The whining about installations is unnecessary....

[Bodhesatva]

IllegalPaladin said:

Bodhesatva said:

I think the reason it bothers me, Onna, isn't that I don't know how to manage it. My PS3 now has a 250 GB Hard Drive, so I don't have to worry about space.

My problem is that consoles are supposed to be simpler than PCs. That was the whole reason consoles took off in the first place: they're simpler and more streamlined than a PC. All the fuss of installs and OS upgrades are removed. Now, with installs and upgrades and multiple system SKUs, that strength isn't as apparent. If we're going to have to deal with upgrades and installs, why not just get a PC in the first place?

 

 

Consoles are simpler than PC's, you have to manage your file structor and don't forget about manually installing things such as drivers on the PC.

Right, right, I understand the PS3 isn't quite as complex as a modern PC: that's not the point I'm making. Instead, I'm saying that installs and OS upgrades are moving the PS3 away from the core strength of consoles; a less fussy, less complicated machine to play games on. 

We aren't at PC level complexity yet, but we're clearly heading down that road, and at some point, we're going to have to ask: "wait, why are we playing on consoles instead of a  PC again?"