Remember the days when people kept saying PC Gaming was dead?

[Samoht]

Originally Posted by Tankdan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Steam is so 2013

Every time I try to load a game on Steam, it takes 10 minutes.

Installs a patch every single time it seems
"preparing to launch" whatever that means
THEN i get in the game to wait in queue on a full server

yeah, that's not how steam is designed to be used. at all. you're supposed to launch it when the computer starts and leaving it running when you're afk so that it can download updates during off time.

Originally Posted by Tankdan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

naa I can't be the only one, somebody made this and it was front page Reddit

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that only happens after the game is crashed and it's syncing your saves to the cloud. quit installing so many mods off of loverslab and you'll crash less frequently.

[Bboboo]

Originally Posted by SamwiseRed [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

there are certain games i cant see myself playing on PC tho. metal gear solid series, resident evil series, any kind of fighting or sports game (dont play those much,) dark souls, ect. i havent gotten a ps4 yet but i eventually plan to once enough games are out for it.

if it werent for mmos, id probably never play pc games. i hate sitting at the computer.

I can't imagine playing Dark Souls on a console.

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

They re-released the shit out of Street Fighter 4 as an example. 5 years and counting, still with 4 more new characters, more skins/DLC... and people in whatever numbers lap it up and pay Capcom off.

This is nothing new to fighting games, the digital age only helped accelerate this kind of bullshit. Capcom and other companies that make fighting games do this because they know they can get away with it. Most of their audience that play these games exclusively are more willing to throw down another 60 bucks each year for the next re-release.

[jarshale]

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think we were spoiled and didn't realize it. Rare to find a game in a box now that's 100% complete and finished.

They re-released the shit out of Street Fighter 4 as an example. 5 years and counting, still with 4 more new characters, more skins/DLC... and people in whatever numbers lap it up and pay Capcom off. Same goes for Battlefield 4 and EA.

I've never had a problem with Steam games loading, that can't be the client causing problems.

That model didn't start with Street Fighter 4. It has been an established part of fighting games for years now. For better or worse. Also there are many balance tweaks and what not between releases that make it more than just costumes and characters.

[Grimjaw]

Originally Posted by Tankdan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

naa I can't be the only one, somebody made this and it was front page Reddit

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that gifl lolll

[Galelor]

Originally Posted by zanderklocke [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There's always something special about playing co-op or competitive console games on the couch next to your friends that PC gaming will never replace.

The new super smash bros has 8 player mode; playing with 8 friends in one room on the same TV against each other is pretty darn fun.

LAN parties cannot replace this type of play. I totally agree with you that there is something a console delivers that can't be had via PC. Ease of use is only one variable.

[2pacalypse]

There's also something to be said for being able to have a fully immersive multiplayer experience without having to share screen real estate and lose your character. Honestly, I can already emulate 99% of console couch coop games and my computer can output to my television and I have USB controllers, so what does a console have over my pc again?