Sunday, January 16, 2011

Gaming: PC vs Console

I know, I know, the age old debate. I was talking about this very subject with a friend, and I decided it might be a good topic for my first real blog post (the intro post I just made doesn't count).

Basically, I'm very pro console gaming. For one thing, the controller means that the actual game-controls can only be so complex. With a keyboard and mouse, the game can expect way more of you and so it makes it controls more difficult to master. I think this can discourage people from getting into a game, especially new gamers. Console games are much more accessible and easy to learn.


I also just don't think there's as an intense "pro" culture in console games. Think of Blizzard games and E-sports. That's mostly on PC. While it's good for gaming to become more popular, I think the emphasis on pro-gaming really takes away from the rest of us, more social and casual gamers. What are your thoughts?


6 comments:

  1. While the PC controls are more complex, it leads to innovations on how games are played. A console is definitely more friendly than a PC, plus the upkeep cost is virutally zero, but personally there's a little pride in being a PC gamer.

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  2. FPS games just work a lot better with a keyboard and mouse, but you cant find a good JRPG on a PC.

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  3. Nice post; I sort of subconsciously had realized this but never fully noticed how much less noob-friendly people are in PC games... (I know you were talking about the learning curve of the games as well) I play warcraft 3 custom games a lot and people are extremely harsh, whereas in xbox live or something similar, people aren't as harsh

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  4. For most games I would say console is the way to go, but for stuff like WoW there is no way to even do it without a computer. Console=Skill

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  5. PC games are generally more fun IMO, but console games are definatley easier to pick up and play for the casual gamer

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