User blog comment:TheAmazingBBP/On the fifth day of outage my Sony gave to me, the worst excuse that I have ever seen/@comment-1439572-20110425161128/@comment-1840523-20110430182729

Ya know the reason why PC players are (sometimes, let it be known) better than console players? Their rig. Cue lecture: A person playing on a console has the same specs (performance wise, ignoring different sotrage space) as every other player on that console. That means they aren't at a disadvantage when playing other players online due to their console having lower processor speed, lower RAM, etc. (Me no PC nerd). A PC player either plays with a "normal" spec PC, for any number of reasons, or has a full-on, gaming-designed PC to maximise the performance and graphics of the game. Now, as these full-on rigs are hugely expensive to buy (both as a whole computer or as induvidual components), the players using them are dedicated to their gaming, as that's the main thing they use their GAMING PC for. As a result, they play not for the fun of playing, but to win, and in doing so prove that their investment in their gaming PC is worth the money. (And by "win" I mean a crushing win). Thus that makes PC players more competitive and able to squeeze every ounce out of their PC as they can, wheras console players don't as it's a level playing field. What do we learn from this then?
 * 1) PC players are more competitive, and as such will always be more agressive/powerful than console players
 * 2) Console players play on a level playing field due to their exactly-the-same consoles. PC players fight on an uneven battlefield as different players have different PCs. And as such are more liable to getting branded as cheats (just kidding NOT!!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!! EAT MEDIA WIKI CODING PC PLAYERS!!!!!
 * 3) Dedicated PC players will always have an advantage over console players, as the limitations of the PC depends on your bank account, while the limitations of the console are whatever Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo have bothered to put in them.