Some people say that consoles are less of a hassle to own than PC's, I say it is the other way around. I would not want to deal with Microsoft or Sony support, I have heard stories that they are not easy to deal with. On the other hand, if my optical drive breaks in my PC, I remove it and replace it with another. My computer is still working, and if the older optical drive is still under warranty, I can send it in. I also have a tendency to buy hardware from companies I know have good customer support, like ASUS.
Any maintenance I do on my PC I have to do anyway because I use the computer for far more than gaming. When you factor in all the things you can do with a PC vs what you can do with a console, PC is better bang for your buck, even when Sony and Microsoft sell their consoles at a loss. Also, the games are cheaper. Also, it has better backwards compatibility.
Another thing. If a developer releases a game I like on a console, but the frames per second is not to my liking, I am stuck. There is nothing I can do. If I buy a PC game that doesn't perform as well as I would like, I put it on the shelf for a couple of years. When I buy a computer upgrade, the game runs better.
