Console vs PC

[Defy Belief]

Increased quality and most importantly frame rate, I played and loved Stellar Blade on ps5 but the frame drops at times were hideous.

Then I bought Elden Ring on ps5 as it was heavily discounted, jesus christ that ran even worse, not even a great looking game.

Consoles still have their place to me though, I have a switch OLED and a ps5 - but they rarely get used now - especially now I have a cable run from my main pc to my living room TV.

 

[Noxia]

For those saying PC's are easy, try giving an old(still good compared to what they would get) PC to a family member. You will be getting 24 hour support calls for every little ***** thing, for the rest of your life! Consoles are much easier and use less power, most will be up and running in a few minutes and everything is auto update, no drivers. If all you do is game, consoles are a good option. If you have a PC for other things, adding a GPU(might need a better PSU) can be a good option although it might still be cheaper to just get a console. PC gaming is sort of like virtual console gaming at this point, each launcher is like a console(Steam, Epic, MS, Uplay...). A PC can also be used for other things but you have to maintain it and keep it up to date and when something goes wrong, fix it.

It's not a car for **** sake. Most updates are automatic and even if you don't do them, it's not like it suddenly stops working.
Heard it all now, apparently automated driver updates are a bridge too far.
Best get my socket set ready for when I have to do all that fixing and maintenance, might be due for an oil change soon actually.

 

[FredFlint]

It's not a car for **** sake. Most updates are automatic and even if you don't do them, it's not like it suddenly stops working.
Heard it all now, apparently automated driver updates are a bridge too far.
Best get my socket set ready for when I have to do all that fixing and maintenance, might be due for an oil change soon actually.

WTF have cars got to do with this?
When some hardware/software stops working, do you just ignore it until the PC does not power up anymore. I have had to fix a lot of PC's over the decades and yes, sometime tools are required.

 

[Noxia]

WTF have cars got to do with this?
When some hardware/software stops working, do you just ignore it until the PC does not power up anymore. I have had to fix a lot of PC's over the decades and yes, sometime tools are required.

You making it sound like 'maintaining' a PC is a massive ordeal like a car lol.
Windows updates automatic, game updates automatic, Nvidia drivers I have to click a button, so much to maintain.

I'm unsure exactly how often this maintenance and fixing is required because my pc is going on two years now and I don't have to do anything.
Oh but you know what the good thing is, if my console dies I have to buy a whole new console yet if a PC component dies I can replace just that one bit. Magic.

 

[FredFlint]

You making it sound like 'maintaining' a PC is a massive ordeal like a car lol.
Windows updates automatic, game updates automatic, Nvidia drivers I have to click a button, so much to maintain.

I'm unsure exactly how often this maintenance and fixing is required because my pc is going on two years now and I don't have to do anything.
Oh but you know what the good thing is, if my console dies I have to buy a whole new console yet if a PC component dies I can replace just that one bit. Magic.

You think "fixing and maintenance" sounds like an ordeal like a car. I dont, I did not say that, you did. If a console stops working, send it back for a replacement(if it has warranty). Most user have no interest in PC hardware/software, so they probably take it to a repair shop and pay to have it fixed.

 

[TrojanWhore]

In no particular order....
- KB/M, lots of games work better on KB/M

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And while you can use them on console, the games where they're almost unplayable without (strategy most obviously, but also MMO/ complex ARPG), they will work better on PC (for multiple reasons)
For shooters, which work fine on a controller, KB/M would still be a massive advantage. (to the point that if you're playing with KB/M only against console players.. you're basically shooting fish in a barrel)
For games that work better on controller, you have a wider range of controller layouts to choose from (and much more customisation in many cases)

- Better performance/settings, graphics capability is much better obviously, so devs can scale up to whatever ridiculous demands they want to (and optimisation/performance be damned!), but also I may be wrong but I don't think consoles yet support aspect ratios other than 16:9, or adaptive sync.

- Cheaper games generally (plenty of free ones to claim, no fees to play online, PC only gamepass is cheaper than Ultimate etc.)

- Mods!!! This is something that changed what gaming was for me (GTA:SA first and then others... can you imagine Bethesda games without mods???)

- Customisation - Make it your own, configure as you need

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*Better/faster/more hardware? Sure - can target 100+ FPS... need storage, easily scale up to tens (or hundreds) of TB
*Aestetics? - Obviously, can make it look awsome (whatever that is for you) or hide completely

- Silence!
This is a big one for me, you can either go for a full WC loop and have top tier performance with almost zero noise, or fully passive with lower performance.
Can also build in to a piece of furniture if you want without causing overheating,

- Multi tasking/use-case, you can do a lot more on a computer, whether that's due to software, greater connectivity (consoles only have 2-3 USB ports max), multiple monitors.
Can watch a video on a second screen while gaming on the main one (or the Mrs watch something on it so she'll actually let you game in peace )
Can Game/Record/Stream, often all at the same time, then edit/export the vids on the same machine if that's what you're in to (also just as good for music production etc.)

- Call people 'console peasants' online, this will get you all the girls, trust me brah

 

[Grim5]

We need PC so we don't get dumped on by developers who use UE5

 

[Blackjack Davy]

Personally the only device that would interest me these days would be the Steamdeck as it isn't locked down all that proprietary, subscription based, walled garden **** used to drive me nuts on consoles. Conversely consoles "just work" the amount of time I've seen newbies completely stumped on how to get a game running on their antiquated hand me down PC that will barely play Tetris and having to break it to them gently that their piece of kit isn't going to cut it most are kiddies or students with no money and are basically clueless

People should just do both and stop crying over which is better.

I like tea and coffee. I'm not going to just drink one.

You monster! You have to choose one or the other! There is no other way!

Yeah isn't ps5 controller something like £250? haha

£60. How much are people spending on gaming keyboard + mouse?

And consoles don't go wrong? And can you fix those yourselves? Fit new PSU? Reinstall the os? Replace memory that's gone faulty?

Its a bloody appliance like a washing machine or a TV if it breaks you return for a replacement or fix. Its straightforward unlike troubleshooting PC's.