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Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: mm on May 15, 2002, 03:39:43 PM
need i say more?

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Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: Bozco on May 15, 2002, 03:45:56 PM
Of course PC\'s have better graphics than consoles but I would much rather play a game like GTA3 on console over sitting at a computer desk with awkward controls.
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: THX on May 15, 2002, 03:47:29 PM
Looks good but and I\'ll be getting it.  BUT I\'m sure I\'d still prefer it on my 32" TV with 600-watt sound system.  To put it simply they are different, almost to the point of apples and oranges, but close enough to have people dogmatically take sides.

To each his own.

Edit:  Hmmm, thinking about it more it\'ll probably be the mods that will put this version over the top.  I\'m sure there will be some clowns out there that will let you play as OJ , drive an Escudo, and fire off a nuclear-powered minigun.  And that\'s why I\'ll be buying this version too! :eyemouth:
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: seven on May 16, 2002, 07:43:31 AM
mm - you\'re forgeting that GTA3 was running using a renderware graphics-engine. The graphic engine wasn\'t build to take big advantage of the PS2\'s performance - so a comparasment is pretty lame.
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: mm on May 16, 2002, 09:18:16 AM
/me gloats
Title: Re: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: shockwaves on May 16, 2002, 01:18:34 PM
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Originally posted by mm
need i say more?
 

You didn\'t even need to say that.  I would have agreed anyway :)
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: clowd on May 16, 2002, 01:32:28 PM
well considering the play station two hardware is two years old...
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: Bozco on May 16, 2002, 01:33:46 PM
Even xbox doesn\'t match PC.  A high end PC with a GF4 puts all consoles to shame.
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: clowd on May 16, 2002, 01:42:42 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Bozco
Even xbox doesn\'t match PC.  A high end PC with a GF4 puts all consoles to shame.


too bad it will cost 2000+
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: clowd on May 16, 2002, 02:10:10 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Bozco
Even xbox doesn\'t match PC.


x box really isnt even a console... more like a scaled down pc just for games it even uses pc graphic cards...
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: Bozco on May 16, 2002, 02:14:39 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Clowd


too bad it will cost 2000+


I know, well a high end PC is good for more things than one and GF4 cost 399$ but will last you a long time.
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: clowd on May 16, 2002, 02:40:38 PM
too bad also that consoles usually get triple a titles months before the pc does
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: Bozco on May 16, 2002, 02:43:49 PM
Hey I never said PC gaming was good.;)
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: Halberto on May 16, 2002, 02:45:08 PM
PC\'s are better, but this isn\'t the game to prove it.

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I present you... Unreal II.
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: clowd on May 16, 2002, 02:49:45 PM
i will give it to the pc that you can add add ons to your games but i will refuse to give it more credit...but that may all change when the play station two hard drive is released.heheh.. .. .
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: nataku on May 16, 2002, 03:32:07 PM
You have it all wrong.

Consoles > PC gaming

It doesn\'t have anything to do with graphics, or sound, or control, or anything like that...

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I couldn\'t find the best picture of a living room set up, so I just threw a nice living room picture up there :D
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: clowd on May 16, 2002, 03:41:18 PM
hehehe i play my play station two on a 31" JVC with S-Video monster cables... plus that hyper sound the JVC tv has....definitly way better then the pc....
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: clowd on May 16, 2002, 03:47:45 PM
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Originally posted by nataku


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LOL
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: mm on May 16, 2002, 04:45:54 PM
im sorry, what were you saying ?  oh yeah, nothing

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Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: nataku on May 16, 2002, 05:22:40 PM
Quote
Originally posted by mm
im sorry, what were you saying ?  oh yeah, nothing

[IMG.]http://www.anti-industries.com/pics/comp.jpg[/IMG.]


Nice stuff.

How much did it all cost? 10 grand?

I doubt your average joe could afford that...

I wasn\'t pointing out how nice everything in my pictures were, I was pointing out how much more comfortable console gaming is then PC gaming.  For that simple fact, in my opinion, console gaming is better. ;)
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: Terry Bogard on May 16, 2002, 05:26:00 PM
Whats all on the tower to the left MM?


Thats a bad ass set up though, im jealous of you.:(
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: mm on May 16, 2002, 05:43:10 PM
oh, im sorry

thats not my setup, i didnt mean to give the impression it was

im what you might call, poor  

but i have lots of toys  :)
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: Ashford on May 17, 2002, 07:56:53 AM
Whatever all that fancy equipment is, you\'re still playing on a much smaller screen.
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: mm on May 17, 2002, 08:35:57 AM
with a much migher resolution

whos says the PC user is stuck using a 21" monitor?
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: seven on May 17, 2002, 09:35:18 AM
higher resolution DOES NOT equal better graphics.

mm, I have absolutely no problems with the resolution of PS2 games on my Sony 32" widescreen TV. No mouse, no keyboard, just a PS2 hooked up to it and a dolby digital & DTS soundsystem with up to 600 watt (sinus) + 260 watts subwoofer output. No idea how much that is in PMPO Watts, but it\'s certainly is a lot more than most home cinema amplifiers out there. And guess what, I can enjoy that on my couch, not having to worry about Windows crashing or what not. A PC gamer however spends more cash on a graphicscard, which in the end isn\'t even being used to its full potential until 1 or 2 years later.
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: mm on May 17, 2002, 09:46:08 AM
so when will consoles look better than pc\'s?
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: seven on May 17, 2002, 10:12:56 AM
actually, I think they already do. :) They might not outshine the PC in FPS and Strategy-games (since those are the only ones the PC seems to offer at a frequent rate), but I believe it can\'t touch consoles in many other genres. Games like DoA3, GT3, Resident Evil haven\'t been touched on PC yet I believe. And there\'s always more to gaming than just graphics. Sound qualty is clearly better if you have the equipment (like I do) and it\'s just more confortable and fun playing on a console. But to each their own I guess... ;)
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: Bozco on May 17, 2002, 10:26:13 AM
Quote
Originally posted by mm
so when will consoles look better than pc\'s?



NEVER, but I bet you already knew that.
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: Ashford on May 17, 2002, 10:26:20 AM
Quote
Originally posted by mm
with a much migher resolution

whos says the PC user is stuck using a 21" monitor?


I just meant that particular setup.
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: mm on May 17, 2002, 10:48:11 AM
lol, this thread was aimed at one person in particular and he hasnt even replied yet
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: Heretic on May 17, 2002, 11:18:26 AM
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Originally posted by mm
so when will consoles look better than pc\'s?




Maybe as early 2006

I think what we\'re looking at in the near future is a transition phase where average consumers will be buying a powerful computer for a gaming console first, then see software released for it to take on all the standard functions of a normal PC. No reason why not, there\'ll be plenty of horsepower to spare by then in order to run any home utility you could name. A hard drive, if not standard equipment, will be ready to go as an option the day of release. This is bound to eventually dry up what\'s left of an ever shrinking PC gaming market, which has been a solid fixture and driving force behind the home computing industry for the last few decades.

MS sees all this coming and knows full well Windows EXPP or whatever is not going to be the OS of choice this new line of software will be running on, no matter how much they cry and beg. Hence the release of exbox to forestall the inevitable end of their stranglehold on the PC market via a closed OS and all the endless costly upgrades that have gone with it. Can\'t say as I blame them but I\'m not going to wish them well or help em on their way either.

Eh, time will tell. Sometimes just cain\'t hep sharin\' my premonitions, is all. The signs is evywhere! :nut:
 :nut:
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: THX on May 17, 2002, 12:34:20 PM
That computer setup is nice, but unfortunately someone told him that Bose is good.  Either that or he got them on sale.  Rather than bring home theater to PC I\'d bring PC to the HT.

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KI 1 the arcade version.  Only place you can play this is get the Jamma or U64 EMU.  Still the best version imo.

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4-Player X-men on MAME.

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Leaving the monitor in the HT was also for playing a console on it while watching TV.  Great for a Superbowl party or just casual tv watching.

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That wireless keyboard with trackball is a gem.

I think it\'s possible to do both if you\'re ambitious enough.
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: Ashford on May 17, 2002, 12:38:39 PM
Nice setup, dude...

I can see a DC, GC, SNES, and a NES...

Can\'t make out the rest...
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: THX on May 17, 2002, 12:51:09 PM
Click the linky in my sig, sorry for the crappy quality.
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: clowd on May 17, 2002, 01:53:32 PM
Quote
Originally posted by mm
so when will consoles look better than pc\'s?


when will pcs not be the size of a breif case?
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: mm on May 17, 2002, 03:53:33 PM
when will newbs ever make rational sense?
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: clowd on May 17, 2002, 03:58:10 PM
lets keep to the question
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: mm on May 17, 2002, 04:14:53 PM
than make rational sense
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: clowd on May 17, 2002, 04:38:28 PM
so your saying pcs are greater in consoles in terms of graphics.  ok they are.  then you say they look better.  then i say they are too big and a inconvience.  then you say i make no rational sense.
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: mm on May 17, 2002, 04:55:41 PM
a briefcase is big?

its not like i have a cray sitting next to my desk
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: clowd on May 17, 2002, 04:56:44 PM
your produce alone has been worth the time i spend at this board
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: mm on May 17, 2002, 05:02:40 PM
produce?  like fruits and vegetables?

this is what i meant by rational sense


**nevermind, i caught the obscure kpax reference
how cute
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: clowd on May 17, 2002, 05:05:54 PM
yes yes your getting there

k-pax? you heard of it?
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: mm on May 17, 2002, 05:09:23 PM
yeah it sucked, kevin spacey owes me 8$ or im gonna whoop his ass if i see him
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: clowd on May 17, 2002, 05:10:44 PM
dont you mean robert?
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: Halberto on May 17, 2002, 05:59:15 PM
haha! I stopped the MM chain!
Title: PC\'s > consoles part II
Post by: Mr. Kennedy on May 17, 2002, 08:17:23 PM
me happy cause I have geforce 4 ti 4600.

it much better than any console technology, plus, I can upgrade. :)

But still, consoles have their advantages, cause your on the same level as other owners of the same console, so you don\'t have to worry about the specs a game requires or anything...

eh, it\'s win-win for me, I own them all... why or how, I\'ll never know.