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Zkuq on 08 October 2024
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Chrkeller said:
Zkuq said:

Now I don't play a lot of recent games, but I don't recall any extra maintenance I didn't opt in to (assuming I could automate graphics driver updates). And when there's updates, they generally bother me very little, unlike on consoles, where it's always in the face when I want to do something. For me personally, my recollection is that console maintenance (PS4 is still my most recent console, mind you) is more bothersome than PC maintenance. For all intents and purposes, if I wanted to game on PC and not do much else, PC would be almost zero maintenance for me and almost certainly better than on consoles. Maybe if I played recent games more, my experience would be different, but as someone getting most games maybe a few years late, PC gaming and PC in general is very easy and convenient.

Of course consoles have other convenience features as well that might make them more appealing than PC to some, but maintenance absolutely doesn't need to be a con for PC.

I've already outlined 3 real life examples of extra maintenance I've had to do with PC gaming, all within 12 months of moving to PC.  None of which I've had to do with consoles over 30 years.

For the BIOS flash, to prevent damage to my CPU, I has issues with my computer turning on for a few weeks.  The computer was on but no display.  I had to reset the BIOS back to factory default settings and retried the newest BIOS update.  

All this is documented, including Palworld drivers + Hogwarts crashing, in the PC thread....  because I needed help.  Never once had to seek help on getting a console game to run, despite owning over a dozen consoles spread across 30 years.  

PCs require more work and more knowledge than consoles.  That is just a fact.  I still find PC superior via better fidelity, performance, free online and cheaper games.

But the reality is PC isn't as simple as console, and many people here aren't acknowledging their baseline understanding of computers.  Well over half of the people I know don't even know what ram is... and you think they are going to roll back drivers, optimize settings, troubleshoot crashing and flash bios?  Nah.  

Just because computers are easy for some of us, doesn't mean it is easy for everyone.

I'm not arguing against your experience, I'm just saying it's not a universal experience with PC. "But claiming there isn't additional maintenance on PC is flatly wrong." is a fairly strong statement, which is probably true on average but not necessarily for every person.