"With the anticipated arrival of more next-generation consoles in either 2013 or 2014, much hype has been heaped onto these consoles and questions of who will bring the more powerful console or the better performance for price has been thrown around on many websites" | Explosion.com
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PCs are obviously much more powerful, have almost unlimited backward capabilities, and MODS!
but consoles also are no slouch either.
Exclusive games and more convenient (no don't even try to say that PC gaming is easier for the average Joe than consoles. Its not rocket science, but still consoles are more accessible)
You have some gems here and there throughout the year, but the Consoles have all the best games hands down...and there's really no denying that the developers support consoles more so than PCs.
The whole PC has better graphcis is completely overblown when judging the two considering like 80% of PC gamers game in settings equal to console or in worse settings.
In the end its to each their own.
Sorry man but everything you said is just kind of wrong. Some games you cannot even begin to compare the PC versions to the console versions, stuff like Skyrim, GTA4 and Arkham City are way superior in terms of view distance and texture quality.
And no platform in history has ever had as many exclusives as the PC.
There are a lot, but thats only because you're counting those small average games that have dev teams to small to port to consoles.
Believe me, I actualy started PC gaming 4 moths ago and other than the Witcher and those MMO FPS/RPG games, there isn't much for an offline PC gamer other than upgraded versions of games already on the consoles like Skyrim and The Witcher 2
The main downside of console gaming for me is when you "upgrade" to a new console, it's probably not even backward compatible, even if it is it won't improve the visuals on the library of games you already have. when I upgrade my PC, all my games will look better, unless they're already maxed out.
The Witcher 2
Diablo 3
Starcraft II
Arma III
Blacklight: Retribution
Dota II
Path of Exile
Planetside 2
Tribes Ascend
Torchlight II
Grim Dawn
Dead State
Lucius
Warhammer: 40k
Umbra
World of Darkness
Tera
The secret World
Firefall
Hard Reset
End of Nations
X-Rebirth
Natural Selection
Project C.A.R.S
Hawken
Iron Front
Warface
Overgrowth
War of the Roses
Primal Carnage
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
Dungeons
Might and Magic: Heroes VI
Tropico 4
Drakensang
E.Y.E
Neverwinter
I could go on and on.
Most are current, some are upcoming, All are exclusive.
The PC gets over 100+ Exclusives each year not icluding indies. Just because console gamers don't pay attention to them, doesn't mean they aren't there.
Alot of the games on that list have been very highly regarded and well reviewed, and most of them are well known by true PC gamers.
Just because you (console gamer) haven't heard of them, doesn't mean they aren't there.
Dead State
Lucius
Natural Selection
Iron Front
Those are about the only games on the list that i would consider "obscure"
The rest are very well known among 90% of PC gamers.
P.S Critcal acclaim implies high regard among an entire industry, a game nor anything else can be critically acclaimed by a single publication.
The reason MOST of these games haven't recieved critical acclaim (Several of them have) is because 95% of current gaming review sites and publication are heavily console bias and have not reviewed most of these games to begin with.
There are currently 35 announced (Non indie) games for 2013 and the year has just started.
http://www.gamespot.com/for...
Currently the 360 only has just over 150 exclusives total for the 7 years it has been out.
The PS3 has around 110 after 6 years.
The PC gets on average between 100-120 exclusives every year.
Also unless you got a Gaming PC and know what LOL, ISK, FTL, MOBA, and Chronoscrolls are then DO NOT act like your some PC aficionado cause your not.
It's annoying listening to NON PC Gamers talk about PC Gaming when they have NO clue what they are talking about.
Example: oh PC doesn't get that many AAA Games like consoles do.
and just what AAA games would those be, Skyrim, Assassins Creed 3, FarCry3, Dishonored cause the PC got all of those.
Example 2: Oh PC doesn't get many exclusives.
You mean like DayZ, Guild Wars 2, Tera Online, Shootmania, Starcraft2, Diablo 3, DotA2, Smite, Hawken, Planetside 2, Tribes Ascend, Blade & Soul, etc. etc.. PC gets like 5 Exclusives a month.
Also now that the russian PS3 Emulator is coming along there isn't any Game an Enthusiast PC Gamer is missing out on.
People are PC Gamers cause the PC provides something Sony/MS will never provide and that's:
. Complete control over your customized Gaming expereince
. first crack at new genre's of games
. Games influenced by Gamers
. Bleeding edge technology
PC vs. Console is like comparing Apples to Oranges, they are two different things.
anyway
i just can't have pc and miss out what ps3 offer with it exclusives
that's why i own ps3/xbox360 along with my gaming pc
i use pc and ps3 all the time
Of course not everything is preferable otherwise everyone would be playing games on it instead. Consoles have their own exclusives, ease of use, unified services like a reward system, better marketing and, cheaper and so on. However the PC is by far the most flexible and powerful system that can be upgraded at any time.
People use to marvel about how game consoles got hard drives and could play with other people online and be a media player that can play DVD's and bluray. The PC can do all of that too. It also supports various controllers and keyboard and a mouse. You're not tied to one brand either.
The thing is both can and will co-exist. There is no need to be threatened by the PC. They each serve various needs. Just like handheld systems cater to gamers as well.
http://alntv.files.wordpres...
Such wonderful games, right?
lol
YEAH, PC GAMING!!!
So you speak for ALL PC gamers? I don't think you are speaking reality at all. I think you don't care and can only speak for yourself.
Here on N4G, there are plenty of PC elitist who constantly go into console news and pound their chests about how PC gaming is superior.
The prophecy is fulfilled!
Although there are advantages to pc gaming, but I am not going to fall for the BS line of which platform is superior over another.
and are easier for average joes to pick up and play.
that being said, i would get myself Gaming Pc that would be beast. but i don't have that kind of excess money lying around (i'm a student, sorry.) i know assembling one from custom parts would be cheaper but i don't got the know-how or the patience for that stuff.
so yeah... it's gonna be console's and my laptop for now.
Sadly -for me, I suppose- the majority of the games I like are not avaliable for PC, so it's pretty useless for me to have 300 fps with a 5292x1050 resolution, if I cant play, let's say, Disgaea or Catherine in it.
For me, what games I can play it's the only that matters.
but i agree with you on exclusives . i wish sony support pc too instead of limit the great games they release ..
oh the reason why my games wont work is cause i need to install steam, or be online, thing is my only internet is when i drive to a tim hortons, like im at now, and use my cell. internet is not offered in my area and online DRM is killing my pc experience.
at least when i buy a console game i can play it
At least with a console game I can play it without having an Internet, like far cry 3, halo, assassins creed 3, don't need an Internet connection to play them it's just put it in my system and bingo, I can play
On a side note I could just get a pirated version of the games downloaded while at my go's, you know the version that let's you be offline... But I'm not a pirate but that may work for others
https://support.steampowere...
thats why in my opinion pcs have gone to sh*t, i used to game on my all the time. now it collects dust unless i play some of my old games. i know if i ever what to play another pc game, instead of buying it and not being able to play it. i will likely pirate.
also at below the games i bought and cant play dont have cracks for offline play.
go get cracks and crack the games you bought, its not pirating since you ACTUALLY OWN THE GAME!!
all games that bother me with DRM i crack them, as simple as just dropping a file on a folder.
or
try offline mode on steam
stop making us PC gamers look like we are as restricted as console players please...
Run along, don't give this peasant hits. Enjoy your PC/console or whatever.
All formats have their pro's and con's. I have owned nearly every format since 1982 and have never had a favourite system or think one is better than the other.
In my eyes all systems are great.. games are great.. what they do are great. I love the fact that can choose whatever I want to play on whatever format I want to play it on, taking into account the genre I like and what system etc most of my friends are playing it on.
Be it console, handheld or PC.. I win! :) .. Yes owning most systems can be a wee bit expensive, but in the grander scheme of things... other hobbies are way way more expensive.
I see no losers.. just us the gamer as winners.. Competition breeds better games etc for us to enjoy!
There needs to be more people like you on this site. Getting sick of all this fanboy garbage now..
Happy gaming! :)
But guess what i have a rig i spent £1300 building it up but yet i fine myself missing my PS3 titles GOW, GT5, till project cars of course. Uncharted serious so if this site is slow for news that they have to start these petty wars dont.
Consoles have some mind blowing games same as pc
Its great to have the best of all worlds. No discrimination. You definitely see what games are tailored made for each system. On a side note, I dont see teh steambox surviving because of this same reason, unless its a high quality PC that is selling at a massive loss. Then again I still will be able to upgrade my machine and have it cheaper than what they will offer.
PC gaming = Rigs made of specific requirements to run games.
Part of console fun is to see and play what developers can create throughout a generation running on specific requirements.
Part of PC fun is to build a rig that is able to play what developers can create with the latest technology.
Console is steady and grounded.
PC is always moving.
Both are fun and both play games, the one that is superior is in the eye of the beholder.
btw mouse n keys blow controllers away for all games except say 3rd person action like tombraider and such
with a mouse n keys you could take down everyone in black ops2 that uses a controller before they could even turn to see you lol
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Keyboard and mouse is better for shooters and strategy games. Controller is better for just about everything else.
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...Wut?
tell that to the huge amount of Free to Play developers and the exclusives PC has, which are more than the PS3 and Xbox 360 COMBINED.
Or the fact that almost every electronic device in the world is practically related to a PC somehow or was either around a PC to be made or developed at some point..
PC is god in a sense simply because it will always be everything. To me it's just a stupid comparison, of course PC's are better when everything else was built from the idea of a PC and what it does.
I would not say it's superior gaming wise anymore though not at all, PC's used to be superior gaming wise and literally only the best games could be ran on a PC but that isn't the case anymore also developers have shifted gears since the PC gaming market is next to nothing.
Developers had moved their focus towards consoles ages ago. Of course there are still a few great PC games that come out but it isn't like it was before when every single game that was extremely bad ass that was talked about was on PC.
PC just doesn't get the love it used to for games which is stupid when still even to this day all video games are developed on a PC first.. but whatever.