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?
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.
ReplyDeleteFPS games just work a lot better with a keyboard and mouse, but you cant find a good JRPG on a PC.
ReplyDeleteNice 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
ReplyDeleteFor 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
ReplyDeletePC games are generally more fun IMO, but console games are definatley easier to pick up and play for the casual gamer
ReplyDeletePC all the way :)
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