{"id":455,"date":"2009-05-21T15:29:57","date_gmt":"2009-05-21T20:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xenopulse.com\/blog\/?p=455"},"modified":"2009-05-21T15:30:40","modified_gmt":"2009-05-21T20:30:40","slug":"thursday-thoughts-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xenopulse.com\/blog\/?p=455","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prototype on the Xbox360 or PC?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That is the question of the day.\u00c2 In the past I have almost always selected the PC version of a game if its available on both platforms. This was because almost always one these first three arguments heavily favored the PC; better controls, mod support , and easier access to patches. For FPSs\u00c2 that decision is not changing since I find mouse+KB simply superior to the console controller.<\/p>\n

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Though with third person games, which Prototype is, I find the controls to be basically the same on both platforms; so that reason is gone.\u00c2 Also many games are linking patch releases for both platforms, eliminating another reason and leaving mod support left.\u00c2 It seems that most games like Prince of Persia, and prototype don’t have any support for mods killing off another one of my top filters and leaving me haveing to resort to secondary protocols. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Starting with the ability to play anytime in the privacy of my lair *cough* I mean home office.\u00c2 With a young child in the house I have to time my playing of violent games on the TV when she is out of the room, and there is also the juggling of TV with the wife and said child.\u00c2 So being able to play anytime I want is a nice benefit.\u00c2 Though that benefit comes at the cost of not being able to play 0n the big screen.\u00c2 These two equal themselves out and leave me with a blank slate again.<\/p>\n

Which leaves me with my last two filters; cost and achievements.\u00c2 On cost, the PC wins this fight because Microsoft decided that\u00c2 games had to cost $60, yet you can buy the same game on the PC for 50$. That ten dollars equates to me getting to eat out one extra day for lunch.\u00c2 PC wins.<\/p>\n

I couldn’t care much less about my gamer score and as far as I am concerned its a big waste of time.\u00c2 Though some times there are achievements that when gained can provide some real in game rewards (see Mass Effect), and there are some that by their mere existence provide me with a fun objective.\u00c2 So even though I don’t care about the resulting point gain, I do enjoy the achievements; Xbox wins.<\/p>\n

Summary Time:<\/p>\n