MyGaming is like any other business: we have a target market who we need to keep happy in order to survive.
That target market is the knowledgeable gamer who enjoys playing some Battlefield or Shadow of Mordor when he or she isn’t working, raising a family, or spending time with friends.
Unfortunately, rich PC gamers do not fall into this category and therefore we have decided to no longer cover PC gaming and hardware news on the site.
This article will explain the rationale behind the decision.
PC gaming is for the rich elite
PC gaming has been, and always will be, for the rich elite.
With graphics cards like the Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X costing in excess of R16,000, top-of-the-line Intel Core i7s selling for close to R5,000, and gaming RAM more expensive than a PlayStation 4 console, most gamers can only dream of gaming in 1440p or 4K at 60fps.
In fact, the small, spoiled group is so tiny that any time and money we put into reporting about PC gaming on the site is not justified in terms of how many reads we receive.
It is also a moral issue.
While most of us work long hours just to be able to afford a second DualShock 4 controller or a copy of Metal Gear Solid, you arrogant PC gamers sit at home all day ordering your servants around while playing Dota 2.
Dota 2 isn’t even that fun.
The space required for a high-end PC setup means PC gamers also have large, luxurious houses which their parents bought them for their 21st birthday.
While us console gamers rent garden cottages and flats, PC gamers have entire rooms dedicated to gaming – all with air-conditioning and slushy machines.
The image below shows us what an “average PC gaming setup” looks like. The owner of this rig was called poor, and banned from buying games on Steam for one month after posting this photo.
Average gaming setup
You call yourself the Master Race
Irrespective of the origin of the term – whether it be in jest or meant sarcastically – PC gamers think they are the masters of gaming.
They’re always posting the poorly-drawn, yellow Master Race memes – as seen below – in reply to educated, measured comments about console gaming.
You see, growing up very rich, PC gamers were always told they were right by their servants and maids, so do not have any conflict resolution skills.
It’s also why they refer to everyone else as peasants – they truly believe the class system still exists.
The term is also indicative of their perceived superiority to gamers not like them.
There was a guy who used the term Master Race before PC gaming became popular – it was Hitler.
PC gamers are like Hitler.
Glorious Master Race
PC Gaming Master Race
PC gaming is a money-making scheme
The other thing that really grinds my gears is how PC gaming requires you to buy and configure dozens of components before you can enjoy a title.
With my PlayStation 4, I bought the console, bought a game, put in the disc, and it all worked.
PC gaming is a ridiculously long and expensive by comparison – as detailed below.
How to play a PC game
- Buy a case
- Buy a power supply
- Buy a motherboard
- Buy RAM
- Buy a hard drive
- Buy a graphics card
- Buy a CPU
- Sell motherboard and buy a new motherboard because CPU not compatible with former socket
- Buy extra fans, with LEDs
- Buy water cooling
- Pay someone to install water cooling because you are scared of destroying new PC
- Buy an optical drive
- Buy a keyboard
- Buy a mouse
- Buy gaming headphones
- Buy a monitor
- Shout at servant because monitor was delivered one day late
- Buy operating system.
- Stare silently at PC case after PC does not turn on
- Open case and connect power supply to motherboard
- Close case and switch on PC
- Shout “oh, for f*** sakes” when PC starts beeping and won’t boot
- Open case and swap RAM sticks around
- Close case and successfully turn on PC
- Install operating system
- Install drivers and firmware for hardware
- Swear at PC case after realising you wanted RAID 0 setup and did not configure it
- Set up router and Internet connection
- Insert and install Watch Dogs
- Click “Play” in Watch Dogs
- Spend 4 hours reading Ubisoft forums about why Watch Dogs won’t work.
- Close Watch Dogs
- Install Minecraft
- Play Minecraft
PC gaming grinds my gears
In closing
In summary, from today, 1 April 2015, MyGaming will no longer cover PC gaming news.
Goodnight and good luck PC gamers.
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See I disagree with this jokes content and every narcissistic ass out there that thinks PC and console is still a debate honestly.. I mean two things, Modern consoles are no longer anything but mid range PC’s custom made for gaming and media specifically so the whole console vs PC thing is obsolete today anyway.. its all PC one just comes in a different box and has little customization options bringing fixed resolutions and a standard experience (which can be argued makes for better measurement of skill and game play) If you have the same parameters as the guy you are playing there is no room for PC shenanigans in terms of performance differences becoming a factor in actual gamer skill. For me this is more important than how pretty my case looks or how much faster my rig can outperform your’s in the real world of competition you have to start on a level playing field to measure the man.. technically all these “performance enthusiasts” are just enabling a form of cheating for recognition. That’s why to everyone of them talk about how consoles suck because “its slower, lower res, edited for console” Yet every one of them windowslickers has missed the point, its an even match and is the best measure of skill.. If you suck on the console version its probably your true skill showing.. lol