Why people continue with this console madness, I do not know. The console cycle goes like this: new console comes out, all the console people measure the specs, the price and the launch-titles. Those are the factors that go into their approval or disappointment. With PC's, there is no 'new PC', the specs are basically whatever you make them, and there are no launch-titles. In addition, with PC-gaming, you can use any peripherals (console controllers, arcade controllers, mice and keyboards, and motion-sensing tech could easily be produced, if anyone cared). In further addition, internet-functionality on the PC is as good as it can possibly be, and there is also the possibility of modding. So why do console players fail to move to a superior platform?

It can't possibly be, that game companies are afraid of pirating. Whether or not people pirate, companies still profit from PC games. That is besides the fact, if there were no consoles, or consoles weren't popular enough, they would have no choice.

Casualness: Well, it's somewhat surprising to me that gamers still game together in person. Even though multiplayer in-person gaming is less anti-social than single-player gaming in-person, gaming in-person is still much less social than having a drink and talking about a bunch of shit (or having an orgy, or whatever pre-technology social-activity there is). And if there's no one else around (which is often the case), who cares if you're gaming on a PC?

Size of monitor: I don't know how any real gamer could think the size of the monitor is that important. When you're into a game, you tend to forget about the size of the screen. Even on a little portable, the size quickly becomes irrelevant as you become immersed in the game. All of that is besides the fact you can easily hook your PC up to your 50'' HD flatscreen.

I have to wonder why gamers continue using consoles. Could it really be nothing but the comfort of sitting on a couch and holding a joystick like you hold your dick? Is it just a form of masturbation? If people stopped buying consoles and console games, PC gaming would boom. Maybe that's what it will take for pro-gaming to succeed? All this talk of 'well, everyone uses the same thing on a console, so console pro-gaming is legit', is just another lame console argument. If you increase the size of a soccer goal by 10x, yes, everyone uses the same thing, but the game is still far from professional or anywhere near as good as with a goal the size it is now.

What will it take, to get console players to stop jerking and circle-jerking? I mean, maybe you're not holding your friend's penis, but it's still pretty gay to sit there and masturbate next to each other. And no matter how many people are playing the game with you, gaming is still anti-social. At least with PC gaming, you're playing with other lonely people who are probably hundreds of miles away. Everyone has some alone time... to fill it by playing games with other people is better than being completely alone.

Console-gaming is like golf - you barely exert any effort, and it allows you to safely semi-socialize. Your performance in the game is often more important than your social performance. In a PC game, socializing is almost completely cut out of the equation. PC gamers make no illusions about what they're doing. Gaming, in fact, is best done when alone (at least, physically alone). When other people are around, and you are playing a game (especially if those other people are not playing it too), is not only anti-social, it is incredibly rude and disrespectful. Gaming is the type of thing that should only be done alone, and the best way to game alone, is to game with other people (through the internet). While consoles are making progress in online gaming, they are still far behind PC's, and will never actually catch up. For gaming to be its very best, consoles need to become an official part of the past. When that time comes, all the game developers will either make mini-games for cell-phones, or they'll make great games for PC's. And then, everyone will be part of the same PC system, the same internet system, and the best possible system for gaming.