I personally think PC gaming is a blessing and a curse! Yes a good gaming PC is 100X more powerful than any console and it gets great graphics and I think steam has 4500+ games for sale on PC. But that's about where the blessing leaves and the curse comes in.
1# Not all games work well with every hardware setup. 2# The constant need to upgrade! (Unless you bought a $1,800+ PC) 3# Lack of support! Look how long Batman was broken on PC and it STILL has a ton of bugs. 4# 99% of the games out there are console ports and there never going to use all the power of your gaming rig. 5# Most of the new games coming out on PC are indie games. 6# And finally the players are spread thin in most games because there are so many different games to play.
So if none of that bothers you, Then yes PC gaming is great, but just know what your getting into. And as for me I am going to stick with console gaming. Because its a lot less headaches!
1# That's very true. But that's why PC gaming is great, whichever games you decide to purchase you can just alter your graphics and performance settings in game to fit best for your specs. If you do have a great build, then you can just crank everything to ultra and enjoy a more pleasant gaming experience. It can be a nightmare for some users who have less powerful builds, but that's where you decide whether PC gaming is for you.
3# Most of the time it's down to a bad port, mostly when a game is released on console, then when fans want it for PC, certain games are ported terribly resulting in awful and broken games.
4# Eh I wouldn't say most, it depends on the title of the game. Remember games are developed on PC so if companies bring a PC release alongside console, it's not normally a port.
5# Most AAA titles that are released on console (if both Xbox and PS) are also released on PC. That isn't why there's so many indie games, the reason there are so many are down to how easy it can be to release a game on PC and that typically, developers can work on a much smaller budget to bring cheaper and smaller games out. Indie games are always releasing so there's always something new to play, where as console, most releases are AAA.
6# The biggest reason players are so spread is probably because of how easy and accessible consoles are to purchase and use. Just plug in and play, whereas PC (unless you purchase one prebuilt), a lot of people are put off by the building element.