Pachter is an old suburban white guy that only wants short term profit with no passion in his life. He forces himself to play games to look credible. The Xbox One has fundamental image problems. You can remove Kinect and price it the same as PS4 and PS4 would still outsell it. If he actually liked games, if he was actually one of us, he would realize that.

Titanfall will make a difference though cause at the end of the day, AAA exclusives like that are what matters. But Titanfall alone won't do it. They need way more of those. Microsoft has the cash to do it but not the willpower since its now mostly owned and run by old people like Pachter with no passion in their lives. A company like Google would do it cause more than money or anything else, it's a fun thing to do.

None. That's a great card. Even when that can't run max anymore, what that can run at 60 fps will always look good.

On occasion Steam will add games to your library (in faded font showing you the option to download it) as part of games their promoting. Developers can pay for that type of promotion.

I've played both, I like League better. Dota 2 just reminds me too much of Warcraft III. Like, Warcraft 3 back then, not a modern Warcraft 4 now.

LoL doesn't get any credit whatsoever for its graphics, art design, and optimization. The junkies that are addicted don't care, they just want to shoot up more heroin. It's a great game, full of a lot of poor addicts tho that ruin the experience. Makes me want to avoid multiplayer, that's why I stopped playing.

A console's financial success doesn't have any impact on the quality of its games. Wii U has a few cool games, and some good ones on the way. If I had the money to burn, I'd get one. I've owned and sold 2 already. I had fun with them. I might get it for a 3rd time with the next Xenoblade comes out.

I say get the PS4. It's an awesome system

But if you had to spend $400 on your PC I'd say to spent the bulk of it on a new video card and whatever other modifications you'd have to make to support a new card

You won't be able to build any sort of custom build with new parts even of the lowest settings at $300 or below

If that is really your budget, buy older used rigs on Craigslist

There are still decent ones up that can still run games at minimum settings

They need to pump out more exclusives like Titanfall.

That's it.

First off, none of those games you mentioned are "PC-centric"

All those games are mostly first person shooters, and a lot of people prefer to play those with a gamepad.

PC centric is where, having a keyboard and mouse is the organic experience to the game, like a game like Hearthstone or SimCity or X-Com and other strategy/simulation titles where you really need that mouse pointer and a keyboard. This applies to MMORPGs also.

The short answer to your question is: higher install base. It's easier to be a console gamer, not everyone can, or is willing to be a PC Gamer. But really, who cares. Playing games like X-Com is way better on PC, having a mouse and keyboard helps a lot to that sort of game. Being a console fanboy is just as bad as being a PC fanboy, just shutup and game.

It's perfectly normal to take breaks. I've been gaming for 22 years now. I'm not old either, it's just that video games have been a dominant part of my life for a very long time. I still remember getting my Sega Genesis Madden bundle for my birthday.

You should at least say which systems you own. On PC I like Hearthstone. I use to collect Magic and Pokemon cards so this game was right up my alley. It's extremely easy to learn, and very fun to get into. You will be surprised how easy the basic rules are but how complex deeper strategy can be. Minecraft is also good and it's available on just about everything, but I think that having a mouse and keyboard really goes along with the crafting system, plus you can install mods! There's pretty much no way a new user won't keep getting lost from their bed if they don't have the map/compass mod with waypoints. You simply are not gonna find the iron and ingot without getting lost lol.

On PS4, Zen Pinball really surprised me a lot. You wouldn't think pinball would be fun on a video game console, but this game really pulls it off. It's F2P but the free table is crappy. They have licenses from Marvel and Star Wars, so they have Hulk and Darth Vader themed tables. You'll be surprised, it's really good, the animations are great. I myself bought the Star Wars pack. Blacklight Retribution is also F2P, and you don't really have to buy any of the money packs. It's much cheaper in quality than the likes of COD or Battlefield 4 but at the same time it enhances multiplayer since you take away many of the advantages players can get who simply put in more hours. It's more of a raw game where everyone is on an even level, so there are less unfair kills and BS.

Xbox One, Dead Rising 3 is tons of fun. GTA 5 is best played on PS3, and on 360 I still like booting up Black Ops 2 and killing zombies. If you're really looking for something quirky and unique, refreshing, maybe you should turn to Vita or 3DS. Terraria and Gravity Rush are pretty good, and on 3DS Animal Crossing is a sort of Sims with a Nintendo twist.