a_squirrel - 158 days 14 hours ago

Yeah

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Jinxstar - 156 days 15 hours ago

To be honest thats the same conclusion I came to a long time ago... Slightly varied reasons but basic gist

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gooze14 - 156 days 13 hours ago

very good reasons and an even better point mate thanks for pointing that out

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Wiimaniac - 156 days 13 hours ago

Are you the same Rah from gamepro?

Anyway, I believe that some people just prefer to play their games on a couch in front of a tv instead of a monitor. For the average user is just better to buy a console and forget about the upgrades until the next generation of consoles.

A console comes with everything you need and you just have to hook it up to an HDtv and just focus on playing the games and not on how well it will perform on your comp.

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DeathroW22 - 156 days 12 hours ago

PS3 + 360 + PC is better :)

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II Necroplasm II - 156 days 12 hours ago

I'm not forking out all of my money on a gaming PC for higher resolution, when I can just own a PS3 and an Xbox 360 and be happy.

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ryano23277 - 156 days 9 hours ago

I completely disagree, for the reasons mentioned above:

Why would you do that, when you miss out on the Halo's, Crackdown etc.

Plus why wouldn't getting a PS3 + 360 be better, because then you can use you PS3 as an internet browser.

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Coolrah - 156 days 8 hours ago

Nice to see some valid points. Now to rebuttal.

@wiimaniac No I am not the same rah from gamepro. Secondly yes some people who want to just sit infront of a couch and don't want to go through the hassle of having to buy or upgrade their current PC. There are plenty of ways to get it done and the only thing you have to do is pay money out of your pocket. There are plenty of people who are tech savvy and who can build a comp for you for a much cheaper price than the store bought ones. We also know that not every person does the "best" thing as alot of people take the easy way out. But to each his own

@kigmal I don't see the point in having all 3. Gears 2 online is terrible and bugfilled. Halo 3 is a kids game....(opinion)Fable 2 I give you credit for. (good game) Forza 2? who still plays that. Halo wars? failure of a RTS game and there are tons better on the PC. Old school starcraft shats all over Halo wars. Ninja Gaiden 2 is getting a way better version on the ps3. And Crackdown only received recognition because it had the halo 3 beta codes. Also only 3 of those games are major sellers on the 360.....2 of em are shooters and 1 of em is a RPG. So meh...This little kid just denounced all those games.

@Necroplasm You do realize that you'll always end up paying more than you would than just buy buying a PC right? Seriously owning a PC will always be cheaper just for the sole purpose of the pirating market. Secondly what happens when your warranty runs out for the 360 and it dies on you....Thats 100 of yer moniez gone. Where as a PC, If you treat it right and keep it virus free then it will live on forever.

@ryano No as I don't see halo being a major game. Also the same could be said about PC. You'd be missing out on counterstrike,Starcraft, Half-Life 2 and its epic modding community. Seriously you'd be missing alot more from the PC than the xbox. Plus you have to pay to play with your friends which is BS in all forms. Also a PS3 is a gaming console and media center first. The internet browser is good but not as good as a PC's. Also alot of major games don't run on linux or I would install linux on my ps3 and just screw my gaming rig altogether. But meh.

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MMOGamer - 156 days 8 hours ago

Good argument, but I think stand alone PC is the best. They'll be a PS3 / Xbox360 emulator soon.... And it's legal to purchase games and play them on an emulator.

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Tony P - 156 days 5 hours ago

First off, PC gaming is not for everyone. Some people aren't willing to learn, which is why consoles are the gaming norm now.

If you're a PC gamer, I agree, the sacrifices are fewer if you get a PS3 instead of a 360. MS purposefully made their 360 similar to a PC to encourage the back and forth. There are drawbacks (like that damned timed exclusivity) but at the end of the day, 360 and PC are basically siblings.

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NineteenSeventyNine - 155 days 23 hours ago

Yet ANOTHER Anti-Xbox blog Coolrah.

I mean, it doesn't really bother me that you're a PS3 fanboy. But, what does is that in your blogs you throw in some form of "politicaly correct" statement ie: "360 has alot of exclusives and so does the ps3" just so you can claim you're not a fanboy. Just come out of the fanboy closet already!

Answer me this, is throwing the PC into the combonation mix an admittion that the 360 is better than the PS3?

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Mwaan - 155 days 23 hours ago

If you have a good PC you don't need the PS3 either. You can find games from every genre for the PC and they'll always have better graphics than the PS3. Why would you need Killzone 2 when you had Crysis?

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Morituri - 155 days 23 hours ago

First: On topic - I don't agree with you at all. The 360 trumps pc when it comes to convenience in my opinion. Even with all of the hardware failures, I'm sure most of the gaming public does not have the time or money to constantly fiddle around with their computers. Yes, I know, a high end pc will always beat the pants off of the ps3 and 360 combined, but so far I find the overall experience better on consoles.

I would love to own an Alienware with a blazing fast setup. But how long will that really last me? I still play my ps2 games and they work fine. The problem with Pc's is that there are too many variables, and the state is always in flux. PC's also have numerous problems unique to their platform, and not everyone is tech-savvy enough to address those problems. Case in point- I'm still fighting the aftermath of a trojan placed on the family pc by the youngster in the house ; such an annoyance.

I prefer to have dedicated gaming platforms, not jack-of-all-trades machines. They are much more reliable, and unless you are a pixel-counter, will give you just as much enjoyment for your buck.

Off topic: " way cheaper than there competitors ... "

Remember, it's "their" , not "there". "Their" indicates posession. "There" indicates location. Your opinions will carry much more weight with proper grammar.

Keep writing.

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the_only_lol_king - 155 days 18 hours ago

I agree 100% but most people dont play a PC as much as people play a 360. some people jsut dont get that 360 aint cheap. Its basicly more expencive than a PC. Well it is because of breakage, and online fee.

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ian72 - 155 days 14 hours ago

I have a PS3 and a good PC hooked up to the same 32'HD TV. I get to play great PS3 exclusives and most games which are on XBOX360 as they are on PC also, apart from a few. A PC looks great on a good TV, lot better than a small monitor. The way I see it I don't need a 360.

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TheBand1t - 155 days 13 hours ago

I would burninate my PS3 if someone offered me a good gaming PC.

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Digitaldude - 155 days 10 hours ago

valid points

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killak3 - 155 days 5 hours ago

What about the pc games that dont come out for the consoles like counter strike, most rts games, crysis and others and you can get mods for anything.

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Soda Popinsky - 155 days ago

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Pardon my english but multiplats on the PS3 are a load of horsesh#t. And PSN doesn't have half of the games and features as XBL offers.

We already have one Hiphopgamer, do we need another?

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AhemZasan - 154 days 22 hours ago

I've found that the 360 and PS3 do a good job of reining in my tendancy to overdo it with tech spending. I remember back in the 90's when I was into PC gaming and I was spending thousands and thousands of dollars a year just to keep up with the latest and greatest tech.

I realize that I could have been really smart about getting just the least necessary and cheapest components and such, but I'm not that kind of guy. I need the latest and greatest of everything which is why I find it far more financially responsible, for myself, to just leave computing to my work life (graphic design). If I hadn't cut myself off from PC gaming years ago I'd probably have a six or seven thousand dollar system sitting in my game room with thouasnds a year in upgrades. Of course I wouldn't need all of that stuff, but I'd still be buying it.

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Coolrah - 154 days 22 hours ago

You all seem to to think that I just totally hate the 360 and all that it brings. I will admit that I dislike the 360 and alot of its features and I do frequently call bs on its claims. But I veiw the 360 more as a sleep over console. One where me and 3 other friends just mess around on whatever multiplayer game we have. Ps3 on the other hand it can be a sleep over console but its more of a "Me" console as in only time I play with other people is online. It has that more of a mature feeling but hey thats just me. And my "fanboy" opinion.

@Darkride thank you for being one of the few in here that gave a constructive post and not some fanboy bs that I am used to hearing. But yes gaming console are more practical as they come right out the box ready to be played. Where as a PC you most likely to have to update drivers and such and alot of people that is a hassle...Me I enjoy the tech savvyness so thats why I would like having a PC+PS3 more so than a 360 as I've had bad luck with them and basically the 360 is the PC's younger sickly little brother that has had a history of getting the flu. (bad analogy) Anyway thx for not being a fanboy. :)

@Kigmal seriously dude chill out its only a blog post basically another mans opinion. You insulted me first so don't go on a temper tantrum when I prove you wrong. When I said that "most of 360's exclusives" I ment the ones that people still play religiously to this day. Like Halo 3 or Gears 2. Yes neither of those can be found on PC but you can get Mass Effect or the entire (way better version) of the orange box. You can get Left 4 Dead (way better version). All this for the PC plus the already endless library of other games and their modding communities. That right their trumps the 360's and the PS3's lineup in games and replayable content.

@Morituri thank you for the constructive criticism. I will try to work on my grammar in my next blog. Yes as I said before consoles are always more convenience. But in reality convenience is not a tangible thing. Money is and right now I am saving 50 bucks a year by not paying for XBL anymore. The only money I am spending is the kind I actually give away. I would rather give up convenience if it put a few extra dollars in my pocket. And yes computers are very open to alot of threats but as I said before if you keep it clean and buy the right parts than you lower your chances of failure. Where as a 360 theres not much you can do if you get a RROD or any other Hardware failure. With a Pc you can most likely troubleshoot it and its solved.
Also I am not a pixel counter. A PC in the long run will (If you take care of it) save you more money. And you don't even have to really be tech savvy. Read some articles online as there are plenty or if you have a problem plenty of websites have ways to fix them and you usually never have to spend money....Only time.

@ahemzan thx for not being a fanboy. But yes PC gaming can be hefty on the wallet but I built a gaming rig about a 10 years ago for a customer and it still works great to this day and the reason why is because he took care of it. But see if you research and wait for deals (Live on newegg) then you can save alot of money especially on PC parts.I also think that you don't even really need the "best" parts and components as they are really not the "best". Oh and that gaming rig still plays games to this day. Actually plays crysis pretty well. (actually crysis isn;t even that great of a game honestly)

To all the fanboys normally I try to just ignore your comments. But seriously. I have already openly admitted to not likeing the 360 and preferring the PC over it. I am not hiding anything, if you don't like what I say then don't read it. I don't need your pointless babble and crying about how "I hate the 360" and all this moaning about how "I am pro ps3" Well guess what folks someone has a different opinion get over it. You shouldn't hate someone because their different as its just childish and shows how much of a douche you are. Some of my best friends hate ps3 and love 360 and we always get into it but at the end of the day their only consoles. Seriously fanboys....stop the crying.

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