RatchetPCGaming 2019 年 11 月 3 日 上午 11:31
Reasons switching from console to PC
Hi everyone am I big time game Collector recently I find myself moving towards to pc gaming more am trying to put an end to picking up future consoles lately they seems to be less effort put into making console games with bugs and big day one patchs so game feels more like digital than physical so I've decided to go full time on pc but am curious what's everyone elses reasons for switching to pc
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ShelLuser 2019 年 11 月 3 日 下午 1:20 
Well... my main concern is that I can continue playing my games. I got a PS3 10 or so years ago and I loved it, also got plenty of games for it. So now PS4 came out and obviously it's not backwards compatible so I can't play any of my PS3 games on there (which I think is utterly ridiculous). Meaning that if I want to go "PS4 only" I have to re-purchase all my favorite games again!

On PC I still sporadically play old DOS Yi-Gi-Oh games ("Power of Chaos" series), released last century and now (= 28+ years after date) I can still enjoy them.

And then there's another worry because PS4 charges a monthly fee just so that you can play online. Why would I need to pay for their Internet fees while I have Internet connection fees of my own to deal with? I mean, there's no other explanation for me (depending on the game type). Not to mention that if I play the same game on PC I can play multiplayer without any additional costs at all!

Then add this fun Steam community, a really cool (IMO) dedicated Steam controller, solid protection against nasties through the Steam guard app and you sometimes even get into contact directly with the devs on their awesome game forums.

The way I see things I saved a lot of money by not getting myself a PS4 and instead I spent some of that money on Steam. Now I can enjoy myself while playing games and knowing that I can continue to enjoy these games for many more years to come.

I don't necessarily dislike consoles mind you, I still keep my PS3 around for nostalgic reasons, but in the end I think it's a gigantic waste of money. If only they allowed modern versions to play games from older versions... that can't be so hard and would make a huge difference.

Well... their loss I'd say, good riddance too.
最后由 ShelLuser 编辑于; 2019 年 11 月 3 日 下午 5:41
RatchetPCGaming 2019 年 11 月 3 日 下午 3:28 
You make a really good valet point I agree with online console fees its ridiculous it should be free
Kargor 2019 年 11 月 3 日 下午 4:27 
I've never used consoles, so I didn't actually "switch".

However, I've yet to find a reason to get a console. We still have plenty of games on PC, and there's a good chance that games can still be used on a new PC in a few years -- something that consoles never got, as new consoles won't play the games from the earlier devices.

引用自 ShelLuser
Meaning that if I want to go "PS4 only" I have to re-purchase all my favorite games again!

Which might not even be possible, as game companies don't usually port all their games to the new console.
最后由 Kargor 编辑于; 2019 年 11 月 3 日 下午 4:34
Ness_and_Sonic 2019 年 11 月 3 日 下午 4:39 
Free online play. Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft demand money to play games online. Steam doesn't.
More games. PC gaming expands console gens.
Ability to use different controller types, might take a little research, but you can use many different types of controllers if you can connect them.
Modding. That Left 4 Dead 2 mod that replaces the coach with Winnie the Pooh Bear is entertaining, in my opinion.
Electric Cupcake 2019 年 11 月 3 日 下午 4:57 
I've been a PC gamer for over 30 years, and also have many fond memories of NES, SNES, Genesis, N64, Gameboy, GBA, Playstation 1-3, etc.

My thoughts pretty much mirror Yatzee Crowshaw's. PC is almost always superior (though sometimes overly complicated i.e. the original Witcher or System Shock), but if the game studio and publisher are incompetent or contemptuous of their customers (EA), PC experience can suck far, far worse than even a mediocre console release. And, as previous gens' hardware wears out, and rights owners shut down virtual consoles, or try to extort people with a BS subscription service, stuff like the PocketGo and Dragonbox Pyra and Retroflag and DigiRetroBoy and GPD XD will continue to rise to prominence. I totally swore off consoles and returned to my PC gaming roots after Sony's Other OS debacle and Nintendo discontinued the Wii-U before it's time. The least the bastards can do is continue all the Virtual Console stuff from the Wii and Wii-U to the Switch, but they obviously don't want our money. Finally giving an official Mother 1 release and then ripping it away was unforgivable. Also, the Wii-U and 3DS Zelda HD remasters need to come to Switch.
Electric Cupcake 2019 年 11 月 3 日 下午 5:05 
You know, there was a time when consoles could do stuff PCs couldn't. The legendary team that founded id Software got their start trying to get Mario to run well on a PC. For every one of their tech breakthroughs from then on, they were nice enough to share, so the entire industry (and modders and hobbyists) benefited. Bethesda's breaking the tradition of releasing each new version of idtech under the GPL after a few years is unforgivable. That's why Project Brutality Doom is still superior to NeuDoom. And John Carmack is off wasting time on silly, expensive VR novelties that'll never catch on for serious gaming.
RatchetPCGaming 2019 年 11 月 3 日 下午 5:41 
That is the biggest fear now at days that people could lose there digital purchases on the consoles at least steam still let's you download your games after they have being delisted from the store yeah they need to port the zelda remasters on the switch I actully prefer the switch as my personal own console over the xbox and ps4 there exclusives are expensive to buy and dont see much of a price drop but there games are perfect day one in my eyes you get what you pay for I do agree with you what they did with the vitural console was not right
Electric Cupcake 2019 年 11 月 3 日 下午 6:02 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLovITd-SUDzOm7vyonNZjEHQNOW65kpJm

Regarding the Crash of 1983, a few things:
1. ET wasn't responsible. Many of the attributes that are attributed to it's dismal failure were actually true of the other biggest failure of the time, Atari Pac-Man. In fact, the biggest cause of of the crash wasn't any single bad game, so much as market saturation.
2. While Nintendo's rise revitalized the gaming industry, it certainly didn't single-handedly "save video gaming." The PC gaming market had survived the crash just fine. Yeah, Tandy and Commodore and many of the other hardware companies went under or suffered huge losses, but the likes of Sierra and Origin and Broderbund remained strong, thanks to "IBM Clone" architecture providing a more or less stable, unified platform (not to ♥♥♥♥ on Apple ][e and C64 and Amiga fans. Those were also giants of the time in their own right. Love yah, Sabrina).

I wonder, are there any die-hard PowerPC architecture fans left?
最后由 Electric Cupcake 编辑于; 2019 年 11 月 3 日 下午 6:17
Quint the Alligator Snapper 2019 年 11 月 3 日 下午 6:28 
I didn't have money for an N64 back when it came out, so I fell off the console train back then. I still had my SNES and NES and GB and PC though, so I kept playing those.

Fast forward to now, and I've only picked up consoles many years late.

I'm fine with being on PC because PC has an extremely large (and basically infinite to the beginning of PC gaming) backcatalogue that I can potentially have access to. This backwards compatibility is unparalleled on any dedicated game system.

Also, I don't need to buy an extra machine to play my games if I'm gaming on PC. Can just use my cheapo school/work laptop for it.
craigal 2019 年 11 月 5 日 上午 12:37 
Why do you need to switch?

You can play both console and PC you know.
Ron 2019 年 11 月 5 日 上午 1:31 
I switched in the late 90's because there was so many cool FPS games on PC (i.e half-life, kingpin...)

An FPS with a controller? Forget it.
🅷🅴🆇🅴🅽 2019 年 11 月 5 日 上午 2:48 
I never touched a console except for 2-3 exclusive games. So I didn't need to switch. I already used the best system there is.
Hong Kong Phooey 2019 年 11 月 5 日 上午 9:54 
Consoles just feel like cycling with stabilisers on to me.
Zaskar 2019 年 11 月 5 日 上午 10:11 
引用自 peevvee
Hi everyone am I big time game Collector recently I find myself moving towards to pc gaming more am trying to put an end to picking up future consoles lately they seems to be less effort put into making console games with bugs and big day one patchs so game feels more like digital than physical so I've decided to go full time on pc but am curious what's everyone elses reasons for switching to pc

Well, consoles are pretty much small PCs. If you have enough money, PC will always be more powerful than the consoles since consoles cannot be upgraded and their price(the main reason why people plays on consoles) can't be too high so the hardware cannot be as well. Also, you have more games on PC as well as more freedom with the games files(modding, for exemple) and you don't need to pay a subscription to play online.
引用自 peevvee
Hi everyone am I big-time game Collector recently I find myself moving towards to pc gaming more am trying to put an end to picking up future consoles lately they seem to be less effort put into making console games with bugs and big day one patches so game feels more like digital than physical so I've decided to go full time on pc but am curious what's everyone else's reasons for switching to pc
I'll tell you the reasons I made the swap from console to PC gaming:
  • Mods: In recent years consoles have access to mods, but only certain types. You can mod most single-player games to your heart's content on the PC.
  • Hardware: Once a console launches, the hardware is set in stone and the parts are pre-chosen. With a PC you get to choose from the highest quality parts while choosing only what suits your needs. Consoles struggle to maintain a stable 30 FPS while on PC 60 FPS in the standard. If your hardware becomes outdated, you simply replace the outdated parts. When a console becomes outdated, you replace the entire console.
  • No Subscriptions: On a console, you have to pay a subscription fee just to play online, on the PC you don't.
  • Peripherals: On a console, you have to use the console's controller of choice (and recently keyboard and mouse has been allowed for certain games). On PC you can use your controller of choice freely no matter what it is.
  • Emulators: Consoles don't have access to emulators unless they're modded. On PC you can play past games with higher framerates and bug fixes via emulators.
  • Uses: Consoles are for gaming and watching Netflix on occasion. On PC you can turn it into a full-blown multimedia center and workstation.
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