konakona
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- May 6, 2004
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Do me a favour, and please tell me what you mean by better in this case?
Clearly, you dont mean desirability. I prefer (like most) prefer console gaming - what is so hard to understand about that? Just because my desire for console gaming is more difficult to explain does not mean that it doesn't exist. It is the same with my mates, they prefer console gaming for numerous reasons, and not just for the controller as you assume.
I completely respect that you, and many others prefer PC gaming for many reasons (which I can understand), but you (and others in this thread) seem to think that your needs represent the needs of all.
Thank you for being respectful, and sorry if I came off as being harsh. I do not mean to look down on your gaming preference. Notice that I didnt say anything about those games are that are only available on consoles, or people who prefer such games.
It is just that whenever you look at games that were launched simultaneously across different platforms, PC games leave more room for user customizations and advanced filtering techniques with the visuals.Compare games that launched in multiple platforms and you would agree PC versions most always have better graphics, mods, customizability, better online play and so on.
In the past, it was either the hardware limitation in the gpu/cpu department or the controller issue that kept from computers catching up to the consoles. Things have changed much as time went by, and I think PCs can do anything consoles are capable of nowadays hardware wise. That would point to another reason for console's dominance in certain segments - exclusive titles and prejudice/expectation of the type of gamers that would gravitate to a certain platform, and thus the difference in production budget, genre, etc.
XBOX/XBOX360 is a testament to this - they are/were every bit just as good as the competition hardware wise. The precedessor didnt fare so well solely due to the reasons discussed above, and the successor is a definite success again for the same reasons. Whenever games are available on both computer/360 though... While computer' strength prevails, the only argument for consoles are controllers (when people actually prefer it) and being able to play together largely due to a bigger TV. I dont think either is necessarily tied to a console - you could easily hook up your computer to a big screen if you desire to do so. Monitors are gradually becoming larger too...