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It's official: consoles cost as much as gaming PCs now (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 months ago (3 children)

You can't even get probably the equivalent graphics card in there for less than $700. I still think PCs are more expensive.

[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

Thinking is but a step on the path to knowing.

[–] averyminya 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does it have to be equivalent? There are plenty of builds that will work just fine for gaming, they just aren't 1440p or 4k, or 120hz.

There's also that these computers can do a lot more than just game, so while you're not getting "top of the line" graphical fidelity from your console, you can actually use it to browse the web, or run some software in your home.

Then there's also the fact that if you want to play online it requires you pay a subscription. So even just the $10 a month for the subscription is $120 a year for every year you didn't buy a PC instead.

So, are PC's really more expensive, or is it the fallacy of needing the absolute best and then paying out the nose in after-ownership fees for the entire duration you own the console?

[–] Facebones@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago

Last year 1080p displays were still 65% or so of steam users, so there's a bunch of people would be served perfectly well with older GPUs you can get for a couple hunski instead of buying a 4080 to cram a 12 inch rod through a 4 inch hole.

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

You can get a comparable GPU for $400 used (rx 6900 xt) and still have $300 for everything else.