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Quote from WilliamG : Well then you may want to go back to the drawing board. Absolutely there are some exceptions to this: FPSs, RTSs, and other "strategy" games out there work better with a mouse and keyboard. The majority of games, though, work 1,000 times better with a controller. Let's look at some of the more popular games of the last year: Assassin's Creed III Batman Arkham City Sleeping Dogs Deadlight Mark of the Ninja The Walking Dead (an absolute nightmare with the keyboard and stabbing keys isn't fun) Any racing game And of course, - Dark Souls! For anyone to argue that gaming is better with a keyboard and mouse as a RULE is simply talking nonsense.

Firstly, I found that xdbx's post is really informative. I was about to grab DS because I been wanting to try it for a long time but it seems that I probably should just wait for a cheap console copy because of the porting issues. Furthermore, I hate that a poster like you would be so offensive just because you think your opinions are better.

Secondly, majority of games? RTS, MMORPG, MOBA, and FPS genres are quite a big portion of the entire game genre. While any console controller can always be replaced by a keyboard and mouse, games like Starcraft or League of Legend or various MMORPG CAN'T be played with a console controller. Why? Noticed that they are all multiplayer game genre? Noticed that they all have a pretty big e-sports scene? The controller have too little action per minute to enable any proficiency for anything competitive. The controller is good for single player games where low APM, versatility, and accuracy can be accommodated with exception of FTG. These games are like usually Hack and Slash or the usual RPG. In addition, other creative games such as Magicka would not have been possible with a controller system. While it is subjective to say which type of input system is better, it is a fact that a keyboard can do anything that a controller can. To me, that makes keyboard and mouse much better. Gaming for me is not entirely sitting alone and playing with yourself in these single player games, I enjoy playing with other people. Sure you can argue that your controller is better for many pages because the "majority" of games works better with it and I might agree. You might also think it is just simply feel better to have that motion sensor and analog stick but do realize that such an argument won't go anywhere.

Why are there a lot of games that work well with a controller? Well it is because games are often designed to have console in mind before the PC aspect. Why? DRM and piracy, popularity of console gaming, cost of a PC gaming system, etc. Developers can avoid PC ports but they usually never want to avoid a console port if they can. I don't intend this to lead to a console vs PC gaming discussion but consoles are more casual and popular.

Of course people would feel angry if you just assert your opinion that the keyboard and mouse being useless/inferior as fact. There a variety of creative games that would not be possible without the keyboard and mouse and people respect these designs. It is narrow minded and dogmatic to continually insist that one type of input system is better than the other when they all have pros and cons.

Quote from Anticrawl : Lolwat? Anyone who is serious about PC gaming uses a gamepad? That's news to me - a PC game developer.

To be honest, he is probably a troll. PC Gaming doesn't include a gamepad. If you need a gamepad why not just go for the console version? While you might find his argument making no sense, if you look at it rationally enough then you can see the sly face of a troll who is here to stir up a console vs pc gaming argument. After realizing that, then it all makes sense.