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Posted by: Grumpy1
Yeah, since I'm on a very limited income, I'd rather spend 3 or 4 hundred on a console than 800 or so on another PC because I already have my PC. The reason I would not run games on my PC is for the reasons I stated above but mostly it's cost.That's not really the case. What I'm trying to say is you can take your PC you already have and upgrade it to being a gaming PC for around the same amount of money as it is to buy a console. Even then there are tons of games you can get that are of the best quality that are still well populated even though of their age. (Counter-Strike 1.6/Source, Quake Live, Unreal Tournament '99, Unreal Tournament 2k4, Halo PC, etc.)
For me and a lot of people it's about money rather than quality. The quality of PC gaming is tied to how much you can afford in hardware so a PC might very well be inferior to a console because the consumer can't afford anything but a basic computer.If you only care about graphics then you're absolutely right, but the truth is it's not all about that. PC gaming is great for countless things like modding, interactive communities, and long-lasting life-spans in games. If PC gaming were all about graphics it wouldn't have most of its populated games being older titles. (Like the ones I named before). Even when I had an outdated computer I played it more due to those qualities alone.
That's just my take on things. If PC's and consoles were the same price I would take a PC every time I believe.Like I've been saying, they essentially are. The thing that makes people feel they cost more money is the excess stuff everyone most likely already has in their PCs.
Again, all of this is completely beside the point. I was comparing Halo: Combat Evolved PC and Halo: Combat Evolved Xbox. Even a low-end PC can play Halo: Combat Evolved PC in a way that I described as being better than the Xbox version.
This has really gone off topic. I'm sorry for causing it to go so off course.
[Edited on 01.06.2012 11:41 PM PST]