personally I sunk my would-be console funds into my PC hardware least sept, and I am still happy with the results almost a year later, as was always my tridition every 2-2.5 years. I had a choice: Wii, Ps3, 360, PC. PC won out as I now have the best all in wonder made combined with the sound card ive always wanted, along with the core system I use every day which has speed advantages because of this for every day use. I refuse to pay for games, buy points, or be a slave to sony or MS, they dont need my home address so I can pay to play with others, thats what free torrents are for. The game software is almost limitless with emulators available, and same format with furture upgrade compatibiliry, instead of sinking 50 bucks for about 4.7GB >.< I'll leave ya to it. :3

-Z

I agree with The Bun's statement, because I believe that PCs own out consoles.
I have a PC and play StarCraft from time to time, and sometimes I play Battlefield 2, and I can honestly say I find them more enjoyable than consoles. That's not to say that consoles aren't fun; oh, no, they are very fun. Call of Duty is the prime example in my book.

I feel more 'at home' with PCs because using a mouse is more accurate than using a joystick. In the real world, soldiers don't use joysticks when fighting in a war-- they use their own hands and arms. The mouse is just an add-on to such; a replacement, if you will, of the soldier's gun for use at home. You have unlimited movement capabilities with a mouse, because it's designed to follow your movements precisely.

Joysticks are pressure sensitive, and are designed to have a maximum response speed of whatever you desire, but no matter what you choose, they will never be able to match the accuracy, preciseness, and speed of the human arm.

And that is my position of PCs versus Consoles... well, for FPSs, at least.

PC > Wii + 360 + PS3

The only real skill difference you're looking at between consoles/PCs is inbetween controllers and mouse/keyboard. And IMO, it's really a toss-up, mostly depending on autoaim - you'll see a lot of debate over this as Shadowrun gets more popular, and eventually Halo 2 Vista. Both are built to be friendly to both KB/M and Controller.

I find that the keyboard/mouse setup is better for precision targeting, but if the contoller has a lot of autoaim, it can shift the balance in its favor. While keyboard/mouse may allow for more precise targeting, autoaim with a controller can allow you to easily keep your crosshairs on the enemy for a much longer period of time, giving you the kill.

However, KB/M players have the advantage of the keyboard, and multibutton mice, which means customizable controls and easy access to multiple functions - a lot more than you can use with a controller.

When it comes down to it, I think that if a game that allows both KB/M and Controller focuses on keeping the two control mechanisms fairly balanced, you won't see too much of a skill difference.

I think that both, consoles and PCs have their own advantages and disadvantages, and it would be unfair to claim one of the systems as superior.

They both make fun.^^

That's true. Consoles are a game-only platform. You don't have to worry about upgrading your memory or having the right kind of graphics card. You know that no matter what, an XBox game will play on an XBox machine (though I don't think that's quite the case anymore with the XB-Elite and XB-360-2).
Computers however, are multi-task devices. They can do a lot more stuff then just run DVDs and play games - which kind of justifies the much higher price. But you also have to worry about - not only the higher price - but having the right setup.
I can't play Half-Life 2 with FakeFactory's Cinematic mod because my comp can't take it without a significant upgrade (and it's upgradability is at it's end). That also means that when I get C&C3, I'll probubly need to set it to it's lowest setting in order to play.

But then, as they are now, you can't really download mods for an XBox copy of Halo 2, or for Brute Force. You're stuck with the game as it is.
Yet I've heard that soon that might change - and with the larger harddrives, XBox/PS3 owners might be able to connect to the internet to download custom files. In that case - why don't they just get a computer?

D.O.P.R

Crosshair aiming with mouse is always superior AND easier then doing it with four buttons or those stupid mini joysticks. That's why cross platform games have autoaim options and many PC exclusives don't.

Also, consoles games are more of a, er, "industry". And everything that comes with it.

That's why I am so disapointed and a bit bitter toward consoles.
I personally beleive that the PC is a superior platform, yet my local store doesn't carry more then half a single rack of PC games (they don't even display new releases). Yet all the walls are lined with console games, console excessories, console adverts and so forth.

I've had people tell me that PC games are a dying genre - no, they aren't dying, they just aren't a lucrative.

D.O.P.R

Wolfenstien 3D still is a great game.

It is indeed.

D.O.P.R