THE END OF THE CONSOLE GAMER
I don't hate consoles. I really don't. They can be a good casual gaming platform and have proved themselves in the past. However i believe that if more information about computer gaming i.e. people don't know that you can use a controller for a computer. Also people dont quite understand the affordability of a computer. A common misconception is that you have to spend over $1000(US) to get a computer that can play something like Skyrim or Crisis. This is absolutely FALSE. I have owned consoles in the past because i was ignorant to the truth of computer gaming.
Lets break it down.
Consoles were essentially the first mainstream form of in home gaming. (Acknowledged) I believe this is why they still exist today. They remained that way for some years because the were more affordable than a home computer with the power to play a "game". In the same vein computers were mainly used for just that; computing. In other words there really was nothing to game on a computer. Then along came the mid 90s when we started seeing some more mainstream games on home PCs. It was young and not well developed at that point. The console still had the market cornered with the PC trying to catch up.
Well what about today?
In the early 2000s we saw some more improvement in computer gaming. The console still had that little edge with major developers. Moving on into the latter half of last decade. Things were starting to get dirty as the playing field was more leveled, however; gaming computer was still a little more expensive. At the end of the decade you then see consoles trying to do things that were more attune to a computer. For example consoles entered the world of the internet with online multiplayer and hard disk storage for not only gamesaves but music, movies, and pictures. All the while computers are getting cheaper and cheaper but powerful consoles are getting more and more expensive. In today's world you have consoles with internet browsers, software (apps), and full QWERTY keyboards. A console nowadays can cost as much or more than a computer that can do more. The console (I believe in its dying breath) has tried to out innovate the computer with motion sensing technology. Whereas computers are experimenting with Mind reading technology and the long sought after virtual reality. This is not to mention the fact that you can mod a computer game to your whim. On a console your stuck with whatever you got in the box.
In conclusion
Computer
Pros
- Is now becoming cheaper
- Infinite upgrade-ability
- Infinite customization
- has been and always will be the ruler of the internet
- can emulate consoles
- last but most certainly not least INDIE GAMES!
Cons
- Generally not as portable
- Can still be more expensive for high end stuff
Console
Pros
- more portable
- more user friendly
- still has good and exclusive titles
Cons
- costs as much as a computer that does more
- no upgrade-ability (have to buy the next best thing for an upgrade)
- limited customization
- is doing more to be a computer. so why not get a computer?
I get what you say and I have your exact same opinion, just it´s even more complicated to have a good set up PC than just plug and play with a console, so that "more user friendly" advantage usually wipes out the other ones easily. For that reason my mates like consoles.
thats what i was getting at when i said more education on the matter. if people were to design their pc setuo to be more plug and play they may change their minds. my desktop pc has 3 wires because i move it around alot. the monitor to pc moniter to wall pc to wall. un less its at my house then i plug it into Ethernet. i no doubt see what your saying plug it into any tv anywhere. but as the technology progresses the high resolution tvs become more common. again people dont know that these higher res tvs can support an adequate resolution for a computer. i give it 10 years for this to become a more common trend.