ethomaz said:
|
sth88 said:
Just because you have a PC doesn't mean you can play any PC game on it. My PC is a low-end laptop that can't play AAA games, or at least can't play them at high graphics settings, which is one of the main reasons one would game on a PC IMO. Even for a game like Minecraft I'd rather play on 360, since I get achievements and since the multiplayer is easier to set up. I have zero interest in spending the time or money to build a fancy-schmancy rig that can keep up with next-gen titles, and I don't want to have to think about hardware upgrades (outside of buying additional storage devices, which looks like something I'll have to do this coming generation no matter what platform I play games on); I want to play games on a platform that lets me get into my games with little hassle and doesn't make me learn a whole bunch of technical jargon. And even if I mind learning the technical stuff, I don't have the money to invest in two platforms (at least not right away, or when one of them is PC which is more expensive hardware-wise than console).
So just saying "well everyone has a PC, so why buy an Xbox" isn't gonna cut it. For people like me who are console-only, it doesn't matter if an Xbox game is available on PC, because PC gaming is not on our radar at all.
|
I have a notebook with a GMA HD 4000 video cars (that included with Intel CPUs)... I can play almost all games with quality close to PS3/360.
|
OK. Great. If you don't mind dealing with technical specs, if you don't mind missing out on 360 games that haven't made it to PC, and if you don't mind the fact that your PC isn't able to take advantage of the superior graphics that come with the PC versions of most multi-plat games, then more power to you. Sounds like you are satisfied with your set-up.
Doesn't work for me, though. I only play games on console, because I DO mind the tech specs, the 360-only games, and the fact that you need to spend a whole lot of time and money to build a PC that can take advantage of high-end PC graphics (which, as I said before, would be one of the reasons I would play games on PC; no way would I play multi-plats on PC if I couldn't run them at a much higher quality than they run on PS3/360). So it doesn't change the fact that the "everyone has a PC, so why buy an Xbox" argument doesn't hold up.
