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IllegalPaladin on 03 August 2009
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Manos said:
Mudface said:

You're a mug, then.

Laptops? Don't be dense- the vast majority of PC gamers will be using a desktop, and most laptop gamers will be using a plug in mouse rather than the trackpad. Even if they don't have a mouse or keyboard, do you really think they're going to be spending hundreds extra on unnecessary peripherals after buying a budget build's components?

Cherrypicking? Are you really telling me that console games aren't released £10-20 more expensive than their PC equivalents? Take a look at any recent multi-platform release.

I haven't the foggiest what you're on about with the rest of your post- "Why aren't those HDTV's factored in pc costs?" Eh?

I thought the whole point of having an HD console was the 'wow factor' of gaming on a 40"+ HDTV in your living room with a bunch of mates. If you're just going to plug it into a £150 24" monitor and sit 3 feet away, do you not think that kind of defeats the object?

Well, my mouse is few years old and that is what I paid back then. :)

 

What is the point to say that vast majority of pc gamers are using a desktop? It is pretty obvious that you don't know that. Or you don't count those flash games and so on. Anyway, the point was that there is a lot of people who don't own a desktop. Very few of my friends owns a desktop computer.

Yes, cherrypicking. You originally said that the games on pc are 20-25$ cheaper which isn't always the case. Now when you see you were wrong, you just start talking about the release prices.

You wanted to include HDTV to console costs, I just asked why it should not be counted for pc costs too.

I thought that the point of having gaming rig was to brag about how big your e-penis is so you need the best parts/peripherals. What is the point of pc-gaming if you do it with a 10$ mouse and a graphics card which does not even beat your neighbours one?

Not to say that this isn't the case with some people, but why should the e-penis and highest priced parts be a requirement to enjoy games on the PC? That's like saying that you must buy a $3000 1080p TV with a very expensive 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound system before you can enjoy the PS3 or Xbox 360. My former room mate has a Dell laptop that he plays Valve's Orange Box games on and we've had tons of fun playing as a group.

I spent a number of years playing games like Counter-Strike on the stock mouse that came with my parent's Dell computer. I'm currently using the Logitech G5, which is great not only for gaming but also great for working on software such as Final Cut Pro.