Same for me. I work with a Wacom tablet, mouse and keyboard. When I'm ready to play games, the comfort of my couch, a controller and a 4k TV are perfect for me. Less stress for my wrist and hands.
Has anyone else completely lost the desire to play on a desktop as you get older?
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I don't care. I have my man cave, don't have any consoles so PC gaming is the only type of gaming for me. I also don't understand the "I work on pc all day so I have to play games in a console" people. Games are for fun, a totally different experience from working even if done on the same device.
I'm mostly handheld but I love my desktop.
Mostly because I can always find something that I have that scratches some sort of itch and prefer multitasking while gaming
Sad that I'm moving and will have to give it up due to space.
Actually working on a PC all day enhances my PC gaming because I get to use my own stuff and my desktop background sends me to my happy place.
Mostly because I can always find something that I have that scratches some sort of itch and prefer multitasking while gaming
Sad that I'm moving and will have to give it up due to space.
Actually working on a PC all day enhances my PC gaming because I get to use my own stuff and my desktop background sends me to my happy place.
Not completely. I do prefer couch gaming though for the majority of games. Even FPS games I would choose a controller/couch but I also prefer single player so I'm not playing competively.
Stuff like The Sims, Cities Skylines etc. I would prefer on a desktop KBM. I don't tend to play those games endlessly though, a few days here and there of them usually satisfies me.
Stuff like The Sims, Cities Skylines etc. I would prefer on a desktop KBM. I don't tend to play those games endlessly though, a few days here and there of them usually satisfies me.
Not at all. I for one prefer to sit close to a screen with a mouse and keyboard in a comfortable chair, instead of squinting at a screen halfway across the room, slouching.
Yup, I got into PC gaming for a few years when Half Life 2 was released. The second time I built my own gaming PC, this was around 2010/11, mainly for Battlefield 3 and The Witcher 2.
Consoles this gen are more than satisfactory for my gaming needs, especially once I upgraded to the Pro and X.
Consoles this gen are more than satisfactory for my gaming needs, especially once I upgraded to the Pro and X.
Nope. Been doing an office job for nearly 5 years since graduating, and feel no temptation to switch to consoles. I come home, sit down in my room in front of my custom-built rig and my hands feel right at home on the mouse + arrow keys.
I never played multiplayer though, so since I take my time in whatever genre I play (be it RTS, RPG, imsim or action/adventure), I don't ever feel rushed.
I never played multiplayer though, so since I take my time in whatever genre I play (be it RTS, RPG, imsim or action/adventure), I don't ever feel rushed.
no way, i much prefer it to the "comfy" couch bs. Ultrawide monitor is my life saving gaming peripheral. Fucking love this shit and in my desk leaning back on my chair
Just hook that tower PC up to a low-lag big screen TV or projector, then sit on your couch and game that way. Here's what you need ASAP:
https://www.amazon.com/COUCHMASTER-Ergonomic-Couch-Gaming-Cushions-Mousepad/dp/B00CCHRJ2Q
https://www.amazon.com/COUCHMASTER-Ergonomic-Couch-Gaming-Cushions-Mousepad/dp/B00CCHRJ2Q
Completely the opposite: in my mid-30s, work in an office staring at the screen more than ever, yet I have more desire to play pc games than ever before. I use to have playstation 3 and handhelds (vita, 3ds), yet now I can't be bothered because of all the good games on the PC.
Nope. It's arbitary that you need to sit at a desk for a pc.
My tiny Japanese apartment doesn't have room for a computer desk so I have my gaming rig going into my 60" 4K HDR tv and soundbar and my IKEA sofa has wonderfully wide and flat arms to put a mousepad/mouse on. It works so fantastically well, it's going to be hard going back to desktop gaming again. Yet, I will have to, for I need to play through a monitor that lets me go beyond my tv's current 60hz...
I'm same as OP. Pretty much word for word.
Used to PC game all day long when I wasn't a youngster.
Now I can barely bring myself to play even great PC games.
And again as with OP I work at a desk all day so may be something in that. But I have to admit that I have a very special couch that is incredibly inviting. :D
Used to PC game all day long when I wasn't a youngster.
Now I can barely bring myself to play even great PC games.
And again as with OP I work at a desk all day so may be something in that. But I have to admit that I have a very special couch that is incredibly inviting. :D
Opposite. I bought a ps4 pro and have all of two games for it. I think I'm done with consoles. Also been playing a lot of Parkitect lately.
No. I'm at a desk at work but I spend most of my time home at a desk as well. I even play my console games on my monitor.
Same here, especially with my friends moving from the PC to the PS4 due to the insane GPU prices.
Personally what pushes me off the most is Sony's single player games.. I don't really play a lot of MP games these days (we playing Apex now) and just stick more to single player games and Sony/Nintendo where it's at at for me
Personally what pushes me off the most is Sony's single player games.. I don't really play a lot of MP games these days (we playing Apex now) and just stick more to single player games and Sony/Nintendo where it's at at for me
It depends on what I'm playing. I had zero issues playing RDR2 on Xbox One X down in the living room, but playing Project Cars 2 on the X when I have a triplescreen PC with a steering wheel sitting there waiting for me upstairs seems a bit strange. Racing games and more hardcore mouse/keyboard games are better played on a desktop PC, couch gaming mostly suits the more laidback casual and retro games, imo, especially anything first person is a ton better with mouse and keyboard.
It's a personal computer, it can be everything you want, including a couch console.
While pc users are known to spend time tweaking stuff in their games, it can be as much as a plug'n'play experience as a console. Consoles nowadays looks a lot like pcs anyway with download times, updates and stuff.
While pc users are known to spend time tweaking stuff in their games, it can be as much as a plug'n'play experience as a console. Consoles nowadays looks a lot like pcs anyway with download times, updates and stuff.
I've never really understood this mentality. I've had a desk job for over a decade and I still prefer gaming on a PC over a console. A PC isn't used just for spreadsheets. It's also used for everything else, including gaming which it does better than any console.
I like how you added quotation marks as if the objective advantages of PC gaming are somehow subjective.
I like how you added quotation marks as if the objective advantages of PC gaming are somehow subjective.
The other way around for me.
I used to love playing on a couch with a pad in hand.
Now, i NEED to play with kb/m and sitting on a chair. Any other way and i get hand cramps and back pain.
I can't sit properly on a couch so my back start to hurt like hell in less than an hour. I can alleviate this by lying on my side on the couch but if this position is perfectly fine to watch TV, it is not when you want to play a video game.
And then the gamepad : no matter how ergonomic a pad is, playing with one render my pinkies and ring fingers numb in about half a hour (less if it's not designed to be ergonomic, like most portable consoles for instance) and if i persist, it will start to quickly hurt like hell. And in any case, i'm not very talented with my thumbs either way.
So, i am now "forced" to play on a desktop with mouse and keyboard. But i don't complain. PC master race and all. :p
I used to love playing on a couch with a pad in hand.
Now, i NEED to play with kb/m and sitting on a chair. Any other way and i get hand cramps and back pain.
I can't sit properly on a couch so my back start to hurt like hell in less than an hour. I can alleviate this by lying on my side on the couch but if this position is perfectly fine to watch TV, it is not when you want to play a video game.
And then the gamepad : no matter how ergonomic a pad is, playing with one render my pinkies and ring fingers numb in about half a hour (less if it's not designed to be ergonomic, like most portable consoles for instance) and if i persist, it will start to quickly hurt like hell. And in any case, i'm not very talented with my thumbs either way.
So, i am now "forced" to play on a desktop with mouse and keyboard. But i don't complain. PC master race and all. :p
I'm about 50/50. I like playing on the big screen but I also like my 21:9 120Hz monitor. So, I split my time.
I just bought a height adjustable desk and moved it all the way up so I can play while standing. It's a way more relaxing position after work and you can still move it down if you're having a long session
stationary gaming period is a burden to me now a days, be it traditional console gaming or PC. I just get tired of sitting in the same place most of the time. Desktop gaming is nothing to me because i have my TV next to desktop, which is across from my bed. My PC is connected to both of them so i can change how i play my game.
Nah
Now that im an adult with his own $ i only want to play on my desktop with all the unecessary features.
Now that im an adult with his own $ i only want to play on my desktop with all the unecessary features.
Actually my reason is stupid so I don't want to share it but that's why I mainly play on consoles.
nope, my desktop chair is comfy as fuck and I have plenty of space on my big desk. I prefer gaming at my gaming station.
I much prefer standing up gaming nowadays and while I knew there're standing desks they still requires you to glue your hands on to the mouse and keyboard, and since you can't pick those up you are basically glued to the desk.
This is why I much prefer using a console nowadays, all I have to do is to adjust my TV's angle and that's about it.
I can play while working out (squats for example), I can even play and ride exercise bikes.
This is why I much prefer using a console nowadays, all I have to do is to adjust my TV's angle and that's about it.
I can play while working out (squats for example), I can even play and ride exercise bikes.
I own a pretty powerful gaming pc, but I just don't want to play games at it after a days of sitting at a desk at work. I rather play with a controller on the couch I'll gladly sacrifice some resolution and framerate for it :)
Yep - use my pc daily but cannot be arsed to play games on it.
Been trying to give my steam account away to nearest and dearest so they can use it init.
Been trying to give my steam account away to nearest and dearest so they can use it init.
I use the moonlight app but I would sit more at my pc if my pc was in a room where I could still be "social" when my wife plays on her laptop. My rig is two floors up in the loft room.