Pc gaming vs PS3

[dtowntke]

i have a ps3 but i just upgraded my graphics card to a nvidia geforce 8800 to watch hd content on my 28 inch hanns g monitor, so i started thinking about gaming on it too. i just wondering how it compares? gaming that is on a pc compared to a ps3, which do you like better

[PanasonicPlasmaMan]

Originally Posted by dtowntke

i have a ps3 but i just upgraded my graphics card to a nvidia geforce 8800 to watch hd content on my 28 inch hanns g monitor, so i started thinking about gaming on it too. i just wondering how it compares? gaming that is on a pc compared to a ps3, which do you like better

I do not play many video games but I would have to say PC is more for hardcore gamers and consoles are for casual gamers.

I will buy Fallout on Xbox (sorry guys) and even get Gears of War 2 (sorry again)

I tried getting into pc games after i upgraded my monitor and graphics also
but after three months i was done.

So unless you like MMO RPGS i would stick with the ps3

[dtowntke]

yeah i am not really that hardcore of a gamer but i do play once in a while, if i was going to dive into pc gaming what would be a good game to play

[dtowntke]

i do think spore looks pretty cool

[Ascended_Saiyan]

I like PS3 gaming better. I can game on a 70" TV in 7.1 PCM without any real effort, cost, or bulky setup. Plus, you get plenty more games on the PS3 than the PC. Then, there are tons of exclusive games that the PC will never get (Resistance, Motorstorm, GT5, Warhawk, God of War, MGS, Heavenly Sword, Wipeout HD, etc.

[quexos]

Originally Posted by dtowntke

i have a ps3 but i just upgraded my graphics card to a nvidia geforce 8800 to watch hd content on my 28 inch hanns g monitor, so i started thinking about gaming on it too. i just wondering how it compares? gaming that is on a pc compared to a ps3, which do you like better

Well Personally I Like a game dedicated machine such as the PS3 better. A computer, unless it's a super expensive and super powerful one, will have frame issues in games that are demanding graphically speaking. I don't mind light games on my computer like Pac-Man or Chessmaster but RPG's or 3D platform games play better on the PS3.

Furthermore I rather see a game on my 52" HD screen than on my 19" computer screen.

[JasonR]

Originally Posted by Ascended_Saiyan

I like PS3 gaming better. I can game on a 70" TV in 7.1 PCM without any real effort, cost, or bulky setup. Plus, you get plenty more games on the PS3 than the PC. Then, there are tons of exclusive games that the PC will never get (Resistance, Motorstorm, GT5, Warhawk, God of War, MGS, Heavenly Sword, Wipeout HD, etc.

Are you serious? Browse Best Buy or any retailer and you will see computer games easily doubling that of the PS3. Heck just look on bestbuy.com, computer games over doubles PS3 games. And as far as exclusives; I don't see The Sims 2, Spore, Sim City, World of Warcraft, Civilization, The Sims 3, etc. being released on any console.

[PanasonicPlasmaMan]

Originally Posted by Ascended_Saiyan

games that the PC will never get (Resistance, Motorstorm, GT5, Warhawk, God of War, MGS, Heavenly Sword, Wipeout HD, etc.

I think Ps3 has the worse titles out of all the systems and that PC has the best.

You know how many people play Warcraft, Counterstrike, Sims, Diablo, and Civilization?

[Wingman1977]

PC destroys console. End of discussion.

[PoLskA]

i dont PC game...

played Starcraft and Warcraft 3...

will play Starcraft 2 tho... once i upgrade my pc tho...

[Blu Jacket]

Originally Posted by Circuit City

I think Ps3 has the worse titles out of all the systems and that PC has the best.

You know how many people play Warcraft, Counterstrike, Sims, Diablo, and Civilization?

Do you know how many people watch American Idol? Doesn't mean anything.

[Freis968]

Originally Posted by Wingman1977

PC destroys console. End of discussion.

I would have to agree.

PC is more precise than PS3 gaming will ever be in terms of crosshair work such as on COD4.

Now if they could ever get the keyboard/mouse hookup combo working on more games then that might be something I would look into.

[new_xieland]

It's probably cheaper to play games on the PS3 compared to the PC. If the suggested 10 years life cycle of the PS3 is anything to go by, the PS3 is definitely a sound investment. The only advantage of a PC is that you don't have to pay for the games if you don't want to

Having said that though it all depends on what genre you like. Certain genres just doesn't translate well across these platforms... imagining playing DMC with the keyboard or Warcraft 3 with the dual shock

PC also has more how shall I put it... dedicated games which appeals only to a niche market - games like Football Manager, GTR Evolution or anything made by Paradox that comes with a 300 page user manual.

I'm also tempted to say that traditionally bugs is less of an issue when it comes to console gaming though recent trends have suggested otherwise. I guess the real big plus of PC gaming is the amount of custom content that will be available through its large modding community.

I think the best way is to play all the uber graphic intensive games on your console (Fallout 3, Assassin's Creed, etc) while your PC can fill in nicely for games like Colonizations, The Witcher and Sins of a Solar Empire.

[AM-MAN]

^^^ yes game prices are a huge drawback.
but not having to worry about tons of things being added together to get a really good gaming pc is also an advantage for consoles .
add to that (strangely enough ) almost every game i liked is a console game ( since doom3 and half life 2 made the jump to consoles) .
still the one thing needed to make the PS3 the dream machine still didnt happenYET

[swifty7]

Originally Posted by AM-MAN

^^^ yes game prices are a huge drawback.
but not having to worry about tons of things being added together to get a really good gaming pc is also an advantage for consoles .
add to that (strangely enough ) almost every game i liked is a console game ( since doom3 and half life 2 made the jump to consoles) .
still the one thing needed to make the PS3 the dream machine still didnt happenYET

and what's that????

[swifty7]

Originally Posted by quexos

Well Personally I Like a game dedicated machine such as the PS3 better. A computer, unless it's a super expensive and super powerful one, will have frame issues in games that are demanding graphically speaking. I don't mind light games on my computer like Pac-Man or Chessmaster but RPG's or 3D platform games play better on the PS3.

Furthermore I rather see a game on my 52" HD screen than on my 19" computer screen.

you do realize that you can hook up your pc to your 52" hd-tv. I don't even use my 20" computer monitor anymore. All you need is a dvi>hdmi converter and.....WHALAAAAA!!!!!

[AM-MAN]

Originally Posted by swifty7

and what's that????

"cheaper "games

[quexos]

Originally Posted by swifty7

you do realize that you can hook up your pc to your 52" hd-tv. I don't even use my 20" computer monitor anymore. All you need is a dvi>hdmi converter and.....WHALAAAAA!!!!!

Its' "voilà" dude, its French for "there you go".
Yes I do realize that but my computer can only output a 3:4 picture so on my TV screen it would look stretched sideways which is not to my taste. Maybe when I get a new computer.

[Hero_Sky]

Originally Posted by AM-MAN

"cheaper "games

for the moment, used games cost a lot less than burnable blu-rays

[scragham]

Originally Posted by dtowntke

i have a ps3 but i just upgraded my graphics card to a nvidia geforce 8800 to watch hd content on my 28 inch hanns g monitor, so i started thinking about gaming on it too. i just wondering how it compares? gaming that is on a pc compared to a ps3, which do you like better

really, the only answer is that it's different. you have to try both and see which you like better - i personally love both.

pc - greater customization options (mods, skins, etc etc), higher potential graphics resolutions, mouse+keyboard control scheme. downsides are you can have more headaches with making games work flawlessly, and almost certainly a smaller screen. also, you get some games that aren't available on ps3, but which are killers, like mass effect 2.

ps3 - games are pretty much guaranteed to work. gigantic/bigger screen. console controllers. downsides are that you pretty much always have to pay for the add-on content, you don't get as much access to mods and the like.

again, it's just different. civ: revolutions (or whatever it's called) is but a pale shadow of what civ IV is, but there are a lot of games that just wouldn't work as well on a pc/smaller screen (like uncharted 1/2, imo).