| HappySqurriel said: Having been a PC and Console gamer since the 1980s I can honestly say that anyone who claims the PC is superior is just delusional. PC gaming is too expensive and there is a lot of time wasted installing and uninstalling games and patching and maintaining the system that takes away from game-play time. The cost one is dependant on strategy because people will either regularly spend as much as a console to upgrade their system to play games, or periodically spend far more on a new system, and either way the privilege of playing games on the PC typically costs an order of magnitude more than console hardware. The time one is much more frustrating at this point in my life, because you finally get the game you desire to play and have a couple hours free to play it and you spend that time switching discs to install a game to your hard-drive.
This isn’t to say that PC gaming is bad, but for every advantage PC gaming has there is an equal or greater disadvantage; and the disadvantage prevents it from being as popular or enjoyable (to most people) as console gaming. |
Thing is, the disadvantages you mention have all been addressed.
The video for one mentioned how you can make massive savings on games which can then go on hardware, and if you're willing to invest in a little time, you can often build/upgrade PCs for relatively cheap.
The time issue has already been addressed by digital downloading. For instance, Starcraft 2 has been available for download even though it's not out yet. You can't play it until it's released, but it's downloaded, installed and waiting for you to play on release. I did the same with Dragon Age: Origins on release with Steam and just loaded it up and played. The character creater was also released before the game so I even had my character ready to go.
Installs, patches and game maintenance are all now handled automatically via programmes such as Steam. As for PC maintenance, you should be doing regular defrags, anti-virus checks, driver updates etc. anyway, so it shouldn't really be an issue as you have to anyway. Plus the consoles now seem to have there own firmware and updates anyway.
Your view of PC gaming seems a little dated to be honest, the issues you've raised were a problem 10 yrs ago, but not so much anymore. I haven't even mentioned the advantages of PC gaming and/or Steam as a platform such as mods & open platform, dedicated servers, Ms&Kb for RTS and FPS, download full games and have them (and saves) tied to your account to download and play anywhere, cheap games, better graphics, larger indie scene etc.
