Gaming PC or ps3+xbox 360

[screwballl]

Originally Posted by PrOLifIC_onE

Yes they do. And cheating/hacking is unfortunately becoming more and more prevalent, even with anticheat programs working hard to keep up. Consoles can't stop glitching but at least their software can't be altered with cheats/hacks like it is on PCs.

This is happening left and right on consoles as well. Its called a mod chip. It allows people to not only used illegal copied/burned CD/DVD/BluRay/whatever to be played on the system but also opens the door for cheats and hacks. On a PC it is usually just a software addition that allows cheats/hax but on the consoles it is hardware+software so it is much harder to detect.

[azianai]

Originally Posted by screwballl

This is happening left and right on consoles as well. Its called a mod chip. It allows people to not only used illegal copied/burned CD/DVD/BluRay/whatever to be played on the system but also opens the door for cheats and hacks. On a PC it is usually just a software addition that allows cheats/hax but on the consoles it is hardware+software so it is much harder to detect.

And there are cheats out for consoles, thats how Action Replay and the old Gameshark made their $$ providing cheat codes. People are also always figuring out glitches and bugs to get an upper hand.

If you built a decent computer now at the cost of say a PS3 ($500), i can be pretty confident that you'll be able to keep using that computer to play any game released in the next 3 yrs. Top settings? ofcourse not, but you'll be able to run them at moderate settings that'll be more than enough. What game out besides Crysis requires heavy duty video cards right now? Heck you can even play crysis on low end cards (my laptop can run crysis at 800X600 with low/medium settings)

[JayA55]

Originally Posted by screwballl

This is happening left and right on consoles as well. Its called a mod chip. It allows people to not only used illegal copied/burned CD/DVD/BluRay/whatever to be played on the system but also opens the door for cheats and hacks. On a PC it is usually just a software addition that allows cheats/hax but on the consoles it is hardware+software so it is much harder to detect.

hm, I'm not sure about the PS3, but mod chips don't work online for the 360 or Wii either I think. If you go online with one it'll detect it and you'll never be able to get back online again.

[azianai]

um the 360's modchip's been hacked long time ago for online play. It utilizes a ghosting feature that'll make microsoft unable to detect it. The old Banned from Live doesn't occur anymore. I haven't heard anyone having problems going online with the 3-4 different Wii chips (again this isn't the place to discuss so i'm not gonna go into too much detail) but i assure you both systems have chips that are working just fine.

The PS3's actually pretty ironic, there's actually no technical copyright protection per say on the games, if you had a bluray burner and did a direct copy of a game, you can boot it in the PS3. Just the concept of owning a BR burner right now as well as buying BR blanks pretty much defeat the cost imo. Could be i'm wrong, but i know on launch the underground scene was very excited about this news. Also its possible to Dump PS3 games completely, and the thing right now is to try to run them off a HD ala PSP's Mem Stick and not burn them onto BR disks.

[PrOLifIC_onE]

Originally Posted by screwballl

This is happening left and right on consoles as well. Its called a mod chip. It allows people to not only used illegal copied/burned CD/DVD/BluRay/whatever to be played on the system but also opens the door for cheats and hacks. On a PC it is usually just a software addition that allows cheats/hax but on the consoles it is hardware+software so it is much harder to detect.

I knew this would come up eventually. But this is not even close to level that it is on the PC. As systems get older and out-of-warranty then mod chips become more common... and most of those are just to get copied games to play, not to hack a console by putting the latest aimbot on it.

[WhiteEagle]

I play games occasionally on my GameCube, but 9/10 times you'll catch me playing on my PC. With a PC, you tend to have more than 1 interface to choose from as well. For example on Age of Mythology, you can use either the keyboard or the mouse to issue commands. For most console games, there is only one type of controller (I say most cause the Nintendo Wii has games where you can choose from 4 different types of controllers.). Not to mention if you need help with a computer game, you can use the same equipment to access the web and search for help. All consoles require you to leave and go to a PC to get the help you need.

[screwballl]

Originally Posted by WhiteEagle

All consoles require you to leave and go to a PC to get the help you need.

I do a little web surfing on my Wii. Sometimes make posts here on HL on my Wii.

I understand what you are saying. Generally on a console if the console or game isn't working then the system is pretty much useless. At least with a PC, if the game isn't working, everything else is. If the OS isn't working then you can at least boot from a Linux LiveCD and get access to the internet; or reinstall the OS and get your internet access and gaming access back.
Not like the console. If the GPU goes out, its not like you can just take out a card and replace it.

There are still plenty of hacks out there on consoles, but it still requires a hardware modification to enable them.

[Lead Head]

Consoles are far from a dying breed, theres a reason why consoles are selling so well, and thats because they are easy to setup, and cheap.

garetjax, your argument about consoles being a money whole is kind of pointless, when you say you have to keep continually upgrading your PC to keep up. To be able to play 1920x1080 games at full resolution at 60FPS is not cheap on the PC, especially for games like Call of Duty 4.

Your thinking to much on the short term, when developers develop for consoles, they only have one specific hardware configuration to develop for, which means they can realize optimize things that you couldn't on the PC. Someone in 2005, could have easily just spent $1000 upgrading their computer from when the 360 was released to now, when PCs have finally caught up. Not to mention when the inevitable happens, the PC industry takes a big leap, and you basically have to dump all of your old hardware, and start from scratch. Intel and AMD have done that a few times on us.

[azianai]

howbout just get all 3. I got a Wii, PS3, and a custom PC.

[qazwsx]

Originally Posted by azianai

howbout just get all 3. I got a Wii, PS3, and a custom PC.

same, I love my consoles and some games are only avalable on them, but when it comes to online gaming the PC is superor IMO. the PS3 online just doesnt seem to have the same feel, but i cant put my finger on it