The Console Gaming Epidemic - Games

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[QUOTE=_Junkie_;22695554] There is absolutely no reason why any moderate to hardcore gamer should ever be playing on a console over a PC. - Cheap This one is my favorite. “Oh no! Gaming Pcs cost like 1000s of dollars oh no!” No, they don’t. That is why building a PC is so nice. You can buy parts for cheap and easily assemble a computer for a drastically reduced price than most retailers carry them for. My PC which cost me $600 and is nearing two years old still runs every new game out with either max to moderately high graphics. You also must remember that you are not just buying a video game playing machine here, you’re buying a computer. The same people who scream about PCs being overpriced go out and buy some awful mac for 1000s of dollars that can run absolutely nothing and aren’t even upgradeable.[/QUOTE] Well excuse me for being poor. And clearly you've never tried buying PC hardware in Ireland. It's all outdated and over priced. Last year I got a 9600GT (the best card I could find) for €300, and that was the cheapest I could find it. I'd love to be able to play on my PC, but I'm tied down by things like being poor, having a dumbass brother who thinks PCs are shit and a shit internet connection. We can't all live in a magical world where PCs are easily upgraded and the money never stops comming.

[QUOTE=rilez;22696345]The console debate is stupid. Who cares what platform you're on, as long as you're having fun? [editline]11:15PM[/editline][/QUOTE] Well seeing as in my experience most console gamers see/hear that I play on PC and go "WHY U PLAY ON PC THE CONTROLS R SO BAD GRAFICS SO UGLY WTF UR A NERD FAG LOL HEDSHOTSZ!!" Why not fight back?:keke: Oh, and i forgot to mention most of the ones on the internet go "PC nazi faggot master aryan fag niger !!'1

Let them have consoles. It keeps them off of my games.

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[QUOTE=MagicBurrito;22696396]Well seeing as in my experience most console gamers see/hear that I play on PC and go "WHY U PLAY ON PC THE CONTROLS R SO BAD GRAFICS SO UGLY WTF UR A NERD FAG LOL HEDSHOTSZ!!" Why not fight back?:keke:[/QUOTE] "ogm CONTROlS r BETTR ON XBX CONTROLLA wh0 WatNS T0 PLAY 0n A KEYBRD DAT IS TERRIEL LoL"

[QUOTE=MagicBurrito;22696357]lol console exclusives HOLY SHIT GEARS OF WAR 3 IM GOING TO GO BUY AN XBOX FOR THAT SHIT, BECAUSE ITS TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND WHICH I COULD PLAY ON THE PC!!!! HOLY SHIT RED DEAD REDEMPTION WHICH IS PROBABLY COMING TO PC ANYWAYS! yeah yeah okay there's a few good ones- mostly for PS3. 2.) omg how get tv up stairs? it not possible i play consol :) 3.) the fuck ever if I wanted to dance in my living room i'd turn on some music and if I wanted to play bowling i'd go to a bowling alley[/QUOTE] good to see you're good at creating generalizations. enjoying playing games like super mario galaxy 2 or alan wake on the pc. the consoles have games that pc players may never experience, so that's a perfect buying point for a console. for reference, i enjoy games on the pc too, but i enjoy consoles just as much. yeah, i'm going to bring a tv that's in my living room all the way up to my room, ignoring the fact that other people in the house would probably like to use it. once again, i can easily hook up a console to the tv and be done, no moving of the tv necessary. good to see people continue to overexaggerate motion control. no, you don't need to dance around. a quick shake or tilt of the wrist is enough.

[QUOTE=J0E_SpRaY;22696420]Let them have consoles. It keeps them off of my games.[/QUOTE] It also leads to shitty ports and console exclusives which sometimes look pretty good.

[QUOTE=_Junkie_;22696456][url]www.newegg.com[/url] Have fun.[/QUOTE] [quote]Does Newegg.com ship internationally? Newegg.com does not currently ship internationally; we only deliver to locations within the United States and to Puerto Rico.[/quote] Okay?

[QUOTE=_Junkie_;22696456][url]www.newegg.com[/url] Have fun.[/QUOTE] They ship to the United States, Canada, and China.

[QUOTE=Ownederd;22696469]"ogm CONTROlS r BETTR ON XBX CONTROLLA wh0 WatNS T0 PLAY 0n A KEYBRD DAT IS TERRIEL LoL"[/QUOTE] On a somewhat unrelated note, I am old enough to remember the days when many people didn't even use a mouse to play FPS. I didn't start using a mouse until Quake, and it blew my mind. Sweet fuck, I can't believe I played Duke3d without a mouse.

[QUOTE=Owner3;22696473]good to see you're good at creating generalizations. enjoying playing games like super mario galaxy 2 or alan wake on the pc. the consoles have games that pc players may never experience, so that's a perfect buying point for a console. for reference, i enjoy games on the pc too, but i enjoy consoles just as much. yeah, i'm going to bring a tv that's in my living room all the way up to my room, ignoring the fact that other people in the house would probably like to use it. once again, i can easily hook up a console to the tv and be done, no moving of the tv necessary. good to see people continue to overexaggerate motion control. no, you don't need to dance around. a quick shake or tilt of the wrist is enough.[/QUOTE] >Take Pc downstairs >Plug it into power socket >Plug in HDMI in TV >Plug in controller >Play That was hard man. [QUOTE=rilez;22696494]They ship to the United States, Canada, and China.[/QUOTE] Was not aware, sorry. But I still don't see the whole pc parts aren't cheap in Ireland thing. I have a bunch of PC gaming friends who live in Ireland and they aren't exactly what you'd call wealthy.

[QUOTE=Owner3;22696168]1) the ability to play console exclusive games 2) being able to relax on my couch and stare at my large hd tv (i realize you tried to counter this point in your post, but what do i do once i plug in my usb controller? lie on my bed and stare awkwardly at my small monitor? sorry, not as practical as resting on a couch) 3) motion control (in the case of the wii)[/QUOTE] You can get motion control on PC too. Track IR or connecting your wii remote are some of your options.

[QUOTE=MagicBurrito;22696357]lol console exclusives HOLY SHIT GEARS OF WAR 3 IM GOING TO GO BUY AN XBOX FOR THAT SHIT, BECAUSE ITS TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND WHICH I COULD PLAY ON THE PC!!!! HOLY SHIT RED DEAD REDEMPTION WHICH IS PROBABLY COMING TO PC ANYWAYS! yeah yeah okay there's a few good ones- mostly for PS3. 2.) omg how get tv up stairs? it not possible i play consol :) 3.) the fuck ever if I wanted to dance in my living room i'd turn on some music and if I wanted to play bowling i'd go to a bowling alley[/QUOTE] Are you an idiot You've probably never seen an exclusive game apart from gears of war or red dead redemption do you have any fucking idea how hard it is to move a fuckin' tv A computer isn't exactly easy to move either. I'm not going to take sides but I don't like you

[quote]1) the ability to play console exclusive games[/quote] Point is moot. If there weren't consoles (or multiple platforms or what have you), you could play ever game ever made. Congrats Also, game developers are really really going with what they know what sells (especially what sells on consoles) which quite frankly is BAD for the gaming industry unless all you want is generic FPSs [img]http://cdn-www.cracked.com/phpimages/article/2/7/5/25275.jpg?v=1[/img]

[QUOTE=_Junkie_;22696515]>Take Pc downstairs >Plug it into power socket >Plug in HDMI in TV >Plug in controller >Play That was hard man.[/QUOTE] or i could simply plug in a console to my tv? no need for all these impractical solutions.

[QUOTE=FlakAttack;22696509]On a somewhat unrelated note, I am old enough to remember the days when many people didn't even use a mouse to play FPS. I didn't start using a mouse until Quake, and it blew my mind. Sweet fuck, I can't believe I played Duke3d without a mouse.[/QUOTE] I dunno I remember doom but that's it

[QUOTE=_Junkie_;22696515]>Take Pc downstairs >Plug it into power socket >Plug in HDMI in TV >Plug in controller >Play That was hard man.[/QUOTE] "But my $700 HP gaming computer came with an onboard graphics card that doesnt support HDMI!"

[QUOTE=MagicBurrito;22696476]It also leads to shitty ports and console exclusives which sometimes look pretty good.[/QUOTE] Which is why I still own a console. But I do my multiplayer gaming on PC.

[QUOTE=thrawn2787;22696535]Point is moot. If there weren't consoles (or multiple platforms or what have you), you could play ever game ever made. Congrats Also, game developers are really really going with what they know what sells (especially what sells on consoles) which quite frankly is BAD for the gaming industry unless all you want is generic FPSs [/QUOTE] but, guess what, consoles exist. they've existed since the beginning of gaming. no need to be hypothetical. point is, console exclusives exist. they're definitely a buying point. also, way to generalize. not all games out there are "generic FPSs".

[QUOTE=thrawn2787;22696535][IMG]http://cdn-www.cracked.com/phpimages/article/2/7/5/25275.jpg?v=1[/IMG][/QUOTE] I suppose if you added Bad Company 2 to that, it would be 4 different games from 3 different devs. Granted, Bad Company 2 is good for what it is, but... still pretty generic.

[QUOTE=Fire Kracker;22696526]Are you an idiot You've probably never seen an exclusive game apart from gears of war or red dead redemption do you have any fucking idea how hard it is to move a fuckin' tv A computer isn't exactly easy to move either. I'm not going to take sides but I don't like you[/QUOTE] lol note how I said I like some exclusive games.. It's pretty easy to move a TV, but I suppose you live alone with your mother so she can't help you A computer is extremely easy to move. Here, let me help.. Step 1. Disconnect monitor/mouse/whatever. Step 2. Take case into desired room. Step 3. Take accessories into desired room. Step 4. Hook it up OH WAIT lol you could buy a 4 year old generic hardware machine for $300 instead of doing all that Oh you and your intelligence! :buddy: [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Trolling" - Dragon))[/highlight]

Idort gaming is the best I just proved the OP wrong

Unless I can play 3D Dot Game Heroes, God of War 3, Demon's Souls, Heavy Rain, LittleBigPlanet, LittleBigPlanet 2, Resistance, Metal Gear Solid, PixelJunk, Ratchet & Clank, Uncharted, Uncharted 2, Twisted Metal, and White Knight Chronicles on PC, I have every fucking right to own a PS3. If there were no exclusives, you'd be 100% correct, but you aren't. Sure, some people use bad excuses to get consoles. But I get them to expand my video game library so I can HAVE FUN like I am supposed to.

[QUOTE=MagicBurrito;22696396]Well seeing as in my experience most console gamers see/hear that I play on PC and go "WHY U PLAY ON PC THE CONTROLS R SO BAD GRAFICS SO UGLY WTF UR A NERD FAG LOL HEDSHOTSZ!!" Why not fight back?:keke: Oh, and i forgot to mention most of the ones on the internet go "PC nazi faggot master aryan fag niger !!'1[/QUOTE]So basically you're basing the entire console community on a few comments made by a bunch of idiots?

[QUOTE=MagicBurrito;22696612] It's pretty easy to move a TV,[/QUOTE] Not everyone has a flatscreen TV, even if they do the fuckers are 1) Heavy as fuck 2) Very fucking fragile 3) Too expensive for your dumb ass to drop. (Not calling you a dumbass, just making a point)

[QUOTE=Owner3;22696168]1) the ability to play console exclusive games 2) being able to relax on my couch and stare at my large hd tv (i realize you tried to counter this point in your post, but what do i do once i plug in my usb controller? lie on my bed and stare awkwardly at my small monitor? sorry, not as practical as resting on a couch) 3) motion control (in the case of the wii)[/QUOTE] I can't counter act 1. That has to be solved by the shitty publishers thinking they will make more money this way. (I have noticed that a lot of studios/publishers tend to loose money on exclusives, as it is). For 2, he didn't say use a controller on your shitty small monitor. He said hook your TV up to computer, and then play on your couch. I don't understand how you didn't catch that. And for 3, there are plenty of motion control games and controllers out for PC. The reason why they aren't any fun is because motion controls are a shitty gimmick.

[QUOTE=Owner3;22696591]but, guess what, consoles exist. they've existed since the beginning of gaming. no need to be hypothetical. point is, console exclusives exist. they're definitely a buying point. also, way to generalize. not all games out there are "generic FPSs".[/QUOTE] We're not talking about old shit like the SNES, Atari shit, N64. When the term 'consoles' are referred to its generally Xbox, PS3, and Wii. Not to mention non-shitty non-arcade games wouldn't really be around without PC gaming. Come on, open your eyes. An XBOX 360 is just a shitty PC with a funky looking case that can do alot less than a PC.

[quote]but, guess what, consoles exist. they've existed since the beginning of gaming. no need to be hypothetical. point is, console exclusives exist. they're definitely a buying point.[/quote] Right but there never was as much retarded competition as there is now, and gaming wasn't always as big. And here's the big thing: technology wasn't advancing as fast as it is today. [quote]also, way to generalize. not all games out there are "generic FPSs".[/quote] My point was that they're playing it safe and going with boring shit that's been done multiple times in the recent past inorder to make some quick cash. This doesn't promote growth or change in the gaming industry and what it [U][B][I]could [/I][/B][/U](small chance, but a chance none the less) boil down to is every game being made is a close clone of another game with little to no innovation at all. The same thing happens on the PC too I guess, but only really with MMOs (everything is pretty much a WoW clone)

[QUOTE=MagicBurrito;22696660]We're not talking about old shit like the SNES, Atari shit, N64. When the term 'consoles' are referred to its generally Xbox, PS3, and Wii. Not to mention non-shitty non-arcade games wouldn't really be around without PC gaming. Come on, open your eyes. An XBOX 360 is just a shitty PC with a funky looking case that can do alot less than a PC.[/QUOTE] I've stressed this argument a million times as well. Consoles are just personal computers, except more proprietary.