Preference: Personal Computer or Consoles?

[Kaisha]

I'll leave this here as another reason why PCs are greater than Console from MechWarrior Online.

Sometimes the forced Q&A process for launching an update on a console can be a good thing.

Imagine if MMO developers actually had to test their shit on PC before releasing it.....

[hey]

technically, yes. but have fun running a Super Mario World hack on your original Super Nintendo console *

*above statement does not apply if you are a Chinese pirate who owns his own cart-manufacturing machine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homebre...tem_.28SNES.29 ?

[Lonely]

Why can't there be a High End PC + PS3 master race option in the poll.

I don't enjoy games.

[Yuri-G]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homebre...tem_.28SNES.29 ?

if you'd rather play games on Super Flash (and the equivalent for every other console that has existed) than simply use your PC to access all of these games at once without the hassle or cost, please be my guest. I will keep on using the PC for emulation.

[hey]

if you'd rather play games on Super Flash (and the equivalent for every other console that has existed) than simply use your PC to access all of these games at once without the hassle or cost, please be my guest. I will keep on using the PC for emulation.

Obviously there's no reason to do so now. However an argument was made in favor of pc because of rom hacks. My entire point was that rom hacks are not an advantage of pcs, since they can just as well be played on the original console.

And emulation isn't always viable. Ps2 games don't even play at full speed unless you have a mid-high range pc built in the last few years. Wii is a little easier to emulate, but still is going to have problems for old, or low range pcs. And then ps3/x360 are not even able to be emulated on current hardware.

[Yuri-G]

Obviously there's no reason to do so now. However an argument was made in favor of pc because of rom hacks. My entire point was that rom hacks are not an advantage of pcs, since they can just as well be played on the original console.

And emulation isn't always viable. Ps2 games don't even play at full speed unless you have a mid-high range pc built in the last few years. Wii is a little easier to emulate, but still is going to have problems for old, or low range pcs. And then ps3/x360 are not even able to be emulated on current hardware.

Rom hacks are an advantage of PCs because they are far easier to obtain and play on PCs. most of the time you will need a PC to obtain one in the first place, so why not just stop there and use the PC for emulation? the playability of rom hacks on the original console is enough of a hassle that PC still maintains the advantage in that arena.

as for not being able to emulate newer systems, that's true. but with a mid-range PC today you can still play everything up to and including PS2. buying all of those consoles separately as well as all of the games would mean a lot of hunting or lucky ebay auctions and even if you could get them all for cheaper (doubtful) you'd still have the issue of the various connections (most HDTVs are going to need a special adapter just to connect to a NES) as well as storage space.

PC has the advantage when it comes to emulation. it does not have the market completely cornered, but it is by far the better choice.

[Ksandra]

In a perfect world, everything would be on console (soooooo much more comfy being on the couch), but in reality most of my games end up on the PC.

[hey]

Rom hacks are an advantage of PCs because they are far easier to obtain and play on PCs. most of the time you will need a PC to obtain one in the first place, so why not just stop there and use the PC for emulation? the playability of rom hacks on the original console is enough of a hassle that PC still maintains the advantage in that arena.

What? it's not harder than playing any other back up game on the console. Which is not at all difficult.

as for not being able to emulate newer systems, that's true. but with a mid-range PC today you can still play everything up to and including PS2. buying all of those consoles separately as well as all of the games would mean a lot of hunting or lucky ebay auctions and even if you could get them all for cheaper (doubtful) you'd still have the issue of the various connections (most HDTVs are going to need a special adapter just to connect to a NES) as well as storage space.

I've never, and will never argue in favor of buying old consoles. However, most of us probably still own them from way back when. If you already own the console, then there's no cost, except perhaps in a method to run roms, depending on the console. Storage space seems like a silly concern. I've got a stack of 5 different consoles across my room taking up less space than my pc.

PC has the advantage when it comes to emulation. it does not have the market completely cornered, but it is by far the better choice.

I'm really not sure what your argument is. i agree. My only point was that rom hacks are not pconry.

Also, while it would be silly to play rom hacks of nes/snes games on the original console today, when emulation of those consoles are so easy, however i don't think it was so easy back in 1983 when the NES was released.

[Sonomaa]

ps3 will be hard to emulate on PC once its cracked, xbox 360 is all PC hardware, they just havent cracked the codes yet to allow the stuff to be exported to the PC. I guarantee once that happens everyone will want to play their xbox games on the PC because itll play really well and look awesome as fuck

[Yuri-G]

for most consoles you'd have to buy extra hardware to play the game on the console. that alone makes it more complicated.

as for storage space, the sheer size of what you can store on one small hard drive, emulation-wise, outweighs an entire apartment filled with consoles and games. meaning it's more feasible to emulate a bunch of old games on your PC than it would be to own them all.

if your only point is that rom hacks are not pconry, then yes - you're correct. however, rom hacks (along with the rest of emulation) are still an advantage for the PC because of the sheer simplicity of pulling them off on a PC. just because you can pull them off either way does not negate (argh double negative) one method's advantage over the other.

I own consoles, I love them, but when I look at the PC's unimaginably vast library of games through emulation, that's an advantage. it's only one piece of the puzzle, but that piece goes to the PC, easily.

[hey]

if your only point is that rom hacks are not pconry, then yes - you're correct.

It was.

for most consoles you'd have to buy extra hardware to play the game on the console. that alone makes it more complicated.

It's not really any more "complicated" than buying a real copy of a game, depending on the system.

[Draylo]

Console for sure, unless I can play it on my laptop comfortably.

[Brimah]

What about iPhone as having to children under 18 months = no extended play times so quick games is all I get in?

But before that, I grew up on NES, SNES, Genesis, PS1 Etc and didnt get my first PC til I was 16 (Gamecube/PS2 timeframe) so was so use to consoles and could never PC game much. FFXI was the only game I played on PC regularly, minus some random TD games or small indie games.

[Greatguardian]

To be honest, a PC that's "Game-worthy" really isn't that expensive unless you're someone who does not own a PC in the first place. If you already have a desktop computer at home for work/school/whatever, then as long as it was built in the last 5-7 years you can upgrade it to respectable game standards for $100-$200, or about the same price of a cheap console.

You don't need i9s, triple monitors, 12GB RAM, SSDs, and dual HD6990s to game. You just need to be able to hit minimum/recommended system specs with enough wiggle room to tweak the quality/performance of the game however you like. Games have intentionally low system requirements, partially because a lot of them are built with console specs in mind (console specs are shit, seriously), and also because most publishers try to avoid limiting their market to only people with high-end gaming machines.

If you already own a basic desktop PC with a dual core processor, you're halfway to a decent gaming rig. If you don't, honestly, buying a cheapy desktop, power supply, and graphics card together probably costs less than the PS4 will on release.

[Isiolia]

ps3 will be hard to emulate on PC once its cracked, xbox 360 is all PC hardware, they just havent cracked the codes yet to allow the stuff to be exported to the PC. I guarantee once that happens everyone will want to play their xbox games on the PC because itll play really well and look awesome as fuck

The 360 isn't all PC hardware. It's a PowerPC CPU, very similar to the Cell's control CPU actually.

To me, the main difference would be that the 360 is already running DirectX code. What I would assume is that instead of straight emulating every aspect of the console, a command interpreter (like Rosetta on OS X) could be used in some fashion to turn those into DirectX commands for an x86 based Windows machine. I couldn't say for sure how feasible that would be though.

I own consoles, I love them, but when I look at the PC's unimaginably vast library of games through emulation, that's an advantage. it's only one piece of the puzzle, but that piece goes to the PC, easily.

While I don't disagree, playing with flash carts/etc tends to ensure accuracy. Emulators aren't 100% Interesting article explaining just some of what something as passe (these days) as SNES emulation can get wrong.

[Correction]

I can get by never needing to play Speedy Gonzales or Jurassic Park on the SNES.

[Kerberoz]

In a perfect world, everything would be on console (soooooo much more comfy being on the couch), but in reality most of my games end up on the PC.

...wireless?

I keep considering buying a new console, then realizing I only care about a few games and talking myself out of it. Happy enough with decent PC, cheap-as-fuck PS2, and emulators on my phone. Oh, and the best game of the year is PC-onry.

[Asilius]

PC = superior race Console = broke asses

[BadKarma]

PC = superior race Console = broke asses

And still trolling

[Lucavi]

PC all the way. I'm tired of staring at jaggies in every console game, and I'm tired of always having to wonder what a console-only game could look and play like if only it wasn't released on an inferior set of equipment (lookin' at YOU, Armored Core series!)