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nightsurge on 17 September 2010
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gwrath said:
wfz said:
gwrath said:
wfz said:

Maybe it's to compensate the fact that you have to upgrade your PC hardware every other year or so, and it gets expensive?

So hardware is more expensive, but the games are cheaper? =P I don't really know, just throwing the thought out there.


Or.. Maybe you're just making stuff up? Maybe you haven't used a PC to play games in a while and don't know what you're talking about? I last upgraded my computer 3 years ago, and it runs all those games (and any game released today) just fine. I actually know what I'm talking about, and I'm throwing the truth out there.

Whoa buddy, no need to get so defensive. I was just commenting off the top of my head. I know I've heard a lot of people complaining about the upkeep for PC gaming. I clearly stated at the end that I was just throwing the suggestion out there, so no need to act like I stuck a 12 foot pole up your behind. =P

Actually I feel there is a need for some defense here - PC gaming gets a bad rap for reasons that are really quite ridiculous in my opinion. The people that complain about PC gaming are generally people like you, who don't game on PCs and therefore know very little about it! As someone who uses both PCs and consoles for gaming purposes, I can assure you you're missing out if you're sticking to one side of that fence :)

As someone who does both PC and console gaming, he is partially right.  While I don't necessarily HAVE to upgrade, the common disposition is to do so.  For instance, I am used to playing all of my games on Maximum settings (other than Crysis, which even so I play on High with good FPS) on PC.  It does seem that every year the demand of the new games increases and I find myself having to set a few settings lower than Maximum in order to get a solid 60 FPS.  After about 2 years I have to upgrade to stay at the that level on all new games.  Most PC gamers tend to do this actually.  PC gaming by nature is a lot more hardcore because it involves so many more facets (building/buying/customizing/modding/etc).

So while no one necessarily "has" to upgrade every year, most hardcore PC gamers will be upgrading every 2 years or so in order to keep up with the most demanding new games.  It's very addicting, I'll admit.  I don't even game much on my PC compared to consoles and I still have to resist the urge to throw down $300 on a Phenom II X6 upgrade On consoles you are set for the entire generation with one purchase price.  No need to upgrade hardware and you can always find deals on console games, too.