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Also, they're pretty nice. PC gaming does have disadvantages.
by lucian1900 13y ago
Also, they're pretty nice. PC gaming does have disadvantages.
- aaronem 13y agoI haven't had a console since the original Playstation, so I don't know the answer to this question: How so? Is it just the low barrier to entry, or is there something about the actual experience of playing a console game which outdoes anything a PC can accomplish? (I really tend to doubt it's the latter, given the much greater flexibility of the PC as a platform -- I can use an Xbox 360 or PS3 controller to play a game on my computer, but as far as I know, I can't use a keyboard and mouse to play a game on either of those consoles.)
- lucian1900 13y agoI find the lower friction quite valuable: - I don't need to care much about updates, not at all about driver issues. There are only two DRM mechanism in use (disc and digital) and their behaviour is well defined. (I'd rather have none, but that is only an option for very few games sadly). - I can pick up my controller, sit on the couch, press a button and the console turns itself on in a few seconds. Then, using just the controller, I can use all of its functions. - I quite like split-screen multiplayer and PC games almost never provide it. It would require 2 PCs for most games and would be impractical on a couch. - The console was also much cheaper than a gaming PC and used games + PSN sales end up at similar cost to Steam games + Steam sales. I've played with a Steambox and it comes close, but without being able to play all PC games in history, much of its appeal is gone.