[Shingmaster]

PC FTW. Console gaming is alright, but pc you have acess to alot more games. plus pcs are used for more than just gaming i.e. porn, homework, videos, etc

[chickenfoot]

consoles are actually looking more and more to pc-graphics, but since consoles have to last for 4-5 years, they are gonna start sucking at around the end of 2006.

but since microsoft said that you can buy larger hard drives for your xbox 360 and just put it in, maybe they should consider about selling new video cards specifically for the xbox 360. that way the console could last longer.

[KCRMYZ]

PC PWNS T3h N00b Till T3h M|Nd 3x|>l0des

[killians45]

*sigh*

[Waphlez]

You can also download emulators for the PC

(such as oldschool Mario and Tekken; new Mario games are just squezing the remaining life from the franchize because they know Mario fanboys and little kids will buy them, just like what Square did with the Final Fantasy movie, just slap the FF name on a peice of crap to make some money).

Isn't the Xbox360's controller combatable with PCs via USB?

Mods put so much more life into games, and most consoles can only have 16 or 24 players while PCs have like 32 or 64 ( I know some games on consoles have like 50 players like PDZ but there are only a few).

[killians45]

actually, its not the consoles that can't have that many players but more a lack of dedicated servers.

[likspiker1337]

PC Games ftw....

Consoles are good for the people who arent really hardcore gamers though.

[Tyler1989]

If PCs had working controllers like the consoles I would use a PC.

[likspiker1337]

Actually they do, multiple companies sell gaming pads similiar to console controllers. Logitech for one sells both joysticks and gamepads.

The only advantage I see to a gamepad on a PC is with playing driving games (and even then if you dont have enough room to get a steering wheel and pedals). Even with FPS's, if your not using a mouse / keyboard then your going to be using a joystick (like in BF2).

I mean mouse and keyboard is an unbeatable combo and they even sell mice and keyboards for gaming consoles...

[Blackmoore]

People keep saying that consoles cost half what PC's do.... thats not entirly true, especially with these new systems. With the new systems, comes new bells and whistles.

For example, with the XBox 360, you can buy the standard system, $300 or the Premium system, or whatever they call it for $400. With the Premium system, they toss in a wirelss controller, a headset, a higher quality video cable, S-Video I think, the hard drive is included if im correct, and its got a stylish metallic look..... Anyway assuming you buy that system, and you get all that stuff there are a few things left which you dont have. You don't have the high end HD Component Video Cable $40, your going to need 3 more wireless controllers $150. OH and to go with all 4 of those controllers your going to need the Nifty Play and Charge Kits, $80. Then your going to need the wireless adapter a whopping $99. You say your going to want to watch DVDs? That will cost you $30. Maybe you want a couple of memory card $80. And your friends are going to want headsets, so 3 more $60. So lets total all this up

Premium System: $400 (1 Headset, 1 Wireless Controller, Hard-Drive, S-Video Cable, and a Premium Look.....)

HD-Component Video Cable $40
3 Wireless Controls $150
4 Play n Charge Kits $80
Wireless Adapter $99
DVD Controller $30
2 Memory Cards $80
3 Headsets $60

Grand Total; $939.00

Thats nearly $1000 after tax for a machine only to be used for gaming, geeze thats a lot of money. And thats not including any of the games, not to mention the fact that they are probably going to be useless within 3 years. This was just to show you that the systems aren't as cheap as you think, especially if your planning on buying it as soon as its released, and you decide not to wait.