For years I was a PC only gamer. Consoles were for the unwashed masses. The only people who gamed on them were kids, or uneducated adults who couldn't find their way around an autoexec file.
PC gaming controls were better, the graphics were better, the customization was better, the multiplayer was better, everything was better on the PC.
However, there were a few titles here and there that made me consider getting a console, that is, until they actually released a PC port.
Those days have long since passed and I now embrace all forms of gaming, from consoles, to handhelds, to smartphones and of course, the PC. But as a result of my stance against console gaming, I had picked up a few titles that, once I began collecting console games, I ended up getting another console copy.
Which takes me to my dilemma. Most of the duplicates I have were ported to the PC and while they may actually look better on the PC due to higher resolution, they generally don't control as well, as they were designed with a controller in mind and they are, in some cases, a pain to run.
I do generally frown on eliminating titles from my collection as I have done it in the past and always regretted it, but this time is different as I am not ridding myself of the title completely, just the duplicate copy. So what should I do? Should I get rid of the duplicate copies? Or keep them for posterity's sake?
In case you are wondering, here's the duplicate game list:
- 007: Nightfire (this one I could arguably keep as the PC game differs in content from the console)
- American McGee's Alice (I now have a copy of this with my Alice Madness Returns on the PS3)
- Assassin's Creed (Extra content on the PC! Who hoo!)
- Call of Duty 2
- Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
- Darkened Skye (I can't even get this to run on XP/Vista)
- Dune 2000 (This is one where I think I should get rid of the console version)
- Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind + Expansions
- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion + Expansions
- Fable
- Final Fantasy VII
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Grand Theft Auto III
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Gun
- Half-Life 2 (This is the CE version just FYI)
- Half-Life 2: Episode 1
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Jade Empire
- Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- Metal Gear Solid
- Oni
- Red Faction
- Star Wars Episode 1 Racer
- Star Wars Rogue Squadron
- Tomb Raider
- Tomb Raider II
What do you think?
A dilemma to be sure - some of those from I remember have some emotional ties to them.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, if you want to part with them...is my U too low?
I think you should hold on to them. Never hurts to have a dupe or backup copy on another system..
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand.. you could sell them for funds toward some of the plethora of new games that are coming out in the next couple of months..