Just a bit of gloating

Not too long ago, I wrote twin pieces over at Pop Trends talking about how to get into gaming. I suggested that people coming into gaming for the first time should get a PS3, as it has a library of incredible titles such as The Last of Us and the Uncharted titles. A few friends scoffed at the idea. They said that it was old tech, that it was better to get a new console, that a PS 3 wasn't worth it, and a plethora of other arguments against getting a console at the end of its generation. Today, Luke Plunkett of Kotaku partly agreed with me. He told a story of how his friend just got a PS 3 and he was jealous because he could skip all the mediocre games and go straight to the good ones.

How to Get Into Gaming (if you're new to gaming)

I promised last week that I would talk a bit about people who are new to gaming. They are, after all, the only logical potential consumers of the Steamboxes which were the subject of last week's post.  And so, if you, dear reader, are not a gamer but think that videogames seem fun and are thinking about getting into gaming, this post is for you. And for everyone else, feel free to flame in the comments section.

So you want to get into gaming. A lot of other places will recommend whatever their personal preference of latest console is. Instead, I will give you the lowest cost gateway.