PS3 Vs PC : gaming experience

[fLUX]

I used to think why i need a console , i have a decent enough PC to game , just to play few exclusives why buy a Console paying 16/19k then pay lumpsome amounts to play those games.
But boy i was totally wrong . The day i got PS3 and inserted my first game i.e Uncharted 2 and started playing it was like I myself was Drake and was out on a expedition , so enthralling was the game that i could play it straight out for 5-6 hours on a weekend without getting even little bored and it so happens this is one of the best ever games i have ever played.
Remember games are out there to have a enjoyable experience , unless you want to take things to a professional level . Regardless what the thing is its cost is always justified as long as you enjoy using it.

@Kauzy : Really :O , will need to check fifa on consoles now .

 

[dinjo]

Not until the thread goes off-topic. The discussion is perfectly fine the way I see it. If you have anything constructive to add, please do so else refrain from posting the same thing

Just because a new member wants to discuss this doesn't mean new threads should be created if yes ill create another next month to start discussion again.This has been discussed many times with no proper conclusion and simply whining on same thing wont help either.

EDIT - Don't delete my reply , then talk.

 

[ubergeek]

I used to think why i need a console , i have a decent enough PC to game , just to play few exclusives why buy a Console paying 16/19k then pay lumpsome amounts to play those games.

But boy i was totally wrong . The day i got PS3 and inserted my first game i.e Uncharted 2 and started playing it was like I myself was Drake and was out on a expedition , so enthralling was the game that i could play it straight out for 5-6 hours on a weekend without getting even little bored and it so happens this is one of the best ever games i have ever played.

Remember games are out there to have a enjoyable experience , unless you want to take things to a professional level . Regardless what the thing is its cost is always justified as long as you enjoy using it.

@Kauzy : Really :O , will need to check fifa on consoles now .

Lol i felt the same while playing Arkham city, Elder scrolls skyrim,BF3 Deus EX as i said before if you want to play those platform Exclusive titles like MGS UC then you NEED a console but if you are gonna get a console for playing multiplat games than that wouldnt be such as wise choice anyhow it all boils down to the persons preference

 

[adi_vastava]

i would recommend u to play fifa on a PS3 someday...

And will it have something related to this FIFA 10: PC vs. Console - Graphics comparison - FIFA 10, comparison, PC, console, - PC Games Hardware

I still do not see if the game is same, and you are using controller on PC; how it would be different. Now if the game is different as mentioned in the above link; ...

 

[Infected]

...... :tsucks:

 

[devvfata1ity]

well I bought the Xbox 360 in oct-06 for playing gears of war and I was blown away by the experience. No game on the PC at that time provided me with a jaw-dropping experience as Gears did on the 360. Next year I was blown away by Halo 3 and gears 2 the year next. However crysis got released and I had to upgrade my entire rig to play it at enthusiast settings. 2009 saw me buying a PS3 slim just to play Uncharted 2 and boy oh boy did it deliver. I still consider Uncharted 2 to be the best game I have ever played apart from the original Deus EX and POP:warrior within.

What I am trying to say is that, although I own both the consoles (kinect+move included) and also a really high-end PC, there are games out there, that bring very specific experiences through each machine. And for that reason alone I cant chose one over the other. However having said that, nowdays there are a few games where you are actually getting a tangible improvement in the overall enjoyment & experience with a high-end pc over a console.
But there are times when I feel lazy and dont want to download/install games, and it is these times when a console becomes invaluable. You just pop in a dvd in the drive and you are good to go.

I would like to bring this long post to a close by saying "This age-old debate over pc vs console is really pointless, as one cant exist without the other. From a gamer's perspective, whether he is playing COD on a ps3/x360 or a PC, the ultimate winner is the gamer himself because of the enjoyment he is deriving from the experience on either of the platforms"

 

[Gannu]

Just because a new member wants to discuss this doesn't mean new threads should be created if yes ill create another next month to start discussion again.This has been discussed many times with no proper conclusion and simply whining on same thing wont help either.

Please go ahead with one. As long as the discussion is healthy none of us have a problem. Threads like these do not exactly warrant a conclusion. The OP has a query and members respond to it. If there were discussions on similar topics in the past, he is informed of it. I don't see anyone whining on it but do not go about posting the same thing over and over. That doesn't help either.

JFTR multiple members have reported the 2 posts of yours in this thread as spam!

 

[john_avi]

Not until the thread goes off-topic. The discussion is perfectly fine the way I see it. If you have anything constructive to add, please do so else refrain from posting the same thing over and over!

Agree.

No because it doesn't make any sense to bench a game on a GPU which is close to 5 years old and compare it with a present gen. GPU for the PC. What matters here is how well the games for the console are optimised so they make the best utilisation of the hardware on the console. For instance, exclusive titles such as Killzone 3, Heavy Rain, Uncharted 2/3, God of War III, Gears of War 3 etc. brought out the best of the visuals from the respective console irrespective of the outdated hardware and the limitations. No doubt if these games were to be ported to the PC, the visuals could have been a lot better. OTOH there were instances of bad ports within consoles itself - Red Dead Redemption. The game fared well on the X360 but looked extremely choppy on the PS3 with extremely poor AA. You could blame R* for that. And then there are ports that make it to PC which have been poorly executed. Fable III, A more recent one - L.A. Noire. Even TES V: Skyrim is a console port evident with the inventory management and menu system.

Hmm I did not have much information about it.

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Just because a new member wants to discuss this doesn't mean new threads should be created if yes ill create another next month to start discussion again.This has been discussed many times with no proper conclusion and simply whining on same thing wont help either.

No offence but if anybody does not want like the thread can simply be ignored. It is more about experience sharing rather than a comparison. More games come up and experience pile up day by day and it may happen that some body has got a difference experience. There are various things which change over the period of time. If new members are discouraged from discussing an already discussed topic then new experiences wont come out. Just sad to hear these things from old members.Mod can Lock this thread.

 

[dinjo]

Oh God clicking on a button makes a post a spam , no wonder internet has spoiled us.

 

[Sei]

PC is still popular since it can be camouflaged as a multipurpose and productive device when 90% of the time is going to be spent on browsing/watching movies/gaming.

The typical Indian will still think twice about investing in a device used only for playing games even if it costs less and performs most of the usage mentioned above.

Thankfully, the attitude is changing now and we can see offers on PS3/XBox with LCD/LED TVs.

Generally -

Mid range gaming PC : 30-50k

PS3/XBOX: 17-22k ( + hidden cost of LCD/LED TV; which can be ignored if already purchased)

I myself, even after knowing all this and having read similar articles many times, have not been able to sum up the courage to get a dedicated gaming console :ashamed:

 

[comp@ddict]

PS3/XBOX: 17-22k ( + hidden cost of LCD/LED TV; which can be ignored if already purchased)

Plus, I've heard soo much about people buying bout 3-4 X360's since the first one since launch cuz he gamed and gamed and it died, oops.

My PC of two years has spent an average time of (between)8-12 hours switched on(that's including the last 5 months when it was only on about an hour or two at the max and not even every day, cuz I was away) and yet I see no signs of slowing down or any component dying(lets hope it doesn't).

2 years and I would have had to go through another new console if it was put through this much usage.

 

[asingh]

Don't like second point, :no:

Launch time: I do not game a lot but the few I played; I never really noticed launch time to be a problem. ??

Patch time.: This I agree (tried playing crysis 2 and every time EA used to patch it ), but it ain't true for every other game.

Driver optimization: Never had to do it with Nvidia. (It may be true for newly released cards probably); with my old GTS 250; everything works fine

Game setting time: Like what; I think I hardly spend 2 mins in setting the resolution to native in crysis & warhead. Not more than that. I guess this much you'll spend on console as well.
Console fanboi

Well, that is what my thoughts are on a PC. I only got my first console in April this year. One step ahead of the 3.56 roll out, and have been happy ever since. As it is the new shooters are ports and run like crap on PC, and look even worse. BF3 was not better, and took ages to patch, and crashed too. I am not a novice driver user, so know what I am doing. HELL, why am I even typing all this. Does that not explain what a PITA PC gaming is. Regarding settings, I hate the keyboard settings we key get on games, yea I could hook up a controller but do not want to. I do not play on WSAD.

Not a fanboi, brotha'...just being practical. Got my PS3 just some months back.

1. Lesser than consoles often I believe, or even so, the loading times are miles miles better for the game

2. I don't like this

3. Hardly a few seconds c'mon

4. Crysis 2 was a disaster, but that was multiplayer and was common across all platforms If I recall, don't see any issue here. Rarely do some games come with game breaking bugs, but that usually happens across all platforms and is fixed ASAP.

And btw, "AHEM" has patching? LOL

5. Oh c'mon really? It takes less than 2 minutes (unless the menu is russian )

6. (pun intended only) Dual GPUs are used by such a small minority that they can be excluded LOLOLOLOL

On a serious note, I've never had driver problems. Using 6 month old catalyst for latest games and no issues!

If Ahemed correctly, it patches just fine....! Load times are quicker on PS3 any day. There is no game installer, and as it is these days, on the point save is not available for PC games anyways.

Regarding your hiccup LOL, quite a few users now have dual GPU. Either you are unaware, or just laughing at me for the heck of it. Let me know...? Since there is a concept as "driver problem", it must be happening right, right.

 

[Bluffmaster]

What I do not understand is what is wrong in having the best of both the worlds? I use the consoles for mainly playing console exclusives while I use the PC for multiplatform games. In my experience, good console exclusives give a far better experience than most multi platform games with a few exceptions. If you are a gaming enthusiast, you wouldn't be comparing the gaming platforms in the first place.

Obviously, everyone has their own opinions and preferences. For me, the overall gaming experience on a console is far better than on a PC.

Plus, I've heard soo much about people buying bout 3-4 X360's since the first one since launch cuz he gamed and gamed and it died, oops.

My PC of two years has spent an average time of (between)8-12 hours switched on(that's including the last 5 months when it was only on about an hour or two at the max and not even every day, cuz I was away) and yet I see no signs of slowing down or any component dying(lets hope it doesn't).

2 years and I would have had to go through another new console if it was put through this much usage.

You are misinformed. In the end it all comes down to maintenance. My 8 year old PS2 is still in a fine working condition, not even the disc reading lens has weakened, also, it has been used quite extensively mind you. I have also seen many 5 year old 360's working in absolutely fine condition. The RROD problem was with the initial batches of Xbox and microsoft replaced them free of cost.

 

[comp@ddict]

Well then people should stop pointing out about failing PC components too, cuz CPUs apparently don't dieD) and GPUs can be RMAed or are replaced in a 3 year cycle

 

[vantheman5211]

Well then people should stop pointing out about failing PC components too, cuz CPUs apparently don't dieD) and GPUs can be RMAed or are replaced in a 3 year cycle

They do fail and even consoles fail.but given a comparitive graph of failure rates,the console display a relatively acute curve.

I have a 9 year old ps2,a 13 year old ps1(works stop gap) and a ps3 which gave me a fantastic life.i have indulged in pc gaming as well,and eventhough the graphic card worked just fine and i was satisfied with the experience,the money i paid and the titles available were far too low for my liking.as of now consoles are right on the top of the curve and constantly imroving in graphics,pc gaming is still there and gamers who want high fps will keep on prefering it but at 150£,nothing beats the ps3.online experience of pc games is still buggy incomparison to consoles.the experience of xbox live is unmatchable as of now.

 

[memnom]

Sorry if the thread agitated you. Before I started this thread, I searched on net.First thing, my point of comparison was graphics only. Second thing, I started this thread here because I know there are several ppl here who own both a decent gaming rig as well as a console. So I thought such ppl can share their experience. etc

Hey john, first off pls dont apologize, not to me not to anyone unless they/you truly deserve/need it/to. Let me make myself crystal, my reply was not based on agitation none of them are. The point im[and so many other guys] trying to get across is this debate is never going to end. If its graphical experience is what you are taking about then PC and PC alone stands on top of everything. But that's not what gaming is about and it never will. Its made to look like that but its not. Hope now ive made myself clear.

P.S Just couldn't resist Try the youtube videos, if a pic is worth 1000 words....

 

[quixand]

Fire up Uncharted 3 and look at the artwork, the way characters interact with the environment, puts many PC games in their place. It will make PC characters feel lifeless.

"Do not underestimate the power of the Playstation."

I got Ico and the Colossus for ps3 today and Batman for PC some days back. That's the way I divide my purchases.

If I had to pick only one it would be PC.

Sent from my Galaxy S2 using Tapatalk Pro.

 

[hahahari]

PC for work, Console for gaming, that's how I roll!

 

[comp@ddict]

online experience of pc games is still buggy incomparison to consoles.

that depends on game to game. I find it pretty awesome actually.

Well, you can't play Team Fortress 2 or CS:S on Consoles so nuff said LOL.

 

[vantheman5211]

that depends on game to game. I find it pretty awesome actually.

Well, you can't play Team Fortress 2 or CS:S on Consoles so nuff said LOL.

We are not in 2005 anymore.look around yourself.