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Hardcore PC gamer buys console

As a PC gamer, would you buy a console to play online with your console friends?


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Rocket League also allows cross play between PC and PS4. Maybe soon to be XB1 but thats unconfirmed.
Not a shooter.

If you don't have a console, you're missing out on great games and it is nobody's fault but your own.
You're also missing out on great games on PC because there's more great games than time in a lifespan.

There is more than just a PC for games, and there are some console games PCs can't touch.
And console gamers will never experience great titles like Shadowrun Returns and CONSORTIUM.
 
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The point is that really this gen of consoles is not worth the money... leaving aside the mocking, just content wise.

At this point, I am inclined to agree. Actually, from solely number point of view, it's getting worse. PS2 (w0w!) -> PS3 (O...kay) -> PS4 (Meh)
 
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I'm inclined to agree on both fronts, I personally don't feel any truly "good" content has been coming out.
 
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I don't see a problem about buying a console even if you have a powerful pc.
I see a problem about buying a console if you have a TV like me.
 
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I don't see a problem about buying a console even if you have a powerful pc.
I see a problem about buying a console if you have a TV like me.
Bruh, that's perfect for some dank ass NES action.
 

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Great for shooters too with <1ms response time.
 
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I am considering a ps4 or xbox1 to play with my friends that do not have a gaming pc. I have had an xbox360 for a few years. I just find hard to shell out $400 for a console when I have my tower and laptop to play on.
 
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Most of my console friends also have a pc. And after what i taught them, bout overclocking and the possibilities of whatever they dreamed they built there own. I have 2 that turned into total junkies and they have nicer pc than me now. After years of pc gaming those consoles just do not cut it for me. The only thing i can say i truly miss is Madden Football...no idea why they do not make it for the pc anymore. Tecmo Bowl was my first football game good times.
 

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I think only the fun is really important, not so much the hardware. But if it's about money I'd gladly chose the PC again, as it's waaaay more flexible. Also I used my PC for "console style" gaming too, with a XB360 controller + HDMI to my HDTV. It was somewhat cool. A selfmade "PC console" is maybe best of both worlds. That said, steam machine could be the best console ever.

I started as a console player with NES/SNES/N64. Some time when I had the SNES I got my first PC, it was what I really wanted all along (I was 13). That's why I didn't buy any console after N64, until 5 years back, where I bought a cheap used PS2 Slim with 2 controllers and a bunch of games, because I was curious. I enjoyed playing with the PS2, multiplayer that is, but I don't think I would really miss it. Also I think Nintendo consoles are somewhat cooler, because they give you special opportunities you don't have with the other consoles, or I simply like the Nintendo games more. I think the other consoles are pretty replacable (by a PC that is). I'll never forget the SNES/Nintendo 64 game sessions with my friends and my dad.

btw. all my friends play with the PC, but some of them also have consoles.
 
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One day we will evolve and be past this childish nonsense, but that day is not today. :rolleyes:

My toy is better!
Nah uh, mine is!
Oh yah well my dad can beat up your dad!
Oh yah well my mom can beat up your mom and dad. And then my dog will beat YOU up and I will steal your toy and have both toys!

:nutkick:
 
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One day we will evolve and be past this childish nonsense, but that day is not today. :rolleyes:

My toy is better!
Nah uh, mine is!
Oh yah well my day can beat up your dad!
Oh yah well my mom can beat up your mom and dad. And then my dog will beat YOU up and I will steal your toy and have both toys!

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Rubbish... human kind has built nukes to maintain competition. This childish so called game is just a primal instinct to learn and survive. It cannot be shut off. It needs to be cherished and maintained... just bigger toys... otherwise the coffin is also a vialable option.
 
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Since the current generation of consoles makes use of the x86 architecture for the very first time, it should come as no surprise that less and less exclusive titles see the light of day.
This circumstance provides Nintendo with a huge opportunity to regain its former strength (setting themselves apart from Playstation and Xbox due to exclusives) and I hope they actually see this opportunity and take advantage of it.
 
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Rubbish... human kind has built nukes to maintain competition. This childish so called game is just a primal instinct to learn and survive. It cannot be shut off. It needs to be cherished and maintained... just bigger toys... otherwise the coffin is also a vialable option.
That is the worst analogy - Gaming Mediums vs Nukes and Super Powers ...seriously??? You're trying way too hard. The two have absolutely nothing in common and there is nothing to be gained with in-fighting among gamers.

People who love to play games are stereotyped as it is, we don't need to kick each other in the teeth as well. There are plenty of people who look down on us. Stupid debates like this only reinforce their beliefs.
 
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That is the worst analogy - Gaming Mediums vs Nukes and Super Powers ...seriously??? You're trying way too hard. The two have absolutely nothing in common and there is nothing to be gained with in-fighting among gamers.

People who love to play games are stereotyped as it is, we don't need to kick each other in the teeth as well. There are plenty of people who look down on us. Stupid debates like this only reinforce their beliefs.

I think you missed the sarcasm.
 
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I bought a PS3 once, plus a bunch of games that I don't recall the name of. After 2 weeks of use, it has spent the last 2 years as a DVD player in the bedroom.

My *two* PS3's are still in service as media centers. Both have disc problems, and the first one has seen close to 1000 hours of use, of which the vast majority on exclusives and PS2 games... and CoD Modern Warfare (1). After that, consoles went downhill faster than anyone could have imagined. The PS3 was the last good console offering really, with the PS2 topping the chart for all time imo. Right now it's become a shameless money grab, the consoles' specs are by no means impressive anymore, online costs money even though you are constantly hammered by advertisement from Sony, and the exclusives are extremely rare. I have yet to see a real system seller game for the PS4 too, 99% is ported junk, hell even MGS is out for PC (earlier MGS games had me buying that second PS3 :D).
 
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If a console game is good enough and the people who make it aren't mouth-breathing retards, it will eventually be ported to PC. If not, there will eventually be an emulator that runs it. Either way I'm not paying good money for what is essentially a computer that can only be used for a subset of gaming.
 
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this appears to be microsofts new ads.. someone took a pic of them talking at a convention and now its all about mooshy gamer love :pimp:
she is really pretty in real life tho so i dont think he would care if she was wearing a trash bag :rolleyes:
edit-if there is any girl here that even lets people on online games know they are a girl this is what its like :shadedshu: especially on the consoles
 
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Thread title Harrcore PC gamer
Of course your Harrcore cause only a gamer without the D buys a console

trololololol
Dammit, I knew something didn't look right with it. :laugh:

I only realized it when I read your cheeky post though. I've asked the mods to correct the spelling, as the editing window has now closed.

EVERYONE: I'll be making more replies on here to some of you later when I get a chance. :)
 

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Ya and? We're talking about games in general. Not specifically shooters. Youre referencing shooters.
Rainbow Six Siege, the reason he bought the console, is a shooter.
 
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IMO a hardcore gamer is someone that plays games on any and every system he/she can get their little hands on. PC, console, etc.

Those that stick to strictly PC or strictly console are not hard-core at all. They are soft-core. mmmmmmm
 
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No.

But I do not play online at all, so...
 
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Screw all that, I´m multicore.
 
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IMO a hardcore gamer is someone that plays games on any and every system he/she can get their little hands on. PC, console, etc.

Those that stick to strictly PC or strictly console are not hard-core at all. They are soft-core. mmmmmmm
YEP... not wrong ... and make me think ... that the more game and game medium you have the more hardcore it is ... o_O

a post full of sense ... i am impressed

ie: i also game a lot on my smartphone with a MOGA Pocket controller ... :laugh: for my PSP and PSX games i still own but my PSP and PSX were replaced by PPSSPP and FPse on my phone ... 2 device less i need to carry ... and my PS2 is replaced by PCSX2 on my computer ... (altho i still have a PS2 platinum that i won in a giveaway ) same goes for my Dreamcase NES SNES Saturn (still have a Dreamcast and a Saturn also ... )

i love games ... i love them on all medium if they are exclusive to one medium or another... i like PC for versatility .... i like console for simplicity .... (a split Halo Reach with a friend ... yep priceless and simple ... fun )

end words (for me) Elitist are wrong no matter what cause they defend ... ( example : you pay a premium in a f2p mmo and you call free players "pleb", then you are a jerk not a elite ahaha )
 

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IMO a hardcore gamer is someone that plays games on any and every system he/she can get their little hands on. PC, console, etc.

Those that stick to strictly PC or strictly console are not hard-core at all. They are soft-core. mmmmmmm
Like I said, there's more games on PC than time to play in a lifetime. I play ~100 hours of games/week and my backlog of games to play is still greater than 50 with a wishlist 90 long. A lot of those titles are multiplatform releases. There are more PC exclusives than console exclusives.
 
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