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I love PC Gaming
- Thread starter TheDraconian
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Have found it hard to go back to consoles since, although I did enjoy a handful of exclusives on the PS4.
Buggy Loop
Member
Outside of a few bad ports that typically get fixed or "OK" after a few patches, which is not a problem really for me as i rarely buy day 1, there's many that are perfect or at the very least, better than to look like it upscaled from 480p source image at 30fps cap.
Also peoples forget just how deep the rabbit hole goes in PC for genres that consoles barely touch
You sim? PC
And having access to virtually all PC game inputs in sims makes it incomparable for rigs. You just can't have that level of input on consoles. Peoples are making buttkickers/pedal feedback/6 DOF motion rigs, etc. You think of an input? There's an output on PC that can give feedback.
Mods? PC
How does a 2004 game in sim rally stays relevant to the community all this time?
Mods
Why are peoples still installing Falcon 4.0 (1998) and find it still one of the best flight sim around?
Mods
Some of the biggest games today with the most concurrent players started as mods, in fact
Counter-strike (started as mod of Half-Life)
Dota (Started as mod of Warcraft III)
Team Fortress (started as mod of Quake)
have so much concurrent players daily on Steam that most publishers must be scratching their heads in disbelief. The kind of attachment they would dream of having and HAVE been trying to get with no success.
Single player goodness :
Black Mesa (started as mod of Half-Life 2)
Stalker totally different experience from original releases, also Anomaly mod
Patching of fucked up/unfinished games like KOTOR 2, Vampire the masquerade bloodlines
Skywind (skyrim mod)
Enderal Forgotten Stories (Skyrim mod)
Brutal Doom (Doom mod)
The Dark mod (Doom 3 mod)
Garry's mod (Half-Life mod)
Neo-tokyo (Half-Life mod)
The Nameless mod (Deus Ex mod)
Just look at this Half Life 2 mod that releases this year
Look at the user score (and itās free). Go play it, it's so good.
PC is
Also peoples forget just how deep the rabbit hole goes in PC for genres that consoles barely touch
You sim? PC
And having access to virtually all PC game inputs in sims makes it incomparable for rigs. You just can't have that level of input on consoles. Peoples are making buttkickers/pedal feedback/6 DOF motion rigs, etc. You think of an input? There's an output on PC that can give feedback.
Mods? PC
How does a 2004 game in sim rally stays relevant to the community all this time?
Mods
Why are peoples still installing Falcon 4.0 (1998) and find it still one of the best flight sim around?
Mods
Some of the biggest games today with the most concurrent players started as mods, in fact
Counter-strike (started as mod of Half-Life)
Dota (Started as mod of Warcraft III)
Team Fortress (started as mod of Quake)
have so much concurrent players daily on Steam that most publishers must be scratching their heads in disbelief. The kind of attachment they would dream of having and HAVE been trying to get with no success.
Single player goodness :
Black Mesa (started as mod of Half-Life 2)
Stalker totally different experience from original releases, also Anomaly mod
Patching of fucked up/unfinished games like KOTOR 2, Vampire the masquerade bloodlines
Skywind (skyrim mod)
Enderal Forgotten Stories (Skyrim mod)
Brutal Doom (Doom mod)
The Dark mod (Doom 3 mod)
Garry's mod (Half-Life mod)
Neo-tokyo (Half-Life mod)
The Nameless mod (Deus Ex mod)
Just look at this Half Life 2 mod that releases this year
Look at the user score (and itās free). Go play it, it's so good.
PC is
small_law
Member
I was always a console gamer until I started building PCs 6 or 7 years ago. When it's all configured right and humming along it's a special thing.
I'm playing Starfield on PC right now. The performance ain't great, but I have a 3090 and I'm brute forcing 4K 60 FPS. Just had to turn down shadows. I tried playing it on my Series X at 30 FPS and I just can't do that anymore.
I'm playing Starfield on PC right now. The performance ain't great, but I have a 3090 and I'm brute forcing 4K 60 FPS. Just had to turn down shadows. I tried playing it on my Series X at 30 FPS and I just can't do that anymore.
Once I got back into PC gaming in 2013 it was amazing even better than I remember from the DOS and early Windows days. 1080P and 60 fps was just so cool. I had a comfy couch setup from day 1 and the first game I played was Lords of Shadow maxed out.
It was hard to break the console addiction and I was still buying consoles but not really using them. But at this point I think I am fine with PC only even if it means missing out on some exclusives. You cant play everything.
It was hard to break the console addiction and I was still buying consoles but not really using them. But at this point I think I am fine with PC only even if it means missing out on some exclusives. You cant play everything.
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HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Got a couch in the study and a big TV hooked into one of the many ports on my GPU. Flopping whenever. Consoles are becoming less and less relevant to me personally.
ShadyAcshuns
Member
I hated it. Never again.
SmokedMeat
Gamerā¢
The closest weāll ever be to the āone platformā idea. Thereās nowhere else Iād rather play. Nothing else measures up.
BlackTron
Gold Member
Like I said, I have the same PC I use at a desk hooked into TV and do use it with a controller. That gives me the authenticity to say consoles are better at this. If your vibe at that moment is laziness, as in flopping down, chances are you don't want to have to task out of the game to correct something. Which happens to me >50% of the time. As soon as I need an orbit of 3 hardware around me to be sure I won't have to get up and go to my desk, fuck this. If I just wanted to play some platformer I'm better off grabbing a controller, pressing Power, and being in my game.
This isn't a "consoles beat PCs post", it's a "yeah PCs are master race but don't forget consoles have their purpose" post.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Couldn't agree more. I switched back to PC gaming about 3 months ago and I will never go back.
I've configured my PC to be a console-like experience, so when I turn it on I'm greeted with a really nice console-friendly UI:
Super couch friendly setup. I can turn on my PC with my Xbox controller, it loads up directly to this UI, and off I go.
It's still a trip to see PS5, Xbox, and Switch games all under one UI. Love it.
I've configured my PC to be a console-like experience, so when I turn it on I'm greeted with a really nice console-friendly UI:
Super couch friendly setup. I can turn on my PC with my Xbox controller, it loads up directly to this UI, and off I go.
It's still a trip to see PS5, Xbox, and Switch games all under one UI. Love it.
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AndrewRyan
Member
Haptics on the dualsense work wirelessly now! It was fixed a few weeks ago and works wonderfully with R&C & Returnal.
We are really lucky to live in this slice of time where Gabe runs Valve so they aren't squeezing every last drop out of us with ads, tiered memberships, selling data, etc. Turns out we'll happily squeeze ourselves under the right conditions.
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BlackTron
Gold Member
Couldn't agree more. I switched back to PC gaming about 3 months ago and I will never go back.
I've configured my PC to be a console-like experience, so when I turn it on I'm greeted with a really nice console-friendly UI:
It's still a trip to see PS5, Xbox, and Switch games all under one UI. Love it.
Are all those games really working well together in real life use? Switch games without glitches caveats and such? If you actually got it all to work on the same system, without a driver update killing some of your work every time, that's magical.
Hugare
Gold Member
Backwards compatibility is the main thing, for me
But man, the amount of tinkering to have a good time is just absurd
My laptop is connected to my 1080p monitor and 4K TV. So in order to switch between them easily (and at the correct resolution) I had to install Monitor Proffile Switcher (great app btw) and make 2 profiles
Steam Big Picture is useless, 'cause each game has their own launcher that you'll have to do something with your mouse.
Wanna play AC Unity? Ubi Launcher. Wanna play Max Payne 3? Rockstar Launcher. Wanna play Cyberpunk? You guessed, CDPR launcher. Same with Witcher 3.
It's so bothersome that I cracked AC Unity in order to skip the launcher, despite owning it legally
Same with emulators. You may add a shortcut to your Steam library, but its going to open in another window in your desktop. And you have to select the game with your mouse.
To close the emulator if you are in fullscreen? Only with a keyboard. Or making a "Alt+F4" shortcut in your controller.
Its absolutely necessary to have a mouse on my couch at all times
But man, the amount of tinkering to have a good time is just absurd
My laptop is connected to my 1080p monitor and 4K TV. So in order to switch between them easily (and at the correct resolution) I had to install Monitor Proffile Switcher (great app btw) and make 2 profiles
Steam Big Picture is useless, 'cause each game has their own launcher that you'll have to do something with your mouse.
Wanna play AC Unity? Ubi Launcher. Wanna play Max Payne 3? Rockstar Launcher. Wanna play Cyberpunk? You guessed, CDPR launcher. Same with Witcher 3.
It's so bothersome that I cracked AC Unity in order to skip the launcher, despite owning it legally
Same with emulators. You may add a shortcut to your Steam library, but its going to open in another window in your desktop. And you have to select the game with your mouse.
To close the emulator if you are in fullscreen? Only with a keyboard. Or making a "Alt+F4" shortcut in your controller.
Its absolutely necessary to have a mouse on my couch at all times
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Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
I was gonna post a reply but I need to uninstall a windows update, change my fan curve, over clock my cpu and under volt my gpu and uninstall the lastest nvidia drivers that are causing blue screens. Then I need to change a .ini file to see if I can get 60fps instead of 59fps.
Once Iāve rolled back and signed back into windows and proved its me by sending a code to my phone Iāll let you know how it goes about how good pc gaming is.
Once Iāve rolled back and signed back into windows and proved its me by sending a code to my phone Iāll let you know how it goes about how good pc gaming is.
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analog_future
Resident Crybaby
It works amazingly well, honestly. There was a bit of work to get there but everything works pretty flawlessly. Switch games at 4k, oftentimes 60fps, are glorious.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
I guess I could squeeze more out of my system because I only updated my drivers and playing Starfield in ultrawide and frames are anywhere between 60 in town and fighting to 140+ at ultra settings
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
Was all over of gaming in 2010, and hats off to the hobby. If you know what youāre doing it makes consoles look like kids toys, the skyās the limits for pc gaming.
BlackTron
Gold Member
me reading this post
I've been looking for an excuse to sell my Series X because gaming laptop is so similar. Main reason I got Series X was easy Halo at steady 120hz with no hassles when gfx card prices were high.
Fire up Halo on laptop. Says my drivers are outdated. What? Links me to website. Site says latest drivers cause a glitch that can crash the game, recommends rolling back.
I can deal with all this shit and roll back my drivers that might have ramifications for all my other games or just keep using the console. Or how about just stop playing Halo, Microsoft
Lupin3
Targeting terrorists with a D-Pad
Still better than 30 fps.
Sleepwalker
Member
But but windows 2faI guess I could squeeze more out of my system because I only updated my drivers and playing Starfield in ultrawide and frames are anywhere between 60 in town and fighting to 140+ at ultra settings
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
I've been looking for an excuse to sell my Series X because gaming laptop is so similar. Main reason I got Series X was easy Halo at steady 120hz with no hassles when gfx card prices were high.
Fire up Halo on laptop. Says my drivers are outdated. What? Links me to website. Site says latest drivers cause a glitch that can crash the game, recommends rolling back.
I can deal with all this shit and roll back my drivers that might have ramifications for all my other games or just keep using the console. Or how about just stop playing Halo, Microsoft
Yeah, I'll be the first to say that if you're averse to tinkering/messing around to get things going and you just want things to work out of the box, then consoles are still the way to go.
I've always been a tinkerer so the transition to PC gaming has been a lot of fun for me.
Buggy Loop
Member
BlackTron
Gold Member
I don't mind tinkering, but once its set up, I want it to work for good and not be at the mercy of one update messing everything. It's almost like we need system/driver profiles locked in on a per-game basis, the same way you will have an entire copy of an emulator set up for one game. Who wants to customize one game, which results in breaking their config for 17 other games.
octiny
Banned
BlackTron
Gold Member
I'm trying to make a point but I don't wanna be lumped in with this guy
violence
Member
The PS5 was useful till I could upgrade my PC. Console is still good for casual playing/people. I felt like I was spending more time playing the game then tinkering. Thereās something to be said about that, but now that I upgraded my PC and itās hooked up to my Oled TV. Well.. of course Iām gonna play this way.
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analog_future
Resident Crybaby
I don't think I've ever had a single instance of one update messing up everything, but I'm sorry for your bad luck
ThatStupidLion
Member
I too pivoted recently, and while i havent explored mods at allā¦ its been really neat being able to game on my pc
BlackTron
Gold Member
Not everything, just something. I'm sensitive to even one glitchy texture, I hate going through all that trouble to sort everything, only to have the equilibrium impurified. So if a console offers a comparable experience for a given game, I'll usually prefer it.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Like some of you, I graduated from the console to the master race few years ago after getting the taste of high fidelity gaming on PC.
And after witnessing what happened for the past years, I canāt say I am surprise to see I am right for joining the winning side. Now, I can just play both Playstation PC and Xbox games on my Steam Deck in bed. Canāt do so anywhere else
And after witnessing what happened for the past years, I canāt say I am surprise to see I am right for joining the winning side. Now, I can just play both Playstation PC and Xbox games on my Steam Deck in bed. Canāt do so anywhere else
Schmendrick
Member
I just ordered Samsung`s Neo G9 57" Monitor for my PC, meanwhile I haven`t even booted up my PS5 since I finished GoW:R.
With Sony`s games now also releasing on PC sooner or later this will have been my last console, too.
With Sony`s games now also releasing on PC sooner or later this will have been my last console, too.
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K2D
Banned
+ Total Freedom (including braking software, hardware or both by your own hands)
- It just works (it doesn't though)
I just got myself what I believe to be a āvalue first"-laptop, so I'll be enjoying maxing out old games, modding old games, and enjoying the fruits of emulation.
I've always done 75-100 percent of my gaming on consoles though. Time and lack of anxiety is more valued than anything imo.
- It just works (it doesn't though)
I just got myself what I believe to be a āvalue first"-laptop, so I'll be enjoying maxing out old games, modding old games, and enjoying the fruits of emulation.
I've always done 75-100 percent of my gaming on consoles though. Time and lack of anxiety is more valued than anything imo.
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
TLOU1 today is already worth over the PS5 version with better almost everything especially freaking mouse+kb gameplay.
FH5 ultra wide, 120+ fps with minimum input lag, almost perfect IQ and any controller/wheel, mods, etc is already light years better on PC.
Amost the same for Plague Tale as some occasionally hiccups are insignificant.
Less than 0,00000001% of the game library have this problem today.
There are ways to set shortcuts to open the games in emulators. Not sure if works for every emulator though.
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You should be able to get that setup without needing a mouse and keyboard, I've got mame (arcade), retroarch (snes/megadrive cores), fs-uae (amiga) and a taitotypex emulators all running fine on a box and never need the keyboard/mouse. I've got 2 builds, one using hyperspin and a newer build using launchbox, both can be launched from steam and gracefully exit back to steam once quit. Most emulators also have command line options that should let you launch straight into the game if you don't require a frontend and only have a few games you want to add to steam.
Hugare
Gold Member
I've been searching about these launchers (launchbox and etc.). Will try some later.
Tho the only emulators I use Dolphin/CEMU and Ruijinx, dont know if they are supported. Old consoles I usually emulate on my 3DS.
Elysium44
Banned
I much prefer playing 3rd person games with a game pad anyway but I agree it's a benefit it lets you use a mouse if you want to.
I am sensitive to stutters, they break my immersion in a game. I have TLOU Remastered on a base PS4 which looks fantastic and runs flawlessly at all times anyway which is the preferred way to play TLOU for me.
As for traversal stutters being really rare, I don't think they're THAT rare. If you google those two words you will see loads of people complaining about them in loads of games. It seems to be something afflicting modern game development quite widely. (It isn't my PC before anyone says it. It runs probably most games flawlessly.)
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Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
me reading this post
I guess I could squeeze more out of my system because I only updated my drivers and playing Starfield in ultrawide and frames are anywhere between 60 in town and fighting to 140+ at ultra settings
Try harder
Sounds like you just suck at computing
Well, my sarcasm attempt backfired spectacularly. Back to live under my rock.
Ulysses 31
Gold Member
Only using PS5 to claim monthly PSN games...
Elysium44
Banned
Try harder
It was hyperbole but there is truth in it - I had trouble with a newer nvidia driver causing crashes and glitches recently and had to roll back. It's a known issue on the nvidia subreddit. nvidia's old reputation for having good drivers is losing its sheen.
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
Some of those games that people complain like TLOU2, Dead Space Remake and Plague Tale were insignificant for me last time I tried.
The problem there is that those things can happen. But all of that are extremely rare and/or optional and still helps to provide far better experiences than console gaming.
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All 3 work with launchbox, the launchbox forums should help or some of the launchbox youtube videos. Your probably going to need to pay for launchbox to get bigbox mode to make it look the way you see in all the videos. Emulation Station can probably get it setup similarly for free.
CJ_75
Member
I am playing on a RTX 4090 PC connected to a 65 inch Sony A95K QD-Oled tv. It's a breathtaking experience so far.
Most games run on native 4K and I want 60fps as base fps. I love the polished cinematic Playstation Studios games but I'm fine with waiting 1 or 2 years for the inevitable superior PC port.
Most games run on native 4K and I want 60fps as base fps. I love the polished cinematic Playstation Studios games but I'm fine with waiting 1 or 2 years for the inevitable superior PC port.