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Consoles cheaper than gaming PCs? Maybe if you're parents bought you one but won't buy you a PC.
With consoles you pay $120 a year in extortion "online multiplayer fees" that do nothing to improve your performance or experience. Not to mention those who get duped into buying XIM APEX for $130.
I suppose if you buy a PS4 slim, and only play F2P online multiplayer (so you dont have to buy playstation plus), then a console is cheaper, but otherwise, not so much.
PS4 Slim = $300
PS4 Slim $300 + 2 yrs of playstation Plus $240 = $540
PS4 Pro $400 + 2 years of playstation plus $240 = $640
PS4 Pro $400 + 2 years of PS Plus $240 + XIM APEX = $760
Build your own 1060/1660 based machine from parts ... $600 ($540 PC + $60 windows license key)
Pre-Built GTX 1060 based gaming PC at best buy, today.... $750
Pre-Built GTX 1660 based gaming PC (someday soon).... probably $650
Plus, a GTX 1060/1660 based machine has much better visual quality and 10x the utility of a console. GTX 1060 has a 30% faster GPU, 60%+ faster CPU, almost twice the ram (8gb + 6gb instead of 8gb shared), and is 10x more useful than a console. In the end, you'll get at least 30% better framerate at 4-times-better visual quality (because of higher rez textures, models, and better anti-aliasing)
Plus, if you look out over just a bit longer (say 5 years),a PC is even more economical because of upgrades. Most PC parts (CPUs, HDDs, SSDs, case, power supply) don't change that much over 5 years.. the only thing you really need to upgrade is the GPU (and maybe HDD to SSD). So Instead of spending $600 on console online multiplayer fees over 5 years, you can spend $300 on one GPU upgrade after 2-3 years, and make your graphics 2x faster.
NOTE: don't even bring up "4k"... consoles render in 1080p and just stretch the picture to 4k... This is "faker 4k" not real 4k. A gtx 1060 PC can easily do this with higher visual quality than a console. If you want "real 4k" at 30fps, you need to spend $2000+ on a gtx 1080Ti, or SLI, or RTX 2070/2080 setup.
Cool story bro.
Here's a different calculation.
Investment PC = $800ish, depending on what you get.
Investment Console = $0, cause I already have one.
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