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Lasereth · 07-13-2003, 03:58 PM

PC games and console games have different types of advantages. PC games have had the capability of being online for a long time now. Console gaming is just now getting popular with it; Dreamcast started the online console community and now PS2 and XBox are keeping it up VERY well. Over 450,000 people in the US alone play XBox Live every month.

As for PC games, they have a different style of graphics than console games. Not many people know that the PS2 has a core processor of 400 MHz. Try playing today's games on a PC with a 400 MHz processor. Ha ha. The fact that the entire system of a PS2 (or any console) is based soley on graphics and gameplay determines how good the graphics will be. Take Halo, for example. When Halo came out for XBox, I had never seen graphics that good, PC or console. The graphics war is just about equal now with PCs only winning the frames per second battle with consoles in a CLOSE second. PCs are made to do things besides games, and that's why I find PC gaming frustrating when compared to console gaming. Why won't my game work? The screen is black. Oh, I have to search for video drivers! Now it still won't work. Oh, my ram isn't fast enough! I actually need faster ram AND 128 MB more! Oh, and my videocard isn't good enough. Crap, I need a new OS.

Crap like that is why PC gaming is frustrating for non-super dorks. Consoles can be frustrating too, but nothing hides the fact that it's always going to work, no matter what. How good a game works is totally in the designer's hands. How good a PC game works is basically in the user and PC's hands. Hence consoles usually deliver a better gaming experience.

I play Battlefield 1942, MMORPG's, and more Battlefield 1942 on my PC, simply because it's not out on console right now. That, and the fact that using a mouse helps out a lot in most FPSs. What the hell is my point? Consoles and PCs both have major advantages and disadvantages. You'll always be promised a good game experience on a console while playing a good game. You aren't always promised that on a PC for different reasons. You can play with other people very easily on PCs, but you have to subscribe to all sorts of services and have a broadband connection to play with other people on consoles.

I guess it all boils down to the fact that consoles have controllers for easy gameplay, and no technical problems while playing. PCs have better multiplayer experiences, and the ability to have games that simply wouldn't work as well on console.

Neither gaming situation is better than the other overall. That's why I'm always open to computer gaming and console gaming, even though I'll always be a hardcore console gamer in the end.

-Lasereth

07-13-2003, 03:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	PC games and console games have different types of advantages. PC games have had the capability of being online for a long time now. Console gaming is just now getting popular with it; Dreamcast started the online console community and now PS2 and XBox are keeping it up VERY well. Over 450,000 people in the US alone play XBox Live every month. As for PC games, they have a different style of graphics than console games. Not many people know that the PS2 has a core processor of 400 MHz. Try playing today's games on a PC with a 400 MHz processor. Ha ha. The fact that the entire system of a PS2 (or any console) is based soley on graphics and gameplay determines how good the graphics will be. Take Halo, for example. When Halo came out for XBox, I had never seen graphics that good, PC or console. The graphics war is just about equal now with PCs only winning the frames per second battle with consoles in a CLOSE second. PCs are made to do things besides games, and that's why I find PC gaming frustrating when compared to console gaming. Why won't my game work? The screen is black. Oh, I have to search for video drivers! Now it still won't work. Oh, my ram isn't fast enough! I actually need faster ram AND 128 MB more! Oh, and my videocard isn't good enough. Crap, I need a new OS. Crap like that is why PC gaming is frustrating for non-super dorks. Consoles can be frustrating too, but nothing hides the fact that it's always going to work, no matter what. How good a game works is totally in the designer's hands. How good a PC game works is basically in the user and PC's hands. Hence consoles usually deliver a better gaming experience. I play Battlefield 1942, MMORPG's, and more Battlefield 1942 on my PC, simply because it's not out on console right now. That, and the fact that using a mouse helps out a lot in most FPSs. What the hell is my point? Consoles and PCs both have major advantages and disadvantages. You'll always be promised a good game experience on a console while playing a good game. You aren't always promised that on a PC for different reasons. You can play with other people very easily on PCs, but you have to subscribe to all sorts of services and have a broadband connection to play with other people on consoles. I guess it all boils down to the fact that consoles have controllers for easy gameplay, and no technical problems while playing. PCs have better multiplayer experiences, and the ability to have games that simply wouldn't work as well on console. Neither gaming situation is better than the other overall. That's why I'm always open to computer gaming and console gaming, even though I'll always be a hardcore console gamer in the end. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert