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Infexxion · 10-18-2009, 09:16 PM

I much prefer consoles due to the fact that they last anywhere from 4-10 years with new games being released, and you don't have to keep upgrading them. Though I have a PC from 2007 and I do occasionally enjoy playing Left 4 Dead or Counter Strike, but my graphics card (nVidia GeForce 7300) isn't really capable of playing any of the newer games out for PC. Plus, soon I will own all 3 consoles so I don't have to worry about exclusives. However, if you can afford to keep your PC up-to-date and run all the games at their max, I bet the experience is second to none when compared to a console.

So, which do you prefer and why?

ecotec83 · 10-18-2009, 09:31 PM

I have always preferred pc as i find using a keyboard and mouse affords more control as opposed console controllers and the graphics look so much better than most t.v's. I do however like the wii and would actually buy one. The only dislike i have is when they start a game off on the pc platform then move it to consoles only. The other downfall is console games always seem to be out before the pc versions.

rincewind · 10-19-2009, 12:03 AM

I have been a PC gamer since I was a kid. My favorite games have always been FPS's, which tend to be awful on a console compared to a PC with a mouse and keyboard. I also like simulation games, where again a PC is better because you can easily plug in whatever controller you like. Last but not least, my job involves a lot of programming, so having a system that can be used for both gaming and work makes sense for me. Upgrading does cost money, but it's not like you have to buy a whole new PC every year. I tend to upgrade piece by piece instead of replacing the whole system, which is much cheaper.

I do have a PS3 but I just use it for watching videos streamed from a PC

Tau Sin · 10-19-2009, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Infexxion

I much prefer consoles due to the fact that they last anywhere from 4-10 years with new games being released, and you don't have to keep upgrading them. Though I have a PC from 2007 and I do occasionally enjoy playing Left 4 Dead or Counter Strike, but my graphics card (nVidia GeForce 7300) isn't really capable of playing any of the newer games out for PC. Plus, soon I will own all 3 consoles so I don't have to worry about exclusives. However, if you can afford to keep your PC up-to-date and run all the games at their max, I bet the experience is second to none when compared to a console.

So, which do you prefer and why?

Personally I like the PC over consoles. But it helps that I dropped a large amount of cash on this new rig, it can play everything from this current generation of consoles without a sweat. Plus when I do need to upgrade I just need to drop $250ish on a new video card and the future Xbox 720, PS4, and Wii HDD still won't be able to touch this bad boy!

coldmorning · 10-19-2009, 01:32 AM

PC for sure. Like others have said, I find mouse and keyboard better for controlling stuff. I just can't play FPS on a console.

cabos · 10-19-2009, 03:53 AM

PC for me too *waves* FPS or 3PS, nothing beats keyboard+mouse!

Though recently I've played MGS4 on PS3 and loved it. Now eagerly awaiting Heavy Rain

KyleThomas · 10-19-2009, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ecotec83

I have always preferred pc as i find using a keyboard and mouse affords more control as opposed console controllers

I have a PS2, but I doubt I've used it 20 times in all the time I've had it.

Judi · 10-19-2009, 04:55 AM

Console, I don't play fps and my pc is to crap for high end games.

Logan X · 10-19-2009, 10:06 AM

PC...mods...

Cerberus · 10-19-2009, 10:40 AM

I'm more of a console gamer because it's more convenient. PC gaming is more versatile and probably more rewarding, if you're into that kind of thing, but all the hoops I remember having to jump through just to play a simple game on a PC simply didn't make it worth it. As far as FPSes are concerned, I like them equally on both platforms. Mouse/keyboard or dual analog -- whatever. As long as no one is getting an unfair advantage in control on the respective system (damn hackers and controller modders), I don't care.

shadowmask · 10-19-2009, 12:57 PM

Console, because my computer is a petrified piece of Jurassic crap that can barely run Solitaire. The only PC game I ever really got into was Morrowind, I must have played that for at least 200 hours.

turbo7 · 10-19-2009, 03:15 PM

Xbox man these days.

Used to be massivly into PC gaming but its far too much effort, you have to istnall the game, find patches, apply updates, get latest drivers, use horrible server finding systems to get in a game, no friends system, bad voice implemenations, no simple way to join friends games.

Xbox live changed all that

pop in the CD and you can go join some friends off you go!

kenny87 · 10-19-2009, 06:20 PM

console, but I can play both, prefer console though. Haven't played any games in a few weeks though.

zookeeper · 10-19-2009, 06:24 PM

Consoles are lame.

glarmph · 10-19-2009, 06:38 PM

Hardcore console gamer. pc is too much trouble, guess I'm just lazy.

stylicho · 10-19-2009, 07:43 PM

Never have to worry about lag time on a console.

scooby · 10-19-2009, 08:09 PM

PC gamer, although I do dabble a bit with console gaming.

addictedtochaos · 10-19-2009, 08:56 PM

Console games all the way aside from DOOM and Civilization II.

nightrain · 10-22-2009, 03:32 PM

Both! I really feel sorry for those who only play one or the other.

thepretender · 10-23-2009, 12:52 AM

A little of both. My PC is not aging very well so mostly console these days, Xbox 360 that is.

10-18-2009, 09:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Infexxion Status: Not Sure Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kansas Gender: Male Age: 16 Posts: 157	Are you a PC or console gamer? I much prefer consoles due to the fact that they last anywhere from 4-10 years with new games being released, and you don't have to keep upgrading them. Though I have a PC from 2007 and I do occasionally enjoy playing Left 4 Dead or Counter Strike, but my graphics card (nVidia GeForce 7300) isn't really capable of playing any of the newer games out for PC. Plus, soon I will own all 3 consoles so I don't have to worry about exclusives. However, if you can afford to keep your PC up-to-date and run all the games at their max, I bet the experience is second to none when compared to a console. So, which do you prefer and why? __________________ PSN: Vault2008 Gamertag: overdrive1493 Steam ID: breakingbenjamin93

10-18-2009, 09:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
ecotec83 Status: Ascending from the dark Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Belleville, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 26 Posts: 367	I have always preferred pc as i find using a keyboard and mouse affords more control as opposed console controllers and the graphics look so much better than most t.v's. I do however like the wii and would actually buy one. The only dislike i have is when they start a game off on the pc platform then move it to consoles only. The other downfall is console games always seem to be out before the pc versions. __________________ ~Our greatest battles are those with our own mind.~

10-19-2009, 12:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
rincewind Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Scotland, UK Gender: Male Age: 27 Posts: 291	I have been a PC gamer since I was a kid. My favorite games have always been FPS's, which tend to be awful on a console compared to a PC with a mouse and keyboard. I also like simulation games, where again a PC is better because you can easily plug in whatever controller you like. Last but not least, my job involves a lot of programming, so having a system that can be used for both gaming and work makes sense for me. Upgrading does cost money, but it's not like you have to buy a whole new PC every year. I tend to upgrade piece by piece instead of replacing the whole system, which is much cheaper. I do have a PS3 but I just use it for watching videos streamed from a PC __________________ Per Ardua Ad Astra

10-19-2009, 04:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
Judi Status: None the wiser Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 496	Console, I don't play fps and my pc is to crap for high end games. __________________ If putting things off is so easy why can't you put off procrastination? Anime list \| deviantart

10-19-2009, 10:06 AM	#9 (permalink)
Logan X Status: I'm dead inside Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: LaSalle, QC Gender: Male Age: 36 Posts: 5,276	PC...mods... __________________ It ain't the fall that gets you. It's the sudden stop at the bottom.

10-19-2009, 01:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
coldmorning Status: Add water and shake Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northern California Gender: Male Posts: 2,125	PC for sure. Like others have said, I find mouse and keyboard better for controlling stuff. I just can't play FPS on a console.

10-19-2009, 03:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
cabos Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Australia Gender: Female Age: 22 Posts: 52	PC for me too waves FPS or 3PS, nothing beats keyboard+mouse! Though recently I've played MGS4 on PS3 and loved it. Now eagerly awaiting Heavy Rain

10-19-2009, 10:40 AM	#10 (permalink)
Cerberus Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 5,721	I'm more of a console gamer because it's more convenient. PC gaming is more versatile and probably more rewarding, if you're into that kind of thing, but all the hoops I remember having to jump through just to play a simple game on a PC simply didn't make it worth it. As far as FPSes are concerned, I like them equally on both platforms. Mouse/keyboard or dual analog -- whatever. As long as no one is getting an unfair advantage in control on the respective system (damn hackers and controller modders), I don't care. __________________ "Through the valleys grey Through the shapeless land I walk alone I'm left alone Through the deepest void, a blackened paradise I walk alone, I'm left alone"

10-19-2009, 12:57 PM	#11 (permalink)
shadowmask Status: Seeing stars Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: TN Gender: Male Age: 23 Posts: 1,085	Console, because my computer is a petrified piece of Jurassic crap that can barely run Solitaire. The only PC game I ever really got into was Morrowind, I must have played that for at least 200 hours. __________________ Basically, I'm complicated I have a hard time taking the easy way I wouldn't call it schizophrenia But I'll be at least two people today

10-19-2009, 03:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
turbo7 Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hampshire, England, UK Gender: Male Posts: 35	Xbox man these days. Used to be massivly into PC gaming but its far too much effort, you have to istnall the game, find patches, apply updates, get latest drivers, use horrible server finding systems to get in a game, no friends system, bad voice implemenations, no simple way to join friends games. Xbox live changed all that pop in the CD and you can go join some friends off you go!

10-19-2009, 06:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
kenny87 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 625	console, but I can play both, prefer console though. Haven't played any games in a few weeks though.

10-19-2009, 06:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
zookeeper Status: The floor is lava!! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Soap Fortress Gender: Male Age: 30 Posts: 1,068	Consoles are lame. __________________ You leapt into the abyss, but find It only goes up to your knees, ~ Nick Cave

10-19-2009, 06:38 PM	#15 (permalink)
glarmph Status: Hiding in my basement Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Gender: Male Age: 25 Posts: 243	Hardcore console gamer. pc is too much trouble, guess I'm just lazy.

10-19-2009, 07:43 PM	#16 (permalink)
stylicho Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: louisiana Age: 31 Posts: 4,036	Never have to worry about lag time on a console. __________________ "Toto IV" It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had............

10-19-2009, 08:09 PM	#17 (permalink)
scooby Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Australia Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 116	PC gamer, although I do dabble a bit with console gaming.

10-19-2009, 08:56 PM	#18 (permalink)
addictedtochaos Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Somewhere on the other side of nowhere Gender: Male Age: 28 Posts: 186	Console games all the way aside from DOOM and Civilization II.

10-22-2009, 03:32 PM	#19 (permalink)
nightrain Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 825	Both! I really feel sorry for those who only play one or the other.

10-23-2009, 12:52 AM	#20 (permalink)
thepretender Status: I am Jack's wasted life. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North Mississippi Gender: Male Age: 23 Posts: 188	A little of both. My PC is not aging very well so mostly console these days, Xbox 360 that is.