Why consoles are popular

By Anna Taylor
August 2018

There is talk in the gaming world that console gaming is dying a slow death, but the numbers show a different narrative. The PS4 and the Xbox One continue to sell tens of millions, showing that the popularity of console gaming is alive and well. The criticisms range from the console not being as popular as the Smartphone, they are not as attractive as the PC and that they are just way too expensive. The console, in the long term, offers serious gamers great advantages.

High Quality Games

Smartphone users will find a huge range of games on the App Store or Google Play, and let's just say that many of them are not great. There are one or two apps which are worth playing like Angry Birds or Candy Crush, but unfortunately for every great game there are many that are not worth playing. Many games bought at app stores usually glitch and do not play well, unless of course you have opted to download a Canadian mobile casino app; but that's not for everyone either. When it comes to gaming on a console the range of good quality games seem endless.

Each year brings more and more popular games. For PlayStation fans there are games like Uncharted and LittleBigPlanet as well as the popular Metal Gear games. Xbox has games such as Halo, Titanfall, Forza and the great favourites which just seem to keep on going such as Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty and FIFA. Nintendo is not to be left out with games like Mario Kart, Pokémon and Donkey Kong.

Cost Effective

The PC seems to be the choice of serious gamers and good gaming PC's will have the best graphics systems and loads of software. The only problem with this is that gaming on a PC does not come cheap. Gamers are looking at expensive layout costs, and that is just to get started, which is sometimes triple what a console goes for. PC gamers will say that in the long run a PC will be more cost effective as they can be upgraded.

Many gamers do not have that kind of outlay to begin with. Gamers will begin with costs that are not too much and then a bit extra for games each month. Also a console will work from the first day it is bought while playing on a PC will mean the graphics card and performance of the PC will determine the user experience. Sometimes PC gamers will have to replace the video card because it is outdated. Most gamers would just like to be able to play a game straight out of the box without worrying if their PC will be compatible with the latest game.

Connecting Socially

It is a well-known fact that consoles connect people and this is done better than any other form of gaming system. The console is a great game for friends to get together and play. With the latest consoles gamers can also now connect with each other via chat rooms, forums and social media. It may be true that smartphone and PC gaming connect a larger volume of people because of the networking that comes with these devices, but consoles offer the same connections.

The console is not going anywhere, even though it seems the future is a bit shaky and mobile games are growing in popularity. With new innovations in gaming and consoles being updated and with the prospect of virtual reality gaming it would seem that console gaming will always be a popular choice for gamers.

 

 

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