Reasonable said:
Parokki said:
As many of you may, or may not remember, I was mainly a PC gamer for around a decade before I got a Gamecube in 2006. Then I received a Wii a few weeks after it was released, and soon an Xbox and a PS2.
When re-entering the console gaming world after a long hiatus, I only really cared for Nintendo games. Trying the other two consoles quickly made me realise just how wide my taste for games was, and I decided to eventually get all three next-gen consoles. This went on for quite a while, and playing on a friend's 360 only made me want one more. The Wii was great, but the HD consoles definitely had something to offer as well.
Then I got a new computer that's good enough to run any game older than itself, and most of the stuff that's going to be coming out for the next year. There was some stuff on the PC like Europa Universalis III and Supreme Commander that I just had to play, and my old laptop wasn't up for it.
Some days later I was inspecting a bargain bin at a local gaming store, and saw the PC versions of a few games I was intending on getting for the 360 later on. Figured I might as well get them, and had a surpisingly positive experience playing them on full specs. Guess I wasn't still used to the thought of playing new games on a computer. =P
After this I started looking at the HD consoles in a different light, and realised they have extremely few exclusives that I actually care about.
The 360 has Halo 3 and Dead Rising. The former is great at events with at least 2 consoles hooked up, and all such events I will ever end up going to have plenty of Halo-owners already attending. Offering almost PC-level online on a console is impressive, but I have a PC. The latter is unique and very entertaining, but definitely something I can live without.
The PS3 has MGS4 and Little Big Planet. I loved the previous three MGS games, and can't wait to see how the series ends, but I can just borrow a friend's PS3 for it. LBP looks great, but again nothing I can't live without, or play at a friend's place. Then there's semi-want stuff like Uncharted, Heavenly Sword, and Ratchet, but none of them make me terribly excited. Will probably have to borrow someone's PS3 for the next ICO game, though. =/
The more I look at things from this perspective, the better the Wii is looking. By having so many top notch first party games, and using such a unique controller, it's actually the only console to offer a completely different experience to the PC. With third parties finally starting to figure out the Wii, and virtually no new PS3 and 360 games that won't be on the PC being announced for the last several months, I'm starting to think it might be possible to skip the HD consoles entirely, or at least wait until they've dropped below 200€ and there are slim models available.
Anyone else arrive at the same conclusion?
tl;dr: Wii+PC FTW! |
Well, in a similar vein I decided that PC + PS3 + Wii was the way to go. I've got PC and PS3 and will shortly be adding a Wii (I've waited to I can craftily get it as a birthday present for my youngest son otherwise I'd already have one). My rational is PC = FPS, online, MMO, etc. PS3 = exclusives plus media centre and BR / DVD player hooked up to the HD TV in our family room and Wii = family fun hooked up to our SD TV in the living room. Sadly no room for 360 as like you it has very little I wouldn't prefer on a PC (and can indeed get on one), I really don't like poor quality (sorry RROD) and I didn't like its design in terms of external power, external HD DVD, etc. |
. I am sure that Gametrailer had a nice machine and you can see for yourself that it doesn't look much better than what Uncharted players can have on every PS3 in existance. (Yes it did look better but nothing like the images posted here)
