1) Higher resolutions and AA/AF mean a much better looking game regardless.
True, but ultimately irrelevant… To turn a film theory point, incredible cinematography does not in and of itself equate to a great film. I guess for some, a highly polished turd is better than flat low polish turd.
2) Mouse control for FPS games and other genres it benefits.
True, but I didn't think this discussion was about FPS games… Not to mention some actually prefer playing FPS games on the console with a controller(not me).
3) Vast indie market making awesome original titles and old-school throwbacks.
True again, but you don't need a top of line DX11 rig for either…
Not necessarily, and the investment to get higher framerates(which above 60 is relatively pointless as the human eye doesn't really benefit from anything much beyond that) quickly becomes exponential…
5) Mods, tweaks and other open-platform benefits.
In some cases… I don't think that it has been confirmed whether or not DA2 will recieve a SDK/modder tools.
6) Backwards compatibility with damn near every PC game ever made.
Again, a top of the line PC isn't required… Heck, a good number of laptops can handle many of the older games.
7) There are still many exclusives, despite what people say.
Many? Where are these AAA PC exclusives that demand top of the line PCs?
8) Used to it/no desire to learn new tricks.
Fair enough, but I have gamed on PCs and consoles long enough to realize both have their strengths… If AAA pubs/devs are only interested in developing titles for the console market then I will save my money. IMO there is not point in upgrading to DX10, 11, 9000+ if PC games will see little to no benefit over say DX9. Honestly, I have yet to see a big difference. To me the whole gfx debate is moot, I don't care about shiny gfx or crazy effects… I've always enjoyed the two(PC + console) because they offered different experiences as a result of their design/tech differences.
I'll still play indie games on the PC, but the PC I currently have will be more than enough HW wise to meet that demand for some time. To be clear I'm not slamming PC, I'm really slamming AAA that give me no real reason/incentive to stay on top of or ahead of the HW tech curve. Something I used to enjoy…
IMHO the benefits to playing a console port on the PC aren't nearly enough to warrant the added cost when I could easily enjoy the game on my PS3 or 360.