no you don’t I know how it works but haven’t done it myself so sorry if I’m not evening the playing field with making this comparison. Sure we may end with similar spending, but from your experience, which one saves more? Lastly, I’m not saying PC is worse than console or vice versa just because of how much it costs. I’m just saying that I think it would be smarter to make PC gaming more available to people instead of sticking with the elitism it’s always held in the market place-because if it’s that good everybody should have the right to experience it. And I actually have Wii U-grew up with Nintendo btw- and want PS4 and Xbox One so ur statement is nothing new to me as Nintendo was my childhood and I do plan myself to get Wind Wkaer HD and the eventual Zelda Wii U so I don’t find ur decision a letdown, rather I applaud it and am proud that u decide to stick out among those who still doubt Nintendo to this day. I myself haven’t purchased anything from the Virtual Console but plan on getting Earthbound as I never played it but I am sure you have, and for 3DS plan on getting The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages on the Virtual Console. This was not a love/hate argument on PCs and consoles I was just trying to point out that PC should be more welcome to open arms like consoles are while still providing the freedom they already have. For the record, I am more of a console guy and will always put Nintendo first above all else-loyal to the very end. Peace.

ok, I understand. thing is though is that I’ve never exactly lived poor but my parents just never sought to upgrade much with the hardware and software as companies like Microsoft always had backwards compatibility with programs so they never saw the need to catch up, especially with HD TVs, as I didn’t own one until just last year: that’s how far behind they’ve kept me. so I’ve always had Nintendo consoles up until now where now I also have Sony and Microsoft stuff. I think they have the money so that I can start if I wanted to, but given that I’m always spending money towards consoles I won’t be doing PC gaming anytime soon. I will probably start off in the Medium range and then work my way up to where I can support Ultra settings but never forget where I started-consoles. the only ps4 and xbox one exclusives I am excited about are infamous: second son, killzone, shadow fall, knack, the order: 1886, halo xbox one, and quantum break; that’s just retails titles as indie titles I’m also craving to get. I suppose then you’ll get some Wii U exclusives also such as Super Mario 3D World and Wii U Party U coming later before 2014-as I’m excited for those and also some in 2014 such as X, Bayonetta 2, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Mario Kart 8, and SMASH BROS!?

Yeah, I’ll probably do the same-once I finish college that is. I have n64 also-heck I’ve been playing DK64 on it; machine’s still going strong as I play through for my very first time on that game, as I actually started gaming in the Gamecube era so I missed on on lotta games. meanwhile my cousin got ps1 and ps2 so I’ve been able to catch up on stuff like Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon while I just downloaded MGS on my PS3 Super Slim. When it comes to Nintendo consoles, all I also ever really get is their first party games as they’re always worth while I just get third party on Sony and Microsoft’s consoles, mainly the latter even though I only really get first party for them also. Mario games were my main foray growing up and I still love them. Love the Lego games-looking forward to especially playing Lego Marvel Superheroes with my family; supposed to be the best one yet. It’s sad that as time has passed the quality of games over the long term has seemed to drop as the games are only made for the moment and time we’re in now with only a few now having long term value where you can go play back and feel the nostalgia. I think that’s the main reason why so many gamers today have fond memories of their experiences in the 80s and 90s- it was a time where it seemed the fun could never end but now it seems everyone’s treading water. I don’t know; maybe it’s just how the industry’s been fluctuating lately but now it looks to be rising back up, as a Renaissance, so perhaps those glory days will return to their prime in this day and age. Can’t deny how much fun people recall having onNES, SNES, N64, Sega Saturn, and PS1. Now people just move; be hard pressed to find many people who still even have their old systems at all.

yup.

batman 1 and 2 were great, lets see how marvel lego is.

🙂

Okay, well hardware can only support software for so long. Unless there’s a way to port games from one emulator to another, the games will still need to be repurchased or preserved somehow as although people will upgrade their emulators the people who make them only support them for so long. And second, I want a high end rig- I don’t want all that low spec crap. I don’t plan on getting one right away as next gen consoles are coming but once I do start I plan on PC gaming as much as I do console gaming.

that’s true-explains why COD: Ghosts minimum HDD requirement is 40 GB which is quite a lot and why Ultra settings on Battlefield 4 require at least 12 GB RAM. My PC is like a dinosaur-the best it can do is play games from 80s and 90s. wouldn’t be able to handle games made now, even on lowest settings-needs some upgrading which I think is pointless as of now as I’m sure new tech and other things are bound to pop in the next couple years so I will wait. I think I will just get my own computer that’s up to date and is good for at least a few years instead of upgrading what I have now. And also think I too will begin playing 80s and 90s games on my computer because if I were to try getting the games now in their original form I will probably spend a lot more than I would just doing it on the computer though some stuff is still remarkably cheap. I’ve never actually used Steam but have seen how it works and looks pretty neat. Might get an account once I get a computer designed for gaming, and then start playing much more indies as I was impressed with indie titles such as Limbo and Flower. and save more money also like you said. Steam is subscription right, but the content is worth it though as I always read how it always gets huge discounts for its games?

awesome! sounds like a great deal-why didn’t I start showing interest before? gotta get it ASAP when it get a rig.

well I’m console agnostic so I have all three companies’ systems. Since I’m more of a console guy, I plan to get all next gen consoles first and then look into the PC side of things ASAP as consoles have always been my home. I suppose based on what you said, SteamBox will be on of your first investments before heading straight to whichever next gen console you want first?

Yeah, I’ve never upgraded my own PC or built my own before so I won’t buy prebuild but I currently have a notebook so I plan on either getting a desktop computer or a laptop with a big monitor. next gen I think since people tend to pay attention more to how much more horrsepower the next thing will have over the last thing, console makers are emphasizing that first so later on next year or the year after I think we will see more beyond graphics. I personally don’t see myself getting most of the games coming to next gen, not until I check it out myself maybe. And I agree that indies have really been hitting it out of the ballpark lately and actually plan on getting nearly all of them whenever I can as they give me this nostalgic feeling and are so much fun in a way most console games haven’t replicated lately. My first indie games I plan to get are Outlast, Contrast, and the PS4 version of Flower. I love the Lego games and love Marvel so Lego Marvel Super Heroes is definitely on my list but am not sure which system to get it for-Wii U or PS4. And honestly, although I want BF4 and KZ:SF, I too agree that they seem to be treading familiar ground of some sort. Watch Dogs is definitely on my radar. I knew when I saw the trailer for it for E3 2012, I knew I wanted this game. It’s too bad it got delayed but at least it’ll be of better quality. And yes, I rather play something with great game play than has great graphics doesn’t make you feel involved in the game.

gotcha. first game I wanna get when I do eventually have it in my hands and get Steam is Half Life. Have been dying to play it.

I actually don’t know the specs for Half Life. What are minumum and recommended specs for HD version of Half Life? And I have Windows XP I just don’t know what version. Alos the hardware for my computer is slow. Would have to check to see what are the exact specs and how they measure up to today’s specs.

Alright. I’ll wait anyway as I want to build up my game library and my computer can’t even do full HD so I will take my time until I get a computer that can run a variety of games.

really? I had no idea that could happen. how is that even possible? I’ll just modify resolution for when I get HD computer so I play old games at their normal resolution and play HD games in full HD.

I see. Well, I actually plan on upgrading to Windows 8 soon but dunno when exactly, as XP is to be phased out in a few months time or so. Perhaps I can do PC gaming on my computer after all-except I have no clue how much HDD space I have and I won’t be able to play in Full HD on more modern games so I guess I can just start of slow and begin with older games first before I can do any recent games.