Why I don’t have a PC, although I am an avid gamer. I don’t regret anything

There are some things in this world that never change. Cats will never be friends with dogs, Android will never surpass iOS, and PCs will always be inferior to consoles. And even in 2024, I still stand by my opinion.

I support consoles and don’t see any downsides. Since childhood, there have been products and cool devices for games in my life. Even now, at 28 years old, I think that A PC is for work, but for gaming it’s better to use a console.

And in this article I will try to explain my point of view about magic based on personal experience.

The first gaming console in my house appeared before I did.

Chinese black Subor, exactly like my parents had. Unfortunately, its power supply burned out.

It just so happened that I was literally born with a gamepad (ok, back then it was called a “joystick”) in my hands. I don’t know how it happened, but my parents also loved games and bought a game console back in 1995, a year before I was born.

The first time I was given a gamepad in my hands, I think, was when I was 3 years old. I don’t remember exactly what game it was, but I remember that for a long time I was pestering my brain with requests to turn on “a game about Luigi,” for some reason meaning Bomberman.

Frankly, I never oppose independence or nostalgia for Dendy games, because I am too young for that. However, what I still love with all my heart is the first PlayStation.

When I was 6 years old, my father brought me this game console. It came with probably the earliest games to get acquainted with the world of 3D graphics: Tomb Raider 4, in which I almost immediately reached the place where I couldn’t jump over the abyss, Spec Ops 4, in which I couldn’t figure out the controls, and Alien 4, subtitled Resurrection.

I am very grateful to her for giving me the opportunity to see the facehugger in its entirety (it was disgusting).

We recently found our first PlayStation cabinet at our parents’ house. It’s in pretty bad shape, to say the least, but surprisingly, it still works.

But if we forget about the not very pleasant first acquaintance, then for me the console became a whole world of wonderful games: from Syphon Filter to Final Fantasy (I still love everything I do so far). My first PlayStation became my main game, although the family also had a personal computer.

I just couldn’t understand why I should play boring shift or this “counter” of yours when I need to get into the Arctic bases captured by terrorists and try to win Ocelot’s Revolver.

Even when I tried to switch to PC, I realized that there were no games there that would captivate me as much as Parasite Eve or Vagrant Story. Console games of those years seemed more complex and deep than what was offered to play on PC.

Yes, almost all the cult projects of those years, like Half-Life, Warcraft 3, Starcraft and other TES with Gothic, passed me by. I wasn’t interested.

Over the years, I have handled all revisions of Sony’s debut portable. True, only revision 3000 has survived to this day. And yes, I still play it from time to time.

And finally, my love for console projects was strengthened by the PSP, which appeared in my high school. Then the very fact that there is a device where I can comfortably watch a couple of episodes of “Lost” on a large (for its time) screen, listen to the new album Drop Dead Gorgeous, and then play a full-fledged GTA or something with the PS1 in my pocket, my brain explodes.

Even within the pocket platform there were such games, but on PC there are none even today.

The more I played on consoles, the more I immersed myself in their concept, realizing that PC would not have such deeply developed and simply cool projects. While my classmates played CS, Dota and whatever else, I was crushing enemies in the ultra-bloody God of War 3, completely not understanding how you can play games with a keyboard and mouse.

On this PS 3 I fell in love with shooters and still play them exclusively on a gamepad.

I have had a love for consoles since childhood, and it has not disappeared over the years, and my children, I am sure, will repeat this experience.

As for what kind of console for a child and what games she plays with him, I, on the expression of will based on personal experience, consider the features in a separate article, by the way.

PC is a place where I work, not where I relax.

This is what my workplace looks like at the moment.

Historically, I’ve spent most of my life listening while playing on a computer, no matter where I work. And somehow it turns out that when I come home from work (or at the moment, after finishing another article), the last thing I want to do is sit back down in my chair and play on the PC, where, in fact, I just worked. That’s not how people relax.

Likewise, I can’t imagine a situation where my friend and I, instead of sitting on the couch in front of the TV, both of us sit near the computer, and we often play together. I think it’s necessary to strictly and strictly separate the outside area and the rest area, even if you’re not working at home.

For gaming, a modern TV with VRR and 120 Hz, preferably 50 inches, is perfect, but without a monitor. With the exception of the Nintendo Switch – playing in stationary mode on a large screen is clearly unpleasant for the eyes, and therefore this internal console lives in my work environment.

My collection of laptops, although small, is proud.

I also love portable consoles and try to use them more often than stationary ones. Especially now, when the weather is still great outside, there is nothing better than going to the park and spending a couple of hours playing Ace Attorney (a great detective quest, by the way) or Dissidia: Final Fantasy in the fresh air.

And no emulators on PC will give you the same experience.

Games need to be evaluated now, not later.

I downloaded the recent Astro Bot on the night of its release, and by the morning I was already playing it with my eldest daughter.

And last but perhaps most compelling argument, PC is where you have to wait for good games. I constantly follow gaming news, communicate with men who write and discuss games. I want to be aware of events, because the emotions associated with games are almost as important as their own games.

Let’s look at a specific example. Red Dead Redemption 2 was released in late October 2018. I remember that day well because my chat and I launched the game at the same time. It felt like going to the premiere of an anticipated blockbuster. We played all night and simultaneously shared our observations and impressions.

This morning I read the enthusiastic reviews of other players and noticed something I hadn’t noticed in my gaming session. This game came out on PC when everyone who wanted to play it had already finished it on consoles and moved on to other games. A similar situation happened with GTA 5. When it finally stopped being a console exclusive, it disappeared from the information field. Games are part of a special structure, and without the atmosphere when everyone around is discussing and discussing current releases, it becomes boring.

On PS5 I try to play single player and platform exclusives, as well as HBOX multiplayer and Game Pass subscription releases.

And there are many such examples. If earlier some cool things were just exclusives for one platform (which was also cool and formed the gaming taste, which I talked about at the beginning of the article), then the situation is more interesting now.

The market divides users into those who enter the project at the time that is relevant for it (I mean console exclusives), and those who come to it when it is already the project’s time has passed.

Personally, I don’t want to buy a platform for thousand dollars to wait for a game that was already released on consoles to come out on it. I want to play it now. No time to wait, we’re not getting any younger, the syndrome of postponed life is not the most pleasant thing.

I used to be very prejudiced against Nintendo, but over the years my attitude has changed a lot

And there remains a company on the market that uses the “old-fashioned way”, and its games are not officially shown anywhere except on the original platform – Nintendo. Yes, there is an argument about emulators and all that, but:

FirstlyNintendo has a huge library of cool titles on their unique DS and 3DS – emulating these consoles is technically simple, but the whole experience depends on the uniqueness of individual laptops.

And secondlyWhy bother with emulators when you can just turn on your console and play?

Let’s play on devices that were originally designed for gaming

I’m sure the most common comments will sound something like this: “Yes, if you sold all your junk, you could get a great assembled PC!“, “As if you can’t connect a PC to a TV!“, “How did you get around to playing shooters and strategies on your gamepad, smart guy?” and all that stuff.

But I don’t want to assemble a PC in the gaming world for the reasons described above, dragging a stationary PC to the TV is an unnecessary waste of time, the main online shooter industry (except for Counter-Strike and a couple of other examples) has been developing with an emphasis on console control for almost 15 years. I’ve been playing shooters on gamepads since 2008, and I like everything.

Well, that’s probably all. Love games, play only what you like, and respect other people’s choices. PC lovers, I don’t judge you and accept your choice, but I’ll be a console player from childhood until the very end. Try to convince me otherwise in the comments. Have a nice day!