Thread: Is it worth owning both consoles?

Originally Posted by simonj

Well it's not like there aren't game controllers available for the PC. They just tend to suck.

What? You can use the same controllers on your PC.

Originally Posted by Killuminati

PC gaming will never be bigger than it is now. And while the performance might be better on a computer if you have a nice one(which is EXPENSIVE), you have to keep fucking upgrading all the time, my shit is already outdated and I feel like I just got it not that long ago.

People seriously overplay this. You don't need a $3k PC to be able to game at higher resolutions and detail than a console; in most cases, and $800 PC will do. You're also ignoring the fact that a PC has other uses. If you consider that you'd spend at least $400-$500 on a 'normal' PC you're not spending that much more to be able to game on it.

Furthermore, it's a bit disingenuous to balk at the price of a gaming PC while ignoring the cost of an HDTV. To game with settings even approaching PC games you're going to be dropping at least another $600 to couple thousand on a TV. Even if it was a past purchase, this price adds to the total you've spent to game with comparable settings.

You're also paying for DLC content that PC players get for free.

I like a mouse for rts games and thats it. Keyboards are so annoying to use to control, it was never designed as a game controller. Xbox designed their 360 controller around playing games on it and it's comfortable and amazing to use. I can understand why people use mice and keyboards, I think it is mostly because they grew up on the computer or playing computer games and are so used to it. Now that practically everyone has a console in their house though, odds are they are gonna play their first video games on a console.

A keyboard and mouse are simply better for precision control in FPS games. That's not debatable. Any long-time FPS player knows this, and it's exactly why things like the Frag-Fx exist.

Of course the 'console generation' is more used to controllers, but that says nothing. You're also use to playing with sub par graphics, FOV and resolution. Popularity does not mean something is objectively better.

I'm sorry but pc gaming is dying. I mean look at how popular consoles have gotten over the last couple years. How many people are playing on consoles compared to PC's?

People have been saying this since the SNES and Genesis were new. PC gaming may not be growing like console gaming is, but it's not going anywhere either; the majority of competitive gaming is still done on the PC, PC-only FPS, RTS and MMOs are still some of the most played games on the net and most major titles are cross platform (even if only Xbox/PC).


All that said, neither is truly superior, no matter how much the console fanboys wish it were. Both have their strengths and weaknesses, and gamers have their preferences. Personally, I don't bother with console FPS due to the issues I've already outlined in addition to the lack of mod-ability, dedicated private servers and the overabundance of retarded 14 yr olds on Live etc, but prefer consoles for fighting games, platformers etc.