shio said:
16 Reasons Why PC Gaming is Better than Console Gaming
1. Mouse + Keyboard is the best controller for games
Combined, they are easily the top pick for games that require skill, speed, management or accuracy. Both have been in constant evolution to adapt for more accessability and funcionality.
On the other hand, consoles are a bit more user-friendly. Rather than requiring mapping to 50 diffeent things, hotkeying everything, and re-maps for virtually every game, consoles are much more basic. You always know which button will shoot a gun, make a character jump, accellerate on a vehicle, ect.
Hotkeys are shortcuts, they don't force you to use them. And if you're a PC gamer you would very well know which button is to jum, yo shoot, etc... All PC devs today use nearly the same layout and all the important buttons are the same.
2. PC is the perfect setpiece for your living room
The coming of HDTVs provides the perfect reason for any PC user to move their PCs into the living room. By doing so, you can enjoy your movies, MP3s, games and still do your homework in comfort.
Odd, I've never once seen a PC as a centerpiece of any room in my life. I have, however, seen most living rooms have a TV in them - which is perfect for DVD playback, or console gaming.
A few years ago it wasn't advisable to put a PC in the living room because of the SDTVs. Now with HD more and more people are putting PCs below the TV, because it's just awesome.
3. PCs are more reliable than Consoles
PC manufacturers have historically made resiliant PCs and components. Consoles, on the other hand, always have some bad apples every now and then. This generation, we are looking at Xbox 360's abominable RROD catastrophe.
Except for viruses. Except for registry conflicts. Except for game-ending crashes that give you BSoD. Except for formatting your HDD every so often because every install can conflict with another. Except for compatability issues between your driver(s) and the game your playing.
If you get viruses is your own fault - you got it in a site you shouldn't have entered. In all my 4 PCs I have NEVER formatted my HDD, I can't recall any registry conflict. Game crashes are seldom and if it's happening often in a game you have it's due to you using a pirated copy and not the original. I haven't had any problem with drivers for years. IF you're a PC gamer you would always keep your PC up to date.
4. PCs are becoming less and less needy of upgrades
Due to the fact that PC hardware is moving up much faster than games needs, the amount of upgrades done will be far less than ever before. There are already several PCs won't ever need to upgrade for the entirety of a console generation.
So are consoles. A Playstation 2 bought in 2000 for $299.99 had 100-odd games release in most every territory this year. A PC bought in 2000 for $499.99 can play how many new releases? I've heard it time and time again, but consoles are much more affordable, and need 0 upgrades.
If you aren't able to understand why upgrades aren't needed as much as before, you seriously need to do some research. I pity you.
5. PC gaming is cheaper
the greatest thing about PC gaming is that it is the cheapest home gaming system available. You'll sae hundreds of dollars from the thousnds of $20-$50 games that are just much cheaper than it's console counterparts. Add the high value of subscriptions, and the Free-2-Play games that should entertain you for atleast a bit.
How much did YOU spend on your PC? Don't make me laugh with the cheaper argument. The buy-in for PC gaming is exponetially higher than console gaming. For console gaming, you need a TV and a console...That's it.
I spent €1000, and that includes monitor and speakers, otherwise it would've cost €800 or so in early 2006. I have bought atleast 50 games so far and the average was maybe around €25, so €1300. And that's without seperating the singled-box multiple-games like Sam & Max: Season One (6 games), Myst Collection (5 games), GTR Evolution (2 games), Orange Box(5 games) and some more. And $=€ for trading exchange purposes.
So what did how much did you spend on your Xbox 360? lol
6. PC is becoming more and more the top platform of choice for development
Capcom and Squre-Enix have chosen PC as THE system to make games since it provides the easiness and cheap development that ensures a healthier business.
Indie gaming is flying on PC since it's cheap and big enough for the small developers to make a profit without the need to pay big checks to console manufacturers.
Except when you have the biggest PC studios such as Bethsada and Bioware jump ship. A few console games are going to the PC, but the rate of attrition is vastly in favor of console gaming.
Bethesda is the same asshole as always: Ruining AAA franchises into butchered streamlined crap. Yet Fallout 3 is selling better on PC and they are releasing G.E.C.K.. Bioware, on the other hand, is actually switching more and more to PC than in the past few years: Mass Effect 2 is their first console-RPG that was announced for PC from the beginning, Dragon Age is a PC-oriented RPG, and Star Wars: Old Republic is a PC exclusive RPG.
Both are actually giving PC more support than they used to few years back.
7. PC has always the best games lineup every year
Being the only system that has thousands of games coming out for it every year, it possesses the biggest amount of great games and surprising titles. Far more than any console.
Metacritic would disagree with you.
Gamerankings would disagree with you. I love Metacritic, don't get me wrong, but it's biggest problem is that they don't have enough PC review sites listed, and because of that a huge amount of PC games don't even hae 4 reviews. For example, in 2007, 30% of all PC games listed on Metacritic don't have enough reviews... 30% !!! And ofcourse that's not even considering the hundreds of PC games that Metacritic DOES NOT list but gamerankings does.
8. PC has more exclusives than all consoles combined
The top platform has an unusual amount of exclusives, them being much more than actual multiplatform titles. Because of this you will see a much higher amount of excellent titles. Year 2007 proves this point.
Is 'Barbies Pony Ride 2008' really a worthwhile exclusive?
No, but Audiosurf, Spirit Engine 2 and other awesome indie stuff are. Or Spore, Crysis, and other awesome big games are. Or Arma, Battlefield Heroes and other awesome F2P games are. Or Football Manager Live, Warhammer Online and other awesome subscriptions-based games are...
9. PC is getting more accessible, Consoles are not
With nice such as auto-patching, digital distribution and the lack of need to upgrade, PC is changing for the better and more efficient form of entertainment. But consoles are more clunky, more expensive, less accessible.
Except for DRM. I'm having a wonderful time getting SecuROM to allow me to play my newly bought copy of World in Conflict. With console gaming, I pop in the DVD and I'm playing in 10 second.....What was the last big PC game you played that did that?
I never had a problem with my WiC copy. But whatever problem it is, if it troubled you so much you would've fixed it already. Or you just don't keep your PC healthy.
10. PC is getting more innovative games than consoles
While Wii has a few valiant effort of innovative games, the truth is the vast majority just doesn't care about innovation. PC though, has gotten a few amazing and refreshing titles like SPORE and Audiosurf.
Braid. Rock Band/Guitar Hero. Lips. How many titles do you want?
Braid is coming to PC. Guitar Hero franchise is on PC, but if we are talking about the original release then doesn't matter because it was a game from before this gen started. Rock Band and Lips are not innovative lol.
11. PC is the top pick for Social Gaming
In the last few years we have seen the rise of social gaming. World of Warcraft, Second Life and other social games let you create an avatar and chat, play, socialize with your friends that unfortunately are on the other side of the world.
Another huge factor is LAN gaming, where you can join a group of DOZENS of buddies and make it a gaming party.
This is arguable. Last I checked, a good bit of what "social gaming" is, would be inviting friends over to play a game with you, rather than droning on a monitor with your 'friend' from accros the Atlantic.
Tell that to the people that keep playing with each other for years and start being mates. There's always those stories about some getting married and such. There is no mistake here.
12. Perception
PC gaming is by far the most popular gaming platform, with over 280 millions online players. In places where PC is the main man (Europe and Asia), PC is seen as the only real deal for social, online, casual, professional or quality gaming.
Uh hunh. What was the last game that was primarily a PC-driven game that sold 5 million copies?
Call of Duty 4. From recently released games you can expect Spore, Warhammer Online, Wrath of the Lich King and CoD: World at Wat to reach 5 millions too.
13. Professional Gaming only with a computer
It's abnormal the unexistence of proffessional gaming on consoles. But PC covers all the fronts, letting the skill of players do the talk - in South Korea, Starcraft is the second most watched sport on TV, only behind football.
Halo 3. Ring any bells?
And what else? See.
14. Modding allowed
Mods, mods, mods. They enhance and give more bang for your money. Some even shape mediocre games into near greatness (Oblivion for example)
I certainly agree here. PC gaming is much better for this.
15. Best online experience
The best online is on PC. Digital Distribution has come and is showing strength with services like Steam. There's also several applications strictly for gamers like Xfire that makes gamers enjoy more of their experience. Also, higher player count, more and better servers, etc...
Possibly. I guess it depends on the user.
16. Versatility
If you don't like to play with Mouse + Keyboard then you're not forced to use them. You're able to chose from the hundreds of gamepads compatible for PC. If some setting is making your game go slower, no problem, just change a bit and you're good to go.
If your game isn't good enough, then you can try some mods, maybe it will help.
You can use various input devices for consoles too - Rock Band instruments, Flight Sticks, Race Wheels. And last I checked, very few PC games actually were developed for gamepads, racing wheels or fight sticks - just like Consoles.
Dude, almost racing game on PC is wheel compatible. Any Flight Sim is joystick compatible. And even if a certain PC game is not originally gamepad compatible, you can use any of the several converters like xpadder that let's you use a gamepad on it.
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