ExtremeTech has an article up on Five PC Gaming Myths, that describe why PC gaming is very much alive. They debunk five myths about PC gaming that always tend to come up in the latest argument about PC vs. Console. Here they are:
Myth #1: PC Gaming is way too expensive.
Myth #2: PC gaming means nothing but broken
releases, updates, and patches.Myth #3: PC games don't sell, and are falling
far behind console game sales.Myth #4: Online gaming on the PC is a mess,
and no match for the likes of Xbox Live.Myth #5: Copy protection on PC games is a
major headache.
There are some pretty valid points there and they do a good job of proving 4 out of 5 false (They concede that #5 is probably true), but it isn't as if consoles don't come without problems. First, when's the last time you got a free game for your console? We talk about free games for PC here all the time. Second, to go from PS2 to PS3 is $600. No exceptions (except for maybe the occasional sale). With that PC you bought, you can choose not to upgrade, to put $100 into an upgrade, or spend $600 on a great graphics card and new processor. Your choice. That's what a PC is about. Choice. You don't have to just play games on it. You can do many other things, and play games. The console wars just split things so that you have to have an XBox 360 to play Halo 3. Safe to say, I'm satisfied with my PC. I'm missing out on Halo 3 today, but so what. I've got Bioshock, Quakewars demo, an upcoming Crysis demo, and several MMORPG's being released this week. My gaming fix is doing fine on PC.
