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richardhutnik said:

Several things here:
* I find it interesting how you get PC gamers on here arguing how Steam is the cure-all and a major reason why PC gaming rocks, when I remember years ago, you had PC gamers railing against it and saying how Steam is evil incarnate.  Yes, I go back to heavy PC gaming, and read usenet and forums there on PC gaming.

Times change and so has Steam. There were many problems with Steam when it was initially released. Valve listened to there customers and Steam has improved drastically. Just because people say it's terrible doesn't mean it stays that way.

* Here is a question regarding PC gaming vs console gaming: Which is easier to just jump into and play?  Want to know why console gaming is seen as a superior experience for some?  That is why.

Maybe, but then that doesn't mean it's a superior experience and this ease of use has largely been reduced as PC gaming becomes easier and easier to understand and get into whilst console gaming (not including Wii) is gradually becomming more complex. I end up defending PC gaming a lot on here for the simle fact that many are ignorant of how easy PC gaming has become and the plus points of PC gaming.

* Why is it, when I see a list of the most awesome PC games on the planet, by people on forums like this, they fall into a very narrow range?  I don't see the diversity as with consoles.  I see people hype FPS, and maybe some RPG stuff (Western) and maybe an MMO or RTS or maybe another title there.  As I see it, the diversity in the AAA category is smaller on PCs than consoles.

Most AAA games on consoles are also available on PC with superior graphics. If your talking about games with a AAA budget, then most are multiplatform anyway, but there are a whole range of  exclusive games from lesser known devs that give PC gamers a large variety of games types. The reason you see FPS,, TPS, RPG, MMO, Simulation and Strategy (Not just RTS, Turn-based, mixed, management, god-games as well) the most is simply because those genres are well-suited to PC. Check the PC board for more info on the full list of PC games.