12 Reasons Why Console Gaming is Better Then PC Gaming

[ZenfoldorVGI]

Zenfoldor attempts to give his opinions about PC gaming fans and the PC platform in general:

 

Ok, here is the deal. PC gamers are the worse in the pool for elitism. Generally(and I'm generalizing here) they refuse to give in any aspect. They act as though the PC is always absolutely better than a console, and that's just not the case.

For instance, Pyro as Bill wrote:

Simplicity- PCs can be tricky at times but BSODs are much easier to fix than RRODs.

It's not as much fanboyism as it is blind elitism. These people spend so much money and time on their rigs that it's pretty much their life. They are PASSIONATE about PC gaming above all else.

The problem is, most of their talking points are vastly unrealistic, and they are out of touch with the common man.

This picture:

....pretty much sums of up. That's from a yhatzee zero punctuation review, where the man pegs the mindset of the passionate PC gamer. It's a direct insult to shio. A parody of a childish mindset. However, what is so amazing is just how many PC gamers have this mindset. It's rediculious.

Me, myself, I, you guys know that I'm a great debater, and even if I have no point, I can usually get at least a foothold in an arugment.

I can't argue with these people. i can't debate with them. They're as wrong as all hell, and I can't even get them to concede on ANYTHING. I can't even get them to admit that building a gaming PC is simpler than turning on an Xbox 360.

Again, I'm generalizing. I, myself, am a PC gamer, but I'm the exception to the rule here.

Elitism is ugly. What kind of rediculious mindset must you have to not admit that a single point in the OP is even remotely close to correct.

Console's have the advantage over PC's. Period. This isn't an opinion. Things exist that give the console an edge in some areas of gaming. One being plug and play. They're easier to use, easier to hook up, and usually easier to play. Not everyone wants the mouse and keyboard setup.

Not everyone can have their PC hooked up to their HDTV. Not everyone wants to build and/or pay 1000 dollars plus for a high end gaming PC to be able to play Assassin's Creed, and not everyone wants to deal with the hassle inherant with PC gaming, all the time. Sometimes my brother and I like to enjoy gaming together. Sometimes I want to play a Nintendo game, or a JRPG, or something along those lines. I can't play Tekken, StreetFighter, or Personal 3/4 on a PC. That is a big disadvantage. A big one. Period. No debate. No opinion. Those things are disadvantages.

As much as I like PC gaming, and I do like PC gaming, I would play far fewer games if I only had a PC. Frankly, imo, without Blizzard, the PC quickly becomes a great but expensive console with a mediocre HD=Library.

Ever wonder why PC owners choose the Wii? It's because they don't see it as a threat to their rigs. It's actually more of an insult to the Wii, than anything, if you think about it.

 

Right now, I'm playing Sam and Max ep 1, PoP: Sands of Time, and the original Half-Life. I've been to the mountain top. The grass looks greener, but it ain't. There is nothing more disheartening than building a 2000 dollar computer a week before a new superior type of motherboard launches, or seeing Wal-Mart selling a better computer than you build 2 years ago, for 300 bucks. There are problems with this platform, like with any platform, and denying them might full everyone else.