Now I personally could care less what platform and game you play on. Let's face it, everyone seems to care what others play. Xbox and Playstation users seem to despise one another, Battlefield and Call of Duty fanatics couldn't stand one another, and PC hates everyone who doesn't use a PC to game.

Personally, I feel it's ridiculous. It's sort of like saying "You prefer to dine in at a restaurant, while I prefer to get it delivered. So I don't like you, your preference is wrong." Why? Well with the comparison, we're both hungry, we both order food and we both have the same goal in mind (to be full). The only difference is how we go about it.

I prefer to sit at home and eat while you prefer to go out and eat in somewhere else.

So how does this apply? Well we all enjoy playing games, in fact, the reality is we all probably have at least one gaming preference in common. We all have the goal of relaxation and enjoyment. So why hate on each other for how we go about this?

*I realize hate is a very general and broad term but for the sake of this rant, go along with it and just replace it with whatever word you feel fits the situation*

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About me

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I see a lot of arguments centered around, "If they like consoles better, they must not have even played on a PC!". So to prevent any sort of rebuttal like this, I'll explain my personal backstory, in fact, if you respond with this, I WILL ignore your point.

I started gaming on the Super Nintendo and N64. Around 1996~ I started gaming on the PC and I played, Starcraft. Up until extremely late into my teen years, I played mainly PC games and hardly even touched the playstation or Xbox.

I was an avid Starcraft, Diablo and Warcraft III player. When the Xbox 360 came out I started to play that increasingly more.

Around 2008 I bought a higher-end family laptop. It could run the games that just came out on Medium-ish. I started playing Starcraft II constantly. For anyone who played Starcraft II, I mainly played ladder. I was a Diamond on 3v3 and a Gold in 1v1. Nexus Wars was also a favorite.

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Point 1 - Convenience

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A console is extremely convenient. You unpackage it, plug it in and it's ready to go. No installing an Operating System. No system updates. No incompatible hardware where you need to find drivers.

Essentially, the console is mainly meant for gaming, therefore is requires much less maintenance. I re-installed Windows 7 on my PC and the updates alone took hours. One Starcraft II update takes about 2 hours. On a console, updates generally take minutes.

To summarize my point, there is much less maintenance on a console, therefore it appeals to others who don't want to worry about the hassle of configuring everything.

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Point 2 - Longevity

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Sony Timeline
-PS1 1995
-PS2 2000
-PS3 2006
-PS4 2013

Microsoft
-Xbox 2001
-Xbox 360 2005
-Xbox One 2013

Between each console generation there is an average of a 5 year gap. For those 5 years, every single game for your console on the market can be played without any modifications. That product is guaranteed to work. Most of the time, those previous generations are supported for a couple more years to come.

PC however, you may need third party software (Steam, Origin, Frameworks, etc.), you may need to do a system update and you may have to shell out some money.

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Wrap Up point - Cost

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First and foremost, average PC gamers have admitted to spending 200$ a year (on average), in upgrades. For some, this includes new monitors or keyboards while others focus on the hardware itself.

(Please consider that this was taken off of multiple forums, where people asked how much have you spent yearly in the last x years.)

Most of the time this may be spread out. However, that alone states that in a console generation a PC gamer on average, may spend about 1,000$. A console gamer could buy the console for 400$, and won't necessarily need to spend any more money specifically for the console, until the next generation.

So arguably, console gaming is slightly more cost effective depending on the situation.

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In conclusion
PC Gaming IS a more quality experience, anyone would be a fool to not admit that a PC is much more powerful and provides a much general purpose. However, you're a fool if you also state that one platform is better in every aspect.

The reality is that everyone prefers a platform for a specific reason. (I prefer console for the cost effective nature, and not much up-keep. I also prefer Xbox for the exclusives) Since what they enjoy doesn't change what you enjoy, stop complaining.
/rant over

inb4
-Grammar insults
-"You don't know anything" complaints
-#PCElitist/#PCMasterRace response
-Console peasant response
-etc. (Other generic defensive complaints)