Game Systems

oh thanks,

Mmm...I think that's a little general. Just cause you own one game system doesn't always mean it's your favorite (although, usually it does because you wouldn't have bought it otherwise probably). What about people who own more than one? Which one do you pick? I know people who have a couple of those. They enjoy all of them. But anyways.

I'm a PC gamer myself. I grew up without a game system and my parents wouldn't let me have one. I did get to do a little N64 growing up, though, and think it's either the greatest or one of the greatest game systems in it's context. But, I think PC gaming is much better. As an advantage, you can have more controls to do things. Also, you can do other things on a PC you can't really do on other platforms such as text in game and run other programs if you are waiting or have another reason to be afk in game. In general, the PC also has a much greater audience. Many people have a computer for one reason or another. Since you already have it, you don't have to buy a costly game system in order to play games. Not all games are available for PC, but most are which means you can play just about anything that you can also play on any other game system. The PC seems much more versatile and effecting for game playing than other game systems, but that's just an opinion. But I'm sure that if you played it as much as I do, you'd be inclined to feel the same way.

The PS3 is the superior console technically (excluding PC's, which can exceed any console).
However, having played on both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live, I will say that I prefer the Xbox 360.
The Wii in my eyes just fails. It's a bit of fun for awhile with friends, but other than that, it just sucks.

On the last part, I would say I agree, except that if you play on a console enough, it becomes very easy and natural to aim. Because I never played on a console as much as the average person, I'm always at a disadvantage in any console game, esp. first person shooters. Depending on how long you play a console, you will be a much better person with the controller. But, saying that, I think that for any gamer level, it's very simple to use the mouse to point and click. But if you already have the practice in on a console, I'd have no problem of sticking to it.

I dunno. Sonys previous consoles are all at about 10 years. Nintendos are all over the place. The xbox did last 5 years. And the 360 is in it's fifth or sixth year now.

Your right about the no need though, the next wave of them to hit are going to need more than better graphics so it should be interesting when they do release. Ideally i could go for a new console 2013-2015 myself tbh. I

One of the problems with console development is that unlike PC games, they are designed for a specific hardware set. You can't design a game that taxes the current console, as people can't upgrade to be able to play more effectively.

As much as I'd love to see a new generation of consoles, nothing is at the point in which the hardware *needs* to be upgraded. The only game that would be a great port to the consoles that could really test what they can do would be Crysis / Crysis 2, though the developers have said that they have no plans to do so. So, until the majority of PC games require hardware that consoles don't have, I doubt we'll be seeing an upgrade. (I know about console specific games, but those are designed to work well on the console they are designed for, and could potentially be better if better hardware was available)

This being said, I'm more of a PC gamer. Upgradability is great, though I prefer the openness of the communities of PC gaming. With most widely used games, you can find some type of modification, be it a new skin pack for characters or items, or a full new game mode. You can't find that type of openness on the consoles.