| GOWTLOZ said: Some console fans argue that PC gaming is too difficult to get into and too expensive. But its not! There are so many choices that you can build a PC with a decent enough rig to just run current gen game, or a high end PC to run them at the best setting, or anything that falls between these two. Here are some of the things that make PC gaming better: Free online - Yup but I was paying for PS+ before the ps4 even came out, and for me it pays for itself EASILY. Rocket League was free on ps+ at launch, £14.99 on Steam, that's almost half a year of PS+ payed for with just one game. Can play all games released in the last three decades on one platform - Yes this is an advantage! Steam prices are cheap - After a few months, at launch they're usually the same price, consoles are getting much closer in parity this generation then they were before though with weekly sales on the stores. BF4 and Hardline were both £3.99 each on ps4 a week or so ago. This point also doesn't affect me becuase I rent which saves me FAR more money and isn't an option on PC. Supports mods - Yes another advantage! Can play a game at the highest settings possible - If you spend a lot of money. Can emulate older consoles - I can emulate older consoles on my phone, (though currently Wii, PS2 and Gamecube emulation is pretty much only viable on PC. Also very soon WiiU.) Gets most indie games - The PlayStation 4 gets most of the indie games i'd want to play anyway. Simulation and RTS games that consoles lack - I love RTS games unfortunately the genre has been in a bit of a slump for about a decade, the greats like cossacks, age of empires, empire earth, empires dawn of the modern world, american conquest... though it does seem to be picking up again. Best controlsfor shooters are keyboard and mouse - Sure the best controls for being competitive, for winning and having a higher skill ceiling. But I vastly prefer playing games with a gamepad, whether they're a shooter or not. It's a much more enjoyable experience for me. Also supports controllers for games that are better with them - This isn't really an advantage over consoles, the advantage would be the point above. Accessories are cheaper - Errr what accessories? The decent wheels work on both ps4 and pc, any headest works on the ps4... what other accessory do you want? You can build a cheaper and weker PC than consoles or a better and more expensive one, you have so many options - Yes options are a good thing, but building a PC cheaper than a console? Anything cheaper than you can pick up a xbo/ps4 is complete trash. I made the CHEAPEST possible PC on PC Parts Picker an it came to £153 not even including an OS. It won't even run new games.
This gen it has become even better: Will get all Xbox exclusives - Yes this is a great thing for PC Gaming! Can play some PlayStation exclusives - ??? I'm a PlayStation fan but you have to be kidding me to say that consoles are better than PC's in any significant way. - Subscribing to a rental service on consoles (£10/month for unlimited ps4 rentals) saves far more money than "steam sales" and you can rent from launch day. - Hardware is substantially cheaper, easier to use and will be supported longer. Any PC you build for sub £300 will barely run anything in a couple of years, not to mention it'll take 5 minutes to boot to the bloody desktop, before I got an SSD Windows was a nightmare. - For some the PS+ service will more than pay for itself in free games. - You can trade in your physical games which is not an option on PC. |
^ Responses in BOLD, Console gaming is the best option for the majority of gamers. It's more accessible and cheaper.
