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It's official: consoles cost as much as gaming PCs now (www.pcgamer.com)

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

Well, it is a gradient

Consoles are only a few rungs further down on the freedom ladder than a Windows PC. Both are somewhere near the bottom.

[–] Maggoty 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wait, what's got more game availability than a Windows PC?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Answer: A Windows PC + all of the consoles + all of the handhelds + both major mobile device brands.

It just depends on how much you're willing to sell your soul... in order to amuse yourself.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I have a PS5, but Sony has begun releasing their most popular games on windows as well. I run it would be prudent to build a nice gaming PC, even if you shove it in a TV cabinet and connect a controller to it for couch gaming. If you’re patient like me, you not only get a better gaming experience, but a broader one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I'm hearing the word "emulation" floating on the air. That's already PC + most consoles and even Android. It wouldn't surprise me if someone out there has done something about emulating iOS but I've never taken enough interest to know.

[–] Maggoty 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lmao yes but if you could only have one, a Windows PC has far more access in terms of video games.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So if a console came out next year that also exceeded Windows in the quantity of games, you which ditch your gaming PC and switch over to New Console™ in a heartbeat?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Lol no, I'd install a New Console emulator on my PC, of course

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The Switch is the only previous gen console we have an emulator for

Good luck using one for a future gen

[–] masterbaexunn 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don't need to emulate current gen or last gen. Those games all came out on steam lmao

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

How did you get to my comment without reading the chain?

[–] Maggoty 0 points 2 months ago

It's not just quantity, it's also quality and variety. A million gacha games are useless to me.