Stupid sony bullshit that makes me rage

Such as?

I recently got a new PC and I love it. The advantage to PC gaming is pretty much the same as it's ever been - better graphics than the console counterparts. Also, FPS games are usually more enjoyable with a mouse and keyboard.

 

-Having to buy new hardware periodically.

-Most games are the same FPS/RTS stuff and made in the West, if you wanna play fighters or shmups or anything made in Japan, you can't for the most part.

-No good PC exclusives anymore, unless you really like turn-based strategy.

-Having to fight with drivers/stupid DRM/whatever.

And having marginally better graphics than the console versions is hardly worth it considering how much more money you have to spend to get there.

 

i agree with 7Force. Sure, you get a better frame rate at times and slighly better graphics but just look at the cost and soon finding you need to upgrade. Also, graphical differences aren't that big. From screen shots many games on the PS3, 360 and PC look the same. It's not until people point out small differences do you notice. Now back in the days of the 16 bit consoles it was easy to tell a Mega Drive version apart from a SFC version.

 

i had the same problem with the ps3 controller, it came without the recharge cable. OH:

 

No PS3 controller comes with a 'recharge' cable, I guess they assume you've still got the USB lead that came with the console. If it was the console itself that didn't come with the lead then that's no biggie either as any USB lead will fit.

 

the nice thing about the recharge cable is its usb to usb micro
so any cheap old usb cable from a camera or external hdd will do the trick just fine

hell you could use your phone charger to charge the PS3 controller

 

That's because screenshots of "PC games" are usually just 360 or PS3 screenshots. They usually don't bother to take extra screenshots of the PC version. And a screenshot says nothing about the framerate. On a good PC, most modern games will play at double the speed (60fps vs. 30fps) of their console counterparts. That really makes a big difference.

I also don't buy the, "but you constantly have to upgrade them" bit. If you want an ever faster computer, then yes you have to upgrade it. But a fast PC made around 2006 (near the time the 360 and PS3 were released) should still be capable of running most games a 360 or PS3 can run at about the speed they would run them. So really there's no difference in that regard between PCs and consoles, except for the fact that PC hardware is constantly changing, whereas console hardware is not.

There are expensive, that much is true. But a PC can also do things besides straight gaming, like web browsing, video editing, emulation, etc.

 

A PC like that would've cost as much as a 360 and PS3, probably...not to mention it'd be practically worthless now. Wait, weren't we still using single-core processors in '06? If so, doubly worthless.

 

I think console gamers often forget/ignore that in their arguments. Yes, I play games on my PC - just as much as consoles - and sure I spent more money on it than I did on my PS3, but I utilize the PC for pretty much everything and that justifies the cost.

 

no it WOULDN'T i have a 350 dollar PC and can upgrade my video card from built in video gard to a geforce 240 and get 60 fps in most common pc games
BTW that Geforce 240 is less then 100 buck on newegg brand new

 

Those other things don't need the sheer power required for playing PC games.

We're talking about 2006 here

 

in 2006 i could get an 8600 geforce for about the same price and still get 60 fps in games from the 2006 era and run vista without a hickup

 

They had dual and even quadcore processors in 2006.

There were Core Duos produced in that year, as well as the Power Mac G5 that was a quadcore. You didn't specifically say x86 machines. The point is, there were dualcore PCs in 2006.

I'll grant that there are reasons to own modern consoles, though. Like someone said, most Japanese games don't have a PC release.

I think sometimes people think that because they like one thing they have to hate another. It's instinctual. Defense of one's own "pack". I think it's weird how we tend to think of a brand or a inanimate object as like part of our "family". Honestly, they're just things.

 

I don't "hate" PC gaming, I'd still be playing PC games if there were more games worth playing that weren't also on consoles. In fact, I bought Civilization V and Red Alert 3 in the Steam holiday sale (and unfortunately, a lot of those packs with like one real game and the rest were "quirky indie" shit) and the Sam & Max seasons a while ago...

 

Well for one thing you wouldn't need all that extra ram if it wasn't for the useless idiot proof gui of xp onwards with it's sparkling graphics, then throw in a bunch of never used processes in for good measure to bog your system down.

 

To be clear, not any old USB to mini charger will work. The charger needs to be "intelligent" and respond to the USB protocol, not just supply power/ground.

So many of those dumb wall chargers won't work. I will use the USB outlets on my cable box (which is always on even if it's off) to charge my PS3 controllers.

 

XP? "Sparkling graphics"? Have you seen XP?

 

Yes everyday in good ole "Windows Classic" style

 

XP, even without "Windows Classic" style looks incredibly stripped down compared to pretty much every modern OS.

There's something to be said for the visual quality of an OS, but that's really another debate altogether.

At any rate, pretty much any modern PC can easily handle XP, and most can run Windows 7 fine as well.

Also, I apologize to ASSEMbler for helping drive this thread so ridiculously far off track.

 

Lord forbid wanting to maximise consumers and profits.