Should I get it for pc or console? help

[SubjectProphet]

PS3 still has the unbearable lag that Beth won't fix. Why they tried the xbox format on PS3 is beyond me.

 

PC isn't the only community who demands more from Beth. PS3 has the players demanding the bugs that Beth should've fixed by now get FIXED. We have loading times that aren't needed and can easily be fixed by a three year old, and yet still no fix to that.

 

So, I take my choice for you: buy it for PC. PS3 needs its fixes before anyone should buy it for that. Xbox is cheap and not even worth it to buy the console.

[ThoseTolerableNoobs]

It is really a matter of preference

 

PC Pros

Fully customizable

Better graphics

Higher FPS

Can play with KB/Mouse OR game controller - your choice

Can change hardware/software whenever I want

Can do other things besides just play games ( I run my business with the same PC)

No hassle from MS or Sony if I want to change a hard drive, ram, whatever.

Multiple screens (STILL not supported by most games :dry:)

MODS :dance:

 

PC Cons

Price (however, instead of buying a new one every few years, I upgrade the same old PC.

You actually have to do something to play a game instead of just sticking in a cd. :laugh:

 

Console Pros

cheaper (or is it when you throw in the cost of a monitor?)

plug & play games

game exclusives (Buy a box just to play a certain game?) http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f351/charonn0/ohgeez-1.gifNot really a pro for me.

Kinect (Xbox only - can be adapted to work on PC)

 

Console cons

MS or Sony control all hardware & software - you have no choice.

game exclusives - for the other console. :tongue:

No KB/Mouse support (Why not?)

So so graphics

so so FPS

Can only play games ( That is what it is intended to do so that may not be a con)

Cannot legally change hardware - so it's not really owned by you

XBox live :pinch:

Sony & MS Lawyers deciding what you can or can't do with THIER (not your) game box.

If it breaks, you generally have to buy a new one - or pay MS/Sony to replace a US$40 Hard drive for US$150. (if you do replace it yourself, they accuse you of somehow breaking the DRM) :whistling:

No mods. :sick:

 

For me, it's a no brainer. :cool:

 

No offense Bben, you usually make some really good comments on here :) but have you ever actually played a console for any length of time? You've put Xbox Live as a con, but you haven't quantified it. I think Xbox Live is leagues better than anything offered by any other platform, and is well worth the sub fee (only 1 extra game a year). It's well laid out, constantly updated, and allows you to easily play games, talk with friends privately OR publicly at the push of a button, and best of all, everyone has the same hardware so that the game is a little fairer than on PC (aside from lag, no one can fix lag). Plus, most people don"t want to customise their PC and change the hardware, as they find it complicated, boring and expensive. While Consoles have crap graphics, that's, in my eyes, the only clincher. That and mods, which is what this site is about.

 

Everyone loves mods.

 

I still stick by what I said earlier, OP, buy it for your PS3, as your hardware isn't strong enough for you to see much difference, and many mods require high preformance. Or better still, buy a cheap 2nd hand Xbox to replace your PS3, Xbox Live is better than PSN, and there are fewer issues on Xbox. And there's going to be Xbox Exclusive Skyrim content soon, which makes me glad I hung on to by Xbox copy when I bought the PC version.

Edited May 13, 2012 by ThoseTolerableNoobs

[kevkiev]

I'll chime in with my pro-PC vote for 4 reasons:

 

1. Mods

2. Mods

3. Mods

4. Having access to console commands to fix things when (not if) a quest goes borky on you.

[bben46]

@ThoseTolerableNoobs

 

The subscription fee for me is a BIG con. Again you are paying a subscription for the dubious privilege of paying for a DL a month before non xbox players get it.

 

Also, you are comparing a PC single player game to an xbox multi player game - so, yes, for multiplayer games it is only fair if everyone has the same hardware, same software and same everything.

 

Here is a link that tells what happened when MS tested Console against PC in head to head: NOT on line, but in LAN play. And with the same game with NO mods. http://www.rahulsood...against-pc.html

It's kind of old but I haven't seen any updates yet

[ThoseTolerableNoobs]

@ThoseTolerableNoobs

 

The subscription fee for me is a BIG con. Again you are paying a subscription for the dubious privilege of paying for a DL a month before non xbox players get it.

 

Also, you are comparing a PC single player game to an xbox multi player game - so, yes, for multiplayer games it is only fair if everyone has the same hardware, same software and same everything.

 

Here is a link that tells what happened when MS tested Console against PC in head to head: NOT on line, but in LAN play. And with the same game with NO mods. http://www.rahulsood...against-pc.html

It's kind of old but I haven't seen any updates yet

 

Well you were kind of doing the same thing when you listed Xbox Live as a con.

 

Going slightly off topic, consoles are more accessible, and more enjoyable for some. You can mock them for being casual gamers, but most people don't want to sit down, wait for the game to install, and then fix the innevitable CTD bugs in PCs that aren't present in the Consoles. Also, that article pertained to skill, he said they were mediocre players, but then they were mediocre for PC. All it did was back up my point. The PC gamers were on superior systems, and the console gamers were, well, on console. It was unfair on the console gamers because hardware wasn't uniform...

 

I respect where you're coming from, but there's too much hate from the PC market for the Console market, and vice versa. From a hybrid, like me's point of view, neither are inferior, and neither should be ridiculed, they're all good a different things. That kind of hate seems to happen a lot in video games, just look at the response to The Elder Scrolls Online...

 

The reason I jumped in to defend xbox live is that I find non-subscribers think that the subscription fee is unjustified and that it isn't worth it, whereas most people I know who have it love the system, especially those who've used PSN or even Steam...

Edited May 13, 2012 by ThoseTolerableNoobs

[sergiovi]

Well, I just bought skyrim yesterday for ps3, because I couldn't find it for pc :s, and well, I don't have enough money for upgrading my laptop. Anyways, thanks for your replies guys.

A friend called me yesterday to go with him to a game store, and well, I couldn't resist to buy skyrim, lol. Maybe in a future I'll be able to buy a desktop pc for gaming and university, but for know, I could only afford to buy a console.

Anyways, I'm sure I'll enjoy this great title, I'm a great fan of this kind of games. Btw, they gave me a discount for buying 2 ps3 games lol, skyrim and gta4.

[Veltoss]

No question, as mentioned. PC version. Your computer should run it fine, maybe on lower settings, but it will still look better than on the xbox. The xbox 360 is getting very old, old hardware and old software, where as computers are always moving forward, so of course 90% of the games coming out for both PC and XBOX lately are going to be much better on the PC.

 

Your computer should run it fine, like I said, but you might consider upgrading some parts for better performance. I'm the type of person who likes to have the most updated gear for maximum awesomeness, though. It'll still be fine with what you have :happy:

[bben46]

I apologize for seeming to denigrate consoles. They are appropriate for some people just as PCs are for others. The users of each are looking for a different experience. :thumbsup:

 

I don't care for consoles for the very reasons other people do like them. They are locked in to what the maker allows - which can be good for some types of games.

 

I do prefer PCs for the very reasons others don't care for them - they are open ended and you can do anything you want to with them. But doing what you want can be more work than some players want to deal with when all they want to do is play a game.

 

As the Nexus is a PC mods site, I expect most of the members here will prefer the PC. Just as on an xbox site they will prefer the xbox over the PC. So asking whether he should get a Xbox or a PC here would be like asking whether he should get a Ford or Chevrolet on a Ford enthusiast site. :biggrin:

[Stemin]

Here is a link that tells what happened when MS tested Console against PC in head to head: NOT on line, but in LAN play. And with the same game with NO mods. http://www.rahulsood...against-pc.html

It's kind of old but I haven't seen any updates yet

 

Ben, you've helped me before and you seem like a genuinely nice guy, but what did you expect to prove with that article? Not all games are head to head or competitive and not all people prefer those types of games. More than that, what does the level of skill between PC and Console players have to do with anything?

[bben46]

The point is they play entirely differently, even when playing the exact same game. Some people prefer one kind of play, and others another kind of play. Most people assume (because that is what the advertising shows) that they are the same on console as on PC. Pick the one that suits your own style of play. :thumbsup:

 

The article is showing that there are differences between PC & console play. The author is disappointed that instead of working to resolve the differences, MS elected to just drop the idea altogether. If they had been able to resolve those differences, then cooperative games would have been possible with one player on a PC cooperating with another one on a console. But due to timing differences (currently if this were tried) they would be constantly out of sync.