Current Events > You know some people prefer to hand write over typing?

(+) Yeah! (+)

They also say that youre more likely to remember something when its written by hand. Its a good memory technique for studying.

Now that we understand how preferences work. Why cant PC elitists wrap their brains around the fact some people enjoy. and prefer consoles?

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is console gameplay done with a calligraphy pen?

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Fun fact: Anything a hot girl enjoys doing is considered cool.

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If Im taking quick notes after Im talking to people at work or if Im on the phone Ill write the notes down. Only immediate pragmatic solution. If its important, Ill type up a Word or txt document after to reference since handwritten notes are shorthand crap.

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masticatingman posted...

If Im taking quick notes after Im talking to people at work or if Im on the phone Ill write the notes down. Only immediate pragmatic solution. If its important, Ill type up a Word or txt document after to reference since handwritten notes are shorthand crap.

I have to write a lot of notes for work and theres no noice but to write them down physically.

If Im in a rush to write something down, one I hate how my handwriting looks and B, I feel I never have written down everything I should. Always feels like something is missing.


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monkmith posted...

is console gameplay done with a calligraphy pen?

In at least two games I can think of, yes.

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SwayM posted...

Why cant PC elitists wrap their brains around the fact some people enjoy. and prefer consoles?

Because it doesn't make any logical sense to prefer consoles. They are more expensive and don't have as many games
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I prefer writing for learning information, typing for producing or pushing information out quickly.

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MarthGoomba posted...

They are more expensive

Incorrect.

Also way to just completely miss the point. That takes doing.

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SwayM posted...

Incorrect.

A good PC is under $800

A console will cost over $1k after subscription fees add up
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MarthGoomba posted...

A good PC is under $800

A console will cost over $1k after subscription fees add up

Fuckin Marth slays me.

Xbox Series X $599

Get all the benefits of Xbox Live Gold, over 100 high-quality games for console, PC, and Android mobile devices from the cloud (Beta), and an EA Play membership, all for one low monthly price. For a limited time, get your first 3 months of Ultimate for $1.*

https://www.xbox.com/en-CA/xbox-game-pass

total. $600.

Oh Marth. Even if we followed your logic, which btw, is some of the worst logic Ive ever seen in my entire GameFAQS.com history.

Settling for a budget PC defeats a lot of the reasoning to own a PC over a console when you sacrifice that much performance to save a dollar.

And if we want to argue like you (i.e terribly). By the time you add up monitors, gaming chairs, LED strips, gaming mice, keyboards, webcams, desks, the damn operating system, doritos, a 8 year commitment to World of Warcraft Online and the latest 7 expansions. Youre loooking at well over 10 grand. And we havent even started talking about Anime Body pillows yet. You know you cant cheap out on them.

I really get a kick out of how bad your arguments are.


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I've always preferred hand writing but it also cramps my wrists/hands really bad. As for the PC/console stuff, play what you fucking want to play on and don't give a fuck.

PesticideDream posted...

As for the PC/console stuff, play what you fucking want to play on and don't give a fuck.

Yup. Its really not that hard to understand

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It's why I pay a bit more for a good pen. As opposed to using a cheap 20-pack of ballpoint pens. Writing can be enjoyable, it is for me at least.

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SwayM posted...

https://www.xbox.com/en-CA/xbox-game-pass

total. $600.

So you only play your on XBOX for 3 months?

After that it will be at least 7 years of it for $11/month... almost $1k, on just the subscription

SwayM posted...

And we havent even started talking about Anime Body pillows yet. You know you cant cheap out on them.

The cost of necessities should not be lumped in with luxuries
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i also prefer writing for the tactile feedback

MarthGoomba posted...

Because it doesn't make any logical sense to prefer consoles. They are more expensive and don't have as many games

I just saw a topic where a guy was asking if his set up would run a game. Thats my reason. I work 12.25 hours a day not counting travel time and the fact they expect you to show up early. I dont want to worry about such things. Game says ps4 on it cool i know my ps4 will run it.

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MarthGoomba posted...

The cost of necessities should not be lumped in with luxuries

Omg the irony. I know you wont see it. But we all do.

MarthGoomba posted...

So you only play your on XBOX for 3 months?

After that it will be at least 7 years of it for $11/month... almost $1k, on just the subscription

Let me ask you this my friend. Do you always buy 8 years of a subscription service up front? Some people may monthly. Once ever 3 months. Once a year even. But your terrible math that youre trying to add up to this $1000 takes 8 years to accumulate. And thats IF you pay the $120 a year price every year. I mean why calculate the monthly price of a service youre paying yearly when you save money getting the yearly deal. Only a fool would do such a thing.

And youre not getting the 3 months for a dollar or taking advantage of sales on the price. You can get codes off Amazon and places all the time. But you dont actually have to look for because Microsoft literally gives automatically gives you deals all the time.

But the most hilarious thing. You know game pass is only 2 and a half years old right? No one has paid a grand for game pass and no one will until at LEAST 2025. Unless theyre horrible at math and/or finances like yourself and are buying 8 years up front.

and this is the real kick in the pants to your line of thinking. Ive been subscribed to game pass for, maybe a year? Lets assume Ive payed the $120 for it, which isnt true and Ive taken advantage of many sales, but for arguments sake.

Just now, I counted how many games I have saved on my Xbox One that I got EXCLUSIVELY from game pass. Keep in mind these are not all the games Ive ever got and played, just the current ones.

57 games. And Im talking actual GAMES. Not demos, no bullshit, I did not count anything that wasnt at least a $40 title at some point.

So at that evaluation, 57 games at $40 a piece is $2280. Which would take me NINETINE years pay that much into the service at full price.

But thats not all. Because the best part of game pass? Its also on PC. So it really doesnt matter in the end how badly you can try and skew the math against consoles. Youre welcome to try out a fantastic service thats more than worth the price of admission.


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SwayM posted...

this $1000 takes 8 years to accumulate

$1k saved over 8 years you can spend on a new PC
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MarthGoomba posted...

$1k saved over 8 years you can spend on a new PC

Your math and financial/common sense is as hilarious as it is baffling.

Okay. You save up your $1000 over. 8 years Ill be playing tens if thousands worth of games on games pass for the meantime. While you have nothing to play, Im assuming?

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SwayM posted...

While you have nothing to play, Im assuming?

I'll have whatever From Software and Gust make, which are never in gamepass, plus cheap indies
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What does a method of retaining memory have to do with keyboards usually being better?

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MarthGoomba posted...

I'll have whatever From Software and Gust make, which are never in gamepass, plus cheap indies

Except when theyre PlayStation exclusives

But thats irrelevant cus my point is you wouldnt have a SYSTEM to play them on while you take 8 years to save up a grand lmao

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Evening_Dragon posted...

What does a method of retaining memory have to do with keyboards usually being better?

I feel I explained how preferences work and how some people see advantage of either method and things that work better for them. I feel like that was explained perfectly clear. And if that wasnt clear enough you have enough anecdotal evidence in this very topic about handwriting verses typing that people have given.

If you cant understand how objectively better isnt a universal measure amongst people after all that. I really cant help you.

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PC: Can do more than gaming, therefor you have added value for utility; more games, cheaper games, and no subscription fees. can last up to 2 entire console generations with minimal upgrades.

Console: Have to pay an additional fee to play online (and if you're whole defense for that is limited time deals, that also applies to PC game sales that are frequent AF), potential bricking issues, lower quality games, etc..

I say this as someone who plays PS4 with my roommate, but PC on my own. They have their advantages, sure; but PC gaming has more options and it's cheaper in the sense you can get more lifetime out of it. PC also never suffers from the "backwards compatibility issue", and instead gets free upgrades to HD version upon remasters.

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SwayM posted...

I feel I explained how preferences work and how some people see advantage of either method and things that work better for them. I feel like that was explained perfectly clear. And if that wasnt clear enough you have enough anecdotal evidence in this very topic about handwriting verses typing that people have given.

If you cant understand how objectively better isnt a universal measure amongst people after all that. I really cant help you.

Your explanations weren't parallel, is the thing. You explained why handwriting has an advantage over typing, but not why a controller has an advantage over a keyboard. You conflated a method, that has a specific purpose, with a general opinion; two different things.

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SwayM posted...

They also say that youre more likely to remember something when its written by hand. Its a good memory technique for studying.

This is actually true for me, despite hating hand writing. I do this when I really need to commit some shit to memory.

SolidShadow3 posted...

PC: Can do more than gaming, therefor you have added value for utility; more games, cheaper games, and no subscription fees. can last up to 2 entire console generations with minimal upgrades.

Consoles can do more than gaming also these days. What kinds of things are you referring to specifically?

Also youve had a PC you last you from 2005-2020? With minimal upgrades ?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_video_game_console

SolidShadow3 posted...

Have to pay an additional fee to play online

Microsoft and Sony host the servers and have created the infrastructure for achievements, game capture / streaming voice chat, friends lists , cloud saves, app and game stores AND for it to all work seamlessly the moment you boot up the console.

You may like the piecemeal versions on PC. That brings us back to the topic at hand of preference. Theyre absolutely allowed to charge for their work, and people have no problem paying for a service that works as well as it does on consoles.

Never do you have to tell your friends to download a specific app, and then a specific server in that
app to voice chat. Its completely built into the consoles.

And I KNOW youre gonna say something like thats all free on PC whats free? Steam is free yep. It has most of the features Ive listed in it alone . Discord is free too. Many similar features and overlap. Mumble is free. More overlap. Blizzards launcher is free too.

i own a gaming PC and I have for years. I know how they work. And I know I would much rather pay a small fee on a console to have a unified service with zero redundancy and overlap due to competing programs all doing the same thing. you may prefer options and thats fine. Some may provide more features or better features. I prefer the unification.

Because Ill tell you right now. Having to have a seperate friends list alone for all of these programs Is a fucking joke. In addition to all these other features that are completely isolated and unique from one another. 6 separate friends lists on 6 separate apps. PC gaming.

What a novel concept that on PlayStation or Xbox I can boot up any game, and have all these features there, where and when I need them, and its completely seamless. The only time it ever changes is console generations? Which only gets better over time as you bridge the gap between systems and theyve just added more features. So Ive had the same Xbox account since 2002. Which back then, was literally just a game tag and a friends list and the ability to play online? But in the 18 years since then, its Grew and evolved as gaming evolved. But it never got lost or made redundant along the way.

Bur you go ahead and prefer that to paying to play online like thats all it is to you. This is about preference. Im not telling you which one you have to like. Im saying the fact some people cant even UNDERSTAND why I and many others prefer our way is beyond reason.

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Never do you have to tell your friends to download a specific app, and then a specific server in that
app to voice chat. Its completely built into the consoles.

Isn't that what Nintendo did/tried to do for Switch and cellphones tho

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Evening_Dragon posted...

Isn't that what Nintendo did/tried to do for Switch and cellphones tho

You notice I didnt bring Nintendo up once in my post. Cus I adamantly think their inability to figure out online in 2020 is indefensible. 2002 XBL was better than the dog shit theyre slinging and the if they cant learn how to do it properly by now? Lord almighty

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