PC Gaming vs Console Gaming

I was always hooked on the pc, because at the time xbox live was not that well developed. I was in the whole Medal of Honor movement to Call of Duty. I loved playing on my comp, then I got an xbox and did that a little here and there. I still played more on the computer than any console. I had a PS2 and an XBox because i wanted to play games they didn't make for all of them. These days the game has changed. They make most all games for every platform and Xbox and PS3 try to lure you by having things like achievements etc... I actually get drawn to that for some reason.

Computer gamers are generally more mature, I have found in the past. Most people I have met on live are extremely immature and annoying. Most kids can fairly easily get hold of an xbox, a game, and a subscription for atleast a month which kinda ruins it for me. Since a majority of them yell into the mic, teamkill, smack talk, etc... That is one reason I am not updating my pc and am leaning toward pc gaming. I now use my new slim for streaming movies from my pc...

I once played games for fun but at some point it turned into a choir more than an activity to have fun, I want to the fun back.

1. PCs are much faster than any console
2. PCs can run any console game if the right emulator is used
3. PCs can be upgraded

as this is a windows 7 site, and not like a gaming site, i hadn't expected much people to be on the console team :)

I've always been a console gamer, mostly from the lack of experience with Pc's when i was younger. but as i have got a larger grip on the world of pc's and upgrading, i have slowly been drawn to playin games on pc. I still am (at the moment) a console gamer, but come the time my Xbox Live needs renweing i cant see my self paying the £30-40 to renew it when i can play for free on Steam.

Looks like my Xmas list is gonna be full of Steam coupons

I've never really been a console gamer, mainly because of 2 simple facts: 1: For the past 12 years, graphics have been better on the PC compared to the older consoles. And 2: You can't add mods to any of the games on a console, which to me, isn't cool. I'd get bored with all my games if I couldn't add or take away the things in the games. I get bored (depending on which game it is) fairly quickly after I've already beaten it (without mods) on any difficulty, unless I can add mods to the game.

ME2 was one of those games. I couldn't add any mods, and after I beat it; I said "Okay! Boring now! Lets see if there's any mods!). Found out there's no mods. I said "Well okie dokie then. Bye bye!" It's been sitting on my shelf ever since then. I play the 360 with my friends who live in my house once in a while, but I'm just not really into consoles. Plus they want 50-60$ for a single 360 controller? Kinda high priced, if you ask me.

As for PC's, yes, they can cost thousands if you're going for the highest tech stuff, but that'll last you years (about as long as a console will last you), so whoever said PC's don't last as long obviously never had a computer last them 10 years if you keep it clean. (you have to clean consoles, too, don't forget).

With PC's, you can have up to 64 players, depending on the game. Consoles? You're lucky to even get 2 players without Live *rolls my eyes*. The advantages to the PC multiplayer is vastly higher than consoles when it comes to availability. Just plug the computers into a Router or switch/hub, and you're pretty much good to go on LAN even with 5 or 6 pc's.

I had a Xbox360 which died within a month of buying due to red ring of death.