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Stile451
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Posted - 2014.05.14 11:53:00 -
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The biggest drawback of PC gaming is that the initial outlay of money for a gaming PC(plus monitor/peripherals) can be fairly high but it will last you at least two generations of consoles and you will likely only need a graphics card upgrade at that point. I purchased this PC during the PS2 era and upgraded the graphics card a few years ago. It's still able to run new games without issue.
There are some pretty big differences in the price of games though - most new releases are $10 cheaper on PC, but more importantly PC games go on sale for ridiculous prices - it's fairly common to see 75% off sales on Steam. There are bundle sites like Humble Bundle and Indie Royale that offer amazing deals.
The graphics and performance on PC are usually equal or better than on a console.
Everything that is available on consoles is available on the PC(except exclusives but even then some make it to the PC).
The PC has entire genres of games that aren't often seen on any console(real time strategy, point and click adventure, RPGs, MMOs).
There's a huge backlog of games on the PC. Virtually every game that ever existed is available on the PC in one form or another.
Emulators are awesome - you can play old console games on your PC(if you don't want to setup the SNES to play Zelda 3 you can have it on an emulator in 10 minutes).
You can use whatever mode of input you want - if it's not supported there are ways around that(you could use a controller for every game if you wanted).
Probably most important is the modding community - from little things like adding butterflies to huge things like removing Oblivion from Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The original Thief games have an amazing modding community that has made hundreds of new missions for the games(and graphics updates as well). Steam Workshop makes installing mods very easy now. |
Stile451
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Posted - 2014.05.14 16:36:00 -
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ResistanceGTA wrote:And, if someone has no other use for a PC than gaming?
I graduated from college, so, papers aren't a thing (plus I wrote my Senior Thesis in a Google Doc on my Nexus 7 and my phone).
Other than papers, no one has given me a single other use for a PC. I use my laptop as a paperweight though.
So, for your, roughly, $900-$1000 I can play games... seems pricey to me...
So, someone actually sell me a PC...
I assume by PC you mean tower and not personal computer(which encompasses quite a bit more).
There really isn't a reason to have a tower if you aren't going to be playing games or running CPU/graphics intensive programs(like video editing/recoding) and already have something that replaces it for the more mundane functions(such as a tablet).
The price doesn't need to be that high - you could build something decent for around $500. |
Stile451
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Posted - 2014.05.16 02:01:00 -
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With modded consoles there must be a virus out there(not that I've ever seen one as I'm not very conversant with the modding scene but the potential is there).
Sony bricked a sizable amount of PS3s with an update not too long ago which required them to wait a week then manually install the fixed update - on a PC the update could have been uninstalled or reverted immediately.
Kigurosaka Laaksonen wrote:I'm a fan of physical stuff. Buying a game, opening the box, reading the manual, loading the CD, displaying the physical goods and placing them so they can be seen and admired and stuff. Lots of fond memories there. I am very disappointed that all you get now is a disc and a case unless you spend money on the collectors editions. |
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