Quote Originally Posted by henners88
Different tastes and views Daniel. I prefer the PS4 on first glance and as I had a PS3, I will buy the next generation as I'm familiar with the interface and controller etc. For me its not about picking sides really, as I'll probably buy the PS4 and not think about the xBox, just like I didn't with the 360.

The gaming PC argument doesn't really work for me as I stated before. I don't want a gaming PC. My reasons are mainly because I don't want to dedicate space in my house for a desktop PC when I can tuck my laptop away in a cupboard neatly. My house is very minimalist with most of our junk hidden. I don't like bookshelves or hideous DVD collections on display, and have put a lot of thought into how my house looks. That is probably quite sad to some people lol, but I enjoy design and like to show that in my living space. Just bought a brand new build house so in the process of getting that sorted whilst living with the in-laws

I used own a desktop and used it for gaming but preferred the options consoles offered in terms of available games and I couldn't be bothered to try and keep up with the hardware. I know people here say you can build a PC that will game for years on its present spec, but I can also buy a console that will sit under my TV and play the games I want to which suits my own personal needs. Its not for everyone and I wouldn't try and convert a PC gamer to switch to consoles because it makes no difference to me what they do. I don't game regularly enough these days anyway. I bought 'Grid 2' a couple of weeks ago and finally put the disk in my Playstation yesterday after a day of decorating. I played it for all of 40 minutes and I'll most likely not play it again for a couple of weeks. I don't have the time these days sadly. I'm also told by friends that when your first child comes along, gaming will very much be a thing of the past in any case. I'll grab the odd five minutes and make the most of it while I can
I actually agree with all of that Henners, my point was simply that the age old argument that a gaming PC is expensive is somewhat of a lie. Gone are the days when you needed to have anything near a top spec PC to play games. You also never needed to upgrade every year or 6 months. I think there's a perceived complexity with a PC, 6 years ago I taught a work colleague how to build a PC, he invited me over to build his PC and ordered some Domino's. I simply told him how to do it and still took a meat feast in payment. He was quite surprised how easy it was and since then upgraded that original PC and then built himself a new one a year or two ago.

Obviously if you feel that a PC clutters up your house then that's somewhat of a deal breaker!

You can get some fairly minimalist cases though I've got myself a nice looking Samsung monitor on my desk and the case below which keeps my PC nice and quiet. Not sure if you'd approve of the rest of the **** on my desk though