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[lethial]

So are we supposed to congratulate you for buying a system? Well congrats, you get to play more games now or something...You're welcome? Hello? What the hell is going on, I don't even.

 

[woxel1]

BTW, I clicked on this thread exepcting some kind of pseudo Jake Sully-Avatar confessional joke post. Then I realized I wasn't in the O/T forum.

You know what, screw you:

 

[whitehawk]

The PC Gaming Master Race, of course.

So at work today I was telling my fellow NOC engineer how DMC4 was on Steam and how I played the crap out of it and it was incredibly addictive and awesome on the PC. And I was explaining how the PC version was pretty objectively superior to the console version, and I would always prefer to game on the PC if I could, but sometimes the games I wanted to play most only come out for consoles.

So he says "buy a PS3." And I'm like "nah." But then he spent a solid 30 minutes (in between hard hard work of course) trying to convince me and explaining all the features and so forth and so on. And I thought about how much what I really wanted to play were Bayonetta and Uncharted 2, and how the former had seen no word on if or when a PC version might exist and the latter certainly never would get one. And I got kind of annoyed that more great games never make it to the PC.

Anyway, after work I went to the local Play 'N Trade. I asked if they had any used PS3s. The girl says no. Then she thinks and goes, "Oh, but one guy did bring one back in after a couple days. It works great though."

How is that not a used PS3? Anyway, it was brand new and they had only had it lying around for about two weeks. $250 for a 120GB slim. So I figured what the hell, pretty good deal.

Got my dad to pitch in $50 cause he wanted a blu-ray player anyway. And I figured I could use the awesome Dual Shock 3 as a Windows 7 gamepad (let me know if this site is banned or anything) as well..

So really what I wanted to say is, we should all join hands and sing together, users of keyboards and mice, joysticks and waggle, WiFi and Bluetooth and odd, haphazard combinations of proprietary formatting and copy protection and digital distribution methodologies, all blazing forth into the future, a turbulent future in which the lot of us can really only be sure of one thing after all: there will be more Mario games.

tl, dr, eh? Never thought I'd buy a console again, bought a used PS3 on impulse today, like it. It's one of those cool stories.

Welcome to the consoles fellow Hawk. Let's soar through the skies together.

 

[Perfect Blue]

Well ain't that a real nice boy? Are you going to take off your uniform?

Yeah, that's what we thought. We don't like that. You see, we like our PC Elitists in uniforms, that way you can spot them, just like that.

But you gonna take off that uniform, ain't nobody gonna know you was a PC Elitist. And that don't sit well with us. So I'm going to give you a little something you can't take off.

Oh man. That was amazing. :lol

 

[Hawkian]

Welcome to the consoles fellow Hawk. Let's soar through the skies together.

Now you, I like

Yes, by the way, peasants, I want you to congratulate me. That was totally the purpose of this thread. You penetrated right to its core and cut through all the bullshit.

*sigh*

Anyway :lol at avatar

Just hit up the GameShop-man console games are expensive! :lol

I think the one I'm most likely to shell out $60 for is Demon's Souls- would that be a fair assessment? I like loooots of replay value. NG2 used is $55, Heavenly Sword $30... but Bayonetta is definitely scratching that itch for the time being. I wouldn't mind something multiplayer and non-FPS, but am I to understand that Demon's Souls is actually somehow multiplayer?

Man, I really need to see Inglorious Basterds.

 

[PhatPhucGabe]

The PC elitist really aren't that different from console fanboys IMHO.

They're WORSE.

 

[Proc]

Its good to have both. I tend to play my ps3/360 after work hours and then when I have a stretch of time off away from civilization, I'll sit in my computer chair and get to business.


HTPC is great, but sometimes i'm too lazy to switch tv inputs :lol

 

[Macmanus]

They're WORSE.

They really aren't. Mainly because, as demonstrated by the OP, they own multiple systems thusly not having to justify their expenditures and limited software availability to themselves on internet forums.

 

[kinoki]

I did consider impulse buying a PS3 today. It's only €300 so it's not that big of a deal. And then I realized the amount of games that would get me on Steam and I kind of just lost faith in the gaming market. If I can't buy it on Steam it's not worth owning at the moment. I travel too much and my laptop is good gaming company.

 

[Minamu]

I think the one I'm most likely to shell out $60 for is Demon's Souls- would that be a fair assessment? I like loooots of replay value. NG2 used is $55, Heavenly Sword $30... but Bayonetta is definitely scratching that itch for the time being. I wouldn't mind something multiplayer and non-FPS, but am I to understand that Demon's Souls is actually somehow multiplayer?

It's online if you want it to be. For the most part, you'll be able to see other players' ghosts running around. And most importantly, their death animations & usually helpful tips on the ground in form of messages (a recommended message returns your HP back to max). You can also invade other people's games to kill them etc. Or play some coop which can be helpful against bosses. But it's all optional. I've never interacted with anyone beyond messages in almost 40 hours (my character is usually dead so I can't be invaded ).

Bayonetta has some serious replay value to it as well. They weren't kidding when they said that all DLC is already on the disc.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

I'm a PC, Wii, 360, and DS gamer.

By the end of 2012 I plan on being a PC, Wii, 360, DS, PS3, and PSP gamer.

I will have the best of all styles. I just expected the PS3 to be $199 by now.

 

[evilchicken]

I play a lot of PC games, but I prefer consoles mainly for using a controller and kicking back on a couch. Playing PC games feels more formal and uncomfortable.

 

[Hawkian]

Got Demon's Souls. Minamu, you get credit. That sounds like some unique stuff right there.

These two games should last me long enough to push my PC backlog into Oblivion...

 

[hxa155]

We accept you, one of us. We accept you, one of us.

 

[wormstrangler]

So you stoped playing PC games? I don't understand what is going on here... I don't know of a major PC supporter here on GAF who doesn't own at least one console.

I don't own any consoles.

Not that it matters, like a lot of people on GAF, I spend more time here and on the net in general than I do playing games. If I had more consoles and games, I be poorer and have a bigger backlog and just make stupid backlog threads.

 

[SapientWolf]

It's been said before, including in this thread, but the point bears emphasis:

If you consider yourself a gamer, the best combo is all of them, unless you're destitute in which case you shouldn't own a single console much less be deciding on the best "combo." Some people used to think getting a gaming PC was prohibitive but thanks to threads like the PC build one here it's pretty clear that's not the case at all. And the rest of the systems? In the grand scheme of things, and considering how many hours of entertainment each one will give you, you're talking pennies on the dollar.

Damn skippy. Filthy poors.

 

[Minamu]

Got Demon's Souls. Minamu, you get credit. That sounds like some unique stuff right there.

These two games should last me long enough to push my PC backlog into Oblivion...

Great. Bookmark the official thread. It's pretty sweet. I'm usually there asking silly questions & it's always active with friendly people who have bonded over the frustration of constantly dying :lol

 

[Malvolio]

My PC can play Blu-Rays along with my PS3. I honestly look down upon the PC middle-class who are still managing to survive somehow on DVD drives.

My gaming rig sees no need for a Blu-ray drive. Hell I rarely even need a DVD drive. *Hugs Steam*

 

[MrPing1000]

I forgive you.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Welcome to the darkside! Pick up a copy of Valkyria Chronicles if your up for some JRPG/SRPG action!

 

[bengraven]

Blah. I have nothing mature to add.

Except my 360 rocks...for streaming HD DVDs from my PC.

 

[Hawkian]

I got it hooked up to my monitor and speakers quite easily and it... is.. glorious. Much sharper than I would have imagined. It says it is set to 1080p. My monitor's native res is 1680x1050. ???

By the way, everyone should get the Heavy Rain demo. Yes, it's "interactive fiction." But it is one of the most fucking impressive things I've ever seen. The motion capture is just sickeningly good.

Great. Bookmark the official thread. It's pretty sweet. I'm usually there asking silly questions & it's always active with friendly people who have bonded over the frustration of constantly dying :lol

Awesome. Will do!

Welcome to the darkside! Pick up a copy of Valkyria Chronicles if your up for some JRPG/SRPG action!

What's an SRPG?

 

[Oreoleo]

I play a lot of PC games, but I prefer consoles mainly for using a controller and kicking back on a couch. Playing PC games feels more formal and uncomfortable.

oh god i hope this is a joke post

What's an SRPG?

The S is for strategy (right?). Think Final Fantasy Tactics.

 

[Justin Timberlake]

The PC Gaming Master Race, of course.

OK, this+the thread title made me lol pretty hard.

Well done.

 

[Hawkian]

Yay, at least somebody did!

I've been playing Demon's Souls for 3 hours...

I remain exactly where I was 3 hours ago. I have never felt so punished by software before.

 

[Minamu]

Yay, at least somebody did!

I've been playing Demon's Souls for 3 hours...

I remain exactly where I was 3 hours ago. I have never felt so punished by software before.

:lol Don't worry, it's always scary the first time, as Bayonetta would say

 

[randomwab]

I wondered what the hell was going on when I looked at my Steam friend list and saw you playing "PS3: Demon's Souls" :lol

 

[Hawkian]

You'll notice it STILL SAYS THAT.