Gamer question: PC, Xbox One, or PS4?

As a gamer, which platform do you prefer?

  • PC

    Votes: 85 67.5%

  • Xbox One

    Votes: 16 12.7%

  • PS4

    Votes: 25 19.8%
  • Total voters
    126
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As a gamer, which platform do you prefer: PC, Xbox One, or PS4?
 
I've always been a PC gamer but have spent a lot of time overseas recently and am now wondering if it'd be more convenient to get a console. Or maybe a gaming laptop, but that just always sounds like a waste of money.
 
PlayStation... Because of the exclusives. When PC Masterace go on about frame rate I'm like WHAAAT! :wtf:

XBOX and PlayStation fanboys are having a fight! Quick call the Ambulance..

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PC. Wouldn't mind a PS4 to play some of the console exclusives, but no way I'm paying those prices.

konfab said:
PS4.

I don't spend enough time gaming nowadays to justify a high end PC
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It's a misconception that PC gaming is more expensive than console gaming. You can't compare the cost of a gaming PC to the cost of a console, as a gaming PC is also a PC. You can compare what you'd ordinarily spend on a PC and a console to the cost of a gaming PC.

Based on Takealot's current prices:

PS4 console: R6199
1 year of Playstation Plus: R745
3 new games:
- Uncharted 4: R899
- Doom: R899
- Overwatch: R999

Total: R9 741

I can assure you that R10k plus even a conservative figure for a workstation PC (say around R6k) would give you enough money to buy a nice gaming PC and 3 new games.

And then there's the fact that the much lower prices of PC games will drastically lower the long term costs.
 
I play both on PC and XBox One. I prefer to play on the XBox One though since I just find it more relaxing.

Bryn said:
PC. Wouldn't mind a PS4 to play some of the console exclusives, but no way I'm paying those prices.



It's a misconception that PC gaming is more expensive than console gaming. You can't compare the cost of a gaming PC to the cost of a console, as a gaming PC is also a PC. You can compare what you'd ordinarily spend on a PC and a console to the cost of a gaming PC.

Based on Takealot's current prices:

PS4 console: R6199
1 year of Playstation Plus: R745
3 new games:
- Uncharted 4: R899
- Doom: R899
- Overwatch: R999

Total: R9 741

I can assure you that R10k plus even a conservative figure for a workstation PC (say around R6k) would give you enough money to buy a nice gaming PC and 3 new games.

And then there's the fact that the much lower prices of PC games will drastically lower the long term costs.
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Those 3 games on PC:
3 new games:
- Uncharted 4: Console Exclusive
- Doom: R799 (Steam)
- Overwatch: R975.58 (Overwatch site)

So it's only a smidgen cheaper. But here's the thing, you can't trade those pc games. You can buy and buy and amass a huge library whereas on console you can trade and trade and it won't cost you a thing.

Console gaming can be incredibly cheap if you trade games.
 
Solitude said:
Those 3 games on PC:
3 new games:
- Uncharted 4: Console Exclusive
- Doom: R799 (Steam)
- Overwatch: R975.58 (Overwatch site)

So it's only a smidgen cheaper. But here's the thing, you can't trade those pc games. You can buy and buy and amass a huge library whereas on console you can trade and trade and it won't cost you a thing.

Console gaming can be incredibly cheap if you trade games.
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PC has its own exclusives. Doom received a big discount in the Steam sale that just ended. Overwatch is pricey, but has been cheaper a few times on sites like G2A. I almost never pay more than R450 for a new or relatively new game.

I would know, seeing as my disposable income increased dramatically after switching from PS3 to PC. And PS4 is even more expensive than PS3. And I think XB1 is even more expensive than PS4 is this country.
 
Bryn said:
PC has its own exclusives. Doom received a big discount in the Steam sale that just ended. Overwatch is pricey, but has been cheaper a few times on sites like G2A. I almost never pay more than R450 for a new or relatively new game.

I would know, seeing as my disposable income increased dramatically after switching from PS3 to PC. And PS4 is even more expensive than PS3. And I think XB1 is even more expensive than PS4 is this country.
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Still, that wasn't the point of my post. It was that you can't trade those games. I made it so clear. :(

Like I said, I game on both PC and XBox One. And have many many games: https://trello.com/b/WHCsPfF2/games

With console game trading you never have to buy a game again. I like buying games but for someone who wants to play casually and not spend a lot of money, console is definitely a good way to go. Buy game, play it, trade it, play traded game, trade it, etc.
 
Solitude said:
Still, that wasn't the point of my post. It was that you can't trade those games. I made it so clear. :(

Like I said, I game on both PC and XBox One. And have many many games: https://trello.com/b/WHCsPfF2/games

With console game trading you never have to buy a game again. I like buying games but for someone who wants to play casually and not spend a lot of money, console is definitely a good way to go. Buy game, play it, trade it, play traded game, trade it, etc.
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Trading doesn't mean a whole lot. You can't trade for a new game unless you have a new game. So you're paying in a difference anyway, and at the expense of losing your games. I often return to my favourite games. So at a similar cost to the most prudent of console game traders I get to play the games I want, when I want and keep them forever.
 
I have a gaming laptop, so it's a PC by default. I would like a PS4, just because of the exclusives.
 
Bryn said:
Trading doesn't mean a whole lot. You can't trade for a new game unless you have a new game. So you're paying in a difference anyway, and at the expense of losing your games. I often return to my favourite games. So at a similar cost to the most prudent of console game traders I get to play the games I want, when I want and keep them forever.
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So your reason why console gaming can't be seen as a cheap way to game is because trading doesn't mean a whole lot.

I logically showed you how a person can game cheaply on a console. For instance I traded GTA V for Fallout 4 which I'm playing currently. I'm hoping to get Rise of the Tomb Raider for Fallout 4. And it doesn't cost anything.

Come now. This makes sense. For a gamer who wishes to save money it's the ideal way to go.

If you want to amass a huge library, then not. But that's not what we are discussing here, is it?
 
PC

Although I always have a game I play on PC and PS4, if I had to keep one and let the other go, I would keep the PC. No contest.
 
I'm into RTS and car racing (sims, rallying, F1, or NFS). Fortunately all the good titles are available on PC. I have no need for a console, because of my tablet and smartphone games. There are some good ones!
 
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