Computers Vs Games consoles. The BIG debate.

Last edited by applet1 on Sat Apr 01, 2006 6:48 am; edited 1 time in total

This was originally posted by a guest on the members introduction page, this topic was moved to gaming disscusion after such a large percentage of people were debating this.

To all you console lovers ....console are rubbuish ,all games are made on pc not on console so why spend money on consoles that get old ...look at play station one ,i have an old pc and i 've got a new pc now and old games as new work well on new pc ...

in conclusion keep throwing away money on a console that in one year u cant do nowtwith it ,while i still can watch and play everything on my new pc for the next three years ore more and by the way there are some programs that allow you to play playstation games on the pc .

Thank u verry much
Best regards COA

Applet's response.

In response to your message first you said

I agree with Will, but Consoles are better for Racing games, unless you have steering whell etc, but still, FPS and Beat-em Up is always better on Computer, The WASD Controls are classic!
Computers dont need to be upgraded often, unless you keep going for the cheap, if you have a decent computer, it will probably be suitable for 2 or three years.
Consoles are a reminent of the old Retro Consoles, and arnt expandable, and have many formats, so if you want a wide spectrum of games, you will need to get 3 or 4 consoles!

Sam

In My Humble Opinion I think the PC is the best for gaming. everyone is entitled to there opinion and also computers should not need to be upgraded every week if you get the right one from the start. My first pc lasted me about 6 years. My computer I have now is only a 1 year old I have upgraded the graphics once and it handels most games very well. I expected it to last another 3 or 4 years I might upgrade agian when I feel I need it but also consoles have there purpose. as you can tell I am a COMPUTER gamer mostly but some consoles are very good gaming machines. enough said.

Oh I agree with you 'atomic' and so will sam, PC's are the best for gaming they have the best graphics and power to enable someone to play high end games, however I disagree with you on saying if you buy the right computer.

if you hate consoles then what are you doin on this forum eh?

uhmm... Well Jay I would expect you to know that this forum aint just about consoles, look at the topic lists, pc's, entertainment, television, computer arts, photography, thats why he/she posted here. And everyone is entitled with their own opinions.

Indeed. Though I am still trying to think of the actual point of posting this thread... This site looks pretty darn good to me so I dont see why he/she has a need to complain

But of course you're right, everyone has their own opinions and we should accept them.

Maybe those PC gamers should spend more time playing with consoles, only then they would realize the greatness of it. it's true that FPS and strategy game are best played on pc, but in the long run, console's are cheaper. You won't need upgrades every few months for you to be able to play the latest games. I have an x box, and some people like me, have been playing on the box for quite sometime now. And like me, I can also play PSone, GBA etc games on it. Store games in the 120 gig hard disc, rip music, save pics etc.... and even if I still can't go Live, it still rocks!! ( what more if I can go with multiplayer over live ? )....If I want to do other things than that, only then I would turn to a PC... I don't need to upgrade every time a new game's released...

Im not saying consoles are bad or anything I just prefer the PC. I actually have a console a ps2 thanks to my stepbrother going into the navy but alot of those games that are on consoles don't interest me as much as games on pc. and anyways I use a GBA when Im away from the computer and on the road. also you don't need to upgrade every week to play the latest games. I just upgraded my 1 year old pc for the first time last summer and I can play games like DOOM 3 AND Quake 4 not on the best settings but they all still look good.

Yeh you cant beat PC's at gaming, however consoles however are becoming widely available to just about anyone and if you can afford an Xbox 360 you can see the great features for yourself basically in the future you games console will integrate with you entertainment system you will be able to play games, watch movies, listen to mp3's, download movies sync up to your PMP (Portable Media Player) and send information to and from your PC using a Wi-Fi connection.  The introduction of these technologies will enable thee techno geeks dream of one box that will do everything.

Anyway back to the present, at the moment PC's seriously rule games consoles because of the PC's ability to multi-task and to be easily upgraded (this costs) the    PC at this moment in time the PC will rule the Games Console, however when one box can play games, watch movies, etc that's when the PC's dominance will fall.  Oh and another great thing about the cutting edge games consoles (such as the Xbox is that its HD Quality).

However their has long been a debate over which is better the PC or the Games Console.  In a recent statement by some high-up Microsoft executive he said, and i quote,

Well said Applet Well Said. I think Applet here basically hit on everything there is to be said about this arguement. But there is this little thing that applys to computers called moores law witch states a computers CPU speed will go up about every six months while the GPU or graphics card for you not so technical people out there probably changes about once a month. That is the only thing that seperates computer from console at the moment. Consoles usally change once a year. Now the more I think about it Console and PC are about equally as good. Unless anyone has anymore to say on this case closed. also I think this disscussion should be moved it dosen't really belong under intro.

I didn't know about Moores Law, thats very interesting. I did a wikipedia search and this is what I found.

There has been some valid comments.But overall your missing the point,there is no better than the other,consoles do their job and thats bring gaming to more people that computers ever will.

The new gaming consoles for example the Xbox 360 does exactly what their supposed to do and thats preform better than average computer,they have triple core processors and more memory capable of running HD Graphics,most computers cant do this unless your willing to spend abit of money but a 360 is better value.

At the end of the day,Computer power will always come top,as given the right combination of components and alot of money,you can build a high end gaming monster.I run Dual core sli gaming rigs,that have cost me alot of money,but would always choose my 360 over my gaming rigs,because the xbox its simple to use,games are easily better and it bring peeps together in the biggest gaming community ever.

Just wanted to have my say lol

thanks for that 800, i totally agree with you, computers and games consoles do their own thing and they do them great, like you say anyone can pick up a games console and play it and I think that the best part of gaming is the community aspect of it all, and xbox certainly wins with Xbox Live, which is easy to use and its great to play with other REAL human beings. I would like to see a feature on xbox live which enables PC users and Xbox users to play on the same game together. How cool would that be!