Console compared to PC?

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So I am a console player(PS4) and I am curios what improvements PC has over console?

Do not roast me please…

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resists

  • Framerates if your pc is decent
  • better movement
  • ptr
  • I am there
  • blizz prioritizes pc always
  • more communication options
  • more control options
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A mouse is more precise, you can turn and acquire targets faster. You have more control over your movement inputs and evade fire more reliably.

If your PC is good then the game will have more frames to insert your inputs, reducing delay and making the game feel more responsive.

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Blizz does not Prioritize PC, the servers for consoles are run by Microsoft and Sony respectively. Blizz has no control over them, other than to deliver a release.

OP the answer to your question is unlocked frames, and superior input device. And graphics quality but I run on low by choice.

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Controls is the main difference imo.

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Trust me they are a PC first company

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240fps
mouse
no online subscription required

i dont even know why consoles still a thing tbh

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Low cost of entry, less complicated.

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The biggest difference of all: Console is full of kids.

Kids who don’t understand the most basic of tactical elements of the game, like ult economy, team composition…grouping up for a push.

Kids who group into 3-stacks and all pick dps.

Kids who group into stacks and spend all game memeing or fooling around in comp, instead of trying to win.

Kids who suddenly DC from comp games because their mom has called them to dinner.

I effing hate playing on console, really wish I could play on PC instead.

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Also:

  • More communication options means more options to spread toxicity. Voice chat will be the best option anyway, you know.
  • Hardware discrimination. On console you have to face M+K users (can be compared to cheaters), but aside from that at least everyone have the same tools. Do not move to PC if you haven’t a really good one.
  • You have to pay the game again to smurf. You know, smurfs aren’t ALWAYS a problem. I’m a support main but I also love some DPS heroes, with a smurf I can play DPS at my proper DPS rank (a lot inferior to my main rank) without being a problem to other players (because if I would simply pick DPS at my rank I will suck and cut my team’s chances to win). You know, there’s no other way to improve at a role which isn’t your main, because “it’s just QP!!11!!1”.
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It sounds like you are describing games I am in too, and I am on PC.

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PC users have most features like messages and communication wheel more accessible. Pharmercy isn’t so deadly like it is for us, same goes for Torb and Symm that have a “unfair” advantage compared to pc,

But we have 5% of the toxicity they have. I love this part better.
Playing without being insulted every 2 games is a valuable experience.

For the smurfs issue, I like them actually. It’s challenging when you find someone better or worse than the rank they should be, I make my game objective to make that person experience so bad with counters. Never made a smurf tho.

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oh no. maybe I just hate playing Overwatch period!

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We all do. But we play anyway. I feel ya.

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You’re over exaggerating so much here…

That’s not what happens in consoles, at all. That sounds just hate for kids to have the opportunity to play too. There are a few annoying ones? Yes.
But to be honest, I prefer a 11 yo having fun innocently then a 25 yo crying like a baby. Usually what ruins this game is the second option, not the first one.

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You can play another game while you wait 22 minutes for queue to pop.

Also you can actually see what’s happening during POTGs because the models actually load

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I’m really not. Maybe because I’m on PS4 we have different experiences? I can’t speak for Xbox.

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And for the price of that convenience, a sub fee to play online xD I’m still amazed the console market hasn’t provided a bare-bones online capacity without all the questionable features they charge you for just for being tacked on.

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Sony used to be free to play online for most games. Not sure why this one is different, maybe server costs?
I do have a ps4 and had an xbone ( that I gave to my nephew). I had both subscriptions and I also had periods where I had neither subscription. Sony was definitely the better of the 2 regarding charging for online play.

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Its hard for me to accept server costs just because its never been an issue for the PC variations of games. I think it literally only exists because they made the package deal, the only deal, and for that reason it can’t be free.