Would you ever consider abandoning consoles entirely for PC in the future?
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Maybe not entirely but if the japanese games that are still Playstation exclusive will come to the PC, I might not buy another one. Already don't see a point to buy a Xbox One because there are currently only two games that interest me and aren't on PC. Probably won't abandon Nintendo hardware if they keep portability. Nintendo has the only first-party games I really want to play.
Abilidebob
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That explains a lot.
Enter The 36 Chambers
Member
Nah, I can't use kbm. Plus the fiddling around with settings and hardware doesn't appeal to me.
Besides performance isn't really an issue to me. Obviously since I only have an Xbox One haha.
Besides performance isn't really an issue to me. Obviously since I only have an Xbox One haha.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Your post history is painful to read
I think this list alone have more than consoles combined: http://store.steampowered.com/search/?tags=7368&page=1
He's just trying too hard too make it a GAF meme.
IISANDERII
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If the hassle of PC gaming is exponentially reduced, then maybe.
The complete opposite is the case for me right now: i used to play on PC for ~20 years now. My interest is on (action)RPGs, platformers, maybe a driving sim... games that are available on console aswell that don't require mouse+keyboard.
Since i bought my PS4 Pro last year i barely used my PC anymore. The PS4 exclusives are so good that i couldn't ignore them any longer.
My PC became a Civ6-station.
I really enjoy gaming on my comfy couch, something i never did before.
Since i bought my PS4 Pro last year i barely used my PC anymore. The PS4 exclusives are so good that i couldn't ignore them any longer.
My PC became a Civ6-station.
I really enjoy gaming on my comfy couch, something i never did before.
I've already done it. The last console I bought was a Wii U which I was VERY happy with. I didn't buy a PS4 or One because I'm refusing to pay a tax to play online. I got myself a Rift in October last year and Touch controllers on launch day and since getting those and experienced the wonders of VR I'm not going anywhere near 'flat' games again, not even for the new Zelda which is REALLY saying something.
Once you go VR you never go flat lol
Once you go VR you never go flat lol
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
I did PC only for years (minus handhelds). I wound up getting a WiiU and now a Switch. I will likely continue my Nintendo + PC option for the foreseeable future.
Rolodzeo
Member
?
Basically 99.9% of PC games (that are also on consoles) can be played with a gamepad nowadays. In fact most of them even have button prompts matching your controller.
ronaldthump
Member
no.
exclusives.
exclusives.
whatever6352
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Maybe if Sony abandons console other than that the answer will always be no.
Duggie_Brown
Member
I could easily live without Sony and Microsoft exclusives, but not Nintendo ones or even Nintendo consoles that bring fresh innovation with each generation.
My PS4 is currently the most boring Sony machine I've owned, can't see me getting a PS5, so in the future, I will probably be gaming purely on my PC and Nintendo hardware.
My PS4 is currently the most boring Sony machine I've owned, can't see me getting a PS5, so in the future, I will probably be gaming purely on my PC and Nintendo hardware.
DarkoMaledictus
Tier Whore
I'm pretty much pc exclusive, but I have to say I keep a ps4 pro for the exclusives. Lots of them this generation so best of both worlds.
Depends. I have a PC that can play games, but I still prefer the console 'experience'. As much as PC's have improved, simplified and sped up the process of playing a game, it's still a step behind the ease of use and convenience of a consoles and likely always will be. Hopefully I'm wrong but we'll see.
Then there's the games and exclusives. Yes PC has it's own highly rated exclusives. But they are typically in the genre's I don't like as much. For example this year so far the games that have released that interest me are;
Zelda Breath of the Wild
Horizon
Nioh
Nier
Gravity Rush 2
Yakuza 0
Tales of Berseria.
Only 2 of those are on PC. And there's also future things like Persona 5 and FFXII HD. Yes some like Nioh and FFXII might come later, and I can see more and more of those types of games on PC to come in future as they should, but I'd rather not have to deal with the uncertainty of 'will they won't they' and just play them. If I was PC only the recent nonsense with Nier would have drove me insane. As it is I'll use my PC for so called PC style games that predominantly use Mouse and Keyboard like Age ot Empires and the like
Then there's the games and exclusives. Yes PC has it's own highly rated exclusives. But they are typically in the genre's I don't like as much. For example this year so far the games that have released that interest me are;
Zelda Breath of the Wild
Horizon
Nioh
Nier
Gravity Rush 2
Yakuza 0
Tales of Berseria.
Only 2 of those are on PC. And there's also future things like Persona 5 and FFXII HD. Yes some like Nioh and FFXII might come later, and I can see more and more of those types of games on PC to come in future as they should, but I'd rather not have to deal with the uncertainty of 'will they won't they' and just play them. If I was PC only the recent nonsense with Nier would have drove me insane. As it is I'll use my PC for so called PC style games that predominantly use Mouse and Keyboard like Age ot Empires and the like
The Salt Life
Banned
No, I have other responsibilities in life, I can't be tinkering with PC'S or spending money on them.
Consoles for life.
Consoles for life.
Lol.
all i care are single-player-experiences.
nintendo, sony and xbox.
i dont care a bit about pc, since most games are only about mp... mostly.
consoles become online-games-service-platforms too but i hope this will only stay an exception.
Billy_Pilgrim
Member
Nope.
1) I like Macs, if I bought a PC it'd be for games only.
2) Most of my favourite genres are usually at home on consoles, and I suppose I'm a nintendo fanboy at heart.
VR is my major interest in building a gaming PC.
1) I like Macs, if I bought a PC it'd be for games only.
2) Most of my favourite genres are usually at home on consoles, and I suppose I'm a nintendo fanboy at heart.
VR is my major interest in building a gaming PC.
Johannsson
Member
never
Spacecowboy77
Member
I was a big console gamer last gen and now only PC.
Can't say I even consider going back just for a couple of exclusives
Can't say I even consider going back just for a couple of exclusives
Krisprolls
Banned
I'm in the same boat. I bought a Geforce 1070 PC but I barely use it now and it's collecting dust.
I keep coming back to my PS4 Pro. It's so much easier to use : one button press and I'm playing with my friends.
Graphically there's less and less difference anyway, games like Horizon actually look better than anything on my PC when I think about it.
PC has a last big advantage though, it's the possibility to get 60 fps (but with diminishing returns, I suspect even that advantage will disappear too and consoles will finally be 60 fps again in a few years). That, and different exclusives like Civilization, which I like a lot. It will make me keep a PC for those few games.
DavidSwifty
Banned
I moved over to the PC this gen, I've not regretted it. I've played the PS4/Xbox One and I just don't enjoy them at all. As soon as I could afford to ditch my consoles and build a PC, I did.
Pantsuit Apologist
Member
I've got a nice gaming PC and a PS4 Pro so it's the best of both worlds for me. Unless they somehow merge in the future, I see no reason for me to abandon one for the other.
Taliban Stan
Member
Maybe. Probably not, but it's not impossible. I love laptops and really can't see myself spending $500 on something and it not being a laptop. I'd never spend $500 on a console no matter what the bells and whistles were. $250 is my sweet spot or $299 with a game I'm dying to play. On top of that, I'd never spend $800 on a laptop so I'll never own one that'd great for graphically intense games.
If I could get a nice console graphics quality gaming PC for like $350, I'd probably go that route in a few years when it becomes clear that being on PC too is what "multiplatform" means like 90% of the time it's used.
If I could get a nice console graphics quality gaming PC for like $350, I'd probably go that route in a few years when it becomes clear that being on PC too is what "multiplatform" means like 90% of the time it's used.
Only if every exclusive sucked, or they all came to PC.
My current PC is more than 3 times as powerful as my PS4 Slim and even more powerful than the Scorpio is rumored to be. I'd be happy to play everything on it, but I still buy hardware/games from all of the big 3 for exclusives.
My current PC is more than 3 times as powerful as my PS4 Slim and even more powerful than the Scorpio is rumored to be. I'd be happy to play everything on it, but I still buy hardware/games from all of the big 3 for exclusives.