12 Reasons Why Console Gaming is Better Then PC Gaming

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Bodhesatva said:
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All of this is just opinion. I don't like most of those games you're likely referring to, so that immediately invalidates this entire argument. It is entirely possible, for example, for someone to greatly prefer the DS lineup this Christmas to the PS3/360 one, and based on the sales numbers, it's clear that most -- not just some, but most -- agree with that notion.

What is not opinion, however, is technical horsepower. That is materially quantifiable and unquestionable. DS is on the low end. Wii above that. 360 and PS3 above that. PC above that. Those are facts. If you want to bring opinion in to it, then the entire "PC vs. 360/PS3" argument can be summed up with "I prefer the games on the 360 to the games on PC," and you would have absolutely no need for a 12 point comparison.

 

Ah, but those arguments imply that graphics are the only significant factor that is being viewed here. Actually, you imply that anything which isn't quantifiable, is an opinion, and that just isn't the case here. Simply because something is quantifiable doesn't mean it is important, and just because something isn't quantifiable doesn't mean it's an opinion.

Assuming technical horsepower, for instance, is at the heart of this debate, is a mistake. First, the PC has the potential to have more technical horsepower. Yes. However, it also has the potential to have less technical horsepower.

When we're comparing the same games between platforms, it's important to look at all the options when choosing to purchase a platform. For instance, if I wanted to play assassin's creed, but had no platform to play it on. The PC obviously has the highest technical potential, but it might not the be right choice. The PC would cost more, be harder to install and get to run, basically most of the things in the "top 12 reasons" list are things that I would consider.

Things that are quantifiable are important, but so are absolutes. It's not what a person "prefers." It's about the pros and cons of PC and console gaming.

Yes, the pros and cons of PC and console gaming. They generally aren't opinion, more like common knowledge, and common sense. I mean, it's common sense that building a gaming PC is either more complex, or more expensive than console gaming. It's common knowledge that PC gaming has very little local mulitplayer. They might not be quantifiable, but they certainly exist and will always be worth listing, to help those who don't know about them, make their own decision.