so up until now i've been playing oblivion on my xbox 360, but i was thinking, should i buy skyrim for the pc or 360? originally i had decided on the 360, but then i thought of the up sides to buying it for hte PC:mods, better resolution, closer to the screen.
and i heard from someone that you can connect your 360 controller to your pc...is this true?
and so that considered, everything favors teh PC version of skyrim over the 360 version...what do you guys think>?

If you can afford it, then definitely.


And yes a 360 controller can be used on a PC.

Yes, you can connect a 360 controller to your PC, but it requires a wired controller or a wireless adapter. The Play&Charge kit doesn't work.

Whatever you prefer, I would personally stick with the xbox 360, but thats just me.

Keep this in your mind as well. If you're really having trouble with it, I think Microsoft even has official instructions about it.

I doubt he'll have trouble. It's pretty much plug and play. Just make sure you install the driver.

A PC set up can be expensive. Upwards of $500.

If you can afford that, go for it.

Yes you can use the 360 controller on the PC.
Mods are definitely worth it. They can exponentially increase the playtime of a game.

It honestly all depends on the game.

With a series like Elder Scrolls, i'd reccomend being on PC.

...Even though i'll be picking up the console version at launch .

Also, remember that PC games tend to feel a little...off while using a controller. It doesn't feel solid like on the 360, at last in my experience.

This is true but not for all games. I imagine you can for Skyrim though. Although imo keyboard+mouse in superior.

edit: also I say go for PC if you're willing to spend the money on it it's so worth it.

If you want to have a NEVER-ENDING game, thanks to the TONS OF MODS you can add, go for the PC version.

If you have Windows 7 you already have the driver.

I wasn't aware of that. Even better.

Pick it up for PC and you will be able to play Skyrim for at least a decade past its time. Trust me, I'm still playing Oblivion and Morrowind, and Morrowind is almost a decade old lol :twirl:

lord...another one of these?

Yes.

I switched to PC from PS3 for Fallout New Vegas and if I hadn't, I wouldn't have been able to play. They broke something in an early patch that bothered me a lot and because a terrific modder found the problem in the script and made a bugfix, I was able to happily play the game for months. It's a great game but they still haven't fixed the problem in the latest patch so I'm pretty unhappy with them; that's Obsidian, not Bethesda. I'd say definitely switch. I still love my PS3 but I've learned the basics of modding and have a few on my FNV game now that really make it better. I'm hoping we don't have a lot of problems with Skyrim but after all, it *is* a new engine and it'll have a million+ players testing it after release so I want to be realistic. I don't think you'll be sorry if you switch.

Added: I have a Logitech gamepad hooked into my PC and it works perfectly with FNV and FO3 so I'm thinking it should be fine with Skyrim too.

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If you want a new pc, and will play more than skyrim on it, then yes do it. Also think about maybe buying a game a month before the release of Skyrim to get used to keyboard/mouse. Like a fps or something I dunno? Though you can use a 360 controller I'm going to assume pc will have more hotkeys and a ui designed for keyboard and mouse. Might be holding yourself back in that regard, using a controller. I remember hating the keyboard at first, now it's like second nature. A lot better than a controller IMO. I also sit in a recliner with the mouse on the arm rest and keyboard in my lap(all wireless) and am as comfortable as console players!

Mods are a main selling point too. If you played 100+ hours of oblivion vanilla, imagine doing that then downloading game changing mods to breath new life into the game. Stronger enemies, tons of new weapons/armor, new quests, companions, houses, textures, maybe full dx11 in a few years. Look at oblivion now, mods are still being created and updated to this day. So yes, build a nice pc, and play the [censored] out of this game!

If you already have a PC that can run Skyrim, then I`d definitely recommend getting it for the PC. If you have a PC that can't run it, consider how much it will cost in total to upgrade get a new computer only for the sake of playing one game.

Edit: Another thing to consider. There can be more overhead in managing computer programs than compared to a console system, especially if you plan on getting into mods.

Microsoft Makes A 360 Controller Specifically For PC.... :thumbsup:
Tack Another $50.00 On To Your Gaming Rig Price....I Did!
Still I Dont Use It, Keyboard And Mouse, Way Better!

IF you have the money get a pc.

-- Radeon HD 6850 -- 150 €
-- AMD PHENOM II X6 1090T at 3.20GHZ -- 180 € (look below)
-- RAM: 8 gbs (80 €).
-- MOBO: One of 60 (Asrock, Gigabyte or ASUS) recommended.
-- Case/Misc stuff: 30 € (150+180+80+60=470. +30=500).

PC's are only expensive if you don't know how to buy them.

The benefit of keyboard and mouse is the accuracy of the mouse, this is most important with ranged attacks as you can pinpoint a small target fast and accurately.
Melee would work just as well on a controller.

However main benefit of pc is mods, followed by better performance, shorter load times and better graphic .

You can build a more than great PC from scratch for ~$650-$800 (or less depending on sales, rebates, current prices, what you want, and what you already have) Including:

Case
Mobo
4-6 core CPU
Mid Range+ Video Card
4GB+ DDR3
650W+ PSU
1TB HDD
Monitor (if needed)
Mouse/Keyboard (if needed)
Speakers (if needed)
Windows 7 64bit (if needed)

Skyrim is made to run on 5 year old consoles, so this is more than likely over kill for it, and will run most games at high-max settings (depending on your resolution and if you're using a multi-monitor setup).

Just make sure you build it yourself, and get a desktop. Laptops will cost you generally at least 33% more tacked onto the price (not to mention heating issues), and it costs more as well to have it pre-built. Then you can add on other things too as you go. More RAM, more case fans, better heatsink or liquid cooling unit, an SSD, SLI/Crossfire, etc. Modular upgrades just flat out kick ass.

Benefits include:

-Modular Upgrades (being able to upgrade part by part)
-All-in-one device (movies, music, games, internet, etc)
-Mods
-Better Graphics/More players in MP games/Bigger maps in MP games
-Better Performance (so long as the game is optimized well)
-Faster load times
-mouse/keyboard or controller
-monitor or TV

If you're worried about building it yourself, don't be. It can seem a little overwhelming at first, but it's not that bad. Follow instructions and/or look up 'How To' videos online. It's all pretty much just putting parts into the matching holes, matching colors, maybe knowing how to use a screwdriver, but that's about it.

Im thinking of doing this, but Ill have to see. I dont see a point of dishing out 800+ Dollars to play one game.

Each platform has its own advantages. Just figure out which you like more. In the end, just about everything a console can do, a PC can do, though you need to take extra effort and pay more money to do so. You can connect a controller to your PC (directly if you have a wired one, you need an extra adapter for wireless) and you can plug it into your TV to get the same experience, but you can also get things like mods. The downside is that you don't get services like Xbox live, there is slightly worse support for the PC version (though nothing mods don't fix) and you need to deal with DRM. The plus sides are the mods, of course, the barely better graphics and resolution, and a lot of PC titles (though not all) cost $10 less than their console counterparts (depending on whether the publisher likes the PC culture or money more).

If you have the money to build a gaming PC (And emphasis on build because you can save so much money), I say go for it. It's a good investment regardless, even if not for gaming. A computer's a computer, you can do anything with it.