The Steam gaming platform is head and shoulders above all possible analogues. Here you can buy and store games, download modifications from the workshop, and communicate with a huge community of players. Steam games are much cheaper than console stores for Xbox One and PlayStation. Regional discounts and regular sales are also worth considering. In general, it is quite realistic to buy a game in Steam for $5, which in the Xbox Store will cost $60. With these discounts, buying a console no longer seems like a good investment. And also do not forget that some players simply “pirate” games from torrents.
A person who has been a PC-gamer all his life, it may seem like some incredible wildness. But more often than not, console gamers pay extra for the opportunity to play online. To have access to multiplayer, console players subscribe to Xbox Live or PlayStation Network services. A one-year Xbox Live Gold subscription or PlayStation Plus membership will cost $60. It doesn’t seem like much per year. But there’s still a residue. There are still more PC games Console players like to brag about their exclusives – games that don’t come out on PC.
Dozens and even hundreds of mods are created for a huge number of PC games. Mods improve the graphics of games, add new game content, new adventures. All this wealth can be used without any problems. Alas, modifications are not friendly with consoles. Players on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have to make do with the content the developers gave them. And there is no space for creativity.
Some games of certain genres are convenient to play on the gamepad. We are talking about fighting games (“Mortal Kombat”) or platformers (“Super Meat Boy”). But for the vast majority of games keyboard and mouse remain the best choice. This is especially true for all games, in one way or another related to shooting. Aiming in shooters with a gamepad is a real perversion. Anyway, PC gamers can choose how and on what to play. If you need a gamepad to play, the user plugs it in. If you need a steering wheel or an airplane joystick, you’re welcome. Any whim is available for your money. Console players have to play everything with a gamepad. True, it was recently reported that Razer introduced the first keyboard and mouse for the Xbox One, so that advantage may well go to consoles as well.
The console takes over the TV. If one of your pets wants to watch a movie, you have to turn the game off. With a computer, there’s no such problem. The TV is separate, the monitor is separate.
Only a PC gamer can fully realize the pleasure of assembling his computer. First you carefully choose the right equipment, compare the specifications of the components, evaluate, study, learn. Then, when you have all the parts you need, you start assembling. Assembling a computer is a sacred process, almost meditative.