Top 10 Reasons Why Consoles are Better Than PCs

Really, if one *tiny* thing is wrong on a PC (which it usually is, for people who don't care enough to dedicate an entire day to research), it's useless. With consoles, they are made by professionals who lose everything if they don't do it right. Even if they do, you can still have it fixed or replaced with only a few hours' wait.

Consoles also don't require memorizing the entire specs just to play Morrowind, for example. To play Morrowind on a PC nowadays, you have to physically alter the computer and game. With consoles, it works fine the second you pop it into the tray.

PCs just aren't reliable enough to be worth the extra time and money.

Going back to the technical requirements to keep your PC up to date to play games, you need to be prepared to spend money to get the necessary components for the games to be playable. Consoles keep required add-ons to a bare minimum, and most games can be played with just a console.

Games with online servers, like World of Warcraft, charge monthly fees for just that game. For PS3, the online is free, and for Xbox Live, you pay a charge and have access to all online games.

The problem here is that all these issues are separated. Sure, a PC can be cheaper, and a PC can connect to the TV, and generally, a PC can run games at higher graphics without failing. But it can't do everything together. If you want your PC to perfectly run every game at high graphical settings on a television with a controller, it's gonna cost way more than a console will. That's why I just prefer console gaming. It gives me all of the points made above at a reasonable cost.()

Personally, the keyboard feels clunky, with too many buttons, and was designed for typing with two hands. I am fine with a mouse, but the keyboard is clunky and awful.

All the keys feel the same, so you will end up pressing the wrong key, and you have to stretch your fingers across the keyboard.

This is a subjective preference, but console controllers were just made for things like gaming.

I believe this is 100% true. PCs just can't stop lagging. Consoles definitely don't lag.

I play on a laptop, and it's terrible, so I play Xbox One. Isn't a laptop supposed to be stronger than a PC?

This is true, to the point where if you deny it, you're being a fanboy. It's true that now, on consoles, it's no longer "put the disc in and play" since most games require 5-10 minutes of installation plus the download of a day-one patch. This patch is not always necessary to start and play the game, but it is always advisable to download and install.

However, when you start the game, you have nothing else to do to start having a good time. On a PC, that's not the case, at least in most cases. It doesn't matter if your PC is a beast, you will still want to enter the graphics configuration and tweak every item to match your ideal. You can either max out everything or start playing (trial and error) with each setting to know exactly how it impacts the game and what you can do to improve performance if you have constant frame drops.

This is without considering any patching or third-party program to install or launch (like Uplay for Ubisoft games) before opening the game. That program will also need to be patched and improved.

The statement is correct, and it's more common to see that scenario on a console than on a PC. However, that doesn't mean you can't do that with a PC. For that specific setup, unless you're willing to have a PC purely dedicated to gaming, a console would be more convenient. Maybe that should be the title: "Consoles are more convenient for bigger TVs."

Frankly, there's no competition on which I'd rather play on, especially if you have an HDTV with a good sound system.

This is true. I often read how PC gamers, when a PS4 vs. PC discussion is brought to the table, tend to mention how PCs can play more games than a PS4 since they can play older games. I always found that pretty unfair for the general debate.

I like to compare apples with apples, to be honest. If the PS4 was released back in 2013 and we are comparing it with the PC's library, we should compare it with the library of PC games released after 2013. When PC gamers debate these subjects with me, I usually "win" the argument since I own all consoles released from the 90s to now and have access to almost all those games that a PC could play and I couldn't if I only owned a PS4. This scenario is shared by a lot of console people.

That argument is only valid, to be perfectly honest, when you're talking with someone who currently doesn't own a console or a PC and wants to get into gaming. This person (who certainly is not going to be a 6-year-old kid) will likely become a casual gamer who will not be interested in older games. So the fact that he could play, I don't know, PS2 games on the PC if he builds one won't change a thing for him, since he is only interested in this generation (PS4/Xbox One's generation) of games.

If we make the comparison fair for both parts and compare the library of games released after 2013 for both platforms (PS4, the platform I know about, and PC), I can affirm that the PS4's exclusive library is more interesting than the PC's library of exclusives. This is why I am a console gamer. In each generation of consoles (PSX, Xbox, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, PS4), the more interesting library of exclusive games was on the consoles.

In the PS2 era, for example, no one would've predicted an emulator would be released in the future. So if you bought a PC, you missed a lot of exclusives (the same with any other console). Remember, back in the day, there was a bigger gap between PC and console exclusives. Now they are practically on par... more

Isn't it more fun to get people playing all around the TV than having them huddle up to a small computer screen? Sure, the PC has online multiplayer, but what about playing with your buddies? Local multiplayer should not be forgotten here.

If you have a PC, you can only play online with other people. On the other hand, with a console, you can play with a friend that is right next to you, which is also called playing locally.

Consoles are the best way to play multiplayer games with a large community and free of cheaters or hackers.

That's true, and it's why I think the console community is healthier. Between members of the same community, you won't have these problems, but when someone new sees both communities, the PC community tends to be more insufferable. They boast about the "master race" or how they feel superior for having access to all previous console games, better graphics, mods, customization, etc., and they call console gamers peasants.

It's ridiculous and makes them look stupid for thinking playing a video game on a specific platform makes them better. It's true there are a lot of console people who brag about exclusives and stuff, but in most cases, believe me, PC gamers tend to start the fight or provoke.

Sure, PCs are better for shooters and sim games, but platformers, racing games, music games, beat-'em-ups, amongst others, are done better on consoles.

This depends on the developer. Developers such as Valve and CD Projekt work to optimize their games for the PC, so PC gamers can see the potential and vision of the game, and then release a downgraded version suited for console. Other developers, such as Rocksteady, optimize their games for consoles. If they do release on PC, it will only be a slight upgrade. This is a developer problem, not a PC problem. Mods will come to fix or upgrade the PC experience.

True, but you don't have to install it.

Consoles are made for gaming. PCs are not.

If you ask someone at a primary school, they'll probably say Xbox. Year 7-8, Xbox. Year 9-10, PS. Finally, anyone older is probably a PC gamer. The statistics don't lie.

Just turn it on, go to the game, and play. PCs have their convenience too, but it's not the same "plug-and-play" feel that consoles have.