Would You Ditch your PC if Consoles Had the Same Horsepower as High End Gaming Rigs?

[Tech_Dreamer]

Regardless of current perfomance difference between PC & Consoles, if  consoles are able to put the performance under similar price tag to a PC gaming experience, would you switch to consoles for same exprience as the PC..(gpu+cpu)

 

What will you do?.......

[Scionyde]

And lose the ability to upgrade hardware? No thanks.

[EST_FatBoy]

No, because I wouldnt be able to use a keyboard/mouse. Also I cant build a console.

[MCmcginness]

No, just because it may have the ability to game fine. It will not be the same for productivity, and you can't upgrade a console

[A.D.A.M]

Regardless of current perfomance difference between PC & Consoles, if  consoles are able to put the performance under similar price tag to a PC gaming experience, would you switch to consoles for same exprience as the PC..(gpu+cpu)

 

What will you do?.......

It'll still have the locked os and i cant use KB/M so no... 

[werto165]

I do more than game on my PC, consoles are good a one thing, whilst PC are good a many things.

[origx36]

if it will cose less than a high end pc - yes

if it will cost the same - no

with a pc i can do more stuff

 

about keyboard and mouse. you can use keyboard and mouse for consoles

[A.D.A.M]

if it will cose less than a high end pc - yes

if it will cost the same - no

with a pc i can do more stuff

 

about keyboard and mouse. you can use keyboard and mouse for consoles

You can but that's just another thing i have to buy to use it. Though it'll be fun to destroy the people who play with controller.

[Guest]

Controllers suck.

[IIIPHENOMIII]

if it will cose less than a high end pc - yes

if it will cost the same - no

with a pc i can do more stuff

 

about keyboard and mouse. you can use keyboard and mouse for consoles

But I don't think it works as well as on the computer. And, computers offer more 'freedom' compared to consoles so PC wins automatically

[brownninja97]

I prefer pc as i can have two monitors, i have modding, i dont pay for online, games are cheap, i can watch anime and play games, chatting with friends is very easy, keyboard and mouse, backwards compatibility, emulators. But the biggest part is that i can take pride in the fact that i built this pc, it works because of me, a console wasnt made by me, i cant have that same emotional attachment.

[frostin1990]

No because i've never played a fps/tps without a keyboard+mouse plus i hate shackles and bondage.

[Jack.EXE]

Nope.

[MeltingPoint]

No bacause I cant play on controllers. Its a horror show especially on FPS. I cant even imagine how folks play shooters without a mouse

[Wano97]

I would never, ever, ditch my PC. Gaming-wise I wouldn't care tbh, but PCs are used for much more than that

[Thorium19]

I would stick with PC. There's nothing like a multi monitor display setup and having cheaper games on steam than spending £50+ every time I want a new game. There is no substitute for dual booting and being able to upgrade hardware whenever I want to stay with the times, instead of being locked to a console that will have mid to low end graphics after 2 or 3 years.

[Swndlr]

nope id still have to pay the monthly xbox gold fee, nothxman

[Trik'Stari]

Not a chance in hell. I'd go back to playing nothing but pokemon silver on a gameboy color before getting another console.

[Swndlr]

although its entertaining to see everyone say "i cant use kb/m" when you can...

[Briggsy]

I went through a phase where I only gamed on console (PS2 era), and at that point in time I gave zero scoops about performance. I had an old clunker pc for internet etc... and I was fine with the arrangement. One day I discovered MMO's, and the rest was history. haven't bought a console since my PS2, even though I burned myself out on MMO's years ago. 

 

My only reason to buy a console again would be exclusives, not performance.

 

and yeah, keyboard and mouse is not only doable on console, but there are a lot of COD players on console that use kb/m, and trample anyone using a controller. its almost sad because its borderline cheating, but overall just really funny.

[Kyo]

The answer is no. There is a lot more about what you can do with your PC than what you can do with a console.

Now, if PC was a lot more expensive than a console, I would still not ditch my PC, but maybe get a console just for the exclusives.

[IdortMasterRace]

No, I'd simply own both PC and console as I do now, like any sensible person does.

[Ryoku]

Regardless of current perfomance difference between PC & Consoles, if  consoles are able to put the performance under similar price tag to a PC gaming experience, would you switch to consoles for same exprience as the PC..(gpu+cpu)

 

What will you do?.......

 

Wouldn't even consider it unless then console could use keyboard and mouse as well, That's the main issue for me.

[Sousuke]

The thing is that the one thing Games Consoles makes it easy to play games, as I find PC Gaming can be a massive buzz kill when a Game flat out wont work on your system due to driver issues or some bollocks like that.

 

With a console you:

 

1. Buy the Game

2. Put Game into Console

3. Play the Game

 

No need to worry about anything else.

 

However would people pay £1000 for a console? No, which the console would have to be to have these specifications.

 

So Yes but only if prices stayed about £350-£400 and below.

[L0rd Log1c]

It was never the performance that kept me away from consoles but the lack of freedom. I love mods for video games, the flexibility of a PC can never be rivaled by the closed off console monstrosities.