Hello, I'm going to talk about something amazing. Absolutely beautiful. PC Gaming. PCs are the absolute masters of gaming, no matter what anyone else says. They're far superior to consoles, do you agree? If you said
YES!, then you're already in the ranks of the pcmasterrace, congratulations!
Well then, I guess- wait. Did someone say
NO! ??? Oh, well then. Allow me to enlighten you on the perks of PC Gaming!
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| Lord GabeN |
Money. We all want it, but don't have enough of it. How much does the average peasant (console pleb) spend on a game? Upwards of
60$. If you couldn't tell, that's a ludicrous price. During online sales such as the Steam Sales or Humble Bundle, you can get AAA games for prices lower than 5$. Bam. Amazing. Oh right, there is also multiple games you can get for free (F2P games). The PC is the home of F2P games. Some AAA games go free from time to time too!
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Community. Games are most fun when played with others, and trust me, you'll never be alone on the PC. Steam alone has over 100 million active accounts. There's always going to be a server to join. With PC having multiple platforms for you and friends to connect such as Steam, Hamachi, Origin, Tungle, and online forums, you will never game alone.
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| Now that's a nice build. |
Preformance. Do you think that the PS4 and XBone are next-gen? False. PCs have preformed, and exceeded, the capabilities of consoles since their existence. Instead of spending 400$ on this generation's consoles, you can build a equally powerful PC. If you nab some parts on sale, or get them from a friend, you can even exceed consoles for the same price! So why build a PC you ask? Well, PCs are upgradeable. You will never need to buy another PC because of "newer PCs". You just need to buy new parts, and replace your old ones! Simple as that. Trust me, you'll be saving money from never having to buy a new console.
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| Elite: Dangerous (A PC exclusive) |
So, have I convinced you? I certainly hope I have. Let me stress: the pcmasterrace isn't about bragging or making fun of consoles. We simply recognize that PCs are the superior platform for games. That is not to say we hate consoles, we know consoles are great for certain occasions, and we get jealous at their exclusives sometimes. But, we will always know PC is the true gaming platform.
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| The face of PC gaming. GabeN. |
While I would prefer to play on a PC, I find myself playing on a console more, mainly because I don't have a gaming PC. It is more convenient and I don't need to worry about things such as viruses. Yes, there are a lot of people on Steam that you could play with, but most of them are strangers. Most of my friends play on consoles and I'd prefer to play with them than people I don't even know.
ReplyDeleteI'm stuck in the same situation as Khang. Although PC does seem to be the superior gaming platform in nearly every aspect, the "playing with friends" appeal definitely draws me to consoles, especially when they're sitting right next to me. It's nice to be able to play a game physically next to someone in an open environment as opposed to just being lost in your own worlds, connected by the tiny bridge of Skype, Mumble, or in-game chat. One thing you forgot to include in your article was the presence of emulators, which allow you to play "console-only" games on your PC. Clearly you haven't studied enough in the PCMasterRace course.
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
A Peasant
I'll have you know, I am knowledgeable in emulators. There are many emulators out there but most are only successful in emulating older games. As you try to emulate newer consoles such as the Xbox360 or Playstation 3, emulation becomes rather choppy. However, consoles before that preform quite nicely, given you have a good build. Also, most emulators are free and open-source, and ROMs can be found quite easily.
DeleteI simply left out emulation to condense my post. There are many things I didn't touch on, like LAN Gaming, Streaming, Input Methods, Modding, Graphics and Resolution, and Freedom of Hardware. Also, I'll have to agree, the platform of choice of your friends is a big factor in gaming.
Thank you for reading!