Thread: New levels of retardedness

Originally Posted by abachler

I can play any computer game (that isnt broken), and I only spend ~$200 a year

Well, a console owner would spend around 250-300$ every third year...

and since I also use my computer for work, I only count half that.

This is a good point, computers will do alot of stuff that consoles won't. But then again, this is the entire idea behind them. For games, nothing beats a console, it's cheaper, it's easier, and it just works, every time. You never have to worry about getting the newest drivers or whether or not your Video Card has SM 3.0. It just...Works..

I can play the games I bought 20 years ago without having to have an emulator. Try that with a console.

I can play Gears Of War in 1920x1080 with smooth framerates, you try that on a 300$ computer, good luck...

Why should I spend $200 on a console when i can spend that much on my computer

A console is a one time investment, it will play all games until the next generation is released, and you don't have to worry about what hardware is inside it.

And I dont have to buy a new computer every year either, so your 3 year plan doesnt mean much.

No, but you will have to upgrade it pretty often to make sure it can run new games in high res, console owners never have to worry about that...

Originally Posted by Neo1

This is a good point, computers will do alot of stuff that consoles won't. But then again, this is the entire idea behind them. For games, nothing beats a console, it's cheaper, it's easier, and it just works, every time. You never have to worry about getting the newest drivers or whether or not your Video Card has SM 3.0. It just...Works..

PC is a must-have. But if you already have a PC, why the heck would you need a console? PC does everything a console does, a console doesn't do almost anything that a PC does.

About the drivers and hardware. Yeah, consoles will always have the same old lousy drivers and the same old crappy hardware.

Btw, many games I play are either freeware or open-source. Beat that.

Originally Posted by maxorator

PC is a must-have. But if you already have a PC, why the heck would you need a console? PC does everything a console does, a console doesn't do almost anything that a PC does.

A PC does NOT do everything a console does, not unless you've spent more than a 1000$ on it!

About the drivers and hardware. Yeah, consoles will always have the same old lousy drivers and the same old crappy hardware.

And this doesn't matter the least bit, because games will always work on a console unless something is damaged, no matter how bad the hardware and the drivers are, it just works..

Which can't always be said for a PC, despite it's shiny drivers and superior hardware.