I've decided......

Aspect · 14 Apr 2006 at 15:39

Im not gonna spend a penny more on my pc till i have to, it shows me porn just fine. I dont need no stinking £500 gpu for that

da_mic_1530 · 14 Apr 2006 at 15:51

CocoPops said:
I've not turned my PC on for months and months....

I use an laptop for web/msn/work etc.

I use my 360 for gaming.

I can't see it changing tbh.

the fact that their isnt even as OS on my rig is testament to the 360

lee87 · 14 Apr 2006 at 15:55

I haven't played any games on my pc for a few months now. There are no good new games out for it and the ones that do sound good need a really expensive pc to run well. If I wanted to play games at a decent quality on my pc I would need to spend about £400 even though I have just upgraded a few parts which cost £350. So £750 in total.

From what I've heard you need to buy windows vista to play some of the new microsoft games coming out as well. So thats another £200.

I think that this is too expensive and it is much better to just get a Xbox 360 as these can play games with excellent graphics and it only costs between £200-£300.
Unfortunatly I haven't got a Xbox360 yet but will be getting one in a few months.

LoadsaMoney · 14 Apr 2006 at 16:06

NokkonWud said:
Sell the lot and get a HDTV you cheapskate!

I don't need a one though, my Tv's got a fantastic picture through the RGB Scart.

LoadsaMoney · 14 Apr 2006 at 16:08

Kainz said:
Thats the kicker right there. I was sickened when I saw the price of those things. GPU prices are already bad as it is, and with every game feeling so sluggish and poorly coded it just doesn't inspire confidence. If those agiaiaiaigia cards become mainstream for gaming (i'm hoping it doesn't tbh) then it'll keep me on the console format for good.

Yeah i could'nt believe the prices of them, i was thinking something like £100, as its really just an add on card as far as i can see, but £220+, you can get a decent graphics card cheaper than that, 7800 GT etc...

Jofujofu · 14 Apr 2006 at 16:41

For me 360= gaming. PC= FM2005/EVE Online when the missus is watching the telly!

Stupid Eastenders/Emmerdale/Coronation Street etc!

Used to be right into my PC for gaming, but I cant be bothered with being obsessed by frame rates and tweaking stuff and of course the price of upgrades.

Paul

JimmyEatWorms · 14 Apr 2006 at 17:04

My PC is basically just a glorified file server and downloader now. 360 for gaming and my P3 lappy for the web. I would downgrade my desktop but it's anly an A64 2800+ with a gigglebite of ram and a 9800pro graphics card. It hasn't had a game on it for about 6 months now.

I haven't done much on the photography fron this year so I hardly even use it for photoshop either.

gam3r · 14 Apr 2006 at 17:23

pc games these days ask for to much from the hardware...

Sutters · 14 Apr 2006 at 17:29

Im converted for the moment, i've barely touched my pc since the 360 came out. Although i'd imagine if some great new game comes out i'll be straight back in there.

THC_SsSsSnake · 14 Apr 2006 at 17:33

gone back to my PC,got fed up with the xbox 360 and sold it,just prefer it

Abooie · 14 Apr 2006 at 17:46

Did it a few months ago. After getting my 360 I soon realised my days of sitting in the spare room on me tod were over.

Sold my 6800GT, then sold my PC. Bought a non gaming Laptop with the proceeds, set up a wireless LAN and would have a smashing new 32" LCD if it wasn't for the fact I talked my mrs into this fantastic 32" CRT (with 5.1 etc) only 2 years ago.

I've haven't played this number of games, from this number of genres for years. I feel invigorated.

da_mic_1530 · 14 Apr 2006 at 18:36

to be honest if every bought a 360 for a year, PC performance parts prices would crash, its an already small market segment iirc and thers a lot of people ditching high end pc's for the 360

dirtydog · 14 Apr 2006 at 18:51

It isn't a new phenomenon incidentally - people were giving up PC gaming for the PS2 and Xbox1 as well. The 360 is continuing an existing trend, not starting a new one.

Mr Latte · 14 Apr 2006 at 18:55

The biggest problem with Pcs was that gaming really hasnt improved on them in several years. Yes graphics etc have moved on but it still plauged with HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS, UPDATES, DRIVER PATCHES, and to be honest the PC would suffer to show 5 great games a year. How many times have highly anticipated games been delayed on the PC format and then when they arrive they dont live upto the initial hype surrounding them.

The PC will always have its core market but like said here so many times console gaming is more fun easier to get involved in and doesnt bring the same hassle as what weve all experienced from PCs, without sounding a Xbox fanboy what LIVE has done has been great.

dirtydog · 14 Apr 2006 at 19:01

I still think there are loads of games on the first Xbox which blow away anything on the PC. The PC gaming scene is in quite a pitiful state if you ask me.

dannyjo22 · 14 Apr 2006 at 19:19

Aspect said:
Im sticking with console gaming from now on, im sick of pc gaming. Me think i shall chuck me pc games on the bay

Anyone else been converted?

Yes me too, but i was looking for an excuse anyway. Which ever next gen came out first would get my money. As i have said 50 times, my rig brought in august last year was over £200 for the CPU and £200 for the GFX card.

That back then was a 3700sd and 6800gt. Its now old hat and the only game I played on it that I liked was brothers in arms and Battlefield 2.

Wasnt worth the money. I'm hoping for all other use except gaming I can sit on this rig now for 4 years or more. In that time i will just buy up a couple of consoles for gaming.

Kreeeee · 14 Apr 2006 at 19:22

Until Starcraft is released on the DS I shall continue to get my RTS fix from my PC but for all other games consoles simply are superior IMO (yes even FPS, I prefer to play with my mates in a social environment).

androo · 14 Apr 2006 at 19:32

I would also like to say that the Xbox 360 is an excellent machine and Ive had a lot more enjoyment out of it than my PC since I bought it. However, do you not think that once the PC hardware overtakes the Xbox 360 again in a year or two that people will move back to the PC and its games?

dannyjo22 · 14 Apr 2006 at 20:41

androo said:
I would also like to say that the Xbox 360 is an excellent machine and Ive had a lot more enjoyment out of it than my PC since I bought it. However, do you not think that once the PC hardware overtakes the Xbox 360 again in a year or two that people will move back to the PC and its games?

Not me because in a year or two's time when it over takes by a good margain, I will need to spend money on updates again.

Live added so much more to gaming for me, than just good GFX. Ive played so many hours on my 360 since I got it, I dont remember what I did before I had one. I honestly have played more hours in a month on my 360 than my pc in a year. I finished GRAW in 19 hours over 5 days. No game for my PC has ever got me that engrossed.

Kainz · 14 Apr 2006 at 20:50

androo said:
I would also like to say that the Xbox 360 is an excellent machine and Ive had a lot more enjoyment out of it than my PC since I bought it. However, do you not think that once the PC hardware overtakes the Xbox 360 again in a year or two that people will move back to the PC and its games?

The main thing you need to look at here is fixed hardware vs interchangable hardware.

In a years time pc visual power will prolly be more powerful, but that in no way means that a game will run better. Fixed hardware has always ran games better due to developers having to make no compromises when producing their games. The Xbox started getting its best produced titles a good year or so after it arrived as developers finally adapted to its hardware. The same goes for the 360 - the titles we have now are garbage compared to what is to come.

The pc can have the best looking visuals, but that matters little when you've got a sluggish engine behind it e.g F.E.A.R. Visuals can't match multiplayer mayhem and what Live offers, as it'll only get a whole lot better.