It doesn't take much to plug a console into a TV and play.

PC gamers have to dedicate themselves to their machines before they even start gaming. The art of computer building is not as much as chore as it sounds as it is where much of the fun is. Computers are unique to their individual owners as components and settings differ making the user that much more attached.

PC building isn't as expensive as most people think because the high end parts aren't even necessary and upgrades are usually only needed after a year or two which isn't that much longer than the life cycles of consoles. If you're a pirate, life becomes even easier because expenses only go to upgrading rather than $50 per game which builds up quickly over a year.

Many PC games are in fact more complex than console games. Porting a console game to PC is a simple feat compared to porting PC games to consoles. A controller may have just so many buttons, but PC gamers have the luxury of an entire keyboard.

Consoles are actually playing catch-up with PCs. Motion sensor controls are only a poor excuse for the mouse. DLC and patches seems like extravagant new ideas, but PC mods and patches have been around for much, much longer and for free and in greater numbers. I don't even have to explain internet browsing on consoles.

PC gaming has some blatant advantages over console gaming as well. Sitting only a foot away from the screen rather than ten creates much greater immersion. We all have PCs even though we don't necessarily all have consoles; you're going to use your computer regardless so why not game with it as well.

The reason why PC gamers may feel superior to their console brethren may stem from several things. Console users know close to nothing nor need to know anything about their console. PC gamers may feel no "need" for a console as they have always had their computer in one shape or another. Games feel simplified or "stream-lined" compared to many computer games. A growing issue is the fact that fewer and fewer developers make games for PCs anymore because the console market is in fact more lucrative and that gnaws at people who refuse to transition to consoles.

In the end of the day, who really cares? Your love for your console won't affect another's love for his PC and vice-versa. People need to stop hating each other for the sake of hating.