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I wouldn't want to play Starcraft II and Diablo 3 without Kb&M, so no, I don't want PC gaming to die.



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thekitchensink said:
I don't want PC gaming to die. I want the elitist attitude we get from PC-only gamers to die.

 

Fourthing(?) this. Many PC gamers make the PS3 fanboy-elitists on this site look mild in comparison.



"'Casual games' are something the 'Game Industry' invented to explain away the Wii success instead of actually listening or looking at what Nintendo did. There is no 'casual strategy' from Nintendo. 'Accessible strategy', yes, but ‘casual gamers’ is just the 'Game Industry''s polite way of saying what they feel: 'retarded gamers'."

 -Sean Malstrom

 

 

No way....I might upgrade my PC in a little while....Then I'll try some of the PC games...



 

PC gaming will never die, as well it shouldn't.



I have always objected to the mantra that there are some games better on PC than on consoles (which unfortunately has even appeared in this thread). It's simply about what you're used to playing with.

If you've mostly played FPSs on the PC then you're bound to prefer that. I've played them mostly on consoles and I find a mouse and keyboard cumbersome and unintuitive. Which isn't much of a surprise since they're not designed for gaming.

I've actually played RTSs more on the PC than on consoles and I would still maintain that there isn't any difference playing them on a console. It's an illusion.

However, despite the fact that I think console gaming is superior, the existence of PC gaming doesn't affect me at all, so why should I want it to die?



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puertoecuanama said:
shio said:
It's all jealousy!

 

maybe for some, but not for me. i never really like pc controls with da keyboard and mouse, and i know i can actually get a controller, but why would i do that when in my opinion most of da good games r on consoles and i can play beautiful games on a beautiful 1080p tv?plus i never have really liked any controller until i met up with da dualshock, playstation controllers.

 

 

damn i hate people like you, you dont even know anything about pc gaming, pc = best for fps and rts no discussion it is always going to be like that, i am an rts most player so i dont want gaming to die on pc because rts on console just suck balls its imposible to play, on real RTS you use more than 20 keys on the keyboard + mouse so what can you do about it on consoles... there is no micro... you only move groups of units... its just so dumb.

One last thing your console cant even run games on 1080p... and my pc... i have my pc connected to a 1080p lcd with just a dvi cable and yeah it looks better than any console (i own a 360 and i am about to own a ps3) but i know that pc is better so dont go arround saying i can plug my console to a 1080p monitor when you cant even get 1080p out of it and with a pc you can plug it the same lcd monitor and get 1080p 60 frames =) gg


puertoecuanama your ignorance its unlimited... you think consoles have better graphics?? then why does an actual top video card cost more than your whole ps3 or 360.. today video cards are 4x or 5x the power of the consoles video cards... man inform your self before talking shit it just make me sick

to end this as einstein said:

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.



PC gaming will never die. This argument comes up every time a new generation starts, then usually (around this time in the cycle) PCs dominate again because the current generation of consoles can't keep up with the tech. It's just a matter of cycles in the industry and technology. Keep in mind also that a new console is a HUGE undertaking, a big leap every 6 years or so while new PC hardware is ever-evolving on a month by month basis.

People have been saying it since the late 90s.

***PC ELITISM*****

Go grab some tissues and cry some more. As a Wii owner I have to go every single site and every thread and listen about how the Wii is baby stuff or easy or casual or too simple and how the graphics suck. It's funny that the same people who whine so much about PC gamer elitism are so eager to turn around and do the same thing to Wii owners.

Well, the Wii perception from you is how PC gamers perceive the PS3/360. Gimp controls, gimp graphics, and an overall dumbed down experience.

As a PC/Wii owner I have the best of both worlds. The best graphics and hardcore experience and the best in person social gaming experience.



Redcoat222 said:
I have always objected to the mantra that there are some games better on PC than on consoles (which unfortunately has even appeared in this thread). It's simply about what you're used to playing with.

If you've mostly played FPSs on the PC then you're bound to prefer that. I've played them mostly on consoles and I find a mouse and keyboard cumbersome and unintuitive. Which isn't much of a surprise since they're not designed for gaming.

I've actually played RTSs more on the PC than on consoles and I would still maintain that there isn't any difference playing them on a console. It's an illusion.

However, despite the fact that I think console gaming is superior, the existence of PC gaming doesn't affect me at all, so why should I want it to die?

There is a pretty massive speed difference in FPS/RTS when comparing mouse/kb to gamepads.  Take UT3 on PS3 for example.  Even though the game is already slowed down (speed of the characters) compared to the PC version, people who use mice have a distinct advantage over those with the console controller.  For example a person playing with a mouse can turn around with a flick of the mouse, while the person with a gamepad will take ages in comparison.  That isn't even taking into account the higher accuracy and speed of aiming.

Same with RTS's, even one designed for consoles can't compare to the speed that hotkeys and a mouse offer PC players.

On the other side of the coin, some games control better with a gamepad.  If I bought DMC4 on PC, I would want to play it with my DS3, and not my m/kb.



Yakuzaice said:
Redcoat222 said:
I have always objected to the mantra that there are some games better on PC than on consoles (which unfortunately has even appeared in this thread). It's simply about what you're used to playing with.

If you've mostly played FPSs on the PC then you're bound to prefer that. I've played them mostly on consoles and I find a mouse and keyboard cumbersome and unintuitive. Which isn't much of a surprise since they're not designed for gaming.

I've actually played RTSs more on the PC than on consoles and I would still maintain that there isn't any difference playing them on a console. It's an illusion.

However, despite the fact that I think console gaming is superior, the existence of PC gaming doesn't affect me at all, so why should I want it to die?

There is a pretty massive speed difference in FPS/RTS when comparing mouse/kb to gamepads.  Take UT3 on PS3 for example.  Even though the game is already slowed down (speed of the characters) compared to the PC version, people who use mice have a distinct advantage over those with the console controller.  For example a person playing with a mouse can turn around with a flick of the mouse, while the person with a gamepad will take ages in comparison.  That isn't even taking into account the higher accuracy and speed of aiming.

Same with RTS's, even one designed for consoles can't compare to the speed that hotkeys and a mouse offer PC players.

On the other side of the coin, some games control better with a gamepad.  If I bought DMC4 on PC, I would want to play it with my DS3, and not my m/kb.

I do wish I had been able to get that game (I didn't bother because I was temporarily unable to get my PS3 online). I'd have been able to finally test this out and see how I fared against people using the mouse and keyboard. I would expect to be able to beat roughly the same proportion that I can normally beat.

The point you make about the mouse being more accurate is interesting because it raises the contradiction in the arguments made by PC fanboys, for instance the poster above who claims PS3/360 are "dumbed down". If it's easier to play with a mouse then surely playing with analogue sticks is more hardcore.

I will concede that in RTS games the use of hotkeys on PC is better. However, they are rarely needed to complete a campaign so it's not a major difference.

 



Redcoat222 said:
Yakuzaice said:
Redcoat222 said:
I have always objected to the mantra that there are some games better on PC than on consoles (which unfortunately has even appeared in this thread). It's simply about what you're used to playing with.

If you've mostly played FPSs on the PC then you're bound to prefer that. I've played them mostly on consoles and I find a mouse and keyboard cumbersome and unintuitive. Which isn't much of a surprise since they're not designed for gaming.

I've actually played RTSs more on the PC than on consoles and I would still maintain that there isn't any difference playing them on a console. It's an illusion.

However, despite the fact that I think console gaming is superior, the existence of PC gaming doesn't affect me at all, so why should I want it to die?

There is a pretty massive speed difference in FPS/RTS when comparing mouse/kb to gamepads.  Take UT3 on PS3 for example.  Even though the game is already slowed down (speed of the characters) compared to the PC version, people who use mice have a distinct advantage over those with the console controller.  For example a person playing with a mouse can turn around with a flick of the mouse, while the person with a gamepad will take ages in comparison.  That isn't even taking into account the higher accuracy and speed of aiming.

Same with RTS's, even one designed for consoles can't compare to the speed that hotkeys and a mouse offer PC players.

On the other side of the coin, some games control better with a gamepad.  If I bought DMC4 on PC, I would want to play it with my DS3, and not my m/kb.

I do wish I had been able to get that game (I didn't bother because I was temporarily unable to get my PS3 online). I'd have been able to finally test this out and see how I fared against people using the mouse and keyboard. I would expect to be able to beat roughly the same proportion that I can normally beat.

The point you make about the mouse being more accurate is interesting because it raises the contradiction in the arguments made by PC fanboys, for instance the poster above who claims PS3/360 are "dumbed down". If it's easier to play with a mouse then surely playing with analogue sticks is more hardcore.

I will concede that in RTS games the use of hotkeys on PC is better. However, they are rarely needed to complete a campaign so it's not a major difference.

 

have you ever played an rts online, i think you havent because you would get your ass kicked... hotkeys on RTS are needed you cant just play with the damn mouse its the combination of mouse and keyboard that unable good rts players to stand upon the best gamers for that game.. surely if you want we can play starcraft of warcraft 3 and i bet i beat you in less than 10 minutes... rts are just not meant to be played on consoles at least the kind of micro and macro games where you need to move two or three units out of an army or 40 units to get the best of an attack thats called micro and no joystick will ever ofer that, its imposible to do it on console

and one last thing you are not getting the idea of hardcore, joystick are not hardcore man just those two cant mix, maybe you got hardcore games on consoles,like unreal tournament or i dont know halo wathever you want to say its a hardcore game, but joystick are not better than mouse and keyboard, maybe for raicing games but thats why you have a whell =)