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Ive raised about £200 through Movember so far.
I look like some sort of man-child… moustache growth is not my forte!
@Alzir wrote:
I’m not saying that consoles are evil, or that they don’t have their audience, I’m saying that a PC can be tailored to fit almost any budget and still be capable of wiping the floor with a console. Something Matt proved with this post. There is no need to remortgauge your house to purchase that.
This.
There’s no point in arguing all the other stuff re consoles, because when it comes down to it, there’s no contest. The number one thing people complain about on these forums regarding PC’s is the cost, and I’m simply pointing out it doesn’t have to be expensive. It’s also not some bargain basement crap I’m getting here, I’m expecting to score quite well running some benchmarks when it’s up and running.
No contest! Its each to their own! I like consoles because they are more social, easier to use the way I want to use it, and less intense. You like the PC becuase it has better graphics, is upgradable and the gaming is more intense
However – the original post was mentioning that PCs are the same price as consoles and this simply isnt true. A second hand PC – £250 – £300. A second hand PS3 £110. A new Xbox arcade £100.
Consoles are cheaper!
PS i love how Insane and I are on the same side for a change!
And for the record – I am about to fire up Civ5 on my PC!
@bmstalker wrote:
@TurksMeister wrote:
My Ps3 with 1 game and 1 controller was £283 and worked from the box.
You have spent £250 on GPU, Mobo, processor and Ram. How much was the HD, PSU, Case, Cables?
I win
Yeah, but as I said, why didn’t you just pick up a PS2 since you’re going to be playing outdated graphics anyway, or even a psone. The HD, PSU, Case and cables could be picked up for another £50 easy making it £300 all in, add say 3x games at £30 and you’ve got £390.
Your PS3 with 3 games will cost a similar figures. The only differance is the games will look a damn site better on the PC, with full directx 11 graphics.
With every generation of new consoles, they become more like the PC. This generation, they have added browsing capabilites, media slingbox capabilities, hard drives etc. Essentially, they are becoming PCs for people who can’t really operate a PC with any real competency.
£50 second hand – I bought my current PS3 (orignal was stolen) with controller and game for £110 off a forum (http://www.avforums.com/forums/archived-complete-expired-adverts/1273585-sale-ps3-40gb-controller-also-2-games-sake-uncharted-2-mag.html) and has a blu ray player.
I would also say there are more differences: Yes the PC will superior graphics (the extent at which would be determined by the amount spent on the GPU). I would say the following about Console gaming:
– More social: You can make a night out of a mates, beers and tiger woords/COD etc. Watching someone play a PC game is boring!
– Less time consuming: Start up in under 2 mins. Pretty much instantly in a game. PC gaming for me was about losing an entire evening, Console gaming is a couple of hours tops at a time.
– Quieter: Sitting so far away from the unit, you can barely hear it
– Less intense (good for me): my dentist could tell I was a games player because I use to sit in front of the screen and grind my teeth for hours on end. I dont seem to do this with console gaming!I could go on, but am at work so should really be working! I think both have their pros and cons, but for me, consoles are the best for everything other than strategy games.
But for the argument on cost – Consoles win every time!
My Ps3 with 1 game and 1 controller was £283 and worked from the box.
You have spent £250 on GPU, Mobo, processor and Ram. How much was the HD, PSU, Case, Cables?
I win
I am using the Samsung T220 HD, and it serves me well (but attracts dust like no other!)
Doubles as a TV which is great for entertaining the lady friend… just not great when I want to use it!
You need to decide whether to go for 16:9 or 16:10 too.
there… thats as far as my knowledge goes!
Happy birthday you old bastard! I look forward to a time when they introduce cross platform gaming and I can kick you ass!
just played hardcore – its much better, but limited to search and destroy, team death match and free for all…
might just save the game for me!
Wager matches are cool too… and recording feature is awesome.
Good luck buddy – take care of your self.
If you ever find yourself in a sticky situation, just think to yourself…. “what would Turks do?!”
I love MW2
I am not a fan as yet of Blopsits a bit poo
Its not made by Infinity wards
Its a bit poo
I have that too Silver – v frustrating… confused why that wasnt removed with the patch (I havent noticed any changes post patch – do I have to do anything, or is it litterally all automatic?)
Might be of interest = cheap!
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/battlefield-bad-company-2-vietnam-r/794962#comments
Youtube works on the PS3 (and iplayer)… not sure about picassa.
Even I can stream films on the PS3 (but prefer to do over usb stick).
I bought my PS3 second hand off Avforums.com for £110 and upgraded the HD to 640GB for an extra £50 (did it myself – go me!). Xbox360 Arcade can be bought for under £100.
Buy both!
