The benefits definitely seem more niche. Looking back it's hard to believe we put up with the image quality of most PS3/360 games. PC at that point was like a whole generation ahead, I remember being amazed when I briefly played games on a friend's PC and saw something I was used to playing in sub-720p at 30fps in 1080p with AA at 60.
Now average console image quality is way better. The fps thing is still true, but I think a lot of people don't really care. Personally I'm fine with 30fps is fine as long as there's no drops. 60fps is always preferable all else equal, but it's not something I care about enough to drop hundreds of dollars on a gaming PC.
Ultrawide monitors seem very cool, that actually is something I'm actually considering building a PC in the next couple years for, and I doubt consoles with get that functionality any time soon. Again though, I don't see that being something that's worth the price for most people.
So yeah, PCs are obviously still preferable for the hardcore enthusiast but I agree that the benefits are less appealing than they were 5-10 years ago.
Now average console image quality is way better. The fps thing is still true, but I think a lot of people don't really care. Personally I'm fine with 30fps is fine as long as there's no drops. 60fps is always preferable all else equal, but it's not something I care about enough to drop hundreds of dollars on a gaming PC.
Ultrawide monitors seem very cool, that actually is something I'm actually considering building a PC in the next couple years for, and I doubt consoles with get that functionality any time soon. Again though, I don't see that being something that's worth the price for most people.
So yeah, PCs are obviously still preferable for the hardcore enthusiast but I agree that the benefits are less appealing than they were 5-10 years ago.