My brother is weighing between building a gaming PC (well, having me build one for him) or just picking up a PS4 or XB1 off the shelf.
My argument is that I can match the performance with the same budget of a console, and greatly exceed it by throwing some more cash at it, and unless he's got some exclusive games in mind that won't come to PC, there's no point getting a console. In the case of multi-platform ports, the PC version generally can look the best and have the most flexibility with controls and mods and such. That is, if the devs don't completely fuss it up like Arkham Knight. Even with exclusives, if you're patient they can come out later, like the recently released Final Fantasy IX PC port, and that one has higher resolution than the original. There's also emulation, but even emulators for last generation are still a long way away.
But I'm also biased because I really like speccing out and assembling computers.
So the question is, are there any games available for both PC and console where the console version is undoubtedly superior?
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[–] Majatek 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
Any FPS, any sim-based game and any RTS/MMO - all purely based upon the fact that consoles don't natively support keyboards and mice.
Also, if you buy an Xbox One or PS4 now, he'll waste his money because more intensive games will be made for the upcoming second generation of those consoles (like how the PS3 had multiple variants) which will run worse and look worse on the older variant of the console. It's much cheaper to buy a bunch of PC parts and upgrade the GPU every 5 to 10 or so years.
I like consoles, but stick to Nintendo if you don't want to be bitten in the rear thanks to the lust for money that Sony and Microsoft has.
[–] thrus 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
I use the console as a metric for RTS games, if it exists on the console I won't touch it.