| Final-Fan said: @ Sqrl: Oh I'm perfectly aware that less than $300 in upgrades can get you to that point, but TheBigFatJ said consoles "can't compete with computers BUILT at the same price point" (emphasis mine). I took the CoD4 example from his post as well. I could continue arguing on some of the rest, but I'm pretty sure we aren't THAT far apart. I don't want to spend that kind of time on it today anyway. |
Yeah, I see where you're coming from. My position is basically saying if we can ignore the cost of the HDTV for HD consoles because it has other uses then the typical PC should absolutely fall into that category. In fact what I'm doing is the equivalent of saying "Subtract out the cost of an equal sized standard def TV, and call the rest 'gaming costs'.".
I don't think PC gaming is for everyone the same way console gaming isn't for everyone. It just sort of annoys me that purist console gamers believe there are all these extra costs that only apply to the PC...truthfully they are all around in console gaming as well. We can either factor it all in or we can focus on the basics.
Personally I see PC gaming and console gaming as any other trade-off. If you are a console gamer you give up the options, versatility, and usefulness of a PC for the comfort of the couch and the peace of mind that for a set amount of time your console will play new games. Its a trade-off and one whose value is dependant on the lifestyle a person leads.
For me a PC and a Wii has proven to be an optimal arrangement. I don't presume to tell anyone else what arrangment will work for them. I've only pointed out that some folks in this thread have misconceptions about the reality of PC gaming, and that when you take the same liberties of cost ommissions with a PC that you inherantly do with a console things aren't nearly so lopsided.
In any case, I too have other stuff I could be doing so, I'll leave it at that for now.
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