Originally Posted by
Big D
It's rather sad that game consoles have reached the stage of having bugs, glitches and other flaws that have to be fixed by downloading patches and updates. That used to be the domain of computers; the entire point of consoles, I thought, was their dead-simple user-friendliness: simply plug it in, insert the game, and it goes. Now, it's all about customisation, installation and technical knowhow.
A bit of a shame, really - some of the new consoles appear to have lost the advantages offered by the old consoles, but gained the disadvantages of the computers they're trying to imitate. Why bother owning a new console, if a PC can do everything and more, with the same ease?