12 Reasons Why Console Gaming is Better Then PC Gaming

[shio]

ZenfoldorVGI said:

For me to hook my PC to my HDTV, I would need a 25 foot optical cable, 25 foot HDMI, wireless mouse and keyboard, and 2 adapters that I'd have to research. I'd have to run it all under carpet. How much would that cost, and how much trouble would that be?

Yes, my desktop is a desktop. It's not portable. Hooking my PC to my TV is a hassle, and just because something has the capability to do something, doesn't make it the same. It's like saying "Nexflix 360 doesn't matter, because I can hook my PC through my PS3, through my TV(as if you couldn't just skip the PS3 alltogether)." It's a hassle, and a bother, and there are many problems that may and will crop up.

It's expensive, time consuming, and a big hassle to hook most people's PC's up to their televisions. How many people do you know who have those types of setups?

"Plug and play connectivity to TVs that conoles have, doesn't matter because I can hook my PC up to my television." Is a talking point.

 

I pity us all when shio storms in.

Why would you waste time on cables when you could just put the PC near your TV? Maybe YOU don't want to move your PC, but many people enjoys having a PC near the TV, and this is becoming more and more common. Hurray for HDTVs!!!

MikeB said:

@ Bodhesatva

Mouse and keyboard are not superior for gaming other than for most strategy games (I hope future PS3 strategy games will support keyboard and mouse).

I have been a FPS keyboard'/mouse gamer since Quake, but I must say a wireless controller on the couch in front of a HDTV provides me with a whole lot more pleasant experience. Mouse and keyboard is not superior, sure it's faster and if you need many buttons/keys you have them, but it's not more comfortable for all people. Console FPS games are optimised for gamepads, it's a matter of taste.

For most other kinds I would say most gamepads are general is vastly superior (analog sticks, triggers and buttons, all the functionality you need in a tiny handheld device).

Shooters, RPGs, Adventure games, Action-adventure games, Simulation games, Puzzle/BOard games, Strategy games, etc...

The vast majority of genres are better for PC. Keyboard + Mouse is the superior choice.

Zombl337 said:
TRUE DAT! 4-players one ONE CONSOLE/ONE TV playing online in the same room on a comfy couch with a small controller on a big TV just cant be rivaled on PC.

True that!! PC is so amazing that consoles aren't even considered a rival!