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crissindahouse on 02 May 2012
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Mr Puggsly said:
crissindahouse said:
Mr Puggsly said:
I don't think anyone is denying PCs are great for gaming. But price and many great games being exclusive to consoles make consoles more appealing for most.

My computer isn't capable of playing high end games, however it plays OnLive perfectly which I use regularly. I think services like OnLive can really help PC gaming grow if more publishers would support it.

price isn't a point for me anymore. i thought like this in the past as well but then i thought "hmm gaming or not, i need a pc" and if i buy a pc and put in the extra money i would need for a console i have a good gaming pc. since 2005 i paid like 250€ just for xbox-live...console games cost more here which increases the costs as well. you say your computer isn't capable of playing high end games, but you didn't put some hundred bucks in it just for gaming. but this wouldn't be something different to a console purchase.

so i believe i didn't pay more for pc gaming than i did for my 360 or ps3.and if you only have money for one system you have to look which exclusives or other stuff you like most. but only gaming on pc isn't expensive if you need a pc.

I see your point. Xbox most notably can be quite expensive over the years. But that really only applies if you're a Gold subscriber.

There is no way you get a high end gaming PC for $200 - $250. I don't think you can even buy a decent PC for $200. And a gaming PC from 2005 probably won't play modern games particularly well.

It should also be noted local (split screen) multiplayer is rare on the PC. Which is a huge advantage consoles have.

Anyhow, PC gaming is great and OnLive lets me dabble in the high end stuff. Currently playing The Witcher via OnLive. But the reasons the masses choose consoles is pretty obvious.

250 for xbox live + 400 i had to pay when i bought my 360 in 2005 (i said i bought the console in 2005). this means, live or not, i had to pay 400€. and if i would buy a pc now for my job without the idea to play games on it , i would buy one for 600€ or so. but if i wish to use the pc for gaming, i can put 400€ extra in the pc instead of buying a console on release. this would be a 1k pc. and after some years, i could upgrade the pc with the money i saved with the lower game prices or as example i would pay for a new xbox like most of the people who bought the old white 20gb xbox did.

i still buy consoles because of the exclusives and some friends always buy this or that console and i love to play with rl friends but a gaming pc and an uprgade after few years wouldn't cost more for me than a console with all extra costs over 8 years or so.

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