PC gaming vs. Console Gaming (PS3, etc)

Okay so obviously most of you all game on your PC if you are on this forum (I assume) and I am actually not a huge PC gamer (yet) since the only game I play at the moment is FSX.  I do however play all the popular games on the PS3 console.  My question is this.... why do you guys prefer to game on the PC versus the PS3 or XBOX or whatever?  I am probably wrong but I always that that when a game is developed such as Modern Warfare 3, it is the same across all platforms (PC, PS3, XBOX) in terms of the features of the game, the graphics and just the overall game play in general. 

what are everyone elses thoughts?

PC always has better graphics, but I like to do my gaming on my xbox or ps3, shoot did I just say that outloud    


Edited by DST4ME - 25 Jan 2012 at 12:09am

I play and enjoy both 

The most enjoyable gaming experiences I have ever had involved LAN parties for both consoles and PCs. The earliest I remember being Spectre and the most recent being a RDR session.


Edited by Tidgxor - 25 Jan 2012 at 10:01am

hmmm, thanks for all the feedback, keep em coming... I am curious to see what a game like MW3 or battlefield looks like on PC since I only play them on PS3.  But I dont want to spend another $60 on a game I already own for PS3.  Do PC games ever come out with demos that I could download and check out?

does anyone know if GTA4 will run well on my rig at max settings and give me great FPS?

Edited by kane860 - 27 Jan 2012 at 4:48pm

what other games would work well with my rig?

Just about any of them, you've got a beast

Are there any particular genres you enjoy?

Your PC will easily handle just about any game you throw at it.  Not even Crysis 2 will beat it into submission, lol.  But anyhow, the reason I only use a PC is that my PC can do everything, including gaming.  And when it does game, it blows away a console any day of the week for graphics and fine-tuned control.  I never did see the reason to buy a separate console when I have a PC.  That would be like buying a PDA, a cell phone, and a digital camera when you could just simply get an iPhone!

Right now I am the definition of a budget gamer on the PC. I have Nvidia 220 gs video card so my graphics setting for BFBC2 are rather low and not much better than a console. i still prefer the PC because of the mouse and keyboard. Plus i am directly in front of my 23" monitor. I just the the kb and mouse so much better than a controller for FPS games. Console is superior for sports games and platformers IMHO. But I like the shooters best so PC for me.

i'd also like to add that even with my pathertic video card BFBC2 still looks great.

kane860....BF3 on Ultra with all settings maxed out might be a stretch.   My gtx560 plays it on high in the 50's fps and ultra in the 25-35 fps so your 570 would be about 20-30% better than that. 

Edited by bprat22 - 30 Jan 2012 at 6:00am

so guys, check it out... Im freakin irritated... first let me say that in the past a couple years ago, I tried to install a game, I think it was battlefield, on my PC so I could check out how it was to game on the PC.  I had problems back then and couldnt get the game to play.  So I gave up.

whait did you atleast verify that the game worked on windows 7??? or maybe c++ hasn't been installed... look your probleme on google and see if it's your pc or the game

well if you have problems with games it's probebly the game that has a probleme because with a gtx 560 i can play almost every games on high/ultra... so look on google if any other person have the same problem

Hi Kane,

I think that the comments about gaming on the computer were made thinking you would buy a new game. There are many, many old games that is not going to play on your computer. That is the price of progress. You may also be disappointed with trying to use your PS3 controller on your system. The XBox controller works just fine but then it is Microsoft and your operating system is Microsoft. I won't buy any game that doesn't state it will play on Vista or Win-7.

Also buying older games won't give you the same results as the new games built for todays GPUs. You need a game that supports DirectX 10 or 11.

Frank

Edited by FrankW - 02 Feb 2012 at 8:38am

Kane, I don't use a game controller so not much help in finding one that works other than the Xbox one. With time you can learn to get use to any of them if they work. I don't like to use a keyboard and mouse but had to learn because most games don't support a Joy Stick these days.

Frank

Edited by FrankW - 02 Feb 2012 at 1:24pm

Some games really are better using a controller then mouse and keyboard even on PC. Games like Arkham Asylum/City and the GTA games (starting with III) are designed to be played with a controller and can be a pain to try and play with a mouse and keyboard.

My brother worked on both Batman games and even he used a 360 controller to test all the different version. Most games are not created and tested on a "developer console" like some people think. It's all done on PCs from start to finish as the publishers do not allow any discs to be created until the discs are actually produced for release. A sample of those discs will be tested strictly for quality control.

So for the PC, 360 and PS3 versions he used only the 360 controller plugged into his computer. The only exception was when they had to work on something specific to the control of one of the other platforms.

Personally I remember trying to play through Arkham Asylum with my keyboard and it was terrible. As soon as I switched to a controller things like my combo numbers and over all survivability in fights were much better.

I also tried playing GTA III and Vice City using a keyboard and trying to control the vehicles was a pain. It was even worse when you have to try and do something specific with a vehicle like a race or have to shoot and drive at the same time. A thumb stick offers much better control when handling a vehicle.

Shooting and driving in the GTA games depends heavily on camera control to adjust your aim with out having to mess with your steering. Which again goes back to thumb sticks being so useful.


Edited by jmaster299 - 02 Feb 2012 at 2:36pm

Oh man, the wireless Xbox controller for PC, I have nothing but horror stories about those things. Literally, every. single. person. I know who had one had the receiver die on them, or it was DOA.

I used to use the Logitech Wireless Rumblepad 2, I think its been upgraded to something newer. I never had much issue with it, but I've since changed over to a wired Xbox 360 controller since so many titles recognize it instantly.