[quote name='panzerfaust']I mean hey, I'm not saying you're wrong -- if there are 360 exclusives that you feel are must haves than by all means, pay the fees. Everyone has their shit they have to play, no matter what. Stuff like Gears is fun but doesn't fall into that category for me, largely because I've been playing shooters all my life and I don't find that game all that exhilarating in comparison.
But I just always thought that buying a 360 was a very hard decision to make if you knew of the alternatives. A 360 and a big TV will easily cost you more than a decent PC. Tack on the fees everyone is complaining about and for features that are largely free with internet subscription on the PC and
better -- well it comes out to quite a bit for a system that you only need because you want to play what? Dead Rising, Fable, and Gears?
Once again, if that's the killer shit people buy consoles for than I won't sit here and judge. But considering that PC has had shooters on lock down, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of reasons to pick a 360 over the other choices, considering how much money you're spending.
Again, this really comes down to a lack of information. Consoles are becoming more like PCs and people who never gamed on a PC because it's "too complicated" or "too expensive" are living about 10 years in the past. So when people see stuff like Halo and all these multiplayer options for the first time on their video game box, they get all excited and happily shell out fo XBL fees and pay $15 for maps every few months -- it's been a brilliant move by both MS, Sony, and developers in screwing over people who are oblivious to what's happening.
We all need PCs anyways. A lot of us are probably on some $500-600 HP laptop or something because it's an essential part of life, and honestly, for $100-$200 more you could get a modern set up with a 20 inch monitor -- and access to 90% of the 360's library. This isn't some complicated thing where you have to know how to build your shit. Or you could get ripped off and buy a OK computer for $500 and then go out and get your 360 for your 48 inch TV, and set up that subscription. What do I know?
I bought a console for specific games as well, we all do. But I'm not paying shit for online or dumbed down games with a dozen DLC packs. For example, BFBC2 sold like crazy, and it's essentially BF2 with hilariously smaller maps -- no one knows that though, so shhhhhhh.
I could go on but chances are I've already been labeled an elitist.[/QUOTE]
Not saying your wrong -- but I've always hated keyboard and mouse controls -- now that I have a 360 controller and the kit for using it on PC, I'm happy to consider it -- but considering that I don't even own a computer at this point in time and my last computer was a $400 laptop which I could sit with on the couch and use the internet while I'm watching TV -- it could handle torchlight and audiosurf -- but I don't think it'd handle half of what my $99 360 does.
Trust me, I can see both sides, but for me, desktop for gaming really isn't practical -- maybe someday if I move into a new house with 4+ BRs and can create a study/game room for myself, then I'll look at having a nice desktop with a slick monitor.
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