PC vs 360

times_champion · 16 Sep 2006 at 18:43

I recently bought a 360 and ended up returning it just because it ddnt really impress me, and the games were too expensive (oblivion can be bought for £18 online for the PC, £40 on 360!) I was also pretty happy with my PC running games like Prey in a more impressive way (pentium 940 dual core, 7800GTX, 1GB RAM) and not having to shell out on an expensive second widescreen TV for the bedroom. I am a little confused though - some games like Prey etc seemed to play better on my PC, whereas Tomb raider: legend really chugs on next gen mode on my PC. Also how come some games like the EA sports titles and Lego star wars 2 seem to be based on the xbox version and not give PC ownders the option to have next gen graphics? Is this just developer laziness or can not enough PC's handle those graphoics at the mo? Do you think it will be a different story in 12 months? Finally do you think an upgrade to 2GB RAM would boost my PC's power above a 360?

times_champion · 17 Sep 2006 at 10:39

Mp4 said:
Imo soon as Game Consoles are released same as PC parts they are already extinct as something new will always come out, if you want pure gaming solo get a pc if you want a night in with the lads and beer it up, then get a console with pro evo 5 or whatever or Nintendo WII and have a right laugh hours on end. There are some features i like on the x360 wireless pads for example and the way you can shut down via the pad etc. The games do look amazing also but it comes with a price. New HD TV etc if you want the best. A PC will always win over any console

did you knowthat Microsoft are releasing the wireless pads for the PC soon?

times_champion · 17 Sep 2006 at 15:23

I would be happy sticking with (and upgrading) my PC if I knew for certain that upcoming games like Star Wars 2007 and next gen Indiana Jones will come out on the PC as well........ I will also definately get a Wii as it will have very different games.

times_champion · 17 Sep 2006 at 15:25

Also the onset of Vista with its 'Live anywhere' and playing direct from disk tech means more console ports may happen, particularly as microsoft are really pushing the 360 controller for windows, and games like Virtua tennis are getting a PC release.

times_champion · 18 Sep 2006 at 00:25

Ulfhedjinn said:
I am sure I could make a PC that plays current gen games in 640x480 too with £200.

Maybe, but to be fair a 360 would play those same games in a much higher red, and also still be playing contempory games in 4 years time, wheras the £200 PC would be worthless for games! In terms of price (thinking purely for games) the 360 is the easy winner.

times_champion · 18 Sep 2006 at 11:59

Ulfhedjinn said:
My point was that a lot of people conveniently forget that you need a HD capable TV if you want anything more out of it, so the X360 is absolutely not £200 unless you want me to say that I can build a PC that can do 640x480 for £200 and use S-Video/Composite out.

My entire computer (Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, X1900XT) costed about £800 total. That includes widescreen LCD monitor, 5.1 surround sound speakers, everything. It's not much dearer than buying an Xbox 360 with a HDTV, and it does a lot more too.

Not to mention that Oblivion doesn't look like utter crap on my system either, the Xbox 360 doesn't even use AF as far as I can tell and never mind the modding abilities of the PC.

Ah - i see what you mean there then! I agree totally that I have an LCD monitor and 5.1 sound as part of my PC package toom and to get all that for 360 would be very expensive, plus games are a lot cheaper on PC so there would be a saving there. The point does still stand about a hypothetical £200 PC being totally unable to play the same games as the 360 in 4 years time. I guess the trad-off for always having cutting edge graphics is that any PC gaming machine is quick to become outdated.