> PC as in Windows, or Linux/Mac? Big titles like Quake and Unreal were available on PC (meaning x86-32 plus Windows or x86-64 plus Windows in my post though th

> PC as in Windows, or Linux/Mac? Big titles like Quake and Unreal were available on PC (meaning x86-32 plus Windows or x86-64 plus Windows in my post though things like Wine have been amazing for me). Counter-Strike was way more relevant at that point, but that doesn't change the basic fact that pretty much all the major publishers gave little to no attention to the PC sector during that time. Case in point: While Halo 1 and 2 still had Windows ports, the following Halo games didn't get them, same situation with Gears of War, first game got a Windows port, none after that until recently. > Whether they were boring or not is a matter of opinion (I wouldn't say missing out on say Resident Evil is any issue). That's a matter of personal taste and preferences. Personally, I really enjoyed RE1+2 on my Playstation back then (Just like Metal Gear Solid) which was also my last console before gaming exclusively on PC, skipping the whole sixth console generation, which already led to a bit of a backlog due to many interesting GameCube/PS2 titles. Wasn't until late in the seventh generation (Xbox360/PS3) that I got back into console gaming, mainly due to the lack of certain genres on PC (Third Person games/backlog of exclusives) and the consoles/games gotten more affordable at that point. If it wasn't for my interest in MMORPG/RTS/western RPG games I'm not sure I could have held out that long back then, as I also enjoy the occasional JRPG/Arcade Racing Game/Third Person Shooter, which had been rare to non-existent on PC back then. > Personally, I don't like consoles because I got nothing with this whole Trusted Computing thing. Instead I got a Steam Link for 5 EUR during Black Friday. There's something to be said for getting tons of games very cheaply from a still functioning second-hand market. Getting a cheap used PS2+tons of games or a Wii+tons of GameCube games offered a lot of game for very little money. Steam had a phase where this worked somewhat well too, but it feels like over these past few years good deals have mostly been replaced by tons of shovelware 99 cent games for card collections or having to wait for Summer/Winter sale events.