I have all the consoles, and used to be really passionate about gaming in general, but although I had an Xbox 1 and a PS2 never really got the console buzz last time around, so miainly played on massively expensive gaming rigs spending stupid money on top of the range graphics cards every year. Then BANG... I finally bonded with console games again.
i was going to diss this thread saying oh no not again, but to be honest, It' s made me sit up and think, I' m part of an established community on XBL, and I maybe play BF2 occasionally, but I really have become a console gamer again, in the truest sense of the word, passionate, excited, and ready to play!
I' ve spent ridiculous amounts of cash on both sides, but the consoles come out on top whichever way you look at it, especially at teh start of a new gen:
Consoles are more accessible, are more socially involved, play with your mates in your living room and go online as a ghost quad - (do that on a pc without lanning) socially acceptible, cheaper, trendier, larger displays (generally) smaller, better interfaces, less driver hassles, optimised titles, the list goes on. And I don' t just mean the 360, the DS and PSP are both fantastic little machines. Would a PC manufacturer ever do anything like that? Nope, and PDA games are still stuck in the stoneage.
This is comming from someone who has a 7900gt equipped Alienware laptop, a 2 x shuttles, mame cabinet, media centre etc..etc.. oh look the 360 is a media centre extender, and is $100 cheaper than a media centre extnder on its own and gives you pc quality titles on your TV.
and breathe *