Sigourn
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There are some common arguments against PCs, coming from console users:
- They are too complex. With a console, it's basically plug in and launch game.
- Getting games to run properly is a pain in the ass. With a console, you know every game will work, framedrops aside for the most demanding games.
- Keyboards and mouse is more annoying than joystick. In practice this makes sense quite often, since console games are designed with a joystick in mind to the point K&M is redundant for every title but the best PC ports that take advantage of the many extra keys.
- A console is simply cheaper.
- Official hardware upgrades: games keep up with the technological advancements; if you don't have the newest hardware, don't worry as you can still play your games, even if it means downgraded graphics.
- No unnecessary features: the PC Mini is plug-in and play, all the software is related to videogames. If you want a word processor, get an actual PC.
- The games released on the PC Mini are available for PC, and viceversa, since they work on the same foundations. In practice, this means no exclusivity whatsoever.
- Keyboard, mouse, and joystick peripherals. Different games would be designed around the controls that suit them better. If you are playing a steoreotypical "console" game, you just use a joystick. If you are playing a strategy game, plug in that keyboard and mouse.