PC gaming is just too much hassle but there is hope.

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Poor mouse and keyboard controls can be solved by grabbing a 360 PC controller. Those are standard; if you don't own one it's no better than not owning a keyboard. There's just no excuse.

You're joking right? Why should I use a 360 controller for PC gaming when I much prefer using keyboard and mouse?

Buying a 360 controller for the odd crap port would be a waste of money. You clearly don't understand PC gaming if you see a 360 controller as standard.

On to crap ports though, I tried playing Dead Island the other week, but it wouldn't run. I researched a few fixes that pointed out that the problem stems from the fact that I have a dual monitor setup.

I tried a few of the fixes and gave up. People on the steam forums have said a lot of negative things about it, so it didn't seem worth the hassle to fix. I wouldn't usually base my opinion of a game off stuff like that, but when it won't even run, it seems better to just give up.

 

[PoolCleaningRobot]

I agree. I'm into computers so I like solving problems and figuring things out but I'm getting busier and busier lately and all the little bumps on the way to pc gaming glory put me off a bit. Especially when it comes to setting up games on a tv with a controller because Windows 7 (not sure about 8) couldn't make those things more of a pain in the ass. With my ps3, I just pick up my controller and I'm ready to play. I'm hoping the Steam box takes off and I can have my cake of gaming on a open platform while having everything streamlined. If Valve gets some kind of physical distribution too then I'd be sold

Ready your flameshield good sir. You're gonna need it.

I do most of my gaming on a PC, but I understand the plug-in-and-go appeal of consoles.

I was watching some YouTube show, and the guy made an awesome point that really should have occurred to me years ago.

You're either into the hardware or you're not.

Spoiler: snip

Half my income is from people who don't know how to deal with computers. There are people out there who will pay to have a CD drive installed, or the cabled plugged into their new HDTV (I'm not even talking about mounting/installation, just plugging the shit in).

And God bless 'em.

Some of the tech end is the simplest stuff in the world. Can you turn a screwdriver? You can install like 80% of components. But opening up something complex seems scary and a lot of people don't have the interest to learn how to swap the batteries in their remote.

I liked the ease-of-play of consoles, but that changed with mandatory patches that can take as long as a PC download and the like. Tech doesn't scare me, I'm using a custom (albeit low-end) built PC that uses exactly one piece from my last PC, and that was a cost-saving measure I'll remedy when I have some more cash to spare. Probably a month or two tops. Even I found some convenience in consoles. But even as PCs become more streamlined and consoles become more PC-like, yeah. Some people don't want to deal with upgrades. Some people would rather ship a box off and say "fix it."

And honestly, when put into perspective, I get that. I am infinitely more ready to handle a problem if it's in a field of interest. I probably wouldn't bother with even the simplest of car repairs, even though I installed my own stereo for my prior two cars and installed stereos and speakers for friends. Why? Audio interests me. Automotive? Couldn't give a crap. Sometimes I even trade favours with people. Fix this for that. It's amicable.

Long winded version of "I agree."

It's just interesting that, until recently, I never thought of it that way.

Smart words are smart and I couldn't agree more. Some people need to figure out that learning computers is hobby itself. For example, its often cheaper, healthier, and tastier to grow your own food. Gardening isn't rocket science but how many people in this thread feel like going out and doing that? Its the same thing with pc's. Sure, its not hard to learn but it still takes time and some people don't care if the end result is the same thing they can get on a console. And some people just aren't good with computers. Hell, yesterday at my tech support job, my coworker told me some guy he helped only like opening documents by opening Microsoft Word first and clicking open file. The guy's problem was that he couldn't find his pdf in Microsoft Word