So, anyway, my gf and I have been looking at getting a console to play on, and while I was thinking of the Xbox 360, the up front cost and all the $$ that comes with being a new console just ended up being too much to stomach. I just picked up a Playstation 2, one of the new slim designs and a second controller.
I knew these things were thin and smaller, but my alarm clocks are beefier than this thing in terms of size. I got a demo disc to play with for now, but I’m looking to snag Burnout Revenge and, of course, Guitar Hero down the road.
Yes, I’m the guy that’s very pro-PC here, but there’s some types of games that work better on a console. Plus, it’s less hassle than doing a LAN party.
Halo is the best FPS on a console, however, as it is, it’s not that great in the grand scheme of things in the genre itself. If the game requires accuracy in pointing, there’s no substitue for a mouse and keyboard.
I really think that there are some games that are better suited to a console or a PC, usually not both. Sure, you can buy a game controller, but that’s effectively going back to the console, IMO. A keyboard is great for games with a lot of commands, but poor for things like side scrollers. It’s a pain to try and play Street Fighter II with a keyboard, but it was developed with certain controls in mind, not a keyboard.
As long as there’s a variety of games people want to play, you’ll have a variety of consoles and PC’s that excel in certain games.
I don’t agree about the FPS arguement, I think consoles have nailed it with how sensitive they’ve made the controls. Take Rainbow Six Vegas for example, using a sniper rifle I can hit someone directly in between their eyes from across the map using my console, no mouse needed.
There is one genre I think consoles should forever stay away from though, RTS games, there is no possible way of making those games work well on a console, C&C 3 failed with the 360’s controls, Halo Wars is set to follow the same, I can bet LOTR 2 suffered from that too. You need the keyboard just for the sheer number of macros and mini-management required in those games.
Since the only games I might be wanting to play on a console are FPSs, then it’s not quite reasonable (IMO) to buy Xbox or PS3, or even PS2.
therefore I bought a oldschool 8-bit console to fool around and drown in memories of the good old days and am playing all the cool PSX (via several emulators) classics I loved so much (the best is when I take my thrustmaster controller and hook my PC to the TV, I almost feel like I was using a PSX :D).
I used to have one of those slim-line PS2’s - they were great.
I think my brother sold it without telling me though… I lent it to him, it disappeared and right off the bat he offered me money in return… he never does that so I was rather suspicious.
