PC vs PlayStation 4 vs Xbox One

What is your primary gaming platform?

  • PC

    Votes: 32 64.0%

  • Xbox One / 360

    Votes: 9 18.0%

  • Playstation 4 / 3

    Votes: 9 18.0%

  • Wii U / Wii

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Handheld / mobile

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Tabletop

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    50
DieGrootHammer said:
Well I'm sure that as a person with all the latest platforms you should be able to construct a good idea on how it is to live with each, and why to prefer the one over the other...
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We've discussed this in previous threads and I've given my input numerous times there. To me there is no clear winner. There will be times where I'll hardly touch my PC (except for work) and XO and play solely on the PS4 for a few weeks, and the same goes for the other respective platforms. It all depends on the games you wanna play and the experience you want from it.
 
Glordit said:
Play games, not platforms.
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I couldn't agree more.

I have a semi-decent PC (i5, GTX550Ti, 6GB RAM), X360, PS Vita, PS3 and a PS4 and I enjoy all of them equally. I would like to have an Xbone as well for one or two exclusive titles, but I don't have the money to buy one at the moment and I am saving up all I can for Bloodborne and The Witcher 3's Collectors Editions. Once I have those I will consider starting to save for the Xbone.

I don't really have a specific favourite platform, but if for some reason I had to sell all my gaming platforms and could keep only one it would be the PS4 purely because of Bloodborne (PC doesn't count as I use it for far more than just gaming).
 
Can I just say one thing.

I have a R15k pc and a R300 Keyboard and Mouse with a Xbox controller for most games. I've basically stopped playing FPS games so I don't use my mouse and keyboard as often. Plus with RTS games I don't need a super fancy lighting reaction mouse. The best part about a PC is you can get it to do what you want.

If you want a R7k PC with a R2k mouse and keyboard then go for it, if you want a R15k PC and a logitech Mouse keyboard combo then that works also. It's what you want to get out of it. A console is very much simplified but also less customisable. It's Apple vs Android, PC vs Console, Artistic vs Logical
 
Jan said:
Evetech called their build a "console killer", those weren't my words. The purpose of this comparison wasn't to build a console killer, but to see what the minimum was the we might be able to get away with to make a point.

I also highlight in the article that to truly be a spec-for-spec comparison we would have to add the cost of a Blu-Ray drive, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. That also adds a lot of cost.

Last time round there were plenty of haters in the comments who insinuated that PC gaming was simply cheaper. This comparison disproves that and gives an idea of when PC gaming can become cheaper on the minimum possible expense.

It varies, but using a price differential of R300 between new console vs new PC releases in South Africa, you basically have to buy at least 12 AAA games in the lifecycle of the PC for it to work out cheaper than a console.

Not shown in this article, but I actually did the calculation: Comparing a R20k PC to a PS4, you will have to buy 50 AAA games before the PC becomes cheaper.

To me, that's a ton of games. I don't think I bought 20 AAA titles in the last generation at launch day prices.
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I've bought exactly one launch day game in recent years - Borderlands 2. The rest of my games were gifts, on special or bought in bundles.

I understand where you went with this article and I completely agree that PC gaming is more expensive for the first couple of years at least. I just think we need to be fair in pricing, even budget scale, and include the price of input devices in the comparisons. The consoles all come with their top-end input device included and I think a PC needs at least some mid-spec peripherals to be viable as a gaming platform. A R300 kbm bundle will never cut it for gaming.
 
An Xbox for my games. My PC for DotA 2 and FPS games. Well I have stopped FPS games as my PC is 6 years old. Nothing beats a mouse and keyboard for FPS games.
 
lionsheart said:
An Xbox for my games. My PC for DotA 2 and FPS games. Well I have stopped FPS games as my PC is 6 years old. Nothing beats a mouse and keyboard for FPS games.
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Most 3rd person shooters have manual aim now anyway so I've pretty much mastered the aiming with a controller for those and FPS's. Could never go back to keyboard/mouse.
 
Ike_009 said:
I use a R300 kb&m bundle
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Should I pity you or donate you something better? :p

My point still stands. You can't compare a console with premium input devices to bottom-of-the-barrel input devices on a PC. The console will gove you a much better tactile experiece.

Bottom line and last post from my side regarding this: PC gaming is more expendive than console gaming. You need to invest at least 1.5x the price of a console (at current prices, likely more if prices drop) to gain a similar experience. That's not to say it's any better or worse, just more expensive. As mentioned in the article, your "investment" yields returns years down the line with slightly cheaper prices on games, but you jeed to buy a hellovalot of them.

EDIT: Finally viewing this thread on a desktop browser, so I could vote in the poll. Glad to see the Master Race is in the lead! :p
 
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Ike_009 said:
I use a R300 kb&m bundle
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Also If you suck at a Counter-Strike then a R 2000 keyboard and mouse is not going to make you better. It's the same with a controller, if you suck at Killzone: Shadowfall spending money on Scuff controller is not going to make you any better.
 
Def PC in terms of cost, no monthly MP subscription, sales galore and free community contents.

Lol, tabletop gets a mention, but no outdoor games? :(
Anybody want to go paintballing? :D
 
What Glordit said. If you suck you suck. Maybe these high cost peripherals do give a kind of placebo effect, but I think skill will always prevail in the end.

And regarding the comments that you don't get decent gaming keyboards and mouse sets for cheap, just shop around a bit. Coolermaster has a decent set out for under R500 (CoolerMaster Devastator), available with either red or blue back lighting, and looks the part as well. I'm ashamed to admit what I have spent on keyboards and mice in the past, and get by just as well on my cheaper set now compared to when I had my Razer/Logitech R1k mice.

Anyways, I've given up on pc gaming as the endless cycle of upgrading just to have the best got lame. Switched to console, and honestly the last year or so has been the best gaming I've had in a while. And to the haters saying console games are so expensive, yes they can be, but then you are not buying from the right places. Most I've paid for a new game was R519 and that was for Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U. Most on PS4 was R489 and that was when The Last of Us came out.

Still sitting with a steam backlog though :(
 
Besides the fact that a PC is multipurpose, the thing that really weighs in for me is the Steam sales. Sure, some of the games are more than a year old, but I got Wolfenstein in I think November last year for basically around R200. That is just about 6 months after the game's release. On console that game still costs over R550 and they'll probably only get it next year on PS+ as a free game. Hey, just a quick look on Kalahari and for the same R200, you can basically get Batman Arkham Asylum (that is the special price... normal is R299).

As for the expensive mouse and keyboard. If my MS IntelliMouse didn't break, I would probably still have used it. So I got one of the cheaper gaming mice as replacement simply cause MS don't make a decent mouse anymore. Granted, I do now see the advantage of a gaming mouse, but still, no need to pay R800 for one. As for keyboard, I wouldn't trade my trusty old Microsoft Explorer Keyboard for any gaming keyboard out there. It has given my 10 wonderful years and hopefully many more.
 
The problem with cheap keyboards is the ghosting/n-key rollover issue. This will quickly frustrate you as a gamer.
 
FarligOpptreden said:
I've bought exactly one launch day game in recent years - Borderlands 2. The rest of my games were gifts, on special or bought in bundles.

I understand where you went with this article and I completely agree that PC gaming is more expensive for the first couple of years at least. I just think we need to be fair in pricing, even budget scale, and include the price of input devices in the comparisons. The consoles all come with their top-end input device included and I think a PC needs at least some mid-spec peripherals to be viable as a gaming platform. A R300 kbm bundle will never cut it for gaming.
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For a 100 bucks more this will do just fine http://www.rebeltech.co.za/3690-coo...ml?search_query=keyboard+and+mouse&results=56
 
If by whatever reason you choose to imagine, you were FORCED to -

Use a Gaming Computer & never use a console or type of console for 5 years

or

Use a PS4 or Xbox One & never use a computer or type of computer for 5 Years.
With a total Budget of R50000 to be used over set period.

Which option would you go for?

Peace "B"
 
Add another R400 odd for a decent controller as well. Try playing many cross-platform (but console focussed) games with kbm. I can't play fighters, racers or third person games with kbm anymore. Consoles have shaped the way many genres are played...

Oh wait, I said I won't chime in anymore. :p
 
It doesn't really matter to me. I'm a collector. I have almost every console made since Sega (no Xbone or Wii U yet) and I bit the bullet a few months ago to join the "MASTER RACE". I prefer FPS, RTS and Isometric RPG's on my PC, Racers and everything else works well on console. Also the whole fan boy Xbox vs PS4 argument annoys the crap out of me. You get each platforms exclusive titles, then the multi platform titles you go for the cheapest option (usually PC). But that's just me. Maybe I'm doing it wrong. Maybe being a gamer is about the games, but rather about hating another gamer because they chose/can only afford another platform.
 
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