(08/07/2011 08:28 PM)Assassinator Wrote:  

(08/07/2011 02:10 AM)ProperBritish Wrote:  Putting a gamepad into a PC still doesn't solve the problem that i'd be cramped up at my desk playing a game x3

And generally if it's not an xbox 360 pad support is poor (i don't like the 360 pad, too chunky)

I actually prefer the keyboard+mouse over a gamepad for gaming.  Probably because I mainly play RTS' and FPS', both of which mouse + keyboard > gamepad.  I don't really play many fighting games or stuff where gamepads are better.

And for the argument regarding cost, you need a PC anyway, even if you're not going to game on it, so the base costs of getting a PC are inevitable.  it's only the extra gaming related costs (eg. getting a good GPU) that should be counted, and that wouldn't really cost more than a console.

I also prefer keyboard because I feel I can react faster and more precisely using my fingers instead of my thumbs. This applies for shmups mostly.

(This post was last modified: 09/07/2011 12:40 AM by Sparker.)