I only play PC currently, and some could say that I may be an elitist, but I also think that consoles are the greatest thing for gaming that has ever been created? Unfortunately, they also cause some serious conflicts within the industry. Sounds like I'm contradicting myself, but am I really? Let me explain.
Consoles provide an economic platform to distribute games to a significantly larger audience than it would ever be possible if there were only PC's. Consoles are a huge reason to why the gaming industry has grown so fast over the last 20 years, and why we have eclipsed Hollywood. Its blatantly obvious that it is much easier to go out, buy an xbox, ps3 or wii, take it home and immediately be able to play the latest titles.
So why do PC elitists hate on consoles so much? Well, they really shouldn't, my statement above being a perfect reason why. However, you cannot argue that the technology available on the PC is drastically more advanced than consoles. Hold on, that wasn't a knock at consoles, that is just an objective truth. The problem is, because of the market share of consoles, most major Publishers will only greenlight a project if it is intended to be available on at least one of the consoles before they consider producing it for PC. This has aggravated many developers, because the game they have in their head has to be restricted by technology that is 7 years old. Obviously this is about to change, with the coming releases of the next gen consoles, but 6 years down the line we will be back to the same problem we have now.
A PC elitist believes he is better than a console player for the same reason someone with a Lamborghini thinks they are better than someone with a Jeep. This rational is obviously flawed, as a Jeep is significantly better offroad, and thus better at what it is created to do. Thus, consoles are better at giving a gaming experience to the wide audience that wants it, and a PC is good at giving the luxury ride with all the accessories for those who can afford it. So sure, PC elitists are wrong, but they are also useful.
Quite often PC elitists generally are more informed about programming, hardware, modding, and developing of games. This isn't always true, but it is often the case. And again, this isn't knocking console gamers, or saying that a lot of them also don't know the same things. Most console gamers don't care about anything more than the game they are playing, and how much they are enjoying it, which is great in its own right. The the PC elitist is useful because they are usually the ones hounding the Publishers, constantly criticizing them and pointing out every little flaw there is about the programming and the code. This is healthy, things can't get better without criticism. An example: It is frankly unacceptable that games have a harder time running on brand new PC tech because they are using programming optimized for consoles. This is very often the case, and is a lazy cop out from the publishes. However it is often the source for a lot of the resentment towards console players, because a PC elitist views them as the reason why the games are not being made as well as they could be.
Obviously this is stupid, and it really shouldn't happen. The console player isn't the cause of this. They are actually part of the reason why gaming is so good! The publishers are often at fault here. So, here is what I would like to suggest to all the PC elitists and console supporters, GET OVER IT! We are all gamers, we all want better games and something that will give us fun, that is the reason we own whatever we own. If you want to whine about anything, whine at the publishers to make things better. If not, enjoy and keep having fun with your community!
I posted this because I'm writing a report soon and I want feedback. Be as brutal as you like, but I would appreciate if some of it could be constructive Good day to you all!
Consoles provide an economic platform to distribute games to a significantly larger audience than it would ever be possible if there were only PC's. Consoles are a huge reason to why the gaming industry has grown so fast over the last 20 years, and why we have eclipsed Hollywood. Its blatantly obvious that it is much easier to go out, buy an xbox, ps3 or wii, take it home and immediately be able to play the latest titles.
So why do PC elitists hate on consoles so much? Well, they really shouldn't, my statement above being a perfect reason why. However, you cannot argue that the technology available on the PC is drastically more advanced than consoles. Hold on, that wasn't a knock at consoles, that is just an objective truth. The problem is, because of the market share of consoles, most major Publishers will only greenlight a project if it is intended to be available on at least one of the consoles before they consider producing it for PC. This has aggravated many developers, because the game they have in their head has to be restricted by technology that is 7 years old. Obviously this is about to change, with the coming releases of the next gen consoles, but 6 years down the line we will be back to the same problem we have now.
A PC elitist believes he is better than a console player for the same reason someone with a Lamborghini thinks they are better than someone with a Jeep. This rational is obviously flawed, as a Jeep is significantly better offroad, and thus better at what it is created to do. Thus, consoles are better at giving a gaming experience to the wide audience that wants it, and a PC is good at giving the luxury ride with all the accessories for those who can afford it. So sure, PC elitists are wrong, but they are also useful.
Quite often PC elitists generally are more informed about programming, hardware, modding, and developing of games. This isn't always true, but it is often the case. And again, this isn't knocking console gamers, or saying that a lot of them also don't know the same things. Most console gamers don't care about anything more than the game they are playing, and how much they are enjoying it, which is great in its own right. The the PC elitist is useful because they are usually the ones hounding the Publishers, constantly criticizing them and pointing out every little flaw there is about the programming and the code. This is healthy, things can't get better without criticism. An example: It is frankly unacceptable that games have a harder time running on brand new PC tech because they are using programming optimized for consoles. This is very often the case, and is a lazy cop out from the publishes. However it is often the source for a lot of the resentment towards console players, because a PC elitist views them as the reason why the games are not being made as well as they could be.
Obviously this is stupid, and it really shouldn't happen. The console player isn't the cause of this. They are actually part of the reason why gaming is so good! The publishers are often at fault here. So, here is what I would like to suggest to all the PC elitists and console supporters, GET OVER IT! We are all gamers, we all want better games and something that will give us fun, that is the reason we own whatever we own. If you want to whine about anything, whine at the publishers to make things better. If not, enjoy and keep having fun with your community!
I posted this because I'm writing a report soon and I want feedback. Be as brutal as you like, but I would appreciate if some of it could be constructive
Good day to you all!
