ps3 better than pc BS
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PS3 for me
Much prefer sitting on a sofa gaming or watching blu-rays on a 46" TV than sitting on office chair hunched over a 19" monitor.
Plug your 46'' tv into your pc?
Use media center & a 360 controller on pc from your sofa, or a wireless mouse or touchpad or w/e ?249 gets you a HDTV, console and games these days
? OS is free for a while (win7 beta).
Except pc games are half the price on console games new and there are many good free pc games like Far Cry, Trackmania, Fear combat, etc... If you buy a lot of games then you waste a lot of money on the consoles, unless you sell them on...
An up to date pc will run the newest games for years to come too, people who are still on 7800GT's/x1950 pro's can still run all games... You just have to upgrade if you want newer/nicer graphics and/or performance.
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249 gets you a HDTV, console and games these days
OS is free for a while (win7 beta).
It gets you the console. I said build a PC for that. Not including a monitor or games.
'A while' being the key words there.
What good is a console alone though, play demo's ?
I mean, everyone has a pc as well as a tv for the console, 250 quid ( and you'll have more from the sale of the old bits) gets you a nice upgrade kit for a pc: Core2duo/quad+ mobo +4gbram + 4870...
Then afterwards you have to buy the games, a new pc game is 30 euros, 35 euros max perhaps on online shops, an console game is what? 50 euros? 60? Hell, CoD4 was 69€ on release here for ps3... In online shops you can manage 50 € for a new console game, but not less, it's much more expensive than a new pc game. PC games fall in price much sooner too, which means in a year or so you can pick up bargains for 5-10€ like with the total war games, civ4, etc...
I'll probably be hated for saying this but pc gaming and OS can be free, always, if you care a little bit less about legality... Which is still a very important point still in choosing the platform for many. But then again, a 360 has the same advantage over the ps3 like the pc has in that matter...
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What good is a PC for gaming without the games then?
Console games can be had for the same price as PC games if you know where to look and the bargains are there too.
LittleBigPlanet was available for £12 very soon after release.
See my last point... PC games may not cost money if you don't care about being legal or not.
And you have many free ''legal'' full games out there on PC, I don't know if ps3 has similar freebies...
Regardless, imo spending more money, to have a nicer gaming experience ( framerate, graphics, controls, customization) is definitely worth it.
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what spec PC would i need to run Killzone 2, LBP, MGS4 and Halo 3?
Why do you bring up this point, I can reply the same by asking, what console do I need to play Civilization 4: Beyond the Sword, Company of Heroes Tales Of Valor, Killing Floor, Trackmania United Forever, Anno 1404 (the wii version is not the same game), Demigod, etc ?
Everyone has a different taste of games, it's pretty obvious that if you care about the games you named more than pc exclusives, a console would be better for you than a pc.
If you must play halo 3, buy a 360, if you must play kz2 or mgs4, get a ps3...
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Yeah, because it's a matter of choice.
Nope, but a wealth for PSN games for buttons and hundreds of demos.
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hundreds?
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A guess.
Most games have a demo out these days, whether they be on PSN or those discs you get with magazines.
Yes but..
No but....
Hmmm.
I have both, actually I dont have a PS3 I have a 360. Both are good and cater for different gaming habits really.
But if you want a gaming experience that you can truly lose yourself into, vacuum up your free time. I would go for PC.
Consoles are more pick up and play.
IMO
Someone on this forum or another said "PS3s are for chavs on council estates." Which I thought was pretty funny. Cant really imagine one installing a game let alone connecting a PC to the internet.
No but....
Hmmm.
I have both, actually I dont have a PS3 I have a 360. Both are good and cater for different gaming habits really.
But if you want a gaming experience that you can truly lose yourself into, vacuum up your free time. I would go for PC.
Consoles are more pick up and play.
IMO
Someone on this forum or another said "PS3s are for chavs on council estates." Which I thought was pretty funny. Cant really imagine one installing a game let alone connecting a PC to the internet.
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It's all down to personal opinion. I have both and love both. PC for Strategy and FPS, PS3 for sport and racing
thats the plan, once i get my ps3 slim at the of the month
another benefit of a console will be able to sit back on a nice comfy sofa watch a bluray or play a casual game. also playstation will have a new motion controller soon, which looks promising.
pc gaming will always be my prefered choice though
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consoles and pc's are different enough that there should be no need to compare them.
...and what display it is connected to is absolutely irelevant.
...and what display it is connected to is absolutely irelevant.
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aydin173 said:
Back to school. I don't know how you even got into "collage".