Not to brag or anything but, I play on xbox and stream it to my laptop. I feel playing straight up pc would make me come off as an elitist.

I feel like when you said "no hate" people are gonna hate. I would have used the word no judging but, thats just me.

I tried ESO on PC when it first came out. I quit because of the subscription fee and just couldn't hack it. Not a keyboard and mouse player. So when it went to Xbox I played on there. Life happened so I played ESO on and off. Now that PC has Xbox One controller support I play on that now.

Only reason I play on PC instead of Xbox one is because of mods. I want my mini map. I do use a few other mods, but if Xbox One had the mini map I would start playing that more. I don't have a 4K tv but the Xbox One X streamed to my laptop looks really good. Almost as good as the PC on high settings. I am curious how ESO looks on a 4K tv.

Thing is, without my mini map, not sure if I can play on Xbox without my mini map. Graphics better dang kick arse if I am to give up my mini map.

I can't speak about the experience on Xbox because I have always been a PC player.

The only thing I can say is reading the issues that the Xbox version has plus the open voice chat, no text chat, and no addons, I'm glad I'm on PC.

mbradfo2_ESO wrote: »

Malacthulhu wrote: »

I feel like when you said "no hate" people are gonna hate. I would have used the word no judging but, thats just me.

Fair enough I just wanted to make sure I didn't start some troll fest or something hehe I like both platforms!

Pc definitally for the addons plus you have more control on how it runs on your end. It is a shame they do not do transfers and probably never will for obvious reasons.

PC is better if you have a decent PC. Bigger community, addons & less lag.

Zone chat on PC is a bit of a mixed bag still. But there are plenty of good guilds. A lot of them use Discord for both voice and text chat. So what you see in the in-game text chat isn't all there is.

Performance-wise, I feel like PC is a little less laggy, especially during prime play times and events; I switched from XBox to PC shortly after One Tamriel and I like it better. Also, PC has addons.

The main thing is to find a guild where you're comfortable. One that's populated by adults with lives and jobs and families, that all understand they're in the game and guild just for fun.

I'm using PC and am spoiled by all the add-ons. I'm not sure if you can use mods on console. That would be a deal breaker for me.

Gameplay and performance are much better on PC.

Console has a bigger population.

If I could transfer my account to PC I would in a heartbeat.

You don't state whether you are EU or NA?

Whilst I cannot say for NA, PC-EU is pretty busy at all times even during the day. If you are not averse to gaining your CP's again then I would recommend PC.

The advantages that addons bring cannot be underestimated and joining a couple of busy Guilds should mean there is always somebody to chat to. I use in game text chat but also Discord for text and voice and occasionally Ts3 when people have issues with Discord.

The only proviso I would make, is that you have a fairly decent PC because that would definitely be one way that you could end up worse off, with a struggling PC.

Davor wrote: »

Only reason I play on PC instead of Xbox one is because of mods. I want my mini map. I do use a few other mods, but if Xbox One had the mini map I would start playing that more. I don't have a 4K tv but the Xbox One X streamed to my laptop looks really good. Almost as good as the PC on high settings. I am curious how ESO looks on a 4K tv.

Looks good, I hook a HTPC (8700k with 1080Ti) up to a 4k TV. Best of both worlds, can chill on couch with pad, but performance is right up their. With that said, I prefer playing on a smaller screen but with higher refresh rate.

griffkhalifa wrote: »

Slightly off topic but slightly on topic:

How do you guys find gaming on PC in general (not just ESO)? I've been interested for a while but I'm a bit weary because it seems like you have to upgrade your PC equipment every year or so and I like the comfort of sitting on a couch and gaming on a big screen TV versus sitting in a chair with a monitor.

You don't really need to consistently upgrade hardware, sure if you want to crank up the eye candy in AAA games or unoptimised ones, but perform some smart tweaks and usually hardware can last you a fair while. Usually there are some settings in games which tank performance, find them and usually will see a nice gain in FPS for little visual change.

As to your question, it depends on the game. There are a number which work well on controller's and for those I find chilling on the couch works nice, Assasins creed was one I recently played on big screen and looked nice and plays well on pad. On the other hand if I play RTS, or even ESO I like my keyboard and mouse so PC at desk it is.

I first bought the game on Xbox because it was $6 and always wanted to try it. Played for 4 months then switched to pc for the past 5 months. Overall, besides performance and addons PC is a much better experience. Both have a pretty different community of players. Xbox has a much smaller end game community then PC but a much larger flow of newcomers. Xbox has a much more toxic player base from my experience compared to PC aswell. Veterans always ripping off newbies when selling items is an example, since there’s no TTC or MM. Guilds are also more organized and established on PC whether you’re into PvP, PvE endgame, Social, or RP. If you’re looking for long term players PC is the place to be, I have to say more then half the guys I played with on Xbox stopped playing ESO within those 4 months because of the game’s performance.

I have never played on xbox but i am going to say pc .

I dont see how i could ever do on xbox controler what i can on orbweaver and mouse. Plus the addons.

As much as I like the Xbox....for this game, as of late 2107-current issues go with a high end PC

Ergonomic Gameplay = Console

User Friendly Social and better User Interface options = PC

Not to mention the version on Console is a given to work on your system, since the specs are standard across the board. For PC you have to make sure your rig can't run it and the necessary components could cost you more than what an entire Console is worth.