[__david__]

Big picture mode is OK, but plugging my laptop into the TV and launching steam is a multi-step process, esp. compared to just pressing the playstation button on the playstation controller (everything's already hooked up, it just comes on).

I also have a gaming PC hooked to my TV and I run big picture mode on that. It's slick, but it's not as smooth as a console. The controller will wake up the computer, but I have to hit the button twice (once to initiate the wake-up and once to connect the controller, which fails to connect on the first press because the computer isn't awake yet) and then there's a 50/50 chance that the controller won't let me get past the windows 10 login screen.

The console is an appliance made for running games, and the whole experience is so much smoother.