PS3 + a PC, what does that leave for the 360?

[loki]

Originally Posted by NokkonWud

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For me Nokkon I would go PS3>PC>X360 whilst owning them all.

As I said in the other thread no issue with Xbox, the platform or the console but for some reason, it just hasn't grabbed me like the other two. The thing that puts me off is the whole achievement whoring that seems to accompany the Xbox scene, Games must be played to the absolute death in order to achieve the the mythical 1000 points and that just does not appeal to me. I play games on Steam and if I get an achievement in TF2 then great but I don't get on the boat of "MUST GET 1000th headshot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Originally Posted by Nokkon

There are the games, many times the games are on PC, but you wait for ages and inevitably there will be complaints about it being "another ****ty console port", or that it "needs a patch" or, quite laughably "Needs an Xbox360 pad to be played properly" as almost all games are made for consoles as the primary market and it's got to the point where only RTS games and MMO (this could be set to change, albeit on PS3) are better on PC.

Console games require patching no :s.

The majority of my PC games are purchased through Steam nowadays and patching (be it valve or 3rd party) simply is not an issue. If my PC is on all day then my games are patched, I play and it really doesn't get any more complex than that for me.

Originally Posted by Nokkon

There is Last.fm, Twitter and Facebook all coming as well as MSN. Avatars which are having customizable clothing and props depending on game unlocks so you can make your friends jealous on the friends list (this will be awesome). Then there is Xbox.com which I must click on about 10 times a day to read/write messages, check friends achievements out and see what they're playing. Again, it's all about interactivity and Xbox360 has it covered in every area.

Last FM, Facebook & Twitter I could care less about and certainly not a compelling reason for me to get an Xbox if I didn't already have one. I mean how many devices do I need to be socially networked to.

'Yay I am twittering from Xbox, I am now twittering from my PC, I am no longer on Xbox or PC but am twittering from my phone'. Sometimes it's just really nice to disconnect from the virtual world without it being an ever present on all technology platforms.

I know your very Xbox orientated but the whole PC gaming experience you talk about, I would have agreed with a good few years ago. I would concede that Xbox is undoubtedly a polished experience. I would say that it is a different experience to the PC and PS3. However, I think to suggest that it is years behind Xbox says to me it is someone who really hasn't given PC gaming a good chance over the past two to three years.

A lot of what you say about match making I get on Steam no problem. Company of Heroes, I can dive in against people of my skill level and experience. No messing about, no patching, no sync issues.

One thing that Console centric gamers always seem to forget as well is that when they wax lyrical about the 'perfect system that just works off the disk' is that invariably it is an entirely closed system of gaming. Many Many games I have purchased for PC 'just work', they are cheaper and I get a lot more bang for my (usually lower RRP) buck due to the addons, mods, skins expansions and maps ( in most cases) free of charge developed by the community.