PC Gaming Week: 6 genres that are always better on PC

PC Gaming Week: 6 genres that are always better on PC

By Henrietta Rowlatt

PC Gaming Week: 6 genres that are always better on PC

Introduction

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The videogame wars have been a constant presence down the years, ever since the days when gamers argued the relative merits of the Commodore 64 versus ZX Spectrum, right up until today’s Xbox One versus PS4 bun-fights. But there have also always been overarching arguments about whether home computers or consoles provide a better overall gaming experience.

The truth is that both PCs and consoles have their respective advantages, but when it comes to certain genres, the PC clearly offers more for various reasons – such as greater graphical power, better control schemes, modifications to inject more life into games, and so forth.

So which genres are best experienced on the PC? Click through our gallery to find out.

1. Simulators

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In 1989, SimCity was the simulation game to rule them all. Governance over an entire city was revolutionary at the time, but it wouldn’t have worked on, say, the Nintendo Entertainment System. In fact, console ports of these kinds of games have proved worthless time and time again.

And, while they’ve begun to stagnate over the years due to their improved viability in the mobile market, simulation developers have — for whatever reason — decided to keep …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming

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