option turned up to the max...
I think its fantastic that I can pick up a machine in the last century and still play games to a higher spec than consoles that were released this year! :)
> New games like "Mafia" I would love to play but my PC would
> simply freeze and I'd to swear at it again and then go cry in the
> corner. It's not that old yet I can't play a great new game so whats
> the point of buying a PC... well I'm sure games won't be the main
> aspect.
Not a problem I really have...
I'm still using the same P2 450 I picked up in 1998, and I've just finished having an online blast of Unreal Tournament 2003 online, with every option turned up to the max...
I think its fantastic that I can pick up a machine in the last century and still play games to a higher spec than consoles that were released this year! :)
I have now
nothing would give me more pleasure than to destroy it
nothing would give me more pleasure than to destroy it
I give up on my PC, seriously, it sucks.
I should of given up ages ago.
I should of given up ages ago.
Upgrades cost too much and I always have trouble installing them
I must be stupid
I think I might save up for a console because my PC is really poor these days
I must be stupid
I think I might save up for a console because my PC is really poor these days
I don't finds it a problem. Sure it can sometimes get annoying, but if I really want to playt game which doesn't run as well on my computer as more up to date PCs, I'll just get an upgrade. I have the money for it, and it's something I have no problem doing. Besides, I have 2 consoles as well as my computer, and spend an equal amount of time on each machine.
I have always been a great fan of PC Gaming, I couldn't tell you why but I just am. Although I have been tempted by new consoles such as the X-Box and the Playstation 2 I still like to play my PC.
I'm sure many people here feel the same unless the main use for their computer is the internet.
However, with the short life-span of a computer these days (aka it is now old in a year or so and half the price) I feel PC Gaming is suffering as the growing demand for specs.
New games like "Mafia" I would love to play but my PC would simply freeze and I'd to swear at it again and then go cry in the corner. It's not that old yet I can't play a great new game so whats the point of buying a PC... well I'm sure games won't be the main aspect.
People must get bored and sick of wondering if the game will work or not and eventually give up and go buy a console and enjoy not having a bug infested, freezing computer to deal with.
What's your views please?
I'm sure many people here feel the same unless the main use for their computer is the internet.
However, with the short life-span of a computer these days (aka it is now old in a year or so and half the price) I feel PC Gaming is suffering as the growing demand for specs.
New games like "Mafia" I would love to play but my PC would simply freeze and I'd to swear at it again and then go cry in the corner. It's not that old yet I can't play a great new game so whats the point of buying a PC... well I'm sure games won't be the main aspect.
People must get bored and sick of wondering if the game will work or not and eventually give up and go buy a console and enjoy not having a bug infested, freezing computer to deal with.
What's your views please?