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just speaking my mind here
11 years ago
now, this is not a personal attack on anybody, it's just my honest opinion.
this is about gaming, and how I see it.
now, I see a lot of people who I talk to on the interwebs are more into playing on a PC, while I play on consoles. I generally do my best to avoid conflict on this subject but low and behold, it happens :P
it isn't me who does the attacking, it's the PC gamers that do it, by constantly trying to belittle and put the console gamers down. Now, yeah I get it that a PC can be more powerful and do more stuff, that's cool. Is it for everyone? not at all. and it isn't for me.
the way I see things, is that while a PC can do all these "amazing" things, you're constantly having to pay for the latest upgrade to keep a PC moving smoothly, you're much more prone to getting viruses n such, and in general you spend upwards to thousands of dollars on just your system alone. now, if ya got the money and wanna spend it that way, cool by me. I'm not gonna judge nor stop ya.
but if you ask me, why pay so much money for that, when you can get a console which can play all the games that come out for those and (most of) the other systems? They don't need to be paid to be upgraded, and what upgrades/updates that comes about are free. the games are the same across the board, and they're much more accessible and easier to use. plus, as of late, while a PC may help you with, say, making artwork or other such things that a console can't really do, you're still able to do stuff on the internet, you're able to do group/party calls, video calls, etc. store pictures, music, and many other things.
anyways, all in all, while yes it is a matter of personal choice, I just think it's much simpler and easier to have a console instead of spending so much money on a PC or any other gaming computer
this is about gaming, and how I see it.
now, I see a lot of people who I talk to on the interwebs are more into playing on a PC, while I play on consoles. I generally do my best to avoid conflict on this subject but low and behold, it happens :P
it isn't me who does the attacking, it's the PC gamers that do it, by constantly trying to belittle and put the console gamers down. Now, yeah I get it that a PC can be more powerful and do more stuff, that's cool. Is it for everyone? not at all. and it isn't for me.
the way I see things, is that while a PC can do all these "amazing" things, you're constantly having to pay for the latest upgrade to keep a PC moving smoothly, you're much more prone to getting viruses n such, and in general you spend upwards to thousands of dollars on just your system alone. now, if ya got the money and wanna spend it that way, cool by me. I'm not gonna judge nor stop ya.
but if you ask me, why pay so much money for that, when you can get a console which can play all the games that come out for those and (most of) the other systems? They don't need to be paid to be upgraded, and what upgrades/updates that comes about are free. the games are the same across the board, and they're much more accessible and easier to use. plus, as of late, while a PC may help you with, say, making artwork or other such things that a console can't really do, you're still able to do stuff on the internet, you're able to do group/party calls, video calls, etc. store pictures, music, and many other things.
anyways, all in all, while yes it is a matter of personal choice, I just think it's much simpler and easier to have a console instead of spending so much money on a PC or any other gaming computer
We discussed that already
That said, you do still have a very valid point, PC gaming just isn't for some people, I know this much myself, it's why I swear by Nintendo's hardware - well, that, and I'm just a sucker for Mario, Zelda, DK, etc. You're also right - the maintenance and perpetual upgrade path on PC is a daunting prospect to somebody who just wants to play games. Good thing that, as I said above - that's starting to change, and has been changing for a while as developers and publishers settle on a general range of specifications to target their games at. I also agree that PC elitism is a fucking horrible thing, but so is any form of platform fanboyism or elitism - different people like different things, and it's up to you to do your work and decide what's best for you.
Fuck, I could have just said that last thing and saved us all so much time.