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Hmm that's a good point actually and one I never thought of.
I upgrade about every 3 - 4 years. £400 an upgrade - new motherboard/chip/memory/videocard. Not all in one lump sum either, I buy parts as of when I can afford them.
3 years for each next gen consoles? The Xbox360 is now £200 - £300 plus £40 for new games. (Xbox being the cheapest best console imo)
PC games are £25 usually so that's a saving of £15 each game.
Let's say 6 games a year for both PC and Xbox.
Xbox = £240
PC = £150
The difference being £90
So in reflection buying an Xbox is only around £10 cheaper than upgrading your PC. Although that's a quick scout around for prices and the difference may be a lot bigger but with PC's you can do a lot more besides play games so are consoles REALLY that much cheaper and better?
I upgrade about every 3 - 4 years. £400 an upgrade - new motherboard/chip/memory/videocard. Not all in one lump sum either, I buy parts as of when I can afford them.
3 years for each next gen consoles? The Xbox360 is now £200 - £300 plus £40 for new games. (Xbox being the cheapest best console imo)
PC games are £25 usually so that's a saving of £15 each game.
Let's say 6 games a year for both PC and Xbox.
Xbox = £240
PC = £150
The difference being £90
So in reflection buying an Xbox is only around £10 cheaper than upgrading your PC. Although that's a quick scout around for prices and the difference may be a lot bigger but with PC's you can do a lot more besides play games so are consoles REALLY that much cheaper and better?
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Well if anything, they are a lot easier. No installation hassle, no worries about minimum requirements.
Also no piracy though. I sometimes like to download games before I decide if I want to buy them. Only if I can't borrow them from a friend though.
Also no piracy though. I sometimes like to download games before I decide if I want to buy them. Only if I can't borrow them from a friend though.
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Chief Poking Manager of TNM
I've made some videogames:
Expeditions: Rome
Expeditions: Viking
Expeditions: Conquistador
Clandestine
Well yeah but that seems a lot of trouble to go through just to save a bit of money on games. Also I have a policy: I NEVER pay for piracy. Sort of defeats the purpose, doesn't it?
Jonas Wæver
Chief Poking Manager of TNM
I've made some videogames:
Expeditions: Rome
Expeditions: Viking
Expeditions: Conquistador
Clandestine
Chief Poking Manager of TNM
I've made some videogames:
Expeditions: Rome
Expeditions: Viking
Expeditions: Conquistador
Clandestine
Same here, however in practice I see a lot of people with modded Xboxes or PS2s. Apparently it's worth it - which I can see, if a game is 60 euros and the chip is 90 ... pirate 2 games and you're even.
I don't have any consoles, but I could see why someone would pay for it.
I don't have any consoles, but I could see why someone would pay for it.
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My policy has always been: "get a reasonable but cheap computer, and just play games that are at least a year or two old"
This works out great for me, since I'm still a good three years behind on my gameplaying (damn you, higher education: you weren't worth it!). Plus most games more than a year old are like "buy 3 for a tenner" or similar.
And with the money I save, I can afford to...uh..get really really stupidly drunk. Or something.
So I'll give you all my review of bioshock next august.
This works out great for me, since I'm still a good three years behind on my gameplaying (damn you, higher education: you weren't worth it!). Plus most games more than a year old are like "buy 3 for a tenner" or similar.
And with the money I save, I can afford to...uh..get really really stupidly drunk. Or something.
So I'll give you all my review of bioshock next august.
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Now that I have actually used a Mac to edit my short film (and also to mess around with Photoshop after hours), I don't get the PC/Mac controversy at all. It's like there is no difference at all except the Mac OS looks purdy but Windows supports games.
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Chief Poking Manager of TNM
I've made some videogames:
Expeditions: Rome
Expeditions: Viking
Expeditions: Conquistador
Clandestine
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I've made some videogames:
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Expeditions: Viking
Expeditions: Conquistador
Clandestine
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Because most people only own one and not the other, and are disinclined anyway to learn two OS's, and there's an instinctive desire to own the best or better option, plus brand loyalty to something they like...Jonas wrote:Now that I have actually used a Mac to edit my short film (and also to mess around with Photoshop after hours), I don't get the PC/Mac controversy at all. It's like there is no difference at all except the Mac OS looks purdy but Windows supports games.
It's pretty much the same source as console arguments.
Personally though, I don't like Macs because every time I've used them the design and setup annoyed me. The Mac OS felt clumsy to me compared to my usual Windows, probably due to nothing more than habit.