For years the demise of gaming on the PC has been foretold and for as many times as it's been prophesied those predictions have yet to come true. There may be a time when that may indeed come to fruition but until then PC gamers in general have a more diverse gaming catalog than the supposedly larger install base of the average console gamer. From RTS, to first rate FPS, to the real birthplace of the indie gaming scene, it begs the real question that should be on every gamer's mind. And no it isn't " Is the PC gaming market dying ? " but rather " Are PC Gamers SMARTER than Console Gamers?? "

It certainly looks like they are. The games that are created for them are much more varied, far more intricate affairs. Typically they are also more mature and I don't just mean content but the level of maturity. Why are developers choosing the PCs over the consoles when creating great strategy games? Surely it can't just be about the controls, can it? With respectable RTS games being ported over to the Xbox360, are more advanced controls still a hindrance to developers? I'm not in the biz but I would think that's not the case anymore.

Why are developers choosing the PCs over the consoles when creating great varied games period ? Is it because of the graphics side of things. Again with the Xbox360 and the PS3 housing some ooomph under their respective hoods, I would think this too is not the case anymore. Aside from the odd graphical beast that is Crysis, and even that is rumored to be heading to a console near you. No, perhaps the answer lies in the particular attributes of the average console gamer versus the average pc gamer and what that may entail. Could it be that pc gamers really are just smarter than console gamers?

It seems that all we ever get on the console side of things are dumbed down shooters, simple third person adventure games, the cliche sports game and the occasional RPG. Even great games that could be shining examples of console exclusive greatness, like Half-Life 2 / Portal are ports of a PC game. Do developers just think we are too stupid to comprehend smarter fare like the pc crowd? Do they think we just want the equivalent of an action movie: just explosions and brainless filler? The answer to that in my opinion is probably yes.

Console owners in general just want a quick fix of action and mayhem wrapped in a pretty package and they're satisfied before moving on to the next pretty and chaotic game. Alot of recent game series in my opinion haven't fared for the better because of their simplifying them to our console shores. Ghost Recon anybody? I remember playing that way back in the day and having a blast mapping out and setting my entry points for my men. Setting up their actions before even starting a mission. Now the once proud Ghost Recon has been turned into Rainbow Six without the better controls. Just a regular old shooter. Sure it's nice but it's not like before.

Why can't we have games with more depth like the PC ? Sure they have their fare share of FPS but most of the best are Team Affairs with specific classes that are not there just for cosmetic reasons, COD4 anyone?, but to actually promote working together as a unit. What about some deeper games ? Sure Bioshock was good but was it really better than System Shock 2 ? Is it because we are viewed as morons who couldn't cope with more feature sets or is it because the majority of console gamers are satisfied with what they have. Innovative games don't sell, smart games equal lackluster sales. Perhaps that's what it is or maybe it's a combination of both.

No better example of this would be Gears of War. An Xbox360 phenomena when it debuted on the system and has sold millions since its debut. Yet when it was ported to the PC, with extra content, it didn't fare well. Could it be that everybody owned it for the 360? Or could the answer lie in the assumption that to pc gamers the game really wasn't all that. I pretty much would bet that if that game came to the pc market only it would of never been the huge hit Cliffy and Co. have on their hands now. Could I be off here? Perhaps, but I don't think so. I think PC gamers expect more.

Have you also noticed how pc gamers don't generally deal with trifling things like load times, installs, and fanboyism? It's funny because as of late, there have been discussions of a unified gaming system and all the while it's been under everybody's noses. The ever overlooked PC. You can't have fanboyism when you own a PC game. Hell while we are at it you don't deal with half the crap you deal with online with the consoles. There isn't going to be a kid rapping in your earhole 50 Cents new single, or some dumb ass with their voice altered to sound like Mickey Mouse or Darth Vader.

If the PC hierarchy ever got their shit straight with the prices of graphic cards and even more simpler ways of building your own PC to suit your gaming appetite, then this supposed death cry of the PC could instead be a triumphant battle cry instead. My main reason for not gaming on a PC was price as well as not getting off my couch and enjoying the simplicity of sticking a game in my system of choice and playing on my big TV. With consoles acting more and more like PCs nowadays with patches and install times, and now with most if not all HDTVs having a way to connect your PC to it, why even bother with the inferior consoles?

Again are PC Gamers smarter than Console Gamers?

You tell me.