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Profcrab on 31 August 2008
puertoecuanama said:
|_emmiwinks said:
puertoecuanama said:
shio said:
It's all jealousy!

 

maybe for some, but not for me. i never really like pc controls with da keyboard and mouse, and i know i can actually get a controller, but why would i do that when in my opinion most of da good games r on consoles and i can play beautiful games on a beautiful 1080p tv?plus i never have really liked any controller until i met up with da dualshock, playstation controllers.

 

Keyboard and Mouse allow for far greater control and more versatility.

Actually most "good games" are on the PC, along with hundreds of others that never get ported to the Consoles, WoW, Starcraft, Diablo II et al say hi.

Do you know what most, if not all Computer monitors resolution is? I dont think you do...

Why are you afraid of typing out "are", "you" and "the"?

Anywho, I would never want PC gaming to die, as that is just another platform for games to come out on. Besides that, as long as computers are needed in the home there will be games on those computers. When my PS3 or 360 or Wii can do word processing then, maybe PC gaming will die.

only 1 person has ever told me that a keyboard and mouse r better besides u, and personally i think controllers r better for da same reasons u think keyboards and mice r better. i feel more comfortable using a controller.

and no, ur right, i dont know wat most computer monitors resolution r....please do tell. although i can tell u 1 thing most, if not all computer monitors r not 50" or more which is something i like...dont ask me why, i just like da bigger screens. 

 

Some games originated on the PC and are best suited for a keyboard and mouse.  Shooters and RTS games are top on that list.  Platformers, sports games like Madden, action games like Devil May Cry, as well as other traditional console games are made for the console control scheme and handle better with a controller.  You may be more comfortable with a controller, but that doesn't mean that it is the ultimate control scheme for all things gaming.  Shooters are often made for consoles these days, but I've never met anyone who has played both that says that console shooters handle better.  The same thing goes for RTS games.

There are lots of different types of gaming out there, no one control scheme is the best for all of them.

As for PC monitors, they are generally offered in a 16x10 resolution.  So, 1080p is 1920x1080 while the equivalent PC monitor is 1920x1200.  Big TV screen are nice, but they generally also do not have the same fast response time as computer monitors since they are designed to primarily display television programming and movies which do not require much.  For those used to quick response times for online shooters, the slower big screen TVs can be irritating.

I give that post a 9.3.



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akuma587 on 31 August 2008

PC gaming is killing PC gaming, so I don't even think it matters what console owners think. At least things like Steam are keeping the hemorrhaging less severe.



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Duke Of Darkness on 31 August 2008

I would rather console gaming to die than pc gaming.



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chenguo4 on 31 August 2008

I dont get why anyone would want PC gaming to die, aside from console fanboyism. Is there any legit reason? PC is where they push technological envelopes, and PC gaming played a huge part in popularizing online gaming.




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tallgnome on 31 August 2008
puertoecuanama said:
|_emmiwinks said:
puertoecuanama said:
shio said:
It's all jealousy!

 

maybe for some, but not for me. i never really like pc controls with da keyboard and mouse, and i know i can actually get a controller, but why would i do that when in my opinion most of da good games r on consoles and i can play beautiful games on a beautiful 1080p tv?plus i never have really liked any controller until i met up with da dualshock, playstation controllers.

 

Keyboard and Mouse allow for far greater control and more versatility.

Actually most "good games" are on the PC, along with hundreds of others that never get ported to the Consoles, WoW, Starcraft, Diablo II et al say hi.

Do you know what most, if not all Computer monitors resolution is? I dont think you do...

Why are you afraid of typing out "are", "you" and "the"?

Anywho, I would never want PC gaming to die, as that is just another platform for games to come out on. Besides that, as long as computers are needed in the home there will be games on those computers. When my PS3 or 360 or Wii can do word processing then, maybe PC gaming will die.

only 1 person has ever told me that a keyboard and mouse r better besides u, and personally i think controllers r better for da same reasons u think keyboards and mice r better. i feel more comfortable using a controller.

and no, ur right, i dont know wat most computer monitors resolution r....please do tell. although i can tell u 1 thing most, if not all computer monitors r not 50" or more which is something i like...dont ask me why, i just like da bigger screens. 

Like some people sayd about keyboard and mouse being better it depends on the type of game. I love the keyboard and mouse, but i will pick up a controller for platformers but everything else good old keyboard and mouse.

Profcrab already talked about resolution which I will totally agree upon. Most newer lcd monitors are technically 1080p capable. Its just the size of the actually tv is what you want.

Though you saying that reaching a cable from computer to a tv is probably the same cost or cheaper then hdmi cables for a 360 or PS3 unless its quite the distant.



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Katilian on 31 August 2008
tallgnome said:

Like some people sayd about keyboard and mouse being better it depends on the type of game. I love the keyboard and mouse, but i will pick up a controller for platformers but everything else good old keyboard and mouse.

Profcrab already talked about resolution which I will totally agree upon. Most newer lcd monitors are technically 1080p capable. Its just the size of the actually tv is what you want.

Though you saying that reaching a cable from computer to a tv is probably the same cost or cheaper then hdmi cables for a 360 or PS3 unless its quite the distant.

And of course, HTPCs are becoming more popular, so having a PC as part of the home theater is becoming more common. I do my PC gaming on a 46" plasma and because of this I keep putting off buying a 360 or PS3 since most of the games worth playing come to PC anyway (and I can be a graphics whore and run the games at 1920x1080 natively if I stick to PC :P).

 



Commando on 31 August 2008

Keyboards and Mice are sold for consoles primarily for the web browser use and chat programs. Sometime the console K&Ms don't even work on the shooters.



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Rock_on_2008 on 31 August 2008

I prefer consoles over PC. PS3 FTW.



halogamer1989 on 31 August 2008

It's b/c devs lose money on PC titles and/or make $20 more on console ones. Look at the cost of development. It's all about the $$$. Trust me, devs are squealers and the tv there is a squealer. I'm a man of my word.



niksta2 on 31 August 2008

no, because then we wont have games like spore