THC> Comparing, say, the gameplay of PC Doom vs. Jaguar 
 THC> Doom is one thing.  When the conversation drifts off 
 THC> into how Doom plays better with a GeeWhiz 3D video 
 THC> card as opposed to a GollyGee 3D video card, runs 
 THC> better on one PC operating system than another, 
 THC> whether one type or amount of RAM is better than 
 THC> another, which AUTOEXEC.BAT statements need 
 THC> changing...  Well, at that point, I usually decide 
 THC> that the conversation no longer relates to consoles 
 THC> enough to belong in this echo.
  I know what you're talking about.  I DO honestly try to keep it in that 
proper vein, but inevitably it'll occasionally lean one way or the other 
(most of my gaming experience IS with PCs, after all).
 THC> If they were "just" that...
  It depends on what you use your PC for.  If you're like me, a high-school 
student, you're bound to do some homework.  But if you're free of those 
shackles, it's up to you.  You can either use it for "just work" (tnough I 
have yet to see the person who only uses one for that), or you can be the 
type who gets an Obsidian 3D board because they just can't stand anything 
less than 30 FPS.
  Of course, one advantage console game developers have is that they know 
who's going to buy their systems: active gamers.  As such, you rarely 
encounter "empty" games like Myst or Riven (though, oddly enough, those 
particular titles DO exist on the PSX), supposedly targeted for the mass 
market.  Unfortunately, you rarely get games that require a large time 
commitment, and those that do are usually ports of PC games (Final Fantasy 
VII is a notable exception).
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