Well , I ' d say that depends on how careful you treat your console in general and how much you care about scratches . If you ' re someone who just wants to throw it in the bag and go and don ' t care about normal wear and tear it ' s fine without , but when you ' re someone who tries to keep it in pristine condition as long as possible than you should . The good thing is that you can change the plates out at any time . I mix it up most of the time depending on where I ' m going and what plates I ' m using . Hope that helps . <| sep |> i started reading robin hobbs ' shamans crossing ' and was enjoying it , but was put off by it having alot of 1 star reviews on goodreads . i know goodreads reviews can be pretty sketchy but the bad reviews where mostly saying that the main character had a really hard time and wasn ' t really doing anything to get out of it . is it worth a read or is it as the reviews suggest that its a tough read ?