PC versus consoles

[patbarsalou]

I only just started reading these postings looking for help with Asterix, and I am enjoying the threads.

It looks to me like many of you all play PC-based games too, or even mostly...so I thought I would ask: why PC games? I do work on a PC all day and when I get home I play consoles...mostly because that's what we have, but secondarily because I find PCs to be too troublesome, at least the ones I have. With the console, you turn it on and - usually - you can play.

Reading you guys' posts makes me think maybe I'm missing out on the PC thing. What do you all think?

[Fluxx]

Do you have a fast, powerful PC?


If you answered 'Yes, as a matter of fact I do' then get a copy of Half Life 2, Far Cry, Call Of Duty, Rome: Total War, Rollercoaster Tycoon 3, UT 2004 (etc) and see the difference:tup:

[driv3r rulezzz]

im a pc guy, i just hate conseles, there big marcating sell boosters :lightbulb

ok now why i like pc (if it`s a good one):
- aiming (in shooters) is 1000 times better
- better graphics
- patches to fix glitches in games
- some games are modeble
- pc can also be used for other things that games
- a lot more

[patbarsalou]

Hmmm. Well, I am about to get a new computer. Maybe I should investigate what to get re: games; I was focused on making sure I had the right stuff for work.

Do you use a controller or is it a keystroke thing?

Thanks for the info!

[driv3r rulezzz]

Originally posted by patbarsalou
Do you use a controller or is it a keystroke thing?

depends, for shooters like Half life 2 i use keybord and mouse, for racing games, like need for speed, i use a stearing wheel (keybord works fine also) and for games with planes, like battlefield 1942, i use a joystick to fly planes

[patbarsalou]

I would REALLY miss my PS2 controller. It is a thing 'o beauty. I think keystrokes might be too much like work!

[driv3r rulezzz]

there are controllers that are almost indentical to ps2, for pc`s if i`m not mistaken:tup:

[patbarsalou]

Well, OK then. That would be doable.

[Warspite]

PC, hands down.You can fiddle with it, and make it look like you are learning useful and constructive skills, which will impress the missus : )

And the range of stuff -I can play Civ 2, Steel Panthers (ancient!) and Half Life 2 or Rome Total War ALL on the same machine. And the processor , memory, graphics card and hard drive all cost less than an X-box! And when I want to upgrade -I can double my current processor speed for 80 quid, and get a better graphics card for much less. I have an old Playstation, but never use it - PC is so much more flexible:tup:

PLUS - it makes you learn stuff. I wouldn't have had to learn how to run a UT2004 gameserver through my firewall if I'd had the X-box version would I? Face it - consoles are for the kids;)

PS are you really a finance attorney? :eek:

[patbarsalou]

That is an angle I never thought of...impressing the missus...but I see your sly and artful point there! Point well taken.

Bankruptcy, actually. It's finance on the downside. ;)

[Warspite]

"downside" is a bit of a euphemism though isn't it ..up there with "collateral damage".

You know the missus is really impressed when she gets all her friends to bring their broken laptops round - it means she's proud of you and wants to show you off!!:D

[tenebra_uk]

Woo, you always learn new things about men :lolblue: See, I'd never dare doing anything like that, I'd thought I'd steal precious gaming time from my significant half :biggringr But then, I always get it totally wrong when men are concerned :biggringr

[patbarsalou]

I never get it right either. But still, thinking about it from that angle, maybe computer points would amount to something after all...I am married to an electrical engineer...hmmm...we'll see what he says.

"Downside" is a bit tame, I agree. Especially these days! But it is not yet as bad as the late 80's, at least that's what they say.

[tenebra_uk]

I'll try to go bankrupt this year, and I'll try to do it really really well (if that's the correct expression :biggringr ). Could be the beginning of a new, adventurous life :p:

[patbarsalou]

Many debtors see things just that way! ;)

The technical term is "fresh start" after all. Sometimes that is just funny.

[tenebra_uk]

I know :lolblue: Well, since I've never been in debt and have quite a comfy safety blanket (which was meant for a deposit for a flat), it'd really be a new life :biggringr I've got to start thinking of how I can blow it all away in no time. Bonfire? :confusedb

[patbarsalou]

Too messy on cleanup. Gambling is a big source of insolvency, and then there's ebay... ;)

But the biggest baddest thing around here is...wait for it...the brand new too-expensive automobile that the debtor couldn't possibly afford. Oh, yeah, and credit cards. They'll get ya, too.

[tenebra_uk]

Gambling wouldn't work. I can't be considered a gambler but I do horses every now and then - and win 8 times out of 10. I still remember once, when there was this guy (obviously with a serious problem) who, after having seen me win 5 times in a row decided to place £2,000 on the same horse as me. Fate wanted that it fell in my 20% failure :biggringr

Cars...I can see myself driving a Ferrari :biggringr

[patbarsalou]

Well, not your fate...it was him! You'd have won but for that guy.

[Fluxx]

You can get a PS2 to USB converter dongle thing from play.com that lets tyou plug in a PS2 pad for games........:tup:

[patbarsalou]

Great news! Maybe I'll have to go check that computer out this weekend!

Now, THAT is something to look forward to. ;)