Poll: Console gamers why do you prefer console gaming over PC gaming?

Consoles are cheap, easy to use,optimized already, and have games I like.

If ever I can get a suitable gaming PC for $300-400 without alot of configuring with the games I like, then I will become a PC gamer. The only other way I would become a PC gamer is if consoles routinely start costing more than $500. For that price, I might as well save a little more and get a gaming PC.

[QUOTE="AzatiS"]Bro , my PC costed 750euros , i bought it 5 months AFTER PS3 release when PS3 costed in my country 600euros with no game at that time, and im still playing games at 1920x1200. Games like Dead space 2 etc etc . And i wont change this rig till consoles next gen. And if i drop my resolutions/settings to 720p , its almost sure ill survive even into 2014 ( assuming this is the date PS4/x720 coming ). Thats 8 years to 9 of a "cheap" rig. Nowdays a rig of 450 destroys mine for sure. As of time i dont get what you mean time. To install a game? \ As for this overeacting about customization ( not you just generally )....How is a mere 20seconds ( which many games have auto settings depends your rig which is 1 second ) or even 1 minute time consuming!!? But ok , i respect your opinion , at least you giving valid reasons why you dont like it . different tastes i guess.foxhound_fox

You must be playing games with VERY specific settings :shock: have people forgetten that games on the PC these days can do optimal settings for you if don't want to bother yourself.

[QUOTE="berzerk0912"]

I didn't see more convenient on the poll.

garrett_daniels

That would be "Computers are just too complicated for me", which means about the same thing. (snip)

My Comp can handle most PC games, but I'm a console person first and always will be.

My Comp can handle most PC games, but I'm a console person first and always will be.

HaloPimp978

For starters, I prefer a controller over a keyboard and mouse. Also, all my friends own consoles, and I'd rather play with a friend than somebody I don't know any day of the week. Also, I'm very happy with the visual performance I get from consoles. When someone sees console footage and says "Looks like crap," it'll blow my mind because half the time it looks amazing to me. Also, playing on my 54' with surround sound and having a huge subwoofer is more awesome than anything I'll get from my computer. I'm perfectly happy with what I got, and I have a semi-decent PC for playing RTS's and PC exclusives when I want to. Also, I have the money to upgrade my PC, but I don't have the technical knowhow, and I don't really have any ambitions to upgrade it.

I voted for "I can't afford a PC good enough for gaming" because it would be the biggest reason. I just went out and got a 360 for $70 at a pawn shop. On average, the cheapest half decent gaming rig is going to be $1000+. I know you might be able to get a cheaper one at a garage sale or something. But unless you want something that is already outdated, it will be about that price. I could get about 16 new games for that price. Plus it is more convenient. When I come back to a game after six months I like to be able to put it in and start playing, not sit through hours of patches and updates. If I buy a 360 or a PS3 I know I will have a solid platform for a few years. If I buy a PC I will have to continue upgrading video cards, processors, etc. I don`t have that kind of money. Are configuring settings and such very difficult? No, but I would much rather spend that time actually playing the game. If somebody was selling a good gaming PC for 100-300 dollars I would be a PC gamer. In fact I feel like I am missing out every time I see some neat mod, or a PC exclusive I know I would like. But it isn`t worth it in my opinion.

For starters, I prefer a controller over a keyboard and mouse. Also, all my friends own consoles, and I'd rather play with a friend than somebody I don't know any day of the week. Also, I'm very happy with the visual performance I get from consoles. When someone sees console footage and says "Looks like crap," it'll blow my mind because half the time it looks amazing to me. Also, playing on my 54' with surround sound and having a huge subwoofer is more awesome than anything I'll get from my computer. I'm perfectly happy with what I got, and I have a semi-decent PC for playing RTS's and PC exclusives when I want to. Also, I have the money to upgrade my PC, but I don't have the technical knowhow, and I don't really have any ambitions to upgrade it.

brickdoctor

Why don't use a controller on ur PC?

Because PC is meant for doing homework. Why would I want to play games on a pc. RickTophen

This man speaks the truth!

Also, while I have been maining my PC for the past couple months, Dark Souls unfortunately did not find a home on the PC, so my baby gets neglected now.

Console gaming is convenient and has quality exclusive titles that I cannot play on a PC. Also, if I were to build my own PC, I would have to order the parts online, and I hate ordering things over the internet.

Essentially, there isn't anything on the PC that interests me enough to spend $500 to get started. The compactness of a controller, and playing on my TV is a bonus too.

The only reason I still have a high end PC is because of Flight Simulator Xand addonsotherwise I would have downgraded to a low end video card and sell my high end video card. I don't have a problem with the costs of upgrades, it's mainly some of the DRM methods some games use these past few years, such as some that require an always on internet connection and some thathave limited installs and I would have to remember to uninstall them through Control Panel -> Programs before reinstalling Windows if I didn't want to lose an activation. These extreme methods of DRM have interfered with my PC gaming and I'm not a pirate. With console games, I don't have to worry about that kind of DRM and just need the disc in the drive to play.

PC don't have real good gameshippiesanta

[QUOTE="hippiesanta"]PC don't have real good gamesstarjet905

Is it just me, or were there no options on the poll that didn't sound condescending as s***? Why no option for pc doesn't offer the gaming experiences I want? Why do all the options basically have to be it's too expensive, or its too complicated? How about an option for I don't want to game with people who assume the only reason I don't game on pc is because I'm too poor or I'm not smart enough?

ianuilliam

lol!! ditto, these useless poll options are as stereotype as console gamers think PC gaming as "PC games can only be played with a $3000 machine"

as stated, I main PC, but as majority here all agreed, gaming on console is because of the exclusives.

[QUOTE="starjet905"][QUOTE="hippiesanta"]PC don't have real good gameshippiesanta

[QUOTE="hippiesanta"][QUOTE="starjet905"]That's opinion. And do you only play exclusives? Cause there're loads of great multiplats that are out for PC.starjet905

And the reason has nothing to do with me being too poor for a good enough pc, or pc gaming being too complicated for my feeble consolite brain to comprehend.

Most of my favorite games (like 99%) are only on consoles. Simple as that.

If I could play them all on PC, I would.

Combination of 2,4 and more games on consoles i like.

[QUOTE="starjet905"][QUOTE="hippiesanta"] I own 2 PC and I don't even care about the games ... reason being console offer better titleianuilliam

And the reason has nothing to do with me being too poor for a good enough pc, or pc gaming being too complicated for my feeble consolite brain to comprehend.

Really so you wouldn't buy a game like Metro 2033 for ur PC instead of ur console if ur PC was up to the task.

My pc is behind the times now... but if it was still up to date, even if it was absolutely top of the line... the only games I would buy for it are pc exclusives. And very few of them, because there aren't that many that I actually care about.

And the reason has nothing to do with me being too poor for a good enough pc, or pc gaming being too complicated for my feeble consolite brain to comprehend.

ianuilliam

I spend all day dealing with performance issues and working around obscure driver bugs. I have little desire to do that when I get home from work.

I also have both. I enjoy most competitive games and MMOGs on the PC, but consoles have their place.

I spend all day dealing with performance issues and working around obscure driver bugs. I have little desire to do that when I get home from work.

Teufelhuhn

These days its all about portablility for me now that tech is getting better psp/vita are all I play nowdays.

The majority of the games I like are not available on PC.

These days its all about portablility for me now that tech is getting better psp/vita are all I play nowdays.

p4s2p0

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]

I spend all day dealing with performance issues and working around obscure driver bugs. I have little desire to do that when I get home from work.

starjet905

The majority of the games I like are not available on PC.

hakanakumono

[QUOTE="ianuilliam"]

[QUOTE="starjet905"] You are ignoring the multiplats yet again. Hello? **waves** I'll ask again. Do you only play exclusives? :oNoodleFighter

And the reason has nothing to do with me being too poor for a good enough pc, or pc gaming being too complicated for my feeble consolite brain to comprehend.

Really so you wouldn't buy a game like Metro 2033 for ur PC instead of ur console if ur PC was up to the task.

1. I prefer gaming on my big screen, sitting on my couch, with a controller. Yes, I realize I can hook a pc up to my tv, and hook a controller up to it, but I don't keep my computer in my living room. That's not where I do my general computing activities, aside from browsing forums while watching tv or something, which I do on a crappy netbook. I'm not going to run upstairs, shut down my pc (which may or may not be doing something else at the time), unhook everything, carry it all downstairs, squeeze into the closet behind my built-in entertainment center and hook it all back up, and then reverse the process when finished, every time I want to get in a few minutes of gaming.

2. I buy games that have local co-op modes whenever possible. I have a wife, and we play games together. Borderlands, for example. Had I gotten the pc version, I'd have missed out on one of our favorite games to play together. I'm upset by how many games that SHOULD have it leave local multiplayer options out on consoles... but it's still a whole lot more than on PC, where it is pretty much non-existent.

3. Unified service. I like having one online identity, with one friends list, where I can game with all the same buddies online and compare trophies and whatnot. PC gaming is fractured. Some games use one servie, some use another... It's just not as good a set up, IMO.

4. Yeah, cost and simplicity do factor into it as well... But not necesarily because "I can't afford a good PC" or "PCs are too complicated for me" as TC put it in the poll. I like my PS3 controller. Can I use it on PC? Sure. Is it natively supported? Nope. Will I need to hunt down drivers and fiddle around to get it working, then have to configure it seperately for half the games I play, and it still might not work at all, or not all features of it will work, in some games? You got it. Not interested. Would a $600 PC bought in 2006 still play every pc game released until the end of the gen, at decent settings and performance, without needing any upgrades? I don't believe it for a second. Not interested.

5. Better graphics and framerate and mods are not enough to counter any of the above points for me, let alone all of them.

So there ya go. It is in fact possible for someone to just not care about pc gaming, and it not be because they are ignorant and just haven't experienced the glory of PC. Sometimes It seems like a religious thing... and the Glorious PC Master Race wants to "save" us poor heathen consolites...

[QUOTE="NoodleFighter"]

[QUOTE="ianuilliam"]My pc is behind the times now... but if it was still up to date, even if it was absolutely top of the line... the only games I would buy for it are pc exclusives. And very few of them, because there aren't that many that I actually care about.

And the reason has nothing to do with me being too poor for a good enough pc, or pc gaming being too complicated for my feeble consolite brain to comprehend.

ianuilliam

Really so you wouldn't buy a game like Metro 2033 for ur PC instead of ur console if ur PC was up to the task.

1. I prefer gaming on my big screen, sitting on my couch, with a controller. Yes, I realize I can hook a pc up to my tv, and hook a controller up to it, but I don't keep my computer in my living room. That's not where I do my general computing activities, aside from browsing forums while watching tv or something, which I do on a crappy netbook. I'm not going to run upstairs, shut down my pc (which may or may not be doing something else at the time), unhook everything, carry it all downstairs, squeeze into the closet behind my built-in entertainment center and hook it all back up, and then reverse the process when finished, every time I want to get in a few minutes of gaming.

Ever considering building a more compact PC?

2. I buy games that have local co-op modes whenever possible. I have a wife, and we play games together. Borderlands, for example. Had I gotten the pc version, I'd have missed out on one of our favorite games to play together. I'm upset by how many games that SHOULD have it leave local multiplayer options out on consoles... but it's still a whole lot more than on PC, where it is pretty much non-existent.

There are still local co-op/multiplayer games on PC Ex: The Upcoming Serious Sam 3 BFE will support 4 player co-op splitscreen on PC

3. Unified service. I like having one online identity, with one friends list, where I can game with all the same buddies online and compare trophies and whatnot. PC gaming is fractured. Some games use one servie, some use another... It's just not as good a set up, IMO.

4. Yeah, cost and simplicity do factor into it as well... But not necesarily because "I can't afford a good PC" or "PCs are too complicated for me" as TC put it in the poll. I like my PS3 controller. Can I use it on PC? Sure. Is it natively supported? Nope. Will I need to hunt down drivers and fiddle around to get it working, then have to configure it seperately for half the games I play, and it still might not work at all, or not all features of it will work, in some games? You got it. Not interested. Would a $600 PC bought in 2006 still play every pc game released until the end of the gen, at decent settings and performance, without needing any upgrades? I don't believe it for a second. Not interested.

Sure we don't support PS3 controllers natively but that's why we have this these use the same input as Xbox 360 so it will automatically detect them if the game supports controllers and you have the option to switch to Direct Input for older games.Why does the hardware have to be from 2006?. In 2007 a 8800GT could dominate pratically any multiplatform and still can. A 9800GT can play Crysis 2 at max settings, Dx9, 720p. That GPU can be be bought for around $50 now.

5. Better graphics and framerate and mods are not enough to counter any of the above points for me, let alone all of them.

So there ya go. It is in fact possible for someone to just not care about pc gaming, and it not be because they are ignorant and just haven't experienced the glory of PC. Sometimes It seems like a religious thing... and the Glorious PC Master Race wants to "save" us poor heathen consolites...

Mainly because it's a damn hassle for me to play games. I like to be able to put my game in and play it without messing with settings. I know if I had a powerful PC I probably wouldn't have to deal with it so often, but I don't.Luxen90

[QUOTE="NoodleFighter"]

[QUOTE="ianuilliam"]My pc is behind the times now... but if it was still up to date, even if it was absolutely top of the line... the only games I would buy for it are pc exclusives. And very few of them, because there aren't that many that I actually care about.

And the reason has nothing to do with me being too poor for a good enough pc, or pc gaming being too complicated for my feeble consolite brain to comprehend.

ianuilliam

Really so you wouldn't buy a game like Metro 2033 for ur PC instead of ur console if ur PC was up to the task.

1. I prefer gaming on my big screen, sitting on my couch, with a controller. Yes, I realize I can hook a pc up to my tv, and hook a controller up to it, but I don't keep my computer in my living room. That's not where I do my general computing activities, aside from browsing forums while watching tv or something, which I do on a crappy netbook. I'm not going to run upstairs, shut down my pc (which may or may not be doing something else at the time), unhook everything, carry it all downstairs, squeeze into the closet behind my built-in entertainment center and hook it all back up, and then reverse the process when finished, every time I want to get in a few minutes of gaming.

2. I buy games that have local co-op modes whenever possible. I have a wife, and we play games together. Borderlands, for example. Had I gotten the pc version, I'd have missed out on one of our favorite games to play together. I'm upset by how many games that SHOULD have it leave local multiplayer options out on consoles... but it's still a whole lot more than on PC, where it is pretty much non-existent.

3. Unified service. I like having one online identity, with one friends list, where I can game with all the same buddies online and compare trophies and whatnot. PC gaming is fractured. Some games use one servie, some use another... It's just not as good a set up, IMO.

4. Yeah, cost and simplicity do factor into it as well... But not necesarily because "I can't afford a good PC" or "PCs are too complicated for me" as TC put it in the poll. I like my PS3 controller. Can I use it on PC? Sure. Is it natively supported? Nope. Will I need to hunt down drivers and fiddle around to get it working, then have to configure it seperately for half the games I play, and it still might not work at all, or not all features of it will work, in some games? You got it. Not interested. Would a $600 PC bought in 2006 still play every pc game released until the end of the gen, at decent settings and performance, without needing any upgrades? I don't believe it for a second. Not interested.

5. Better graphics and framerate and mods are not enough to counter any of the above points for me, let alone all of them.

So there ya go. It is in fact possible for someone to just not care about pc gaming, and it not be because they are ignorant and just haven't experienced the glory of PC. Sometimes It seems like a religious thing... and the Glorious PC Master Race wants to "save" us poor heathen consolites...

[QUOTE="starjet905"][QUOTE="hippiesanta"] most of us got the cash to buy 3 or 4 PC Gamepla>>>>>>>>Graphichippiesanta

replace the eyefinity with a big HDTV and their you go

Sure we don't support PS3 controllers natively but that's why we have this

these use the same input as Xbox 360 so it will automatically detect them if the game supports controllers and you have the option to switch to Direct Input for older games.

NoodleFighter

Even with a PS3 controller it is very easy. Download motioninjoy, it has the driver preloaded and you just have to click install driver, set the mode to 360 controller emulator, enable and you're good to go. Works for every game becuase your computer believes you have a 360 controller plugged in. Easy, no?

[QUOTE="brickdoctor"]

For starters, I prefer a controller over a keyboard and mouse. Also, all my friends own consoles, and I'd rather play with a friend than somebody I don't know any day of the week. Also, I'm very happy with the visual performance I get from consoles. When someone sees console footage and says "Looks like crap," it'll blow my mind because half the time it looks amazing to me. Also, playing on my 54' with surround sound and having a huge subwoofer is more awesome than anything I'll get from my computer. I'm perfectly happy with what I got, and I have a semi-decent PC for playing RTS's and PC exclusives when I want to. Also, I have the money to upgrade my PC, but I don't have the technical knowhow, and I don't really have any ambitions to upgrade it.

NoodleFighter

Why don't use a controller on ur PC?

Eh, for some genres sure I have absolutely no problem using a kb/m. But some genres I just can't. And, before someone says use a controller on a PC, idk I have just found it a pain to try and set them up so. Perhaps I"m doing it wrong (and someone will pounce on me saying a 3 year old could do it) but if the game doesn't automatically recognize it, then you have to try and set it up just right and..bleh just some genres I prefer on PC and some on console, simple as that.

[QUOTE="starjet905"][QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]

I spend all day dealing with performance issues and working around obscure driver bugs. I have little desire to do that when I get home from work.

Teufelhuhn

I don't prefer console gaming as yet, but I've been becoming increasingly frustrated with many aspects of PC gaming. If not for MOBAs, Diablo and Dark Millenium I would just game on consoles. The superior multiplats thing is awesome, if they developer optimizes the game properly.

[QUOTE="ianuilliam"]

[QUOTE="NoodleFighter"]

Really so you wouldn't buy a game like Metro 2033 for ur PC instead of ur console if ur PC was up to the task.

NoodleFighter

1. I prefer gaming on my big screen, sitting on my couch, with a controller. Yes, I realize I can hook a pc up to my tv, and hook a controller up to it, but I don't keep my computer in my living room. That's not where I do my general computing activities, aside from browsing forums while watching tv or something, which I do on a crappy netbook. I'm not going to run upstairs, shut down my pc (which may or may not be doing something else at the time), unhook everything, carry it all downstairs, squeeze into the closet behind my built-in entertainment center and hook it all back up, and then reverse the process when finished, every time I want to get in a few minutes of gaming.

Ever considering building a more compact PC?

2. I buy games that have local co-op modes whenever possible. I have a wife, and we play games together. Borderlands, for example. Had I gotten the pc version, I'd have missed out on one of our favorite games to play together. I'm upset by how many games that SHOULD have it leave local multiplayer options out on consoles... but it's still a whole lot more than on PC, where it is pretty much non-existent.

There are still local co-op/multiplayer games on PC Ex: The Upcoming Serious Sam 3 BFE will support 4 player co-op splitscreen on PC

3. Unified service. I like having one online identity, with one friends list, where I can game with all the same buddies online and compare trophies and whatnot. PC gaming is fractured. Some games use one servie, some use another... It's just not as good a set up, IMO.

4. Yeah, cost and simplicity do factor into it as well... But not necesarily because "I can't afford a good PC" or "PCs are too complicated for me" as TC put it in the poll. I like my PS3 controller. Can I use it on PC? Sure. Is it natively supported? Nope. Will I need to hunt down drivers and fiddle around to get it working, then have to configure it seperately for half the games I play, and it still might not work at all, or not all features of it will work, in some games? You got it. Not interested. Would a $600 PC bought in 2006 still play every pc game released until the end of the gen, at decent settings and performance, without needing any upgrades? I don't believe it for a second. Not interested.

Sure we don't support PS3 controllers natively but that's why we have this these use the same input as Xbox 360 so it will automatically detect them if the game supports controllers and you have the option to switch to Direct Input for older games.Why does the hardware have to be from 2006?. In 2007 a 8800GT could dominate pratically any multiplatform and still can. A 9800GT can play Crysis 2 at max settings, Dx9, 720p. That GPU can be be bought for around $50 now.

5. Better graphics and framerate and mods are not enough to counter any of the above points for me, let alone all of them.

So there ya go. It is in fact possible for someone to just not care about pc gaming, and it not be because they are ignorant and just haven't experienced the glory of PC. Sometimes It seems like a religious thing... and the Glorious PC Master Race wants to "save" us poor heathen consolites...

1. It doesn't matter how compact it is... I still have to go shut it down, unhook it, and squeeze into my media closet to hook it up (my tv is built flush into the wall. The only way to access the inputs is from behind), and then turn it back off, unhook it, and take it back upstairs when I'm done. The problem is not that my pc is too heavy to carry downstairs, it's that I leave it on all the time, and don't want to go through that hassle every time I play a game...

2. That's 1... I'm sure there are others too. There are still a lot less than on consoles.

4. None of those look at all like a good substitute to me. I actually have the first one, or a model that looks identical. I don't care for the ergonomics, the d-pad is garbage, it's missing rumble and internal gyros/accelerometers (which actually CAN be useful in some games, of course most of the drivers I've seen to use DS3 on PC don't enable those anyway, which was part of my initial complaint...). Why 2006? That's when the last (and most expensive at launch) current gen console came out. Sure, a GPU that came out in 2009 can play Crysis 2 at max for $50 now... Could a pc built for $600 in 2005-2006 (start of the gen) play it, at at least 720p, with decent performance? No. I could build a pc for considerably less NOW that can, but I can also get a 360 or PS3 for $200-250 now. And it's hardly impressive to build a pc near the end of the gen that can play current games... If you're building a PC now, it really needs to be able to keep up with all the games till close to the end of NEXT gen, meaning, again, it'll probably be more than the launch price of the next consoles.