PC Gaming vs Console Gaming

[SvennoJ]

I prefer console gaming because it feels more relaxing. Since I started working with PCs my pc gaming has steadily declined and consoles took over. Last gen I still moved my PC over to the projector to play in 1080p, yet this gen there's no need anymore.

I also still like to go to a specialist game store. To browse through the old games, see what's coming up or find something I've never heard of. It's fun taking my kids there now, they love it.

Steam sales might be cheapest, yet they hardly ever coincide with when I want to play a certain game. I've got enough of a back log on Steam and kickstarted games on the way that I've stopped looking at the sales. In Canada new releases are the same prices and sometimes cheaper on consoles, and you get a physical copy. You have the grey market on PC ofcourse, buy a key for less. But that still doesn't beat the resale value of a physical copy and it just doesn't feel right.

I usually watch something before playing a game. The disk is already in, so all I have to do is turn on the controller, press x a few times before the credits roll, switch inputs on the remote and I'm in the game. It couldn't be easier.

Somehow it's also more relaxing when I don't have control over how a game looks. On console it just works as the developer intended and I can focus on the story and gameplay. On PC I go into the settings first, to adjust it to my preferences and find a balance being quality and performance, usually change it a few times while playing, and setup my controller of choice. I'll check message boards to see what else can be 'improved', how to fix or work arround little annoyances, where the savegames are located for backups or cheating... (FTL you made it way too easy) You can say those are all pros, yet nowadays I see it more and more as distractions from actually enjoying the game. The only thing I really miss is being able to disable motion blur and dof effects on console. Most pointless effects ever during gameplay imo.