Xbox One

mart609 · Post by **mart609** » Thu May 23, 2013 9:08 am

I used to be a big PC gamer (don't have much time anymore) Used to play the Rainbow Six series alot. until UBI decided that they would make them for consoles and ported them accross to PC and ruined them.

STEAM FTW!

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Thu May 23, 2013 10:38 am

I don't care, I only play Forza4 on the 360 anyway and I'm not even halfway through that - the graphics are good enough for me so I don't feel I need to buy the newest console.

I will probably wait until they give them away with mobile phones before I get one...

Confused · Post by **Confused** » Thu May 23, 2013 10:54 am

This is why I'm mainly a PC gamer:

Firstly - Steam. It's a lesson to everyone else how to do digital distribution and DRM. I can go to any computer, anywhere in the world, and sign into my account, and get access to my games, which I can download, install and run - without any intervention from anyone else.

Yes - every game that I've purchased on Steam I'm only technically "renting", and I don't "own" it. However - if you look at pretty much any software licence, you will see that you only are granted a licence to use the software, you never truly "own" it.

Sales - at least 2-3 times per year, they have massive sales, where a lot of games are sold for up to 75% off. I tend to buy a few games during these sales, and they last me until the next one. I don't feel the need to buy games the day they're released, if it's a good game, it'll still be a good game 6, 9, 18 months down the line when it goes on sale.

No - you can't trade games or buy them second hand. But, when you can spend ~£2-5 on a game which you can then play forever, wherever. About how much difference it'd cost you by trading in console games at your local game store...

Secondly - Humble Bundles - this week, the entire Alan Wake franchise, for as little as $1, or as much, as you want to pay. You then get DRM-free versions, AND keys to claim on Steam.

Thirdly - mods. I've got GTA 4 on my PC, with about 12GB of high resolution textures, lighting mods, real life cars. I have about the same amount of filespace used with extra mods/textures for Skyrim. You just can't do that with a console

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Thu May 23, 2013 12:56 pm

The thing that annoys me about steam/gamer profile linked products in general is that both my girlfriend and I play video games, we live together, have a joint bank account (and so buy everything together), yet if I buy a game I can only register it with my account, if Laura wants to play we have to buy another licence, or let her screw up my profile.

I mean ffs where does it end? Are we going to end up having to buy 2 DVD's of a movie because we're both going to watch it?

All this digital protection just hurts legitimate consumers for the sake of overzealous, greedy companies. You can still get pirated copies of recent titles, so people who break the law get to play the title as much as they like, on as many machines as they like, whereas people who actually do the right thing and pay for the product get shafted

I love gaming, but I won't be buying a next gen console.

mart609 · Post by **mart609** » Thu May 23, 2013 1:19 pm

Confused - GEEK

jjmartin - one steam account - 2 different profiles on one game

Confused · Post by **Confused** » Thu May 23, 2013 1:51 pm

mart609 wrote:Confused - GEEK

Yup!

My missus also has a Steam account with a few games on - some of which are duplicates of games that I've already got - but at a couple of quid a pop for them - it's less than a sandwich or a coffee.

mart609 · Post by **mart609** » Thu May 23, 2013 2:01 pm

Yeah the Steam x-mas deals are great. I think I got the whole of the ghost recon franchise for less than £5
last x-mas I got enough games to last me the year out easily

Post by **Lude-dude** » Thu May 23, 2013 3:02 pm

I got chivalry on steam and surgeon simulator

both games hilarious

Id like to sit on the sofa and play these games,

but I found the controls were not quite right on chivalry for the 360 pad, not enough buttons for a start

I feel pc games need to be more pad friendly, which isn't possible sometimes

mart609 · Post by **mart609** » Thu May 23, 2013 6:49 pm

download a pad config like pinnacle game profiler

Post by **Lude-dude** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:13 am

PS4 will support used games:

http://uk.gamespot.com/e3/ps4-supports- ... n-6409677/

sony just take my money... you've earned it

bit pissed I wont be able to play excellent forza series or the new killer instinct made by rare,

rare used to make awesome games, like the orginal golden eye etc..