PC vs Console

Computer gaming vs console gaming. A war that’s been going on for years. There is an obvious appeal for both sides of this battle, but there isn’t a true winner, no matter what way you look at it. Let me show you both sides of this, and you can choose what you think is the winner of this war.

I grew up on consoles. Wii, PS2, Atari, Xbox 360, Xbox 1, even the DS if you consider it a console. Consoles have a very obvious appeal, not too expensive and they always run the same as every other console. An Xbox 1 will run the same as somebody else’s Xbox 1, PS2 the same as someone else's, and so on and so forth. The issue with PCs is every one of them is different. Some PCs you can pay more than what a brand new Xbox will cost, and the Xbox will outperform it by miles. The main issue with PC gaming is the cost. PCs are very expensive when it comes to gaming, usually costing upwards of $800 to make sure it can run MOST games. With a console, you pay between $400-$500 and it runs any game you can buy. But if money’s the issue, let me tell you how the PC can save you money.

Games are expensive. New games are usually between $50-$60 dollars for consoles. Computers, on the other hand, usually have the games for cheaper, or you can even get them for free. There are also websites, where you can play games you can’t on consoles, or even find free downloads for games you should be paying for. Speaking of games, PCs also have a much wider range of games you can play.

On PCs, you can find any old game and play it, usually for free. With consoles, you either need to pay for it, or, in the more common situation, you just can’t play it anymore. Every console also has exclusive games. For example, Xbox has Forza, PlayStation has Spider-Man, and Nintendo has every single Nintendo game. You can play any console exclusive on a PC though. You can play Super Mario, Forza Horizon 5, and Spider-Man all on the same computer, rather than three separate consoles. That in itself is huge.

I myself have a PC, and I am fortunate enough to have one that can run any game I need it to. A lot of PCs can’t do that without a large sum of money. So, in conclusion, if you’re willing to spend the money, go for a PC. If you want to save money and run games consistently, go for a console. Either way, as long as you’re enjoying the games you’re playing, it doesn’t really matter what you’re playing on.