The Pros And Cons Of Console Gaming

Overview

Pros

Less expensive

Split-screen

Smaller size

Physical discs

Easy to set up

Game returns

Cons

Performance

Physical discs

Multiplayer cost

Xbox One

Expanded Details

PRO: Less Expensive

Buying a console means buying a singular device whereas PCs need many individual components

PRO: Splitscreen

Being able to split the screen into up to 4 smaller screens enables many people to play on a single device

PRO: Smaller Size

Better suited to a living room environment where it doesn’t look out of place underneath the family television

PRO: Physical Discs

As the majority of console games are bought in disk form you are able to give the disk to a friend once you’ve finished with it enabling them to play the game as well

PRO: Easy To Set Up And Operate

The easy interface of a console means it takes very little time to set up and even less to understand how to use it

CON: Physical Discs

Physical discs can be easily lost or damaged

CON: Performance

Although console performance is normally adequate for the games that are designed to run on that console, higher specification PCs allow those same games to run at a higher frames per second and better resolution

CON: Having to purchase online myltiplayer

The bad thing about consoles is having to purchase online multiplayer if you wanna play a game with others that arent sitting with you in your loungeroom