12 Reasons Why Console Gaming is Better Then PC Gaming

[Bodhesatva]

Legend11 said:

Bodhesatva said:

 Of course, some of this is tonge in cheek, but you see my point, yes? It's not as if the PS3 or 360 is optimal for anything. They aren't the most comfortable, they aren't the most high tech, they don't have the most precise controls or the  most comfortable, they aren't the cheapest, nor are they the most expensive.

Actually a PS3 or 360 is optimal if you want both power and ease of use.  Compare the experience of someone that knows very little about drivers, computer hardware, patches, etc going out and buying a gaming PC to hook up to a HDTV compared to someone doing the same thing with a PS3 or 360.  It would be like someone wanting a decently fast car but not having to worry about how the engine works, etc, compared to someone that buys a fast car and has to tinker with the engine from time to time.

I have relatives that have a console and also have a PC that they sometimes use for games.  They call me from time to time with problems with certain games they've purchased but they have yet to call me because they couldn't figure out how to get a game working on their console.  Anecdotal I know but I've also been on some forums dedicated to certain PC games and see a lot of problems with drivers, videocards, etc.

How about people that don't want to bother with OS updates, HD upgrades, or game installs? Who don't want to have to worry whether a game is compatible with your version of the system -- for example, Castle Crashers is incompatible with the "Core" version of the 360, because it lacks a hard drive. You need to upgrade your system to be able to play Castle Crashers, just as a PC gamer might need to upgrade their RAM to play Crysis. Did you know that Best Buy now offers to set up and configure your Xbox 360 for 25 dollars (this includes making sure it has the most recent firmware, of course the new Xbox Experience, and optimizing the resolution for your HD TV)?

Of course, none of those are concerns if you have a DS. The PS3/360 are less complicated than the PC, but the DS is even less complicated than the PS3/360. No HD upgrades, no OS updates, no firmware concerns, nothing.

Therefore, if you don't want a PC, you can sacrifice some technical horsepower and get something less complicated like a PS3 or 360. If those are still too messy for you, you can sacrifice more horsepower and get a DS. If even that's still too complicated, you can get one of those LCD games from the 80s that only play one game and are thrown away when they run out of batteries.

If the 360 is your preferred level of complication/horsepower, that's totally cool, Legend. I mean that! Just recognize that that it's not the absolute apex.