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    PC has almost always been the best place to play a multiplatform game, its just now quite a bit cheaper than it used to be.
    Jan 26, 2011 5:09pm PST
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      I completely disagree. Playing on my 360 is much less of a hastle. : OverloadUT
      • Not that console is always better, but I find that it is more oftan than not. : OverloadUT
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        Not being able to MyFreeCams from inside my current game is too much hassle to handle. Also buying a new ... : Crabs Jarrard
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          I don't understand this. I CERTAINLY have to upgrade my PC more often than my Xbox 360. Games for the 360... : OverloadUT
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            That bit on PA about porting MNC to the pc indicate that no matter the sensitivity of your thumbstick, th... : locater16This person is cool!
            • Here's that post: http://www.penny-arcade.com/2011/1/24/ : LoioshDwaggieThis person is cool!
            • Oddly enough, the superiority of one device over another has very little bearing on how fun it is for a l... : Haxim
          • The games I would actually play do not range from 1-60. The titles that don't launch at a lower price poi... : Crabs Jarrard
      • Hassle free gaming! : Dschinghis Khan
      • Playing on my 360 pc is much less of a hassle. Especially since I'm on my pc more. When Jimmylegs wants t... : locater16This person is cool!
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        I'll agree that it is less of a hassle, but it is also less rewarding. It is a trade off like everything ... : steauengeglaseThis person is cool!
        • How do you mean less 'rewarding'? : Haxim
    • disagree. : roushimsxThis person is cool!
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      Actually its usually the worst. Pc's get shitty ports of multiplatform games all the time. : JohnnyRey
      • Yes, control schemes have been suffering with the focus on dual-stick controllers. : the archvileThis person is cool!
      • I wouldn't say shitty. People are just used to some shit and they don't like it. Say for instance Dead Sp... : Dschinghis Khan
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        yeah, fucking L4D and TF2 sucked on PC. : watcherxpThis person is cool!
        • Thank god Valve are the company that do all PC ports! My god can you imagine if they weren't!??!!?!? : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
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        Yep, you're right. Batman, Call of Juarez, Street Fighter 4, Resident Evil 5, Bad Company 2, Dead Rising,... : Crabs Jarrard
        • Hahahaha. Bingo. : Link.
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          Good job. Those were good ports. There are also 50 billion terrible ones. : JohnnyRey
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            Could you list 5 that came out in 2010 that were terrible? : Crabs Jarrard
            • Halo 2 : grandmasterleeThis person is cool!
            • borderlands : Gapyro
      • ^^ this.... console to pc port are typically so bad, esp with the current trend of console-centric dev... : Gapyro
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      I'd argue the cheaper part. Yes the individual games often are cheaper, especially if you wait for thing... : SolrFlareThis person is cool!
      • Depends on how many games you buy, the more games you purchase the better the pc's overall "price" is. Ha... : locater16This person is cool!
      • when 360 launched, definitely true. Like Garnett mentioned however that balance of cost is quickly conver... : mallocThis person is cool!
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        What about all the add-ons for all the different consoles regular controllers $50 each PS3 M... : sasquatchxing
        • I've bought 1 wired controller for my 360 5 years ago. Unless you really go crazy, there really is no co... : TheVietSpecial
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          That's a moronic argument. IF any of those games (Rock Band, Wii Fit, Kinect games) existed for the PC, y... : OverloadUT
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            Wait, what? Your "IF" is moot since those games DON'T exist for PC and you DON'T buy the peripherals on t... : thetangentThis person is cool!
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              I really don't think it is, unless you want to add up all the peripherals you can buy for a computer. I ... : TheVietSpecial
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                When you're talking about the cost of a system, you have to include all of the costs. If you build your o... : thetangentThis person is cool!
                • I thought you were saying that, whether you purchased it or not, you should include peripherals in the pr... : TheVietSpecial
          • Eh, i just always find it funny stuff like that get's ignored for cost of a system. Yeah not everyone... : sasquatchxing
        • You could say the same for the PC. Those extra controllers allow others to play. It's rare you can get fo... : MmmmmooThis person is cool!
        • lol : shirif
      • I dunno man, I can do a LOT of gaming on my laptop with a Geforce 330M Gt.... building a desktop with a g... : nukewinterThis person is cool!
      • One of my friend just bought a new pc a few months ago that cost him 800$. He never had a gaming PC befor... : razlebol
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      Eh. Depends on the game and what kind of experience I'm looking for from it. For single player cinematic ... : BlackCat9This person is cool!
      • yes I certainly agree and should have put that in my statement. For the types of games I like to play PC ... : mallocThis person is cool!
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      Despite being a PC fan who frowns at gamers with opinions like those held by dantastic, I think I am goin... : Dr_Cube
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        True, but Steam has made shit like and patching and now, if you have an AMD card, even updating your driv... : Dschinghis Khan
        • PC gaming would be fractured and dead if not for Steam. The easy installation, auto patching and updating... : Dr_Cube
    • really? i just remember shitty ports : dantasticThis person is cool!
    • Rarely. PC versions tend to be rickety, annoying motherfuckers. : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
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      The only multiplayer experiences that are better on the pc than, say, a xbox are rts, mmo, and sometimes ... : TheVietSpecial
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        It's just such a hassle to try and get a group together, find a decent server, be able to have everyone c : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
        • Because games that I play regularly rarely have any kind of party system on the PC. Where you all can jo... : TheVietSpecial
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      I'd pretty much disagree, too. There are rare cases where games like Mass Effect and MNC that are tweake... : DrWaffles
      • They could have done a much better job for MNC imo.. The interface is bad and the controls should have to... : razlebol
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      As long as I'm having fun I don't care which platform it's on. : phate81
      • ^^ this guy knows what's up : peatThis person is cool!
      • I completely agree. : reZaun
    • I'm not going debate the finer points of PC vs. consoles. Sure, they each have their strengths and weakne... : at0micgardenThis person is cool!
    • maybe when "multiplatform" was a game being on pc and mac : maullaThis person is cool!
    • Real servers. Mouse+keyboard. Modding and user levels.Optional high end graphics. I can live with tech su... : thebigbeefsandwich
    • Cheaper is definitely true $1000 can buy you a state of the art sandy bridge. When I was in high school ... : llamameatThis person is cool!
    • It's not always the best thanks to some shitty ports but it sure is my favorite when well executed. : razlebol
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      These are always great threads. Play on what you like and stop giving a shit what other people do. : boredguyThis person is cool!
      • Amen, brudda. : Dschinghis Khan
      • But there are people that are WRONG on the INTERNET!!! : TheVietSpecial
    • It's disappointing that controller support in PC ports isn't a priority. : Cliffzorz
    • I'd play shooters on my ps3 if they let me use a damn keyboard and mouse. : DM7
    • i evaluate each game based on genre, developer track record on different platforms, gameplay, and multipl... : EvilDolemiteThis person is cool!
    • im so fucking bored of this. can we have a pc fags vs console twats tag so i never have to see a thread l... : disembodied potatoThis person is cool!
    • I do straight 360 and only do ps3/pc if it's an exclusive. I will buy Bethesda games on sale for pc to s... : kingdeporkThis person is cool!
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      Wow...you guys just played right into his hands didn't you? : The Wilhelm Scream
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        Continuing this tradition, I'll pose that consoles are basically Macs for PC users. They just work. But y... : The Wilhelm Scream
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          Also, Ipads are huge Iphones without the phone part. : The Wilhelm Scream
          • I just don't get The Big Lebowski. : The Wilhelm Scream
      • void *post = (void *) malloc(sizeof(MASSIVE_TROLL)); : reelbkThis person is cool!
    • Sure, but it's all relative - a brand new base model 360 can be had for $100. My two recent computers ... : Milleh