Why PC Gaming is Surging

[Alby_da_Wolf]

PullusPardus said:

to me its the fact that consoles are becoming less and less consoles and more and more crappy PCs , to me a console's main feature is that you buy a game and it works out of the box instantly , now it just doesn't work, you have to install and then update it, and then put on some code for online, and after playing it , it almost always have poor framerates and looks very crappy and unoptimized (unless it is exclusive) , for PC you just download it on Steam real cheap and after it finishes you will play it, the update processes aren't as much annoying as they are on Consoles, and the games run a lot better, the way they are meant to run.

this is really ironic because in the past PC games were a pain to run and had all the flaws of needing patches and drivers and whatnot and Console games were only Disk based games that work right out of the box, consoles need less "Me too!" PC games and more console friendly games

There is hope for PS4/Xbox One/ Wii U that their services can catch up with Steam's ease of use but I highly doubt it,

Steam has free online, cheaper games, easier to use (ironically) , easier to buy, no region locking, no need to update backlog all the time (like PSOne classics and what not) , no adverts, easy to use voice/text chat functionality , all in all its a better service than all console ones

This is also why I prefer Handhelds over consoles recently, handhelds haven't reached the stigma of "Always online/PC-Like experience" thing that consoles have now reached and I can just play the games that are made for handhelds from the get go.

This! PC is the new console! (although with old games it can still be a pain in the arse, if you can't find a DRM-free version, like those by GOG).