Why is the PC the master race?

[IAEInferno]

Just wanted to know.

[MaxBunny]

1 minute ago, IAEInferno said:

Just wanted to know.

Because it's superior to other current technology that massly available. When something better comes out then that will be crowned the new king.

[Enderman]

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/wiki/guide

[crysilis]

4 minutes ago, Enderman said:

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/wiki/guide

lmao thats a real thing

[Techicolors]

i mean, even Sony admitted that the inspiration for the PS4 Pro was the PC... wonder it was partly because of PCMR 

[SageOfSpice]

Porn, mostly.

 

It's incredibly awkward to try to browse on their slow browsers using a controller.

It takes forever to buffer, it's difficult to do with one hand, and usually consoles are hooked up to an entertainment center which means you're wide out in the open. God forbid you have to close it quickly, as you're pretty much garaunteed that the video is going to continue to play for nearly 10 seconds after you pause it. You close the browser, and it just freezes the image on the screen... There's no winning.

[NumLock21]

Anything can be master race that is when it's superior than the rest of them. So teepee vs mud huts. Teepee master race!

[CoffeeandBagels]

because mods. Case in point, elder scrolls games console vs pc.

[Misanthrope]

A Yahtzee joke that got out of control:

 

[Tech Inquisition]

4 hours ago, Technicolors said:

i mean, even Sony admitted that the inspiration for the PS4 Pro was the PC... wonder it was partly because of PCMR 

Yeah, consoles are PC's for people who can't PC...  

[dabigpotato]

Well, the long answer is that same act we've all seen a million times with the whole "STEAM SALES ARE DOPE AF!" and "USER UPGRADE ABILITY!!!", and this is true, to an extent. Depending on what you need out of a gaming set up, a console even like the Wii can work well enough for some people, here comes the filthy casuals, but if you just want Mario and zelda and don't care about how many FPS you have or don't want to worry about DirectX12 support, than that works for you. But, i'm expecting that people aren't in this forum to hear that, and then the short answer is that PC is just down right better, now matter how you look at it. PC has better performance if you do it right, better accessory support and spits on the console exclusives argument with services like steam and razer cortex having THOUSANDS of games that are PC only, are half the normal price and sometimes even totally free, and with the Razer turret and corsair lapdog out now, the living room argument is also gone. So really its up to you, do you want better performance or plug and play?

[rm -rf]

6 hours ago, IAEInferno said:

Just wanted to know.

It's faster, and more precise.

[Ostwind]

To start off with it has a higher performance capability than any console can or will ever have. With the capability for higher framerates at higher resolutions with a higher level of visual fidelity which option is the best is clear and cannot be disputed. This is without even taking into consideration the customization that the platform offers. From using things like SweetFX and ENB's for games to change how they look to suit your taste or to simply enhance them beyond what the devs envisioned. To using all manner of mods to do anything from changing out textures for higher resolution versions or completely different versions to adding items from other games like weapons or armor or vehicles to complete and total gameplay changes that can affect every aspect of a games mechanics PC is the platform to be on if you want to forge your own personal experience

 

In addition to the modification and customization of the games that you would play on PC you can customize the system itself. A PC can be much more than the sum of its technical specifications. Much like cars there are a multitude of customization options for PC's and the limit is only what you can imagine. While this is possible with consoles as well you are limited by the fact that no matter what you do to the outside it will be the same as every other console on the inside.

 

Further more with consoles you are limited in the way that you can interact with your games, you have a controller and maybe a wheel for racing games but its only one wheel and one controller. While there are custom controllers available from places like scuf gaming you are still limited to using a controller. While on a PC you can use any controller that can be converted to USB and when it comes to keyboards there's pretty much no limit to the choices you have available to you. For example I use a Logitech G510S for gaming and general desktop usage because of the massive amount of macros that I can have with that keyboard. While when I need to type something at any significant length I switch to a Roccat Ryos Mk that's much nicer to type on than the rubber dome Logitech keyboard. The same can be true with mice and steering wheels and joysticks and more unique perpherals like the Logitech G13 or the Razer Orbweaver. There's even things like the Stinkyboard which is a 4 switch controller that you use with your feet. Just like the customization options you can have with games and the physical system itself there are limitless options for interfacing with your games.

 

Moving onto the usage of the PC it can be use for more than just gaming. While a console offers netflix or youtube apps and the ability to consume other forms of media can it do it all at the same time? With multiple monitors I can play whatever game I want while simultaneously watching a movie or a video while also having a stream from a favorite twitch streamer running as well. While this sounds like far too much to focus on it's quite easy and its amazing to be able to consume so many different types of media at the same time.

 

And what if you dont want to play any actual PC games? Emulators exist for many consoles I've been able to go back and play games from the PS2 that I never got the chance to play because I couldn't afford to have multiple consoles at the time and it's possible with other consoles as well. Windows is also the best platform for backwards compatibility for games with even the capability to run DOS games through DOSBOX.

 

I could go on but this is just a small part of what PCs can do, the whole PC master race thing started as a joke and its unfortunate that many people take it to heart and trumpet it like a religion but the fact is that its not far from the truth when you consider the capabilities of the platform. Consoles(especially the most recent ones) are slow and limited in every way compared to a PC. Their only real draw is the games that are held hostage by the platforms that PC users haven't figured out how to emulate yet.

 

Though all of this cannot be mentioned without talking about the issues that can come with the PC platform. There can be a lot of problems both on the software and hardware side of things but that's not really any different than any other hobby where you tinker with things. Stuff goes wrong it happens and while its frustrating there are multitudes of places to go to help sort them out. I've had my fair share of problems from both hardware and software and while I hated it while it was happening I'm reminded how much I love PC's and PC gaming when its all sorted out. It's also known that consoles have their own problems too, I hate to bring it up because the horse has been beaten so much that its just a shapeless pile of rotten paste at this point but I did have 17 xbox 360s fail on me.

 

so yea PC is the best

[IAEInferno]

Just now, Ostwind said:

To start off with it has a higher performance capability than any console can or will ever have. With the capability for higher framerates at higher resolutions with a higher level of visual fidelity which option is the best is clear and cannot be disputed. This is without even taking into consideration the customization that the platform offers. From using things like SweetFX and ENB's for games to change how they look to suit your taste or to simply enhance them beyond what the devs envisioned. To using all manner of mods to do anything from changing out textures for higher resolution versions or completely different versions to adding items from other games like weapons or armor or vehicles to complete and total gameplay changes that can affect every aspect of a games mechanics PC is the platform to be on if you want to forge your own personal experience

 

In addition to the modification and customization of the games that you would play on PC you can customize the system itself. A PC can be much more than the sum of its technical specifications. Much like cars there are a multitude of customization options for PC's and the limit is only what you can imagine. While this is possible with consoles as well you are limited by the fact that no matter what you do to the outside it will be the same as every other console on the inside.

 

Further more with consoles you are limited in the way that you can interact with your games, you have a controller and maybe a wheel for racing games but its only one wheel and one controller. While there are custom controllers available from places like scuf gaming you are still limited to using a controller. While on a PC you can use any controller that can be converted to USB and when it comes to keyboards there's pretty much no limit to the choices you have available to you. For example I use a Logitech G510S for gaming and general desktop usage because of the massive amount of macros that I can have with that keyboard. While when I need to type something at any significant length I switch to a Roccat Ryos Mk that's much nicer to type on than the rubber dome Logitech keyboard. The same can be true with mice and steering wheels and joysticks and more unique perpherals like the Logitech G13 or the Razer Orbweaver. There's even things like the Stinkyboard which is a 4 switch controller that you use with your feet. Just like the customization options you can have with games and the physical system itself there are limitless options for interfacing with your games.

 

Moving onto the usage of the PC it can be use for more than just gaming. While a console offers netflix or youtube apps and the ability to consume other forms of media can it do it all at the same time? With multiple monitors I can play whatever game I want while simultaneously watching a movie or a video while also having a stream from a favorite twitch streamer running as well. While this sounds like far too much to focus on it's quite easy and its amazing to be able to consume so many different types of media at the same time.

 

And what if you dont want to play any actual PC games? Emulators exist for many consoles I've been able to go back and play games from the PS2 that I never got the chance to play because I couldn't afford to have multiple consoles at the time and it's possible with other consoles as well. Windows is also the best platform for backwards compatibility for games with even the capability to run DOS games through DOSBOX.

 

I could go on but this is just a small part of what PCs can do, the whole PC master race thing started as a joke and its unfortunate that many people take it to heart and trumpet it like a religion but the fact is that its not far from the truth when you consider the capabilities of the platform. Consoles(especially the most recent ones) are slow and limited in every way compared to a PC. Their only real draw is the games that are held hostage by the platforms that PC users haven't figured out how to emulate yet.

 

Though all of this cannot be mentioned without talking about the issues that can come with the PC platform. There can be a lot of problems both on the software and hardware side of things but that's not really any different than any other hobby where you tinker with things. Stuff goes wrong it happens and while its frustrating there are multitudes of places to go to help sort them out. I've had my fair share of problems from both hardware and software and while I hated it while it was happening I'm reminded how much I love PC's and PC gaming when its all sorted out. It's also known that consoles have their own problems too, I hate to bring it up because the horse has been beaten so much that its just a shapeless pile of rotten paste at this point but I did have 17 xbox 360s fail on me.

 

so yea PC is the best

 

Jesus man how long did it take you to write this.

[Quinnbeast]

10 hours ago, SageOfSpice said:

Porn, mostly.

 

It's incredibly awkward to try to browse on their slow browsers using a controller.

It takes forever to buffer, it's difficult to do with one hand, and usually consoles are hooked up to an entertainment center which means you're wide out in the open. God forbid you have to close it quickly, as you're pretty much garaunteed that the video is going to continue to play for nearly 10 seconds after you pause it. You close the browser, and it just freezes the image on the screen... There's no winning.

 

You need to get with the times. That's what the iSpank and FondleSlab were created for. They wipe clean, too.

[Miguel Batista]

1 hour ago, Quinnbeast said:

 

You need to get with the times. That's what the iSpank and FondleSlab were created for. They wipe clean, too.

FondleSlab sounds disgusting.

 

For me the main point is that consoles are an anti consumer closed system. Just look at the games which get downgraded fidelity thanks to them. It is especially infuriating when you consider that games like Assetto Corsa managed to improve PC performance after going to consoles.

 

But I think this is the last gen of consoles and they won't be able to hold out much longer. The PC is just better.

 

What I would really like to see is developers porting PS4 upscaling to the PC so that more people can try a 4K like experience with lower end hardware.

[Godlygamer23]

3 minutes ago, Miguel Batista said:

What I would really like to see is developers porting PS4 upscaling to the PC so that more people can try a 4K like experience with lower end hardware.

I'm convinced that the PS4 will offer a terrible experience with 4K gaming. Even with the PS4 Pro, it's going to be a sub-par experience. Uncharted 4 right now gets frame drops at 1080p. Imagine that game at 4K.

Edited September 22, 2016 by Godlygamer23

[Domrockt]

It is because there is a massive modability and you can have a massive grafical advancement for less or slightly higher budget than consoles.

 

Thats it, trust me on that iam german we know about Master Races.

[Miguel Batista]

1 hour ago, Godlygamer23 said:

I'm convinced that the PS4 will offer a terrible experience with 4K gaming. Even with the PS4 Pro, it's going to be a sub-par experience. Uncharted 4 right now gets frame drops at 1080p. Imagine that game at 4K.

According to the footage we've seen, the games look good. It is not native 4k though. It is 1080p with a 4k buffer. That's what I want to see on the PC too.

[Maist]

Consoles:

+ Way cheaper than a gaming PC 

+ No need to worry about hardware upgrades, performance, graphics, compatibility ect..

+  Exclusives 

 

- Controller is in many cases inferior to a mouse and keyboard

- Expensive games

- No piracy

- No mods

- Games look worse than on a PC and run with a lower framerate

- No strategy and MOBA games 

 

PC:

+ Exclusives (Basically all strategy and MOBA games)

+ Better graphics and framerate 

+ Mods

+ Piracy

+ Cheaper games 

+ Mouse and keyboard are usually better than a controller 

 

- Very expensive compared to a console 

- Cant run many console exclusives

 

[manikyath]

the only advantage i could ever find to a console was that they used to be plug & play.

 

i'll let you think by yourself why that's written in the past tense

[IAEInferno]

1 hour ago, manikyath said:

the only advantage i could ever find to a console was that they used to be plug & play.

 

i'll let you think by yourself why that's written in the past tense

 

To be honest, I have no idea what that means in the past tense, can you elaborate or show something similar. Thanks in advance.

 

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[Ostwind]

6 hours ago, IAEInferno said:

Jesus man how long did it take you to write this.

idk a few minutes, I can type pretty quickly when I know what I want to put down. So a few minutes to type a minute or so so spellcheck and a few minutes to read through to make sure it made sense and to cut some stuff out because it was too long.

[IAEInferno]

3 minutes ago, Ostwind said:

idk a few minutes, I can type pretty quickly when I know what I want to put down. So a few minutes to type a minute or so so spellcheck and a few minutes to read through to make sure it made sense and to cut some stuff out because it was too long.

 

I'm not even mad, that's impressive.

[Real_PhillBert]