Console VS PC Gaming (Split-off from "Come and Rant Here")

[Black Six]

I've always been PC. All the famous gamers, and the hardcore ones, use PCs. Usually really tricked-out, super-fast PCs, but PCs nonetheless. Fata1ty does not play a 360.

No, but Tsquared does.
So do Legit, elamitewarrior, Snipedown, FearItSelf, Hysteria, Karma, the OGREs, StrongSide... I could go on.

Don't forget Walshy, he has his own clothing brand.

[jleemero]

I've always been PC. All the famous gamers, and the hardcore ones, use PCs. Usually really tricked-out, super-fast PCs, but PCs nonetheless. Fata1ty does not play a 360.

No, but Tsquared does.
So do Legit, elamitewarrior, Snipedown, FearItSelf, Hysteria, Karma, the OGREs, StrongSide... I could go on.

Don't forget Walshy, he has his own clothing brand.

He what?!
Oh gawd...


Actually, now that I think about it, I don't know of any "Pro" PC Gamers... I guess, Fatal1ty, but that's all really.

[XCVG]

And I don't know of any "pro" console gamers. Obviously "pro" gamers aren't very well-known, on either side.

[jleemero]

Well tell me this, is there a PC division in the MLG?

[Black Six]

Well tell me this, is there a PC division in the MLG?

Yes, I believe they do WoW competitions.

[XCVG]

I think the key advantage of PC is flexibility. I can build my own computer out of whatever which parts I want. I can configure everything just the way I want. I can use whatever controller I want (I have a gamepad plugged in for emulators). You can't do that with a console. I can run whatever OS I want (for me it's XP), upgrade with new parts, whatever. A PC also does a lot of things a console doesn't. I can also still play really old games on my PC. Has anyone ever tried shoving a NES cart into a Wii?

[jleemero]

Well tell me this, is there a PC division in the MLG?

Yes, I believe they do WoW competitions.

Which is disgusting as far as I'm concerned...

Why not Left4Dead?
Team Fortress 2?
Halo(2)?
Hell, even get into things like StarCraft!

... But WoW?
That's nothing as far as I'm concerned.
I'm not saying these players aren't insanely good, I'm saying that it doesn't suit the whole idea of the MLG.

They keep the PC gamers on a different circuit!
There's the Pro circuit and the PC circuit... What is that crap?
And it's STRICTLY WoW.
Nothing but WoW...

Not to mention they're running it on HP Blackbird's!
My god, WHY?!
I can run WoW on MAX settings on my computer, and this thing ain't no Blackbird that's for sure...
I'm aware that it's more for publicity for HP than anything, but come on...
Play some Crysis Warhead if you wanna show it off...

[XCVG]

Well tell me this, is there a PC division in the MLG?

Yes, I believe they do WoW competitions.

Which is disgusting as far as I'm concerned...

Why not Left4Dead?
Team Fortress 2?
Halo(2)?
Hell, even get into things like StarCraft!

... But WoW?
That's nothing as far as I'm concerned.
I'm not saying these players aren't insanely good, I'm saying that it doesn't suit the whole idea of the MLG.

They keep the PC gamers on a different circuit!
There's the Pro circuit and the PC circuit... What is that crap?
And it's STRICTLY WoW.
Nothing but WoW...

Not to mention they're running it on HP Blackbird's!
My god, WHY?!
I can run WoW on MAX settings on my computer, and this thing ain't no Blackbird that's for sure...
I'm aware that it's more for publicity for HP than anything, but come on...
Play some Crysis Warhead if you wanna show it off...

+1 to jlee