{"id":67331,"date":"2014-07-31T07:00:25","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T05:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=67331"},"modified":"2014-07-31T07:02:35","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T05:02:35","slug":"pc-and-console-gamers-cant-we-all-just-get-along","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/67331-pc-and-console-gamers-cant-we-all-just-get-along","title":{"rendered":"PC and Console gamers – can’t we all just get along?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our recent article advising you to buy a PS4 in 2014<\/a>\u00a0once again sparked an argument as old as Frogger on the Atari 2600 – is it better to game on a console or a PC?<\/p>\n

If you have a bit of time, go read the back and forth comments in the PS4 article (and similar articles this year). If not, here is the short version:<\/p>\n

PS4 owner<\/strong>: “You get exclusives titles on the PS4 and the console is cheaper than a gaming PC.”<\/p>\n

Gaming PC owner<\/strong>: “Graphics are better on the PC, and it gives you a better overall experience.”<\/p>\n

PS4 owner<\/strong>: “Go back to your room at your mom’s house and play games, PC fanboi.”<\/p>\n

Gaming PC owner<\/strong>: “Be silent console peasant, you are not worthy of speaking to the Master Race.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Following the standard mudslinging, the comments normally shift to the fact that a PC gamer would beat a console gamer at a particular title (normally a FPS or RTS) due to the fact that a keyboard and mouse allows for greater control and accuracy.<\/p>\n

PS4 owner<\/strong>: “You would get pwned if you came onto a PS4 Battlefield 4 server.”<\/p>\n

Gaming PC owner<\/strong>: “Please, if BF4 was cross-platform you would suffer such a lube-less [insert heinous crime of a sexual nature].”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Once tempers settle, the debate then moves to the modularity of a PC compared to the consolidated nature of a PS4, and the price of games.<\/p>\n

PS4 owner<\/strong>: “Yes, you may be able to play games in 4K, but my console costs less than your graphics card alone.”<\/p>\n

Gaming PC owner<\/strong>: “Yes, but I can upgrade components of my PC as I need to, to keep up with the requirements of games. You have to throw your whole console way and buy a new version every few years.”<\/p>\n

PS4 owner<\/strong>: “Well my PS4 won’t get a virus, and there is little chance single components will crash. The console is put together for the purpose of gaming. It is a built for the purpose of gaming .”<\/p>\n

Gaming PC owner<\/strong>: “Cool story, let me know if you are going to pay R700, or R800\u00a0for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. The Steam Summer Sale is on, I have to go buy 10 games for R200.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I could go on, but you get the gist of it.<\/p>\n

As a PS4 owner and PC owner (the latter is a work laptop, but spec’d with an i7, 8GB RAM, 500 SSD, and an Nvidia Quadro K2000m, so it is not entirely useless at gaming), I must ask: Can’t we all just get along?<\/p>\n

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If they can be friends, surely PC and console gamers can, too?<\/p><\/div>\n

Don’t get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoy moderating the comments when a Console vs PC argument flares up – I have even used some of the lines to chat up girls (they failed miserably [True story – Ed<\/em>]) – but my concern is that, while you are arguing, you are missing out on valuable gaming time.<\/p>\n

I am therefore compelled to\u00a0try and settle this tiff.<\/p>\n

PS4\/Console gamers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A top-end gaming PC is better than a console. It will perform better, games will look and run better, and modded cases are pretty bad-ass. In fact, the physical modding of a PC is an extension of gaming – a DIY build-em-up “sim” of sorts in the real world.<\/p>\n

Playing an RTS or a FPS on the PC is better than on a console. The keyboard and mouse combination for these two genres cannot be beat. I kiss my PS4 control goodnight before I go to bed, but I know that it will not match up come game time.<\/p>\n

One more thing, playing a game on three screens in HD is impressive.<\/p>\n

PC gamers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gaming on a PS4 is cheaper. A PS4 and 10 AAA titles will cost you around R12,500 – the same price as a solid gaming PC. Before you say anything – tell me how many serious PC gamers that you know who will spend R6,300 (the price of a PS4) on their PC and not upgrade any components for 4 to 5 years (the lifespan of a console)?\u00a0We all know you be spending top dollar on your rig when you get the chance.<\/p>\n

Gaming on a PS4 is easy. I know that sounds lame, but some people like easy. Your console will always be able to handle new titles; firmware, software, and game updates are all queued and downloaded for you – Sony like to spoon feed you – and you never have that internal debate as to whether your various graphic option changes are worth the performance sacrifice.<\/p>\n

Lastly, you can leave your PS4 in your TV stand\/cabinet or on your coffee table and no one bats and eye\u00a0when they come to visit. Leave your PC in your lounge or next to your TV – especially if the side panel is off and you are putting in new lighting or cooling, etc – and people will automatically assume you are an IT engineer and ask you to help them with every PC issue that arises in the future.<\/p>\n

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This is far prettier than any console<\/p><\/div>\n

In conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whether you choose to game on a PC or on a console, you are gaming, which is the most important thing. Don’t be a console or PC snob, just accept people may have a different opinion to you (it is hard, I know).<\/p>\n

The PC and console serve different needs, and both fulfill those respective needs, well.<\/p>\n

The only way this debate will truly be settled is to allow cross-platform play, and we have the “PC Clan vs a Console Strike Team Battle 2014”. Unfortunately, Battlefield 4 does not allow that. We can’t even play Diablo 3 together when the Ultimate Evil Edition arrives.<\/p>\n

In fact, we should channel our anger towards developers and publishers who do not allow cross-platform play.<\/p>\n

Imagine if Activision Blizzard, due to pressure from gamers, announced we could all play Destiny against\/with each other how cool would that be?<\/p>\n

Oh, wait, it’s not coming to PC yet…<\/p>\n

More gaming news<\/h3>\n

How many hours does it take to become a pro gamer?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Battlefield Hardline and Dragon Age: Inquisition delayed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

MSI GT72 ultimate gaming laptop coming to SA: pricing, date<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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