Jose Gomes
I was looking to get into pc gaming and I wanted some opinion if I should or not
Answer
PC games are great on graphics and more future secure than consoles.
1. Mouse and keyboard support
Well, duh. Console kids who have grown up with a controller in hand might argue, but
there's still no better way of playing just about any game in any genre â not just shooters â
than the combination of keyboard and mouse. It just works, offering orders of magnitude
more precision and speed than fiddly analogue sticks.
2. High screen resolutions
While Microsoft and Sony scream about 'true HD' in their games â but in many cases don't
actually deliver it â the PC has been happily running games at 1080p and above for yonks.
In fact, the near-HD default res of 1,280x1,024 is very 2001; even a medium rig can handle
1,600x1,200 or more these days.
3. Free mods
Were you a raw naif, you might be forgiven for thinking that LittleBigPlanet et al single-
handedly invented the idea of (nnnggh) 'user generated content'. But guess what? PC
gamers have been coding mods (modifications) such as add-ons, total conversions,
unofficial levels and all manner of other gubbins for⦠well, pretty much forever. And then
distributing it for free, for the sheer love of it.
4. Upgradeable hardware
With the aforementioned higher resolutions and textures, chances are a new PC game
already looks better than its console counterpart right now. But even if you can't run it with
all the visuals tweaked to the max, processor and graphic cards prices drop so quickly that
it's hardly bank-breaking to refit your rig in a year or so, for better graphics and more
speed.
5. Cheaper games
Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo's licensing and publishing costs inevitably drive up the cost of
every single game released, and even pre-owned games tend to be far pricier than the PC
equivalent.
6. You're not tied to one online service
Imagine not having to rely on a single, central server such as Xbox Live or PlayStation
Network whenever you go online. Imagine not having to suffer downtimes, silly licensing
agreements, or daft console-restricting DRM. Oh wait⦠that's the PC online, isn't it?
7. No extra dosh needed for playing online
Okay, this only applies to Xbox Live, but who's to say that Sony might not start charging
for PSN as it keeps haemorrhaging money? And yes, Xboxers can use the free Silver
service, but really â why would you?
8. Unlimited storage space
The Xbox 360 is limited to whatever can fit on a DVD (or, if you're unlucky, more than one).
The PlayStation 3 has to struggle with turgid Blu-ray access and enforced installs. PC
games, meanwhile, just sit happily on the potentially unlimited storage space of your hard
drive. Easy.
9. Save game hacking
Like modders, PC gamers are rabidly enthusiastic about pulling apart save games and data
files, fiddling therein, and finding ingenious ways to cheat or fix corrupted files. Try doing
that with your Wii.
10. Unofficial fixes for older games
PC games such as Vampire: The Masquerade often get unofficial, free, support long after
publishers have gone kaput and official support is abandoned, thanks to the tireless efforts
of their fans. Bug fixes, enhancements, new hardware support â it's all there.
11. Abandonware
The geek term for 'old games which you can't buy any more'. There are a huge number of
classic PC titles out there from years gone by, and many thousands are available to
download, legally, for free.
12. No red ring of death
Well, you only get this on the Xbox, of course, but the last thing you want your gaming
machine to do is to completely konk out. At least when a PC goes wrong, it really goes wrong. Like, with fire and everything (possibly).
PC games are great on graphics and more future secure than consoles.
1. Mouse and keyboard support
Well, duh. Console kids who have grown up with a controller in hand might argue, but
there's still no better way of playing just about any game in any genre â not just shooters â
than the combination of keyboard and mouse. It just works, offering orders of magnitude
more precision and speed than fiddly analogue sticks.
2. High screen resolutions
While Microsoft and Sony scream about 'true HD' in their games â but in many cases don't
actually deliver it â the PC has been happily running games at 1080p and above for yonks.
In fact, the near-HD default res of 1,280x1,024 is very 2001; even a medium rig can handle
1,600x1,200 or more these days.
3. Free mods
Were you a raw naif, you might be forgiven for thinking that LittleBigPlanet et al single-
handedly invented the idea of (nnnggh) 'user generated content'. But guess what? PC
gamers have been coding mods (modifications) such as add-ons, total conversions,
unofficial levels and all manner of other gubbins for⦠well, pretty much forever. And then
distributing it for free, for the sheer love of it.
4. Upgradeable hardware
With the aforementioned higher resolutions and textures, chances are a new PC game
already looks better than its console counterpart right now. But even if you can't run it with
all the visuals tweaked to the max, processor and graphic cards prices drop so quickly that
it's hardly bank-breaking to refit your rig in a year or so, for better graphics and more
speed.
5. Cheaper games
Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo's licensing and publishing costs inevitably drive up the cost of
every single game released, and even pre-owned games tend to be far pricier than the PC
equivalent.
6. You're not tied to one online service
Imagine not having to rely on a single, central server such as Xbox Live or PlayStation
Network whenever you go online. Imagine not having to suffer downtimes, silly licensing
agreements, or daft console-restricting DRM. Oh wait⦠that's the PC online, isn't it?
7. No extra dosh needed for playing online
Okay, this only applies to Xbox Live, but who's to say that Sony might not start charging
for PSN as it keeps haemorrhaging money? And yes, Xboxers can use the free Silver
service, but really â why would you?
8. Unlimited storage space
The Xbox 360 is limited to whatever can fit on a DVD (or, if you're unlucky, more than one).
The PlayStation 3 has to struggle with turgid Blu-ray access and enforced installs. PC
games, meanwhile, just sit happily on the potentially unlimited storage space of your hard
drive. Easy.
9. Save game hacking
Like modders, PC gamers are rabidly enthusiastic about pulling apart save games and data
files, fiddling therein, and finding ingenious ways to cheat or fix corrupted files. Try doing
that with your Wii.
10. Unofficial fixes for older games
PC games such as Vampire: The Masquerade often get unofficial, free, support long after
publishers have gone kaput and official support is abandoned, thanks to the tireless efforts
of their fans. Bug fixes, enhancements, new hardware support â it's all there.
11. Abandonware
The geek term for 'old games which you can't buy any more'. There are a huge number of
classic PC titles out there from years gone by, and many thousands are available to
download, legally, for free.
12. No red ring of death
Well, you only get this on the Xbox, of course, but the last thing you want your gaming
machine to do is to completely konk out. At least when a PC goes wrong, it really goes wrong. Like, with fire and everything (possibly).
Zombie games? for PC?
Christian
Hello, I just wanted to know if there are any zombie games for pc, like left 4 dead, only that the zombies are regular, slow, normal type zombies. Are there any?
Answer
Plants vs Zombies lol, my kids love that game!
Plants vs Zombies lol, my kids love that game!
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