PCs are better than consoles.

I believe that consoles are better than PCs in certain areas. These areas are: Ease of set-up: Today's consoles are basically plug-in and play. You can buy a console today and be playing on it within an hour of returning home. They require nothing extra (at least initially) to play, just your own TV and that's it. They guide you through a set-up and then allow you to enter into any games that you have bought. If you have to install the game, this will be a hands of process where you choose the install option, then the console does everything up to completion. Consoles are very friendly to beginners but still allow professional gamers the ability to utilise the console. Cost: The Xbox One and PS4 currently cost around "350/$400. This will leave you with a console that will play any game developed for its platform without any issues (and if there are, they will be fixed by the developers). The games are often more expensive on consoles but this is usually because the manufacturers have to make up the costs that the developers incur when selling the console for less than it is worth. Usually on release, though, the games will cost the same amount. Having said this, to play a PC game at least at the level of console graphics, a much higher price ("600+) is incurred. If you wish to benefit from a PC, a higher price has to be spent ("800 minimum) in order to be in with a chance. Shelf-life: A next-gen console will be "up to date" at least in the console world for the next 5-10 years. A PC that you buy today that can just manage ultra-high settings will be out of date very soon, within 6 months most likely and will need to be replaced. The advantage of a PC here is that you can upgrade your PC as you move along however in order to stay with the times a huge cost is incurred, one which a console owner will never have to face until the next console is released. It means that whatever game you buy, you know that it won't lag like it could if you buy a PC game that is a little too high spec for your PC. One Standard: When developing for consoles, a developer knows exactly what hardware and software it is working with. Therefore development is much simpler and a lot of the time the finished product is much more uniform in a satisfactory approach. When developing for PCs they have to look after numerous audio and video drivers as well as processors and operating systems. When trying to install games a lot of people find that they can't install a certain game and have no idea why. This isn't a problem that console users have. The fact that only one device is being developed for can, in some cases mean that consoles games are more smoothly ironed out. Simplicity: Although the controller on consoles allows for less range of uses, it is much simpler and much easier for people, especially younger children to learn and understand. It's much harder to remember key-bindings on PCs especially when playing more than one game. There are also a multitude of settings and variables that a PC will allow you to change, but a console won't (like graphic settings etc. ). A console removes the need for these settings, as the developer knows what they are working with (as mentioned above). I do believe that you will have some excellent points to bring to the table, the modding community for starters. I eagerly await your response.