This is a copy of a message i posted in another thread about the differences between the two and why neither one is greater than the other at this point in time. "Consoles never start up that quickly dude, even when you have something installed, you still have to log-in and start the game up, and you still have to take time to select the right game if the one you want isn't in the tray. You also wouldn't be playing on a PC if it took that long to start up, because a great one would be started up and have loaded the game before you've even signed into Live. And with PCs, you don't have to hassle with that since you can have every game in your library at once and can switch between them easily. PC's will always be more advanced and complicated than Consoles because the technology improves every year, while Consoles will use the same hardware for years straight, meaning PC's will always play games better than a Console, but Consoles have multiplayer perks and other features that make them greater than a PC, such as price and game selection. If there was a console that had the same features as a PC but still retained the perks of a console, people would instantly switch to it if they were the same price as each other, so let's say around $500 or $600 the prices of the next new consoles, just because of the games and the prices that it would cost to get them once and not have to worry about updating for awhile, so if a PC could have those capabilities, it would forever out-school consoles. But since it doesn't currently, it's a niche setup not intended for everyone. It has perks, but it cannot be definitely better than a console, and a console cannot be definitely better than a PC." I updated it a bit since yesterday to elaborate more, but seriously people drop these stupid arguments about which one is better.