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(technically I already have a gaming PC, but I haven't bought any higher end GPUs so my gaming is limited)

As a few of you may know, I've been an advocate for PC gaming for a little while. However, since I got my PC with a very low-end gpu, I've come to the conclusion that PC gaming is not for me. Why you ask?

Well, for starters, how long does an average console last? My PS1, PS2, and PS3 (all purchased within 3 months of launch) still run fine. No really, no issues from any of them. The lasers still work, the discs read fine, and the PS3 has surprisingly given me no trouble whatsoever. They work out of the box. There is no drivers to download, no compatibility issues to consider, the games are just inserted and they load. Done.

My PC on the other hand was not quite so simple. First off don't get me wrong, I loved building my PC. It was a nice experience that will help me in the field I'm going in, but I'm not going to shoot so high next time. I'll start off by saying that Steam and Humble Bundle were the main selling points to me getting a PC. Yeah the games are really cheap at times, and they're digital, so as long as the servers are up, the games are always in pristine condition ready to go where discs will get scratched. Here's the kicker: how much are you willing to spend to get that extra 3 frames per second? You willing to buy a new $200 GPU every year or so (depending on overclocking, temperature, etc) to keep up with the increasingly difficult-to-handle graphics from big publishers? How about double that if you're running two GPUs at once? How about a new CPU every 3-5 years? Buying Intel? Make that a good $300-350 payment every five years.

Indie games reign supreme on PC. I actually like a lot of the smaller games that are extremely cheap on steam for the PC. Here again there are some for the PS4 but the PC has tons of indie games for sale and for free to play. But it doesn't really take a lot of power to play the indie games and a very very cheap setup can get that working nicely. I'm actually currently playing Lifeless Planet on my PC and it's pretty fun.

I'm also going to commit another sin: buying consoles for exclusives. I've always been against this myself as it seemed cheap to sell out to Xbox for Halo (although it was an amazing series), One single game stands out a lot when I mean the PS4 and that's TLoU Remastered. I played it on the PS3 and it was my favorite single-player game of that generation, even over my previous favorite of Fallout 3. The upcoming Uncharted game(s) are also going to be some sure-buys from me.

Back to PC though, I love modding my games. No, you little 12 year old assholes, not hacking Call of Duty or some stupid shit like that, I mean introducing new textures and gameplay elements through downloading and installing them from homebrew developers for games like Fallout and Skyrim. That IS a selling point for PC. Getting to the files on a PS4 in an effort to modify them (at this time) is impossible and I can do that easily on PC. Is it worth getting a really high end PC for indie games and moddable games like this though? In my opinion, no.

Another reason: console gaming is just more fun. I do have a few newer games on my account, Bioshock, Just Cause 2, Dead Island 1+Riptide. I had all of these games in console and they were on sale in steam at one point so I spent a little money and bought them. I did not enjoy it. Sure you can use any kind of input device for your PC and I understand that, but why? Plus my friends I know in real life all have consoles. They are nowhere near into tech like I am, so it makes sense for them to get a console. I like playing with my real life friends over people I've never met. Don't get me wrong, there are a very few select people that know me through this site and that I met on console I prefer over my personal friends, but the majority of my friends that do game use a console. The networking isn't a huge issue for me. Don't care about the PC community.

There's another point. I've always heard the PC community are much nicer and helpful than the console community, there aren't as many squeakers, etc. I'm here to tell you that's complete bullshit. Most of what I see is people being made fun of for parts they've chosen or the Intel vs AMD rivalry, like who really gives a shit? I came to the community and what happens? Still more childish bullshit. If you don't spend over $1500 on your system, you will be chastised severely. Even then, there's always a bigger fish. The PC community is snobby.

Well that's it. May even get a vita for the PS2 games. I miss those.

You're making a good choice here WOLF, I've owned my PS4 since December and I got to say I'm enjoying it. Of course it can get boring sometimes due to the lack of games and a lot of friends still on PS3, but that's because it's still in its early life cycle. Now if I had the extra money don't get me wrong I'll probably buy a gaming pc as well, but due to the fact of constant hardware replacement to update it like you said can be costly, so yeah I agree with you here.

PS4 > it's that simple.

I love my PS4 and have no regrets buying it at all. Only down side for me is the PSN. Reason being my friends seem to load really, really slow at times.

i can guarantee Toke will arrive here soon proving you wrong :p

I see your point, and I respect it.

I enjoy my PC. I really do. In all the games I have I've gotten the hang of playing them and the only real problem being trying to get the settings correct, with one exception...

FIRST PERSON SHOOTERS! I cannot for the life of me get into the grove with them. Unfortunately I feel I'm going to end up keeping my consoles for FPS's like Battlefield and COD, which to me is a waste, but I just cannot get the hang of playing them on PC. To me playing them with a controller just seems more fitting, but that could the aim assist talking.

I see some points that don't seem right. Buying a new GPU every year? I honestly don't know anyone that does that. With the CPU, 3-5 years if you go low grade dual core maybe. Quad Core properly clocked (or higher) should be good for years to come.

I hope that you reconsider and change your mind, but to each their own.

LOL I had that in mind while I was replying to WOLF.


Lmao so true !!!!!! :ha!:

You could still use your controller on your PC btw...You must login or register to view this content.

You know why controllers work so well on PC? Because consoles have a CRUDE version of 'aim bot' on console only called Aim Assist.

On PC there is no aim assist so on FPS's it's pointless to use because you're aim is sluggish and complete garbage even with joystick sensitivity turned up as high as it'll go.

The only way to play on PC for FPS is KB/M only, and only to get used to it. I'm getting Ghosts this weekend for PC ($20 brand new :fyea: ) so I'll play the campaign until I have a feel for it then go to MP.

I see...$20 on steam?

Actually no. 20 on Amazon (physical copy) but you just take the CD key inside and redeem it on Steam. Steam has a list of games (google for it) that you can do this with. COD games are one of them.

I'm getting mine from Walmart with same day pick up. Then I can get TWO DLC's and it'll equal the price of the game new with only needing two DLCs.