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Or better yet just buy a game console and don’t worry about any headaches :)

wintermutestwin 5y ago
I use mods on all of the games I am interested in. Also, using controllers vs. KB+M is a horrible experience for me.
badsectoracula 5y ago
The problem with consoles is that your games library is basically hostage to the platform and the excessive DRM they have. With PC games you can play the games on any PC, current or future and especially if you stick with DRM-free games you can play the games years or even decades after they were out. If you only care about playing a game now and then without caring what might happen in 4-5 years consoles might be ok, but i think that everyone eventually will find a game they'd like to be able to re/play 10+ years later on their current hardware and consoles make that hard.
autoexec 5y ago
I recently picked up a PS3 and it seems like in almost every game I play, even though by now most of those games are as patched as they're ever going to be, I keep finding bugs that could have been worked around if I'd been playing the PC version. If simple console commands (which so far have never been accessible on the PS3) couldn't solve the problem, often there's a mod someone wrote that would have. I guess the PS4 has a limited ability to use mods at least, so maybe that's improved the situation a little, but it's made me consider ditching playing anything on a console if PC is an option. I'd have to say the console experience (circa 2013) is not at all without headaches.
numlock86 5y ago
Don't consoles have these ridiculous "subscriptions" that you need to "unlock" networking/multiplayer?
haunter 5y ago
Paid multiplayer is the biggest scam ever
Octabrain 5y ago
This. Many moons ago I used to play on PC and had an extra SSD with Windows exclusively for that purpose. 4-5 years ago I decided to buy a XBOX and man, I've been so happy since then: Turn on and play, no having to mess with graphics configuration, no installations, no graphic card updates etc. I have to mention that I am casual gamer. Perhaps for a person who is really into gaming a PC provides more flexibility but that's not for me. PC for working and console for gaming.

I use mods on all of the games I am interested in. Also, using controllers vs. KB+M is a horrible experience for me.

The problem with consoles is that your games library is basically hostage to the platform and the excessive DRM they have. With PC games you can play the games on any PC, current or future and especially if you stick with DRM-free games you can play the games years or even decades after they were out. If you only care about playing a game now and then without caring what might happen in 4-5 years consoles might be ok, but i think that everyone eventually will find a game they'd like to be able to re/play 10+ years later on their current hardware and consoles make that hard.

autoexec 5y ago

I recently picked up a PS3 and it seems like in almost every game I play, even though by now most of those games are as patched as they're ever going to be, I keep finding bugs that could have been worked around if I'd been playing the PC version. If simple console commands (which so far have never been accessible on the PS3) couldn't solve the problem, often there's a mod someone wrote that would have. I guess the PS4 has a limited ability to use mods at least, so maybe that's improved the situation a little, but it's made me consider ditching playing anything on a console if PC is an option. I'd have to say the console experience (circa 2013) is not at all without headaches.

numlock86 5y ago

Don't consoles have these ridiculous "subscriptions" that you need to "unlock" networking/multiplayer?

haunter 5y ago

Paid multiplayer is the biggest scam ever

Octabrain 5y ago

This. Many moons ago I used to play on PC and had an extra SSD with Windows exclusively for that purpose. 4-5 years ago I decided to buy a XBOX and man, I've been so happy since then: Turn on and play, no having to mess with graphics configuration, no installations, no graphic card updates etc. I have to mention that I am casual gamer. Perhaps for a person who is really into gaming a PC provides more flexibility but that's not for me. PC for working and console for gaming.