Computer games.

[ijjysmith]

Swerved PS Plus a while ago because I was somehow still playing MLB the Show online without it and then one day, I wasn't able too. Pretty useless innit.

The greatest.

 

[Connor]

Indeed, but I think people buy consoles out of habit now rather than practicality, because if you AND your friends used PCs in the living room instead, that wouldn't be an issue.

As quoted, Tubes:

Yeah but that would be a massively weird thing to do.

 

[Tubey]

Yeah but that would be a massively weird thing to do.

That's all a console is now though - a crap PC. So you already do it. The One X is just a crap CPU with the real life equivalent of a GTX1060 in it.

 

[Efcjake]

Genuine question, and this is coming from someone who owns a PS4 and have traditionally loved them, but...

Why do you still play consoles?

They used to have benefits - you could plug and play instantly, build physical libraries, have uniform accessories unattainable to the PC gamer and they were much cheaper than a PC. DLC wasn't a thing either - what you bought on cart was what you got.

But you can now have a PC hooked up to a TV and play it in the same way, you can build a decent gaming PC for not much more than a console and you have to download and install games, so they're not even plug and play - and of course you have microtransactions and DLC up to the eyeballs. You can even use an XBox/PS4 controller on PC.

So what's the point of them? I can't see one advantage they have on a PC anymore.

I still play consoles for FIFA and NHL with the lads and then you have the odd console only titles like Horizon Zero Dawn that I really enjoyed.

PCs are sound for gaming but the entry cost for a decent rig that will be able to play AAA games coming onto the market is considerably higher and will have to be maintained over the years if you want to play current games. Over the lifecycle of a console I'd say you probably spend a lot more on a PC.

I do play PC games but most of the PC games are strategy ones. I will pick up a few games released on console that I never played on Steam during the sales and that's great but if you want to play newer games you have to have a good rig, not just a decent one, and that costs a lot more than a console especially if you want it to be able to play newer games that will be released later on.

I do have my PC hooked up to my telly for streaming telly and gaming and the controllers all connected via bluetooth.

 

[Tubey]

Mega Drive II.....pfft.....casual!!

We had a Mega Drive with the Master System Converter and 32X.

AFAIK it is all still in my mum's attic.

U wot m8?

 

[Efcjake]

Indeed, but I think people buy consoles out of habit now rather than practicality, because if you AND your friends used PCs in the living room instead, that wouldn't be an issue.

But it is more practical to expect your mates to be able to afford and know how to setup and use a console rather than a PC. There's less barriers to entry.

 

[ijjysmith]

That's all a console is now though - a crap PC. So you already do it. The One X is just a crap CPU with the real life equivalent of a GTX1060 in it.

I’m sure you can see really why doing this is weird.
In the real world. With girls and life and stuff.

 

[ijjysmith]

U wot m8?

Am I ok to be disappointed that’s these look messy?

I expected more from you.

 

[Connor]

I still play consoles for FIFA and NHL with the lads and then you have the odd console only titles like Horizon Zero Dawn that I really enjoyed.

PCs are sound for gaming but the entry cost for a decent rig that will be able to play AAA games coming onto the market is considerably higher and will have to be maintained over the years if you want to play current games. Over the lifecycle of a console I'd say you probably spend a lot more on a PC.

I do play PC games but most of the PC games are strategy ones. I will pick up a few games released on console that I never played on Steam during the sales and that's great but if you want to play newer games you have to have a good rig, not just a decent one, and that costs a lot more than a console especially if you want it to be able to play newer games that will be released later on.

I do have my PC hooked up to my telly for streaming telly and gaming and the controllers all connected via bluetooth.

This, basically. In a nutshell and all that.

 

[Efcjake]

Swerved PS Plus a while ago because I was somehow still playing MLB the Show online without it and then one day, I wasn't able too. Pretty useless innit.

I'm not bothered about the games that it comes with but it still pisses me off that the money essentially goes to nothing but Sony's accounts while games still have crap online infrastructure and constantly drop connections.

 

[Brownie]

Getting into PCs also means you end up using words like rig

 

[Connor]

#GrassDensity

 

[Efcjake]

That's all a console is now though - a crap PC. So you already do it. The One X is just a crap CPU with the real life equivalent of a GTX1060 in it.

Just in a much more simplified and streamlined package for the average casual.

 

[Efcjake]

#GrassDensity

AM I BOVVERED????

 

[Tubey]

But it is more practical to expect your mates to be able to afford and know how to setup and use a console rather than a PC. There's less barriers to entry.

That was definitely the hook for consoles in the past, when you just slotted a cartridge in, but now? You have to set up a PS plus and user account. You have to set up the WiFi. A PC sets up the same way - power, HDMI, connect to TV, USB port for controller... only addition is a keyboard and mouse and using Windows instead of the PlayStation OS.

The cost used to be the big difference - I think it's not really a major difference now.

I can see "because I play <console exclusive> with my mates" as the big reason, which is fine, but consoles used to be a completely different experience to a PC. I don't see that now.