User blog comment:CptSteveRogers/Gamers, and consoles./@comment-7746255-20130726233625

The PC is like a Walmart and consoles are like GameStop. Walmart has everything (browsing the internet, downloading files, Microsoft programs). GameStop just has games, but it specilises in games and games only, meaning they probally have a better selection of games, accesories, etc. The PC is made to do many things other than gaming, so because of this the PC is also more capable to break down (i.e. crash). It's common sense when you think about it, the more stuff you make something do, the better chance of it failing. Our scientific calculator, which has never stopped working, has always worked better than our computer when we had to re-image it several times. And just think, if I had bought any games on the PC, all data would have been all gone when we had to re-image it. And if I downloaded it, I would have lost the whole game.

Also, you left a couple of details out of the price for PC games, don't forget you have to pay for internet in the first place to get many of the games. Unless you already have it on a disk. Then you mentioned you have to purchase a graphics card, but you'll have to update it occasionally, costing you more money.