RANT: Holy heck - I have a new addiction.

[Oyeve]

I hear ya. See that system in my sig below? I havent turned it on in months. Whatever internet stuff I need to do I do from my laptop. I used to be a HUGE PC gamer but the 360 has stolen me away from the PC. I feel bad everytime I look at the system. I think of all the $$$ I spent on it and realize its not even worth half of what I paid for. Sigh.....damn consoles.

 

[purbeast0]

ill sell you MGS4 used (about 3 times) for $30 shipped if you haven't opened yours yet

and yes im seriuos.

 

[Aikouka]

You never turn on your PC and I never turn on my consoles... in fact, last time I turned on my console (the other day), I was utterly disappointed in the fact that somehow all of my dance mats have gone to utter shit and are now registering buttons improperly... like how -> is now -> and A at the same time unless I hit it at the bottom of the -> which registers it properly. It's almost like the sensor pad is shifted down >_>.

 

[Stuxnet]

I recommend rediscovering COD4 on the 360, not to mention GoW 2 on the 7th.

 

[samduhman]

So you went to the trouble to upgrade to a 4870 but didn't buy any PC games? <me scratches head in confusion>

I recommend rediscovering your PC. You have a great rig there and you've ignored it. Maybe you should have asked for pc game recommendations in the PC gaming forum?

PC games released just in the past 12 months alone worth checking out.

- Fallout 3 Shacknews says its a PC game at Heart
- The Witcher Enhanced Edition
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky
- Call of Duty 4
- Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor
- World of Goo
- Mass Effect (you played it)
- Crysis
- Crysis Warhead
- Grid
-Sins of a Solar Empire
- Gears of War
- Far Cry 2
- Sam and Max Season 1
- Dead Space
- GTR Evolution
- Sid Meier's Civilization
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
- Trackmania United Forever
- Assassins Creed
- Devil May Cry 4 (while this is a console game at heart I bought it for PC to support Capcoms effort to move into PC territory. Also because of this review Gamespot review
- Brother in Arms Hells Highway

Soon to be released.

- Grand Theft Auto 4 is due out Dec 2nd. Rockstar says it will be improved for the PC over the console version.
- Left 4 Dead Nov 4th. A Valve game how can it fail.
- Call of Duty World at War

You haven't even played Oblivion?!! That came out in 2006. How many other great PC games have you missed since then? Have you played Dawn of War, Company of Heroes or Bioshock, the original STALKER?

Theres nothing wrong with consoles. They have their place. I owned pretty much every console since the 70's up to my current PS3 and Wii. Just don't let your new addiction impair your judgment. Historically "PC" genres (FPS, RTS, STRAT, 3rd person adventure, etc) are still more enjoyable on the PC and the same goes for consoles genres.

Basically, buy exclusives for their desinated platforms and for the multi platform titles get the PC version unless the genre belongs on the console. You'll thank yourself later with the better graphics your 4870 displays and the mods the PC gaming community provides. The PC version of Oblivion destroys the console version due to all the awesome mods that have been created.

Also extra content is usually charged for on the 360 and given for free for the PC. You can thank Microsoft and their greed for that. Valve forced to charge for TF2 content for 360