Former PC gamers

RedStarRiot

RedStarRiot

RedStarRiot

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Hey,

I've always wondered about the gamers in the console section that exclusively game on console.

How many of you used to be PC gamers and when/why did you change?

I remember being PC and console growing up then in my 20's I was moving flat loads so console made sense at the time with flatmates and so on. These days I'm more steady so PC and console makes sense.
 
I was primarily a PC gamer until 2004 when I met my girlfriend and moved in with her, PC setup was not an option due to limited space so got an Xbox. Then I went onto the 360 and haven't looked back.

I don't miss upgrading my GPU every so often now to play games (yes I understand it may not be as regular as it was) but I enjoy sitting down to play on my 40" LED TV.
 
Nope, got all the consoles and a PC, the consoles are great for certain games, like fifa, tiger woods and some jrpg's but the pc is better for other stuff, mmo's, fps and rpgs.

The fact you can get decent 27" monitors which let you connect your wii u, 360 and ps3 is great meaning I dont have to wait for the TV to be free and can actually play in the same room as her while she watches her tat on telly, a win all round imo
 
Like the post above, I tend to split my gaming, FPS and MMO's I play on my PC (cannot aim with a pad!) and play fifa, jrpgs and driving sims on the PS3.
 
When I was a kid (I.e 5 to 13 years old) played games on our family pc, so things like Geand Prix 2, Red Alert... Kind of serious games. I wasn't allowed a PlayStation 2 or anything but I really wanted one because being a kid I thought it was the best thing evarrr. In 2004 I was finally allowed one and was amazed at what games were on offer like GTA:SA and N4S series. I switched back to PC gaming in about 2008 though when I realised you could get most of these games on PC too and *in my opinion* the 'exclusive' games were better plus graphics etc.
 
I was a massive PC gamer when I was a kid (12-16). I'd never owned a console and pretty much exclusively played online games - TFC, CS, other various HL mods and then onto things like Freelancer and EVE:Online. Played them all with school fiends.

I bought my first console (Xbox) when I moved into a flat with a mate after uni and we shared one. Bought my own when I moved out and haven't looked back since. Only usually play one or two games anyway - at the moment it's exclusively BF3 and it's just much easier/cheaper/more casual to play on Xbox sat on a beanbag rather than a desk.

I miss aiming with a mouse but that's about it.
 
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I used to be a massive PC gamer until my last upgrade (when did the 280GTX come out?), I ended up getting the PS3 mainly due to tearing a tendon in my shoulder as I was bored recuperating.

Havent really looked back since, though I still end up buying stuff in the Steam sale which never gets played. Im just not time-rich so I just dont really care enough to maintain a PC to game on anymore, I just want to play good games, gameplay just is so far more important than graphics to me, a reason why I love the HD remakes of PS2 games Ive missed first time around etc...

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
I was a massive PC gamer until I started to travel to work in London Monday-Friday, now I just don't feel like I have the time over the weekend to sit down and game for 3/4 hours at a time. As such, recently picked up a Wii U for more casual gaming.

I appreciate you don't have to game for 3/4 hours at a time on a PC, but I was looking for something where I can just sit on the couch and relax whilst playing for short blasts.
 
Used to be a proper hardcore PC gamer, but now play only consoles when I get time.

To he honest though, I'm getting fed up with using a controller for FPS games, so I think I'm going to build a decent gaming PC again and new FPS games will get what they need.

Will make that decision once I've seen how good the new Xbox and PS4 are, as I'll be getting them anyway.

Think what I really want is Battlefield 4 to have 64 players and run at 60fps! But, I'll only get that on a decent PC methinks.
 
I'm half and half at the moment. I use my PS3 probably more than my PC for games. I haven't upgraded my PC for 3 years and unless some budget king £100 graphics card comes out, it will probably stay as it is. I can see me getting a PS4 on release or soon after and I imagine that will mainly all I use. I've got loads of Steam sale games unplayed but they don't total that much money. Next gen, I'm hoping to only have a small number of games at a time and play them to death rather than having dozens of games either on the go or wanting to start.

I think times have changed in a number of ways. As with smartphones and tablets etc, people want a full product and eco-system for their money. I don't think buying a component quite cuts it for many people any more. We are now past the point where most people have or have access to a TV that is massively better than what most people would have had 6-7 years ago. A supermarket cheapo £279 42" LCD would have blown your mind when the Xbox 360 was released. Bit by bit, tech specs are being lifted out of the equation. A PC version of a PS2 game might have been much better but as everything progresses, that margin seems less important, even though it still exists.
 
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PC is my main gaming rig, it cant be beaten.
Ps3 is for there exclusives and blueray player.
xbox360 aint touched it for about 6 months but thats played for its exclusives.
 
I tend to alternate with the arrival of new console generations. When the PS4 and next 360 arrive the PC probably won't get much of a look in for a while. It will be there for exclusives. Once the new consoles start to show their age, it'll be back to the PC.
 
My first experience of PC 'gaming' was on an old Windows 3.1 machine (might have been a 286) when I was a kid. It belonged to some relatives of ours in London and although previously my brother had a ZX Spectrum and I had a Commodore 64, I had never used a PC before. My aunty taught me how to play Solitaire and I loved it! :p

But we couldn't afford a PC so I waved goodbye and went back home to my trusty Megadrive until my brother went to uni and saved up for a 2nd hand 386. It had Doom II on it, but wasn't powerful enough to run it full screen! That didn't stop me though. I played on the smallest screen setting possible and hit F5 for low quality graphics. I completed that game pretty much on sound alone. I loved it :p

I remember one day my brother took his PC down to the computer shop and when he came back it had been upgraded to the tune of a 486 DX4 100 with 4MB RAM! We booted up Doom II and just stood gawping at how fantastic the graphics looked on high settings and full screen. :D

But he was away at uni a lot, so I carried on with my console gaming. I got an original Playstation with Tomb Raider one Christmas that I had half helped to pay for with some Christmas work. Then I was hooked on console gaming, and Tomb Raider just blew my mind. :eek: It was a time where consoles had overtaken the 486 PC we had so it was a little redundant. I carried on with console gaming for a year or so but then............

I went round a newly made friends house who's estranged father had bought him one of these new fangled PC's powered by something called an 'MMX 233'. He wanted to show me a game he had been getting into.

That game was Quake.

Even though I didn't discover Quake until a year or so after it was released, it changed my gaming world. I have been an avid FPS PC gamer ever since, and an avid Quake/2/3/4 player too (although quake 4 was well....meh) :D

I have a 360 for the Lego games mainly, as that is the only thing my better half will play. It also comes in handy for beer sessions with the lads where PC gaming isn't really an option.

I had a PS2 running in parallel with a PC for a time, and used it a bit when I had sore wrists from playing Q3 for 10hrs a day, or for games like Resident Evil. I actually bought a Gamecube just for RE and RE Zero :p I really enjoy a bit of Xbox, and can happily sit and play on a console for hours and fully enjoy the gaming experience. But my heart is with PC gaming, and in the main SP FPS + online FPS. Looking back to my early experiences on Doom II, I guess it always has been.

Cheers

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Nope, got all the consoles and a PC, ... can actually play in the same room as her while she watches her tat on telly, a win all round imo
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This is basically me.

Have all of the consoles hooked up to the tv and have a second xbox sat with my pc hooked up to a second monitor, this is right behind the sofa.

The wife is also a big gamer so we still get to sit together when playing different things.

To directly answer your question though, I changed because I didn't feel like I was getting value for money or a good enough online experience in pc games. Stuff like blops2 and my PSN/Live communities are filled with friends that are always playing something new and fun, on PC my friends are still playing the same games (chivalry, bf3, wow, diablo) and will be for years.

I used to be 90% pc 10% console, and that has now reversed. The last 2 years has seen me play 5-6 pc exclusive games (dayz, guild wars 2 etc) and over 100 console exclusive or multiplats sat on the comfy sofa in front of a nice big plasma tv.

I honestly think I have built and own my last gaming pc.
 
I sway between the two. I'll go through periods where I'm only playing games on my consoles, and then I'll get my interest back in playing games on the PC again. Recently played Tomb Raider on the 360, but got Bioshock Infinite on the PC.

Still got plenty of games on both the PC (as a result of Steam sales) and the consoles (mostly PS+ games) to get through so I need to start allocating my time better!
 
I'm just a gamer.

Atari 2600 (console) -> C64 (PC) -> Megadrive (console) -> 486 (PC) -> 360 (console) -> i5 (PC) -> PS4 (soon!)

When I get my grubby hands on the PS4 my PC will not get as many shiny upgrades for a few years. Then when PC hardware that surpasses the PS4 becomes cheap enough, I'll start buying PC hardware. Simples!

I do, however, use a 360 pad even for FPS games these days. <3 the comfort. A mouse and keyboard just isn't ergonomic. Using them for extended gaming sessions is asking for RSI :p
 
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Nope, got all the consoles and a PC, the consoles are great for certain games, like fifa, tiger woods and some jrpg's but the pc is better for other stuff, mmo's, fps and rpgs.

The fact you can get decent 27" monitors which let you connect your wii u, 360 and ps3 is great meaning I dont have to wait for the TV to be free and can actually play in the same room as her while she watches her tat on telly, a win all round imo
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Quoted for truth and my excact situation LOL
 
Forgot I created this thread, very drunk last night! :p

Think I may have aimed the question at people who ditched PC altogether and now exclusively game on console. To be honest though there has been some interesting replies regardless. Seems busier lives and less space seem to contribute a lot to it. I may have to ditch eyefinity soon as I want a house but a metre long desk and 3 screens doesn't half take up the space. I'm lucky as my gf has both a ps3 and a gaming PC herself and doesn't mind my set up but I do have the feeling I will need to cut it back a bit.
 
I also used to be quite a big PC gamer, mainly MMOs and first person shooters.

I can see with hindsight how much of an elitist I was back then, a bit silly really. It's become more and more prominent now a days and unnecessary, but that's the internet for you.

I jumped ship to join all my friends who play on their 360s and PS3s.
 
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