I grabbed the PC version of this over the weekend during the steam sales (as my PS3 game had just corrupted and I needed to start again anyway).

Wow...what a difference. The PC versions graphics are far superior, everything runs snappier and the best thing is - THE LOAD TIMES!
On my ps3 it takes anywhere from 30 seconds to a minute to load whenever I walk through a door (NOVAC IS A NIGHTMARE), on my PC its around 3-4 seconds tops - and if I've just been in an area its instantaneous.

Why is FONV like this? In Fallout 3 if you had just been in an area it was still stored in memory and was an instant load away (think Rivet City) - why in FONV does it reload the entire room each time on the ps3? All I can say is I should have gone PC in the first place - the game is far more enjoyable without having to pause everytime I go through a door. I actually avoided doors on the ps3 version (e.g. the NCR farms) as I couldn't be bothered waiting for a 30 second load in and a 30 second load out for crappy loot. On the PC it doesn't even matter!

Not to mention that I can now use mods to make the game even better, along with console commands to fix any glitches. Seriously if you have a decent PC, don't get this for PS3!

Lammi

Why would this even be an issue?

Obviously the PC will run the game better due to you being able to upgrade your PC to be far better than the standard hardware that are put in consoles.

Not to mention on PC you have access to mods. There should be no question, if you have a decent PC then it's easily the best choice for running NV.

It's definitely an issue with the load times on the PS3. Had I known about them before buying the game, I would have gone PC first. Hopefully someone out there reads this, and saves themselves the trouble!

Yeah, I worded that badly. I meant why would deciding even be an issue. Maybe I'm just being a bit biased, but it's PC every time for me, especially for Bethesda (and Obsidian) games.

Hehe I made the silly rationalization that I'd prefer it on PS3, so I could kick back on my couch and play it on the big screen rather than on the PC. Plugging the PC into the big screen is the best bet! haha!

I rationalized that I'd find the style of game unplayable using a keyboard and mouse and required a game console controller.

Me too, however im actually loving using the mouse for combat outside of vats. Scrolling left and right in barter windows is about the only thing harder on the pc.

what is the required Game rating my laptop is 4.6 i wanted to get it but didnt want to spend till i new it would work. does an xbox controller work on pc for this game

It depends on your laptops specs really as opposed to rating - if you post em we could have a guess at how it would perform or you can go to http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/ (Can You Run It?) and it will scan your PC for you

Yes I believe you can use a controller for it on PC

Processor: intel core i3 cpu m350@2.27ghz
Memory:4gb 3.67 usable
total graphics memory 1751
Dedicated Graphics memory 128mb
this is on a windows 7 if you need more info just reply
btw nice name lol

...shouldn't matter what platform you get this on. The game is busted on all platforms, period, ... it should run just fine without any alterations if it was a completed product.

do you need a pro computer? I was going to get it for PC, but the specs for F3 didn't even match my PC, so I figured there wasn't any hope. anyone know roughly how much it would cost to upgrade my PC to playing conditions?

AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor 5000+
2048 mb system memory(2GB)
400gb HD
NVIDIA GEFORCE 6150 SE
windows vista home premium

im pretty sure the graphics card is crap, so that's probably something I'll need to upgrade. is there one that isn't ridiculously expensive but still good? thanks to whoever replies