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How often do we see PC gamers complaining that indie games aren't on PC? The complaints are about the AAA games like GTA V. No one argues that PCs don't have a larger library of games and in many cases games that are better than those on consoles. And still, the complaint threads always seem to be for AAA games.

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I fully understand the benefits of playing games on a PC. The reason many PC users are called elitists is because, well, they act like elitists and imply that console gaming is lower than dog shit on their shoe.

Let me make it simpler. Show me any pre-built PC that matches the specs of the PS4/XO.

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Yet another PC elitist who missed the point. Read further.

I expected that rebuttal when I said that. ;) I'm not absolving Sony or Microsoft of trying to turn consoles into something more than game boxes. I think most people that buy consoles buy them primarily to play games. If you look at the backlash regarding the Xbox One and Microsoft promoting the "One" experience…

That's exactly the response I expected. Just like the guy laying out piecemeal prices to build a gaming PC as his method to match price instead of providing a pre-assembled PC solution.

It depends where you get your games. New editions of launch PS4 games are selling for $50 or less on Amazon.

Hey now, those games are just so much better on the PC and digital sales that can't be found on websites are so huge you can't expect to find those games on PC yet.

Why not go to dell.com and show us an example?

I doubt many people would argue that games can't/aren't better on the PC because they are more powerful and adaptable. But the thing that consoles are doing more of or better is likely sales because it's a cheaper unit that more people can own and therefore buy games for.

A libertarian however supposedly has the "live and let live" view on things as long as what you do doesn't affect me what I do don't affect you. Now, that's rarely the case in practice (aside of that being virtually impossible anyway), but that's supposed to be the allure of that political philosophy.

That is the pretty typical libertarian view: I have the freedom from doing it the way you like it and you have the freedom to do it the way I like it.

If the PC market is so large and great, why was the port poorly done and lacking support? Wouldn't Rockstar want to make a good game so that they'd pull in more PC sales? That's where all the hidden Steam money is, right?

Ok, so why are they developing for a console first rather than using those funds to develop for a PC and just port to a console later after PC sales have gone through the roof? Is it to spite uber-elite PC users or perhaps due to a more economic reason?

That's a fair point. However, digital sales for consoles are not included either.

Look at console based sales vs PC based sales for game. In particular, look at sales for GTA IV. Over 96% of the sales have been for consoles. The less than 4% of sales for the PC are not what's enticing companies like Rockstar to make these games.

Maybe you just need to practice playing the game a bit more.