TheRealMafoo said:
Ok, most people on this site I don't bring this point up, because they are console gamers, but you are a PC gamer. I am a PC gamer as well, and I can't see how any PC gamer can call any console a "mistake". My video card cost as much as a PS3 alone. Not to mention the $1,500 30" dell display I have. My video card now is considered old and almost worthless by todays standards, yet my PS3 is still as valuable as the day I bought it (ok, maybe $100 less), and will be for another 3-4 years. The games I can play on it will continue to get better. If your a console gamer, you can debate the value of one console over another, but if you are a PC gamer, any console is an incredible deal. Many a PC gamer spent over a grand to play one game, and by the time the next game worth spending a grand on came out, there rigs were out dated. Please don't talk to me about the economics of gaming, and say using a PC to do it is somehow a better deal. |
For a start how I value my PC. I have to have one - $150 per year average cost to keep a basic one. I have a sony 53" bravia that I use for all games and PC work - paid for elsewhere. I buy 10 games per year on it, I don't sell games. $100 per year. Internet access is a given. I make back 1/3rd of my part costs when I sell. So that $250 per year I either have to spend or I save is worth $330 per year. I do a major upgrade every 3 years for about $1000 and I probably would spend $400 on minor updates. So every 3 years - 1400/3 = $466 per year. 466-330 = $136 So I pay out of pocket the price of a PS3 every 3 years to have an up to date PC. I never think, oh I don't have any games to play because i've played all the games im interested in and all I have to do with it is wait for X game to come out. Have you played MS flight sim? Have you tried gears of war at 1920/1080@60fps on a 53" screen? Consoles don't impress me graphically. If you're going to rent or flick console games, whats the point even owning the console? Why tie yourself down with a sunk cost of $400-1000 depending if you get 1-3 consoles when you can just rent. If you're buying to keep the PC makes the most sense IMO. That up to date PC will absolutely crap all over the PS3 by the time i get around to upgrading it. It's worth it too. I value being able to play strategy games more than getting the priveledge to play just another cookie cutter console FPS. Then I get mods etc to play on top of that for FREE. You can get much more life from a PC game than a Console game on average by far. Now, do I miss out on console games? No. My friend taught me to do this, he rented a PS3 and played Uncharted/R+C over the weekend. He paid $30 for it. If people come over I would rather play a Wii than a PS3 any day. The games are fun for everyone. PC/Wii is the best combo of this gen. Just rent the rest :) Edit: You can play COD4 at 1280/1024 (GT5P resolution with 8xAA and 16xAF at 50+~ FPS on a $110-150 9600gt
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