Serious Question......

Mettaricana

I'm a pc to ps4 transfer so far noticed nicer community less elites not saying there aren't any but its less elitists. A little more even in combat and pvp because rather tha pc master race best rig wins in performance we all pretty even other than internet speeds.

Thealteregoroman

FriedEggSandwich wrote: »

Thealteregoroman wrote: »

LegacyDM wrote: »

Consoles typically last 10 years. PS3 and Xbox lasted about 10 years until replaced by our current consoles. Because of moores law computers tend to get outdated more quickly. On average you can expect an average gaming computer to last 4 years unless youve built or bought your computer to only play one game. Even that can be sketchy because directx is always improving which requires graphic card upgrades. Also vendors like Intel are constantly releases new parts e.g. Motherboards, ram, and CPUs, that are not backwards compatible forcing you to pay $$$ to upgrade.

Bottom line is you'll get more longevity without the hassle of upgrades with a console.

But if your budget allows for it and you want the added features a pc offers I would go with the PC. I find that I cannot play a 1st/3rd person game on a console. I absolutely need mouse look to play.

I am scared now cause I bought an alienware top of the line with these specs............

Alienware 17 R3
Intel® Core™ i7-6820HK (Quad-Core, 8MB Cache, Dynamically Overclocked up to 4.1GHz.
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980M with 8GB GDDR5.
Memory 32GB Dual Channel DDR4 2133Mhz
Hard drive 256GB PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)

this is going to last me only 10 years?

That will be fine in 10 years assuming you don't abuse it, and you might have to replace the gpu in 3 or 4 years. I bought an i7 980X over 6 years ago. I replaced the gpu 2 years ago with a gtx titan, replaced a failing psu and added a few ssds and it's still a beast. I will only replace it if it packs up or I need dx12. For gaming pcs the factor that will most likely obsolete your rig is direct x versions, but this is just a gpu issue.

Edit: just noticed that is a laptop, so you will have to replace it whenever you need dx12.

FriedEggSandwich wrote: »

Thealteregoroman wrote: »

LegacyDM wrote: »

Consoles typically last 10 years. PS3 and Xbox lasted about 10 years until replaced by our current consoles. Because of moores law computers tend to get outdated more quickly. On average you can expect an average gaming computer to last 4 years unless youve built or bought your computer to only play one game. Even that can be sketchy because directx is always improving which requires graphic card upgrades. Also vendors like Intel are constantly releases new parts e.g. Motherboards, ram, and CPUs, that are not backwards compatible forcing you to pay $$$ to upgrade.

Bottom line is you'll get more longevity without the hassle of upgrades with a console.

But if your budget allows for it and you want the added features a pc offers I would go with the PC. I find that I cannot play a 1st/3rd person game on a console. I absolutely need mouse look to play.

I am scared now cause I bought an alienware top of the line with these specs............

Alienware 17 R3
Intel® Core™ i7-6820HK (Quad-Core, 8MB Cache, Dynamically Overclocked up to 4.1GHz.
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980M with 8GB GDDR5.
Memory 32GB Dual Channel DDR4 2133Mhz
Hard drive 256GB PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)

this is going to last me only 10 years?

That will be fine in 10 years assuming you don't abuse it, and you might have to replace the gpu in 3 or 4 years. I bought an i7 980X over 6 years ago. I replaced the gpu 2 years ago with a gtx titan, replaced a failing psu and added a few ssds and it's still a beast. I will only replace it if it packs up or I need dx12. For gaming pcs the factor that will most likely obsolete your rig is direct x versions, but this is just a gpu issue.

Edit: just noticed that is a laptop, so you will have to replace it whenever you need dx12.

Alienware created this thing called a graphics amplifier so when I need new direct x I can just hook that up to it........

Titansteele

The reason we are the master race is you need to be able to afford to roll with us, its not cheap being a master!

Gargath

Thealteregoroman wrote: »

The PC version however has the awesome benefits of the PTS server and the Add Ons.......
What would you do? What should I do?

What's awesome in PTS server? I play on PC but have never any intention to participate in PTS.
Having your doubts I'd maybe close subscription on console and start on PC from scratch, this way you can start over on this platform probably much faster and more efficiently that you probably did it first on console. But also you will meet new people, new friends. At least I see now mistakes I made in my first few months in eso, if I had a chance to start over, it would be a way better try .

CherryCake

PS4 you traitor

CapnPhoton

Titansteele wrote: »

The reason we are the master race is you need to be able to afford to roll with us, its not cheap being a master!

Apparently its also not a humble or subtle experience. For me, there are better ways to spend money than on a continuum just for gaming.