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1080i, 720p, 1080p, pffft, whatever. 1920x1200 is where it's at. That's 1200p if you want to put it in HDTV terms. You like to point out that PC gamers have been gaming in "high definition" well before consoles could even display games in "enhanced definition," better known as 480p. Heck, 1280x1024 already beats out 720p, and standard definition 480i games? Even stuff from the days of DOS topped that.
9. Mouse & Keyboard for the Win
You believe that only chumps play first-person shooters with a gamepad. In your eyes nothing matches the precision of the good old keyboard and mouse combo. No other control scheme comes close and you fully believe that with your keyboard and mouse setup you can easily best any console gamer in any first-person shooter. Including GoldenEye. Not that you'd play that.
8. Now You're Really Playing with Power
You constantly remind people how weak consoles are. Your PC has at least 2GB of RAM, far more than any piddling console and you'd pick an Alienware system over a PlayStation 3 any day. Why settle for a 60GB harddrive when you can get 600GB? Also, you believe Crysis looks better than any next-gen console game on the horizon. (You may have a point.)
What the PC Gaming Snob sees when he looks at his own gaming rig.
7. Will Wright = Game God
"Will Wright is a bigger genius than Shigeru Miyamoto." There is nothing you love more than the expression console gamers get on their faces when you utter these words and slander the creator of their beloved Mario. You think Spore is far more promising than Super Mario Galaxy, and while you're at it you add that Peter Molyneux has more talent in his left pinky than Hideo Kojima and Shinji Mikami combined.
6. Kids' Play
Platformers are for kids. You wonder why in the world a person would want to play a game where all you do is jump from platform to platform and collect coins or rings or other such nonsense. You'd much rather be leveling up in World of Warcraft or moving up the ranks in Battlefield 2142. That's totally different!
5. Blame it on the Console Gamers
Console gamers are responsible for the decline of some of the PCs best franchises. For example, the original Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six titles were fantastic and realistic, but now they've been compromised as the games cater more to console gamers and tone down the realism. To you, this is an absolute travesty. A vein on your forehead bulges.
How the PC Gaming Snob views the average console gamer.
4. You Think That's Realistic?
GTR2 is far more realistic than Gran Turismo could ever hope to be, and if you really want to get into the nitty gritty, Gran Prix Legends is the racing game to play. Everything else is "too arcadey." Not only that, but all flying games on consoles are rubbish. The Ace Combat series is a pathetic representation of modern air combat and all the Star Wars console games don't even begin to compare to bliss that was Tie Fighter and X-Wing. Also, thanks to Microsoft Flight Simulator X you're fairly confident you could land a Boeing 737 in real life. How many console games can teach you that skillset?
3. GamerTags are Overrated
Who needs Xbox Live when you've got the Internet? You've been gaming online since Quakeworld. Not only that, but it's also completely free. You look at console owners who have to pay for online gaming services and think about all the extra custom mousepads you can afford.
2. The Invincible PC
PCs are forever. You refuse to ever buy a console and wonder why anyone would. Consoles are fixed technology whereas PCs continue to advance. PC tech gets better year by year. You just can't top a system that's constantly evolving.
1. Nyah, Nyah, Console Tools
You've read this entire column and agree with every point, own every game mentioned, and can't wait to forward it on to your console-loving friends who just don't know any better. Congratulations: You're a PC snob!
It is kinda strange to think that the "latest in tech", HD quality pictures was being done by PC so long ago.
Also i do agree some games have being messed up trying to cater for the console market, but that where the moneys at i guess.
The only good thing i see with consoles is that everyones on equal footing, in terms of hardware. Its not like playing pc games competitively where someone on a much faster pc will have a significant edge.
I agree with about half of that, the bit about HD is always good to mention people...it took until the Xbox for games to even be 800x600...by that time I'd been playing games in 1024x768 for oh, about 5 years.
I have an alienware I got about a month ago for just under 3 grand and it only makes me want a console even more, because wireless controllers can be used lying drunk on the couch, whereas my wireless xbox360 pc controller works on fek all games yet.....
Vista is a big blundering oaf as well, and don't get me started on SLI driver conflicts.
Obviously the pc games look nicer when you get them to work, but consoles are so idiot-proof. But I suppose you need to pay for console games so can I just add:
PCs are forever. You refuse to ever buy a console and wonder why anyone would. Consoles are fixed technology whereas PCs continue to advance. PC tech gets better year by year. You just can't top a system that's constantly evolving.
The ps3 graphics chip is based on the nvidia geforce 7900 series which while still very good went out of date in january with the arrival of the 8800 series. A console shelf life is expected to be about 5 years so how out of date is it going to be by then compared to a meaty PC?
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