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Jmac · 12-02-2009, 06:13 PM

This thread is sad ...

I game at least a little bit every day and, according to my Vista Performance & Reliability Monitor, I haven't had a piece of software crash on me since July 20, 2008 (17 months ago, GRID) and I've had a 10.00 Reliability Index since then.

This is a computer I spent roughly $1000 on 2 years ago and it still plays the majority of games at high settings (GTA IV the only one not at high, but still looks better than PS3/Console).

I have about 30 games I've purchased through Steam and another 15 or so not through Steam over the years (since 2003). Most of the games I've got on Steam I got on half-price specials within a month or 2 of release (and PC games are already cheaper than consoles). Adding everything up, I've spent probably about $1200 on games over the last 6 years. On a console, not only could I NOT carry those over to the next console in many cases, but I would only have got about 20 games within 2 months of release instead of 45 and those games will carry over to my next PC as well, unlike the consoles.

PCs can use the XBOX 360 controllers w/o any issue; PCs can be hooked up to your HDTV; a keyboard/mouse is not useless on a couch (assuming you have a wide armrest, that's how I game).

6insomnia9 · 12-02-2009, 06:43 PM

Lawl i'm a PC guy as well, i bought a PS3 80gb (the good one , which played PS2 games) back in a day, got bored of it in like a month and sold it. I haven't bought a console since then... Don't get me wrong, consoles are great , but can't beat the good ol' keyboard and mouse. And buying games on pc, fuck that. Haven't bought a games since torrents were out, so.. basically since the internet was born. I mean why pay for something when you get it for free? lol.

underscore · 12-02-2009, 06:55 PM

piracy kills gaming. if you just wanna try it out, sure, but if you like the game you should actually buy it.

6insomnia9 · 12-02-2009, 07:03 PM

I have other things to waste money on, barely anytime to play games now a days

Jmac · 12-02-2009, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 6insomnia9

Lawl i'm a PC guy as well, i bought a PS3 80gb (the good one , which played PS2 games) back in a day, got bored of it in like a month and sold it. I haven't bought a console since then... Don't get me wrong, consoles are great , but can't beat the good ol' keyboard and mouse. And buying games on pc, fuck that. Haven't bought a games since torrents were out, so.. basically since the internet was born. I mean why pay for something when you get it for free? lol.

I used to be the same way, but spending like $20-$50/month on a game or 2 isn't as big of a deal as it used to be. That's 1-2 hours of work now

twitchyzero · 12-02-2009, 09:22 PM

PC games that are only singleplayer = torrent. Once i've tried it's enjoyable i'll go buy it for console when it goes for cheap.
PC games with great MP = buy
although console games are more expensive...i feel that overtime their value is more worthy (something that I would collect and not throw away).

Nowadays for PC games I always opt for steam if possible.

6insomnia9 · 12-02-2009, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by twitchyzero

PC games that are only singleplayer = torrent. Once i've tried it's enjoyable i'll go buy it for console when it goes for cheap.
PC games with great MP = buy
although console games are more expensive...i feel that overtime their value is more worthy (something that I would collect and not throw away).

Nowadays for PC games I always opt for steam if possible.

Yeah, i torrent singeplayer games.

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Originally Posted by Jmac

I used to be the same way, but spending like $20-$50/month on a game or 2 isn't as big of a deal as it used to be. That's 1-2 hours of work now

I mean I don't want to be an asshole but that's how i see things, the only game I've bought recently was like L4D/2.