Too many PC developers just assume that the player will create their own control setup, and don't bother to think through a control scheme. The end result is that on a lot of games, I wind up with a control scheme that is sub-optimal.

A good example of this is SOMA. The game was designed to work with keyboard and mouse, but I don't like using a keyboard to control movement. Regular 360 controller support doesn't exist. But if you use the steam controller you are forced to use the dreaded trackpad, or motion controls which is even worse, than using keyboard arrows.

Windows has far more updates than consoles. In my experience moving my desktop to my projector it usually wanted to finish installing updates first on shut down. Then an even more lengthy configuring updates when starting it back up at my projector. The whole process could take 10-15 minutes. Booting up takes far longer as well. Windows might appear fast, yet before it's all done with all the background crap another 5 minutes has passed.

So I switched to a gaming laptop, don't have to turn that off and restart. However that's even more awkward to put before the tv. Plus before I had a 1080p laptop the resizing between tv and laptop always screwed up my desktop layout.

I could of course buy a small form factor PC to fit nicely under the tv, except I call that a ps4, it does all I want.

PC gaming can be an absolute pain. Dealing with broken drivers, having to replace parts, and the possibility your hardware could be outdated very quickly. Console gaming is cheaper, and there is an almost certain guarantee you'll get at least 5 years from one generation of hardware.

Well to me is a matter of sony consoles play current gen sony exclusives... and is affordable.

Of course SOMA supports the 360 controller: https://steamcommunity.com/app/282140/discussions/0/517142892049943619

As almost any PC game of the last decade.

That's great! I'll have to give this game a second try. I couldn't get over the keyboard controls, the first time I tried it. 

I find PC gaming to be better overall thanks to mods, fantastic deals, and the ability to tweak with the resolution/frame rate. However, console gaming still has some advantages such as plug-and-play convenience, 1st party titles, and physical copies (I like my steelbook cases).

I don't really qualify as I'm also a PC enthusiast, but I do love consoles for these reasons:

-Price
-Optimization
-Simplicity
-Friends are primarily on consoles/unwilling to spend on a PC

I imagine most console gamers share some combination of the above.

Hahaha, this is pretty much how it is with kids, mine are exactly the same - last year I even implemented "no more MC mods" policy.

But they switched to Kerbal Space Program, so, more or less, it's the same story again.

Both have their advantages and disadvantages.

PC can have their teething issues when it comes to day 1 play, but the same can also occur on consoles.

Consoles have their plug and play, but I can easily plug my PC next to my tv, plug in a gamepad and sit up on the sofa.

The only driver updates I've ever needed to download, are for my GPU and even then I can have them automatically downloaded and installed via Nvidia Geforce experience, or manually at my own behest (which I prefer, as I like to tweak the install options each time).

Both have their own set of exclusives, both have different games that appeal to different groups of people out there. I find myself in the Nintendo/PC area over the past 5 years, before that I was PC and Xbox 360 and before that I was PS3/DS. Over time my tastes ended up changing and going back and forth, up to the point where I'm now at PC/N3DS (Soon to be Switch).

PC can be whatever you want it to be, whatever your own wallet allows for, not some mythical need to dump 3k into a system. Some choose to dump thousands more into their systems, but not everyone has to do that, nor is it a rule to do so either. I was having this conversation with a work colleague earlier today, in that, if you want to go PC, go with what you want, go with what your wallet allows for (People can also save up, it's not like that idea is dead). if you fancy a simple closed box, you can easily go down to your local store and pick up a console, or you could even go to a nearby hardware store and pick up a pre-built desktop or Laptop.