console vs PC

hi

i am in a dilemma whether to go for a console or a high end gaming pc. price is not a factor. just jittery whthr advancing technology will make the present tech obsolete.
can ya guyz contribute ur experiences??

[sakumar79]

Whether you go for console or pc, advancing technology will outdate current tech.... With console, you get more dependable gaming because config is fixed and therefore testing is easier, whereas in pc, you can get crashes because each persons gaming rig is different and developpers cannot test for various combinations of rigs... Also, I think consoles games are more advanced and offer better gameplay but I am not sure... On the other hand, pcs have wider variety of games... And pc games are cheaper I think... And upgrading can be a stage-by-stage process...

Arun

[nepcker]

If you can afford monster PCs like the Mac Pro, go for it, as they give you better expandability. But if you can't, consoles are for you.

[Goten]

Better go for console if u can afford HDTV.

PCS are the best but u always gotta upgrade.

Peace~~~!

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

Consoles win Hands down , there's nothin to ask ( except if u play RTS games like Age of empires , etc , though now u can also plug in ur USB mouse n keyboard to your 360 n play RTS games with them )

[Harvik780]

Definitely go for consoles.As they prove cheaper in the long run.Ps3 is touted to last 10 years.

thanks a million guyz

[Quiz_Master]

But there are a million things you can do with PCs.
Apart from gaming you can use your Gaming rig as a super-multimedia machine.
You said you dont have money prob. then why not buy a PC.
Yeah you will need to update it regularly but there are some genres best played on PCs like FPS and Stretagy.
My recommandation go for a PC.

[Harvik780]

Did u forget that the ps3 has linux on it.U can attach a usb mouse and keyboard and do anything u could with a normal pc..

[Pathik]

go 4 a pc

If you do know that Current consoles are useless next to PC due to current consoles can not run DirectX-10 Games.

[Harvik780]

Originally Posted by thunderbird.117

If you do know that Current consoles are useless next to PC due to current consoles can not run DirectX-10 Games.

The current consoles r so powerful that they do not need DirectX 10.The effects in DirectX 10 r even possible in current consoles if processed with shader model 3.0.And Microsoft is working on bringing updates with games so as to it can match up to DirectX 10.I know there r some better graphical results with DirectX 10 but it's not due to hardware alone but it's mainly due to software.These graphical results are even possible with shader 3.0 hardware if the software is altered..

[s18000rpm]

i read somewhere that X360 & PS3 are equivalent of a PC with 7900GT/ATi x1900 +C2D.

[Harvik780]

Originally Posted by s18000rpm

i read somewhere that X360 & PS3 are equivalent of a PC with 7900GT/ATi x1900 +C2D.

But in a pc the hardware and software both play a crucial role whereas in a console the hardware plays the major role followed by the software.In the pc the softwares are written for a wide range of hardware.As such they need APIs which in turn increases the time required to process instruction via hardware.But for consoles the the software r specifically written for the hardware as it's constant as such the consoles require less time to process instructions compared to equivalent pcs..

[The Outsider]

i think its bout the genre and the titles you prefer,
for example, being a tekken player i would prefer ps3 over pc anyday provided all i have to do is game

[aryayush]

If you are a Windows kind of guy, you would prefer a PC for gaming.

If you are a Mac user, you would prefer consoles.

If you use Linux, you aren't into gaming anyway.

[Third Eye]

Go for PC
PC mein game khelne ka kuch hor hi maza hain

[Harvik780]

Originally Posted by tech_mastermind

Go for PC
PC mein game khelne ka kuch hor hi maza hain

Hain jab slow chalta hai or framerate drop hota hai to bara maja ata hai.

[Third Eye]

Originally Posted by Harvik780

Hain jab slow chalta hai or framerate drop hota hai to bara maja ata hai.

Hor jab console ke liye 5000-6000 rupya ki game kharidne ki bari aati hain tab bahut maza aata hain

[Harvik780]

Originally Posted by tech_mastermind

60000 ka graphic card

XFX ka graphics card Geforce 8800 GTX jo best hai uska price 60000 hai.Aur hain wo plastation 3 ke graphics crad se sirf hardware rendered double performance deta hai(software rendered ka keh nahi sakte) phir bhi itna price.Price rashi peripherals ke site per dekh lo.Are posts apne aap hi delete ho gaye..

[Harvik780]

Originally Posted by tech_mastermind

Kaun kehta hain ki mehanga ki kharido

Agar mehanga nahi kharidoge to High def par nahi khel paoge.Jabki ps3 or xbox 360 par tum high def par khel sakte ho.Aur aapko ek hig def tv as low as 22000 main mil sakta hai.Or nahi to a monitor leke aur a HD tuner leke bhi khel sakte ho jo aur bhi sasta hoga..

[Third Eye]

Originally Posted by Harvik780

Agar mehanga nahi kharidoge to High def par nahi khel paoge.Jabki ps3 or xbox 360 par tum high def par khel sakte ho.Aur aapko ek hig def tv as low as 22000 main mil sakta hai.Or nahi to a monitor leke aur a HD tuner leke bhi khel sakte ho jo aur bhi sasta hoga..

If console is so powerful then why Crytek is not developing Crysis for it ?

Originally Posted by Harvik780

The current consoles r so powerful that they do not need DirectX 10.The effects in DirectX 10 r even possible in current consoles if processed with shader model 3.0.And Microsoft is working on bringing updates with games so as to it can match up to DirectX 10.I know there r some better graphical results with DirectX 10 but it's not due to hardware alone but it's mainly due to software.These graphical results are even possible with shader 3.0 hardware if the software is altered..

In what ways is the current consoles are powerful?. Is what way direcx 10, shader effects are possible in PC?. Who told you that microsoft is working on update to help with their consoles?. X360 can not do directx 10 effects. Software emulation will not a thing.

I suggest you to talk a expert consoles developers. To get a idea how consoles work. I dont have much knowledge how consoles work. I dont have a console to reverse enginnering it.

Also meanwhile read this :- http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070420/...gQO9v.O5rMWM0F

@s18000rpm :- I dont know who told you that. Equivalent to pc thing. But it is not all true.

Why consoles are ruiling over PC is not due to hardware it is due to games. While consoles have got so many games which pc does not have. Nowdays many exculsive games are coming to PC.

Also if you got time see the visual effects which is compared with PC and X360 on the lost planet thread which i created. So comparing consoles with PC is worthless for anyone who tries to challenge with it.

Originally Posted by tech_mastermind

I know what are consoles.
If console are so powerful then why Crytek is not developing Crysis for it ?

Simple answer. Consoles can not do what pc does. Crysis full effects can be seen when people have directx 10 cards. Consoles is different it is not able to do anything much. I dont know who got the idea of telling consoles are powerful. I wonder if this people can define "powerful".

[Harvik780]

Originally Posted by thunderbird.117

In what ways is the current consoles are powerful?. Is what way direcx 10, shader effects are possible in PC?. Who told you that microsoft is working on update to help with their consoles?. X360 can not do directx 10 effects. Software emulation will not a thing.

I suggest you to talk a expert consoles developers. To get a idea how consoles work. I dont have much knowledge how consoles work. I dont have a console to reverse enginnering it.

Also meanwhile read this :- http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070420/...gQO9v.O5rMWM0F

@s18000rpm :- I dont know who told you that. Equivalent to pc thing. But it is not all true.

Why consoles are ruiling over PC is not due to hardware it is due to games. While consoles have got so many games which pc does not have. Nowdays many exculsive games are coming to PC.

Also if you got time see the visual effects which is compared with PC and X360 on the lost planet thread which i created. So comparing consoles with PC is worthless for anyone who tries to challenge with it.



Simple answer. Consoles can not do what pc does. Crysis full effects can be seen when people have directx 10 cards. Consoles is different it is not able to do anything much. I dont know who got the idea of telling consoles are powerful. I wonder if this people can define "powerful".

I don't think u read digit.It was in digit where i read that the ps 3 has a total power processing capability of 2teraflops.Now compare it to an average pc and tell me if i m wrong..

Originally Posted by tech_mastermind

If console is so powerful then why Crytek is not developing Crysis for it ?

They must be having a powerful reason behind it.

Originally Posted by Harvik780

I don't think u read digit.It was in digit where i read that the ps 3 has a total power processing capability of 2teraflops.Now compare it to an average pc and tell me if i m wrong..

They must be having a powerful reason behind it.

Digit information can be wrong. I dont trust on magazine that do test. I rather ask a console expert and looking at digit and say oh PS3 is damn powerful yeah right. Dont trust what digit says. Look has said comparing with consoles with PC is worthless. It does not matter how powerful it is but how they are going to utilises it. It does not at all matter if PS3 is powerful it is nothing but a box. PS3 is not selling that well in console market. People just buy consoles just for games. If they want to do something they can get a pc.

[aryayush]

Corection, they are not just for games nowadays - not when they can play high definition movies out of the box.

And yeah, basically they are just for entertainment. Just like your soap is just for cleaning, you glasses are just for drinking and you nail cutter is just for cutting nails. What seems to be the problem with that!

And BTW, you can also use them as paperweights, if you want some more functionality. They would be a little expensive though, as far as paperweights go...

Originally Posted by aryayush

Corection, they are not just for games nowadays - not when they can play high definition movies out of the box.

And yeah, basically they are just for entertainment. Just like your soap is just for cleaning, you glasses are just for drinking and you nail cutter is just for cutting nails. What seems to be the problem with that!

And BTW, you can also use them as paperweights, if you want some more functionality. They would be a little expensive though, as far as paperweights go...

How of them would go for high defination movies?. Certainly it will come. Sony has jumped in the wagon early. Before sony products was so great that the quality is awesome. Nowdays sony products are useless. Their products are full of Drm and not working and always having some problems after products. Sony is digging their own grave.

[Harvik780]

Originally Posted by tech_mastermind

If console is so powerful then why Crytek is not developing Crysis for it ?

It was sony who also stated that playstation 3 has a performance point of 2 teraflops.And on gamer tv this week EA officials confirmed that crysis won't be ported to the next gen consoles but the cryengine 2 will be ported to the consoles.

[Who]

That sums up console is the best choice for one time payment then that's it , enjoy the gaming for 5 years so with full effects turned on while with PC YOU GOTTA UPGRADE every year to play with max details, The choice is yours.

[aryayush]

Originally Posted by thunderbird.117

Their products are full of Drm

Ah, that argument. I dunno why everyone is so uptight about DRM but I have never had any problem with anything even remotely related to DRM. It has been blown up out of proportion and over hyped. DRM is not as serious a problem as it is made out to be and Sony is no worse than other corporations.

Originally Posted by thunderbird.117

and not working

WOW! That is a good point. I wonder how they are so successful and almost in every electronics field then. Every company turns out lemons once in a while. Maybe a DVD writer you bought from Sony was not working. It does not mean the company makes crap products.

Originally Posted by thunderbird.117

and always having some problems after products.

And this is supposed to be different from the previous point...

Basically, you are against Sony without any apparent reason and are forcing your opinion upon others (sort of like I used to do in the not too distant past). That won't get you anywhere. PS3 is a very good console. Yes, it is overpriced. When people stop buying it, the prices will gradually come down. But it is meant for entertainment and it does that well.

And don't you brush away high definition buddy. You haven't experienced it. My friend bought a DVD the other day and was going on and on about the quality. I told him to shut his gob and declared that the quality was pathetic. He showed me the DVD and of course, it looked awful even on my tiny 17 inch screen. Then I showed him some 720p content. I was planning on bringing out the 1080p too, but suffice it to say, I never got there. And he won't ever bring a DVD for watching with me again.
Once you see high definition, man - you will forget everything else. I deleted my collection of hundred movies in CD quality after I got addicted to high definition. They used to be precious to me but well, HD tends to change your mind rather quick.