PC gaming versus Console gaming

This has turned out to be a fun and engaging debate. I would like to thank tvellalot again for the challenge. Now let's continue on! PRICE PC’s are not limited to gaming. The machine I purposed is capable of all kinds of tasks. This makes the increased cost more worthwhile. -- We are only focusing on the gaming experience and what would affect that – the capabilities outside of that are not essential to the debate. But since that does affect that price, I will answer it. Even if that does justify the initial cost of the machine, you cannot deny that the extra costs of improvements and modifications also drive the cost up as well. I have included in my list everything you would need to start using the computer. Consoles need a TV and the quality of the TV obviously has a substantial effect on the gaming experience. Better TV’s cost more money. My purposed computer has a 20” Wide screen LCD Monitor. -- Yes, but that is simply for graphic capabilities. Those can be sacrificed with less of an impact in comparison to the modifications necessary for the PC such as the video card. They are necessary for the gaming experience you described here: “Playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (which is epic) is even more amazing when it's stretched out on a plasma with bass that rattles your floor. Wimpy speakers sitting on the desk in front of you just doesn't cut it. ” …which is the point I was making. Not so amazing when you have a standard CRT TV. -- Yes, but for the general experience they are not necessary which is what we are trying to address here. Or at least what we should be addressing. CONSTANT UPGRADES You’re still making a generalization here. Fine tuning your computer to its ‘optimal level’ only offers trivial improvements. I personally don’t give a hootenanny about optimal level. My machine would run new games and run them well! -- You’re telling me that if you had the money to upgrade your PC, you would turn it down? As a PC gamer, I would surely take that chance to upgrade since I spend a substantial amount of time on my PC – especially now that Cataclysm is out and Guild Wars II is about to be released. When you spend hours on end during the week or weekend gaming, like many do within the DDO community, upgrades are standard. None of the parts I mentioned are “low quality”. They are simply not cutting-edge anymore and thus drastically reduced in price. This computer would easily run COD Black Ops. -- And even your computer is double the price of my console, with a sound system. Oh Ann. This is hardly an issue, but if it’s important to you I’ll concede this point too. Console software upgrades are completely automatic. PC software upgrades are almost completely automatic. Virus protection is also almost completely automatic. -- Regardless, they are needed and not everyone is aware of their necessity when you are gaming. Especially when using patches. It’s not that it’s “important” to me, tvellalott. It’s merely a contention of mine that should be addressed. I must add now that just having the ability to upgrade your hardware could be looked at as an advantage. My opponent keeps mentioning “cutting edge” technology. Surely COD: Black Ops is going to look better on a 'cutting edge' machine than your 6 year old Xbox360. -- Except that Xbox 360 is still considered cutting edge since another console has not been released that can top it. PRIORITY None of your examples prove that Console games get release priority, which was your original point. There are obviously titles that are exclusive to Consoles just as there are titles that are exclusive to PC… -- There was not only 16 games out of 200+ games (stretching back to 1990) out of the Major game released, which were released only with PC platform. Why? Because the desired platforms are Consoles. If it were the other way around, there would be a substantial amount of only PC game releases. PIRACY First of all: I don’t want to touch Macs with a ten foot pole. No right-minded gamer would ever buy one, for gaming anyway. -- That wasn’t the point. Second of all: You seem to forget that consoles are hardly devoid of piracy. I just hacked my Wii to play games on a USB stick. -- First of all, I can hardly be convinced that you just did that since it’s only your word and no proof. Secondly, I never said that consoles were devoid of piracy. They are significantly less prone to piracy than PC’s though. If you would look here "We still do PC, we love the PC," Capps says, before going on to say how the impact of piracy has "killed" many good developers, forcing them to change their business model. ”[1] COMFORT Erm, did you post the wrong source? Because this: . http://health.yahoo.net...... is about habits that slow your metabolism… Those things you mentioned have a lot more to do with your lifestyle and diet than sitting at a desk. Of course sitting at a desk 16 hours a day playing WOW and eating corn chips is going to cause health problems, much like sitting on a couch 16 hours a day playing COD and eating corn chips. -- Wow, that was my fault. I meant to post this: . http://www.nursingschools.net... MEDIA CENTRE My only point in mentioning media centres is that there are PCs that makes use of your awesome Home Theatre setup. -- You do realize that you hook your Console up to your TV which uses the Home Theater setup, right? Sources: [1] . http://www.neowin.net... Resolution negated.