Marvin00 wrote:Dee4Three wrote:Last note: never discount the idea of using your PC like a console, as in... couch play. You can use xbox one wireless controllers on your PC and play on your TV. I have been doing it for years and I have all the comfort of console gaming, but on PC with all the benefits of playing on PC.
I use gaming laptops, and it is really the best couch play experience, i barely get up to change a cd or look for a remote control to change a channel, everything is manageable with a mouse
That is great if you are playing solo, and dont care about playing on a smaller screen.
My brothers and I play local co-op and local against, so the laptop is out of the question. We play on a 50 inch tv from the couch, no issue at all with the controllers (you just have to... pick them up). No changing CDs... as the games are installed without them. Literally just need to pick up the controllers and play. And why would we need to look for a remote control to change the channel? You brought me back to the old NES days where we had to put it on channel 3 (I think that's what it was), we use a mouse from the couch.
Different strokes for different folks. That setup may work perfectly for you, but it wouldnt work for me in the least.
Unless you are talking about hooking your laptop up to your TV via HDMI, that could work very similar to my setup, and you would still be using a wireless mouse from your couch like me, and possibly wireless controllers?
Laptops can be great for gaming, but I prefer the desktop PC because of the added ability to customize, I dont have to worry about overheating, etc. Also, gaming laptops that have the same power as a rugged desktop PC can cost far more from what I have seen in my experience.