groobz said:
Nice article for comparison, but it won't touch pc for a while in the gaming arena because it is a console..
1. Consoles are designed for T.v's. T.v's screen resolution is appauling when compared with pc monitors.
These games are all HDTV. I have a TV that looks as good as a PC screen. Thats not an issue anymore for most people, and soon HDTVs will be the norm.
2. Consoles are new to the online gaming arena, don't have as much players, since xbox and ps2 users can't play eachother
Xbox Live is the future, its very very popular around the world, and will be even more popular now that its going to be free. Its better than PC gaming because it levels the playing field, everyone has the same hardware so the tech elite wont have an advantage, and also its funner to play with friends sitting around a big TV. I know that when I have people over, we dont sit around the PC screen drinking beer, we sit in the lounge with the consoles and beer and watch TV, listen to music, and play games. Its just a more enjoyable experiance all around and will continue to grow.
3. PC has more games than all consoles combined
So? There are more skateboard models than BMWs, that doesnt mean that skateboards are better. Quality over quantity.
4. You buy a console you get what you get, Consoles life span is usually say 5years. PC's just continue to get better and better monthly, with constant upgrading. Even though you have to be a rich bastard to have all the latest tech.
I would rather spend $500 every 5 years, thats a %100 a year, for a cutting edge console, than have to fork out for monthly PC upgrades. At last check, video cards here go for about %499 for anything half decent to $799 for cutting edge shit (I was at IT warehouse yesturday.)
Console games will end up looking better than PC games because with PC games, programmers have to code for a vast combination of hardware. With consoles, they only have one specific system set up they have to worry about.
5. The main reason is you can't patch, or MOD any console game!! so again you get what you buy.
You shouldnt NEED to patch console games, they usually dont have as many bugs as PC games because developers know they cant fall back on patches. As for add ons, you can download extra maps, cars, levels, etc from Xbox Live and this will only expand more and more in the future.
Consoles one big advantage is that there cheap as fuck, and i think these consoles have finally started moving in the right direction, with online gaming(finally!). It's a cheap alternative for a quick and fun fix. Actually racing games are probably more fun on consoles. But first person shooters are better on the pc, since you have keyboard and mouse, and strategy games are obviously better since the detail, mechanics and complexity are fare more advanced.
Ill agree that stratergy games are better on PC,but I never really liked games like that, although used to love C&C. I love FPS thats my genre, Im playing through Half Life 2 right now, and its awsome. But like I said, when the friends are around we wont throw HL2 on we'll throw Halo 2 on, its just more fun. So while HL2 is the superior game at the moment, I have a lot more fun playing Halo 2.
It just depends on how you game, I dont really have time to play games by myself, and only do it when friends are around drinking before we go out, and for that, consoles rule.