Are You a Console or PC Gamer?  

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  1. 1. Are You a Console or PC Gamer?

    • Console (Xbox, PS2, Gamecube, other, etc)
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I am a console gamer. I play on my one and only xbox with 14 games (including Halo) and counting.

I do play on the computer but this computer is so old that I got it back in 2000. Too old to run the latest games so when I play on pc, I play classic games like Hocus Pocus, Wolfenstein, Doom Trilogy, Quake Trilogy.

I play on the WCIII series on my mac but I prefer my GC now. About demos, you can get them on magazine covers.

Patches? A lot of PC/Mac games are rushed out the door and the companies expect patches. With a console game, companies have to do a lot more QA before it goes gold simply because there is no way to patch.

Want an example? Halo on the Xbox versus the PC/Mac versions. It takes several patches to get it playable. That is pathetic.

It is true that they sometimes publish enhancements/free addons (WCIII FT had a bonus campaign added later as a free patch). What I don't like are the glaring/critical bugs in a computer game release. You should not have to wait for a patch to enjoy the game.

PC delivers a deeper more involving experience, apart from certain games such as Shenmue I&II, Zelda, FF - but I think you'll agree there are more games of this ilk on the PC.

There's also a much better online side to PC gaming, for obvious reasons, and one must also remember to credit the graphics!

And who could forget mouse + keyboard! FPS on a console? You must be joking.

I currently have my PC hooked up to my DLP Projector, being projected onto an 8' picture window shade in my pitch dark basement. There is definitely no crowding needed around a 17" monitor =)

So yea..PC Gamer here..though I was stressed out on whether to get the system in my sig, or an Xbox after playing a friend's X for a couple days.

I ain't into any of this "mine's better than yours" sh!t. What a waste of time. I just go where the good games are whether they be PC or console.

Think of all the fantastic games you'd miss if you only stuck to one format!

you have a point, but the best vid card in a console is more or less a geforce 2 MX - Literally.

those dont even have Shader technology. I voted PC - I have a pc that has all the latest gear :woot:

you have a point, but the best vid card in a console is more or less a geforce 2 MX - Literally.

those dont even have Shader technology. I voted PC - I have a pc that has all the latest gear :woot:

You're falling into the age old trap of equating "better graphics = better game" which is nonsense. Graphics only back up the gameplay. If that's not there then the visuals don't mean sh!it. Most gamers, especially non-PC gamers, don't give a flying f*ck about shading technology - that's reserved for the PC anoraks with their 3D-Mark scores.

Again....it's all about the gameplay, not the graphics. :happy:

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