09-26-2007, 10:16 AM
I suppose you're right as I had to get a new motherboard the last time around. However, when you consider the functionality of computers it's more equal as you said.
I can't say I'd ever buy a computer just to game on, only that I also game on my computer I use for pretty much everything else in my life. When I factor in the sunk cost of doing those things on my machine anyway, the computer comes out ahead and is the reason why I haven't bought a console since Xbox.
There are some games I just couldn't imagine playing on a PC (God of War) and others I couldn't imagine playing on a console (C&C). I think there are arguments for both though and saying one is outright better than the other is kinda silly.
I can't say I'd ever buy a computer just to game on, only that I also game on my computer I use for pretty much everything else in my life. When I factor in the sunk cost of doing those things on my machine anyway, the computer comes out ahead and is the reason why I haven't bought a console since Xbox.
There are some games I just couldn't imagine playing on a PC (God of War) and others I couldn't imagine playing on a console (C&C). I think there are arguments for both though and saying one is outright better than the other is kinda silly.
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