“Dad! Dad! there’s a fat console nerd dissing on the PC!”
“For what?”
“Because of the price and piracy!”
“My god boy, get my gun, a quest is afoot.”
So, according to this guy, An 8800 GT makes Quake look like Doom 3 apparently.
Oh he’s going to have fun with that first paragraph :fffuuu:
Sure console gaming may require more brains but for some gamers they don’t have the option of getting a PC. Even though a PC may give a more satisfying experience using a console doesn’t make you any less of a gamer, it just means you don’t have the option of getting deeper into the game.
:facepalm:
Garthbatin, look, I like you. I enjoy our Steam chats. I enjoy making fun of religion together. But you’re a classic example of a PC fanboy.
How does wanting to play games with 99.999% guarantee that the game will run great make a console gamer retarded/casual? You know, some of the most played games/modes are the “hardcore” games. My friends won’t play anything other than Hardcore Search and Destroy in MW2. It’s fucking hard!
Also, why do you have to be “super serious” in order to be a “real” gamer? It’s a game. I laugh at people that are “super serious” about A VIDEO GAME. I play games for fun experiences, and I can do that across all platforms.
[COLOR=‘White’]Edit: Also, there’s the fact that you’re a self loathing pirate. One minute you’re telling me “oh hey, I can get tons of FREE games!” Then you tell me “look, I’m not proud of it, but I do it.”
Oh sure, I love mods and I’m interested in playing some of the big PC gaming exclusives (ie STALKER, Deus Ex), and it’s nice to play some games on PC for better performance (Mass Effect, Valve games etc.), but I don’t any of that as essential for a great gaming experience, for me at least.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to get the STALKER 2009 Mod running.
What I’m trying to say is on a console, you have a game that is much more likely to work but is crippled in abilities. You can’t mod. You can’t customize your controls as much and you can’t use things like joy sticks, steering wheels, or even, wii controllers and xbox controllers.
I didn’t mean serious as in carrying a lot about losing and winning, I mean serious as in wanting to get as much as is physically possible out of your gaming experience.
After saying that, yes I’m a fanboy and my opinions are extremely biased but I can’t really help that. That said, I quite enjoy playing Halo3 with my xbox fanboy friends.
If you want a social and easier (in user friendliness) and more casual experience, you’re better off with a console. If you want to have as much customization and choices as possible at the sacrifice of some stability, get a pc.
And I hope me being a pc fanboy/pirater won’t make you too pissed off at me.
I consider both the console and the PC to have their own strengths and weaknesses. As for He11sing, I can at least respect his opinion without resorting to calling him names.
Yes but he tells his opinion in a very annoying way. Who would watch that video really?
I know I didn’t.
Wall of textses. Makes me lol.
A few button placements and thumbstick sensitivity. That’s all a controller really needs.
I find it funny how you didn’t use how most console FPS games use Auto-Aim as a bitching point. If you did, I would reply that all it does is slightly guide your reticule to an enemy, but only if you’re already aiming at the target and you can easily fuck it up by moving the joystick somewhere else.
Nice.
Okay, don’t use the word “casual” when referring to consoles. It’s annoying, User friendly? Yes. But not casual.
Let me give you an example of what I consider “Casual”:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA_Sports_Active
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_Sports_Resort
tl;dr version:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii
And here are examples of what I consider “NOT Casual”:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Life_(video_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gears_of_War_2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout_3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioshock
And my personal favorite:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGS4
Halo 3, not casual? Maybe, but a little hard to believe.
While the point stands that we (referring to PC gamers) shouldn’t care and accept that he is entitled to his opinion, that point ends when his views begin to threaten our gaming experience. Console ports are becoming more frequent and much worse because ignorant dickweeds like him encourage the mass production of sub par, clunky, repetitive, and regressive games. The days of games actually going somewhere have ended, we’re stuck in a rut of sequels due to the constant support of casual gamers.
Halo isn’t marketed to families that eat rice cakes and play with motion-controlled dildos. The majority of Halo’s audience is “real” gamers just like you and me.
Whether or not you personally like it has no effect on the fact above.
I don’t think that summing all console gamers up as casual/retarded is fair. But I don’t think thats its wrong too. Because due to the inherently easier use of a console it will, and does, attract a crowd that would otherwise be totally lost on a PC.
So I can say that all PC gamers are elitist cunts that have erections when they can play Crysis on Max settings? Because due to the PC’s complexity, but big payoff (graphics, controls etc.), it will, and does, attract a crowd that would like to show off how awesome they are at computers… then brag about it to those who aren’t.
Sounds pretty fair to me.
Look at it from a platform perspective…
Consoles come and go, after a few years they are replaced by the next generation of consoles and as soon as that happens they are essentially obsolete. Games are no longer produced for them and their products are no longer supported.
If you’re a console gamer that pretty much means you are buying a new platform at the whim of the industry, and when you’re buying a console… you’re paying out a fortune on merit alone. I’m sure a lot of people who bought the PS3 did so on the basis of the success of the Playstation and Playstation 2, and I’m certain although a lot of those people would refuse to admit it, if they knew what the PS3 was really going to be like (major emphasis on processing power and major lack of game titles) they probably would have opted for an Xbox 360 instead.
The PC is a continuous platform with no limitations, you can upgrade it if you choose to, but you don’t have to. You don’t have to own the latest hardware or the latest games. Hell, you can play DOS games from 25 years ago if you want to. You can even use emulation software to run console games. It’s true, get a PS1 emulator and go put an old PS1 game in your CD drive and play it on your PC.
It’s a multi-purpose platform that isn’t strictly for gaming. By its very definition it is better than any console in every way possible. It’s your platform, you can use it for what you want, you can make it as powerful as you want. It’s not a standardised set of hardwear in a curvy plastic case, set to become obsolete in less than five years.
And if you’re still not convinced… Consider this: You can’t watch free porn on consoles.
Yep. Unlimited backwards compatibility, unlimited future proofing to some extent, and no one has to “authorize,” which games you can or can’t play. And, in the long run, its a hell of a lot cheaper.
And just what are you attempting to imply, here? 
First comment was,