Fun Topic. Which are better for Gaming? PC's or Consoles?

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Kantor said:

jefforange89 said:

Kantor said:
I say console gaming. Even if it has become more complicated lately, with installs and such, buying a console will still give you a good 6 years of support without any modifications or upgrades. With a PC, you buy top of the line hardware, within six months it's average, within another six months, it's outdated.

This is completely untrue.

PS360 are obsolete too, you know, and have been for a while.  The difference is that in the case of PCs, you have the option to upgrade, even though it's not necessarily required.

Yes, the PS3 and 360 are obsolete and have dated hardware. But for the full console lifecycle, developers will be developing for that obsolete and dated hardware, whereas with a PC, you may have just bought the NVIDIA GeForce 6600, and then a year later you won't be able to run any games until you get the latest hardware, the NVIDIA GeForce 6700 or 6601 or whatever.

Nowadays you can get a PC for $400 that plays games much better than PS3 and 360 ever could. PC gaming is cheaper than HD Console gaming right now.

twesterm said:
For me personally-- consoles.

I like playing games on my big TV on my comfy couch with my nice surround sound. I do not like spending hours in my shitty office chair, my 17" monitor, and my even shittier speakers. I also hate fiddling with installs, patches, and anything else that can go wrong with PC installs.

And I know, I can hook my PC up to my TV, but I also hate lugging my PC around and fiddling with wires. I enjoy the convenience of just putting my disc in my console and it just works. Even with things like patches and installs, it all just happens automatically and requires no trouble on my part.

Your argument is terrible and crappy.

First, you can easily plug your PC into your HDTV and sit on your comfy couch.

Second, or you can buy a comfy office chair, like any PC gamer with a brain does.

Third, Steam is your friend (and many other DD services). With Steam (and other DD services) you will never have to worry about fiddling with patches, installs and many things that can go wrong with PC installs.

 

I just shot down your 3 main reasons against PC gaming.