PC games vs xbox360 games

[The Apprentice]

There's several good points in having a gaming pc. Games are cheaper vs 360, fps are better on the PC, greater option of control, better customization, plus you get a PC that you can do anything on.

Sure, games are cheap on PC, but often they have serious bugs that are fixed in a nausiating series of patches and fixes, or worse: "updates" Nothing better than going to play your newly installed software only to find you have to wait two hours for an update to download and install so you can't exploit some money-giving glitch that you would have never found in the first place.

I've said it before and I will always stick to it: PCs are the last resort. I will never buy a "gaming rig" because nomater how dressed up the casing is or how "with it" the naming trend is. ("Hey guys, lets call our generic Windows-box an 'Alienware'!!!1! Get it?!?! It's ALIEN because its advanced, and it's WARE because it's computer related!!1!" Zomg, somebody give that marketing-exec a cookie)

In the end their all just a bunch of retarded, incompatible idiot-boxes that manufacturers build a billion parts and prebuilt rigs to run the latest "cutting edge" bloated version of Windows. It doesn't matter how much money you spend, either. They go out of production and streight into the garage sales and pawn shops withen a couple of years as soon as GAME X decides it will only run on Nvidia or GAME Y decides it will only run on ATI. I don't care if that's a terrible example, it happens that way so fast and so often you'll wonder why you got a "gaming rig" in the first place.

Meanwhile PS2 owners dropped half the ammount of money for a modern gaming rig into a PS2 and accessories at launch 7 years ago and are still getting quality games at a respectable rate.

PCs do, however, make terrific office buddies, as well as a perfect home for malware and computer-crashing bugs.

You talk about idiot-boxes, but if you have had the kinds of experiences you describe here with your PCs, I can only assume that you sir, are the idiot to those boxes. Clearly, you're doing something wrong.

Additional points:

My Playstations have given me more headaches than my PCs ever have, and from everything I hear, the 360 is far less stable than that.

PS2 is NOT receiving quality games at a respectable rate. for the first 2 and a half years, the system barely got anything worth playing, and for the last year or more, it's getting nothing but horrible salvaged down-ports from the current consoles, which often look worse than even the launch titles did originally.

What PC games run on nothing but the highest of end hardware? Besides Crysis, name me some. Go on. Feel free to validate the stereotype. I'd love to hear this because developers are not all stupid. Most do realize that to maximize sales, you must offer a game that will run on 5 year old machines or beyond.

With consoles becoming more like PCs with every generation, they too, are becoming buggy on launch. This is not a PC exclusive flaw. Countless games arrive on consoles with major issues, and you're lucky if they get patched out eventually. Blame the industry's rushed schedule. Most companies insist on meeting deadlines that are impossible without sacrificing the bug testing portion of the process.

Wow, are the console that close to being PCs already? I guess I'll be playing Dreamcast for the rest of my life. Really though, adding sarcasm to your questions won't make me want to explain myself any more than asking nicely, and your post seems to accuse me of *gasp* not knowing what I'm talking about. I wouldn't feel this way about PC gaming if I hadn't experienced all of the above. What seperates me from the "PC gaming crowd" is that I have very little money, only enough to afford the newest consoles. How far could $300 go to getting me a good gaming PC? Not far. How far could it go with a console? Enough to play Fallout 3.

I'm not going to argue with the Moderator, I've been down this path before and I know the kind of brilliance that awaits me there:

I own X and I criticize X.
I don't own X but I can say X is holy and that YOU don't get it!
<arguement insues>

[Mozgus]

Wow, are the console that close to being PCs already? I guess I'll be playing Dreamcast for the rest of my life. Really though, adding sarcasm to your questions won't make me want to explain myself any more than asking nicely, and your post seems to accuse me of *gasp* not knowing what I'm talking about. I wouldn't feel this way about PC gaming if I hadn't experienced all of the above. What seperates me from the "PC gaming crowd" is that I have very little money, only enough to afford the newest consoles. How far could $300 go to getting me a good gaming PC? Not far.

I'm not going to argue with the Moderator, I've been down this path before and I know the kind of brilliance that awaits me there:

I own X and I criticize X.
I don't own X but I can say X is holy and that YOU don't get it!
<arguement insues>

It's always a clear sign of victory when my opponent resorts to bringing up my mod status as if I'm some bully. "I'd totally win if you weren't some ban-happy mod." is what you're saying. Words put you in your hole. Not some threatening status. I've never abused any power here. If I did, I wouldn't be here anymore.

Yes, $300 can get you a gaming PC on par with mine. Once again, you have no clue what you're talking about. That is indeed what I am accusing you of. Deal.

[The Apprentice]

Wow, are the console that close to being PCs already? I guess I'll be playing Dreamcast for the rest of my life. Really though, adding sarcasm to your questions won't make me want to explain myself any more than asking nicely, and your post seems to accuse me of *gasp* not knowing what I'm talking about. I wouldn't feel this way about PC gaming if I hadn't experienced all of the above. What seperates me from the "PC gaming crowd" is that I have very little money, only enough to afford the newest consoles. How far could $300 go to getting me a good gaming PC? Not far.

I'm not going to argue with the Moderator, I've been down this path before and I know the kind of brilliance that awaits me there:

I own X and I criticize X.
I don't own X but I can say X is holy and that YOU don't get it!
<arguement insues>

It's always a clear sign of victory when my opponent resorts to bringing up my mod status as if I'm some bully. "I'd totally win if you weren't some ban-happy mod." is what you're saying. Words put you in your hole. Not some threatening status. I've never abused any power here. If I did, I wouldn't be here anymore.

Yes, $300 can get you a gaming PC on par with mine. Once again, you have no clue what you're talking about. That is indeed what I am accusing you of. Deal.

1. I am well aware of the fact that moderators cannot ban people.

2. I didn't realize you were seeking victory. What did you win? A trophy that says "Most impolite internet user"?

3. I call you moderator not because I see you as a bully, but because I feel I have to remind you sometimes that moderators are here to keep things under control. All you seem to be interrested in is internet "victory". How pathetic! Aren't you supposed to be older than me?

4. I have no idea what you mean by "Deal." Was it supposed to be a period on the end of your internet tough guy statement?

5. I did not accuse you of abusing power. What I accuse you now of wasting my time, you arrogant piece of trash.

[Mozgus]

Like I always say around here, if you're wrong, I will tell you. You were wrong, and so I told you.

Only one of us is doing the taunting and name calling around here. So yeah, you're right. You're totally acting your age. Good job.