@thurbleton: I appreciate the the thoughtful reply.
I haven't written off PC games, a few of them were very formative to me. Currently the expense and little frustrations mean I'd rather spend my time playing than building. My laptop is old and just doesn't cut it, and lately my free time has been short.
As friendly as Steam is these days to couches and controllers, it is still not as painless as a console is with preset layout and button prompts for every title. I really value that part of the experience. While the performance differences are apparent, it doesn't turn my stomach to play some games in 30fps.
Their are awesome new technologies that I want in on (PCIe SSDs, variable frame rate monitors, virtual reality), so waiting might make that more reasonable. I just don't want the work of a PC for what amounts to a console on steroids. I want everything the platform has to offer. Right now, for my life, that requires a little more than I'm willing to give.
Thanks again for the reply.
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