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I like to play my games on hardware that I picked out and put together personally. Also I like that hardware to be using an OS of my choosing with as much expandable storage as I could possibly want. Also, I don't like to give my money to companies that encourage exclusivity on their hardware.
Yeah, if you enjoy the process of fiddling around with your system and installing cool new drivers and programs to get your game running then PC gaming is better no doubt.
I just want to turn the game on and play though
But once you get it working, it works. It's not as hard as you imagine, got a working Linux gaming setup in less than an hour after building my PC, and with software like EndeavourOS and Proton, you can get yours setup in such a short amount of time it'd blow your mind.
It works, and then you don't enjoy the game so it was all for nothing, or they release a patch that changes something so you have to do it all over again. And then you have that to look forward to with every new game you want to try out.
I follow a lot of PC gamers on social media and they're always crowd-sourcing technical questions about why this or that isn't working like they expect.
I have no idea what you just said.
Most games you just click play and they work. You don't need to install drivers or programs or whatever you think everytime at all.
If they release a dodgy patch or one you don't like, you can just revert it. On console you are stuck with whatever they give you.
Don't like a game after a couple hours? Doesn't work correctly? Refund it.
Mainly its linux that will have issues you have to navigate and that is probably where most of the technical questions you come across root from. If you have Windows then 99% of games will just work as you expect.
Batman: Arkham Knight
Assassin's Creed Unity
Battlefield 4
Homefront: The Revolution:
Forza Horizon 3
Total War: Rome 2
All high profile games, all had my social media feeds full of PC gamers complaining about how they ran like shit on their 4,000 dollar PCs.
You say you don't know what I'm talking about, but then list every single hoop I'm trying to avoid with the tagline of 'just jump through them!'.
I've only played two of them and they worked just the same as any other game. You are putting words into my mouth now, I refuted every 'hoop' you listed, I never said 'just deal with it'.
I could build a pc, give it to anyone and it would work in the same vein as a console. What is the point you are trying to make? That PCs have loads of issues? The consoles are flawless? Make sense.
These dingleberries aren't going to get it....Im the one true gamer master race, I play everything on all consoles and PC, phone, handheld etc... PC is fun and there are games you need a mouse and keyboard to play ...but I also just want to turn on my Xbox sometimes, and sit on the couch and not have to open Bluetooth to connect a controller, or make sure steam and the GPU and the games are up to date.
If you notice the operating system then it's not doing a good job of being an operating system.
Right, hate it when my gaming PC gives me depression lol.
you just need to do that once
You make it sound like any of that is difficult or extremely time consuming, which it isn't. The payout far exceeds the price for entry.
I do PC game, so let me give you a counterpoint:
I have GeForce Experience which manages my drivers, but after a windows update awhile back suddenly the updates fail at like 80%, no idea why.
Now I'm just barely smart enough that I could probably fix it if I sat down for an hour or two and did some googling.
But why would I do that? I can just hit the power button on my Xbox and not have to troubleshoot an obscure problem.
You are paying hundreds of dollars to avoid minor driver issues that most people don't even face. That's your choice, but I can't say that I see the sense in it.
I spent 2 grand on the PC that gives me minor driver issues that only I experience. The hundreds of dollars I spent on the Xbox that works just like everyone else's Xbox seems like a bargain to me.