What's the main difference between playing using console(to TV) and playing on the computer?

Is it the feeling? The Fun?

Leave your opinions below

PC gaming is dead.

Same funnest.but pc after a while got back pain coz always sitting up.console you can play lying down.and console got motion technology thingy that add to the funnest for some people

This post has been edited by ramz: Feb 10 2012, 06:24 PM

Oooohh~~!!! Someone's ain't gona be happy~!! Lol.. XD

But I still prefer console.. I no time fix here fix there up here up there.. I wan play my game and thats that..

This post has been edited by lilko: Feb 10 2012, 09:09 PM

Idk. For me, both has their pros and cons. Console good for platformer, racing, and fighting games. And of course many cRPGs (i.e. Final Fantasy, Legend of Zelda, etc) are console-only and for those with PC port, the PC port is usually quite awful.

On the other hand, FPS games, RTS and MMORPG undeniably belong to the realm of PCs. Console gamepad has limited customization option compared to a nice keyboard. And on a RTS, being able to toggle groups just by pressing a number button is crucial. Same goes for weapon change in FPS and MMORPG. Also, RTS games, using a mouse to instruct your group where to go is faster than using a gamepad stick to move onscreen cursor.

And don't get me started on sim games. Most ports of sims on consoles I've seen are abysmal. All the non-PC versions of SimCity I've seen are slow like tortoise. And managing layout in many sim games rely on mouse- often, switching to use a gamepad makes it much harder to be precise.

That's why I have both gaming PCs and consoles.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Feb 11 2012, 01:19 PM

For me, its down to the essence of the games.

Certain games are never meant to be played on the console even if there is a version for it. Things like shooter games as nothing can beat the precision of using a mouse. Console's version has modifications to it. If you play CoD on the console and PC, you can tell the difference.

Console games cannot do macro managing which requires lots of buttons for games like RTS and MMORPG like what RAMChYLD said.

But the most important thing, console is more of a hassle free way compared to PC where requirements has to be met, etc, etc. Having both, I'll say console is just about whether you like the game you bought or not.

But I still prefer PC as gaming platform as I love RTS games.

Glorious master pc gaming race! xD

But I do like the motion technology for gaming. Very interactive. Not just about button mashing anymore.

So, its hard to say for me. :

One more thing I should point out- Many consoles can at least use keyboard. Just that the game dev don't want to implement keyboard and mouse support for whatever reason.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Feb 11 2012, 01:25 PM

No point puting keyboard on a console as developers has to re-program how the games/application function with a keyboard. Not as simple as a PC where drivers take over it. Not to mention remapping the keyboard. Like they say. Want to play using keyboard and mouse, get a PC.

I forgot to add, for the games that do handle keyboard on consoles, the keyboard is only used for chat.

I know. Hence why still back to my original point.

for shooting multiplayer, is it still fun if you use a ds3 controller while your opponent uses mouse/keyboard? statistically, mouse/keyboard will always pawn ds3 controller. isn't that an unfair advantage for the mouse/keyboard player?

Isn't it also unfair if you use DS3 while the opponent use one of those keboard-and-mouse-to-PS3 adapter like Eagle Eye, RateUp, MayFlash, etc?

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Feb 13 2012, 05:49 PM

I agree with sitting posture ... and i prefer on playing a controller rather than a keyboard

I REALLY HATE PC GAMING..

I'm okay with both tho- I hate playing SIM and RTS on console because slow and difficult to control compared to PC and the playing field is really uneven sometimes (no official keyboard/mouse support, but determined people can import adapters that let mouse and keyboard emulate DS3 or 360 controller for a price). On the other hand, I dun like playing racing and fighting games on PC because the games are keyboard-only and PC keyboards aren't optimized for lightning trigger reflex that is needed for fighting games (that's why FPS main control is the mouse, not keyboard). Heck, I still remember when some keyboards spaz out when you press more than two keys at the same time.