[quote name='bk187']In the end, I think that what makes or breaks a platform is the games and what your friends have.
Having been a diehard FPS/RTS computer gamer since I started playing games (Warcraft I, Doom, Duke Nukem, Starcraft I, etc) and not owning a console until I was given a PS2 in 2008 I am definitely biased towards PC gaming. I think that the mouse/keyboard combo is a godsend for those games and really don't understand how anybody could think a controller is superior for an FPS, but that is besides the point.
What you choose is a personal choice. If you want to play free/supercheap games/indie titles/FPS/RTS, get a PC. If you want to play God of War/Halo/Gears of War/Mario/Zelda/Gran Turismo/etc, then get the respective console for that. Does each platform have it's strengths and weaknesses? Sure it does, but in the end I think the final line is drawn by the games and one's friends.
The real hinge for me is what my friends use to play online. I want to play CS/Diablo/CoD/WC/SC/L4D/etc with my friends and they all play on the PC so it is a no brainer. If I had a ton of friends who played on a console then I probably would have bought a PS3 or 360 years ago, but I didn't because my friends are PC gamers.
This really is just a giant pissing contest. Any given platform could be the best construction ever made with huge strengths and no weaknesses but it would be moot if the games did not exist for it and I did not have friends who played on it.[/QUOTE]
I'm a gaming hermit. I'm around people all day long, playing games solo gives me a chance to unwind.
Having been a diehard FPS/RTS computer gamer since I started playing games (Warcraft I, Doom, Duke Nukem, Starcraft I, etc) and not owning a console until I was given a PS2 in 2008 I am definitely biased towards PC gaming. I think that the mouse/keyboard combo is a godsend for those games and really don't understand how anybody could think a controller is superior for an FPS, but that is besides the point.
What you choose is a personal choice. If you want to play free/supercheap games/indie titles/FPS/RTS, get a PC. If you want to play God of War/Halo/Gears of War/Mario/Zelda/Gran Turismo/etc, then get the respective console for that. Does each platform have it's strengths and weaknesses? Sure it does, but in the end I think the final line is drawn by the games and one's friends.
The real hinge for me is what my friends use to play online. I want to play CS/Diablo/CoD/WC/SC/L4D/etc with my friends and they all play on the PC so it is a no brainer. If I had a ton of friends who played on a console then I probably would have bought a PS3 or 360 years ago, but I didn't because my friends are PC gamers.
This really is just a giant pissing contest. Any given platform could be the best construction ever made with huge strengths and no weaknesses but it would be moot if the games did not exist for it and I did not have friends who played on it.[/QUOTE]
I'm a gaming hermit. I'm around people all day long, playing games solo gives me a chance to unwind.
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