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[Calibus]

I didn't mean for it to happen, it just kinda did. Steam had already been present in my gaming life for a while, but it never really clicked beyond the handful of games that I found interesting over the course of a year.

Consoles just always monopolized my time. The PC I had was already pretty beefy, but recently I upgraded to a Haswell processor and got an R9 290 card as well as a larger SSD. I reflected on the new releases coming out and finally realized -- hey, most of these are coming out on PC too, and (usually) drop in price faster. This realization moved me from my living room where my PS4 was hooked up to the computer den where my PC was. I've purchased more on Steam in the last couple weeks than I have over the course of nearly a year (and I'm not done).

Will still keep any consoles I get for true exclusives, but my focus right now is on PC, and I'm continually amazed at the sheer versatility of the platform..

 

[Finaika]

 

[Liberty4all]

My PC is my Smite box.

 

[Zanoh]

Welcome back, my PC Brother/Sister. Glad you can join the dark side again.

Yeah, I keep my PS4 and Wii U for the exclusives. Everything else in on PC.

 

[Falcs]

Now take that PC and plug it into your HD TV and you will realise you never ever ever EVER need a console again for the rest of your life.....







Except for exclusives.

 

[xDUMPWEEDx]

PC is the best.

There are some nice perks of having a console though.

 

[Finaika]

There are some nice perks of having a console though.

Like...?

 

[Liberty4all]

Like...?

Exclusives for one.

Games optimized for one machine.


edit: I do love my PC though. MOBA's and RTS play is still played best on a PC IMHO

 

[Zanoh]

Like...?

Well for one, pick up and play. You still got to boot a PC, log in, etc. when all you want to do is put in a game and play.

Exclusives (Nintendo), that won't come on PC. Still waiting on Red Dead Redemption to be on PC.

Apart from that, nothing else.

 

[sega4ever]

Well for one, pick up and play. You still got to boot a PC, log in, etc. when all you want to do is put in a game and play.

Exclusives (Nintendo), that won't come on PC. Still waiting on Red Dead Redemption to be on PC.

Apart from that, nothing else.

log in?
put in physical media?

lol.

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

Welcome back.

PC exclusives tend to get ignored because they're often low budget, indie, or in unpopular genres, but I do feel like a lot of people are missing out on fantastic games because of it. And obviously being able to crank multiplats to their limit is great too.

 

[BinaryPork2737]

It's a good feeling, isn't it? Stepping away from PC gaming for one reason or another and then coming back years later to discover how powerful PCs actually are compared to consoles, discovering great games that you wouldn't have found otherwise, discovering the amazing sales and bundles, and discovering one or two welcoming parts of the community here and there.

Also, buy Civ V or IV if you haven't already.

 

[licktheenvelope]

Welcome back, my PC Brother/Sister. Glad you can join the dark side again.

Yeah, I keep my PS4 and Wii U for the exclusives. Everything else in on PC.

It's really hard to complain isn't it? (though i'm not sure how people deal with these backlogs... i've been meaning to play the Witcher 2 and Alan Wake for 2+ years...)

 

[licktheenvelope]

It's a good feeling, isn't it? Stepping away from PC gaming for one reason or another and then coming back years later to discover how powerful PCs actually are compared to consoles, discovering great games that you wouldn't have found otherwise, discovering the amazing sales and bundles, and discovering one or two welcoming parts of the community here and there.

Also, buy Civ V or IV if you haven't already.

'Civ Beyond Earth' in October *nod*

 

[Grief.exe]

Hook your DS4 up to your PC. Make sure you install your Bluetooth drivers.

http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-DS4Windows-yet-another-DualShock-4-driver

I actually use J2K's iteration of the xinput wrapper found at the end of that thread.

 

[CTLance]

Next step: Taking the PC out of the den and hooking it up to the TV, to max out the comfy couch stat.

Anyway. Good on you, Op. Just don't start to obsess over specs. Take it easy and have a grand old time.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Game with freedom now, mate.

 

[Gibbo]

uh for the posted that said that it takes too long for you to boot up the PC, it takes me less than 15 seconds to boot up to my desktop, and maybe another 10 to start up steam

 

[Scaramanger]

I'm recently back in and what has been a revelation for me is Steam in home streaming - I have a 2820 NUC* hooked up to my living room TV and stream my games from my office den to that if I want to play on the big screen - is pretty awesome!

*Streams fine at 720p60fps, 1080p30-60fps depending on game - on the 2820 however big picture mode is a no no due to the exceptionally weak celeron processor HD graphics in it.

 

[Settin]

I caved and bought a new stick/throttle/rudder pedals for my rig.The hyper-realistic flight sim just doesn't exist on consoles.

 

[licktheenvelope]

uh for the posted that said that it takes too long for you to boot up the PC, it takes me less than 15 seconds to boot up to my desktop, and maybe another 10 to start up steam

I can go from PC off to in game faster on my PC (SSD) than I can on my PS4 or Wii U, definitely.

 

[CTLance]

Op, in case you're missing the streaming features of the PS4, take a look at OBS.

Game with freedom now, mate.

<DRM snob> He's using steam. No freedom. Just pretend freedom. </snob>

 

[Ric Flair]

Like...?

I'm a PC gamer too and I've gotta say there's nothing quite like popping an old snes cartridge into your super nintendo and sliding up that power switch. Kind of like playing vinyl records, it's nice to have something tangible that collects dust and show's its age proudly versus something you click on the desktop

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Op, in case you're missing the streaming features of the PS4, take a look at OBS.

<DRM snob> He's using steam. No freedom. Just pretend freedom. </snob>

Steam is the gateway drug

 

[BIGWORM]

Well for one, pick up and play. You still got to boot a PC, log in, etc. when all you want to do is put in a game and play.

Auto start am cry.

 

[Omega]

My PC is my Smite box.

My PS4 is my dust box

 

[Liberty4all]

My PS4 is my dust box

Me too. That's why I can't wait until Tuesday (Diablo III and Plants vs Zombies). I played alot of BF4 around launch, and Watch Dogs when it hit. Then nothing for awhile ....

Well to be fair I've been playing alot of Towerfall.

 

[Poimandres]

Oh, yeah, I'm so ignorant of what I find something useful for. Topic like myself must be one I have no knowledge of.

EDIT: I see people read my post and immediately got self-conscious enough to assume I was making some big, overarching statement instead of my own personal use of it.

PC is certainly good for cheap games, but you should explain your stance a bit more. As you know a good number of games are multi-plat on PC/consoles. Would you pay full price for these games on console? Do you prefer to play these games on console for community/ease of access reasons? Do you not play these games and only think maybe only Nintendo first party games are worth full price?

Just a bit of elaboration to make things clearer.

 

[Omega]

Me too lately. I can't wait until Tuesday (Diablo III and Plants vs Zombies).

Well to be fair I've been playing alot of Towerfall lately.

no First Light?

 

[Renekton]

I can go from PC off to in game faster on my PC (SSD) than I can on my PS4 or Wii U, definitely.

Hmm one day we need to benchmark boot->game for PC/PS4 on the same SSD.

 

[Ziffles]

I'm a PC gamer too and I've gotta say there's nothing quite like popping an old snes cartridge into your super nintendo and sliding up that power switch. Kind of like playing vinyl records, it's nice to have something tangible that collects dust and show's its age proudly versus something you click on the desktop

Well this is true but I'm pretty sure he means modern consoles, which are more PC like than ever and most of their services have a shelf life now. I don't think you'll be able to dust off an Xbone in twenty years and show your kids Titanfall.

 

[Liberty4all]

no First Light?

I'm not a huge single player fan. I lean towards competitive multiplayer titles.

 

[licktheenvelope]

Hmm one day we need to benchmark boot->game for PC/PS4 on the same SSD.

That would be interesting. No SSD in my PS4... just a hybrid drive.

 

[Grief.exe]

Hmm one day we need to benchmark boot->game for PC/PS4 on the same SSD.

I'd imagine PC will always take the cake with the beefier CPUs.

 

[Poimandres]

I'm a PC gamer too and I've gotta say there's nothing quite like popping an old snes cartridge into your super nintendo and sliding up that power switch. Kind of like playing vinyl records, it's nice to have something tangible that collects dust and show's its age proudly versus something you click on the desktop

Yep. Agreed. Emulators don't do it for me the same way an old console does especially for cartidge based games!

 

[Fess]

Well for one, pick up and play. You still got to boot a PC, log in, etc. when all you want to do is put in a game and play.

Exclusives (Nintendo), that won't come on PC. Still waiting on Red Dead Redemption to be on PC.

Apart from that, nothing else.

I bought my first gaming PC just weeks ago with an SSD and only Steam and games installed on it and it honestly starts faster than my PS4, and all my games are Steam digital titles with barely any loading times and no need for discs. It came preinstalled with all drivers updated and the whole thing checked for stability issues and it has honestly been more pick up and play than the current consoles with their day 1 updates. What I like the most about it though is having access to Steam workshop, makes Skyrim for example like a new HD remake, and not having to pay to try online modes and running games at ~100fps.

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

I have pruned the garbage out of this thread, if anybody starts it back up again there will be blood.

 

[Calibus]

Picked up Assault Android Cactus and Tomb Raider: GotL (I love twin-stick shooters and looking for more if anyone has any suggestions) and am eyeing getting the Gauntlet reboot, Divinity: Original Sin and Lords of the Fallen.

As for the earlier suggestion of hooking it up to an HDTV, I've toyed with hooking it up to my 46" plasma, but I dunno, the dual monitor set up I have is nice, and that would mean mothballing them and lugging that big TV into their place across my entire house.

EDIT: Although upon second thought, there is a cable coax in my TV room, so I could re-hook up everything there.

 

[Hazaro]

Now join the 120/144Hz brotherhood.

Picked up Assault Android Cactus and Tomb Raider: GotL (I love twin-stick shooters and looking for more if anyone has any suggestions) and am eyeing getting the Gauntlet reboot, Divinity: Original Sin and Lords of the Fallen.

As for the earlier suggestion of hooking it up to an HDTV, I've toyed with hooking it up to my 46" plasma, but I dunno, the dual monitor set up I have is nice, and that would mean mothballing them and lugging that big TV into their place across my entire house.

Great pickups.
I'd suggest Divinity out of those.

 

[Renekton]

Picked up Assault Android Cactus and Tomb Raider: GotL (I love twin-stick shooters and looking for more if anyone has any suggestions) and am eyeing getting the Gauntlet reboot, Divinity: Original Sin and Lords of the Fallen.

As for the earlier suggestion of hooking it up to an HDTV, I've toyed with hooking it up to my 46" plasma, but I dunno, the dual monitor set up I have is nice, and that would mean mothballing them and lugging that big TV into their place across my entire house.

Dual monitors man. TVs are slightly clunky for workspace/bedrooms.

Nothing like playing LoL on one screen and watching FNC vs ALL on the other.

 

[yogloo]

PC gaming actually stopped me from getting a console this gen. Knowing that I have about 180 games in your backlog stopped me from buying a new console.

 

[mkenyon]

Now join the 120/144Hz brotherhood.

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[LX_Theo]

PC is certainly good for cheap games, but you should explain your stance a bit more. As you know a good number of games are multi-plat on PC/consoles. Would you pay full price for these games on console? Do you prefer to play these games on console for community/ease of access reasons? Do you not play these games and only think maybe only Nintendo first party games are worth full price?

Just a bit of elaboration to make things clearer.

Prefer playing on console. Games are games. Exclusivity doesn't make a game good. Would buy games I'd never pay full price for if I see a good sale for them on steam (or PSN, e-shop or whatever). Games worth full price are not excessively common(I've played games long enough to know what's worth what to me). Prices Steam has tend to get me to buy a larger amount of games (many I've yet to touch and few I felt were worth more than I paid for). All I am saying is that my PC use would be massively less if it weren't a great place for getting games I'd never buy otherwise. Its a contrasting view. Not much different than a thread praising a game with people noting that they themselves aren't that big of fans of it. Not to start an argument, just a passing comment on their view of the topic.

Oh, and if some mod thinks that answering a question posed to me and explaining myself is "starting something up"... Then wow. I'll gladly not respond to anyone else if you've decided to be that way about it.

 

[Calibus]

Now join the 120/144Hz brotherhood.

Great pickups.
I'd suggest Divinity out of those.

120/144Hz -- I assume you are talking refresh rates?

And I'll most likely be getting all three games listed unless one or more turn out to be trash. From the sounds of it, Divinity is good as gold.

 

[Omega]

PC gaming actually stopped me from getting a console this gen. Knowing that I have about 180 games in your backlog stopped me from buying a new console.

why did my backlog stop you from getting a PC?

 

[Grayman]

Sometimes those breaks from PC gaming, or times of playing old games for an extended period than returning to new hardware are amazing.

 

[nib95]

I keep trying to get back in to PC gaming, but I'm having terrible luck. One annoying issue after another, often without any kind of solution (Crysis 3 and Tomb Raider crashes, Bioshock Infinite stuttering etc). Maybe I've just been unfortunate, but multi platform games on PC lately have just been unreliable for me, and I keep reading about terribly optimised games, like Watchdogs, Call of Duty Ghosts etc, so I'm sticking with consoles for now.

I've a penchant for gaming tech though, so I'll probably still upgrade my PC rig the next round of GPU's, and jump back in intermittently either way.

 

[mr_toa]

<DRM snob> He's using steam. No freedom. Just pretend freedom. </snob>

True, that's basically the same as Xbox Marketplace or PlayStation Network in terms of "freedom".

Now GOG though ... that's pure undiluted freedom IMHO.

 

[Ziffles]

120/144Hz -- I assume you are talking refresh rates?

Yep (check out the thread here), and a fair warning: once you get used to high frame rates, it's not easy going back to 60hz.

 

[Saucycarpdog]

Welcome back to the party that never stops!