PC vs Console v2.0

[gagan_kumar]

So to sum things up, for us middle class indians, PC would be a better investment

yup in india standard is still not high enough when we could consider investing in gaming .........

atm it is considered a luxury that few people have......

 

[gameranand]

There was time when people use to start a flame war over these topics, just glad that same thing is not happening here at all.

 

[Gollum]

There was time when people use to start a flame war over these topics, just glad that same thing is not happening here at all.

that happens on foreign forums

 

[arijitsinha]

Consoles for noobs. No modding, no RTS games etc.. They can only brag about some hand count console exclusives. Check the number of games which you cannot play on consoles, and number of console exclusive games(sum of xbox+ps+wii).

 

[d3p]

Consoles for noobs. No modding, no RTS games etc.. They can only brag about some hand count console exclusives. Check the number of games which you cannot play on consoles, and number of console exclusive games(sum of xbox+ps+wii).

Dude, Consoles can be modded. You can even go for Water cooling for both Xbox 360 & PS3.

People do Jailbreak, in order to play Downloaded Games from HDD. They increase the HDD space & lot of stuffs.

Lastly, just because consoles don't have RTS Games doesn't make for Noobs. Consoles are pretty much specific devices meant only for gaming than a PC.

Will you conclude the same line for NES or Sega 16 Bit Consoles too ??

console games are way too expensive 3-5k for a single game where in pc you can get that for 1k. My friend bought a ps3 and only game he had was fifa he never bought any game bec it was just too expensive. After 2 years he sold ps3.
I have a xbox360 and i havent used it for 16months. Its fun if you play with friends otherwise its boring.

in a 3rd world country like india its always better to buy a pc rather than a console.

Rarely i have seen Console games are sold at 5k range [exceptions like Limited Edition BF3, GT5 xx edition blah blah], but end of the day once you are done with your gaming you can always get 75% of your investment back by selling the Game.

Sorry to highlight this but "Is this your console's fault, for you not having any friends for playing along with you ??"

It's the same case with PC too. If you don't find a single player in a CS GO server, then basically you are stuck with BOT's. Situation is entirely different with COD.

With the current exchange rate, be prepared to pay through your nose for even PC Games too.

 

[cyborg47]

With the current exchange rate, be prepared to pay through your nose for even PC Games too.

Not every company is being a jackass like EA. Some of them are still selling their games around 600rs to 1.5k, and the prices go down pretty rapidly.

 

[Anorion]

each have their own benefits
playing mortal kombat vs dc universe with a friend... cant imagine on PC
playing red steel with a motion controller is amazing
one or two games actually go a long way on all platforms. no problem with playing the same game over and over. just look at your steam libraries and play time, pretty sure one or two titles dominate most of the playtime (guess one is Skyrim).

freemium (game usually has a paywall)/ free 2 play (which is pay 2 win)/ in game purchases (consumables mean you can never buy out the game no matter how much you spend) models suck on all platforms

one thing that could help console gaming a long way here is if stores bought back games for 60-80% of the price on returns, so gamers can roll over the investment into new titles

 

[d3p]

Not every company is being a jackass like EA. Some of them are still selling their games around 600rs to 1.5k, and the prices go down pretty rapidly.

Not Only EA, also with Activision, Bethesda, Konami. Still the price of COD BO 2 haven't changed, not sure what kind of game play it offers.

 

[gameranand]

Found a good interview perfect for this thread
NVIDIA INTERVIEW: THE SKY ISN’T FALLING

 

[CommanderShawnzer]

Consoles for noobs. No modding, no RTS games etc.. They can only brag about some hand count console exclusives. Check the number of games which you cannot play on consoles, and number of console exclusive games(sum of xbox+ps+wii).

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
FINALLY! I got my fanboy
Hand count? Dude.
Srsly.
Exclusives for each platform + standard "console" Exclusives(Available on both consoles but not on PC) look handcount for you?
Btw PC has just 2 fighting games,consoles have loads..And no games based on Animes.No variety.only FPS,RPG,RTS and some crap ports in between
What do you have in PC "exclusives"? *insert RTS game name here**insert random sh!t indie game here to look smart*

console games are way too expensive 3-5k for a single game where in pc you can get that for 1k. My friend bought a ps3 and only game he had was fifa he never bought any game bec it was just too expensive. After 2 years he sold ps3.
I have a xbox360 and i havent used it for 16months. Its fun if you play with friends otherwise its boring.

in a 3rd world country like india its always better to buy a pc rather than a console.

Dude.WTF are you smoking?
Games come in range of 2K-3.5K currently(excluding "special edition" crap)
BTW All EA games come in range of 3.5k too for PC,and its not much time before the games which now retail for 1.5K reach the 3K mark
Oh and btw this.

but end of the day once you are done with your gaming you can always get 75% of your investment back by selling the Game.

@Cyborg : Dude.Give in to your instincts......
Dont hide in this cheap form of a "Non-Fanboy"
Be what you were born to be
Be The Knight of the Master Race


@D3P : Dude.You look like this right?
*i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/508/644/9eb.jpg

 

[Sarath]

Realistically you would be paying around 2k for new games and 1k for old ones and 3k for pre-orders, as far as consoles are concerned. Remove 500 to 1000 from each for PC price.

 

[CommanderShawnzer]

^One more God Gamer arrives.

The only Un-Counter-able feature that PC has is this
*www.blogcdn.com/downloadsquad.switched.com/media/2007/05/piratebay.jpg

 

[rakesh_ic]

Realistically you would be paying around 2k for new games and 1k for old ones and 3k for pre-orders, as far as consoles are concerned. Remove 500 to 1000 from each for PC price.

Senseless i believe.

None of the games is priced more than the actual price of a new game when preordered. But if u are talking about getting the game after an year, ur price of 2K for the brand new piece of an "year old" is more or less correct.

curent gen pc games are all priced at 1.5K during release except EA games. This was around 1K some months back and I am expecting a further increase once BF4 breaks BF3 sale records after the release as more and more companies focus on making money which EA could make.

 

[cyborg47]

@Cyborg : Dude.Give in to your instincts......
Dont hide in this cheap form of a "Non-Fanboy"
Be what you were born to be
Be The Knight of the Master Race

No $hit genius. I'd go as far as owning the xbone if I could afford it, so fck the console vs PC crap

 

[gagan_kumar]

No $hit genius. I'd go as far as owning the xbone if I could afford it, so fck the console vs PC crap

lol same here ........

i think anyone will go for console anyday if they can afford it........

 

[Gollum]

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
FINALLY! I got my fanboy
Hand count? Dude.
Srsly.
Exclusives for each platform + standard "console" Exclusives(Available on both consoles but not on PC) look handcount for you?
Btw PC has just 2 fighting games,consoles have loads..And no games based on Animes.No variety.only FPS,RPG,RTS and some crap ports in between
What do you have in PC "exclusives"? *insert RTS game name here**insert random sh!t indie game here to look smart*

that is a good point
I love my fighting games
the only fighting game that came to PC is a better was was streetfighter and it was crap 2d game lol
you can't get games like uncharted and god of war on pc
pc is like public transport, har kisi ki peoperty so no one cares to make good games for it cause they all know pirates are gonna crack the security of the game.
most[not all] of the ppl posting here in favor of pc games are pirates, you know it but you wont admit it.
all in favor of console have bought the games.

 

[gameranand]

lol same here ........

i think anyone will go for console anyday if they can afford it........

I had a choice and I chose PC. Whenever I have to choose again, I'll again choose PC.

 

[Anorion]

Ha pc has fighting game... WWF wrestlemania

Any metric, sales, profits, developer mindshare, fastest growth... Mobiles win.

Mobiles stole infinity blade (epic's most profitable title - not GoW) and deus ex from consoles / pc

 

[rakesh_ic]

I had a choice and I chose PC. Whenever I have to choose again, I'll again choose PC.

And may be miss games like TLOu?? just kidding bro

 

[heidi2521]

LOL WTF am I reading in this thread?

Fighting games on PC:

Street Fighters
King of Fighters XIII
Yatagarasu
Skullgirls
Melty Blood
Any FG that runs on the Taito Type X/X2
Happy Battle 2
Akatsuki Blitzkampf
Crimson Alive: Extreme Encounter

As for Anime style games:

Clannad
Grisaia no Kaijitsu
Symphonic Rain
True Remembrance
Ys Chronicles
Ys: Oath in Felghana
Ever 17
Steins;Gate
Saya no Uta
Higurashi: When They Cry
Tomoyo After
Muv Luv
Kamidori Alchemy Meister
Cherry Tree High Comedy Club
Monmusu Quest! Shuushou ~Makereba Youjo ni Okasareru~

These are just from the top of my head.

PC has the Touhou Project and its intense fandom. Something consoles cannot even dream of offering.

And really, do PCs have no SHMUPs, TPSs, TBSGs, GSGs, RTTGs, TBTGs, Platformers, adventure games, Hack n Slash, stealth games, survival horror or simulation games?

The genres you listed have more variety within

The only genre that PC is lacking in would be character action games, mass action games and hunting action games. Something consoles don't have too many of either.

We also have emulation through which we can access a very large portion of the console library without leaving our shrine.

I'll take PC over Console any day. The only advantage consoles have would be their input methods at this point, but that doesn't last for long as pretty much every controller is made to work with the PC sooner or later, be it Wii Remote or Dual Shock 3.

Consoles are worth buying only for 1. Portability and 2. Exclusives, until they are emulated properly on PC.

@anorion: My Steam time is pretty evenly split in between Civilization V, Total War: Shogun 2, Empire: Total War, Napoleon: Total War and Rome: Total War