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Wow, so everyone skipped the part where I said: "if you have a good reason not to do it, like a lack of money or something, then it makes sense". Cool, good job guys, reading comprehension. I said, in the event you don't have a good reason to buy a PC (reasons that have been outlined among users here like lack of money or sharing for the family), then of course you do you the best you can. Because otherwise, why aren't you getting a PC? But please, everyone continue to be reductive and make arguments I'm not making. You know, like saying a person isn't a real filmmaker if they don't use $60,000 cameras. Yeah, because that's the same thing as maximizing your enjoyment/experience of something that one says they are a huge fan of. And no one has even bothered to really break down how my initial logic is wrong, everyone just wants to make straw man arguments it seems.

I totally agree with you and I take your point but to me it's not "I think". The advantages do objectively outweigh the limitations. "Fuss"? "More work"? We're gamers. This is our hobby. That's what I originally meant by "serious gamer" that everyone else seems to have taken defensively because some are apparently insecure towards logic. They're just computers. Learn. If someone isn't willing to put in some work and thinks those kinds of reasons are enough to stop them in this hobby, then yeah, I think that's less enthusiasm. And that's what I'm calling out, lazy hobbyists. Well, I'm giving my opinion, and I'm saying that person is a less of an enthusiast because the reasoning is nutty. They can continue to go do whatever they want to do, but I can still say and think what I do about it. Lazy hobbyists are a thing, and I do think that means less enthusiasm or "less serious". Otherwise wouldn't their reasoning make sense? I'd be doing what they're doing if it was better but I'm not because it isn't.

I'm saying if one is seriously into something, if you can, you get the best. I'm saying the differences are incalculable to me, having switched over a few years ago. The difference in cost is negligible when thinking long term. Even if you own both an XSX and a PS5 you'd be missing out on PC exclusive titles as well as getting less games overall (PC goes back decades in terms of game selection), you can't emulate, and PC's do a lot more than just play games so they have other benefits as well. There's just no reason not to get the best in this kind of situation, and yes, I think it's a mystifying choice to get less than the best if you can get the best. That seems pretty logical to me, and that's all I'm trying to point out. A gamer can have as much enthusiasm as they like, but if they could get a powerhouse PC but instead get an XSX I'd wonder why they're doing that, genuinely. If they can't get a powerhouse PC, for whatever reason, that's understandable, and you do what you can to game then, of course, I think that goes without saying. If someone says they're an audiophile, and they have amazing speakers, and someone else says they're an audiophile, but they have noticeably worse speakers, yeah, I'm going to think the first guy is more serious about his hobby. It's not perfectly analogous because here the difference in price is actually far more negligible than with speakers so it makes even more sense with gaming. And like I said, this is in an example where the second guy could get the speakers the first guy has but just . . . doesn't get them and gets the worse ones. This is not a situation where he can't afford the nicer ones, that's one of the good reasons I was mentioning earlier.

Anyone can do what they want with their money and/or time (I wasn't trying to tell anyone what to do, go buy whatever you like!), but my original logic remains ironclad. That would be like a serious road cyclist (as opposed to "serious gamer") cycling with a mountain bike. Like, yeah, you can do it that way, but why? Either you have a good reason or you're being illogical. You can be illogical, whatever, that's fine, but you are. If you have a good reason, okay, sorry to hear that. I wasn't trying to stir up anything. I feel the same way about the PS5 and Switch, and I said as much in the PS5 thread that the only question to be asked is: "do they have enough exclusives to justify a PS5 purchase for me?" and "will their first party games come to PC eventually anyway so can I just wait and save the money?" Since Sony has begun hinting at that. With XSX, both questions are moot, so the answers are more clearcut. I wasn't even aware of what I was saying could even be considered controversial.

Yeah, so you're saying people are short-sighted. I agree with you and all your reasoning.

Right, I'm saying, long-term, if you're a gamer anyway, you are presumably "all in" and will game for years to come, so a high upfront initial cost is worth it over the alternative of worse gaming with less of a selection of games during all those same years cause you went cheaper in the moment in terms of hardware, long-terrm. And with cross-play becoming more and more of a thing, what your friends are playing on becomes less of a worry. I went PC just a few years ago and not only has my gaming increased but I couldn't imagine going back.

Well, finished the season. An admittedly great, if albeit sort of random in some ways, final season. Ended as it only inevitably could in some ways, and totally random in others. Really enjoyed it overall, though it got repetitious and forgot about its characters to a degree in seasons 2 and 3 for timey-wimey stuff.

I only mean that in that the most games are available on PC. Which is true. If I'm a gamer I'd want the system with by far the most games available to select from, logically speaking. And if everything on one thing is on PC but everything on PC isn't on the other thing why would I get the other thing over PC?

And if you are a serious gamer of any kind, if you're gonna spend $500-600 on an XSX, may as well save and go all in for a powerhouse PC as a onetime purchase and just use that instead.

The irony that it is a movie where cops behave exactly as they shouldn't. I actually enjoyed the film regardless though.

It's not even close, I agree with you. The higher and better production values all around help with that.

Yeah pretty much. To me the theatrical version was nigh unwatchable after the first hour.

I just rewatched it a few months ago to show my wife who'd never seen it. Still good! Though kids may disagree since its old now, but my wife liked it, but she's around my age, so she accepts 90's movies easier more inherently.

If something speaks to you or moves you in some way, it is, in a way, art. Its process of creation, no matter how cynical, is irrelevant. Whether it's "good" art, that's a conversation.

It doesn't make the movie good but it is a good sight better than the theatrical version. Batman still has gatling guns attached to his Batmobile and doesn't have his no-kill rule, Luthor's plot remains nonsensical and the Martha moment is all still in there but it's better.

At least a recap would help, I think, depending on how long it's been since you saw season 1.

I don't think there even is any dissonance like the article suggests. Engaging in violence and then having a message about abhoring violence isn't strange or dissonant to me at all. They are both a commentary on human nature. Though I loved Spec Ops: The Line, a game that also comments on this as the article suggests.

All I can repeat is say that when I played Halo 4, I had little fucking idea what was going on and I followed the Halo mythos up to that point. It sounded like there were forerunners, but then also humans who were super advanced in the past, and then some other shit? There were also TV series and webseries I didn't watch either.

Beat the game yesterday. It was amazing, I loved every minute of what it had to say is, for a game, reaching for some interesting things. It reminded me a lot of the film I Saw the Devil, which I also love. Down to discuss - really was something unique. And the game is between 28-32 hours if you try to do everything like I did.

Edit: My bad, misunderstood the thread. This is a comic.

My wife and I just watched seasons 1 and 2 for the first time since this had been on my list for awhile. It's been great! I had no idea season 3 was coming out and that it was the last season, so my timing to see this show was perfect since it can be confusing. Three episodes in, they got a lot of ground to cover.

Yes but are they corporate sell outs or in it for the science? Love the original. Kosinski the right guy for the spectacle.

It's true - having played and loving the game, that's a big aspect, but the world and mythology are so interesting you could definitely create a choice-less, narrative-driven TV show and have it be good, but they'll really need to be careful to do it right.

Did you watch the director's cut?

And to be fair, it doesn't have to be bro runner. Could be gal runner or android runner or whatever I believe.