What about a desktop PC thats capable of everything but heavy gaming + a console?
That would easily satisfy many if they werent so overly obsessed about beating their mates in 3D mark.
I believe your the one who's in need of taking a bow.
What about a desktop PC thats capable of everything but heavy gaming + a console?
That would easily satisfy many if they werent so overly obsessed about beating their mates in 3D mark.
I believe your the one who's in need of taking a bow.
Pff, whatever. I prefer PC for many reasons such as: More purposes than just playing games, upgradable, overclockable, better games.
But you might as well spend the $200 for the console + games + memory cards + controllers on a new 9800Pro for your computer that can't do heavy gaming, then download some games, and use the computer for heavy gaming.
cant compare a PC and console.
for starters, the technical limitations of each is one factor on why console and pc games are just different low ram on consoles tends to lead towards fewer different player models and smaller areas between LOADING screens.
what you get onscreen is hardly comparable, since while they have largely do the same effects, console games are usually on 320x240 interlaced tv that is very different to a computer monitor. dont underestimate the tv vs monitor performance (and detail image quality) difference, it can often be noticed simply between NTSC and PAL conversions of the same game on the same console.
console platform is constant, and has far less overhead. per unit of "gaming power" consoles are more efficient. OTOH consoles dont tend to be much good for anything other than gaming. Console games have a habit of being less buggy and more reliably being a smooth game because all the hardware is the same, less scope for bugs. Oh, and of course theyre stuck with them forever because they cant patch like PC (which is both a plus and a minus).
console and PC gamers tend to be a different breed - or to put it another way, you get different types of games on each, and often even similar games are played the same way. This isnt just down to hardware limitations, but also the different markets. Strategy and FPS games for example are huge strenghs of the PC, arcade games huge strenghs of the console. Keyboard+mouse vs. gamepad...
cant compare PC and console.
for starters, the technical limitations of each is one factor on why console and pc games are just different low ram on consoles tends to lead towards fewer different player models and smaller areas between LOADING screens.
what you get onscreen is hardly comparable, since while they have largely do the same effects, console games are usually on 320x240 interlaced tv that is very different to a computer monitor. dont underestimate the tv vs monitor performance (and detail image quality) difference, it can often be noticed simply between NTSC and PAL conversions of the same game on the same console.
console platform is constant, and has far less overhead. per unit of "gaming power" consoles are more efficient. OTOH consoles dont tend to be much good for anything other than gaming. Console games have a habit of being less buggy and more reliably being a smooth game because all the hardware is the same, less scope for bugs. Oh, and of course theyre stuck with them forever because they cant patch like PC (which is both a plus and a minus).
console and PC gamers tend to be a different breed - or to put it another way, you get different types of games on each, and often even similar games are played the same way. This isnt just down to hardware limitations, but also the different markets. Strategy and FPS games for example are huge strenghs of the PC, arcade games huge strenghs of the console. Keyboard+mouse vs. gamepad...
cant compare PC and console.
Originally posted by: fireontheway
imho pc won a long time ago..
Agreed. When PC's stopped being toys (around 486 time) and started to move properly into multi-function, by P233 time they were already ahead (remember to compare we had the SNES back then
)Could do, but the 9800 Pro comes with hassle - drivers that may need updating regularly, games that need patching, some games that just arent available on the PC's (such as Soul Calibur 2 ..... mmmmmmm).
Once a person starts adding a 9800 Pro to the equation, then they start wasting money on other components like super low latency memory which doesnt effect performance a whole lot.
As for for downloading games....well , it can be done for consoles too
My point is, for some the console + PC route will prove better.
Now you're talking about playing a console game on an HDTV. Last I checked even cheap HTDV sets cost much more than a high end computer. I have several computers and one of them is pretty much top of the line but no HDTV to speak of.
Hold on a second... You've said Halo looks better on the XBox than the PC. I own both as well and unless something is wrong with your PC or monitor I can't imagine where you got that idea. I loved Halo when I played it on the XBox but the truth is the crappy resolution on the XBox produces horrible jaggies.
In some cases and only if you have an HDTV setup.
Ok, the point I've been trying to make this whole time isn't that pc or console is better. Regardless of all the technical jumbo, a good game is a good game. Therefore, to me you can't say either one is better. I can't play an incredible game like Metroid Prime on the pc (at least not yet, but it'll be a little while before emulators get there). Doesn't mean there isn't some very great games on the pc.
It is all based on preference. I'm all for both console and pc gaming, because each one has its own awesome qualities. Consoles nor pc gaming should be done away with, and in my opinion to get the total gaming experience it'd have to be consoles and pc.
I beg to differ that consoles have more jaggies than pc.
Playing Halo on my computer it has a LOT more jaggies than the xbox version. (Do not take this statement seriously)
Ok, I want to experience what pc games really have to offer, so tell me what I should upgrade on my rig to do so:
P4 2.4B
MSI PT880
512 MB Geil Golden Dragon PC 3200
80 GB 7200 SATA
Pixelview GeForce FX 5200 128 bit 128MB (overclocked some)
Audigy 2ZS (but only on 2.1 speakers)
17" old Dell monitor that amazingly can display 1600X1200 but not at a good refresh rate
It is all based on preference. I'm all for both console and pc gaming, because each one has its own awesome qualities. Consoles nor pc gaming should be done away with, and in my opinion to get the total gaming experience it'd have to be consoles and pc.
I beg to differ that consoles have more jaggies than pc.
Playing Halo on my computer it has a LOT more jaggies than the xbox version. (Do not take this statement seriously)
Ok, I want to experience what pc games really have to offer, so tell me what I should upgrade on my rig to do so:
P4 2.4B
MSI PT880
512 MB Geil Golden Dragon PC 3200
80 GB 7200 SATA
Pixelview GeForce FX 5200 128 bit 128MB (overclocked some)
Audigy 2ZS (but only on 2.1 speakers)
17" old Dell monitor that amazingly can display 1600X1200 but not at a good refresh rate
Yes I did say the Xbox version of Halo looked better (didn't I?). I was trying to show I'm not just saying pc sucks or anything and that the pc can do things the xbox can't.
Man.....
how can so many of u say u hate console gaming, i bet some of u still load up a rom every now and then and play.
console and PC games RULE!!! GAMES JUST RULE!!!!
END OF STORY!!!
i personally cant wait till shining force comes out for GBA, the remake looks so nice. not sure if i like MAX talking tho.
~RaNDoM
how can so many of u say u hate console gaming, i bet some of u still load up a rom every now and then and play.
console and PC games RULE!!! GAMES JUST RULE!!!!
END OF STORY!!!
i personally cant wait till shining force comes out for GBA, the remake looks so nice. not sure if i like MAX talking tho.
~RaNDoM
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