Ok, you play only with consoles and not on Pc as well??

[shio]

thekitchensink said:

shio said:

thekitchensink said:
I hate playing PC games, except for old games. Basically what Twesterm said--I don't appreciate having to buy a new $100 graphics card or whatever every three months to play the new game as it was meant to be played. Even when you have everything perfect, there's bound to be some kind of annoying bug on your computer that crashes the game, or some alert that minimizes the game at a pivotal moment, etc.

Also, I don't like having to deal with an entire keyboard when trying to memorize controls.

You're ignorant if you actually believe you need to upgrade your GPU every 3 months...lol. The vast majority of PC gamers don't even upgrade their computers, especially in this day and age where PCs are so powerful and games have so low requirements that many people believe PC gaming can be much cheaper than console gaming.

PCs are easier to use than ever, and services like Steam makes everything so much more accessible. Consoles on the other hand, are becoming more and more complicated.

*facepalm*

I think everyone else realized I didn't mean it literally.  The fact is, PCs need upgrading much more often than consoles.  There is no way you can deny that.  It's much more expensive, and you need to be much more tech savvy.

And then, even if you DO get a PC that can theoretically run the game, there's always something outside the game that messes you up, like someone messaging you on AIM/MSN, some message that you need to update something, etc.

Also, I seriously hope you're not trying to argue that PCs are more accessible than consoles when it comes to gaming.  With a PC, you need to download the game (if you use Steam or a similar service like you said), install it, enter a CD key (if it's on a disc), and then often take 20 minutes to download an update before you can actually play it.

With a console?  Put the game in the drive. Play it.

 

Add to that the fact that consoles have many other advantages, like local multiplayer, ability to play on your home entertainment centre (with ease), and just the comfort of knowing that if you buy a game for your Wii, it will run on your Wii, no questions asked.

Most PC gamers DON'T upgrade, so your point is moot. There is almost no need to upgrade PCs anymore because of what I've stated before. For example, my brother's 6 years old PC (bought early 2003) can still play most of today's PC games, and this is a PC from before the multi-core era.

And again, if we are comparing strictly gaming then there is no need to bring up "MSN messages popping up" because that is not a gaming related, but the fact that you can use MSN, AIM and several other IM's while you're playing PC games but not console games means that PC is that flexible. With Steam you can even use web-browse INSIDE the games!

PC gaming is becoming more accessible, while console gaming is becoming more complicated... what is there to not understand? I'm not saying whether PC is easier or not, that is irrelevant.

And you clearly know NOTHING about PC games, because when you're downloading a game from Steam it actually installs it AT THE SAME TIME. Right after the game is downloaded you can already play it, there is no additional installs!!!! And you usually don't need a CD key for digital copies... /facepalm

Many PC games also have local multiplayer, probably more than on any console. And PC also has a vastly bigger LAN support than all consoles combined.