Consoles, and why I don't like 'em

I don't like consoles... that is, the gaming consoles. I don't like any of 'em; Wii, Xbox, Playstation, Atari, whatever. I don't like 'em. I have respect for the older consoles in the sense that those were the foundations for modern gaming, but for me consoles have always been something less than what I already have, a fully functional Personal Computer. Not necessarily an IBM PC, but others such as the Commodore 64, Apple 2e (I hate Mac's and iPhones with a passion, but this is a story for another time) and Z80s.

Why don't I like Consoles? Well... there are a few reasons...

1. Console ports of PC games are bad
2. PC ports of Console games are worse
3. Console controls are bad for no good reason
4. Consoles are the home of stupid gimmicks (Wii, Project Natal, PS move... Virtual Boy)
5. Consoles allow companies too much control over your gaming (Fallout 3 for example, I can mod it on the PC so it sucks less, try that on XBox!)
6. Consoles suddenly become obsolete, got a working Dreamcast? TOO BAD MOFO!!! It's time to buy a newer console! YAY
   

For these reasons, I've never gotten a console. Perhaps once my career improves, I'll have enough disposable income to get a console and not care... but even now I could afford one and a bunch of games... instead I'm thinking of getting a new PC. Strange that... Heck, I'd rather buy myself a copy of Windows 7 (I'm still on WinXP, definitely skipping Vista!) than get a console.

Does that mean that gaming consoles suck?

Well... that Wii is pretty lacklustre... and the other two don't exactly wow me. Then again, PC gaming is kinda "meh" of late, with dozens of samey "realistic" shooters and repetitive sequel-age being spat out...

Despite my anti console position, it's more about the games than the platform... it's why I almost bought an XBox so I could play Red Dead Redemption (gonna wait for PC version... it will come!)... because the game attracted me.

...but I still don't like consoles. :P