Console Advantages The most obvious advantage consoles have over PCs is cost. The majority of consoles sell for well under $500, often with a couple games in the bundle. A PC adequate for running the latest games can easily cost twice that much. The second most obvious advantage is simplicity. Let's face it, PC gaming can be a technical nightmare compared to console gaming. People can actually take a console home and be playing a game within minutes. No operating systems to configure or drivers to update, and better still, no purchasing a game only to find out that it isn't compatible with your PC for some obscure reason. Multiplayer gaming is also made easy with companies like Microsoft offering online services for their product. The Xbox, which came equipped with a network card, raised the bar for consoles in this regard, making it a simple matter to hook it up to a DSL or Cable Internet connection and get into a multiplayer game on Xbox Live, complete with voice chat. Another appealing thing about consoles is that many people prefer to play games sitting on the couch, or they want to play with friends in the same room. While these things are possible on a PC, consoles are extremely well-suited for this right out of the box. Console games are more readily rented than PC games, and more easily returned to the retailer if you're not satisfied with them. Generally speaking, it is difficult to return PC games because they are easy to copy. Console games tend to have a relatively low learning curve. You might need fast thumbs, but you certainly won't need to spend hours in a "tutorial" trying to learn how to operate basic game functions. Console Disadvantages Although sealing everything into one unit does keep it simple, when some of the components inside the box become dated there's no way to solve the problem without replacing the entire console. In most cases, upgrades that could prolong the life of the system are not an option. Consoles perform only one task really well, where PCs can be used for an extremely wide range of things. Some console manufacterers are trying to make them a little more flexible, but it will clearly be a long time before they support the staggering variety of applications that can be found for PCs. There is a distinct lack of inter-connectivity between the different console brands. Many games are available for one type of console but not others, and when it comes to online play, each is typically restricted to its own network. This means that people with Xboxes can usually only play against other people with Xboxes, so, for example, there is no way for console gamers to jump into a fray on one of the countless PC Counter-Strike servers available. The PS2 has made some progress in this area, forging the way for cross-platform gaming between PS2 and PC users, but only a few titles support this right now. While the PS2 network adapter supports both 56K modem and broadband connections to the Internet, broadband is required for Xbox online play. As well, Microsoft charges a yearly fee for use of the Xbox Live service.
Well, I never liked consoles... I consider them to have limited controls... I prefer a mouse+a keyboard
to play PC games you will need a powerful gaming PC else you will see games slowing down. You will need to spend as much as $1000 to get this built along with the graphics card. The graphics card should be quite a powerful one and you will need to spend further The prices today which i inquired about $600 for intel i7 process + motherboard alone is really costly. it would be better off to buy a PS3 console (about $500) and one or two game titles approx ($60). In the long run i feel that investing in consoles can save you money, which is my personal opinion.
I enjoy playing on my PSP because i can take it everywhere. So If i have a little time free i play one quick game
I enjoy playing on PC but i think console is better as you dont need to upgrade everytime a new games comes in like you need to do for your pc
The main advantage to console is They are built to handle the games! Whereas PC can under perform, though PCs have much more options for control. I prefer console game mainly because I don't have to fork out on upgrading my PC whenever a new game i want has higher requirements.
I used to prefer PC before I ended up being lured and buying both Xbox 360 and PS3. I prefer PC for NFS only ( although seldom for GTA 4 ) I play most of the games on console. Graphics and processing speed is surely a constraint on gaming consoles and are much superior on PC, but trust me once you get addicted to console gaming you will starting using your PC for everything except for gaming from that day onwards.
I play PC games. My PS3 broke, and 2 of my Xbox360's broke. Right now I'm playing FSX acceleration, and COD MW2.
console games are awesome .On pc you will get glitches ,errors also graphic is not good enough as consoles .