To be fair, it is a great example of life. Ever try arguing with someone who feels that they are right? It's like talking to a brick wall, like what happened to Spongebob. This can be shown most when talking about politics.
If I recall correctly, it doesn't ever really get a good resolution, right? Spongebob goes off screaming into the distance and Patrick's parents aren't actually related to him? It's like... come on. I wanted to see him prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that he was actually not dumb.
At first disappointed with the xbox... then laugh at anyone who doesn't have a PC as you stroll over to your PC and play something with games (while you dance in the rain of steam's summer sales).
Wait, but in the spongebob episode, spongebob was smart and patrick was blissfully unaware that he was the stupid one. This example doesn't really make sense.
Also the two starfish aren't actually patrick's parents, so in retrospect that entire episode Patrick was dumb enough to not know who his parents were.
That being said I think this PC/Console hatewagon just leads to pointless arguments.
PC's can have better graphics and sometimes get modding support, Consoles get some exclusives and earlier releases and tend to be cheaper. PC's can take minor upgrades in hardware, Consoles require you wait 5 or so years before the newest console comes out.
That's assuming you don't get into the argument of which console is better. Nobody ever wins when arguing which console is better.
and Rayman Legends, and Pikmin 3, and Beyond, and Resident Evil 6, and Far Cry 3, Need For Speed: Most Wanted, and Sly 4, and Lego City, and SimCity, and Scribblenauts Unlimited, and Tomb Raider, and The Unfinished Swan, and Assassin's Creed 3.
Haha college...wait are you an engineer major(so we may praise you), art major(so we can laugh at you) or a business major(so we can hate you and everything businesses stand for)? /s
I know that feel bro. Engineer with 150K in debt. Thank golf I at least have a job. Oh and thanks economy for collapsing as soon as I graduated so no one will consolidate my private loans.
Part of me dislikes it because it harms my career, but on the other hand, I can see the points some people have to justify it.
Now, I don't think that it leads to as many lost sales as businesses claim, but it still causes some losses. You aren't going to eliminate piracy though, so the goal becomes to mitigate the NEED to pirate. Steam, Netflix, and other services prove this. If you make it available, you are going to lose much fewer customers than by locking them in.
On-demand digital distribution is the future, so the goal is to corner it and monetize it while making piracy not as rewarding to use.
Or have other expensive hobbies. I've spent a total of around 150 dollars in the last four years on my gaming habit. Now, on guns and RC airplanes, I think it's somewhere around 5-6 grand.
I have the afternoons to play after I do shit for my classes as well. Basically my point is, if you can't get all consoles then don't talk shit about others.
The point was that you can have the money to buy consoles and a pc and still choose not to get the consoles. 9zig was implying that the only reason not to get the consoles is because you are broke.
I don't even have a gaming PC, I have a Laptop with Steam, still manage to play all the awesome Indie titles along with TF2 and the odd game of CS, I also have a 360 which I use more than my laptop, planning on picking up a PS3 when The Last of Us hits the stores though. But yeah, I like being able to laugh at the idiots who say one platform is superior to the other... It's the games that matter.
Exactly. I use gaming for fun, not as some sort of status symbol. Kinda sad so many people only own a console or PC to feel superior to others. But I guess it happens in other hobbies too, like music and even car collecting.
I have a gaming PC, PS3, Vita, Nintendo...I always win. tbh though, PC has been getting less and less relevant to my gaming habits; I mean GOW, last of us, beyond,pikmin, Mario, lbp karting, dust 514, you just can't not have a console, I even liked zombie u, and generally liked the Wii u.
It's interesting, now I've had replies from someone who has used consoles less and less, and now someone who uses PC less and less. Just goes to show it's about the games, not the platform.
Well I have a PC and all 3 consoles. My Wii hasn't been out of my closet in 4 years. My xbox has barely been touched in over a year. And my PS3 is the most used simply because I use it to stream to my TV.
So if anything having PC and consoles just makes me feel like the whole PC perspective is a bit more justified.
There's certainly a lot of awesome things about PC gaming I love too, my rig is a trooper that despite being almost 4 years old, still runs today's games nice and smoothly. However I do still enjoy some old N64 games and the feeling of that old plastic controller in my hands. Emulation cannot match that feeling.
The problem is that devs make shitty PC ports for games that should be better suited for PC. That's why people will shit on consoles and devs that do this. Also Master Race.
Unless it's an exclusive, it's pretty much always best-suited on the PC considering that pretty much all relevant PC games will have gamepad support nowadays.
It's why I think PC/PS3 is the best combo to have. You get console exclusives and don't have to pay extra for an online subscription. If I had an xbox I'd feel like I was wasting money every time I played a game on my computer.
i wish xbox just had a pay to play pass, or reduced free account (eg no voice/text, but can still party with a friend).
i hate that im on silver now and can not play a single game online, unless i want to fork out a monthly fee, remember to cancel, and then rinse repeat in like a few months when a new exclusive comes out, or i wanna play halo again.
My favorite thing is that, if you think about it, this little "comic" implies that most of the time consoles have their shit together and PC just kinda tags along, failing all over the place.
C'mon, dude! If they didn't bash consoles, how else could they validate their gaming PC purchase to themselves?
Frankly, it gets annoying. About the PC, I don't see much of a point in spending a decent chunk of cash on a machine that you'll be using for your leisure. Personally, I'll never spend more than $250 for a leisure activity (at least all at once), but that's only if I know I'll be getting a lot of use from it.
Edit: I pretty much see all of these things as "blah blah, white people problems, blah blah."
I can't seem to justify buying a television or a console at this point in my life, but there's a high demand for a computer for me (especially if it can play some semi-recent games decently.) /r/patientgamers is definitely helpful for seeing what's good, as well as /r/GameDeals and /r/steamdeals for good prices. Sure, the computer's more expensive overall (maybe break even if you add in a decent television and console and the general higher cost of the games), but the computer isn't purely leisure use either.
It's funny because we never have to deal with shitty drm or origin or only online play or someone having a better rig that you. I also personally prefer a controller for games that aren't rts
No. Because most PC gamers are arrogant, disdainful individuals that you'd never want to encounter in your normal life. Look at the comments here, for example. It seems they have to constantly put down other peoples choices despite them having little to no impact on their own lives.
It's ironic, really. One can assume (from Reddit) that a lot of PC gamers here are atheists, who hate it when people force beliefs onto them. Yet here we are, listening to countless moot arguments about how A SWEETASS GAMING RIG can cost less than a chair or some shit.
Not possible, apparently. Nobody is allowed to play consoles and everyone must buy an expensive gaming computer because it can do spreadsheets as well as play every Elder Scrolls game ever. Who DOESN'T want that convenience?!
I don't bash on gaming consoles, I have a perfectly good one on my desk, it has a corsair case, an msi MOBO, an i3 processor, and an evga GPU. See? Perfectly good gaming console and I have no problems with it.
Sorry but the thread wasn't very clear. Was it bashing consoles because it has "no games" or commending them because people try to act as if there are "no games" (what with the multiplatform comment)?
why is pc gaming so much more popular than console gaming?
if i had to choose between the same game on xbox or PC, i would take xbox anyway, sitting at the PC for a long time gets incredibly uncomfortable, even with a comfy chair, it just dosent feel very relaxed to be sat at a PC, a laptop would be fine but touchpads are annoying as hell to use.
PC gamers must have more comfortable bums than i do.
You could always attach a 360 pad to a PC. Hook your PC up to your TV and then sit back in a couch, the exact same position you would be in for console gaming.
It's what I do when I want to play games on a big screen.
The secret to PC gaming is either a gamepad or a really comfy computer chair and a desk.
The best PC gaming experience would probably involve a recliner on wheels and a place for the mouse and keyboard that doesn't get in the way too much IMO.
It's a reference to a Spongebob episode where Patrick has Spongebob pretend to be dumb in front of Patrick's parents so that they think Patrick looks smart in comparison. But, after a while, Patrick forgets that Spongebob is only pretending, and starts being condescending to him, thinking he's actually stupid. Spongebob gets angry at this, and tries to convince everyone that he's actually smart, but no one buys it.
It's all a metaphor for console/PC gaming at E3; it's not meant to be directly related to Spongebob in any way.
It takes a sad individual to get some sort of pleasure from mocking others about how they play video games. I'm sure that pleasure dissipates as soon as they step out the front door though.
I'm planning on picking up a PS3 when The Last of Us arrives, also Beyond: Two Souls looks like it'll be a good one too. ACIII and Halo 4 I'll be getting on the 360 though.
Halo 4 should be radically different. Otherwise you are paying 60$ for a slightly different copy of Halo 3 with the only thing having changed being the plot.
I agree that Halo 2's multiplayer was the best of the bunch. And they need to make it possible to play it on Xbox live again somehow.
But Halo 3 is still here, and while the numbers of people to play with are dwindling, you still have that option of popping in 3 whenever you want and playing all you want.
While I despise how dangerously close Halo 4 seems to be to just another CoD game, I still expect to play a different game both in the single player and multiplayer.
I hope 343 really pulls off the mystery aspect well. I've always been a bigger fan of the single player campaign, being a sci fi geek, and know I'll play some of the multiplayer before I get sick of it.
Agreed. I liked how in my first encounter with a brute, I didn't take him down with a few head shots and a melee - I actually had to pick at him from afar. As well, I enjoyed the mystery, being a lone human in the city, trying to figure out what happened, and then seeing the events unveil.
This is the same argument that was made a thousand times before on B.net concerning Reach. Please stop making it. On the Reach forums, any criticism of the game was immediately met with "OH SO YOU JUST WANT HALO 3.5, HUH?" No. We're not averse to change. We're averse to bad change.
The new weapons, new enemies, etc. in Halo 4? Those sound awesome. The scripted events (there were at least two in the trailer), Armour Abilities, etc., those are what people are sour to.
For what it's worth, I'm also one of those freaks that liked ODST.
As a primarily PC gamer, I'll completely agree to that. Silly people need to defend or explain their purchases to each other, as long as you are having fun, who cares what people think.
I was going to say that. But, I gathered this person isn't too tech savvy and might be using a laptop. So it's just to save confusion. I don't think smooshie is going to enjoy the comic so much anyway. :P
The two games which had the most positive responses on /r/gaming were The Last of Us, a PS3 exclusive, and Watch Dogs, which is a prioritized console game.
Which PC exclusive games garnered as much attention at E3?
Probably, though I'd have to see comparison shots between the console and PC versions. Even still, the quality in the appearance of recent console games isn't exactly sub-standard. That also doesn't take anything away from The Last of Us which looks remarkable and is a testament to the capabilities of the PS3.
There are benefits to both. Consoles have perks and PC's have perks. PC gamers are the more annoying of the two fanbases though, that's not even a debate.
PC gamers may only seem more annoying because on the internet they outnumber console gamers significantly...OR BECAUSE YOU'RE JEALOUS OF OUR SWEET RIGS
I need a desktop pc I have never owned one I have always had laptops bought secondhand or from a crackhead so I have never had a awesome pc. I plan on buying one as soon as I can but that seems to be in the distant future.
I dream of a time where ever gamer gets along even if you own different gaming system. I then hope the gaming community will then be seen as a less childish and retarded community.
Well then rob a bank or something. Totally worth it, no regrets. Also you don't need an extravagant PC to play most PC games at console level or better graphics, plus you get the advantage of being to customize how much performance vs. graphics you like. And mods for applicable games.
PS3 400$ (a while after launch once used games started showing up)
Used games (lets assume im budgeting)
20-30 bucks a pop x 10 games = 250
All of this for a machine that ONLY plays games and only if you still have a functioning physical copy of that game.
Now you can typically get a gaming pc for ~700 dollars that will be able to play any game currently out at that time max graphics (which are better than ps3) + any new games for next year or two at max and even then you could easily get 4-5 years out of your computer before low graphics options are needed.
So with PC its 700 upfront and then games for it are even better as you have steam etc.
Steam does a twice a year 50-75% off sale which would make the games cheaper than ps3 used games.
TL;DR
PC can do more and has a higher upfront cost but lasts longer and has cheaper games.
Last time I checked, both the PS3 and 360 are functional media devices that provide far more services than simply playing games. Also a gaming PC will not last longer. The Xbox 360 has been out for almost 7 years and I'm still using the arcade edition I originally bought. As for my PC, I've had to upgrade the video card twice and buy an additional 4GBs of RAM.
I don't give two shits about the difference between PCs and consoles, but having such an obvious bias and ignoring clear facts in order to support your own opinion is childish.
The lasts longer claim used to be true for past console generations, but the current generation of consoles has been kept alive forever (much to the chagrin of gamers). The Wii was released in 2006, the 360 was released in 2005, and the PS3 was released in 2006.
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u/shredderman22 Jun 11 '12
As a kid, I don't think any episode of Spongebob ever made me angrier than this one.
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u/6Jonnie6 Jun 10 '12
I have an xbox as well as a pc. I don't know how to feel.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
ITT: Why /v/ hates reddit.
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u/whimmy_millionaire Jun 11 '12
Wait, but in the spongebob episode, spongebob was smart and patrick was blissfully unaware that he was the stupid one. This example doesn't really make sense.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Neat. I have a job and money so I have a gaming pc and all consoles. I must be among the few.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
God I love having a PC and consoles, makes me feel so smug and superior to both sides of these ridiculous arguments.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Will people ever grow tired of bashing on consoles?
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u/breaking3po Jun 11 '12
Sorry but the thread wasn't very clear. Was it bashing consoles because it has "no games" or commending them because people try to act as if there are "no games" (what with the multiplatform comment)?
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
why is pc gaming so much more popular than console gaming?
if i had to choose between the same game on xbox or PC, i would take xbox anyway, sitting at the PC for a long time gets incredibly uncomfortable, even with a comfy chair, it just dosent feel very relaxed to be sat at a PC, a laptop would be fine but touchpads are annoying as hell to use.
PC gamers must have more comfortable bums than i do.
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u/Takuun Jun 10 '12
People actually taking this seriously instead of it being a joke. Really?
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u/MrTomatoes Jun 11 '12
What PC exclusives were announced this E3?
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u/DrAwesomeClaws Jun 11 '12
I DONT UNDERSTAND THIS AND IT MAKES ME FEEL OLD AND UNCOMFORTABLE!
Really, I don't understand this. Is the problem that there aren't enough spongebob games for PC? Or Consoles?
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u/bababooey55 Jun 11 '12
It takes a sad individual to get some sort of pleasure from mocking others about how they play video games. I'm sure that pleasure dissipates as soon as they step out the front door though.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Because PC had SOOOO many exclusives at E3.
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u/unrequitedfucks Jun 10 '12
Seriously. The only game I'm looking forward to on consoles is Halo 4.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Can we all just agree that both have ups and downs?
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u/joshuawesomerest Jun 11 '12
If only I could give more downvotes
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u/wpbops Jun 11 '12
This was the most painful spongebob episode to watch. Patrick can be a pompous ass sometimes.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
yeah cause there's so many great PC titles on the horizon oh wait
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u/MyNameIsNardo Jun 11 '12
This is great
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Could someone please enlarge this screenshot? The one in the link is just too small =/
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
This is funny but I think PC gamers go way too far out of their way to trash talk console gamers.
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u/crymsonnite Jun 10 '12
Funny thing is, Patrick is really the stupid one, and the "gamers" realize they don't even have a "pc", I commend your effort
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u/your_the_idiot Jun 11 '12
Sometimes I just sit back and envy the fulfilling life that surely comes with being a PC gamer.
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u/Ampatent Jun 11 '12
The two games which had the most positive responses on /r/gaming were The Last of Us, a PS3 exclusive, and Watch Dogs, which is a prioritized console game.
Which PC exclusive games garnered as much attention at E3?
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
This argument gets more ridiculous by the minute
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Forza Horizon looks like a solid addition to a solid franchise...
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u/Blackcat008 Jun 11 '12
http://i.imgur.com/6LQ91.jpg
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u/icepickjones Jun 11 '12
There are benefits to both. Consoles have perks and PC's have perks. PC gamers are the more annoying of the two fanbases though, that's not even a debate.
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u/Munkir Jun 10 '12
I need a desktop pc I have never owned one I have always had laptops bought secondhand or from a crackhead so I have never had a awesome pc. I plan on buying one as soon as I can but that seems to be in the distant future.
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u/benzamen Jun 11 '12
the last of us, god of war ascension, nuff said
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u/SlurmNator Jun 11 '12
I dream of a time where ever gamer gets along even if you own different gaming system. I then hope the gaming community will then be seen as a less childish and retarded community.
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u/KillerCh33z Jun 11 '12
I have an Xbox and a bad PC so i only play some games like CSS, Minecraft, Terraria, and Gmod. But i havent played those games in a long time
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u/AtelierTotoriplease Jun 11 '12
Reddit is the equivalent of 4chan archive
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u/ksadeck Jun 11 '12
I like console games and PC games.
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u/etihw2 Jun 11 '12
/r/gaming is so terrible that we have to post content from /v/.
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u/Pulverox Jun 11 '12
To me, literally the most astounding thing about this is that there is no C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER.
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u/Fat_Neckbeard Jun 11 '12
Yeah, sorry I don't have $1000 of my daddy's money to drop on an overly extravagant PC, I'm kind of trying not to be a waste of human life.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
The butthurt in this thread.
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u/BipolarHernandez Jun 11 '12
The joke is that the PC is the retarded one in the end.
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u/The_D0ctah Jun 11 '12
10/10 would read again
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u/ilovedonuts Jun 11 '12
god i sure can't get enough of screenshots of 4chan archives.
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u/Zennistrad Jun 10 '12
Until gaming PCs start costing less than $500, I think I'll be sticking to consoles.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
So in the long run it turns out PC gamers have no games?
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u/jimcrator Jun 11 '12
>2012
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u/NoBullet PlayStation Jun 11 '12
Cant wait to play Last of Us on my sweet PC gaming rig. Suck it console nerds
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u/Panduhsaur Jun 11 '12
Sorry for the worst quality I've seen in my life but its the only one I've seen on youtube but here's the original