What are the Cons to PC Gaming
What are the Cons to PC Gaming
Wow, you're hitting the nail on the head. There are definitely some pretty awkward parts in that article. Honestly, dealing with issues on a PC—especially ones you've never seen before—can be really annoying. It often needs a moderate level of technical understanding to fix, which isn't something I'd expect from someone who thinks an Xbox or PlayStation can replace a PC.
Starting price matters a lot. The variety of games is another factor. It has both advantages and disadvantages. The plus side is you can always discover something new to play. The minus is that quality can range from great to completely wasted. Often it's hard to tell for sure. With consoles and disc versions, there was usually some solid backup available. Creating discs isn't inexpensive.
He recently bought a new PC and mentioned to someone he knew that the ports are quite frustrating lately.
The main limitation is that a PC isn’t suitable for use in the living room like a console. (Yes... technically you could, but in reality it’s not practical to place a gaming setup on the sofa, which is the usual method for controlling a PC)
PC games were once filled with adults, mostly. Especially back in like 2004 or 2005 with Battlefield 2. Voicechat wasn't filled with little kids. Now it seems every 9 year old has a gaming computer. Especially in CSGO! OMG! Another con is Server Browser on PC games are somewhat dieing. Every developer now wants matchmaking. The benefits of having a Server browser are endless. A clan can host their own Server with their own rules and ban hackers instead of waiting for the vote kick. Thats really the only negatives I see. I mean you can still play console games on PC that run well. For Example, Arkham City was obviously made for console but ported decently well to PC. Only games that have kind of historic bad performance are some Ubi games and some Rockstar games.
The main drawback is simply too many games, which divides a lot of players. Still, it's a nice advantage to have!
Usually it comes down to having some technical understanding; otherwise you risk getting less than ideal setups, inadequate cooling, subpar solutions, and costly ready-made systems. If you really grasp what you're doing, most of those downsides disappear.