lol! this is why fanboys are stupid.

[KingsBlend420]

I play PC Games and Xbox 360.
360 is by far my favorite atm, but I've played my fair share of PC games.
Xfire - matt (deadhead905)

[Melkane]

nah i'm a fan of pc games too.... much less limited... usually alot more immersive, plus if it's popular lots of aftermarket mods get made fo rit.

Limited? In what regard? If you are talking about variety, there is far more variety of game genres found in console gaming vs. PC gaming. PC gaming is primarily FPS, RTS, MMO and a few scattered DnD based RPGS. Yes other genres are present but hardly the caliber found on consoles. More immersion? How so? With console titles you can sit back on your comfy sofa with your big screen TV and surround sound system and immerse yourself into that gaming world. Hell a controller especially later models that have rumble/force feedback, triggers and now the wii remote far better act out what you are doing and far better immerse you than sitting up in a computer chair pounding on a keyboard and mouse. I've been playing my share of PC titles as of late but immersion wise it just doesn't compare to the ability console gaming provides.

[slipknotpsycho]

Limited? In what regard? If you are talking about variety, there is far more variety of game genres found in console gaming vs. PC gaming. PC gaming is primarily FPS, RTS, MMO and a few scattered DnD based RPGS. Yes other genres are present but hardly the caliber found on consoles. More immersion? How so? With console titles you can sit back on your comfy sofa with your big screen TV and surround sound system and immerse yourself into that gaming world. Hell a controller especially later models that have rumble/force feedback, triggers and now the wii remote far better act out what you are doing and far better immerse you than sitting up in a computer chair pounding on a keyboard and mouse. I've been playing my share of PC titles as of late but immersion wise it just doesn't compare to the ability console gaming provides.

they can be bigger, better graphics and a lot more gameplay... they're not limited to what a console can handle or how much they can fit on a disc, my pc alone could handle far more than any console out there right now.

and to me they are more immersive, i don't have a HDTV, so the highest quality screen is my computer screen, it's also where my surround sound is hooked up to.

sorry dude, but pc games are more immersive, since corners don't have to be cut so they can make the whole thing fit on a disc or two...

[Melkane]

So in your eyes bigger games and somewhat better graphics = More Immersion?

MMO's are usually quite big...but then FFXI is on consoles and it's just as big as any other MMO. I think the argument isn't very sound, especially when consoles now have HDDs and Flash Memory.

[slipknotpsycho]

it's just my opinion dude, there is no right or wrong answer here... it's all just opinion

[Melkane]

...of course. Though for immersion I look to the atmosphere of the game, the portrayal of the setting and a good storyline with good scripting/voice acting being the keys to immersion. Eternal Darkness for instance is the prime example. The game isn't very big, and a path of it can be beat in 12 hours or so but it's probably one of the more immersing games in existence.

[slipknotpsycho]

we probably just have diffrent views on immersion, since i really only play fps's my version is bombs going off everywhere, planes and choppers overhead, soldiers at either side, tanks shaking the ground, bullets flying everywhere, bodies flying.. etc..

just picture what some of the bloodiest battles of WWII would have looked like through the eyes of a soldier.. and tha'ts pretty much it.

it'd be pretty hard to make that onto console, atleast at the level i'm talking about... as it'd eat up the CPU ridiculously quick...

[Melkane]

Call of Duty series seems to cover that highly well on consoles...

[slipknotpsycho]

i was never a fan of call of duty... dunno why i just never got into it. and yeah consoles are starting to be able to do it, just look up endwar... but i just got my next gen, i've pretty much been stuck with ps2 for awhile.

[CYRAX]

Limited? In what regard? If you are talking about variety, there is far more variety of game genres found in console gaming vs. PC gaming. PC gaming is primarily FPS, RTS, MMO and a few scattered DnD based RPGS. Yes other genres are present but hardly the caliber found on consoles. More immersion? How so? With console titles you can sit back on your comfy sofa with your big screen TV and surround sound system and immerse yourself into that gaming world. Hell a controller especially later models that have rumble/force feedback, triggers and now the wii remote far better act out what you are doing and far better immerse you than sitting up in a computer chair pounding on a keyboard and mouse. I've been playing my share of PC titles as of late but immersion wise it just doesn't compare to the ability console gaming provides.

Lol, I got a subwoofer and acouple speakers, my lazy boy recliner, 21 inch lcd screen, and a gaming pad, so I'm perfectly fine without consoles... and graphics mean nothing to me, I'm into classics a matter of fact, diablo 2, tribes 2, and as for as shooters go, counter strike source looks just as good as a ps3 shooter, and there is no console game as realistic as red orchestra when it comes to war gaming, look into it if you don't beleive me.