Why so much PC gamer hate recently?

[mitsurya]

I've been on both sides of the fence here. I started off playing on consoles when I was younger (Y'know easy control schemes and fast paced) but as I matured I started moving onto Pc games as they were more complex, had greater variety and were generally more fun a couple of years ago i also bought myself a gaming laptop, not top of the range alienware I'll admit but at £600 it cost me a fair amount, but nowadays I've slipped back into console gaming for that horrible reason of "I just can't afford to keep buying new kit when pc gaming evolves" my laptop now struggles to play modern releases, not only that but for ease of play and for the social aspect consoles are just a lot easier. Not that I'm saying Pc gaming doesn't have its place MMO's RTS' are HORRIBLE on consoles and PC gaming has a wealth of indie games which can be thousands of times more satisfying than any mainstream release ever could be. But keeping up to date on the latest PC gaming hardware is becoming more expensive making it more something for enthusiastic hobbyists than dedicated gamers.

Phew that feels better... XD (Oh and btw, I thought DA2 was amazing)

 

[FlitterFilms]

PC elitists claim PC gaming is better because of all the extra functionality they get out of it giving them a more worthwhile experience than on a console but that's only really true if you assume your time is worthless.

The only reason I don't game on my PC that much any more is because it no longer runs most the old games I used to play, such as Resident Evil 2 which I love (it's XP and my understanding is that hoping the compatibility mode will work is something of a pipe dream), and I can't be bothered to upgrade not to mention am very close to broke anyway. In comparison I'm on my third 360 after the previous two suffered fatal heart attacks so I'm certainly not going to claim that it is in any way a better piece of kit. Personally I think that on the surface they're both as a big a joke as each other but I'm aware that if I could be bothered I could probably fix my PC, so in that regard it's better. However, for some a PC is a way of life and my analogy of PC elitists is that they are the equivalent of guys who dress up as wizards and run round a field so that playing Dungeons and Dragons is a more in depth experience. You may be right but most of us have to draw a line somewhere.

Btw that first line is just a joke I stole from somewhere, I forget where, I think maybe The Cleveland Show. Don't take it personally. Everything else came out of my mind so you can take that as personally as you like.

Also nobody bother telling me how I could get my games running on my PC again, I'm long past caring, I once wasted an entire day trying to sort it and I'm really not sure why having fun is better if it feels like doing work.