Digital Storm: Some things in this world just don’t get along – oil and water, cats and dogs, PC gamers and console gamers. One can barely go on a gaming forum these days without seeing the standard animosity between the two factions repeatedly rear its ugly head. So what is the truth of the matter? Who really has the superior gaming system? A side-by-side comparison can show us a lot.
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Yea when I'm home at night I allways think of what some jerk on the internet is playing and cry.
I was tired of this stuff, and the article says that you can keep the components and use them much longer. My brother is a PC gamer, i built his rig and he goes through more mice then i have ever had controllers break. Some mice started double clicking or a new BETTER one would come out and he would get that, and same goes for keyboards. He spends more on peripherals then i ever did for my xbox, and i bought KINECT (i did not buy HD-DVD lol).
to each their own but PC gaming is not friendly at all to most people, or for people like me, i just don't have the time to get everything to work right to play a game. When i have time i just want to pop in a disk and play then shut it off when i am done. I use my PC for the internet mainly and managing music, other then that i maybe play some OLD games that i was fond of a long time ago (like CHILDREN OF THE NILE, SIM TOWER, CIV2) hell i used to play sims but sims3 came to XBOX and its done so well.
@M-prime I use a PC for certain types of games (mainly old RTS games). I do not see PC superior and nor do I see consoles superior. Each have big flaws. I just stick with console gaming because there is no need to upgrade to expensive hardware every couple of years (just going by experience of my laptops over many years and PC hardware deteriorates). SO I buy my PC games when they have been out for a few years so my PC can run them
i used to play PC games too. and i also had the struggle of setting up games. coz i noticed that graphics cards back then were outdated in 2/3 years. for those 2/3 years, they were king of the hill. any game that comes their way they simply handled it with ease. install a game, put all settings on high and away you go. then after that, getting optimum graphics was a bit of a pain. medium settings didn't look so great anymore. im not one to upgrade my pc every 2 years. (graphics mostly, but had to add ram on one occasion and update the processor too)
yes on consoles, you just pop the game in. no hassles. no added settings to mess with. graphics are as optimum as they gonna get and the games run smooth. and the hardware lasts almost twice or three times as long without touching the hardware.
and i been playing games on a P2 around 1997/8 with 4MB video memory up until probably my last gaming rig which was an amd athlon 1500+ with 128MB ati radeon card around 2002/03. so i think you can take my word that i been through my fair share of PC games.
I'm eagerly awaiting the PS4 and Xbox 720.
I program games as a hobby. And have been using computers since TRS-80 days. (used to sell my game programs on floppy disks and tape cassettes out of the local Radio Shack)
And even I today see all updates as a hassle. Annoying little glitches that need to be Sherlocked Holmed just because I loaded new software onto my PC that is now some how conflicting with older software.
So many different variables to deal with. My issues are more so on the Media Software side as I do little to no gaming on PC anymore. The issues that arise are new almost every single time.
If you are just installing the game and not having to load new drivers. Revert to an older driver... or basically just having to tweak settings left and right then you are very lucky or just have little real software installed on your computers?
I remember the old days of buying games where you would need a new graphics card just to play the game each year. Lucky for us the newer games haven't totally reverted to old times... and haven't been able to surpass current technology of cards as easily as before.
In today's market the console has it right in being able to identify a single model to create for.
PC is always a game of having to torture yourself in updating the system specs or tweaking items to make a game work on it.
PC has more potential but the variety of components is it's downfall.
I also agree that the variety of available hardware is the downfall of PC. Honestly the hardware manufactureres need to concentrate on three different bits of hardware. One motherboard for low end , one for mid range and one for high end , same goes for CPU , ram and graphics manufacturers. The way it is theres about ten different motherboards , a big selection of GPU's and a big selection of motherboards. Its just gone out of hand.
Main reason that people fail to get programs to install and work properly is the simple matter as them not knowing that new drivers are available that NEW software is looking for.
Other reason are that people's system and hardware may work perfectly fine for one game and not work as expected for other games.
Another big issue that few talk about is that some older games that you have in your collection might not work with newer drivers and or hardware. just the fact of updating your system can often prevent you from playing some old titles. (especially when updating to new operating systems)
Many (vast majority) of people who play PC games have little clue how to keep their system up-to-date for local games to run properly.
We are living in the Facebook age... if it doesn't work for you then people have little clue how to resolve conflicts.
And even for those that do know how to update their systems to spec for a game. The game still might work better for one persons PC versus another persons.
If everyone had the same high end PC configuration then the PC games would be that much better. And look and play that much better.
But capitalism shoots that down because everyone is trying to make you want their product over another and no real industrial standards exist.
Cant everyone (gamers, fanboys and general users)just get along :)
should took a computer from 2006 with a 8800gtx and 4gb of ram to make it fair.
Did I mention I still get xbox live achievements?
I know that all games do not work like that but man, how could you say no to that!
PC FTW!!!
That's all going to change shortly though as I'm currently researching the parts I want to build my own (first build ever!).
I have a question if you don't mind, what motherboard do you think I should get? Intel compatible for sure but there are so many to choice from, it's a bit daunting.
Also, how much wattage is enough for a gaming machine with a HD 7850? 600w or 700w?
Thank you in advance.
I have the Asus and a 3570 (not the k), a 7950, and a 600w power supply. So a 600w power supply should work for you. I'm running 2 regular 3.5 inch HDD's also.
My case is the Lian Li pc-Q08A case. Everything works fine no problems.
Just saying.
At the end they both have ups and downs. Play what you like. I myself want to play it al, but I'm a gamer so...
Lemme clear the air for NOOBS
1.You install windows with drivers and such once, auto update happens whenever microsoft puts out update. Think console software updates
2.Install graphics driver and any other related and essential drivers once. Again graphics card manufactures have provided driver notifications when updates or patches are available. Also with every new game comes update directx/related software which is PROVIDED in the dvd or by Steam etc
Now play and dont worry. Once in a while a console ported game may bother you but well its a console port so..but dont worry your gaming pc should still play it better.
Easy peasy. Rest of the world thinks its Rocket Science
I've have my own gaming PCs for over 7 years now and not once have I ever run into, or heard of anyone with an issue like this.
Regardless, it takes like 3 minutes to install an updated video card driver.
Console gamers still think drivers are the bane of PC gaming while Bethesda is still struggling to get DLCs to work for the PS3 that doesn't require graphic driver updates.
I have a shelf with top notch titles that I still haven't touched yet. the only reason i got em was because they were 10$ or less.
Also steam, you cant beat that.
1) you need to constantly upgrade to play the latest games. Wrong a four or five year old computer will still play the latest games.
2) Its too complicated to setup a game. Also wrong. Its easy to get PC games working. You dont need to do IT in colege to be able to install and get a PC game working. Any noob can do it these days especially in windows 7.
3) You need to istall drivers or other software to get a game working. 99% of PC games will work out of the box. If a game doesnt work its because of the overdone DRM in the game which you can bypass by downloading a crack for the game if the DRM continually causes hassle. Blame the games developer and not the computer for this.
4) Console games always work perfect out of the box. I see more and more lately where a game crashes or has a problem with gameplay on consoles lately and takes a lot of patches before it works properly.
Honestly its console gamers that never had their own console and are listening to rubbish PC haters are spouting that gives PC gaming a bad rap. Either that or its pure laziness. I have been PC gaming with 8 years and I prefer PC gaming even though I started gaming on a Sega dreamcast , then original Xbox , then a PS1 , then onto PC gaming and PS1 , Ps2 , PS3 and Xbox360. I have a PS3 since a year after it got launched and I had an Xbox 360. I only update my PC every two or three years but upgrade my graphics card every year even though its not necesary but i like to have the best graphics card available.
Honestly Console gameers gotta stop hating on PC gaming. Its not rocket science or as expensive as some make it out to be. PC gaming is as expensive as you make it. Its your choice to constantly upgrade but you only need to upgrade every four years at minimum. Also you can play your PC games on your TV. Any graphics card with the last three years has a HDMI output and you can get a wireless mouse and keyboard for very little money or you can use a gamepad from an XBOX 360 or PS3 on pc too. So the excuse that you can only game on your couch with a console is rubbish too.
-PS3 HDD is upgradeable. thats how im running a 500GB HDD in my original launch 60GB Fat PS3.
-rise of 3d requires more processing power. has this guy not played killzone 3 on ps3?
-consoles perform only one task really well. erm no, they can do many things really well. my ps3 does everything i need it to do.
-pcs can play older games whereas most consoles cannot. from a ps3 standpoint, i can play ps1 and ps2 games with no hassles.
so yeah, consoles arent as old school as people seem to generalize. and i know you guys are gonna say, yeah well you bought a launch PS3 and people didn't buy the same console as you, thats like me saying people didn't buy the same pc as you and now they also screwed.
will PC gaming ever die, i highly doubt it. will consoles rule, not really. but some people prefer consoles, others PCs. i say if you enjoy the games you playing, what you playing it on shouldn't matter.
Cheers Gamers & Happy Gaming!
Honestly this is my rig atm.
I5 2500K
8GB KINGSTON RAM
ATI 6870
I run everygame @1920x1080 and most are 60fps or more.
I play BF3,F1 2012, ASSASSINS CREED,DARK SOULS ON PC.
I also have a PS3.
I play Uncharted3,GT5,Resistance3, and others on PS3.
I Enjoy both alot.
No reason to hate on either.