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Posted by: Ryanman7
Posted by: Recoton007
It’s not just that Gaming PCs are expensive, but also that people do not know how to make computers that can play games well. Should I get a Nvidia 8400 gt oc or an ATI x50millionthousand 512mb special noob edition. There is no clean cut system that says, if you get this graphics card, it will run these games. The console saves a lot more stress because you know that you will be able to play EVERY game. Assuming you don’t rrod.
Recoton... you're wrong man. Straight up. I don't know where you've been, but you can get a PC that runs ANYTHING at greater than HD resolutions and absurd framerates for under a grand. Expensive? Not in my mind, considering you can do EVERYTHING on said PC including gaming.
There ARE clean cut systems. An 8800GT will run anything on the market, bar none. I have a suspicion that you've never built your own system, nor know very much about hardware. Of course an 8400 isn't the best! it's an entry level card aimed at HTPC users or those who don't have enough money to go for the value segment. Unfortunately for your argument, it will still run ANYTHING. Wether it runs it well or not is a different story entirely but it will do it.
There are a lot of things that make console gaming stressful, in my humble opinion. 60 dollar games? No open source software? inferior control scheme? a terrible community? inferior graphics? and of course, like you said, the RROD but to be fair MS does a decent job of repairing those systems. I've never had hardware fail on my PC but I might be lucky.
Sure I have to deal with drivers. But at least I get to choose my own experience while gaming, and I get free content everywhere. I could go on for years but your post is ignorant, in summary.
You misunderstand my comment. There is no doubt that you can get a decent gaming machine for under a grand. Crytek showed off a $700 computer that could run Crysis on high settings, and that was a while ago. When I named the 8400, I was not referring to it, so much as I was referring to the arbitrary numbering system. For example, to an outsider who is unfamiliar with graphics card specs, the title 8800 GT OC would seem just as confusing as a bunch of random numbers thrown together. Average consumers do not have the time or patience to try and understand the specs of a graphics card. Buying a xbox360, ps3, or n64 simplifies the process by assuring that the game will work on your console. Also, the game is designed for the console it is made for, so there will be no problems like "your graphics card does not support this game because of so and so." If you want an actual case of this, take the average graphics chip the Intel GMA X300. It is incompatible with half of the games out there, including TES4: Oblivion and COD2+4.
To clarify my own background, I have had all sorts of graphics cards and chips, and I know the satisfaction on the consoles, of knowing that you will not have to fuss with any settings to make the game run smoothly. Nevertheless I prefer the PC, because the same freedom which you like.
Let me also add that you seem completely ignorant of Starforce, which is a perfect example of PC gaming gone horribly wrong. Starforce, in case you don't know, is the crappiest CD protection program in existence, and became progressively worse as piracy on the PC became more and more of a problem. The Starforce protection program is now so bad, that everyone (game developers) refuses to use it, and those who do are boycotted. When Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory used the software, it became completely incompatible with Windows Vista, which left me with a game that was completely useless. The PC is plagued with all sorts of problems, which makes the console constantly tempting. Assuming the console does not have a rrod, the console is the most stable and stress-free choice, which was the purpose of my excerpt.
[Edited on 04.20.2008 3:21 PM PDT]