I'm sorry I left you PC gaming. Never again!

brady · 06-16-07, 12:50 PM

So my second (refurbed) 360 pooped out on me today. It's 2 months past the extended year warrenty. Actually I'm kindof glad. The thing had been giving me trouble for the past month. It was taking 20-30minutes just to get a game to run on it. This is the nail in the coffin for console gaming for me.

I'm gunna save up some monies and piece together and nice gaming rig. I've never had a major hardware failure in any of the PC's I've built. I know they happen, but at least in those cases I know what I'm in for. With the PC I don't have the idea in my head that I get to just plug it all in and go. I know there will be tinkering and I won't be so limited by a warrenty to not tinker. So yeah. I'm a little pissed but a little relieved. I've learned my lesson: Never turn your back on PC gaming. You'll get burned baby! Burned real bad!

nekrosoft13 · 06-16-07, 12:52 PM

welcome back dude

Stoneyguy · 06-16-07, 01:23 PM

I know what you mean. I recently purchased an Xbox 360 Elite, and it's already become almost exclusively for my daughters. I'm sure when the new Madden drops I'll be back into it, but for now I'm all into my PC games. C&C 3, Shadowrun, SupCom, NWN 2 (why has there been no expansions?), and BF 2142 take all my time. In fact Shadowrun may be the only reason I continue my gold level membership to live.

I never left PC gaming, but I thought a good console would make a nice mistress. I was wrong.

SwedX · 06-16-07, 01:40 PM

Smart man who have seen the light, I have owned most of the consoles but in the end nothing comes close to the good ole Pc and it never will.

The feeling gaming gives you on a nice rig blows every sh.itty console together right out of the water

Welcome back to the real gaming land.

Blackcat · 06-16-07, 01:50 PM

I like pc gaming and will always be into it as long as I can afford the hardware needed to keep up with the games...falling behind now...However, I seem to play more games now that I bought a 360. Nothing like leaning back in my recliner playing a game on my 92" projector screen. Yes, the hardware sucks and Microsoft should fixed this problem a while ago. Thats why I have two 360s, one spare in case the other needs to go out to the shop.

breathemetal · 06-16-07, 01:57 PM

Welcome back. I hate consoles. Its just...bland for me.
And I hate controllers. Give me my Saitek and Razr and i'll be fine!

The last console I owned last was...I think the ps2, and i only got that because i wanted Grand Turismo haha. Good game. It was fun while it lasted. But I gave the blasted thing to my sister. I didnt want it anymore.

Money isnt an object, so just get what you want? So who cares if i gave it away? That was my take on it. anyways...

I did own a PSX too, i loved that thing. Lunar Star was amazing, and the Legend of Legaia was a good game. There were a few RPGs that came out on the PSX that i fell in love with.

zer0 · 06-16-07, 02:03 PM

welcome back!

|MaguS| · 06-16-07, 02:09 PM

Sorry to hear about your bad luck... tell MS to **** off with their BS below 5% failure rate announcement. The X360 is one of the worse built consoles in history...

I say get yourself a decent PC and then go back to console gaming when they start only selling the newest revisions of the X360 or get yourself a PS3...

**jAkUp** · 06-16-07, 02:11 PM

Good move

SLINROB · 06-16-07, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brady

So my second (refurbed) 360 pooped out on me today. It's 2 months past the extended year warrenty. Actually I'm kindof glad. The thing had been giving me trouble for the past month. It was taking 20-30minutes just to get a game to run on it. This is the nail in the coffin for console gaming for me.

I'm gunna save up some monies and piece together and nice gaming rig. I've never had a major hardware failure in any of the PC's I've purchased. I know they happen, but at least in those cases I know what I'm in for. With the PC I don't have the idea in my head that I get to just plug it all in and go. I know there will be tinkering and I won't be so limited by a warrenty to not tinker. So yeah. I'm a little pissed but a little relieved. I've learned my lesson: Never turn your back on PC gaming. You'll get burned baby! Burned real bad!

Your eyes will explode when they are re exposed to AF and AA. Its probably too late for you, you shouldn't have turned away man.

nekrosoft13 · 06-16-07, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brady

I know there will be tinkering and I won't be so limited by a warrenty to not tinker. So yeah. I'm a little pissed but a little relieved. I've learned my lesson: Never turn your back on PC gaming. You'll get burned baby! Burned real bad!

all components in my PC have minimum of 3 year warranty. most have 5 years or lifetime !!

SLINROB · 06-16-07, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

all components in my PC have minimum of 3 year warranty. most have 5 years or lifetime !!

Lawl thats nice and all but if your like me you will never have those same components long enough for the warranty to even matter.

06-16-07, 12:50 PM	#1
brady I'm like everyone else. Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,423	I'm sorry I left you PC gaming. Never again! So my second (refurbed) 360 pooped out on me today. It's 2 months past the extended year warrenty. Actually I'm kindof glad. The thing had been giving me trouble for the past month. It was taking 20-30minutes just to get a game to run on it. This is the nail in the coffin for console gaming for me. I'm gunna save up some monies and piece together and nice gaming rig. I've never had a major hardware failure in any of the PC's I've built. I know they happen, but at least in those cases I know what I'm in for. With the PC I don't have the idea in my head that I get to just plug it all in and go. I know there will be tinkering and I won't be so limited by a warrenty to not tinker. So yeah. I'm a little pissed but a little relieved. I've learned my lesson: Never turn your back on PC gaming. You'll get burned baby! Burned real bad! __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.8 GHz on air \| Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L \| MSI Geforce 8800GTX \| G.Skill 4GB DDR2 800 \| Snow Leopard 10.6.1 \| Windows 7 x64 Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 3.2 GHz on air \| Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| EVGA Geforce 8600GT \| G.Skill 8GB DDR2 800 \| Snow Leopard 10.6.1

06-16-07, 12:52 PM	#2
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06-16-07, 01:23 PM	#3
Stoneyguy Mechwarrior Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kaplan, LA Posts: 2,334	Re: I'm sorry I left you PC gaming. Never again! I know what you mean. I recently purchased an Xbox 360 Elite, and it's already become almost exclusively for my daughters. I'm sure when the new Madden drops I'll be back into it, but for now I'm all into my PC games. C&C 3, Shadowrun, SupCom, NWN 2 (why has there been no expansions?), and BF 2142 take all my time. In fact Shadowrun may be the only reason I continue my gold level membership to live. I never left PC gaming, but I thought a good console would make a nice mistress. I was wrong.

06-16-07, 01:40 PM	#4
SwedX BANNED Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 554	Re: I'm sorry I left you PC gaming. Never again! Smart man who have seen the light, I have owned most of the consoles but in the end nothing comes close to the good ole Pc and it never will. The feeling gaming gives you on a nice rig blows every sh.itty console together right out of the water Welcome back to the real gaming land.

06-16-07, 01:50 PM	#5
Blackcat Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 254	Re: I'm sorry I left you PC gaming. Never again! I like pc gaming and will always be into it as long as I can afford the hardware needed to keep up with the games...falling behind now...However, I seem to play more games now that I bought a 360. Nothing like leaning back in my recliner playing a game on my 92" projector screen. Yes, the hardware sucks and Microsoft should fixed this problem a while ago. Thats why I have two 360s, one spare in case the other needs to go out to the shop. __________________ Gateway P-6860FX laptop, Core2 Duo X7800 @3.00 ghz, Nvidia 8800M GTS 512MB, Windows Vista 64, 320 GB hard drive, 4 GB DDR2

06-16-07, 01:57 PM	#6
breathemetal Bigman for Prez Join Date: May 2007 Location: Flint, Michigan Posts: 6,541	Re: I'm sorry I left you PC gaming. Never again! Welcome back. I hate consoles. Its just...bland for me. And I hate controllers. Give me my Saitek and Razr and i'll be fine! The last console I owned last was...I think the ps2, and i only got that because i wanted Grand Turismo haha. Good game. It was fun while it lasted. But I gave the blasted thing to my sister. I didnt want it anymore. Money isnt an object, so just get what you want? So who cares if i gave it away? That was my take on it. anyways... I did own a PSX too, i loved that thing. Lunar Star was amazing, and the Legend of Legaia was a good game. There were a few RPGs that came out on the PSX that i fell in love with.

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