Current Events > PC Gaming is superior to console

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How do you challenge this fact?
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Don't have time with that, I'm playing Red Dead Redemption 2.
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And also playing smash on the train
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meh id like a pc but shits expensive
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SSJCAT posted...

meh id like a pc but shits expensive

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i tend to agree, but IMO it is much more lucrative to invest money into console gaming rather than PC gaming because the stuff you'd need for console gaming (nice TV, surround sound, furniture, etc) is more applicable to stuff outside of gaming
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The corollary of this pattern is that PC gamers are equally vastly superior to Console gamers in terms of cellulite and ginormous body mass.
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PC gaming is great, but it's a steeper time/financial investment than just buying a console.

Also if you're building it yourself, there's more room for you to fuck something up.
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Doom_Art posted...

PC gaming is great, but it's a steeper time/financial investment than just buying a console.

Also if you're building it yourself, there's more room for you to fuck something up.

Building a PC is easier than Legos.
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I don't.

I like what I like and don't really care.
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Zerocide posted...

How do you challenge this fact?

You cant

Pc best
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i had rather have a ps2 back right now then to suffer more pc platform, stinking ports and horrible hardware requirements, hell with this crap
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Lonestar2000 posted...

Doom_Art posted...

PC gaming is great, but it's a steeper time/financial investment than just buying a console.

Also if you're building it yourself, there's more room for you to fuck something up.

Building a PC is easier than Legos.

Literally not true. Weve seen people in the PC forum fuck up what should be the simplest of steps. Im not saying building a pc is hard, but dont undersell the fact that some technical knowledge is required.
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BeyondWalls posted...

Literally not true. Weve seen people in the PC forum fuck up what should be the simplest of steps. Im not saying building a pc is hard, but dont undersell the fact that some technical knowledge is required.

I had a buddy try building a PC and he fried the fucking thing.

He works as a mechanic.
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It has a higher barrier of entry if you want the best of the best. It's more costly than consoles unless you settle for the mediocre. It's easier for incompatibilities to screw things up depending on the game and computer specs. It's not simply plug and play. Not every game will be better on PC if they were built for console. It's better in terms graphical potential and power, but it's not better for everyone.

BeyondWalls posted...

Lonestar2000 posted...

Doom_Art posted...

PC gaming is great, but it's a steeper time/financial investment than just buying a console.

Also if you're building it yourself, there's more room for you to fuck something up.

Building a PC is easier than Legos.

Literally not true. Weve seen people in the PC forum fuck up what should be the simplest of steps. Im not saying building a pc is hard, but dont undersell the fact that some technical knowledge is required.

what technical knowledge is required? all you have to do is read the manual that comes with the motherboard lol
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console is superior if you prefer your games to perform badly
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completeboy posted...

horrible hardware requirements

This is the dealbreaker for me.

With a console, all you have to do is match the logo.

You don't have to worry about whether a Turbocore 1151 is equivalent to the Sweetgarfix 960 listed on the box.
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I cant play console exclusives on it though.
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BeyondWalls posted...

Literally not true. Weve seen people in the PC forum fuck up what should be the simplest of steps. Im not saying building a pc is hard, but dont undersell the fact that some technical knowledge is required.

It's Lonestar best not to interact with him.
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Never liked playing video games on a computer and I hate mouse and keyboard controls.
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Lol no Bloodborne
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Infinite 2003 posted...

Never liked playing video games on a computer and I hate mouse and keyboard controls.

Tbh with the exception of strategy games and shit like that, most stuff released on PC in the last several years can use a controller
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DevsBro posted...

completeboy posted...

horrible hardware requirements

This is the dealbreaker for me.

With a console, all you have to do is match the logo.

You don't have to worry about whether a Turbocore 1151 is equivalent to the Sweetgarfix 960 listed on the box.

Though now that I think about it this isn't an exclusively PC problem anymore ever since Xenoblade whatever was New 3DS exclusive.
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Let's be fucking honest. People think the PC is great because of all the illegal shit you can easily do on it.
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Romulox28 posted...

BeyondWalls posted...

Lonestar2000 posted...

Doom_Art posted...

PC gaming is great, but it's a steeper time/financial investment than just buying a console.

Also if you're building it yourself, there's more room for you to fuck something up.

Building a PC is easier than Legos.

Literally not true. Weve seen people in the PC forum fuck up what should be the simplest of steps. Im not saying building a pc is hard, but dont undersell the fact that some technical knowledge is required.

what technical knowledge is required? all you have to do is read the manual that comes with the motherboard lol

Is that it? Well geewiz, guess I was wrong.

You get a manual per part and most manuals dont provide specific wiring diagrams. Even if they did provide you with a detailed manual on how to put together your specific pc then youd still need a certain technical aptitude to read it. I mean, how many videos are there on thermal paste application? A million? And yet people continually fuck it up. And on the subject of manuals, the last motherboard I bought from MSI didnt even have certain pin layouts in the book. I had to scan a QR code in the book to get the diagram. Not sure how much money MSI saved by emitting that one piece of paper. So manuals arent always that great.
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BignutzisBack posted...

Lol no Bloodborne

But that's not a console/PC issue, it's an exclusivity issue. Its not on Xbox.

Either way I love Bloodborne. Best Souls game. Can't prove me wrong.
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Doom_Art posted...

Infinite 2003 posted...

Never liked playing video games on a computer and I hate mouse and keyboard controls.

Tbh with the exception of strategy games and shit like that, most stuff released on PC in the last several years can use a controller

Don't care. Still vastly prefer the plug & play aspect of consoles
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Doom_Art posted...

Infinite 2003 posted...

Never liked playing video games on a computer and I hate mouse and keyboard controls.

Tbh with the exception of strategy games and shit like that, most stuff released on PC in the last several years can use a controller

Last several years?
Every Sound Card used to come with a dedicated controller port long before that.
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BignutzisBack posted...

Lol no Bloodborne, GoW, Spiderman etc etc

Fixed.
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Romulox28 posted...

i tend to agree, but IMO it is much more lucrative to invest money into console gaming rather than PC gaming because the stuff you'd need for console gaming (nice TV, surround sound, furniture, etc) is more applicable to stuff outside of gaming

You can connect your PC to all that stuff and game from the couch PC gaming too. The great thing about the PC is you have the choice to sit on the couch and use a controller, or sit at a desk and use your mouse and keyboard. You'll also have a better experience using your brand new 4K TV to game with a PC. This is assuming you spent the money on a GPU or two, though, which is really pricey.
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Zerocide posted...

How do you challenge this fact?

I don't because you're right

I will admit though, it is nice having a Switch
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_PrincessZelda posted...

PC gamers only like to constantly remind console gamers that PC is better to justify them spending 2-3x (or more) the amount of their PC than the console gamer did on their console. Slightly better graphics does not make that much more money worth it.

It's not slightly better depending on the setup. And it can do way more than a console can.

That said, I love my PC but I also love my PS4. I prefer having both.
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Price is the only real complaint I have about PC gaming (miss me with those outdated "console killer" builds that cost less than a decent GPU). Buta high price tag is expected when you dip into the enthusiast side of hobbies
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Veggeta X posted...

Let's be fucking honest. People think the PC is great because of all the illegal shit you can easily do on it.

@Kitt
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_PrincessZelda posted...

PC gamers only like to constantly remind console gamers that PC is better to justify them spending 2-3x (or more) the amount of their PC than the console gamer did on their console. Slightly better graphics does not make that much more money worth it.

My favorite part is how they can spend months begging for ports of console exclusives, and then whine that those games were never worth playing anyway when they realize that they wont go PC.
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I used to be all about console gaming till I built a beast PC.

Now theres no going back for me.
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QwelzaarKane posted...

Price is the only real complaint I have about PC gaming

I mean, really, if you factor in that you were probably going to buy a non-gaming laptop or desktop in the next couple of years anyway, then the price almost works out to being about equal. You're just paying more upfront.

3 to 5 year purchases...

$500 non-gaming PC
$300 console
$300 for 5 years Plus
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$1,100 Total

You can do a lot in the PC market space for $1,100. For $1,500 you can walk away with a nice 1080p, 60FPS build (and I mean monitor, keyboard, everything.)
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I don't know shit about PCs. I got a laptop on BF.

ASUS ZenBook Flip UX360UA 13.3" QHD+ Multi-Touch 2-in-1 Notebook, Intel Quad-Core i7-7500U Upto 3.5GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro 64Bit

Is this comparable to consoles? Better? Should I even bother?
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Console gaming is more comfortable for me. I hate sitting at the computer for more than 20 minutes.
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Hairistotle posted...

Forlorn_Ass posted...

Console gaming is more comfortable for me. I hate sitting at the computer for more than 20 minutes.

Same that's why I hooked my pc up to my tv in my bedroom

I need to keep my PC in my living room for my music setup.
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Master_Bass posted...

Romulox28 posted...

i tend to agree, but IMO it is much more lucrative to invest money into console gaming rather than PC gaming because the stuff you'd need for console gaming (nice TV, surround sound, furniture, etc) is more applicable to stuff outside of gaming

You can connect your PC to all that stuff and game from the couch PC gaming too. The great thing about the PC is you have the choice to sit on the couch and use a controller, or sit at a desk and use your mouse and keyboard. You'll also have a better experience using your brand new 4K TV to game with a PC. This is assuming you spent the money on a GPU or two, though, which is really pricey.

ok but that only works if you do nothing on your computer but play games. im not going to sit in my living room and write a paper, shop online, watch software tutorials, etc. thats why i have an office
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You can't but at least consoles used to have certain advantages. Nowadays they are trying so hard to be like PC's but still wanting to maintain absolute control over the system it boggles my mind why anyone would still want a console.

PC: I pay for internet and I can play online games freely without paying more often on dedicated game servers.
Consoles: Pay for internet, pay Sony, MS, Nintendo even more for permission to use shitty P2P connections with other players. Gee, thanks...
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