What is your system of choice?

danthefan

Just wondering what people play the most.

I'd spend about 80% of my gaming time on the PC I reckon. The rest on the PS3.

Havermeyer

PS3

PC 90% of the time. The xbox for the other 10%.

super_furry

Wii

I'd say 60% on 360, 25% PC, 10% PSP/PSP Vita and 5% IOS.

ShadowHearth

PS3

90% -PC
10% - PS vita
i own ps3,360,3ds, but i havent turned those on this year at all. ps3 is being turned on now and then as misses loves netflix. i dont think ps3 will be used now even for netflix. i have my old gaming PC connected to telly, so she is watching shameless on "4OD" now.

jaykhunter

Wii

I think boards is quite PC-user heavy so i'd expect that option to win out.

I just bought a gaming PC but i'm having a rough time getting used to keyboard and mouse so i still prefer using an Xbox 360 joypad. I just like the feel of it best. But if it has controller support and available on PC, it's PC from now on

Kiith

I suppose pc. I've a good one, so any multiplatform release looks better on it then on the consoles. And i know more people who play the pc version. But i also buy console games quite a bit.

sarumite

Xbox 360

Currently its 80% PS3, 15% PC and 5% DS.

Though looking at building a gaming rig soon and expect to see my PS3 and PC %ages reverse.

Overheal

PS3

Muzi5434

Xbox 360

50% PC and 50% PS3

Dozen Wicked Words

DS/3DS

50/50 Wii and PS3

RobbingBandit

75% Vita, 25% 3DS at the moment,as I am without a TV.

NTMK

PS3

90% PC 9% xbox and 1% 3DS i'd say
big difference from last year where it was 90% xbox

Myrddin

Wii

No SNES/Megadrive option? Pfft., noobs

cherryghost

PS3

About 80% PC, 10% PSP, 5% 360, 5% Wii

joshrogan

PS3

PC master race.

Josey Wales

Xbox 360

I tend to use the PS3 the most. Any games that are released on the PS3 or 360 I tend to buy on the PS3 unless there are big performance differences. Mainly just buy platform exclusive games on the 360.

I just unhooked my Wii at the weekend.

richymcdermott

DS/3DS

Used to be ps3 95% wii 4% psp 1%

but right now its

Ps3 0% wii 40% Pc 30% 3Ds 30%

Ps3 has feck all lately only games im interested in is yakuza dead souls , journey and ico&sotc collection

All my top wanted games are on wii and 3ds plus im saving for a gaming pc so looks like my ps3 going to be collecting dust for awhile

METS 1B

PS3

iMac with windows

K.O.Kiki

PS3

PC/Mac... and iPhone.

Then PS3. Lastly DS (would've been PS2 but mine's dead).

wyrn

PS3

90% PC and the rest on xbox and Wii.
Although I have been known to play the same game on both PC and xbox, Mirror's Edge and Mass Effect.

What normally happens is a Steam sale and I think, oooooh Mass Effect for €5 and Mirror's Edge for €3 etc... I'm sure I'm not the only one!

Mr E

PSP/Vita

Potential-Monke

Wii

I do use the 360 more, thanks to MW3 MP, but i would prefer the PS3 (their online just doesn't cut it for online FPS).

Penn

Xbox 360

Mostly PS3, some 360. My rule was always PS3 for single-player games (like Assassin's Creed, which is SP but has MP), 360 for multiplayer games (COD which is MP, but has SP) and I just tend to mostly play single player games.

TheDoc

PS3

I'm 100% PC these days

blockedPaT

PS3

Used to be mainly Xbox but got a new PC and now its mainly the PC

ScumLord

PS3

I have a Wii but I loaned it to my nephew and never saw it again, it's appeal had worn off anyway. I've been PC since DOS, any foray I've had into the console world has gone horribly and now I just don't see any reason for owning one when I have a PC.

Skerries

PS3

sense prevails

cherryghost

PS3

Skerries wrote: »

PC Hocus Pocus

You're missing out on some real gems if you stick to one platform tbh

Connavar

PS3

Pc for most, but will play on consoles(360 or ps3) if pad is better(for example racing games) or to play with friends

gizmo

I don't really have a preference in terms of platform. My choice will be whatever platform the game I want to play is either available on or, all things considered, offers the best experience on.

Currently that means:

PC: BF3, Resident Evil 4, Bit.Trip Runner
360: Fez
PS3: Journey

I see absolutely no point in sticking to one platform if it limits the games I'm able to play.

johnny_ultimate

20% 360, 20% PS3, 20% Mac, 20% 3DS, 20% Wii, 20% PSP, 5% maths homework.

norrie rugger

PS3

90% PC
9% PS3
1% Wii (really need to play skyward sword!!)

CMpunked

Wii

85% xbox
15% IOS

Agricola

PS3

PC 95% of the time. I keep a PS3 mostly for Blurays and Netflix in the front room and the odd console exclusive I can't otherwise sample. Red Dead and GT5 at the moment.

cherryghost

PS3

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

20% 360, 20% PS3, 20% Mac, 20% 3DS, 20% Wii, 20% PSP, 5% maths homework.

125%? How do you compress your time so much?

Nody

PS3

cherryghost wrote: »

125%? How do you compress your time so much?

Easily; play two systems at the time (console and handheld for example or handheld on loading screens/deaths etc.)

ShadowHearth

PS3

i like how some people try to be politicly correct: i love all of my consoles and if you are a proper gamer, then you will like/have all of the consoles.

that really falls apart when you are faced with multyplatform releases. there will be always that one little pet, that you will love more then others!

johnny_ultimate

cherryghost wrote:

125%? How do you compress your time so much?

A wizard did it.

ShadowHearth wrote: »

that really falls apart when you are faced with multyplatform releases. there will be always that one little pet, that you will love more then others!

It's more retaining some hint of rationality about the strengths and weaknesses of a particular platform.

I'd often pick a 360 multi-plat game so I don't have to put up with the obnoxious install and update times of the PS3. On the other hand, the 360 constantly growls like a lion, while the PS3's more logical wallet system makes it an attractive proposition for downloadable games. Without a PS3, I'd have missed out on the plethora of great platform exclusives. Ditto with 360. And there are some games that run better on a particular console, for either technical or control reasons.

So no, it's not fanboyism: it's having a clear head and deciding on a case by case basis why a particular format benefits a particular game.

ShadowHearth

PS3

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

A wizard did it.



It's more retaining some hint of rationality about the strengths and weaknesses of a particular platform.

I'd often pick a 360 multi-plat game so I don't have to put up with the obnoxious install and update times of the 360. On the other hand, the 360 constantly growls like a lion, while the PS3's more logical wallet system makes it an attractive proposition for downloadable games. Without a PS3, I'd have missed out on the plethora of great platform exclusives. Ditto with 360. And there are some games that run better on a particular console, for either technical or control reasons.

So no, it's not fanboyism: it's having a clear head and deciding on a case by case basis why a particular format benefits a particular game.

Well D'oh, obviously people will prefer one or another, no pointlisting out advantages and disadvantages of each platform, nothing new or special there, but as we see you prefer 360. Case closed, neutrality gone!

I do get exclusive games that come out on consoles, but for multiplatforms I do choose pc. There is nothing sinister in admiting you prefer one platform to other.

Penn

Xbox 360

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

It's more retaining some hint of rationality about the strengths and weaknesses of a particular platform.

I'd often pick a 360 multi-plat game so I don't have to put up with the obnoxious install and update times of the 360. On the other hand, the 360 constantly growls like a lion, while the PS3's more logical wallet system makes it an attractive proposition for downloadable games. Without a PS3, I'd have missed out on the plethora of great platform exclusives. Ditto with 360. And there are some games that run better on a particular console, for either technical or control reasons.

So no, it's not fanboyism: it's having a clear head and deciding on a case by case basis why a particular format benefits a particular game.

Reported for using logic on the internet.

ShadowHearth

PS3

Just to add:

Thread is about: what you play most. there is no way you give each platform same amount of time, so why would anyone get a defensive neutral position when answering this question. That is , sort of, missing the point of thread.

No one asks which platform is better in this thread, this thread asks you as individual on which platform you spend most time at particular time period.

johnny_ultimate

ShadowHearth wrote: »

there is no way you give each platform same amount of time

Yes, there really is.

ShadowHearth

PS3

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Yes, there really is.

Are you sitting there with stop watch and play 30min cycles and swapimg console On the fly? Impresive

johnny_ultimate

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Are you sitting there with stop watch and play 30min cycles and swapimg console On the fly? Impresive

No, I simply play what I want to play at any given moment. I am predominantly playing 3DS at the moment, because of Kid Icarus and Strange Journey. But then I am switching back to PSP to play Ys 1 & 2. Console wise, one day I will play Fez, Last Story the next, and a level or two of Disgaea 4 at the weekend. Oh, and getting back into Civilisation 5 is looking enticing when I finish the above.

On any given day the balance isn't even, because that would be ****ing ridiculous. Overall, however, everything evens out quite nicely. I do not see how this is in anyway unusual, sinister or militantly neutral.

Myrddin

Wii

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Are you sitting there with stop watch and play 30min cycles and swapimg console On the fly? Impresive

Are you sitting there making a pie chart of your gaming cycle? Impressive

ShadowHearth

PS3

EnterNow wrote: »

Are you sitting there making a pie chart of your gaming cycle? Impressive

MMMmmmm...... PIE!

gizmo

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Well D'oh, obviously people will prefer one or another, no pointlisting out advantages and disadvantages of each platform, nothing new or special there, but as we see you prefer 360. Case closed, neutrality gone!

I do get exclusive games that come out on consoles, but for multiplatforms I do choose pc. There is nothing sinister in admiting you prefer one platform to other.

But there are people who don't really prefer one platform to another. I prefer my FPS titles on the PC which is why I'm playing BF3 on it. That didn't stop me from buying Bad Company 2 on the 360 though. Why? Well I had already played BC1 on it and enjoyed the hell out of it, the BC series, as a primarily console orientated-series, also felt fine on the 360 and a bunch of the folk I played BC1 online with would be playing it on the 360 too. With racing and sports games, despite often looking and running better on the PC and having the ability to be controlled with a pad regardless, I'll generally buy them for the console as I just prefer playing those games from the comfort of my couch and being able to play local multiplayer more easily. RTS games are simply a no-go on consoles as far as I'm concerned. Indie games get a fairly even split between PC and console, depending more on the platform they're available for. The only time it gets really tricky is with third person action-orientated games. Here it'll simply depend on the title again. For instance, as it stands I'll be getting Hitman Absolution on the PC but I have Darksiders 2 pre-ordered for the 360.

Now, if you were to put a gun to my head and tell me I had to give up all but one platform then the winner would obviously be the PC but that's not the question that was asked.

Washington Irving

PS3

75% PC
23% PS3 (Nearly all Fifa and Tiger Woods)
2% 360

Dcully

PS3

PC 100% here, my 360 is now solely a media player.
Since my son got hold of my old PC he too is 100% PC with his 360 gathering dust.
LOL even my 6 year old girl wants to play her brothers PC only since she discovered minecraft creative mode her DS and Wii havent got a look in.

RTS games are simply a no-go on consoles as far as I'm concerned

Personally id add racing games to that list,[i play realistic sims primarily for my racing fix, i dislike arcade racers with a passion as their pretty much all the same to me]
Nothing like hooking up a good wheel and pedals to a proper racing sim.
If i was into the arcare racers id quite happily sit there with a pad.

gizmo

Dcully wrote: »

Personally id add racing games to that list,[i play realistic sims primarily for my racing fix, i dislike arcade racers with a passion as their pretty much all the same to me]
Nothing like hooking up a good wheel and pedals to a proper racing sim.
If i was into the arcare racers id quite happily sit there with a pad.

Aye, you've mentioned your penchant for sim-based racers before alright, they do seem to have a natural home on the PC although one could say the same for most of the sim-based games in the other genres too I guess. I'm curious though, do you not consider Gran Turismo or Forza, with all assists turned off, to be sim enough?

I only ask because my idea of a racing is, generally speaking, when you use your opponent to take a corner without letting off on the accelerator.

CrazyRabbit

PS3

Going to be honest here and show my age. I never gotten used to those console controllers. It's doesn't feel natural, and is so clumsy & imprecise.

So, 100% PC for me (ok, the odd game on Android phone).

I do see a few console only games that I'd love to play, but the controllers really put me off.