[Rant] PC gaming is too expensive. 'Sup consoles.

As a Mac user, I've been pushed to console gaming by default--none but the biggest releases come out for the platform, and almost all of them are late to boot, except Blizzard, bless their souls.

I mainly play single-player RPG's, so the console's lack of hard drive space and internet connectivity is much less of a negative; hell, I couldn't afford Xbox Live even if I owned an Xbox.

Still, I have to say that the PC (in the sense of Personal Computer, which includes Macs) is a superior platform for FPS, MMORPG, and RTS. Sure, all those genres have appeared on consoles, but the controls aren't as fluid and for any kind of voice or keyboard support you have to buy expensive peripherals, while the average PC has this functionality built in.

That, plus my lack of assets, makes any upgrade something to put off (or perhaps to mooch off of richer friends and relatives). So I won't be springing for a new Macbook just to run Starcraft 2, and I'll not be buying a PS3 for FFXIII either, at least not until they're cheaper.

Jam it back in, in the dark.