Dead wrong. I went from console to PC around 2017 and have saved a ridiculous amount of money. Yes, the hardware cost more up front but the savings on software more than makes up for it. Also I can upgrade individual parts at my leisure instead of having to wait 7 years for a new box to come out.
That's only if you go ultra high end.
It does depend, yeah. I just think the case presented in the OP is EXTREME and even the more reasonable cases presented in the thread are pretty hard to swallow when consoles provide a perfectly acceptable experience.
PC gaming is for sure better than console. I've got a good income but it makes more sense to invest the money into other areas like paying off student loan debt or other hobbies so less money is actually wasted.
The software savings add up for sure but if you don't buy many games then what does it matter? Plus, I feel like the really BIG improvements we see in visual quality and general generational changes we see in games only really shows when the new boxes come out for a majority of titles.
Yeah I know what you mean, but completely ignoring everything on all platforms except one takes a mindset I'm not comfortable with. I would get cranky whenever an exclusive popped up on one of the other platforms.
It really isn't unless you're living in Brazil, Argentina, etc.
Used PC parts are abundant because they're used for work, not just gaming. It's used for more than just gaming, so easier to justify money spent. games are way cheaper to buy. PC gaming being expensive is a very western first world viewpoint.
You want to have the best tech offered in the market and 4000$ sounds high to you? lol spoiled people these days.
I don't have student loan debt (I mean, I wasn't scammed by colleges), and what I spend on my PC is a small, small fraction of what I spend on housing, bills and everything else. But sure, let me waste 300 euros in a console (or 600, this time around) and 50 x 5 years of subscriptions instead of having a platform I actually love and enjoy being on instead. No ultrawide, no 100hz, no multimonitors, no multitasking, no mods, no Parsec, only the sanctioned controller, no Discord. Wow. What a deal.
Or don't buy the XSX since it delivers literally zero value over the PC, wait for the PS5 to have worthwhile games as it gets an actually reasonable price tag, and maybe not buy an incredibly expensive OLED TV when there's plenty of great models for a lot cheaper.
From the pc master race idiots who claim blistering frame rates and eye melting graphics and look down on anything that's more than 6 months old whilst also calling people peasants of they don't game in the same way.
i'm done with PC gaming (not just because of the cost) so an XSX will be perfect for me. i might get a PS5 at launch or wait. haven't decided quite yet.
PC is whatever you want it to be.
And what are you going to run on it, 8 years old games?
PS5 and XSX will support HDMI 2.1 variable refresh rate which is essentially G-sync/Free Sync. That's one of the big reasons to upgrade to 2.1. Now most games will probably be locked at 60 or 30 though, but performance modes should take advantage of this feature.
Yeah, the software savings are there regardless of how or when you buy, can't argue with that. Nah, I didn't say we only see visual improvements. Anyways, I was more referring to the fact that generational jumps in game design/mechanics aren't seen on a LARGE scale until new consoles come out.
Chill. You can spend your money how you want to of course. Not hobby shaming, gaming is my hobby too (look at where we are). Just saying gaming is not the only hobby that requires some monetary investment and I'm assuming most people have multiple hobbies. This is all my opinion, but if consoles didn't provide an acceptable experience then they wouldn't be as popular as they are now when PC gaming is probably the most popular it's ever been.
Ahh, so it's just good ol' FOMO that you are suffering from.
