Words Of Wisdom said:
Explain this to me... People can't seriously answer your question since only you know what games are worth playing to you. |
Thank you everyone for contributing to the thread. I'm no closer to a solution but I think I have a clearer picture of the situation. It's not like I'm on the fence about which consoles to buy. I can buy all 3 consoles hundreds of times over (If I was willing to sell my Nintendo stock :P). I just don't want to buy any console if it's unnecessary to do so. And as far as the games that are worth playing to me, I'm just thinking about the top tier games. Top tier to me means the AAA titles that are getting 8.5+ reviews. So I suppose I'm a sheep, as I'm just following review scores. And sorting those review scores by rank in metacritic, it seems like most of the highest rated Xbox360 games have PC ports.
I'm a little behind the times as I have seriously reduced the amount of gaming I do in order to have some semblence of balance in my life. It was 6 years ago or so that I seriously started cutting back. I limit my gaming now to playing either DS or PSP during train commutes. So six years ago and prior to that, when I breathed, ate, and slept video games, PC was definely superior over consoles with regards to sharp, crisp graphics, and I'm still in that kind of mindset of PC being superior to consoles. This, even though I'm aware that because of HD and the like consoles can now hold their own with PCs. And yes, what feels more comfortable to you, your couch with a gamepad or your computer desk with keyboard/mouse, is a significant factor.
The initial question I posed in the OP is almost moot though, now that I think about it. There will come a time in the future, possibly the near future even, where I go back to my previous lifestyle of gaming obscene amounts. When that happens I'll have to own all 3 consoles regardless. It feels to me though that the Xbox360 would be the easiest for me to delay purchasing. I don't feel any urgency to get it with its current line up. The future line-up looks promising though, so by the time I do revert back to indulging in games to an unhealthy degree, chances are the Xbox360 will be more tempting.
