Glad to see some of you guys finally starting to see the light. In all my time here at GT Planet, I always wondered what it would take for you guys to realize just how much better the PC is for racing games: I mean seriously...the benefits are simply endless. Among them.....
1)Better graphics and smoother framerate(duh!)
2)Being able to use multiple USB controllers at once.
3)Being able to use ANY steering wheel or pedals that are USB HID compliant and not having your PC complain that it doesn't recognize the device.
4)Steam: Giving the player the luxury of having all their games neatly categorized into one place and letting you access them any time with just a simple click of a mouse. Yes, that even means non-Steam games, like those from MAME, and other emulators. It's a wonderful thing when I can go from playing Pole Position to Need for Speed Shift to rFactor to Ridge Racer 4 in a matter of seconds with just a few easy clicks. Convenience is the name of the game
5)Third party utilities created by the Windows community that allow you to tweak things with your hardware...ie button remapping, axis calibrating, etc. Can't tell you how beneficial these apps have been for my setup. Being able to do things like adjust the sensitivity and range in your steering wheel in ANY game ON THE FLY with a Windows app like UJR is a blessing indeed. Being able to map keyboard key to any button on my wheel or even on my shifter is fantastic.
6)Emulation...giving us the ability to play soooo many classic racing games from the golden days of the 80's, 90's and early 00's. Daytona USA, OutRun, Virtua Racing, Super GT, Sega Rally Championship, Ridge Racer 1-5, Crazy Taxi, Pole Position, and of Gran Tursimo 1-4, all on one machine! This is the main reason I came over to PC. I love old arcade racing games and the PC provides me with hours on enjoyment and lets me relive the good old days!
7)Custom soundtracks: Yes I know you can have custom soundtracks on your Xbox 360 but the functionality is very limited, and CS is simply not possible on the PS3. On PC however, I can launch any of my software music players and have my favorite tunes playing while enjoying my racing games. The advantage on here is the amount of customizability a software player gives you such as Foobar2000. With F2K I can setup up hotkeys and assign them to any button on my
steering wheel to do things like repeat a track, fast forward, increase volume of the music, skip to another playlist, etc. And everything works perfectly with no glitches! I never race without listening to music so this is a Godsend for someone like me.
Honestly...the decision to come over to the PC should be a no-brainer for you guys. The advantages are just too many.
