I switched from my pc to an XBox in 2001 and never looked back. Maybe I do miss using the keyboard and mouse ala Half Life and maybe I miss the great graphics of an Everquest II, but not by much. I sure as heck don't miss sitting inches from a computer screen for hours at a time any more than I miss paying $200 to $400 every year upgrading my video card, or my amount of RAM. Or finally having a nice system only to find it insufficient to run then next great thing out there. The money I save on upgrading my pc constantly can go to other, NON-computer related things. heh
Those people dismissing consoles as unimportant subsets of a pc are missing the boat. If I can pay $400 once instead of every year, AND play games from the comfort of my couch, why the heck wouldn't I? Only reason I touch a pc for games nowadays is if my itch for RTS or MMORPG gets strong. But for the most part, Madden and Halo can scratch any itch I get...
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I switched from my pc to an XBox in 2001 and never looked back. Maybe I do miss using the keyboard and mouse ala Half Life and maybe I miss the great graphics of an Everquest II, but not by much. I sure as heck don't miss sitting inches from a computer screen for hours at a time any more than I miss paying $200 to $400 every year upgrading my video card, or my amount of RAM. Or finally having a nice system only to find it insufficient to run then next great thing out there. The money I save on upgrading my pc constantly can go to other, NON-computer related things. heh Those people dismissing consoles as unimportant subsets of a pc are missing the boat. If I can pay $400 once instead of every year, AND play games from the comfort of my couch, why the heck wouldn't I? Only reason I touch a pc for games nowadays is if my itch for RTS or MMORPG gets strong. But for the most part, Madden and Halo can scratch any itch I get...