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So we don't derail the Skyrim discussion. I personally am multiplatform but most newer releases I buy for console.
Laptop for gaming is a joke.
So in my case consoles are just dumb toys.
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PC or Laptop? What are you nuts?
Laptop for gaming is a joke.
Small screen, clumsy keyboard, limited hardware power, limited battery life (if you plug your laptop in and leave it plugged in, then it's better to get a PC).
And I agree with the above, laptop gaming is worthless for heat issues alone.
For really hardcore gaming, yeah, but I don't generally enjoy the genres that have the harshest hardware requirements. My 15-incher does quite well for my purposes.
As far as battery life, a laptop still has portability advantages over a desktop even if it's always plugged in when powered on. A laptop bag with a laptop in it is much easier to handle than a suitcase with a tower and monitor in it.
This is *really* dependent on the laptop. My dad's machine has major heating issues, my own can run full-bore for at least several hours (if not indefinitely) without trouble.
This is why many people think PC gamers are snobs and jerks.
I'll admit, I've never owned a proper $2000 gaming laptop.
But I remember playing the original Halo on an old HP laptop I used to have, and it would burn through a battery in half an hour and deep-fry your nuts while you do it.
Laptops are as-is, with almost no upgrade potential. If it goes obsolete, you buy another one.
Personally, I like having a PC for serious work and gaming, and my Droid X for light portable duty. I can do almost anything with the Droid that I could do with a laptop, and it fits in my pocket. I'd like to pick up an Android tablet sometime in the future to make web surfing and such more enjoyable.
If I was in school and needed to type a lot or do a lot of real work away from home, a laptop would totally be worth it. But I can't justify buying one for gaming when desktops are far more suited for it.
Some people always get personal if there are no arguments. You just have to say that consoles (not the users) are dumb compared to the capabilities of good computers and soon somebody takes it as an insult.
If you have the cash to put out for a good PC, go ahead. My budget desktop was worth as much as a PS3 is these days yet can't play as many games well. That means this and a PS3 are about $600 USD. Also, there are many games that are exclusive to consoles.
If new downloadable games were significantly cheaper (e.g. on Steam), that would be more worth it. Steam has so many enticing sales, but I don't see why new releases are so expensive for downloads. The PS3 lacks hard drive space, using a laptop-sized one, and I don't think the Slim version is upgradeable so you'd run out of space real fast on that set-up. Not to mention the PS3 still has to install most games which is annoying and still eats up the entire disk on the PS3.
Computers die (of course), and PCs could have much important data and be much more expensive than a console nowadays. Consoles nonetheless will last for many years without the requirement to upgrade; the PS3 has been going strong since 2006. Backing up to the Skyrim thread, having too many add-ons and modifications eventually make me get bored with any game (even Orbiter) and re-install the entire thing clean. So many additions feels like cheating and is an overload, straying too far from the original game.
That being said, there are games that are far superior on the PC and some of them I can handle. Overall, most of my modern games are on the console but consoles are beat in simulation games (from SimCity to Orbiter).
If you insult what someone enjoys doing because you want to feel superior then yes, that is an insult.
I do most of my gaming on PC, although I do own all three consoles just in case any particularly good exclusives come out.
PCs have and always will be far superior to consoles due to their upgrade capability, consoles may be state-of-the-art when they released (Although, honestly they're usually a little below that) but they become outdated very quickly.
Anyone who uses the excuse that gaming with a PC is too expensive should probably find a cheaper hobby, as I can't see why you wouldn't be willing to pay money to get the best out of your hobby. Not to mention the hypocrisy in paying $15 a month for Xbox LIVE yet a couple of hundred dollars every year or so is "too expensive."
If anything, console gamers are only playing their consoles for two things, the exclusives and the controllers, too bad they don't realise that they can use controllers on PCs with a little effort.
According to this poll, I'm 'multiplatform'. Team Fortress 2 sure is fun on PC. If you can afford or it have it has great utility, go ahead with a PC. If I maintained a superb system, I'd ditch consoles. It would even make some daily use less aggravating.I play on PC and I absolutely can't stand PC snobs. Did you ever begin to think that some people don't have the disposable income to upgrade PC's?
If you don't have enough money, fair enough, but if you do, but you spend it on Xbox LIVE because PC upgrades are (Supposedly) too expensive, you're just being a hypocrite.I play on PC and I absolutely can't stand PC snobs. Did you ever begin to think that some people don't have the disposable income to upgrade PC's?