PC's Vs. Consoles Vs. Portables

[Maz7006]

I play on all systems, i enjoy PC's more though, its kind of my main hobby

However i don't really play on handhelds that much, well yeah i own a couple but not all their games are appealing to me.

 

[UltraMagnus]

I kinda only really get a lot of time to play portable games on the train... so I prefer portables

 

[BORTZ]

I kinda only really get a lot of time to play portable games on the train... so I prefer portables

Thats why i like portable games. you can play them when YOU have time, not when you have time to sit in front of a TV in your basement.

 

[sconethief]

my xbox 360 is my most played console..

 

[Goshogun1]

I mostly play my DS because there are so many games that I enjoy for it. I have PS3,360, and Wii, but don't play them as much as the DS. I don't have a single PC game. Only use it for School/internet.

 

[Trolly]

PC is the most hardcore option IMO. It's expensive, but the idea of a platform where you can emulate older systems, browse the internet easily, program, etc. and also play games is much more attractive to me. Just having everything in one box is the best, it all feels integrated and seamless.
Plus the fact people with consoles will have to buy a new console come next generation, but you can stick in a few parts to keep your computer up to speed (arguably this is just as expensive, but if you wait long enough for prices to fall, they'll drop more quickly than console technology in general). Also factor in the lower price of games over download services such as Steam, and you're saving money in the long term.

Before I got my PC I was constantly on my DS, but I've found that my DS can't stand up to the big screen big experience in scale and action (which is what I often look for in games). Every so often, titles like Rhythm Tengoku Gold, Professor Layton and The World Ends With You will keep me hooked on my DS like a crack addict, but in general it's just a light refreshment when I'm bored. Though it is, of course, fantastic for holidays, during which I usually attach myself to the thing aha.

EDIT: Forgot to mention the Wii. Mainly because it was something that gathered dust until the Backup Launchers arrived. Looking on average, it's £25 for a next-gen PC game or £40 for another disappointing Wii title, so I felt my money better put towards PC games. That said, the Wii still has some good games that I play, in general the game library has been a disappointment thus far though.

 

[VmprHntrD]

I murdering my reasoning I had there on that post from a week ago as I vultured the bones of Circuit City a weekend ago and got a PS3 and with some other wheeling and dealing (and trading crap out that's useless) I came away dropping like $430USD and have a PS3, component cables and 6 games.

 

[da_head]

O and another reason for pc is: pr0n

need i say more?

 

[eltrut]

I use my consoles the most, mainly my 360. The big screen advantage does it for me. Also, online multiplayer is far better on consoles as all of my friends have them where noone here plays DS plus it lags ridiculously unless I sit on top of the router.

Although I said that, currently I'm only playing my DS for Retro Game Challenge.

As for PC games, my laptop is fast but it has a horrible graphics card, thus all games are pretty much software acclerated which limits it.

 

[Smatchmo]

I used to be big on console gaming, but now i only do handheld.

I don't know why but games onna disc just seems... unnatural to this old-timey gamer who grew up with Intellivisons & 2600s. I had a TurboDuo (my first disc-based console) and a DC and I thought they were great, but my interest in consoles dropped after the N64 died.

Post-N64, I gamed mostly on a ngpc (may it rest in peace

) and a lil bit on comp.
Then I got a DS....

handhelds ftw

 

[haringtonl]

I play my xbox 360 more because my friends play on it 0o. I only play GTA4 and Gow 2. And the rest is for my DS, where I am obsessed with tetris even though i get owned by lvl 4 cpus.

 

[Orangegamer]

on a PC u can play almost anything because of the emulators
and if the controls are a bit dodgy
then u can get the thing where can connnect a controller into the computer

 

[Selxis]

Aside from MMORPGs, I do mostly play console games.

 

[ZAFDeltaForce]

Although I own a PSP, a DS Lite and a PS2, I find myself playing more PC games. This is probably because I can't find any shop that sells PS2 games at cheap prices and the PSP/DS Lite currently has no good games