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Has anyone else completely lost the desire to play on a desktop as you get older?
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I've been working in different specialties in the IS field now for over 15 years, and when I leave work, I have no interest in touching a computer anymore. I don't even own a PC at home. My wife and I have work machines, and my son has a laptop for school, but I never use my PC unless I get a call while at home for something I need to fix for my job.
Anyone in this thread who thinks PC gaming is inconvenient needs to get an ultrathin, powerful gaming laptop (Such as the MSi GS63 and GS65). Shit's fucking amazing.
I understand if it's cost prohibitive to you but it really retains all the advantages of high end PC gaming in a super slim, lightweight and portable package that's surprisingly quiet at least in my experience. Much quieter than my PS4 Pro for sure, while being significantly more powerful.
That's not to say I don't love my PS4 for other reasons.
EDIT: Oh, and if you'd like to use said portable on your TV, comfy couch style, just plug it in like a console next to your TV via normal-ass HDMI, get a wireless Xbox One controller and a wireless media keyboard (one of those that have an integrated touchpad, just so you can type and navigate the OS easily) and you're set.
I understand if it's cost prohibitive to you but it really retains all the advantages of high end PC gaming in a super slim, lightweight and portable package that's surprisingly quiet at least in my experience. Much quieter than my PS4 Pro for sure, while being significantly more powerful.
That's not to say I don't love my PS4 for other reasons.
EDIT: Oh, and if you'd like to use said portable on your TV, comfy couch style, just plug it in like a console next to your TV via normal-ass HDMI, get a wireless Xbox One controller and a wireless media keyboard (one of those that have an integrated touchpad, just so you can type and navigate the OS easily) and you're set.
I'd say I'm losing the ability to be tethered to any stationary device, whether it be PC or console. Just recently, I breezed through Steamworld dig 2 on Switch and it was such an enjoyable experience being able to split time between docked and undocked( I was on an overseas trip and had alot of downtime to game in my hotel room).
I always had problems getting Dual Shock 4 to work or the screen was just black when I put on Cinema Mode in Steam (Mad Max and Dark Souls 3). Often have to quit and restart. Sometimes it works directly but I never understood why.
Gaming in 60 fps is nice as long as the TV/Monitor has real 60hz support and not some 59hz bullshit. Now I have to consider the pure hazzle with bringing my desktop the hover the continent. Doesn't feel worth it honestly
Gaming in 60 fps is nice as long as the TV/Monitor has real 60hz support and not some 59hz bullshit. Now I have to consider the pure hazzle with bringing my desktop the hover the continent. Doesn't feel worth it honestly
Most of my pc gaming is now done, on the couch, with a 65 inch tv. 90% of it is done with games that support controllers.
There are a few games that are in tradtional pc genres, that support controllers, that i want to check out eventually. I just wish crpgs would get there.
There are a few games that are in tradtional pc genres, that support controllers, that i want to check out eventually. I just wish crpgs would get there.
I stare so much at my cell phone throughout the day when i get home that i refuse to use a small screen.
Yup. The Switch and Xbox One X landing in the same year got me to switch over from PC gaming to Xbox for the graphically demanding stuff, and Switch for everything else.
Nothing about my post suggests I don't understand why people love consoles.
Ehh i have my pc set up to my TV and it's just as simple.
-Plop down on the couch
-Grab controller/mouse/keyboard to wake computer up
-Go
Setup? HDMI plugged into my reciever, power cord plugged into outlet (also ethernet cable). I can play on my super Awesome TV with little or no configuration to mess around with
Today's games auto detect optimal setting based on your setup and you can use Geforce experience to change whatever you please without going through in game options.
Updates? Since my comp stays in sleep mode they pretty much update in the background while i'm at work or sleep.
I never had a virus in the 11 years i've been doing this, so i don't know what to say. I don't mind having a true set top box so Windows is ok with me.
I wake the computer up and start playing. That's it.
I have a gaming laptop that plays most current gen stuff nearly maxed out, 1080p and 45-60fps. I think this might be my last pc.
No. I'm distancing myself from consoles year after year.
I sold every console I owned except my PS3 (thanks to some exclusives)
I sold every console I owned except my PS3 (thanks to some exclusives)
I can concur, I've been sticking with my console for the past year. Between my job requiring me to work off my computer and the consistent "software speedbumps" as I like to call them (aka Windows update, drivers not working for whatever reason, spending time tweaking each game's options and graphics to work optimally, etc), I've come to appreciate the simplicity of a console.
I'm actually the opposite. I love my triple monitor setup and while I have hooked up my PC to a TV in the past, I've found I prefer having the ability to have multiple displays running the game, twitter, discord, sometimes a guide, or a youtube video at the ready.
Me. I prefer comfy couch gaming over desktop gaming now. I have my PC hooked directly to my TV. I only use my desk for actual working on my work laptop.
Hell, even though I have a PC with a 4790K and a 1070, I still find myself buying most games on PS4 / XBO simply because I can put them in standby and walk away instantly without needing to quit out and load the game up later.
Hell, even though I have a PC with a 4790K and a 1070, I still find myself buying most games on PS4 / XBO simply because I can put them in standby and walk away instantly without needing to quit out and load the game up later.
this. I replaced an old ass DIY tower I built in 2010 with a Falcon NW TLX (hexacore, 16gb ram, 1tb nvme SSD, gtx 1070 max-q, 144hz 1080p, 1 inch thick) and its fantastic. I have a shitton of games installed all the time, it goes with me everywhere basically, and I sit on the couch or wherever and play, including 150+ hours in AC Odyssey. I carry it along with my work-issued 15" MBP and even get in some turns in whatever strategy game I'm playing while at work :)
Its my gaming PC, but anywhere I go (that has a free outlet)
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I have a couch in my office and can switch between it and my office chair on the fly. It's a beautiful thing.
I have a flight stick, TrackIR, throttle and rudder petals attached to my desk. Can't do that sitting at a comfy couch.
We've all been trained (brainwashed?) over the years to see gaming through the eyes of a console gamer - in front of a TV in a family room of sorts. That's the majority casual gaming experience.
Goes back to the Pong Paddles and Atari consoles of yesteryear, where all this began.
Heck, even the arcade cabinets in bars and diners had a more casual setting that leaned us more toward a family room type of environment, which was based on joysticks and big colored buttons.
Stuff like Keyboards and Mice were more expected in offices back then. School and Work-related situations. The places people wanted to FORGET about when they got home to play games and unwind.
It's all how we were brought up. At least me and my 40-year-old dudebros.
I was raised on consoles and arcade cabinets in the 80s and 90s. I evolved into PC gaming in the 2000s, building a monster tech THING at a desk with all the printers and scanners and speakers and keyboard and mouse and and pull-out keyboard shelves, etc.... Now I'm falling back onto my couch with just a controller and my feet up on an ottoman just scrolling through my One X games.
I use my laptop more for paying bills, shopping and social media more than anything now. I mean, I still kick around World of Warcraft, but if they made a console version of it?.... I'll play that on the console next.
Goes back to the Pong Paddles and Atari consoles of yesteryear, where all this began.
Heck, even the arcade cabinets in bars and diners had a more casual setting that leaned us more toward a family room type of environment, which was based on joysticks and big colored buttons.
Stuff like Keyboards and Mice were more expected in offices back then. School and Work-related situations. The places people wanted to FORGET about when they got home to play games and unwind.
It's all how we were brought up. At least me and my 40-year-old dudebros.
I was raised on consoles and arcade cabinets in the 80s and 90s. I evolved into PC gaming in the 2000s, building a monster tech THING at a desk with all the printers and scanners and speakers and keyboard and mouse and and pull-out keyboard shelves, etc.... Now I'm falling back onto my couch with just a controller and my feet up on an ottoman just scrolling through my One X games.
I use my laptop more for paying bills, shopping and social media more than anything now. I mean, I still kick around World of Warcraft, but if they made a console version of it?.... I'll play that on the console next.
I've actually been pushed more towards my PC as the games this gen start taxing consoles more and more. Pretty much any third party title I buy on PC now. And with Microsoft putting almost all their games (with Halo incoming) on PC I'm actually down a console now too. It's great.
Kind of. I still play PC stuff but tend to gravitate to the consoles. Playing Apex on PS4 over PC for instance. Part is the comfy couch, part is I do IT work and just dont want to be on PC or deal with fiddling with graphic settings to optimize performance, which I invariably end up doing on graphic intense games.
Usually I'm sitting in a chair, even when I play on console these days....when I switched to 4K/HDR I needed to get closer to the TV ;) switched from 60" to 55" (1080p plasma to 4K LCD) and my couch is like 4m away from the TV, which was fine back then, but now I'm usually on my chair between couch and TV...got a comfy leather chair for living rooms for that matter, so it's fine and my chair for PC is also a really good one (compared to the one at work ^^).
Also: no issues playing on PC while sitting on a chair, TV isn't really an option with Keyboard/Mouse (for me at least).
Also: no issues playing on PC while sitting on a chair, TV isn't really an option with Keyboard/Mouse (for me at least).
I'm in that boat due to lifestyle changes. I can't sit my ass in the TV for 2-3 hours a day after working 10-12 hours and then time with gf and other fun activities. Even on weekends, my time is getting filled up. As you get older, portability becomes a godsend and necessity to play some games.
Yes, absolutely.
I even built a really great SFF PC with the intent of keeping it connected to the TV like a console, but even with apps designed around translating controller input to Windows, the usability and accessibility still isn't the same. I went back to consoles with the release of the X.
I even built a really great SFF PC with the intent of keeping it connected to the TV like a console, but even with apps designed around translating controller input to Windows, the usability and accessibility still isn't the same. I went back to consoles with the release of the X.
Nah, big desk + keyboard & ergonomic mouse + high refresh rate, low-latency, bright monitor = best way to play, especially if you have a truly great chair.
I MUCH prefer KB+M for most video games. My Herman Miller Cosm is better for my back and just as comfy as most any average sofa. And a good monitor beats a good TV for gaming, in my opinion due to better refresh rate, lower input lag, and often times better color accuracy.
I MUCH prefer KB+M for most video games. My Herman Miller Cosm is better for my back and just as comfy as most any average sofa. And a good monitor beats a good TV for gaming, in my opinion due to better refresh rate, lower input lag, and often times better color accuracy.
2006 was about the last time I've played on PC. Most games on consoles are perfectly playable with XB/PS controllers
I've gotten that feeling more and more in the last few years. It's part of why I got through so much trouble when it comes time to update my PC. I know I need to but the desire to really play games on it is a hassle at times. Either I'm not comfortable or I just don't want to have to deal with settings to get something to run well. Since I use and work on computers all day long the last thing I want to see when I get home is a computer.
Same here. I have two gaming PC's and yet I end up sitting on my couch playing consoles, PS4 and Switch. For aesthetic and connectivity reasons I can't directly nor remote connect my PC to my TV so I have to play in respective rooms, and I always prefer my living room than my gaming room.