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There is a long tradition of mods, fixes and enhancements in PC gaming. The PC version often ends up being much better than the console version. The privacy and
by gagege 13y ago
There is a long tradition of mods, fixes and enhancements in PC gaming. The PC version often ends up being much better than the console version. The privacy and DRM issues with current consoles are bad, but this article demonstrates my favorite reason to just buy a decent video card for your existing PC, rather than buy a console.
- slantyyz 13y ago>> The PC version often ends up being much better than the console version. Assuming there is a PC version of the game in question. In the age since the first XBox, consoles have brought a lot of PC-style gaming to the masses (mainly FPS games), but there are also a ton of non-FPS gaming genres that don't have a very large presence on PC. I used to be a big console guy and would love to move to a PC-centric gaming environment -- but because I don't do FPS or MMORGs, my gaming options are much more limited -- I'm into fighting and rhythm games. Hopefully the emergence of things like the Steam Machines will change this situation and big named publishers start producing more PC-based ports of their console hits.
- Filligree 13y agoI feel your pain, re. decent rhythm games. Have you tried Sequence, though? I enjoyed that, and the story is nothing to sneeze at either.
- kazagistar 13y agoBut clearly OSU! is the best rhythm game, and it is PC exclusive.
- CrazedGeek 13y agohttps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/osu!stream/id436952197 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/osu!stream/id436952197 :P
- jes5199 13y agoHave you guys seen this demo? http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samanthazero/sentris-unleash-your-inner-musician http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samanthazero/sentris-unl...
- Groxx 13y agoMy favorite reason is that games from 10 years ago still run, and as a last resort I can fire up a VM, on a modern computer. My N64 cartridges, meanwhile, stopped working in new machines as soon as the Gamecube came out. And if the console ever dies, they get harder and harder to find.
- lclarkmichalek 13y agoI got a Windows 8.1 laptop a few days ago, and was delighted to find that a game I first played 13 years ago worked out of the box (though I fear I may need to find install a mod to take advantage of modern screen resolutions). It was even usable, if not without its quirks, on a touch screen! For all the hate that Microsoft gets, their backwards compatibility is absolutely insane.
- Luc 13y agoProject 64 is pretty good nowadays: http://www.pj64-emu.com/ http://www.pj64-emu.com/
- endemic 13y agoWat? One of the things I like about consoles is that they are plug 'n play. No fiddling with trying to get emulation settings just right.