true.i didnt mind the thread it brought some life to the forum.

Thats exactly why im scared of building a gaming PC. I dont want to comprimise my console experience.

lol, you really shouldn't think like that.

I mean games should be played based on fun factor not visuals.

Like me and my 2 buddies have been playing that new Castlevania on xbox live all weekend...and the game looks like utter crap graphically. At the same time, Starcraft 2 is sitting on the side and waiting for me to pick it up again...and it looks really good.

Only when you play games which are available on both PC and consoles, like MEtro 2033... you do feel like you are playing a retarded twin brother version when playing the console version. :)

Sooo, graphics come before gameplay for you?

I didnt mean graphically. It's just that ive gotten used to my ps3 so my first priority for gaming is my ps3. i still play old console, i pluged in N64 about a month ago cuz i felt like playing thru paper mario again, but i remember beating it within a week when i was a kid and right now a month later i only have 4 stars and play it every now and then. My point being i still enjoy past gen games but i'd rather play the latest. PC would become my first priority since games would run overall better.

Graphics? No the fact that games would run better. If i were into graphics i would own KZ2, HR, GodoW3 but no. i have nothing against those games as i have borrowed them and they are fun but i prefer others. for example im currently playing Ratchet and Clank Future AIT, and im loving it.

for me god of war is the best graphic for this generation  tell now

Even if PC can run games better, there are still games being actively developed for PS3. You could just balance your time between the two.

Not all games are available for PC, so depending on your taste in games, PC may not cover everything, regardless of how capable any hardware you build may be.

Although it's understandable for some if you spend well over $1000 on a PC (to say nothing of top end $2-3k builds) built primarily as a gaming platform that they would insist on playing more games on PC out of principle.

But if you have a capable PC, it is a much harder sell to continue playing multiplatform releases on a console considering console copies typically cost $10 more on release and will always play at a lower frame rate and limited resolution.

Personally, I have a hard time buying console ports for this reason unless they happen to be heavily discounted and I just don't care enough about the difference in visuals and performance. Often, I end up buying both console and the PC version later when it's discounted on Steam.

But despite what any PC gamer would have you believe, console gaming is still more convenient as there is a lot less to tinker with in terms of installations and settings, both hardware and software. Yes, there are installations and updates on consoles, but the process is generally one button press.

Also if you're used to gaming on a big screen HDTV, it is a lot less convenient to use it with a PC since the primary controller is mouse and keyboard. Even with a wireless set up, you still need a lap table or keyboard cart, or have to switch from keyboard/mouse to controller if you use a game pad for PC gaming. I haven't used the HTPC hooked up to my HDTV in months and prefer to use the one at my desk for gaming.

But currently the ideal way to game on PC is not on a big screen HDTV anyway, but on multiple monitors (at a computer desk unless you have a nice multi-monitor array stand), which simply isn't available on console.

Everyone has different tastes and preferences though. I think anyone who simply prefers the typical living room console experience would be less likely to convert to PC as their main gaming platform.

The things I would give for Xbox 360 to support 3 monitor surround display...

I'd buy 3 consoles, have 3 copies of Halo Reach and be a happy camper for the rest of my life. :)

Halo 1 on PC does 3 monitor surround for christs sake...and that was a butchered port.

Considering that Forza 3 can do this on the 360...I don't see why MS wouldn't try withy other games.

Come on MS...remember your PC roots!