I would never, never, NEVER pick up a PC gaming rig for one game. I don't have that kind of free currency. I have a console BECAUSE it was $400. Alienware PC, HOTAS, VR, upgrade your internals whenever the next cool game comes out. What is that, a few thousand dollars? And three nice monitors, don't forget to add that price in.
There simply is no other game like Elite: Dangerous on the console. PS4 is getting No Man's Sky, but I believe Elite will prove itself as the superior product. I fear some people lose sight of that because PC has it better than us. If that's what you want, put your money where your mouth is and spend a few grand on all the gear. For me, I get quite a lot for my $400 investment. And Dark Souls III releases in ten days! Have you looked at Battleborn and Overwatch? And everyone is playing The Division. All for a modest initial investment.
Our player group Minor Faction has just expanded into it's fourth system. Because of the current Community Goal, Fed-aligned pilots are pouring into my home system, asking to be engaged and fired upon. Senator Torval is getting 5C'd right now, and we have...less than 20 active members on the Strategy Team? Coordinated efforts to stop the horrible expansions this week will be all but impossible with a group the size of Torval's.
And PC gets to, what, land on moons? And extend their jump range via materials? And I'm supposed to get so excited about that that I drop my next Tax Return on a Gaming Rig? Again, I bought a console for the quality vs. price point.
I'm happy for the folks that have the capital to afford a top of the line PC. I don't, and Elite is just fine on console.
Wow, didn't intend to rant, but it's too late to delete all that. Took to much time and my thumbs are sore from typing on a tablet.
Oh wait! Almost forgot. The Elite Controllor is a very nice piece of hardware. But it won't make you a better player. If you buy one, only buy it because it is a very nice piece of hardware.
There simply is no other game like Elite: Dangerous on the console. PS4 is getting No Man's Sky, but I believe Elite will prove itself as the superior product. I fear some people lose sight of that because PC has it better than us. If that's what you want, put your money where your mouth is and spend a few grand on all the gear. For me, I get quite a lot for my $400 investment. And Dark Souls III releases in ten days! Have you looked at Battleborn and Overwatch? And everyone is playing The Division. All for a modest initial investment.
Our player group Minor Faction has just expanded into it's fourth system. Because of the current Community Goal, Fed-aligned pilots are pouring into my home system, asking to be engaged and fired upon. Senator Torval is getting 5C'd right now, and we have...less than 20 active members on the Strategy Team? Coordinated efforts to stop the horrible expansions this week will be all but impossible with a group the size of Torval's.
And PC gets to, what, land on moons? And extend their jump range via materials? And I'm supposed to get so excited about that that I drop my next Tax Return on a Gaming Rig? Again, I bought a console for the quality vs. price point.
I'm happy for the folks that have the capital to afford a top of the line PC. I don't, and Elite is just fine on console.
Wow, didn't intend to rant, but it's too late to delete all that. Took to much time and my thumbs are sore from typing on a tablet.
Oh wait! Almost forgot. The Elite Controllor is a very nice piece of hardware. But it won't make you a better player. If you buy one, only buy it because it is a very nice piece of hardware.
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