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It’s an age-old question
that will only get more and more intense in the
coming year as the Xbox 360 is in full swing and
the PS3 and Revolution release. Which is better?
What system is right for me? Well, I would suggest
both, but if you have to choose one or the other
then you have to consider a few things.
Price is definitely a big issue. I mean, when’s
the last time you didn’t even bat an eye when
are buying something 500 bucks or more? The bottom
line: Computer gaming is more expensive. Why? Because
computers aren’t made just for games. They
are calculators, word processors, Internet navigators,
music players, movie watchers, and photo editors.
They are much more than a gaming machine. Consoles,
on the other hand, generally aren’t. It’s
only recently that consoles have gone online starting
with the Dreamcast and I haven’t seen anyone
printing off spreadsheets or book reports from one
yet. Consoles are purely for gaming and run between
100-500 bucks. PCs on the other hand are much more
than a gaming machine and run between 1,500-3,000
dollars and need to be upgraded every now and again
to play the newest and greatest games.
Genre is an issue. If you are a Real Time Strategy
fan and only have a console, I mourn for you. And
if you are a platformer fan, then computer gaming
will be a sad mistake. Genre makes a big deal because
of the controller vs. keyboard/mouse issue. Different
games play much better on the different configurations.
Computer gaming is best for Real Time Strategy (RTS)
games, First Person Shooters (FPS), Massively Multiplayer
Online Role Playing Games (MMORG), Flight Simulation
games, and Point and Click Adventure games. The
consoles on the other hand are better for Fighting
games, Action/Adventure games, Platformers, Role
Playing Games (RPG), and Sports games.
Tech savvy can possibly be an issue. Computers are
a little more unstable than consoles. I mean, when’s
the last time you saw a Playstation lock up or get
a blue screen of death? Never, right? The same thing
comes in here. Some computer games might be a little
stubborn to set up the way your computer likes it
or your computer might not meet the system requirements.
Consoles, on the other hand, don’t have that
problem. The people designing the games have to
fit the requirements of the console so that you
don’t have a problem. If you have a basic
knowledge of computers, you’ll be fine. If
you don’t, then a console might be better
for you.
So as I’ve explained, if you want more than
a gaming system for school and work or you just
like gaming genres like RTS and MMORG games, I would
go with a PC. If you love platformers, Action/Adventure,
or Sports games or your wallet is a tad on the empty
side, I’d go with a console. It won’t
be able to surf the Internet or help you with anything
else, but it’ll play some great games.
If you want a console by the end of this article,
then you have 3 options at the moment. You could
buy a Gamecube if you like innovation, buy a Xbox
if you like the best graphics and FPS games, or
buy a PS2 if you want a huge library of games or
love fighting games, Action/Adventure games, platformers,
and RPG games. You also have another option. You
could wait until the Xbox 360 comes out this month
and get that or wait until the Nintendo Revolution
and PS3 come out next year.
If you want advise on gaming computers and computer
gaming, then http://www.gaming-computers-authority.com
is a great resource for all your questions and even
has a tutorial on building your own computer.
Well, my name is Jared Strop and I've been a gamer
for a very long time. I am currently hard at work
at GameStop and a devoted webmaster. |
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