Okay, you’ll have to excuse me for going very broad with this one, but too often it’s easy to complain about the problems rather than praise the things that are great. So forget the DLC crap and the microtransactions and the Games for Windows Live. Now it’s time to big up your number one favourite thing about PC gaming. The thing that you love about it above all else.
For me it would have to be the diversity of the experiences. PC gaming has long been the place to find strange curious and bizarre, experimental games which couldn’t exist anywhere else. I remember going into game shops and picking up some truly odd stuff which I haven’t seen or heard of since.
And this has only got more pronounced with the explosion of Steam. Whereas before you could release a game for £40 or a budget one for £30, now developers and publishers can target anywhere from 79p all the way up to £50. This opens up so many more doors for neat little games which otherwise aren’t long enough to justify a full-priced purchases. Games like Her Story, SUPERHOT, Hexcells and Train Valley are some of the most fun I’ve had in years. On PC, games don’t need marketing budgets of hundreds of millions of dollars to ensure success, and it’s here where you can find some hidden gems with fresh new ideas.
Over to you now then, what is your absolute favourite thing about PC gaming? Are you a hardware hoarder, extreme overclocker, or a bargain hunter? Love your mouse and keyboard? Let us know!
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Too many things, but if I had to sum it up in one word: FREEDOM.
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true PC freedom comes when you leave windows and you go to linux, but a sacrafaice must be made, many, many games.
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I have a question, if Steam was as populated as say, Xbox Live would it have a pay-wall? But before you answer that, I must ask why do these platforms charge people for online multiplayer access again?
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Profit. PS4's and XBONEs have production costs and the store price (in most regions) are lower then the production costs. Steam Doesn't build PC's, all they do is sell games.
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Ah I see,thanks.
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NP. :)
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nowadays trend is to charge customers continuously, so monthly/yearly subscriptions are way to go for publishers,
prices threshold is delicate matter and is actually result of very complex market monitoring and analysis,
console hardware is proven to be unprofitable, so console software&games prices need to be stretched compared to PC games
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Awesome thanks for clearing that up.
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Ah, too much good things to say about this platform, although there's not much PC users/gamers (at least in my area) who's passionate enough about their rig (maybe because their PC is pre-built and pre-installed or just choosing their favorite setup packages like ordering at a fast-food restaurant :x).
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alt + X in loadings (iStripper) :-)
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I like PC gaming because i can do anything possible on games i have. Mod it, tweak it, you name it. Also freedom to use any other software while i'm gaming, like browsers to search for walkhroughs or beautiful voice actresses that i've seen in the game, for academic purposes.
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The browser part you can do on consoles, portable consoles and mobile platforms... and that's NOT even gaming.
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Well, it's the ALT+TAB feature that i want to say, it's one of my favorite features in PC gaming platform/environment. Using browsers is just one of the examples of what i want to do while i'm gaming, and i already said what i like the most about PC gaming in the first sentence. ;)
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Playing on PC + easy access to pornhub
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Better graphics, cheaper games and the modding too
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Definitely has to be adding boobs to every single game that I have.
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what about NEED FOR SPEED.
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NFS is great game for boob mods! I usually download "cars are boobs" mod for most of my driving games. With that mod all the cars are swapped with gigantic boobs on wheels :)
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^This guy gets it.
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Boobies!
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oho 30fps cap again
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Imagine seeing everything in 30 FPS. So much motion sickness.
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This comment thread xD
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I live for them.
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Buttersmooth gaming
Online gaming(when there's TRUE teamworking)
Fastpaced FPS with M+K
GPU
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Aside from literally everything, one of the first things that came to mind was ALT + TAB... being able to instantly switch from your game to some other application.
(Games that break when alt tabbing REALLY grind my gears XD)
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Graphics and cheaper games / amazing deals.
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Initially keyboard/mouse controls scheme
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I cant really think of anything particular so i can only recycle points which other's said.
The diversity of games, Steam, PC customization, Mods, easy access to fan-made games and stuff :)
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The community. <= these guys keep spamming PC Master Race everywhere so everyone knows that WE,the chosen people, are superior in every way!
Praise Gaben.
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No console war
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AMD vs Nvidia?
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More games, cheaper games.
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Full control over hardware and software
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Up until Windows 10. Dun dun duuun
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dafuq
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Wow... TheHubi speaks the truth and gets down voted? Talk about some butt hurt Windows 10 fanboys... How ya'll like the forced updates? Derp...
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well you can disable the updates so i wouldnt call them forced
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you have almost no control over hardware and you have no control over windows.
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storyline
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The ability to switch anything from hardware to software. And the ability to quickly switch to desktop when you're playing Playboy: The mansion like thing and suddenly your parents come in. :D
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mouse & Keyboard must be the thing for me. Easier to aim / more accurate movements etc.
also a nice thing to be able to change hardware at any time, making all games playable. Also making gaming-videos is SOO much easier!