@tychon and @FuzzyRhombus, who says you can't do that kind of gaming on a pc?
As I said before, you technically could, but this VVV
Why do people use consoles? It's easier. There's no need to worry about anything. Get the game, put it in the console, and it runs.
It's not that big of a hassle to hook up your laptop and play by yourself. But who has 4 controllers hooked up and mapped on their PC? Besides that, probably 5% or less of PC games made after 1995 have support for that haha.
But, those games are rare enough even on consoles nowadays sadly, so there does seem to be more of a convergence. As this distinction line becomes thinner, it's just a matter of choice. But if games become vastly multiplatform, I really see no reason to opt for a console if you already have a decent enough computer.
It's the same idea with mobile gaming. Look at iPhones and powerful Android phones. They're all just as powerful if not more than the 3DS or Vita. The handhelds mainly have it's games going for them, but also they have a proper controller. But with all the compact controller attachments coming out for smartphones, that argument becomes nil. If you could get all those games on a device you already have, get a small attachment, why bother getting another system?
I doubt consoles will die out within the next generation or so, they've just evolve more and more into dumbed-down pc's or media centers. But the attraction that consoles once had is disappearing.
The Steam hardware & Software Survey looks to be showing about 35% of players using 1080p or higher resolutions. So while the technical capability is there, it looks like a pretty decent sized majority of PC gamers are also failing to experience the games at HD resolutions.
That's surprising, couldn't imagine anything less than 1080p on tv or computer screen anymore. And to think we used to play games in 640x480 or less!
Or those two things and a really cheap laptop that's not at all capable of modern games, and even if it was, is far, far more technical than "you put in the disc and you play". They play facebook games, and other web games on these. They don't buy the new COD for their crappy laptop.
