Xbox One X!!! (Not Scorpio)

[Dex]

3 minutes ago, Porn Shop Clerk said:

I've found a lot of other uses for the Link and I expect it to get better with further software developments.

Exclusives don't make any system worth buying.  The only people that think that own them as status symbols.

I hardwired my link and that fixed a lot of those issues. I expect a lot more of them to be resolved in time.

Name a game the Link isn't compatible with.  "Can't remember off the top of my head I just remember several wouldn't play through Link."

Why would you want to use your computer while you're gaming? "This seems like a dumb and leading question. Why does anyone use their computer?"

There isn't a game out there that makes a console worth playing, much less buying. "Very ignorant statement and makes me believe you must be a casual gamer. Nothing wrong with that but those of us that have been in a game a while live for the exclusive masterpieces such as Metal Gear Solid Series (PS1/2/3), Halo 2 (Xbox), The Last of Us, Bloodborne, Uncharted Series (PS3/PS4), Half Life, Age of Empires (PC), Legend of Zelda, NFL Blitz, Perfect Dark, Goldeneye (N64) and the list goes on and on. I love my PC for CSGO and modding out RPGS but it's not the end all be all of  gaming. Sure you can bring up emulators but they aren't available for every game and are often incomplete. Ruling out consoles to exclusives is purely up to the subject whether or not it's worth it. Maybe for you it isn't and that's fine."

 

[Zaximus]

15 hours ago, d-dave said:

TL/DR - PC gaming, while becoming more accessable still has a much stepper learning curve than plugging a console.

I appreciate how much more accessible PC gaming is becoming.  Heck, I've been trying to finagle my finances into putting together a good PC.  But what always gets me is that if I want to build a PC, I want something that not only games, but allows me to do my other projects (video editing, 3d design) as well.  Most PCs I put together on PCpartpicker.com (which is a super cool fantasizing website) end up in the $800-1200 range, but they lack a 4k Blu Ray player...

Here's why people still build consoles: they are easy.  While I feel very confident I could build a PC from parts (with some help from youtube) and get it running with a minimum of freakouts; most people aren't that way.  Same reason people buy iphones, it's easy and it works with minimum fuss.  How often do the internets rage at new drivers from AMD and Nvidia that ruin their performance?  While gaming PCs can deliver some insane visual fidelity, they are like performance cars - they need continued maintenance.

Why are the boring yet reliable cars always perennial best sellers?  Because it's easy mode.  Why have automatics overtake manual transmissions?  Easy to operate.  Heck, having a manual is almost a security feature from car thieves!

Also, where the consoles will win is in the living room decor factor.  My OG Xbox One happily sits in our IKEA entertainment stand.  It just hangs out, no worries, occasional updates, but it's super consistent.  That's the case for most consoles.  If I were to build some full ATX tower system with radiators and LED bling...yeah...that will not go over well with the wife.  Building in something like the Fractal Design Node 202 (http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/node-series/node-202) is not the easist thing to do.

I do not have a dedicated office space, and I think that is more common than you'd think.  My neighbor is of a similar age, and he doesn't have a dedicated office in his out either.  People will make places where they need them, and that's cool, but it's not a universal thing anymore to have a dedicated home computer area with everyone having tablets, smart phones and Chromebooks.

Oh, and where do I do my stuff?  On my work computer.  Not the best, but it will run lightworks (slowly!) and lets me run my 3D drafting work (Sketch Up - great and reasonably light or VectorWorks).  Sorry, I have RUN ON WAY TOO LONG!!

EDIT 2 - PC part picker - something of the size of my xbox one with a blu ray drive:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wV3yd6

PC Part Picker is too much fun!

OFC if you want to edit videos and need a 4k player it's going to cost that much lol, but most people don't need or want a 4k player because well, there's hardly anything to play right now, much like 3D.    I think we're a lot of years away from 4k really taking hold.    I"m talking about a PC to play games, nothing more or less, and you can do that for less than that price.

Anyway the driver comment, isn't really something that happens that often anymore.    Maybe 10 years ago.   Driver updates are easy and simple nowadays and I haven't heard of a big issue in years and years.       I deal with things like driver updates and software pushes daily at work.     People are afraid of PC because of thinking they'll have those issues you mentioned but that's really all it is, a fear, because it's not like it used to be.

But I understand consoles, it's there near your couch, it's easy to fire up and connect up online, etc.    There's a place for all this stuff.     

[Porn Shop Clerk]

9 hours ago, Dex said:

 

lol the casual gamer burn.  i'm so put in my place right now.

the only system worth buying for exclusives is nintendo, and i'm sorry but i'm not 12 years old

you named a whole lot of garbage games (halo 2, seriously?  fuging junk compared to UT2004)

AAA titles have gone way downhill the last 20 years, they practically play themselves.  only casual gamers play that Quicktime reaction bullshit.

indies are where it's at,  hands down.  there are games in alpha on steam that are way better than AAA titles on consoles.  Empyrion vs No Man's Sky for example.

console gamers are such sensitive babies.

[Dex]

36 minutes ago, Porn Shop Clerk said:

lol the casual gamer burn.  i'm so put in my place right now.

the only system worth buying for exclusives is nintendo, and i'm sorry but i'm not 12 years old

you named a whole lot of garbage games (halo 2, seriously?  fuging junk compared to UT2004)

AAA titles have gone way downhill the last 20 years, they practically play themselves.  only casual gamers play that Quicktime reaction bullshit.

indies are where it's at,  hands down.  there are games in alpha on steam that are way better than AAA titles on consoles.  Empyrion vs No Man's Sky for example.

console gamers are such sensitive babies.

Even though I'm a PC and console gamer it always cracks me up when pure PC players call console players babies when in reality it's the "PC master race" ***** like yourself that give normal PC gamers like myself a bad name. Reevaluate your life. Talk to some girls. There's more to life than good graphics and console commands. 

[d-dave]

4 hours ago, Porn Shop Clerk said:

lol the casual gamer burn.  i'm so put in my place right now.

the only system worth buying for exclusives is nintendo, and i'm sorry but i'm not 12 years old

you named a whole lot of garbage games (halo 2, seriously?  fuging junk compared to UT2004)

AAA titles have gone way downhill the last 20 years, they practically play themselves.  only casual gamers play that Quicktime reaction bullshit.

indies are where it's at,  hands down.  there are games in alpha on steam that are way better than AAA titles on consoles.  Empyrion vs No Man's Sky for example.

console gamers are such sensitive babies.

May want to turn the "sensitivity mirror" on yourself as well.  It's really obvious that you don't like consoles or mainstream gaming.  That's cool.  You have things you enjoy, and that's awesome.

Conversely, when you trash on what other people enjoy by simply saying that yours is better, it just comes across as super douchey.  Not being whiney, being observant.

Why not be an ambassador of PC gaming?  Like, "Hey, why drop $500 and $60 a year on a greedy company when you can build a great PC and go insane on Steam Sale Weekend."  Or, if this is such a contentious issue, leave it a lone.  Or simply say "y'all are dumb" and walk away.

Whatever floats your boat really.  That's the wonderful thing about gaming.  You can do what you want!  But who really and truly enjoys being a d-bag in internet arguments...

/slinks back to Tinderbox...

[Porn Shop Clerk]

9 hours ago, d-dave said:

May want to turn the "sensitivity mirror" on yourself as well.  It's really obvious that you don't like consoles or mainstream gaming.  That's cool.  You have things you enjoy, and that's awesome.

Conversely, when you trash on what other people enjoy by simply saying that yours is better, it just comes across as super douchey.  Not being whiney, being observant.

Why not be an ambassador of PC gaming?  Like, "Hey, why drop $500 and $60 a year on a greedy company when you can build a great PC and go insane on Steam Sale Weekend."  Or, if this is such a contentious issue, leave it a lone.  Or simply say "y'all are dumb" and walk away.

Whatever floats your boat really.  That's the wonderful thing about gaming.  You can do what you want!  But who really and truly enjoys being a d-bag in internet arguments...

/slinks back to Tinderbox...

Go back and reread the escalation.  I suggested that Dex could do what he wanted, and he threw a tantrum, and started bringing up a bunch of half-assed, broken games that I wouldn't play even if they were available on PC.  I have a lot of AAA titles I've never bothered playing because they just fuging sucked, like the Farcry games, and Assassin's Creed and other poo like that.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

13 hours ago, Dex said:

Even though I'm a PC and console gamer it always cracks me up when pure PC players call console players babies when in reality it's the "PC master race" ***** like yourself that give normal PC gamers like myself a bad name. Reevaluate your life. Talk to some girls. There's more to life than good graphics and console commands. 

lol as a "casual gamer" i've talked to more girls than you

go spend 60$ on broken software and outdated hardware so you can brag about how into the scene you are

[Dex]

1 minute ago, Porn Shop Clerk said:

lol as a "casual gamer" i've talked to more girls than you 

go spend 60$ on broken software and outdated hardware so you can brag about how into the scene you are

lmao you're a pathetic middle aged pessimist.

I doubt you've talked to more girls than me but if you have the difference is I don't pay by the minute to do so. Happy fapping.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

lol you're such a little bitch, i'm sure you've been friendzoned by a thousand girls.  they don't count.

[Dex]

Just now, Porn Shop Clerk said:

lol you're such a little bitch, i'm sure you've been friendzoned by a thousand girls.  they don't count.

hahaha awww is that what happened to you? you don't even have the "well you've got a great personality" to fall back on. Just a sad pathetic loser and if I had to guess I'd say you're ugly to. That's just going off of your username and general persona. It's okay there will always be room in your mother's basement fanboy.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

lol console gamers have a meltdown if they have to plug in more than two cables or get up off the couch to reset the machines

yall get soooooooooooooooooooooo fuging upset and start lashing out the minute someone suggests that consoles are for babies, thereby confirming it

[Chimera]

"consoles are for babies"

 

-extremely sophisticated, mature PC Gamer who talks to girls

[Porn Shop Clerk]

lol you need color coded buttons

[Chimera]

"lol you need color coded buttons "

-PC gamer who apparently looks at his keyboard when he types and plays games