Let's Clear Up Some Video Game Myths!

[vlad321]

Joelcool7 said:

vlad321 said:
Biggest one I can think of: PC Gaming is expensive.

Umm having tried to do PC gaming for a few years and not being able to do so financially. I'd say that PC gaming is expensive. In fact I spent almost two grand in like two years trying to keep my PC capable of playing the latest games (Back in the early millennium) but then turned to consoles I could afford all three at a cheaper cost then it cost to upgrade my PC. Guess what I haven't spent much since , all three consoles give me more then enough games. More games then that 1,000 a year computer ever could. Now I hear PC gaming has gotten much cheaper however I went to the store and tried buying a gaming laptop that could play Crysis2, StarCraft2 and ShogunTotalWar2 and I was told I could go with a 800$ one, however further questioning revealed that I would probably suffer lag and such and if I really wanted to experience the games at their best it would cost about 1,200$ for a good gaming laptop. Even that 1,200$ one isn't state of the art look at Alien Ware's gaming laptops you want one state of the art that will be playing games a year or two from now and your talking way over 1,000$.

Now I was also told a 500$ laptop would probably be able to play a lot of games very laggy and such but they would be playable. But honestly I could buy a new PS3 and a few games for cheaper. The PS3 would give me nearly state of the art graphics and a lot more games to choose from.

PC gaming is just plain expensive. For somebody who makes only 500$ a month after rent and about 300$ after bills. I really don't have 1,200$ to spend on a high end gaming laptop or the 500$ to spend on a low end laptop that probably won't be able to play the games I want as good as I want!

So first you started to say you spend $1k a year for a PC, and then you went to gaming laptops? I am sorry if I don't take you seriously.