Why is pc games better then console games?

• Hey people im wondering why pc games are better then console games why are they better? They are the same game just that one is like a ps3 or xbox 360 and one is a computer. so why is pc better. i also have 1 more question how do i shoot on pc games like mw2 with the keyboard i know everything else >.> want to play pc games because my brother takes the ps3 so thnx people

• Answer:

  It depends on what game exactly, since not all games on the PC are dedicated to the PC platform, therefore they don't have all the things that would make them "better". A game like Skyrim is a great example. On the PC you mainly get two things: 1. Better Graphics (and also heavily customizable, field of view etc.) 2. Free Downloadable Modifications (think of it as free DLC created by other players) With graphics, it's pretty self-explanatory. You get better looking games. This may vary from game to game, but in general, PC versions of video games look better than their Console counterparts. With Modifications (commonly called Mods), any game that has a GAME EDITOR, like Skyrim's Creation Kit, allows for almost ENDLESS expansion of a game, since they are probably the EXACT same tools the developers use to CREATE THE ACTUAL GAME in the first place. For Skyrim, check out this PC modding site: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/ You don't get any of that extra content on consoles. Also, another massive selling point is that PC Download-based stores are very convenient. A great example is Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/ If you check out the store during holidays like Christmas, they are always running Sales and the games sell for EXTREMELY LOW PRICES. Their sales are sometimes creative as well, like for 2011 Christmas, they had a little thing in the store where if you buy and play games and get achievements, you might earn special items that you could trade in for more games, or items in games like Team Fortress 2 (limited edition items etc.) I bought the entire Assassin's Creed series for the PC for about the price of one PS3 game when it was on sale in Steam. Check this out for some quick Steam Info: http://www.geekosystem.com/full-steam-ahead/ HOWEVER, the main reason there are so many console gamers is that Gaming PCs tend to be quite expensive, especially when you buy it pre-assembled, which usually cost over 2x as much as they actually should. If you know how to assemble a PC, you could build a PC stronger than a console for $600-1000 USD, and if not, you'll end up spending more than $2000 for a PC that might be slightly faster than a console, or 2-10x faster. (My wording might get confusing) Also, another HUGE issue and something that turns people off is that PC games aren't exactly ported over from console games 100% successfully sometimes when they are console port games (aka they are designed for the console and they adapt it for the PC instead of making it completely seperate), so you might get frequent errors or bugs/glitches in poorly made games. Now my negative points are more about the platform itself (PC), but really in a nutshell ignoring all the random crap I just said, PC games are better in every-way 90% of the time.