I don't consider PCs to be expensive and/ or hard to maintain, on the contrary.
Seasonic Platinum XP2 660 power supply $100 in 2012 | EBAY currently $40.EVGA GTX 1070 GPU in 2017 $190 | EBAY $130 - $160.
ASUS B450 Strix Gaming F motherboard $85 Micro Center 2019 | EBAY currently $90.
Inland 256 GB Nvme SSD $25 | EBAy currently $14.
Samsung 970 EVO pLus 2TB $140 | EBAy currently $180.Ryzen 3600X $140 2019 | EBAY currently $110.RipJaw 32GB RAM $100 Micro Center 2019 | EBAY currently $69.Windows 11 Pro $30
Thermaltake Case $50 2017 | N/A
So basically if I sold everything on EBAY I would be close to around $600 to $650 before shipping and fees. Basically I upgrade a part, I sell the old one to recoup some of the new cost. It's true console players can do the same, but not nearly the same return.
Also not only was I able to game on this personal computer, I've also over the years made tens of thousands back from making and posting music.
Also it's not true that personal computers are optimized to do a lot of things, but the option is there to do a lot of things. Most make a personal computer fit their own needs by disabling what they don't want through removing and/ or disabling services.
I'm not saying something is best for anyone, just stating it's in my opinion that computers aren't expensive and/ or hard to maintain. To each their own I always say.
One main reason why I sold my Xbox Series X was the price to play online for $40 a year or so, and then the game companies that don't update their titles, but try to sell remasters instead.
I would honestly love to play Battlefield 2042 on a console, but it couldn't have PC cross-play and most definitely can't be stuck to 60 hz. There is absolutely no way I can go back to 60 hz, nope.
@Popa2caps You're right, if you want to take the time to replace a piece at a time, use outdated or used parts, sure you can build a PC on the cheap. However, if you go out and build an Up-To-Date, new PC it's 3 times the amount of a new, in box console. (or more) That was my point. I bought all new parts for mine a while back, didn't need the case or PS, but still have a pretty penny in it.
I don't understand your "PC isn't optimized to do lots of different things" statement. Mine will play games, run video and music editing software, stream to the internet, browse the internet, run teamspeak and discord, run the 8 different software installs I need for work, run a backup of itself, and much more. A console is centric around running a game. What am I missing?
@Echo6EchoI used to have a high end gaming rig, but game development was starting to outpace my ability/desire to update it.
So I bought a top-of-the-line laptop (not a gaming one) and a Xbox X. Happy with my decision.
The cost of upgrading a PC, as well as known issues with cheat software, convince me that it was the best solution.
I would bet that I am not alone in making the switch.
I feel like in the long run PC is cheaper. There’s no annual fee for online. You can get games cheaper in my experience. A mid tier PC will stay more current than at least two generations of consoles. Then there’s the proprietary hardware, not being able to use a mouse for all games, flight sticks, or whatever you’re into at the moment.
Even when I didn’t do any maintenance on my old rig, besides cleaning dust, it always ran games way better than the current consoles. You’d think just being designed for gaming it would be rock solid with software, but it’s the same with anything these days. There’s plenty of bugs and odd behaviors you’ll discover.
Finally, you can’t just alt tab and look things up in between rounds, or use a program leisurely in the background.
I really feel there’s no upside to console besides it being cheaper upfront. If gaming is your main hobby though, it’s one the better value hobbies to have. You don’t need to spend a ton to get a lot of use out of it.
There’s at least a dozen more reasons, but this already feels like more than anyone will care to read.
Hello @Echo6Echo
@Echo6Echo wrote:I don't understand your "PC isn't optimized to do lots of different things" statement. Mine will play games, run video and music editing software, stream to the internet, browse the internet, run teamspeak and discord, run the 8 different software installs I need for work, run a backup of itself, and much more. A console is centric around running a game. What am I missing?
I wouldn't focus on the entire sentence of that statement, but the word "optimized". Optimization - the action of making the best or most effective use of a situation or resource.
Windows and/ or Linux based computers are fully capable of accessing and/ or displaying multiple programs provided if you have the hardware, but what they lack is optimization while accessing it. This is however not the same case as an Apple computer and/ or home console.
You can access multiple programs at once on a Windows and/ or Linux based computer, but it's going to waste resources (energy) in some way.
@Echo6Echo wrote:@Popa2caps A console is centric around running a game. What am I missing?
A game console's role isn't about winning in a video game, it's about enjoyment.
PC players base always smaller after some time so they fix it with crossplay. Every time I play with crossplay I do not enjoy game. So basically this game is dead for me and many others as we can't find matches for series X at least. Console only crossplay was always good idea ruined by inclusion of PC...
