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Worth Even Owning A PC Now?
ZaineUK
Member Posts: 6
Hi All,
I used to think i'd always have a PC because i like playing MMOs. However, with all the recent developments in the last few days of big MMOs coming to consoles, the reasons for owning a gaming PC are becoming less and less. Don't get my wrong. I'll no doubt always have one, but the days of me spending thousands on gaming PCs for me are over. Just not worth it anymore.
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Yes, im considering looking at getting a PS4 tbh.
I know TESO is going console what else is there?
Other than Elder Scrolls, what big name MMOs are coming to consoles?
I can not remember winning or losing a single debate on the internet.
you need to type and console doesnt work with that.
That aside you also are heavily limited in terms of buttons so things like the classic mmorpg with 20+ skills would never work out.
Next thing UI mods -who is going to write addons on a console? noone.
Then voicechat, forget about your private server, you either voicechat if the game provides it or you don't.
Overall i dont see playing mmorpgs on consoles.
Pi*1337/100 = 42
Actually ive just read that the PS4 is only £350 / $399?
that's not a bad price!
- Planetside 2
- DCUO
- FFIV: ARR
- Possibly EQNext
consoles always suck and will always suck they should just stop making them... pointless making them
a Pc is always the way to go all new Mmo is always on pc and will always be
and also its not TESO but ESO
i look forward to
ESO
Final fantasy Reborn
Wildstar
"Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome."
Yes PC is dead jump on bandwagon called consoles train, it seems all others do the same one say consoles next gen mmo and rest of sheeps follow.
If you dont have a nextgen console you dont belong here:P
ps4 looks damn fine compared to m$ new xbox.Got to see nintendo nextPi*1337/100 = 42
A PS4 ESO guild accepting applications at http://lowlyknights.enjin.com
I'm definitely getting a PS4.
If they provide keyboard support for their MMOs, I'll definitely consider purchasing MMOs on the PS4 as well.
However, you really can't get a better experience for single player games than on a PC...one word: Mods.
"As you read these words, a release is seven days or less away or has just happened within the last seven days those are now the only two states youll find the world of Tyria."...Guild Wars 2
I think the real question you should be asking is what benefit does a console based MMO have over a PC?
Graphics: About the Same
Controls: Both can use controllers, but Mouse/Keyboard people have to play on a PC.
Voice Chat: Most Consoles have integrated voice chat beyond the normal game Voice Chat, PC's can use the game voice chat or another program such s Skype, Teamspeak, and Ventrillo.
Price: Generally speaking, consoles have recently become cheaper than a "good" gaming PC.
*Servers: Since Microsoft and Sony rarely want to play well together, the chances of cross-server grouping is slim
Servers are the biggest issue, IMO. In all honesty, console MMO gaming is small in comparison to PC MMO gaming. There are exceptions, of course, but when it comes down to it; PC servers will have a higher population.
Granted, this all changes if they allow the aforementioned cross-server grouping. Defiance was supposed to have it, but it was removed due to issues between the bickering children that are Microsoft Sony.
Raquelis in various games
Played: Everything
Playing: Nioh 2, Civ6
Wants: The World
Anticipating: Everquest Next Crowfall, Pantheon, Elden Ring
Well if you usually spend thousands on PCs then those PCs will stil be a shit load better than the PS4 or xbox..
They will be capable of a lot better graphcs and now that the consoles are based on a PC platform that means games will be easier to port and setup to look a lot better with the hardware available to PC users. PCs are also capable of donig many things that consoles cant..
I would say that now is prob one of the best times to own a PC for gaming.
Elder Scroll multiplayer(zenimax own words)
Planetside fps small name
ffiv failor
eqn biggest sandbox on console with gamepad lol if that happens its truely end of PC.
But people like weather they change in heart beat if now suddenly all jump on consoles most so called PC owners will let there PC catch dust and play with a gamepad/or wave with there hands sitting on coutch with wife and kids playing casual famely games.
My gaming PC is now about ~2 years old.
To fully update it to "modern" hardware would cost me about 700 dollars (new mobo, processor, video card).
I'm currently a couple generations behind - AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE and Radeon 6870 1GB
I could spend that 700 dollars and miss out on tons of console exclusives, since it seems like ALL the PC games are going console now.
Or I could spend 400$ on a new PS4 and be good to go for the next 7-8 years.
I am seriously amazed at what the PS3 and XBOX 360 are capable of pushing out (graphically) this late in their life cycle.
When I compare like Halo 3 to Halo 4 the difference is staggering.
If PS4 does blue tooth and/or has USB ports and is capable of using mouse/keyboard - there is no point to a gaming PC.
I have a smart phone, windows 8 tablet, and laptop through work.
Going to be REALLY hard for me to justify a new gaming PC anytime in the future...
I actually prefer playing games with a controller from my couch now anyway.
The days of hunching over a keyboard for hours on end, for me, are pretty much over.
Only reason I still have a gaming PC is MMOs - and now? Only two games I'm really waiting on are both coming to PS4.
They won't be the last.
too bad not all games will go to console, too bad buying a console you lose your freedom of waht OS you will use and programs, adn btw don't you needa PC to work? yeah pc will die.....
I swear the more I read the opnion of some people, more I hope for the end of world....
Let's play Fallen Earth (blind, 300 episodes)
Let's play Guild Wars 2 (blind, 45 episodes)
until consoles come packaged with KB+M i dont see any true MMO fans wanting to switch platforms.
nothing I have seen done for a console even approaches the control setup needed for a moderate to complex mmo.
i have no issue switching to a console if the games dont actually suffer for it.... but they always do right now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J7kO8BTZDU
Nuh uh.
Not only mmos, but there is a pletora of games that wont be appearing on consoles, and i am not talking about 2D indy cartoony shit, i am talking about Mount&Blade and the likes.
Plus i am software developer so i need the big guns
now: GW2 (11 80s).
Dark Souls 2.
future: Mount&Blade 2 BannerLord.
"Bro, do your even fractal?"
Recommends: Guild Wars 2, Dark Souls, Mount&Blade: Warband, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
Yeah that looks pretty clunky... not somthing i would ever want to use..
Anyway myself I play a lot of fps games and playing those with a controller makes me want to puke haha.
I for one dont think I will ever move away from PC gaming, and i said earleir i think this is probalyl the best tiem to pwn a PC for gamnig anyway.. I also use my PC for many other things that a console cant do..
gamepads still limit the amount of control you can have. sure a game can have LESS for your character to do and work fine on a gamepad... but the more options you want the more you need a kb+m... and a good mouse at that.