For all the PS3 and PC owners that complain about 360 "console" exclusives

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Badassbab said:

Hapimeses said:

Badassbab said:

naznatips said:

Badassbab said:
Any serious gamer would own both HD consoles. I don't bother with PC, my Acer Aspire 6530G which cost more than my Elite and Slim combined can barely play any newish game at a decent graphical setting. I'd gladely play Mass Effect 2 on my 360 + leather couch + HD TV + 5.1 surround sound than slouching over a keyboard sitting a 1 feet away from the monitor. The experiance is just not the same.

Probably cause you bought a freaking Acer Aspire. You can't damn a gaming platform because of your inability to make informed purchase decisions. 

Also it's really not hard at all to connect a computer to a TV and use a wireless keyboard and mouse or gamepad to experience the game the exact same way you would with your consoles but with much higher resolution and better graphics. Seriously a toddler can do it. If you can hook your consoles up to your TV you can hook your PC up. 

I didn't buy the laptop to game but seriously for that kind of money I would've expected it to at least match 2005/06 console specs. The only thing it's lacking is a decent graphics card but being a laptop they are not as simple to upgrade. Also I'm talking costs here too. Yeah I can fork out hundreds of more pounds for extra accessories, have a big ass tower, printer, scanner etc next to my TV with loads of wires cluttering the place up or I can fork out more and go completely wireless....no a toddler can't do all that, it's a big waste of time and money, needs upgrading every six months, needs TLC (disk defragmenting, virus scans, downloading and installing updates etc etc). Count me out. PC's are great for strategy and MMORPG but for everything else I'd rather a dedicated gaming platform. I have tons of console exclusives that I'd much rather play over PC exclusives and even if they did come out on PC, it would take a monster Alienware esque PC to run it.

I wasn't going to highlight any individual posts, but the above deserves to be ridiculed for what it is: nonsense. To tackle the individual points:

'I didn't buy the laptop to game but seriously for that kind of money I would've expected it to at least match 2005/06 console specs.'

Rubbish. Laptops are not costed according to how good they are at playing games -- just because a machine is, or is not, expensive has no direct corrolation to how well it will play games. Of course, a gaming laptop may cost a lot; then again, my gaming laptop was very cheap.

'The only thing it's lacking is a decent graphics card but being a laptop they are not as simple to upgrade.'

As well say: my laptop is not a good gaming laptop. If it's lacking a decent graphics card, it's next to useless. Play minesweeper. Or a text adventure. Or buy a better laptop next time.

'Yeah I can fork out hundreds of more pounds for extra accessories, have a big ass tower, printer, scanner etc next to my TV with loads of wires cluttering the place up or I can fork out more and go completely wireless....no a toddler can't do all that, it's a big waste of time and money'

What are you talking about? Is this meant to be in relation to a games PC? You do know a games PC needs none of that, yes?

'needs upgrading every six months, needs TLC (disk defragmenting, virus scans, downloading and installing updates etc etc).'

My gaming PC hasn't been upgraded in almost two years and still runs everything at top settings at 1080p. It's never been defragmented. I've never needed to download or install any update not provided automatically. In fact, it's much easier to update than my PS3 or PSP, and has needed less work to do so. Are you living in 2000?

'Count me out.'

Gladly. And something we can agree on, finally.

'PC's are great for strategy and MMORPG but for everything else I'd rather a dedicated gaming platform.'

Each to their own. I'd rather have better options than that. Your 'dedicated gaming platform' performs badly and is hugely limited in comparsion to what I use. I know what I'd rather have, and it's not what you've chosen.

'I have tons of console exclusives that I'd much rather play over PC exclusives and even if they did come out on PC, it would take a monster Alienware esque PC to run it.'

Again, each to their own in terms of the games available (but, for the record, I think the PC's exclusives are much better than you seem to be giving credit); however, your point about 'monster Alienware esque [sic] PC's is simply wrong. Gaming PCs are not that expensive if you buy cleverly. Indeed, they're pretty cheap.

Dude listen, I only want one laptop/pc ok? I don't want one for work and one for gaming? My printer/scanner will be connected to my one and only laptop regardless of whether it can play games at a decent graphical setting or not.

And bollocks your gaming PC from 2007 running Crysis at max setting at 1080p without a hitch UNLESS you forked out loads initially and built it yourself.

So you have a cheap gaming laptop and a gaming PC? Lol.

Regardless of your personal preferences, most of the post I initially quoted was simply wrong. Sure, I accept PC gaming isn't for you, but that doesn't make your 'facts' about PC gaming true. They aren't. If you wanted to list an array of negatives regarding PC gaming, at the very least you could have listed points not so obviously wrong. Or, on the opposite side, if you'd been feeling less negative, you could have posted some of the many positives console gaming has over PC gaming.

And, yes, I built my gaming PC myself. Or, more accurately, I pointed at a list of stuff I wanted at a local store and got them to build it for me. That said, I could have built it if I hadn't felt so lazy (they offered to build it for free, so who was I to argue?). And the cost of my individual PC, cheap or not, makes no difference to any of my arguments (or, indeed, yours).

Lastly. my 'gaming laptop' would probably be better described as a work laptop that also games. I'm a digital artist by profession, and work on my laptop a great deal. When I bought it, I made sure it could also play most games smoothly enough (which it does). Unlike you, I have many PCs: three desktops and three laptops, all wirelessly connected to each other (and the PS3). One desktop is for work, one is for gaming, and the third is for my daughter. All the laptops are for work (one for my wife who's in banking, and two for me: one for art, and the second -- the one I'm typing on just now -- which is used for writing).