PC vs Xbox 360 / PS3

[DarylVTR]

I am still thinking about whether to sell my 8800GTS V2 graphics card (1 month old worth £220) and buy a xbox 360 elite or PS3 but im not sure which is better!

Can i use my USB keyboard (Logitech G gamer series) and mouse on the xbox / ps3?

The reason being all the best games on pc are unstable on my machine and keeps locking up, also seems to be better games on consols hmmm

[Hanuman]

pcs are *** ****** FOR GAMES FULL STOP! unless you use the old " you cant beat a mouse for firstperson shooters line" you will be having to fork money out on updating it, playing on a small screen unles you upgrade and buy stuff to play it on a big tv, xbox for live and games - ps3 to say you have nice gadgets pc for internet and football manager. simple

and conisdering the price of an xbox your laughing... gta coming out soon,

[Brooksy]

why don't you just save up and get a ps3? keep your setup.. somethign isn't running right. maybe you've overclocked your machine too much. or putting somethign int hat can't take the overclocked settings. dunno.
You can't beat a PC thats a fact! anyone who says you can should be shot!
Consoles are good for multi-gaming. either with mates in front of a TV etc having a laugh PC is shit for that. Consoels are ok for online gaming in some respects. And yes i think it is possibly to set up mouse and keyboard somewhere along the lines.

[betty02]

360ftw

[Karl]

no, atm youll have to use a controller,
but thats okay, because everyone else does

360 is teh winz0r.

[DarylVTR]

I dont really play online games as a rule. Im just fed up of pc locking up, crashing to desktop, incompatibility ect.

I've never seen an xbox 360 in action so i dont know how the graphics compare to the 8800GTS on pc (Full AA and 16x Anistropic filtering)

[Karl]

Just as good but smoother tbh Daryl.

and why wont you play online?
thats the best bit of consoles nowdays?

[Graemep]

you do know all the ps3 owners are going to say get a ps3 and all the eggbox owners are going to say get an eggbox?

to me the ps3 is better, but id suggest having ago on them both before buying tbh

[betty02]

It's all about personal preference tbh mate, personally i prefer the 360 not sure why, but i am getting a PS3 soon, but like mentioned play on them both for yourself and see what you think about them tbh!

[saxodan]

to be fair a diffrent kind of person plays pc games compared to xbox or ps3 games...

consoles are more for the casual and social gamer, hence strait out of the box and online play..

pc is more techy, e.g. upgrade this graphics card, do that to the sound card and eventually you will be a level 14 dwarf

[Karl]

Originally Posted by saxodan

pc is more techy, e.g. upgrade this graphics card, do that to the sound card and eventually you will be a level 14 dwarf

LOL!!!

/disagree, depends on the games you are playing.
Daryl seems best off with a console as you need an expensive rig to run the good graphic games on a PC to a decent standard.

[DarylVTR]

well im an IT Techy by trade so ive always gone that route but to be fair the last 4 games ive bought for it have been shite or crash to desktop!

Does anyone know about using the usb keyboard and mouse? Id hook the xbox upto my 19" wide screen pc monitor aswell as my pc for internet and music.

Your right Karl, however i already have a £220 graphics card so is it worth selling for an xbox or do i stick with it

Games like HL2 and Bioshock run brilliantly.... however cod4, crysis and others crash all the time

[Clouds_mate]

Cant be a very good techie if your machine crashes all the time lol.

You forever seem to be buying, ram and upgrading your CPU and Graphics. Surely your going wrong somewhere.

But 360 ftw

[saxodan]

Daryl

want to buy my 360

im selling it soon, will take some pics

will do you a good price

[Karl]

/totallyagree.

PCs arent worth it for gaming, its just not cost effective.

Buy SaxoDans Daryl,
4 crates of stella and super noodles and its yours.

[Modified]

get a xbox 360 . end!

[Hanuman]

pcs are to expensive just to try and get the gaming experience of the xbox, on a smaller tv (generally) pc doesnt have any + over an xbox for gaming full stop. other than a "mouse"

[Andy72]

I use both for gaming, but I look at it like this;

An xbox or Ps3 is a simple box of tricks that you shove a disc in and 20 seconds later your playing a game on a big screen, either by yourself, with mates or online. Theres no worries about “is my pc compatable” or “why does it keep crashing or freezing” etc etc. It either works or it doesn’t and all new games are designed to run on it. Its relatively cheap to buy and games, while expensive are within reach of most peoples disposable income. The downsides are that it will never be as good graphically as a high end pc, but theres the downside of the pc…… in order to play the latest games without slow down, freezing etc you need to be constantly up grading your hardware. With the price of decent graphics cards alone at £300+, more ram, maybe a new motherboard etc etc and you’ve spent quite a bit more than the cost of a console.

Its up to you really, do you want ultimate graphics whatever the cost or do you want a quick “sit down and play” gaming experience.

[DarylVTR]

Well so farr i have bought 3 games costing £30 each and never touched them since. My pc is quite a high spec but for some reason i get random crashes and incompatabilities along the line. Tried other graphics cards, ram, ect just seem to be wasting money now. Hate going into shop buying a pc game then realising it wont run propperly and it's a waste of money.

Is there much difference between premium and elite for use on a 19" screen? Id only use it for games not music ect as pc does that.

[Scattle]

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