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PC gaming just feel kinda dumb!!! tbh

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HeisenbergFX4

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Why would I do that? My monitor (that monitor) is 240hz. Doesn't mean I can't enjoy console gaming too. I just found it dumb that somebody was suggesting PC games are $20 and now making this about team blue.
I love console gaming as well just don't do it on my ultrawide
 

Clear

CliffyB's Cock Holster
I think the fairest way to put it is that PC offers a truly vast amount of content, maximum flexibility, and a technological head-start over the alternatives. I say head-start as opposed to plain superiority because its dependent on investment and consoles being based these days on the same tech are only really held by the need to sit within a certain cost/power budget

On the downside it does require more effort and maintenance than single-purpose device like a console, which is fine if you enjoy that because no doubt any extra effort you put in tweaking and modding etc. Has value to the experience. Just using a PC as a console is missing the point because PC's can do so much more.

Here's the thing though: There's no right or wrong about the choice. Pick either or both depending on how you see yourself using the hardware on a day-to-day basis.

PC versus console is apples and oranges, its a stupid comparison.
 
Obviously PC will always have the more powerful set ups, and for some people that's all that matters. PC is the way to go for them.

For me personally, and alot of others, it's just so clumsy and disjointed compared to a console.
You have operating systems to deal with.
Then there is the different launchers.
While you have the most powerful parts, it's highly unoptimised.
It's not Plug and play like a console.
That $3000 rig you bought 2 years ago is worth $800 now.

But more power to my PC gaming brothers and the PC parts manufacturers who continue to push tech to its limits.
 
Oh ! This will be very interesting, i'm here for the show
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Topher

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That $3000 rig you bought 2 years ago is worth $800 now.

Nah, that's a bit extreme. Demand for PC parts is still high and even the used market is getting fairly high prices. My 2080 Super from 2019 is worth about half what I paid for it new. A $3000 rig is the high end and will retain a lot of value for quite some time. Certainly not going to lose 70-75% of its value in two years.
 

StreetsofBeige

Gold Member
I just really never understood why or what's the point!! There was never something strongly suggested me to get a high budget PC for gaming. Just why on earth would a gamer spend so much money on a PC, when games with great graphics will be designed for console anyways? just for little graphical improvements that don't make any difference!! That's it!!

It just feels kinda dumb to me?

Anyways PC gamers your master race 3000$ PC will never have these games (at least not on release date)
Demon souls remake
God of war ragnorak
Returnal
Final fantasy 7 rebirth
Final fantasy 16
Horizon forbidden west
Spider man 2


It must be really useless being a PC gamer, it's like marrying a 10/10 girl that doesn't have a pussy.
A few years ago that game list would had said:


Anyways PC gamers your master race 3000$ PC will never have these games ever
- Horizon ZD
- Days Gone
- GOW
- UC4
- UC: LL
- Spiderman
- Spiderman MM
- Last of Us 1
 
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REDRZA MWS

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I don't necessarily think a super-powered really expensive PC is always needed, but one of the benefits of the PC platform itself is the scalability of the hardware.

I'm still on a GTX 1060 and do all kinds of stuff with my PC that I can't with the Switch, Series X or PS4 Pro. For example, last night I felt like playing Ocarina of Time in high resolution without lag, on a real N64 controller for the C buttons. So I did.

Really, it's all about access to Windows. You could do same with a Steam Deck and have even more utility...like a PC and a Switch in one device.

You can argue about m/kb vs. gamepad all day for FPS games, but simple fact is PC gives you the option. If for some reason you want the console experience, plug in a controller and in most games the on screen button prompts will change. Most of the time, on console, you aren't given the option at all, which for me personally kills the whole deal. Some genres just work better on PC. Many years ago, I REALLY wanted to play Starcraft II but couldn't afford a new PC right away. I had dreams of a console version of the game like Starcraft 64 that would let me plug in a mouse and thought it JUST might happen. Well it didn't, so I needed a PC. Pretty dumb story, right?
Yeah, I didn’t build a 5k GAMING PC to play OoT. I played it on release on N64, and loved it, all time great. Fuck flexibility. I didn’t spend 5k to run retro games nor print shit. I bought a high end GAMING rig, to play the latest amd best games in full glory. I’m sorry, I’m out seeing that. My SX and PS5 do it as well and so
Much easier.
 

REDRZA MWS

Member
When consoles can push monitors like this at 120+ fps come see me.

In all fairness to people not seeing a difference if you are playing your PS5 and nice gaming PC on a regular 4k 60hz monitor then yeah I could see where the difference isn't huge

But you don't build a nice gaming PC and play on regular 60hz monitors

As far as just preferring Sony games thats totally different and there are probably better places to be than here at GAF if you want Sony #onlyfans
Long as your monitor has an hdmi 2.1 input, the new consoles are fine. 4k/120, HDR (Xbox has Dolby vision), and VRR. All on a much bigger screen and games that look amd play easily as good, and far easier .

Edit: enjoy your pc guys, seriously. I’m saying I am completely underwhelmed after all the hype .
 
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MikeM

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If you want to argue in favor of consoles use hardware prices. Especially post Covid. The water holds much better.

If you are cheap and lazy, consoles fit the bill. Says a cheap ass bastard that doesn't want to mess with finding the right game settings for the PC etc.
I wouldn’t consider console gaming cheap. Just like PC gaming, you can spend money:

- LG OLED
- High end headset
- HDMI 2.1 HT setup
= big money

Pc is no different:
- RX 6600 to RTX 3090ti
- Intel 12100k to 5800X3D
- 600w PSU to 1000w+
Etc…
 

DaGwaphics

Member
I wouldn’t consider console gaming cheap. Just like PC gaming, you can spend money:

- LG OLED
- High end headset
- HDMI 2.1 HT setup
= big money

Pc is no different:
- RX 6600 to RTX 3090ti
- Intel 12100k to 5800X3D
- 600w PSU to 1000w+
Etc…

When you are cheap the console seems a lot cheaper. I always look at the new PC parts when they come out, but then everything ads up. A $500 box with the CPU and SSD you need is still a great deal, even with GPU prices coming down.

Especially if you have an older gaming PC and you have to start basically from scratch, with a new PSU and everything.
 

Laptop1991

Member
I've always been a PC gamer since 1995 and i have to agree with the OP quite a bit, there isn't really a PC genre now, it's all tied to console games presently, the days when Half Life 2, Fear 1 and Crysis came out just for PC first then ported to consoles later are long gone, modern games do perform and look better on PC if the port is good, which isn't always the case. GTA 4 and Dishonored 2 comes to mind, also the hardware costs so much more than when PC had it's own games, i miss those days personally.

There is Star Citizen i suppose, i think that's what its called lol.
 
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rushgore

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Who the fuck buys a PC for $3000? 1 percent of gamers?

With the GPU prices dropping and the next gen gfx cards arriving, you will be able to build a pc for $600 that will shit on both xbox and ps and play both of their games.
 
it's like marrying a 10/10 girl that doesn't have a pussy.
:messenger_tears_of_joy::messenger_tears_of_joy::messenger_tears_of_joy:

As a primarily console gamer, who recently became a console/pc gamer, I can tell you that I never really saw the point either. I get all the points you're making.

But... I actually get it. PC gaming, for me, scratches an itch that I've been feeling about console gaming for a long time now. I think so much of console gaming is concentrated on "big budget" "AAA" "Premium experience" which is fine, but that can be very limiting. Its not very common to take "risks" when so much money is one the line. What I've found in PC games are the A/AA games that remind me of good times growing up on PS1/PS2. No they weren't the most polished games, just like a fair amount of these PC A/AA games... but they take chances on weird/different concepts, they're fun, they're silly, they're different and that's what I loved about the PS1/PS2 era. I think that's why a lot of ppl are so loyal to Nintendo. They still release weird and silly games. It's a weird mentality I see in console gaming, it's almost a "if it's not AAA then I don't want it" like that sucks. We've seen the sentiment, If you want "innovation," if you want "different," if you want "unique" its likely not going to be in big AAA games.
 
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begotten

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I've been gaming on PC for as long as I can remember. These days I only play PoE or Hearthstone. 2 free games.

I miss the abundance of great point & click 80s and 90s adventure games. When Valve was actually a game developer. Warcraft 3 mods. Quake 3. When there was actually good single player games developed in the 90s and early naughts.

It's soulless these days compared to actually playing on a console with a brand identity. PC is nowadays is just "What game am I letting this Twitch Streamer decide for me to play" and waiting for AAA breadcumbs from Xbox, Sony and Capcom. People meme about Nintendo having shovelware but Steam is mostly shovelware w/ chinese garbage.
 
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Hari Seldon

Member
99% of my gaming is on PC because I generally don't give a flying fuck about console games (aka none of the games int he OP interest me at all). If you only play console games then just buy a console and be done with it.

I play mostly strategy games, MMOs, and multiplayer games on PC. Consoles do not have any deep strategy games, just a handful of MMOs, and multiplayer is complete garbage on console compared to PC. I'm not paying online console tax and discord >>>>> any console solution.
 

ResurrectedContrarian

Suffers with mild autism
Anyways PC gamers your master race 3000$ PC will never have these games (at least not on release date)
Demon souls remake
God of war ragnorak
Returnal
Final fantasy 7 rebirth
Final fantasy 16
Horizon forbidden west
Spider man 2

Not the greatest list, tbh. Spiderman will be cool. I do like FFVII Remake.

But all of this is like listing the games coming to the Switch ("you won't be playing BOTW2!"), which isn't really relevant to the PC. They serve different purposes. I have a Switch, PS5, and a PC.

With Steam (and its constant sales) I can play infinitely more things in infinitely more variety than I can get on my walled-in console stores. Not to mention the incredible power of mods, something completely lacking from the console world.

It must be really useless being a PC gamer, it's like marrying a 10/10 girl that doesn't have a pussy.

So if this girl doesn't have a p*ssy, she sure knows how to user her mouth & hands, and will gladly engage in all kinds of acts that your strict console girlfriend would never allow or even dream of.

And she doesn't even mind that I have a couple of console mistresses in the house for variety!
 

TxKnight7

Member
I just really never understood why or what's the point!! There was never something strongly suggested me to get a high budget PC for gaming. Just why on earth would a gamer spend so much money on a PC, when games with great graphics will be designed for console anyways? just for little graphical improvements that don't make any difference!! That's it!!

It just feels kinda dumb to me?

Anyways PC gamers your master race 3000$ PC will never have these games (at least not on release date)
Demon souls remake
God of war ragnorak
Returnal
Final fantasy 7 rebirth
Final fantasy 16
Horizon forbidden west
Spider man 2


It must be really useless being a PC gamer, it's like marrying a 10/10 girl that doesn't have a pussy.
Oh we will get them games
like Gow, horizon zero dawn ,uncharted games , spider man miles morales etc, and soon last of us remake ,even returnal will be on pc this year by the news..
Did you see the mods in pc games ?
even ps3 games running at 4k60 like MGS4 etc
with path tracing ,reshade ، free online etc
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anyway,
Tell me if you can play these games on PS5 and day one ?
Horizon 5
Halo infinite
Flight sim
Avowed
Starfield
Stalker 2
Hellblade 2
Forza 8
Redfall
Gears
Star citizen
Perfect dark
Indiana jones
Project mara
State of decay 3
Tow2
Fable iv
Squadron 42
Ori
Quantum break
Everwild
Monster hunter rise
Zelda breath of the wild 2
Bayonetta 3
Etc
Yes i can play nintendo games too on my pc like i did with Astral Chain with 60fps same with LM3

I was playing star citizen today
and there's nothing like it on my console the things that you can do in this game is nowhere to see in a console game just yet
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Can't wait for the single player game will be the new Crysis for PC :)
 
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KungFucius

King Snowflake
  • Because many gamers are older and can afford PCs
  • Because a PC is open and you can do much more with it than a closed system. - I am typing this on my PC hooked up to my TV. I watch shows/movies on it, sometimes stream music on it, blow a shit ton of money on prime day bullshit with it, run whatever the fuck I want to run on it.
  • Because building a new PC or upgrading every so often is hands on and engaging.
  • Basically because I need a PC anyway and prefer the options. I have a PS5 and Switch too for exclusives. I wish I didn't need that and instead could have 2 or 3 gaming PCs in the house for the family to use.
 

64bitmodels

Reverse groomer.
the true fact of the matter is that exclusives do not sell a console at the end of the day, and it's certainly not much of a reason to get a console over a PC. (it still is a reason... just, a very bad one) Playstation succeeded and triumphed over nintendo to begin with because of their overreliance on third parties, they got everybody around the globe to make games for them while Nintendo was stuck trying their best to create a compelling library using their first parties.

There is a shit ton of stuff you can do with 500 dollars, but buying a console just for the hope of playing a game day one is one of the worse options on that spectrum
 
Oh we will get them games
like Gow, horizon zero dawn ,uncharted games , spider man miles morales etc, and soon last of us remake ,even returnal will be on pc this year by the news..
Did you see the mods in pc games ?
even ps3 games running at 4k60 like MGS4 etc
with path tracing ,reshade ، free online etc
IyOjp8Z.gif


anyway,
Tell me if you can play these games on PS5 and day one ?
Horizon 5
Halo infinite
Flight sim
Avowed
Starfield
Stalker 2
Hellblade 2
Forza 8
Redfall
Gears
Star citizen
Perfect dark
Indiana jones
Project mara
State of decay 3
Tow2
Fable iv
Squadron 42
Ori
Quantum break
Everwild
Monster hunter rise
Zelda breath of the wild 2
Bayonetta 3
Etc
Yes i can play nintendo games too on my pc like i did with Astral Chain with 60fps same with LM3

I was playing star citizen today
and there's nothing like it on my console the things that you can do in this game is nowhere to see in a console game just yet
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zQfv35x.jpg

VOPVsDp.jpg

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yoVb9wK.jpg

HGIf33u.jpg


Can't wait for the single player game will be the new Crysis for PC :)

How did you play it ? Where can i get that ?
 
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rofif

Banned
Why buy an expensive $2000 OLED TV from 2022 with VRR and 120hz etc when you can buy a cheap LCD TV that still show a picture?

Why buy an expensive Tesla when you can buy a cheap Skoda?

Why buy an expensive iPhone or Samsung phone for $1,000+ when you can buy a cheap phone for $100

Etc

People choose their entry level in all things in life, sometimes you choose something cheap and functional and sometimes you choose the absolute best of the best even if it’s expensive.

I use PC gaming to get the best graphics quality at the highest fps with the most modding freedom.

But I play on consoles too, when I’m okay with lower graphics settings and don’t care about mods and just want an easy and silent living room experience.

And I do drive a Skoda too.
And have a LCD TV from 2017.

Sometimes you want the best of the best but sometimes you’re okay with a lesser thing. And that’s okay.
This is not right.
It's not Entry thing vs high end thing.
The difference you get in games on ps5/xsx vs pc is not as big as cheap lcd to oled.
The difference is actually debatable and not absolute.

oh btw I have no idea what people have against skoda. Buddy got 2018 octavia and it's really nice. Got everything....
These are just some weird comparisons.
 

rofif

Banned
Look at all those Sony time-exclusives that everyone loves to play and watch. Says it all really not a single PC exclusive on the list :messenger_tears_of_joy:


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It's kids.
Kids often only have parents laptops and they play fortnite or minecraf there... or cs go.
It's all kids.
And it's not like service games are comparable this way to single player games
 

rofif

Banned
I love PC gaming, there is so much more variety and freedom that you don't get with console gaming.

Take Skyrim as one example, that game has stood the test of time thanks to modders, there are so many unique mods that add so much more to your favourite games, you can't achieve this level of community input on console gaming.

PC gaming is also way cheaper, the market place to purchase games is more open than console gaming is, you can get CD keys from various websites so you dont have to pay the huge $70 price tags that you do on console gaming.

With Xbox Game Pass now on PC, its utterly pointless to have an Xbox if you have a gaming PC.

Playstation are slowing catching up with GOW, Horizon, Uncharted and TLOU on/coming to PC.

In a few years time all the console exclusive games will be on PC also.

I don't really need to make the argument for graphical superiority, we all know this.
there are cheaper games on consoles too. there are sales and many retailers here sell new games quite cheap compared to msrp.
Obviously not as cheap as pc and cdkeys but clearly it's unfair acting like everyone puts down 70$ for all games....

I am a pc gamer my whole life but mods have never played that huge role for me. Sure I try mods here and there but I usually just toy around for 15 minutes and that's that.
Nude aloy is fun but cmon. Nobody plays this way. Gta mods are fun to toy around.
But Skyrim? If You mod and play skyrim in 2022 over oblivion or morrowind you are scum of the earth lol (j/k)

You do need to make an argument for graphical superiority. It is not what it used to be few gens go.
Games look mostly identical on all platoforms now. Textures, effects and so on usually are the same and just refined on pc (ultra or better RT).
Sure, resolution or framerate is better but it is not graphical superiority. It's better on pc but you make it sound like its another world
 
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